The Italian Figure Skating Championships () are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Italian Ice Sports Federation () to crown the national champions of Italy. The first Italian Championships were held in 1914 at the Lago di Ghirla and featured events for men and couples. The Italian Skating Federation, led by Count Alberto Bonacossa, was established shortly thereafter. Competitions were halted due to World War I, and in 1921, an event for women was added.
Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although each discipline may not necessarily be held every year due to a lack of participants. Alberto Bonacossa and Carlo Fassi are tied for winning the most Italian Championship titles in men's singles (with ten each); Fassi also holds the record in pair skating with his partner Grazia Barcellona (with nine). Carolina Kostner holds the record in women's singles (with nine), while Barbara Fusar-Poli and Maurizio Margaglio hold the record in ice dance (with nine), although Fusar-Poli won an additional title with a previous partner.
History The first figure skating competition for Italians took place in 1912 in St. Moritz, Switzerland, but the first Italian national championships were not held until 1914. The competition was held at the Lago di Ghirla, sponsored by the Varese Skating Club and La Gazzetta dello Sport, attended by skaters from Piedmont and Lombardy, and featured events for men and couples. Count Alberto Bonacossa won the men's event, and Dina Mancio-Kind and Adelchi Candellero won the pairs' event. The following year, the championships were held on Lake Valentino in Turin. Bonacossa again won the men's event, and Mancio-Kind again won the pairs' event, but this time with Gaspare Voli. Competitions were halted from 1916 to 1919 due to World War I, but after the war ended, new winter resorts developed in Trentino and South Tyrol. A championship event for women was added in 1921.
The Italian Skating Federation was established by Bonacossa in 1914. In September 1926, the skating federation merged with the ice hockey and bobsleigh federations to form the Italian Ice Sports Federation (). Early competitions often featured events in both speed skating and figure skating. The Ice Palace () – the first artificial ice rink in Italy – was built in Milan in 1923. This allowed for skating competitions to be held that weren't dependent on the weather, as lakes and outdoor rinks needed to be sufficiently frozen for skaters to practice as well as compete. In 1933, the Italian Ice Sports Federation merged with the skiing federation to form the Italian Winter Sports Federation (), and operations were transferred to Rome.
Senior medalists
Men's singles Filippo Dubini, the 1937 Italian Champion, died in the Libyan campaign during World War II.
+Senior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1914 Lago di Ghirla Alberto Bonacossa Adelchi Candellero Angelo Bellani 1915 Turin No competitions due to World War I 1920 Madesimo Alberto Bonacossa Signor Santagostino Signor Zanacchi 1921 (No records found) 1922 Milan Gino Colombo Giovanni Vanni 1923 Turin Adelchi Candellero 1924 Milan Gino Colombo Carlo Mangiagalli 1925 Turin Carlo Mangiagalli Signor De Luca 1926 Milan Bruno Bonfiglio Carlo Ciceri 1927 No men's competitors 1928 Trentino Alberto Bonacossa Bruno Bonfiglio No other competitors 1929 No competition held 1930 Cortina d'Ampezzo Bruno Bonfiglio No other competitors Milan No men's competitors 1933 Mario Verdi Vittorio Maggi No other competitors 1934 Cortina d'Ampezzo Ferdinando Pernthaler Vittorio Maggi 1935 Ercole Cattaneo Pippo DeVecchi 1936 Madonna di Campiglio Ercole Cattaneo Pippo DeVecchi Albino Seppi 1937 Milan Filippo Dubini Piero Balla Guido Endrici 1938 Ercole Cattaneo Guido Endrici No other competitors 1939 1940 1941 Piero Talamona Gianni De Mori 1942 Gianni De Mori Roberto Sartori Guido Endrici 1943 Carlo Fassi No competitions due to World War II 1946 Milan Carlo Fassi Gianni De Mori Roberto Sartori 1947 1948 