Nicole Della Monica

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Nicole Della Monica
2012 WFSC 04d 105 Nicole Della Monica Matteo Guarise.JPG
Della Monica and Guarise at the 2012 World Championships
Personal information
Country representedItaly
Born (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 32)
Trescore Balneario, Bergamo
Home townAlbano
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
PartnerMatteo Guarise
Former partnerYannick Kocon
CoachCristina Mauri, Nina Mozer
Former coachCristina Pelli, Silvia Martina, Lucia Civardi, Knut Schubert, Angela Puelisi, Oleg Vasiliev
ChoreographerRaffaella Cazzaniga, Giuseppe Arena
Former choreographerCorrado Giordani, Luca Mantovani, Paola Mezzadri, Valter Rizzo
Skating clubIcelab Bergamo
Former skating clubForum SSDRL Assago
Training locationsBergamo, Baselga di Pinè, Sesto San Giovanni
Former training locationsSaint Petersburg
Zanica
Began skating1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total205.14
2019 European
Short program73.70
2019 European
Free skate131.51
2018 Rostelecom Cup
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Trentino Pairs

Nicole Della Monica (born 3 June 1989) is an Italian pair skater. With her current partner Matteo Guarise, she is a seven-time Italian national champion (2016–22) and has represented Italy at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

With her previous partner Yannick Kocon, she was a two-time Italian national champion (2009, 2010) and competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Career[]

Della Monica competed as a single skater through the 2006–07 season and is the 2005 Italian national bronze medalist.

Partnership with Kocon[]

Della Monica started skating pairs in 2007 when she teamed up with Yannick Kocon, who was also a single skater until then.[1] They are the 2009 and 2010 Italian national champions. They represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Their partnership ended in January 2011 — Della Monica had a chronic inflammation in her left knee and her recovery time was uncertain.[2]

Partnership with Guarise[]

2011–12 season[]

Della Monica teamed up with former World champion roller skater Matteo Guarise in late November 2011.[3][4][5] They train mainly in Zanica.[6] They withdrew after the short program from the 2012 Italian Championships. Della Monica/Guarise made their international debut at the 2012 Bavarian Open where they won the bronze medal. They were assigned to compete at the 2012 World Championships and finished fifteenth.

2012–13 season[]

Della Monica/Guarise placed ninth at the 2013 European Championships and then fourteenth at the 2013 World Championships, where Italy secured two berths for the 2014 Olympic pairs event. They also won bronze at the 2013 Winter Universiade.

2013–14 season[]

After taking silver at the 2014 Italian Championships, they placed eighth at the 2014 European Championships. Della Monica/Guarise were named along with Italian champions Stefania Berton / Ondrej Hotarek as Italy's pairs entries at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Just before the event, Guarise tore the medial meniscus in his right knee.[7][8] The pair finished sixteenth at the Olympics. He then underwent a knee operation and resumed training at the start of March.[8]

2014–15 season[]

In the 2014–15 season, Della Monica/Guarise competed at two Grand Prix events, placing fifth at the 2014 Cup of China and sixth at the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. After finishing second to Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek at the Italian Championships, they came in sixth at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden and fourteenth at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

2015–16 season[]

In the 2015–16 season, Della Monica/Guarise took the bronze medal at the 2015 Ice Challenge, their first ISU Challenger Series (CS) event. After finishing fifth at their sole GP event, the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, they appeared at two more CS events, winning silver at the Warsaw Cup and placing sixth at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb. In December 2015, they won their first national title together, edging out Marchei/Hotárek. They placed sixth at the 2016 European Championships, and then placed eleventh at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, United States.

2016–17 season[]

The 2016–17 season saw the duo win two Challenger events, the 2016 Lombardia Trophy and 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb. They placed sixth at the Skate Canada International and fifth at the Cup of China. After their second national title, they placed eighth at the 2017 European Championships, and then placed thirteenth at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

2017–18 season[]

Della Monica and her partner began the 2017–18 season with silver medals at Lombardia Trophy and Finlandia Trophy. Competing again at the Cup of China, they placed fourth. At the Internationaux de France, they placed third, winning their first Grand Prix bronze medal. Della Monica pronounced herself "really happy with our performance."[9] Della Monica/Guarise won their third straight national title, followed by a sixth-place finish at Europeans. Competing at their second Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, they placed tenth. The season concluded at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, where they placed fifth overall.

