Matteo Zanni

Matteo Zanni

Zanni at the 2025 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 38) Milan, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Italy
Partner	Natalia Mitiushina (2007–08) Camilla Pistorello (2006–07) Anna Cappellini (2001–05)
Coach	Paola Mezzadri Barbara Fusar-Poli Alessandro Tormenai
Skating club	Ice Academy

Matteo Zanni (born 17 February 1987) is an Italian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With Anna Cappellini, he won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (two gold) and bronze at the 2004 JGP Final.

Competitive career

Zanni competed with partner Anna Cappellini from 2001 through 2005. They won the bronze medal at the 2004 Junior Grand Prix final and then placed fifth at the World Junior Championships. In the 2006-07 season, he competed with Camilla Pistorello. They were the 2007 Italian junior national champions. In the 2007-08 season, he competed with Natalia Mityushina. Their partnership ended following that season. ^[1]

Zanni joined Holiday On Ice and performed as part of the Mystery Tour in South America. In 2011, he coached Olympic champion swimmer Inge de Bruijn during the 4th edition of the Dutch television series Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs and skated with the singer Shaya in Dancing on Ice Greece. He interviewed the Italian rockstar Patty Pravo (Nicoletta Strambelli) in late 2011. In 2013, he joined Feld Entertainment Group to tour the US East Coast and then retired from performing.

Coaching career

In 2013, Zanni began coaching alongside his former coach, Barbara Fusar-Poli, in Milan. ^{[2] [3]} Three years later, he became an ISU Technical Specialist. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2020, Zanni opened his own ice dance skating school in Egna at the Young Goose Academy, where he currently coaches alongside Barbora Řezníčková, Denis Lodola, and Katharina Müller. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

His current students include:

• Olexandra Borysova / Aaron Freeman ^[9]
• Darya Grimm / Grigorii Rodin ^[10]
• Maria Kazakova / Vladislav Kasinskij ^[11]
• Angelina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Karankevich ^[12]
• Kateřina Mrázková / Daniel Mrázek ^[13]
• Mariia Pinchuk / Mykyta Pogorielov ^[14]
• Anna Šimová / Kirill Aksenov ^[15]
• Myroslava Tkachenko / Riccardo Pesca ^[16]
• Aneta Václavíková / Ivan Morozov ^[17]

His former students include:

• Yana Bozhilova / Kaloyan Georgiev ^[18]
• Chiara Calderone / Pietro Papetti ^[19]
• Sara Campanini / Francesco Riva ^[20]
• Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy ^[21]
• Hanna Jakucs / Alessio Galli ^[22]
• Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya ^[23]
• Elisabetta Leccardi / Mattia Dalla Torre ^[24]
• Giada Russo / Jaime Garcia ^[25]
• Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler ^[26]

Additionally, Zanni has also choreographed competitive figure skating programs since his retirement. His clients have included:

• Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii ^[27]
• Sarina Joos ^[28]
• Layla Karnes / Kenan Slevira ^[29]
• Elisabetta Leccardi ^[30]
• Viktoriia Lopusova / Asaf Kazimov ^[31]
• Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck ^[32]

Personal life

In his early years, he studied Classical Guitar and Composition. On 18 February 2013, Zanni became a doctor in International Relations at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He enjoys photography.

Competitive highlights

With Mitiushina

International [33]
Event	2007–08
World Junior Championships	15th
National
Italian Championships	2nd J.
J. = Junior level

With Pistorello

International [34]
Event	2006–07
World Junior Championships	8th
JGP Hungary	5th
JGP Norway	4th
National
Italian Championships	1st J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

With Cappellini

International [35] [36]
Event	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
World Junior Champ.		20th	5th	WD
JGP Final				3rd
JGP Germany		6th
JGP Hungary				1st
JGP Italy		11th
JGP Mexico			3rd
JGP Serbia				1st
JGP Slovenia			3rd
EYOF		7th
National
Italian Champ.	2nd J.	2nd J.		1st J.
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

Skating programs

With Mitiushina

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2007–2008 [37]	Russian gypsy dance: Orvel (soundtrack)	1492: Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis Twenty Eighth Parallel (from 1492: Conquest of Paradise)

With Pistorello

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2006–2007 [34]	La cumparsita Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla El Choclo	Prayer in the Night Sarabande in D minor by George Frideric Handel Sarabande (modern arrangement) by Maksim Mrvica

With Cappellini

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2004–2005 [35]	Let's Face the Music and Dance by Nat King Cole Night and Day by Ella Fitzgerald Peroxide Swing by Michael Bublé	Wake Up by Fats Waller La Vie En Rose by Louis Armstrong Entr' Act by Fats Waller
2003–2004 [38]	Jive: Hit the Road Jack Blues: Why Don't You Do Right? (from Who Framed Roger Rabbit) Jive	Come Antes, Come Nunca, Come Siempre Poeta en el Viento by Vicente Amigo
2002–2003 [36]	Waltz and Galop: Overture from Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II	Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff

References

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34. "Camilla PISTORELLO / Matteo ZANNI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01.
35. "Anna CAPPELLINI / Matteo ZANNI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2005-06-12.
36. "Anna CAPPELLINI / Matteo ZANNI: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2003-04-10.
37. "Natalia MITIUSHINA / Matteo ZANNI: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2008-10-09.
38. "Anna CAPPELLINI / Matteo ZANNI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2004-06-05.

External links

• Natalia Mitiushina / Matteo Zanni at the International Skating Union
• Camilla Pistorello / Matteo Zanni at the International Skating Union
• Anna Cappellini / Matteo Zanni at the International Skating Union
• Matteo Zanni at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)