Nicole Della Monica

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Nicole Della Monica
2012 WFSC 04d 105 Nicole Della Monica Matteo Guarise.JPG
Della Monica and Guarise at the 2012 World Championships
Born (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 35)
Trescore Balneario, Bergamo
Hometown Albano
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country Italy
Discipline Pair skating
Partner Matteo Guarise
Yannick Kocon
Began skating1995
RetiredApril 19, 2022 [1]
Medal record
EventGold medal icon (G initial).svgSilver medal icon (S initial).svgBronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Italian Championships 931
Medal list
Italian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pinerolo Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Brescia Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Turin Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Egna Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Milan Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Trento Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Bergamo Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Egna Pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Turin Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Milan Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Merano Pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Turin Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Merano Singles

Nicole Della Monica (born 3 June 1989) is a retired [1] Italian pair skater. With her former partner Matteo Guarise, she is a seven-time Italian national champion (2016–22) and has represented Italy at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Contents

With her previous partner Yannick Kocon, she was a two-time Italian national champion (2009, 2010) and competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Career

Della Monica competed as a single skater through the 2006–07 season and is the 2005 Italian national bronze medalist.

Partnership with Kocon

Della Monica started skating pairs in 2007 when she teamed up with Yannick Kocon, who was also a single skater until then. [2] They are the 2009 and 2010 Italian national champions. They represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Their partnership ended in January 2011 — Della Monica had a chronic inflammation in her left knee and her recovery time was uncertain. [3]

Partnership with Guarise

2011–12 season

Della Monica teamed up with former World champion roller skater Matteo Guarise in late November 2011. [4] [5] [6] They train mainly in Zanica. [7] They withdrew after the short program from the 2012 Italian Championships. Della Monica/Guarise made their international debut at the 2012 Bavarian Open where they won the bronze medal. They were assigned to compete at the 2012 World Championships and finished fifteenth.

2012–13 season

Della Monica/Guarise placed ninth at the 2013 European Championships and then fourteenth at the 2013 World Championships, where Italy secured two berths for the 2014 Olympic pairs event. They also won bronze at the 2013 Winter Universiade.

2013–14 season

After taking silver at the 2014 Italian Championships, they placed eighth at the 2014 European Championships. Della Monica/Guarise were named along with Italian champions Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek as Italy's pairs entries at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Just before the event, Guarise tore the medial meniscus in his right knee. [8] [9] The pair finished sixteenth at the Olympics. He then underwent a knee operation and resumed training at the start of March. [9]

2014–15 season

In the 2014–15 season, Della Monica/Guarise competed at two Grand Prix events, placing fifth at the 2014 Cup of China and sixth at the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. After finishing second to Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek at the Italian Championships, they came in sixth at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden and fourteenth at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

2015–16 season

In the 2015–16 season, Della Monica/Guarise took the bronze medal at the 2015 Ice Challenge, their first ISU Challenger Series (CS) event. After finishing fifth at their sole GP event, the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, they appeared at two more CS events, winning silver at the Warsaw Cup and placing sixth at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb. In December 2015, they won their first national title together, edging out Marchei/Hotárek. They placed sixth at the 2016 European Championships, and then placed eleventh at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, United States.

2016–17 season

The 2016–17 season saw the duo win two Challenger events, the 2016 Lombardia Trophy and 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb. They placed sixth at the Skate Canada International and fifth at the Cup of China. After their second national title, they placed eighth at the 2017 European Championships, and then placed thirteenth at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

2017–18 season

Della Monica and her partner began the 2017–18 season with silver medals at Lombardia Trophy and Finlandia Trophy. Competing again at the Cup of China, they placed fourth. At the Internationaux de France, they placed third, winning their first Grand Prix bronze medal. Della Monica pronounced herself "really happy with our performance." [10] Della Monica/Guarise won their third straight national title, followed by a sixth-place finish at Europeans. Competing at their second Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, they placed tenth. The season concluded at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, where they placed fifth overall.

