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Niccolò Macii
Manacorda/Macii at the 2012 World Junior Championships
Born (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 29)
Milan, Italy
HometownMilan
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country Italy
PartnerSara Conti
CoachBarbara Luoni
Skating clubIceLab Sesto San Giovanni
Began skating2006
Medal record
Pairs' figure skating
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Saitama Pairs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Espoo Pairs
Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2022–23 Torino Pairs

Niccolò Macii (born 18 October 1995) is an Italian pair skater. With his skating partner, Sara Conti, he is the 2023 World bronze medalist, the 2023 European champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, two-time Grand Prix medalists (silver at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy; bronze at the 2022 Skate Canada International), and the 2023 Italian national champion. They are the first (and to date, only) Italian pair to medal at the World Championships and to win gold at the European Championships.[1]

With his former skating partner, Bianca Manacorda, he won silver at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 Lombardia Trophy. They also competed at three World Junior Championships and a European Championships.

Personal life

Macii was born on October 18, 1995, in Milan, Italy.[2] He is fluent in English.[3]

He has been in a relationship with pair partner, Sara Conti, since 2018.[4][5]

Career

Early career

Macii began figure skating in 2006. Macii's first pair partner was Sonia Manfredi.[6]

He ultimately teamed up with Bianca Manacorda prior to the 2011–12 figure skating season.

On the junior level, Manacorda/Macii won the 2014 Bavarian Open as well as the 2014 Italian Junior Championships. They also competed at three World Junior Championships (2012, 2014, 2015), finishing as high as sixth.[7]

On the senior level, Manacorda/Macii won silver at the 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy, bronze at the 2016 Italian Championships, and bronze at the 2016 Bavarian Open. Additionally, they competed at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, where they placed twelfth.[7] Their partnership dissolved following the 2015–16 figure skating season.

Following his split with Manacorda, Macii briefly skated pairs with Anastasiia Revenko and Damiana Alessandra Celi, before ultimately teaming up with singles skater, Sara Conti, in 2019.[2][8]

Partnership with Conti

2019–20 season

Conti/Macii debuted at the 2019 IceLab International Cup, where they placed fifth. They went on to compete at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup and the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing fifteenth and thirteenth, respectively.

At the 2020 Italian Championships, Conti/Macii won the bronze medal.[9] They then finished the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2020 Bavarian Open.[9]

2020–21 season

Conti/Macii won their second consecutive bronze medal at the 2021 Italian Championships. They went on to compete at the 2021 International Challenge Cup but they ultimately withdrew after the short program.[10]

2021–22 season

Conti/Macii began their season with a fifth-place finish at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy. They went on to place tenth at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy as well as win silver at the 2021 Cup of Nice.

Conti/Macii debuted Grand Prix series at the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia, where they finished seventh. They then competed at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup, where they finished seventh.

At the 2022 Italian Championships, Conti/Macii won their third bronze medal.

Selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Conti/Macii placed tenth in the short program and sixth in the free skate, placing seventh overall.[11]

2022–23 season

Conti/Macii started their season with a gold medal at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy. They then went on to place fourth at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy as well as win gold at the 2022 Tayside Trophy.

Competing on the 2022–23 Grand Prix series, Conti/Macii won the bronze medal at 2022 Skate Canada International and the silver medal at 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. These results ultimately earned them a spot at the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy. At the Final, Conti/Macii placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate, ultimately winning the bronze medal.

Going on to compete at the 2023 Italian Championships, Conti/Macii won their first national title.

At the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Conti/Macii won the short program and placed second in the free skate, ultimately winning the gold medal. They became the first Italian pair team to ever win a European title.

Conti/Macii then went on to compete at the 2023 International Challenge Cup, where they won the gold medal.

At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Conti/Macii placed third in both the short program and free skate, ultimately winning the bronze medal. Conti/Macii became the first Italian pair team to ever medal at a World Championships.

Conti/Macii then joined Team Italy at the 2023 World Team Trophy, where they placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate. Team Italy finished fourth overall.[2]

2023–24 season

Conti/Macii began the season by winning the gold medal at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy.[12]

Programs

With Conti

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[12][13]
2022–2023
[2]
  • Oblivion (Una sombra más)
    by Astor Piazzolla
    performed by Mina and Gianni Ferrio
    choreo. by Raffaella Cazzaniga
2021–2022
[11]
2020–2021
[9]
2019–2020
[14][15]

With Manacorda

Season Short program Free skating
2015–16
[7]
  • Wild Side
    by Roberto Cacciapaglia
    choreo. by Andrea Gilardi
2014–15
[16]
2013–14
[17]
  • Micmacs a tire-larigot
    by Raphael Beau, Max Steiner
    choreo. by Andrea Gilardi
2012–13
[18]
2011–12
[6]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Conti

