Francesca Rio

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Francesca Rio
Francesca Rio JWC 2010.jpg
Rio in 2010
Born (1990-12-16) 16 December 1990 (age 33)
Como, Italy
HometownComo
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Italy
CoachChristina Mauri, Pierre Trente
Skating clubForum SSDRL Milano
Began skating1997
RetiredNovember 2014

Francesca Rio (born 16 December 1990) is an Italian former competitive figure skater. She won ten senior international medals and four Italian national medals (three silver, one bronze). She represented Italy at five ISU Championships, reaching the free skate at the 2009 Junior Worlds in Sofia, 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, 2010 Junior Worlds in The Hague, and 2012 Europeans in Sheffield. She also competed at two Winter Universiades – 2011 (Erzurum) and 2013 (Trento). An injury having disrupted her intended final competitive season, Rio retired in November 2014. [1] [2]

Contents

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
2011–2012
[3]
2010–2011
[4]
2009–2010
[5]
2008–2009
[6]
  • Oceano
    by Roberto Cacciapaglia
2007–2008
[7]
  • Violentango
    by Astor Piazzolla

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [8]
Event04–0505–0606–0707–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Europeans 15th23rd
Bavarian Open 6th
Challenge Cup 5th
Cup of Nice 13th15th
Crystal Skate 4th11th2nd
DS Cup 2nd3rd
Gardena 3rd6th
Golden Spin 6th
Hellmut Seibt2nd
Lombardia 6th
Merano Cup 3rd13th5th
Nebelhorn 7th8th
NRW Trophy 2nd
Printemps 2nd
Triglav Trophy 1st4th2nd
Universiade 12th10th
Warsaw Cup 11th
International: Junior [8]
Junior Worlds 33rd11th20th
JGP Austria 18th
JGP Croatia 12th
JGP Germany 21st
JGP Italy 14th
JGP U.K. 11th
Challenge Cup 1st J.
Fischer Pokal 2nd J.
Gardena 1st J.
Merano Cup 6th J.
Skate Celje 1st J.
National [8]
Italian Champ. 9th J.5th J.1st J.3rd2nd4th2nd8th2nd
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

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References

  1. "Francesca Rio annuncia il ritiro" [Francesca Rio announces her retirement] (in Italian). artonice.it. 12 November 2014.
  2. "Figure Skating, la vicecampionessa senior Francesca Rio si ritira" [Figure skating senior vice-champion Francesca Rio retires]. Sportmediaset.mediaset.it (in Italian). 13 November 2014.
  3. "Francesca RIO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
  4. "Francesca RIO: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011.
  5. "Francesca RIO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010.
  6. "Francesca RIO: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
  7. "Francesca RIO: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
  8. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Francesca RIO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.

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