2018–19 season

Their 2018–19 season began again at Lombardia Trophy, where they own the bronze medal. Turning to the Grand Prix series, they won silver at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. Della Monica commented that "this is our first silver medal on the Grand Prix. Last year we won our first medal, a bronze, so we are happy that we improved. Next time it maybe will be gold, who knows. It shows that we are on the right track." [11] They won a second silver medal at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, becoming the first Italian pair team to qualify for the Grand Prix Final, a goal they had set for themselves at the beginning of the year. [12] They placed fifth at the Final, after multiple falls and popped jumps. [13]

After winning their fourth consecutive national title, Della Monica/Guarise competed at the 2019 European Championships. They placed third in the short program, 0.12 points ahead of Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii of Russia, and were awarded a small bronze medal for the result. [14] In the free skate both teams made errors, with Della Monica putting a hand down on their three-jump combination, and a result finished fourth in the free skate and fourth overall, 0.14 points behind Boikova/Kozlovskii. Guarise said they were "a little bit disappointed actually, because we gave everything we had. It maybe wasn’t 100 percent, but I think it was very good." [15]

At the 2019 World Championships, Guarise collided with French skater Vanessa James in the warmup for the short program, which shook up both skaters. He then doubled his jump attempt, causing them to place eighth in the short. [16] In the free skate the team had multiple errors, finishing seventh there, and eighth overall. Guarise reported that the aftereffects of the collision had been more of a problem than he initially believed. [17] Della Monica/Guarise concluded the season at the 2019 World Team Trophy as part of Team Italy, which finished sixth out of sixth teams. [18]

2019–20 season

Della Monica dislocated her shoulder during the summer, delaying the team's training significantly. They returned to competition at the 2019 Icelab International in Italy, taking the silver medal, a week before their first Grand Prix. [19] At the 2019 Cup of China, they placed fourth. [20] At the 2019 NHK Trophy, Della Monica/Guarise placed eighth. [21]

After winning the Italian title again, Della Monica/Guarise competed at the 2020 European Championships, placing fourth. [22] [23] They had been assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. [24]

2020–21 season

Della Monica/Guarise were scheduled to compete on the Grand Prix at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic. [25] They placed eighth at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm. [26] Finishing the season at the 2021 World Team Trophy, they placed second in the short program and fourth in the free skate, while Team Italy finished in fourth place overall. [27] [28] [29]

2021–22 season

Della Monica/Guarise began the season on home soil at the Lombardia Trophy, where they won the gold medal. [30] They were initially assigned to the 2021 Cup of China as their first Grand Prix of the season, but following the event's cancellation they were reassigned to a special home 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia, hosted in Turin. [31] They placed third in the free skate despite both falling on their side-by-side jumps, but were fourth in the free skate with several errors and dropped to fourth place overall. Guarise acknowledged " today was hard physically and mentally," which he said did not reflect their training. [32] They were seventh at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup. Della Monica said afterward that she intended to retire at the end of the season to start a family, while Guarise expressed a desire to continue, joking "maybe she can be my coach one day." [33]

After winning the gold medal at the Italian championships again, Della Monica/Guarise were named to the Italian Olympic team and withdrew from the 2022 European Championships as a precautionary measure after a fall in training. [34]

Della Monica/Guarise began the 2022 Winter Olympics as the Italian entries in the pairs' short program of the Olympic team event, where they placed seventh of nine teams, earning four points for Team Italy. [35] Team Italy did not advance to the second stage of the competition and finished seventh. [36] In the pairs event, they placed tenth in the short program after Della Monica fell on her jump attempt. [37] In the free skate they dropped to thirteenth. [38]

On 19 April 2022, Della Monica announced her retirement from competitive figure skating. [1]

Programs

Pair skating with Matteo Guarise

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2021–22
[39]
Moulin Rouge!:
2020–21
[40]
2019–20
[41]
2018–19
[42]
2017–18
[43]
2016–17
[45]
2015–16
[46] [47] [48]
  • Magnificat
    performed by Mina
Cosmic Journey:
2014–15
[49]
2013–14
[50]
2012–13
[4] [51]
2011–12
[52]

Pair skating with Yannick Kocon

Season Short program Free skating
2010–11
[53]
2009–10
[54]
2008–09
[55]
2007–08
[56]

Singles career

Season Short program Free skating
2004–05
[57]