International[19]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds WD 3rd
Europeans 7th 1st
GP Final 3rd
GP Finland TBD
GP France TBD
GP Italy 7th
GP Skate Canada 3rd
GP Wilson Trophy 2nd
CS Finlandia WD
CS Golden Spin 13th WD
CS Lombardia 1st
CS Nebelhorn 10th 4th
CS Warsaw Cup 15th 7th
Bavarian Open 6th
Cup of Nice 2nd
Challenge Cup WD 1st
IceLab Cup 5th
Lombardia Trophy 5th 1st
Tayside Trophy 1st 1st
National[19]
Italian Champ. 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st
Team
World Team Trophy 4th T
3rd P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew;
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

With Manacorda

International[20]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Europeans 12th
CS Golden Spin 9th
CS Lombardia 2nd
CS Warsaw Cup 5th
Cup of Nice 4th
Merano Cup 6th
International: Junior[20]
Junior Worlds 18th 12th 6th
JGP Belarus 7th
JGP Croatia 14th 8th
JGP Estonia 7th 9th
Bavarian Open 3rd 1st 3rd
DS Cup 1st
NRW Trophy 5th
Toruń Cup 4th
Warsaw Cup 7th 6th
National[20]
Italian Champ. 2nd J 1st J 3rd
J = Junior level

Detailed results

ISU Personal best in bold.

With Conti

2023–2024 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 17–19, 2023 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo TBD
November 3–5, 2023 2023 Grand Prix de France TBD
October 14-15, 2023 2023 Tayside Trophy 1
65.40 		1
131.61 		1
197.01
September 8–10, 2023 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy 1
70.16 		1
130.19 		1
200.35
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 13–16, 2023 2023 World Team Trophy 4
69.84 		3
130.22 		4T/3P
200.06
March 22–26, 2023 2023 World Championships 3
73.24 		3
134.84 		3
208.08
February 23–26, 2023 2023 International Challenge Cup 1
63.69 		1
124.71 		1
188.40
January 25–29, 2023 2023 European Championships 1
70.45 		2
124.68 		1
195.13
December 15–18, 2022 2023 Italian Championships 1
70.76 		1
131.99 		1
202.75
December 8–11, 2022 2022–23 Grand Prix Final 4
67.30 		3
119.72 		3
187.02
November 11–13, 2022 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 2
68.69 		2
115.50 		2
184.19
October 28–30, 2022 2022 Skate Canada International 3
66.66 		2
119.52 		3
186.18
October 15–16, 2022 2022 Tayside Trophy 1
60.90 		1
118.23 		1
179.13
September 21–24, 2022 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4
64.85 		4
113.02 		4
177.87
September 16–19, 2022 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy 1
62.81 		1
107.38 		1
170.19
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 10–16, 2022 2022 European Championships 10
56.28 		6
112.62 		7
168.90
December 4–5, 2021 2022 Italian Championships 3
58.95 		3
110.41 		3
169.36
November 17–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 9
59.68 		7
108.36 		7
168.04
November 5–7, 2021 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia 6
54.55 		7
98.17 		7
152.72
October 20–24, 2021 2021 Cup of Nice 2
51.53 		2
102.03 		2
153.56
September 22–25, 2021 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 9
53.96 		11
89.48 		10
143.44
September 9–12, 2021 2021 Lombardia Trophy 4
57.54 		6
92.68 		5
150.22
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 26–28, 2021 2021 Challenge Cup 7
49.28 		WD WD
December 12–13, 2020 2021 Italian Championships 2
55.89 		3
92.01 		3
147.90
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 3–9, 2020 2020 Bavarian Open 7
49.62 		5
93.29 		6
142.91
December 12–15, 2019 2020 Italian Championships 3
46.61 		3
82.99 		3
129.60
December 4–7, 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 17
45.43 		13
90.77 		13
136.20
November 14–17, 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 16
43.32 		15
85.31 		15
128.63
November 1–3, 2019 2019 IceLab International Cup 5
41.40 		4
88.07 		5
129.47

References

  1. ^ "Conti/Macii make history with first European Pairs title for Italy". International Skating Union. January 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ "To Our Angels with Sara CONTI and Niccolo MACII (ITA)". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ^ Conti, Sara. "Valentine's Day". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. ^ Conti, Sara. "Valentine's Day 2023". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
  7. ^ a b c "Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
  8. ^ Macii, Niccolo. "New Partner". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Challenge Cup Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  13. ^ "2023/24 Free Program". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII ITA SP Warsaw Cup 2019". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII ITA Free Skate 2019 Warsaw Cup". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  18. ^ "Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013.
  19. ^ a b "Competition Results: Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII". International Skating Union.
  20. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII". International Skating Union.
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