Irma Caldara
Caldara at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Full nameIrma Angela Sofia Caldara
Born (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000
Milan, Italy
HometownMilan, Italy
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryItaly
PartnerRiccardo Maglio
CoachCristiana Di Natale
Skating clubIce Academy San Donato Milanese
Began skating2006

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.

Career

Early years

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With Maglio

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[10]
2022–2023
[2]
  • Don't Be So Serious
    by Low Roar
  • BB's Theme
    by Jenny Plant
    choreo. by Federica Bernardi, David Cipolleschi
2021–2022
[11]
  • Maria and the Violin's String
    by Ashram
    choreo. by Federica Bernardi
  • Don't Be Serious
    by Low Roar
  • BB's Theme
    (from Death Stranding)
    by Ludvig Forssell feat. Jenny Plant
    choreo. by Federica Bernardi

With Caputo

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[4]
2016–2017
[12]
  • Nostradamus
    by Maksim Mrvica
    choreo. by Nicoletta Lunghi, Paola Mezzadri
2015–2016
[13]

Competitive highlights

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

With Maglio

International[6]
Event 21–22 22–23 23–24
GP NHK Trophy4th
GP Skate America6th
GP Wilson Trophy5th
CS Finlandia8th
CS Golden Spin14thWD
CS Nebelhorn10th
Bavarian Open1st
Challenge Cup4th
Icelab Cup3rd
Lombardia Trophy10th2nd
Trophée Nice1st
National[6]
Italian Championships5th4th4th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Santucci

International[14]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21
CS Golden Spin20th
CS Warsaw Cup20th
Bavarian Open10th
Egna Trophy1st
Icelab Cup8th
Ice Mall Cup6th
National[14][5]
Italian Championships4thWD
WD = Withdrew

With Caputo

International[15]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
Junior Worlds15th
Youth Olympics9th
JGP Austria10th
JGP Belarus9th
JGP Germany15th
JGP Poland10th
Bavarian Open2nd6th
Lombardia Trophy2nd2nd
Merano Cup1st
NRW Trophy2nd
Toruń Cup2nd
Volvo Open Cup1st1st
National[15]
Italian Champ.2nd J1st J1st J
Team events
Youth Olympics6th T
8th P
J = Junior level
T = Team result; P = Personal result

References

  1. ↑ "Irma Angela Sofia Caldara". fisg.it. Italian Ice Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Athletes: CALDARA Irma". wyog2016.sportresult.com. Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Irma CALDARA / Edoardo CAPUTO: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Irma CALDARA". rinkresults.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Competition Results: Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Miura/Kihara (JPN) take home Pairs gold in NHK Trophy to qualify for Grand Prix Final in style". International Skating Union. November 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Slater, Paula (October 22, 2023). "Germany's Hocke and Kunkel secure pairs gold at Skate America". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Irma CALDARA / Edoardo CAPUTO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Irma CALDARA / Edoardo CAPUTO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Competition Results: Irma CALDARA / Marco SANTUCCI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Competition Results: Irma CALDARA / Edoardo CAPUTO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022.
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