Manuel Piazza

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Manuel Piazza
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Personal information
Born (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 26)
Bolzano, Italy
Home townUrtijëi, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFile:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (since 2024)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (2015–24)
DisciplinePair skating (since 2018)
Men's singles (2015–18)
PartnerJúlía Sylvía Gunnarsdóttir (since 2024)
Anna Valesi (2021–24)
Alyssa Montan (2018–20)
CoachOndřej Hotárek
Rosanna Murante
Benjamin Naggiar
Skating clubIceLab Bergamo
Began skating2006
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
Icelandic Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Reykjavík Pairs
Representing File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Italian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pinerolo Pairs

Manuel Piazza (born 13 October 1999) is an Italian pair skater. With his former partner, Anna Valesi, he is the 2024 Italian national bronze medalist and has won seven senior international medals, including silver at the 2022 Bavarian Open.

As of August 2024, he is competing for Iceland with Júlía Sylvía Gunnarsdóttir.

Career

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Early years

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Piazza began learning to skate in 2006.[1] He placed sixth in junior men's singles at the Italian Championships in December 2016 and again in December 2017.

In 2018, he teamed up with Alyssa Montan to compete in junior pairs. Making their international debut, Montan/Piazza won silver at the Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy in November 2018. The following month, they took silver in the junior event at the Italian Championships.

In their second and final season together, Montan/Piazza won the Italian national junior title and placed 16th at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. The two were coached by Ondřej Hotárek, Luca Demattè, and Franca Bianconi in Bergamo, Italy.[2]

2021–22 season

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In the 2021–22 season, Piazza began competing in the senior ranks with Anna Valesi. Making their international debut, Valesi/Piazza took bronze at the Tayside Trophy in November 2021. The following month, they placed fourth at the Italian Championships.[3]

In January 2022, Valesi/Piazza were awarded silver medals at two events – the Icelab International Cup and Bavarian Open.[3]

2022–23 season

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In September 2022, Valesi/Piazza won bronze at the Lombardia Trophy and placed seventh at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[3] In October, they were invited to their first Grand Prix event, the 2022 Skate America, where they finished fifth.[4] They were seventh at the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo.[3]

2023–24 season

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Beginning the international season at the John Nicks Pairs Challenge, where they won the silver.[3] They continued to the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Valesi/Piazza finished ninth. They next competed at the 2023 Diamond Spin, where they won the bronze.[3]

On the Grand Prix, they came sixth at their lone assignment, the 2023 Grand Prix de France.[5] They were subsequently invited to the 2023 Cup of China, following the withdrawal of Americans Chan/Howe.[6][7] They were sixth at that event as well.[8]

Valesi / Piazza continued to the 2024 Italian Figure Skating Championships, where they won the bronze medal.[3] They were assigned to the 2024 Bavarian Open, but withdrew prior to the competition. It June, it was confirmed that the pair had split.[9]

2024–25 season

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In August, it was announced that Piazza had teamed up with Júlía Sylvía Gunnarsdóttir to compete for Iceland, the first ever pair to compete internationally for Iceland.[10] They split their training between Reykjavík, Iceland with coach Benjamin Naggiar and Bergamo, Italy with coaches, Ondřej Hotárek and Rosanna Murante.[11]

Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza made their international debut in November 2024 at the 2024 NRW Trophy. They placed third in both the short program and the free skate to claim the bronze medal behind new Swiss team Oxana Vouillamoz / Tom Bouvart and Swedish sibling pair Greta Crafoord / John Crafoord. At their second international event, the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup, Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza placed twelfth.[12]

Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza competed at the 2024 Icelandic Championships at the end of November unchallenged, winning their first national pairs title by default. Having earned their ISU technical minimum scores at the NRW Trophy, Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza were assigned to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Estonia in January. At Europeans, Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza scored a personal best of 48.58, placing eighteenth in the segment. They did not advance to the free skate portion of the competition.[12]

Programs

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With Gunnarsdóttir

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Season Short program Free skating
2025–2026
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2024–2025
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With Valesi

