Rebecca Ghilardi | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Seriate, Italy | 10 October 1999|||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Pedrengo, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||
Partner | Filippo Ambrosini | |||||||||||||||||
Coach | Franca Bianconi, Rosanna Murante | |||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Icelab Bergamo | |||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
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Rebecca Ghilardi (born 10 October 1999) is an Italian pair skater. With her skating partner, Filippo Ambrosini, she a two-time European Championship medalist, the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo champion, a six-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, the 2024 Italian national champion, and a five-time Italian national silver medalist (2019-2023). The pair represented Italy at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Ghilardi began learning to skate in 2007. [1] Competing in ladies' singles, she became the Italian novice silver medalist in March 2013 and earned the junior silver medal in December of the same year. [2] She was coached by Tiziana Rosaspina. [3]
Ghilardi last appeared in ladies' singles in December 2015. [2] In 2016, she teamed up with Filippo Ambrosini to compete in pair skating.
Making their international debut, Ghilardi/Ambrosini won the bronze medal at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy in September. They took bronze at the International Cup of Nice a month later. In December, they became the Italian national bronze medalists. They placed 14th in the short program, 11th in the free skate and 11th overall at the 2017 European Championships, which took place in January in Ostrava, Czech Republic. They trained under Rosanna Murante and Tiziana Rosaspina in Bergamo. [4] [3]
Ghilardi/Ambrosini placed 8th at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup in November. The following month, they repeated as national bronze medalists. They won silver at the Toruń Cup in January and bronze at the International Challenge Cup in February.
Ghilardi/Ambrosini competed at several Challenger events at the beginning of the season, including taking the silver medal at the 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial. They won the silver medal as well as the Italian Championships and were sent to the 2018 European Championships, where they finished in ninth place. At their first World Championships, they finished nineteenth among the nineteen competitors.
Ghilardi/Ambrosini made their Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Internationaux de France, where they placed eighth. They then placed seventh at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup. [5] After taking silver at the Italian Championships, they finished the season at the 2020 European Championships, placing eighth. [6] They had been assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. [7]
With the pandemic continuing to affect events, Ghilardi/Ambrossini started their season off at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, which was only attended by pairs teams training in Europe. [8] They were third after the short program, and after the withdrawal of Hase/Seegert, the leaders after that segment, they narrowly won their first Challenger Series title over silver medalists Hocke/Kunkel. [9] They were scheduled to compete on the Grand Prix at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic. [10]
They placed seventeenth at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm. [11]
Ghilardi/Ambrosini began the season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, winning the bronze medal. [12] They had initially been assigned to compete on the Grand Prix at the 2021 Cup of China, but following the event's cancellation, they were reassigned to a special home 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia, held in Turin. [13] They placed fifth. [14] They were fifth as well at their second Grand Prix, the 2021 Internationaux de France. [15] They placed fourth at the Budapest Trophy. [16]
At the Italian championships, Ghilardi/Ambrosini won the silver medal. Later, they were named to their first Olympic team. [17] Competing first at the 2022 European Championships, Ghilardi/Ambrosini placed fourth in the short program. They were fifth in the free skate and dropped to fifth overall. Ghilardi said it was an emotional moment for them to have made the final group of the free skate alongside the elite Russian teams. [18]
Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the pairs event, Ghilardi/Ambrosini placed sixteenth in the short program after Ghilardi fell twice, one of those being on her triple Salchow attempt. They were the final team to qualify for the free skate. [19] They moved up to fourteenth overall in the free. [20] The team was scheduled to finish the season at the 2022 World Championships, but withdrew after Ghilardi tested positive for COVID. [21]
Ghilardi/Ambrosini won gold at the 2022 CS U.S. Classic in their first major competition of the season and their second ever Challenger title. [16] On the Grand Prix, they placed fourth at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, 5.01 points back of bronze medalists Hocke/Kunkel. [22] Despite missing the podium at their first event, they remained in contention to make the Grand Prix Final heading into their second, the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo. In a relatively weak field, Ghilardi/Ambrosini set a new personal best in the short program (67.31), leading that segment by over four points. [23] They won the free skate as well, setting a new personal best in total score (189.74), and taking the gold medal over Germans Efimova/Blommaert by almost twenty points. This was the first Grand Prix win for an Italian pair since 2013, and qualified them to the Grand Prix Final, to be held on home ice in Torino. [24] [25] They finished fifth at the Final. [26]
