Francesca Rio
| Francesca Rio | |
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 Rio in 2010 | |
| Born | 16 December 1990 Como, Italy |
| Hometown | Como |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Italy |
| Coach | Christina Mauri, Pierre Trente |
| Skating club | Forum SSDRL Milano |
| Began skating | 1997 |
| Retired | November 2014 |
Francesca Rio (born 16 December 1990) is an Italian former competitive figure skater. She won ten senior international medals and four Italian national medals (three silver, one bronze). She represented Italy at five ISU Championships, reaching the free skate at the 2009 Junior Worlds in Sofia, 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, 2010 Junior Worlds in The Hague, and 2012 Europeans in Sheffield. She also competed at two Winter Universiades – 2011 (Erzurum) and 2013 (Trento). An injury having disrupted her intended final competitive season, Rio retired in November 2014.[1][2]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2013–2014 | ||
| 2011–2012 [3] |
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| 2010–2011 [4] |
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| 2009–2010 [5] |
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| 2008–2009 [6] |
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| 2007–2008 [7] |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[8] | ||||||||||
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| Event | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Europeans | 15th | 23rd | ||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 6th | |||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 5th | |||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 13th | 15th | ||||||||
| Crystal Skate | 4th | 11th | 2nd | |||||||
| DS Cup | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||
| Gardena | 3rd | 6th | ||||||||
| Golden Spin | 6th | |||||||||
| Hellmut Seibt | 2nd | |||||||||
| Lombardia | 6th | |||||||||
| Merano Cup | 3rd | 13th | 5th | |||||||
| Nebelhorn | 7th | 8th | ||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||
| Printemps | 2nd | |||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st | 4th | 2nd | |||||||
| Universiade | 12th | 10th | ||||||||
| Warsaw Cup | 11th | |||||||||
| International: Junior[8] | ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 33rd | 11th | 20th | |||||||
| JGP Austria | 18th | |||||||||
| JGP Croatia | 12th | |||||||||
| JGP Germany | 21st | |||||||||
| JGP Italy | 14th | |||||||||
| JGP U.K. | 11th | |||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 1st J. | |||||||||
| Fischer Pokal | 2nd J. | |||||||||
| Gardena | 1st J. | |||||||||
| Merano Cup | 6th J. | |||||||||
| Skate Celje | 1st J. | |||||||||
| National[8] | ||||||||||
| Italian Champ. | 9th J. | 5th J. | 1st J. | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 8th | 2nd | |
| J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||
References
- ^ "Francesca Rio annuncia il ritiro" [Francesca Rio announces her retirement] (in Italian). artonice.it. 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Figure Skating, la vicecampionessa senior Francesca Rio si ritira" [Figure skating senior vice-champion Francesca Rio retires]. Sportmediaset.mediaset.it (in Italian). 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Francesca RIO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Francesca RIO: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Francesca RIO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Francesca RIO: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
- ^ "Francesca RIO: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Francesca RIO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
External links
Media related to Francesca Rio at Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Rio at the International Skating Union
- Francesca Rio at Tracings.net