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The Merano Cup (Italian : Coppa di Merano) was an annual international figure skating competition which is generally held in November in Merano, Italy. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and pair skating at the senior, junior, and novice levels. The competition was last held in 2017.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Fabio Mascarello |  Florian Mistelbauer |  Sean Carlow | [1] |
| 2004 |  Samuel Contesti | Yoann Deslot |  Kalle Strid | |
| 2005 | Frédéric Dambier | Jérémie Colot | Yoann Deslot | [2] |
| 2006 |  Ken Rose | Paolo Bacchini |  Boris Martinec | [3] |
| 2007 | Paolo Bacchini |  Damjan Ostojič |  Mateusz Chruściński | [4] |
| 2008 |  Yasuharu Nanri | Paolo Bacchini | Konstantin Tupikov | [5] |
| 2009 |  Javier Fernández | Paolo Bacchini | Alexander Majorov | [6] |
| 2010 | Takahito Mura | Paolo Bacchini | Kristoffer Berntsson | [7] |
| 2011 | Daisuke Murakami |  Pavel Kaška | Paolo Bacchini | [8] |
| 2012 | Paolo Bacchini | Pavel Kaška |  Christopher Berneck | [9] |
| 2013 |  Denis Ten | Daisuke Murakami | Paolo Bacchini | [10] |
| 2014 | Ryuju Hino | Matteo Rizzo | Christopher Berneck | [11] |
| 2015 |  Konstantin Menshov | Matteo Rizzo | Jiří Bělohradský | [12] |
| 2016 |  Stéphane Walker | Maurizio Zandron |  Graham Newberry | [13] |
| 2017 | Graham Newberry | Javier Raya | Daniel Grassl | [14] |
| 2022 | Gabriele Frangipani | Luc Maierhofer | Jari Kessler | [15] |
| 2024 | Nikolaj Memola |  Vladimir Litvintsev | Gabriele Frangipani | [16] |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | [10] | |||
| 2016 | No other competitors | [13] | ||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
| No other competitors | [13] | |
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