Roberto Sartori Bruno Benini 1949 Merano No other competitors 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo No other competitors 1951 Asiago Giuliano Grossi Giulio Radacovich 1952 Sestriere Giulio Radacovich Ezio Benini 1953 Cortina d'Ampezzo (No records found) 1954 Milan No other competitors 1955 Turin Roberto Rubino 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Sergio Bellè (No records found) 1957 Sergio Brosio No other competitors 1958 Milan (No records found) 1959 Bolzano Corrado Maveri Valter Agravio 1960 Asiago No other competitors 1961 Milan Giordano Abbondati No other competitors 1962 Giordano Abbondati (No records found) 1963 Bolzano No other competitors 1964 Milan (No records found) 1965 Stefano Bargauan No other competitors 1966 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1967 Genoa 1968 Milan Willy Bargauan 1969 Merano Stefano Bargauan Guido Sordelli No other competitors 1970 Milan (No records found) 1971 Ortisei No other competitors 1972 Milan (No records found) 1973 Rolando Bragaglia No other competitors 1974 Turin Rolando Bragaglia Stefano Bargauan Willy Bargauan 1975 Merano (No records found) 1976 Bolzano No other competitors No men's competitors 1981 Milan Bruno Delmaestro (No records found) 1982 Savona 1983 Milan 1984 Ortisei Alessandro Riccitelli 1985 Belluno 1986 Aosta No other competitors 1987 Mentana Moreno Inzaghi Albert Giaquinta 1988 Belluno (No records found) 1989 Bressanone 1990 (No records found) Massimo Salvade (No records found) 1991 Feltre Gilberto Viadana (No records found) 1992 Milan 1993 Rome Fabrizio Garattoni Gilberto Viadana (No records found) 1994 (No records found) 1995 Rome 1996 (No records found) Angelo Dolfini 1997 Roccaraso Gilberto Viadana Fabrizio Garattoni 1998 Courmayeur Angelo Dolfini Roberto Sana 1999 Milan Angelo Dolfini Roberto Sana No other competitors 2000 Merano Karel Zelenka 2001 Milan 2002 Collalbo Paolo Bacchini 2003 Lecco Karel Zelenka Paolo Bacchini Fabio Mascarello 2004 Milan Marco Fabbri 2005 Merano 2006 Sesto San Giovanni Daniel D'Inca 2007 Trento Marco Fabbri Paolo Bacchini 2008 Milan Samuel Contesti Karel Zelenka 2009 Pinerolo Paolo Bacchini Ruben Errampalli 2010 Brescia Karel Zelenka 2011 Milan Fabio Mascarello 2012 Courmayeur Paul Bonifacio Parkinson 2013 Milan Paul Bonifacio Parkinson Maurizio Zandron 2014 Merano Ivan Righini Paul Bonifacio Parkinson Paolo Bacchini 2015 Turin Matteo Rizzo Carlo Vittorio Palermo 2016 Maurizio Zandron 2017 Egna 2018 Milan Matteo Rizzo Ivan Righini 2019 Trento Daniel Grassl Matteo Rizzo Mattia Dalla Torre 2020 Bergamo 2021 Egna Gabriele Frangipani 2022 Turin 2023 Brunico Matteo Rizzo Nikolaj Memola 2024 Pinerolo Nikolaj Memola Gabriele Frangipani Corey Circelli 2025 Varese Daniel Grassl Nikolaj Memola Gabriele Frangipani 2026 Bergamo Matteo Rizzo Corey Circelli
Women's singles Rita Trapanese, seven-time Italian national champion from 1966 to 1972, died in an automobile accident in 2000 near Gattatico. The Rita Trapanese Trophy (Italian: Trofeo Rita Trapanese) is named in her honor, and is occasionally held as part of the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating series.
+Senior women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1921 Madesimo Marisa Bonacossa (No records found) 1922 Milan Mimi Merati Rosetta Gagliardi 1923 Turin Sandra Franchi Margherita Weidlich 1924 Milan Mimi Merati 1925 Turin Sandra Franchi Margherita Weidlich Marisa Bonacossa 1926 Milan Marisa Bonacossa Irene Volpato Anna Cattaneo (née Dubini) 1927 (No records found) 1928 Trentino No other competitors 1929 No competition held 1930 Cortina d'Ampezzo Irene Volpato No other competitors 1931 Milan 1932 1933 1934 Cortina d'Ampezzo Giovanna Foschini Erica Bianchi No other competitors 1935 Anna Cattaneo Leila Bottini 1936 Madonna di Campiglio No other competitors 1937 Milan Lidia Schid Erica Bianchi Anna Maria Celotti 1938 Anna Cattaneo Leila Bottini Costanza Vigorelli 1939 Costanza Vigorelli Anna Maria Celotti No other competitors 1940 