After winning their fifth consecutive national silver medal, Ghilardi/Ambrosini competed at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo. With Russian pairs banned from competing due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the podium at the European Championships was considered far more open than in recent seasons. Ghilardi and Ambrosini both made errors in the short program, finishing fifth in that segment. [27] They went on to win the free skate, rising to second overall. With their compatriots, Italian national champions Conti/Macii, taking the gold medal in an historic first for their country, Italian pairs had the top two places on the podium. These were only the second and third pairs medals for Italian teams in the nearly century-old European pairs competition. [28]
Ghilardi/Ambrosini began the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy. [16] They won a silver medal in their second Challenger appearance of the season, the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy, before winning the Diamond Spin. [29] [16] They started the Grand Prix at the 2023 Cup of China, placing second in the short program. [30] They were second as well in the free skate despite Ghilardi falling on her triple Salchow attempt, and won the silver medal. Ghilardi said afterward that it "was hard today, and we are proud of our performance, and how we pushed until the end of the program." [31] At the 2023 NHK Trophy, they placed fourth in the short program after both made jump errors, but rose in the free skate to win the bronze medal. [32]
Ghilardi/Ambrosini finished the Grand Prix with the same placements as fellow Italian team Beccari/Guarise and Hungarians Pavlova/Sviatchenko, winning the tiebreaker on cumulative scores to be the sixth qualifiers to the Grand Prix Final. [33] They finished fifth at the Final. [34]
After winning their first Italian title, Ghilardi/Ambrosini competed at the 2024 European Championships, coming fifth in the short program after losing levels on their step sequence and death spiral elements. A second-place free skate lifted them to third overall, taking the bronze medal. Ghilardi called it "the best skate of the season for sure." [35]
(with Ambrosini)
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2023–2024 [36] |
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2022–2023 [37] |
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2021–2022 [38] |
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2020–2021 [39] | |||
2019–2020 [40] |
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2018–2019 [1] |
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2017–2018 |
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2016–2017 [4] [3] |
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series
International [16] | ||||||||
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Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
Olympics | 14th | |||||||
Worlds | 19th | C | 17th | WD | ||||
Europeans | 11th | 9th | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | ||
GP Final | 5th | 5th | ||||||
GP Cup of China | C | 2nd | ||||||
GP Finland | 1st | |||||||
GP France | 8th | C | 5th | 4th | ||||
GP NHK Trophy | 3rd | |||||||
GP Italy | 5th | |||||||
GP Rostelecom | 7th | |||||||
CS Alpen Trophy | 2nd | |||||||
CS Finlandia | WD | 2nd | ||||||
CS Golden Spin | 6th | WD | WD | WD | ||||
CS Lombardia Trophy | 3rd | 6th | 5th | |||||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | 1st | ||||||
CS Ondrej Nepela | 4th | |||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 1st | |||||||
CS Tallinn Trophy | 4th | |||||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 5th | 8th | 2nd | |||||
Budapest Trophy | 4th | |||||||
Challenge Cup | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||
Cup of Nice | 3rd | |||||||
Cup of Tyrol | 4th | |||||||
Diamond Spin | 1st | |||||||
Ice Star | 5th | |||||||
John Nicks Challenge | 1st | |||||||
Lombardia Trophy | 3rd | |||||||
Shanghai Trophy | 4th | |||||||
Tayside Trophy | WD | |||||||
Toruń Cup | 2nd | |||||||
Volvo Open Cup | 1st | |||||||
National [16] | ||||||||
Italian Champ. | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled |
International: Junior [41] | |||||
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Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
Bavarian Open | 5th | ||||
Denkova-Staviski | 1st | 4th | |||
Gardena Trophy | 7th | ||||
Golden Bear | 2nd | ||||
Lombardia Trophy | 6th | ||||
Merano Cup | 5th | ||||
Open d'Andorra | 1st | ||||
Seibt Memorial | 8th | ||||
Skate Celje | 2nd | ||||
International: Advanced novice [2] | |||||
Bavarian Open | 6th [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
Lombardia Trophy | 4th | 5th | 1st | ||
NRW Trophy | 11th | ||||
Triglav Trophy | 5th | ||||
National [2] | |||||
Italian Champ. | 13th N | 2nd N | 2nd J | 4th J | |
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior G2 = Group II |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 195.68 | 2024 European Championships |
Short program | TSS | 67.31 | 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo |
