Stefano Caruso

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Stefano Caruso
Stefano Caruso bei der Olympia-Einkleidung Erding 2014 (Martin Rulsch) 01.jpg
Stefano Caruso in 2014
Born (1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 36)
Rome, Italy
Hometown Milan, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country Germany
Coach Barbara Fusar-Poli, René Lohse, Martin Skotnický
Skating clubTSC Berlin
Began skating1996

Stefano Caruso (born 19 April 1987) is a former competitive ice dancer with dual German and Italian citizenship. Representing Germany with Tanja Kolbe, he won seven international medals and two German national silver medals. They placed eighth at the 2013 European Championships and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 19th. Earlier in his career, Caruso competed for Italy with Isabella Pajardi.

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Personal life

Stefano Caruso was born 19 April 1987 in Rome, Italy, [1] to a Hungarian mother and a father from Naples. He moved to Milan in 2000. He studied languages and communication in Bergamo. [2] In September 2013, he became a German citizen while retaining his Italian citizenship. [3] [4] In January 2014, he began working for the Bundeswehr's sports group. [2]

Career

Early career

Caruso started skating as an eight-year-old in Mentana, Rome. He trained in ice dance from the start and teamed up with Isabella Pajardi in 2000. [5] [6] They won the 2008 Italian national junior title and placed 9th at the 2008 World Junior Championships. After they split up in 2010, Caruso had tryouts with an American, Isabella Tobias, and a Canadian. [2]

Partnership with Kolbe

Caruso teamed up with Tanja Kolbe in 2010 to represent Germany. [7] In their first season together, they took bronze at the 2010 Ice Challenge and at the 2011 German Championships.

In their second season together, Kolbe/Caruso won two international medals, gold at the 2011 NRW Trophy and bronze at the Istanbul Cup. They took the silver medal at the German Championships and were assigned to the 2012 European Championships where they finished 12th. The duo split up after the event but teamed up again in July 2012. [8] [9]

In the 2012–13 season, Kolbe/Caruso took silver again at the German Championships and earned another trip to the European Championships where they finished 8th. They won two international medals – bronze at both the New Year's Cup and Volvo Open Cup.

In the 2013–14 season, Kolbe/Caruso were invited to their first Grand Prix event, the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard where they placed 7th. They added two more international medals to their collection – bronze at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and Ice Challenge. In February 2014, Kolbe/Caruso competed at the Winter Olympics in Sochi and finished 19th. [1] They announced the end of their partnership in June 2014. [10]

Post-competitive career

After ending his competitive career in 2014, Caruso began a coaching partnership with Barbara Fusar-Poli at Milan's Agorà ice rink. [11] In November 2021, Berliner Zeitung reported that Caruso was facing allegations of misconduct from multiple students. [12]

Programs

With Kolbe

Kolbe/Caruso at the 2012 German Championships KolbeCaruso GER Germans2012.jpg
Kolbe/Caruso at the 2012 German Championships
Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[13] [1] [14]
  • New York, New York
    performed by Liza Minnelli, Luciano Pavarotti
  • Borsalino
    performed by Tokyo Hosei Orchestra
  • New York, New York
    performed by Liza Minnelli, Luciano Pavarotti
Enchanted
by Alan Menken:
  • Narissa Arrives
  • Storybook Ending
  • Andalasia
2012–2013
[15] [14] 		Beethoven's Last Night
by Trans-Siberian Orchestra:
  • Overture – Moonlight Sonata
  • Dream of Candlelight
  • Moonlight Sonata
2011–2012
[16] [14]
  • Bla Bla Cha Cha
    by Petty Booka
  • Besame Mucho
  • Give It Up
    by The Goodman
2010–2011
[14]

With Pajardi

Pajardi and Caruso at the 2008 NHK Trophy. Isabella Pajardi & Stefano Caruso 2008 NHK Trophy.jpg
Pajardi and Caruso at the 2008 NHK Trophy.
Season Original dance Free dance
2009–2010
[17] 		Italian folk:
  • Canone Inverso
    by Ennio Morricone
  • Concerto Grosso No. 1 – Tengo Allegro
    by New Trous
2008–2009
[18]
2007–2008
[19] 		Notre-Dame de Paris
by Riccardo Cocciante:
  • Les Sans-Papiers
  • Belle
  • Le Temps des Cathedrales

Competitive highlights

GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Kolbe for Germany

International [20]
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Winter Olympics 19th
World Champ. 21st
European Champ. 12th8th11th
GP Trophee Bompard 7th
Bavarian Open 4th
Cup of Nice 4th
Finlandia Trophy 6th
Golden Spin 7th6th5th
Ice Challenge 3rd3rd
Istanbul Cup 3rd
New Year's Cup3rd
NRW Trophy 8th1st
Ondrej Nepela 3rd
Pavel Roman 4th
Volvo Open Cup 3rd
National [20]
German Champ. 3rd2nd2nd2nd

With Pajardi for Italy

International [21]
Event02–0303–0404–0505–0606–0707–08 08–09 09–10
Europeans 16th
GP NHK Trophy 10th
Nebelhorn 10th
Golden Spin 5th
Universiade 9th
International: Junior [21]
Junior Worlds 9th
JGP Final 7th
JGP Austria 3rd
JGP Bulgaria 1st
JGP Czech Rep. 10th8th
JGP France 11th
JGP Poland 11th
JGP Pavel Roman 11th5th
National [21]
Italian Champ. 6th J4th J3rd J3rd J1st J3rd
J = Junior level

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References

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  3. ↑ "Caruso erhält deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft" [Caruso receives German citizenship]. SID (in German). Handelsblatt.com. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014.
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  5. ↑ Mittan, Barry (14 July 2009). "Italy Fields Another Strong Dance Team". SkateToday. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
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  10. ↑ "Official statement". Facebook . 25 June 2014.
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