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Season Short program Free skating
2023–24
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2022–23
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With Montan

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Season Short program Free skating
2019–20
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Competitive highlights

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Pair skating with Júlía Sylvía Gunnarsdóttir (for Iceland)

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Competition placements at senior level [12][17]
Season 2024–25 2025–26
European Championships 18th TBD
Icelandic Championships 1st 1st
CS Warsaw Cup 12th
Cup of Innsbruck 3rd
Diamond Spin 1st
Lombardia Trophy 4th
NRW Trophy 3rd
Road to 26 Trophy 7th
Skate to Milano 8th

Pair skating with Anna Valesi (for Italy)

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Competition placements at senior level [18]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Italian Championships 4th 3rd
GP Cup of China 6th
GP Finland 7th
GP France 6th
GP Skate America 5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7th 9th
CS Warsaw Cup 5th
Bavarian Open 2nd
Challenge Cup 8th
Diamond Spin 3rd
IceLab Cup 2nd
John Nicks Pairs 2nd
Lombardia Trophy 3rd
Tayside Trophy 3rd 3rd

Pair skating with Alyssa Montan (for Italy)

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Competition placements at junior level [19]
Season 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
World Junior Championships 16th
Italian Championships 2nd 1st 1st
Alpen Trophy 2nd
Bavarian Open 8th 3rd
Egna Spring Trophy 1st

Single skating (for Italy)

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Competition placements at junior level [20]
Season 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Italian Championships 6th 6th
Cup of Tyrol 3rd 8th
Egna Spring Trophy 7th 6th
Merano Cup WD

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [21]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 152.03 2025 Skate to Milano
Short program TSS 53.09 2025 Skate to Milano
TES 30.29 2025 Skate to Milano
PCS 23.80 2025 Skate to Milano
Free skating TSS 98.94 2025 Skate to Milano
TES 51.77 2025 Skate to Milano
PCS 48.17 2025 Skate to Milano

Pair skating with Júlía Sylvía Gunnarsdóttir (for Iceland)

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Results in the 2024-25 season [12]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 13-17, 2024 Germany 2024 NRW Trophy 3 47.04 3 93.46 3 140.50
Nov 20-24, 2024 Poland 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 14 41.93 11 87.42 12 129.35
Nov 29–Dec 1, 2024 Iceland 2024 Icelandic Championships 1 42.30 1 95.31 1 137.61
Jan 28–Feb 2, 2025 Estonia 2025 European Championships 18 48.58 — — 18 48.58
Feb 18–20, 2025 Italy Road to 26 Trophy 6 50.54 7 87.76 7 138.30
Results in the 2025–26 season [12]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 11–14, 2025 Italy 2025 Lombardia Trophy 5 53.21 4 105.70 4 158.91
Sep 18-21, 2025 China 2025 ISU Skate to Milano 9 53.09 8 98.94 8 152.03
Oct 16-19, 2025 Poland 2025 Diamond Spin 1 48.65 1 91.75 1 140.40
Nov 13-16, 2025 Austria 2025 Cup of Innsbruck 6 51.72 2 102.44 3 154.16
Nov 28-30, 2025 Iceland 2025 Icelandic Championships 1 51.59 2 99.23 1 150.82

Pair skating with Anna Valesi (for Italy)

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [22]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 160.65 2023 Cup of China
Short program TSS 55.55 2023 Cup of China
TES 30.67 2023 Grand Prix de France
PCS 26.79 2023 Cup of China
Free skating TSS 105.10 2023 Cup of China
TES 56.59 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
PCS 51.40 2023 Cup of China

Pair skating with Alyssa Montan (for Italy)

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [23]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 116.22 2020 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS 44.69 2020 World Junior Championships
TES 24.26 2020 World Junior Championships
PCS 20.43 2020 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS 71.53 2020 World Junior Championships
TES 34.22 2020 World Junior Championships
PCS 39.31 2020 World Junior Championships

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