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Wikipedia / Francesca Rio

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.

Programs

Season

Short program

Free skating

2013–2014

2011–2012

  • Piano Fantasy

Sheherazade

2010–2011

  • La Muerte del Angel

2009–2010

  • Harbinger

Notre-Dame de Paris

2008–2009

  • Oceano

2007–2008

Violentango

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International

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

Junior Worlds

33rd

11th

20th

Austria

18th

Croatia

12th

Germany

21st

Italy

14th

U.K.

11th

Challenge Cup

1st J.

Fischer Pokal

2nd J.

Gardena

1st J.

Merano Cup

6th J.

Skate Celje

1st J.

National

Italian Champ.

9th J.

5th J.

1st J.

3rd

2nd

4th

2nd

8th

2nd

J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Junior level

References