2018–19 season[]

Their 2018–19 season began again at Lombardia Trophy, where they own the bronze medal. Turning to the Grand Prix series, they won silver at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. Della Monica commented that "this is our first silver medal on the Grand Prix. Last year we won our first medal, a bronze, so we are happy that we improved. Next time it maybe will be gold, who knows. It shows that we are on the right track."[10] They won a second silver medal at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, becoming the first Italian pair team to qualify for the Grand Prix Final, a goal they had set for themselves at the beginning of the year.[11] They placed fifth at the Final, after multiple falls and popped jumps.[12]

After winning their fourth consecutive national title, Della Monica/Guarise competed at the 2019 European Championships. They placed third in the short program, 0.12 points ahead of Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii of Russia, and were awarded a small bronze medal for the result.[13] In the free skate both teams made errors, with Della Monica putting a hand down on their three-jump combination, and a result finished fourth in the free skate and fourth overall, 0.14 points behind Boikova/Kozlovskii. Guarise said they were "a little bit disappointed actually, because we gave everything we had. It maybe wasn’t 100 percent, but I think it was very good."[14]

At the 2019 World Championships, Guarise collided with French skater Vanessa James in the warmup for the short program, which shook up both skaters. He then doubled his jump attempt, causing them to place eighth in the short.[15] In the free skate the team had multiple errors, finishing seventh there, and eighth overall. Guarise reported that the aftereffects of the collision had been more of a problem than he initially believed.[16] Della Monica/Guarise concluded the season at the 2019 World Team Trophy as part of Team Italy, which finished sixth out of sixth teams.[17]

2019–20 season[]

Della Monica dislocated her shoulder during the summer, delaying the team's training significantly. They returned to competition at the 2019 Icelab International in Italy, taking the silver medal, a week before their first Grand Prix.[18] At the 2019 Cup of China, they placed fourth.[19] At the 2019 NHK Trophy, Della Monica/Guarise placed eighth.[20]

After winning the Italian title again, Della Monica/Guarise competed at the 2020 European Championships, placing fourth.[21][22] They had been assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[23]

2020–21 season[]

Della Monica/Guarise were scheduled to compete on the Grand Prix at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic.[24] They placed eighth at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm.[25] Finishing the season at the 2021 World Team Trophy, they placed second in the short program and fourth in the free skate, while Team Italy finished in fourth place overall.[26][27][28]

2021–22 season[]

Della Monica/Guarise began the season on home soil at the Lombardia Trophy, where they won the gold medal. [29] They were initially assigned to the 2021 Cup of China as their first Grand Prix of the season, but following the event's cancellation they were reassigned to a special home 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia, hosted in Turin.[30] They placed third in the free skate despite both falling on their side-by-side jumps, but were fourth in the free skate with several errors and dropped to fourth place overall. Guarise acknowledged " today was hard physically and mentally," which he said did not reflect their training.[31] They were seventh at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup. Della Monica said afterward that she intended to retire at the end of the season to start a family, while Guarise expressed a desire to continue, joking "maybe she can be my coach one day."[32]

Programs[]

With Guarise[]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–22
[33][34]
2019–20
[35]
2018–19
[36]
2017–18
[37]
  • The Tree Of Life
    by
2016–17
[39]
  • Love Story (soundtrack)
    by Francis Lai
    performed by Nana Mouskouri
2015–16
[40][41][42]
  • Magnificat
    performed by Mina
Cosmic Journey:
  • The Cheek of Night
  • A Thousand Times Good Night
    (from Romeo and Juliet)
    by Abel Korzeniowski
2014–15
[43]
2013–14
[44]
2012–13
[3][45]
2011–12
[46]

With Kocon[]

Season Short program Free skating
2010–11
[47]
2009–10
[48]
2008–09
[49]
  • The Mission
    by Ennio Morricone
2007–08
[50]

Singles career[]

Season Short program Free skating
2004–05
[51]

Competitive highlights[]

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

Pairs with Guarise[]

Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise in 2017
International[52]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
Olympics 16th 10th
Worlds 15th 14th 16th 14th 11th 13th 5th 8th C 8th
Europeans 9th 8th 6th 6th 8th 6th 4th 4th
GP Final 5th
GP Cup of China 5th 5th 4th 4th C
GP Finland 2nd
GP France 8th 6th 5th 3rd C
GP Italy 4th
GP NHK Trophy 7th 8th
GP Rostelecom 7th 2nd 7th
GP Skate Canada 6th
CS Finlandia 2nd
CS Golden Spin 6th 1st
CS Ice Challenge 3rd
CS Lombardia 1st 2nd 3rd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy WD
CS Warsaw Cup 2nd
Bavarian Open 3rd
Cup of Nice 3rd 7th 1st
Icelab Cup 2nd
Lombardia Trophy 5th 1st
Nepela Memorial 3rd
Toruń Cup 1st
Universiade 3rd
National[52]
Italian Champ. WD 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Team events
Olympics 4th
World Team Trophy 6th T
3rd P		 4th T
4th P
Team Challenge Cup 2nd T
5th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Pairs with Kocon[]

Della Monica and Kocon at the 2009 European Championships.
International[53]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Olympics 12th
Worlds 18th
Europeans 6th 6th
GP Cup of China 6th
GP Cup of Russia 5th
Cup of Nice 2nd
Golden Spin 2nd WD
NRW Trophy 1st 1st
International: Junior[53]
Junior Worlds 14th
National[53]
Italian Champ. 1st J. 1st 1st WD
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Singles career[]

International[51]
Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Merano Cup 2nd
International: Junior
JGP Canada 12th
JGP Czech Republic 6th
JGP Poland 11th
JGP Serbia 16th
Dragon Trophy 2nd J
EYOF 2nd J
National
Italian Champ. 3rd 6th
J = Junior level

References[]

  1. ^ Mittan, Barry (15 June 2009). "Franco-Italian Pairs Team Prospers". SkateToday. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Separazione per Nicole Della Monica e Yannick Kocon" [Nicole Della Monica and Yannick Kocon split]. Winter Sport News (in Italian). 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b Bagdasarova, Maria (23 November 2012). "Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise: "Every competition is an opportunity to grow"". Absolute Skating.
  4. ^ "Della Monica/Guarise nuova coppia di artistico italiano" [Della Monica/Guarise form a new pair team]. Winter Sport News (in Italian). 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  5. ^ McCarvel, Nick (12 February 2014). "Ex-roller skating champ Matteo Guarise makes smooth transition to ice for Olympics". NCB Sports. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  6. ^ Sciarrillo, Laura; D'Eredità, Eleonora (13 July 2012). "Della Monica/Guarise's first year together: we are not afraid of working hard". ArtOnIce.it.
  7. ^ Barone, Francesco (14 February 2014). "L'avventura indimenticabile di Guarise" [Guarise's unforgettable adventure]. Corriere Romagna (in Italian).
  8. ^ a b "Il punto sui partecipanti ai Mondiali di Saitama" [Update on the participants of the Saitama World Championships]. Neve Italia (in Italian). 3 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Tarasova and Morozov score another victory in France". GoldenSkate.com. 18 November 2017.
  10. ^ Slater, Paula (3 November 2018). "Zabiiako and Enbert capture gold in Helsinki". GoldenSkate.com.
  11. ^ Slater, Paula (17 November 2018). "Tarasova and Morozov defend Rostelecom Cup title". Golden Skate.
  12. ^ Flett, Ted (9 December 2018). "James and Cipres rebound to capture Grand Prix title in Pairs". Golden Skate.
  13. ^ Slater, Paula (January 23, 2019). "James and Cipres: 'It's very promising going into Worlds'". Golden Skate.
  14. ^ Slater, Paula (January 24, 2019). "French win first European Pairs' gold since 1932". Golden Skate.
  15. ^ Slater, Paula (March 20, 2019). "Tarasova and Morozov take lead Pairs at Worlds with record score". Golden Skate.
  16. ^ Slater, Paula (March 21, 2019). "Sui and Han take second World gold after record-breaking free skate". Golden Skate.
  17. ^ Slater, Paula (April 13, 2019). "Team USA wins fourth World Team Trophy gold". Golden Skate.
  18. ^ Della Monica, Nicole (November 3, 2019). "After an injury, a summer with no training and only one month practice adding pieces day by day, even if this clearly isn't the performance we wanted, we are proud that we were able to skate in a competition and now we are ready to leave for the GP with a little bit more programs in the legs and much more will to show our strength!!! Thank you all for the support