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Matteo Guarise

Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise in 2017 Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise in 2017.png
Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise in 2017
Competition placements at senior level [58]
Season 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Winter Olympics 16th10th13th
Winter Olympics
(Team event)
4th7th
World Championships 15th14th16th14th11th13th5th8thC8th
European Championships 9th8th6th6th8th6th4th4th
Grand Prix Final 5th
Italian Championships WD2nd2nd2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
World Team Trophy 6th
(3rd)
4th
(4th)
GP Cup of China 5th5th4th4th
GP Finland 2nd
GP France 8th6th5th3rd
GP Italy 4th
GP NHK Trophy 7th8th
GP Rostelecom Cup 7th2nd7th
GP Skate Canada 6th
CS Finlandia Trophy 2nd
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 6th1st
CS Ice Challenge 3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy 5th1st2nd3rd1st
CS Warsaw Cup 2nd
Bavarian Open 3rd
Cup of Nice 3rd7th1st
IceLab Cup 2nd
Mentor Toruń Cup 1st
Ondrej Nepela Trophy 3rd
Team Challenge Cup 2nd
(5th)
Winter Universiade 3rd

Pair skating with Yannick Kocon

Della Monica and Kocon at the 2009 European Championships. Nicole Della Monica Yannick Kocon EC 2009.jpg
Della Monica and Kocon at the 2009 European Championships.
International [59]
Event2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Olympics 12th
Worlds 18th
Europeans 6th6th
GP Cup of China 6th
GP Cup of Russia 5th
Cup of Nice 2nd
Golden Spin 2nd
NRW Trophy 1st1st
International: Junior [59]
Junior Worlds 14th
National [59]
Italian Champ. 1st J.1st1st

Single skating

International [57]
Event2004–052005–062006–07
Merano Cup 2nd
International: Junior
JGP Canada 12th
JGP Czech Republic 6th
JGP Poland 11th
JGP Serbia 16th
Dragon Trophy 2nd J
EYOF 2nd J
National
Italian Champ. 3rd6th

