Micol Cristini (born 3 June 1997) is an Italian figure skater. She has won senior international medals, including gold at the 2017 Denkova-Staviski Cup.
Career
Early career Micol began learning to skate in 2006. She trained at the Olympic Dream Ice School in Zanica, Province of Bergamo.
She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in September 2011, placing 11th in Romania. In January 2012, she competed at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Ranked 9th in the short program and 12th in the free skate, she finished 11th overall.
2013–2014 season Making her senior international debut, Micol placed fourth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb in December 2013. She placed sixth at the Italian Championships. She trained under Silvia Martina in Zanica.
2014–2015 season Cristini decided to be coached by Franca Bianconi and Rosanna Murante in Sesto San Giovanni. In December 2014, she won her first senior international medal, bronze, at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Bulgaria. Later in the same month, she stepped onto her first senior national podium, taking bronze at the Italian Championships.
In January 2015, Cristini represented Italy at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Ranked 34th in the short program, she did not advance to the free skate.
2015–2016 season Cristini won the silver medal at the Gardena Spring Trophy in April 2016. She did not compete at the Italian Championships.
2016–2017 season Cristini placed fourth at the Italian Championships. She won a bronze medal at the Sofia Trophy in February 2017 and silver the following month at the Cup of Tyrol.
2017–2018 season Cristini received the gold medal at the Denkova-Staviski Cup, held in November in Bulgaria, and bronze at the Italian Championships in December. She qualified to the final segment at the 2018 European Championships, held in January in Moscow, Russia. Ranked 19th in the short program and 11th in the free skate, she finished as the second-best of Italy's three ladies' competitors, 15th overall.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2017–2018 Rain, In Your Black Eyes Torn 2016–2017 Hallelujah Notre-Dame de Paris 2014–2015 Apasionada The Mission 2013–2014 Beethoven's Nine Secrets Tabarly 2011–2012 Revelations Punch Drunk
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 Europeans 34th 15th Finlandia WD Lombardia 10th 13th 8th Ondrej Nepela 14th Warsaw Cup 6th Challenge Cup 8th Cup of Nice 12th 8th Cup of Tyrol 2nd Denkova-Staviski 3rd 1st 9th Gardena Trophy 2nd Golden Bear 6th Golden Spin 4th Jégvirág Cup 3rd Merano Cup 5th Santa Claus Cup 3rd Seibt Memorial 7th Sofia Trophy 3rd Sportland Trophy 12th EduSport Trophy WD International: Junior Youth Olympics 11th France 14th Italy 23rd Romania 11th Slovakia 11th Slovenia 11th Challenge Cup 5th Cup of Nice 5th Denkova-Staviski 3rd Dragon Trophy 6th Lombardia Trophy 3rd Merano Cup 5th Mont Blanc 10th NRW Trophy 4th International: Novice Gardena 3rd 3rd National Italian Champ. 1st J 5th 6th 6th 3rd 4th 4th Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
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