Summary
Irma Angela Sofia Caldara[1] (born 4 July 2000) is an Italian pair skater. With her skating partner, Riccardo Maglio, she has won four senior international medals, including gold at the 2022 Bavarian Open and the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.
| Irma Caldara | |
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 Caldara at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
| Full name | Irma Angela Sofia Caldara |
| Born | 4 July 2000 Milan, Italy |
| Hometown | Milan, Italy |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Italy |
| Partner | Riccardo Maglio |
| Coach | Cristiana Di Natale |
| Skating club | Ice Academy San Donato Milanese |
| Began skating | 2006 |
Career edit
Early years edit
Caldara began learning to skate in 2006.[2]
By 2014, she had teamed up with Edoardo Caputo to compete in junior pairs. Making their international debut, Caldara/Caputo took silver at the Lombardia Trophy in September 2014.
2015–16 season: Youth Olympics edit
In September 2015, Caldara/Caputo competed at two 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) events, placing tenth at both. In February, they finished ninth in the pairs' event at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway.[3] They were sixth in the team event, skating as members of Team Courage.
2016–17 season edit
Caldara/Caputo took silver at the Lombardia Trophy, placed 15th at their JGP event in Germany, and then won silver at the NRW Trophy. In March 2017, the pair placed 15th at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei.
2017–18 season edit
Caldara/Caputo placed ninth at their JGP assignment in Belarus, then took gold at the Volvo Open Cup, held in November in Latvia. The latter was their final competition as a pair. They were coached by Tiziana Pagani in Milan.[4]
2018–19 through 2020–21: Partnership with Santucci edit
Caldara skated the next three seasons with Marco Santucci in senior pairs. The two made their international debut in February 2019, placing sixth at the Open Ice Mall Cup in Israel.
The following season, Caldara/Santucci skated at two Challenger Series events, placing 20th at both, and then finished fourth at the Italian Championships. In February 2020, they placed tenth at the Bavarian Open.
In their third and final season together, they made no international appearances. In December 2020, they withdrew from the Italian Championships after placing fourth in the short program.[5]
2021–22 season: Debut of Caldara/Maglio edit
Caldara began competing in partnership with Riccardo Maglio. The two placed tenth at their first international event, the Lombardia Trophy in September 2021, and fourteenth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb in December. In January, they took bronze at the Icelab International Cup before winning the Bavarian Open.[6]
2022–23 season edit
Caldara/Maglio won silver at the Lombardia Trophy in September and gold at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October. They were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut and finished in fifth place at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy.[6] Caldara/Maglio then finished fourth at the 2022 NHK Trophy, 11.42 points back of bronze medalists McIntosh/Mimar of Canada.[7]
2023–24 season edit
Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Caldara/Maglio came tenth.[6] They were eighth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[8] Invited to one Grand Prix event, they finished sixth at the 2023 Skate America.[9]
Programs edit
With Maglio edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2023–2024 [10] |
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| 2022–2023 [2] |
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| 2021–2022 [11] |
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With Caputo edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2017–2018 [4] |
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| 2016–2017 [12] |
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| 2015–2016 [13] |
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Competitive highlights edit
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Maglio edit
| International[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| GP NHK Trophy | 4th | ||
| GP Skate America | 6th | ||
| GP Wilson Trophy | 5th | ||
| CS Finlandia | 8th | ||
| CS Golden Spin | 14th | WD | |
| CS Nebelhorn | 10th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 1st | 5th | |
| Challenge Cup | 4th | ||
| Icelab Cup | 3rd | ||
| Lombardia Trophy | 10th | 2nd | |
| Trophée Nice | 1st | ||
| National[6] | |||
| Italian Championships | 5th | 4th | 4th |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | |||
With Santucci edit
| International[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 |
| CS Golden Spin | 20th | ||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 20th | ||
| Bavarian Open | 10th | ||
| Egna Trophy | 1st | ||
| Icelab Cup | 8th | ||
| Ice Mall Cup | 6th | ||
| National[14][5] | |||
| Italian Championships | 4th | WD | |
| WD = Withdrew | |||
With Caputo edit
| International[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Junior Worlds | 15th | |||
| Youth Olympics | 9th | |||
| JGP Austria | 10th | |||
| JGP Belarus | 9th | |||
| JGP Germany | 15th | |||
| JGP Poland | 10th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | 6th | ||
| Lombardia Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| Merano Cup | 1st | |||
| NRW Trophy | 2nd | |||
| Toruń Cup | 2nd | |||
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | 1st | ||
| National[15] | ||||
| Italian Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | |
| Team events | ||||
| Youth Olympics | 6th T 8th P |
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| J = Junior level T = Team result; P = Personal result | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Irma Angela Sofia Caldara". fisg.it. Italian Ice Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Athletes: CALDARA Irma". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Irma CALDARA / Edoardo CAPUTO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Irma CALDARA". rinkresults.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Competition Results: Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Miura/Kihara (JPN) take home Pairs gold in NHK Trophy to qualify for Grand Prix Final in style". International Skating Union. November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Figura, Ghilardi-Ambrosini secondi al Finlandia Trophy. Memola chiude al 6° posto" [Figure, Ghilardi-Ambrosini second at the Finland Trophy. Memola finishes in 6th place]. Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Slater, Paula (October 22, 2023). "Germany's Hocke and Kunkel secure pairs gold at Skate America". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Irma CALDARA / Edoardo CAPUTO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Irma CALDARA / Edoardo CAPUTO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Irma CALDARA / Marco SANTUCCI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Irma CALDARA / Edoardo CAPUTO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022.
External links edit
- Irma Caldara / Riccardo Maglio at the International Skating Union
- Irma Caldara / Marco Santucci at the International Skating Union
- Irma Caldara / Edoardo Caputo at the International Skating Union
- Irma Caldara on Instagram