Detailed results

Pair skating with Matteo Guarise

2021–22 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
February 18–19, 2022 2022 Winter Olympics – Pairs event 10
63.58
13
116.29
13
179.87
February 4–7, 2022 2022 Winter Olympics — Team event 7
60.30
7P/7T
60.30
December 4–5, 2021 2022 Italian Championships 1
66.28
1
129.61
1
195.89
November 26–28, 2021 2021 Rostelecom Cup 6
59.92
6
112.93
7
172.85
November 5–7, 2021 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia 3
65.12
4
114.14
4
179.26
September 10–12, 2021 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy 1
72.35
2
115.75
1
188.10
2020–21 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
April 15–18, 2021 2021 World Team Trophy 2
66.09
4
128.24
4P/4T
194.33
March 22–28, 2021 2021 World Championships 11
59.95
8
126.55
8
186.50
December 12–13, 2020 2021 Italian Championships 1
62.28
1
125.67
1
187.95
2019–20 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
January 20–26, 2020 2020 European Championships 4
70.48
4
123.96
4
194.44
December 12–15, 2019 2020 Italian Championships 1
71.14
1
117.11
1
188.25
November 22–24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 8
57.55
7
113.88
8
171.43
November 8–10, 2019 2019 Cup of China 4
64.24
5
118.64
4
182.88
November 1–3, 20192019 IceLab International Cup1
62.59
2
108.20
2
170.79
2018–19 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
April 11–14, 2019 2020 World Team Trophy 3
69.77
4
130.85
3P/6T
200.62
March 18–24, 2019 2019 World Championships 8
67.29
7
128.45
8
195.74
January 21–27, 2019 2019 European Championships 3
73.70
4
131.44
4
205.14
December 13–16, 2018 2019 Italian Championships 1
72.91
1
127.17
1
200.08
December 6–9, 2018 2018–19 Grand Prix Final 5
69.77
6
117.86
5
187.63
November 16–18, 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup 2
72.32
2
131.51
2
203.83
November 2–4, 2018 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki 1
68.18
3
117.59
2
185.77
September 12–16, 2018 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 2
66.93
3
111.25
3
178.18
2017–18 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
March 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships 5
72.53
5
133.53
5
206.06
February 14–15, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics – Pairs event 9
74.00
10
128.74
10
202.74
February 9–12, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics – Team event 7
67.62
7P/4T
67.62
January 15–21, 2018 2018 European Championships 6
64.53
6
127.85
6
192.38
December 13–16, 2017 2018 Italian Championships 2
70.60
1
129.90
1
200.50
November 17–19, 2017 2017 Internationaux de France 3
70.85
3
126.94
3
197.59
November 3–5, 2017 2017 Cup of China 3
63.76
5
126.49
4
190.25
October 6–8, 2017 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 3
65.42
1
128.08
2
193.50
September 14–17, 2017 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 2
66.66
2
124.73
2
191.39
2016–17 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
March 29–April 2, 2017 2017 World Championships 11
70.08
12
121.94
13
192.02
January 25–29, 2017 2017 European Championships 8
63.97
8
117.02
8
180.99
December 14–17, 2016 2017 Italian Championships 1
70.22
2
123.52
1
193.74
December 7–10, 2016 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1
64.54
3
116.06
1
180.60
November 18–20, 2016 2016 Cup of China 5
66.39
7
109.99
5
176.38
October 28–30, 2016 2016 Skate Canada International 6
59.25
5
119.42
6
178.67
September 8-11, 2016 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 2
58.22
1
126.96
1
185.18
2015–16 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
April 22–24, 2016 2016 Team Challenge Cup 5
105.88
5P/2T
105.88
March 28–April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 11
65.32
13
118.49
11
183.81
January 25–31, 2016 2016 European Championships 6
61.51
6
117.46
6
178.97
December 16–19, 2015 2016 Italian Championships 1
66.20
2
118.08
1
184.28
December 2–5, 2015 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 5
58.66
6
105.12
6
163.78
November 27–29, 2015 2015 CS Warsaw Cup 2
65.36
2
126.62
2
191.98
November 13–15, 2015 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard 5
64.08
C5
64.08
October 27–31, 2015 2015 CS Ice Challenge 2
58.34
4
96.44
3
154.78
2014–15 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
March 23–29, 2015 2015 World Championships 14
54.48
15
97.29
14
151.77
January 26–February 1, 2015 2015 European Championships 8
48.43
5
107.34
6
155.77
January 7–10, 2015 2015 Mentor Toruń Cup 1
53.82
1
96.61
1
150.43
December 20–21, 2014 2015 Italian Championships 2
57.18
2
100.96
2
158.14
November 21–23, 2014 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard 6
53.34
7
107.79
6
161.13
November 7–9, 2014 2014 Cup of China 7
53.48
5
102.42
5
155.90
October 15–19, 2014 2014 International Cup of Nice 1
53.54
3
99.75
1
153.29
2013–14 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
March 24–30, 2014 2014 World Championships 16
51.38
16
87.92
16
139.30
February 11–12, 2014 2014 Winter Olympics 16
51.64
16
86.22
16
137.86
January 13–19, 2014 2014 European Championships 9
53.65
8
100.90
8
154.55
December 18–21, 2013 2014 Italian Championships 2
57.26
2
98.59
2
155.85
December 11–15, 2013 2013 Winter Universaide 3
56.21
3
104.74
3
160.95
November 15–17, 2013 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard 8
48.59
8
99.29
8
147.88
October 23–27, 2013 2013 International Cup of Nice 7
43.06
6
94.73
7
137.79
September 19–22, 2013 2013 Lombardia Trophy 4
53.76
5
95.42
5
149.18
2012–13 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
March 11–17, 2013 2013 World Championships 15
47.82
14
88.21
14
136.03
January 23–27, 2013 2013 European Championships 9
47.26
8
93.63
9
140.89
December 19–22, 2012 2013 Italian Championships 2
48.70
2
102.48
2
151.18
November 22–25, 2012 2012 NHK Trophy 7
42.14
7
79.39
7
121.53
November 8–11, 2012 2012 Rostelecom Cup 6
50.25
7
92.28
7
142.53
October 24–28, 2012 2012 Coupe Internationale de Nice 4
44.52
3
92.95
3
137.47
October 3–7, 2012 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 3
39.28
3
77.86
3
117.14
2011–12 season
DateEvent SP FS Total
March 26–April 1, 2012 2012 World Championships 14
49.07
15
88.24
15
137.31
February 1–5, 2012 2012 Bavarian Open 3
42.97
3
83.40
3
126.37

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sara Conti</span> Italian pair skater

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