Lorenza Alessandrini (born 6 August 1990) is an Italian retired ice dancer who began representing France internationally in 2015. She and her skating partner, Pierre Souquet, competed in the final segment at the 2016 European Championships.

Earlier in her career, Alessandrini represented Italy with Simone Vaturi. They became two-time Cup of Nice silver medalists (2010, 2013), two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalists (2011, 2012), and two-time Italian national bronze medalists. They competed in the final segment at five ISU Championships.

Personal life Lorenza Alessandrini was born on 6 August 1990 in Milan, Italy. She studied sports at Università telematica San Raffaele.

Career Alessandrini began learning to skate in 1994. She skated with Tommaso Forchini early in her ice dancing career.

Partnership with Vaturi In 2007, she teamed up with Simone Vaturi. Representing Italy, they placed fifth at the 2010 World Junior Championships. Later that year, Alessandrini broke a rib in training causing them to miss the 2010–11 Grand Prix season. They returned to competition to win the senior bronze medal at the Italian Championships and were assigned one of Italy's two ice dance berths to the 2011 European Championships. They finished 16th in their first appearance at the event.

In the 2011–12 season, Alessandrini/Vaturi made their senior Grand Prix debut at 2011 NHK Trophy where they finished 5th. They again finished third at the Italian Championships. They were not named in the Italian team to the European Championships. Alessandrini/Vaturi were coached by Roberto Pelizzola and Nicoletta Lunghi in Italy until January 2012 when they moved to Detroit, Michigan to train under new coaches Pasquale Camerlengo, Massimo Scali, and Anjelika Krylova. They made their senior World debut at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France.

In mid-December 2012, a fall while training a lift resulted in an injury to Vaturi and the team's withdrawal from the 2013 Italian Championships.

Vaturi ended their partnership in April 2014. In May, Alessandrini confirmed she was looking for a partner to continue her competitive career and expressed interest in eventually becoming a coach and choreographer.

Partnership with Souquet Alessandrini teamed up with French ice dancer Pierre Souquet by July 2014. In December, the duo placed fourth at the French Championships. Making their international debut, they placed 5th at the Bavarian Open in February 2015.

Alessandrini/Souquet won their first international medal, silver, in October 2015 at the Cup of Nice, before taking silver at the French Championships in December. The following month, they competed at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Ranked 16th in the short dance, they qualified to the free dance and finished 20th overall. They were coached by Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas, and Roberto Pelizzola in Lyon.

Making their Grand Prix debut, Alessandrini/Souquet placed 9th at the 2016 Trophée de France. They received the bronze medal at the French Championships.

Programs

With Souquet Season Short dance Free dance 2017–18 Abre Que Voy Historia de un Amor Cuba U-Turn (Lili) Angel Iris 2016–17 Treat Me Rough Rhythm Trees Summer Love Actually 2015–16 Sous le ciel de Paris Les Grands Boulevards Walking in the Sand The Lilac Tree Walking in the Sand 2014–2015 Flamenco The Mask of Zorro I Suoni dell'isola Cinema Paradiso Fuga, ricerna, e ritorno

With Vaturi Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2013–14

Prayer for Munich 1972 2012–13 Mary Poppins A Spoonful of Sugar Chim Chim Cher-ee Supercalifraglisticexpialidocious The Artist The Artist Ouverture The Artist Main Theme Waltz for Peppy Peppy and George 2011–12 Chiquitere Mas que nada Samba de Janeiro Tosca E lucevan le stelle Com'e lunga l'attesa Final scene 2010–11 C'est si bon Rocco and His Brothers Original dance 2009–10 Italian folk dance Tango medley 2008–09 Minnie the Moocher Ballando con le stelle Schindler's List

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

With Souquet for France International Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 World Champ. 28th European Champ. 20th Trophée de France 9th 10th Finlandia Trophy 16th Nebelhorn Trophy 8th 7th Tallinn Trophy 8th 10th Bavarian Open 5th 4th 6th Cup of Nice 2nd 11th Santa Claus Cup 6th Toruń Cup 5th National French Championships 4th 2nd 3rd WD = Withdrew

With Vaturi for Italy International Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 World Champ. 16th European Champ. 16th 19th NHK Trophy 5th Skate America 6th Bavarian Open 3rd Cup of Nice 2nd 2nd Golden Spin 5th Nepela Memorial 2nd 2nd Universiade 6th Volvo Open Cup 3rd International: Junior World Junior Champ. 9th 5th Final 7th Croatia 6th Germany 6th 2nd Hungary 3rd Italy 3rd United Kingdom 7th Pavel Roman 1st J National Italian Champ. 3rd J 1st J 1st J 3rd 3rd WD 3rd J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

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