Mara Combi Carla Bellinzona 1941 Anna Combi 1942 Mara Combi Carla Bellinzona Fedora Nuremberg 1943 Costanza Vigorelli No competitions due to World War II 1946 Milan Costanza Vigorelli Carla Bellinzona Grazia Barcellona 1947 Grazia Barcellona Fedora Nuremberg 1948 Grazia Barcellona Angiolamaria Azria Liliana Aquilano 1949 Merano Franca Re 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1951 Asiago 1952 Sestriere Liliana Aquilano Didi Manzoli 1953 Cortina d'Ampezzo Fiorella Negro Franca Tininini (No records found) 1954 Milan Luisella Gasperi Manuela Angeli 1955 Turin Emma Giardini Luisella Gasperi 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Manuela Angeli Emma Giardini 1957 Emma Giardini Anna Galmarini Marina D'Agata 1958 Milan Carla Tichatschek No other competitors 1959 Bolzano Maria Boscato 1960 Asiago Anna Galmarini Carla Tichatschek 1961 Milan Christa Fassi Silvana Saccozzi 1962 Sandra Brugnera (No records found) 1963 Bolzano Susanna Carpani Rosanna Rossi 1964 Milan (No records found) 1965 Rita Trapanese Susanna Carpani 1966 Cortina d'Ampezzo Rita Trapanese Susanna Carpani Giuliana Chiussi 1967 Genoa Giuliana Chiussi Maria Sordelli 1968 Milan (No records found) 1969 Merano Cinzia Frosio Melitta Donà 1970 Milan (No records found) 1971 Ortisei Raffaella Locatelli 1972 Milan Manuela Bertelè 1973 Cinzia Frosio Manuela Bertelè (No records found) 1974 Turin Franca Bianconi 1975 Merano Susanna Driano (No records found) 1976 Bolzano Franca Bianconi Catia Seretti 1977 Merano Franca Bianconi Michaela Schrott Signorina Ferretti 1978 (No records found) Susanna Driano Franca Bianconi Patrizia Fiorucci 1979 Milan (No records found) 1980 (No records found) Maristella Maderna 1981 Milan Karin Telser Franca Bianconi 1982 Savona (No records found) 1983 Milan 1984 Ortisei 1985 Belluno Paola Tosi Beatrice Gelmini (No records found) 1986 Aosta Beatrice Gelmini Pinuccia Ferrario No other competitors 1987 Mentana Paola Tosi Sabine Contini 1988 Belluno Sabine Contini Paola Tosi 1989 Bressanone Sabine Contini Beatrice Gelmini 1990 (No records found) Beatrice Gelmini Paola Tosi (No records found) 1991 Feltre Sabine Contini Beatrice Gelmini 1992 Milan Margaret Schlater Cristina Mauri 1993 Rome Cristina Mauri Silvia Fontana Vanessa Giunchi 1994 (No records found) Silvia Fontana Vanessa Giunchi (No records found) 1995 Rome Vanessa Giunchi (No records found) 1996 (No records found) Silvia Fontana Vanessa Giunchi (No records found) 1997 Roccaraso Tony Bombardieri Silvia Fontana 1998 Courmayeur Silvia Fontana Vanessa Giunchi 1999 Milan Silvia Fontana Vanessa Giunchi Elisa Pompanin 2000 Merano Paola Pasetto 2001 Milan Vanessa Giunchi Silvia Fontana Claudia di Constanzo 2002 Collalbo Silvia Fontana Vanessa Giunchi 2003 Lecco Carolina Kostner Giorgia Carrossa 2004 Milan Valentina Marchei Carolina Kostner Martina Sasanelli 2005 Merano Carolina Kostner Valentina Marchei Nicole Della Monica 2006 Sesto San Giovanni Silvia Fontana Caterina Gabanella 2007 Trento Stefania Berton Valentina Marchei 2008 Milan Valentina Marchei Francesca Rio 2009 Pinerolo Carolina Kostner Francesca Rio Stefania Berton 2010 Brescia Valentina Marchei Carolina Kostner Alice Garlisi 2011 Milan Carolina Kostner Valentina Marchei Amelia Schwienbacher 2012 Courmayeur Valentina Marchei Francesca Rio Roberta Rodeghiero 2013 Milan Carolina Kostner Valentina Marchei Giada Russo 2014 Merano Valentina Marchei Francesca Rio Roberta Rodeghiero 2015 Turin Giada Russo Roberta Rodeghiero Micol Cristini 2016 Sara Casella 2017 Egna Carolina Kostner Giada Russo 2018 Milan Giada Russo Elisabetta Leccardi 2019 Trento Alessia Tornaghi Lucrezia Beccari Lara Naki Gutmann 2020 Bergamo Marina Piredda 2021 Egna Lara Naki Gutmann Ginevra Lavinia Negrello Lucrezia Beccari 2022 Turin Anna Pezzetta Marina Piredda 2023 Brunico Ginevra Lavinia Negrello Anna Pezzetta 2024 Pinerolo Sarina Joos Lara Naki Gutmann 2025 Varese Anna Pezzetta Marina Piredda 2026 Bergamo Lara Naki Gutmann Sarina Joos Ginevra Lavinia Negrello
Pairs