TES | 36.59 | 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo | |
PCS | 31.11 | 2024 European Championships | |
Free skating | TSS | 130.81 | 2024 European Championships |
TES | 66.73 | 2024 European Championships | |
PCS | 64.08 | 2023 Cup of China | |
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
2023–2024 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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January 8–14, 2024 | 2024 European Championships | 5 64.87 | 2 130.81 | 3 195.68 |
December 22–23, 2023 | 2024 Italian Championships | 2 66.69 | 1 126.19 | 1 192.88 |
December 7–10, 2023 | 2023–24 Grand Prix Final | 5 61.91 | 4 126.94 | 5 188.85 |
November 24–26, 2023 | 2023 NHK Trophy | 4 62.98 | 3 123.49 | 3 186.47 |
November 10–12, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 2 66.33 | 2 124.67 | 2 191.00 |
October 19–22, 2023 | 2023 Diamond Spin | 1 66.84 | 1 115.62 | 1 182.46 |
October 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 2 61.75 | 2 115.28 | 2 177.03 |
September 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 7 54.99 | 3 127.34 | 5 182.33 |
2022–23 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
January 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 5 59.48 | 1 127.48 | 2 186.96 |
December 15–18, 2022 | 2023 Italian Championships | 2 66.85 | 2 124.36 | 2 191.21 |
December 8–11, 2022 | 2022–23 Grand Prix Final | 5 63.54 | 4 116.85 | 5 180.39 |
November 25–27, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo | 1 67.31 | 1 122.43 | 1 189.74 |
November 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 1 65.79 | 2 118.42 | 2 184.21 |
November 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix de France | 4 60.93 | 4 113.79 | 4 174.72 |
September 12–16, 2022 | 2022 CS U.S. Classic | 1 64.78 | 1 124.44 | 1 189.22 |
September 8–9, 2022 | 2022 John Nicks Pairs Challenge | 1 62.08 | 1 118.39 | 1 180.47 |
2021–22 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
February 18–19, 2022 | 2022 Winter Olympics | 16 55.83 | 14 109.60 | 14 165.43 |
January 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 4 62.76 | 5 116.14 | 5 178.90 |
December 4–5, 2021 | 2022 Italian Championships | 2 60.23 | 2 120.59 | 2 180.82 |
November 19–21, 2021 | 2021 Internationaux de France | 5 64.60 | 5 111.59 | 5 176.19 |
November 5–7, 2021 | 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia | 5 60.89 | 6 104.56 | 5 165.45 |
October 14–17, 2021 | 2021 Budapest Trophy | 5 51.94 | 4 102.15 | 4 154.09 |
September 9–12, 2021 | 2021 Lombardia Trophy | 3 61.91 | 3 110.77 | 3 172.68 |
2020–21 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 22–28, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 15 54.70 | 18 99.34 | 17 154.04 |
December 12–13, 2020 | 2021 Italian Championships | 3 54.67 | 2 106.96 | 2 161.63 |
September 23–26, 2020 | 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 3 58.32 | 1 96.29 | 1 154.61 |
2019–20 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
February 20–23, 2020 | 2020 International Challenge Cup | 3 60.49 | 5 102.48 | 3 162.97 |
January 20–26, 2020 | 2020 European Championships | 8 56.85 | 10 99.89 | 8 156.74 |
December 12–15, 2019 | 2020 Italian Championships | 2 58.02 | 2 101.00 | 2 159.02 |
December 4–7, 2019 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8 53.10 | 6 104.18 | 6 157.28 |
November 15–17, 2019 | 2019 Rostelecom Cup | 7 55.08 | 6 107.68 | 7 162.76 |
November 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open Cup | 2 58.79 | 1 116.78 | 1 175.57 |
November 1–3, 2019 | 2019 Internationaux de France | 5 59.62 | 8 98.30 | 8 157.92 |
October 3–5, 2019 | 2019 Shanghai Trophy | 4 53.71 | 4 100.78 | 5 154.49 |
2018–19 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 18–24, 2019 | 2019 World Championships | 18 52.02 | 19 81.73 | 19 133.75 |
January 21–27, 2019 | 2019 European Championships | 8 54.48 | 10 93.27 | 9 147.75 |
December 13–16, 2018 | 2019 Italian Championships | 2 57.41 | 2 102.19 | 2 159.60 |
November 26–December 2, 2018 | 2018 CS Tallinn Trophy | 3 57.38 | 4 99.46 | 4 156.84 |
November 11–18, 2018 | 2018 Alpen Trophy | 2 55.15 | 2 108.59 | 2 163.74 |
October 18–21, 2018 | 2018 Ice Star | 5 51.10 | 5 94.01 | 5 145.11 |
September 26–29, 2018 | 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 8 47.71 | 5 107.68 | 6 155.39 |
September 19–22, 2018 | 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy | 4 53.09 | 3 101.93 | 4 155.02 |
September 12–26, 2018 | 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy | 5 48.48 | 6 94.73 | 6 143.21 |
2017–18 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | |
February 22–25, 2018 | 2018 International Challenge Cup | 2 52.64 | 2 90.90 | 3 143.54 |
January 8–13, 2018 | 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup | 1 52.49 | 2 93.50 | 2 145.99 |
December 13–16, 2017 | 2018 Italian Championships | 3 49.78 | 3 79.14 | 3 128.92 |
November 16–19, 2017 | 2017 CS Warsaw Cup | 7 49.88 | 8 87.68 | 8 137.56 |
2016–17 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
February 28–March 6, 2017 | 2017 Cup of Tyrol | 4 52.14 | 4 97.32 | 4 149.46 |
January 25–29, 2017 | 2017 European Championships | 14 50.71 | 11 97.77 | 11 148.48 |
December 14–17, 2016 | 2017 Italian Championships | 3 46.10 | 3 94.22 | 3 140.32 |
November 17–20, 2016 | 2016 CS Warsaw Cup | 4 47.90 | 5 80.58 | 5 128.48 |
October 19–23, 2016 | 2016 Cup of Nice | 4 51.26 | 3 96.04 | 3 147.30 |
September 8–11, 2016 | 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy | 3 55.20 | 4 89.50 | 3 144.70 |
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