Dario Cirisano (, born 12 June 2001) is a Russian ice dancer who currently competes as an Individual Neutral Athlete. With partner, Elizaveta Pasechnik, he is the 2026 Russian national bronze medalist.
With his former skating partner, Irina Khavronina, he is the 2020 Youth Olympic champion and 2022 Russian junior champion.
Personal life Cirisano was born on 12 June 2001 in Crotone, Italy, but moved to St. Petersburg in 2006. His father, Benito, is Italian, and he has an older sister, Valeria.
Career
Early years Cirisano began learning to skate as a five-year-old in 2006. He began competing in ice dance during the 2016–17 season, skating with Marina Tikhonova. Their partnership lasted two seasons.
In 2018, Cirisano teamed up with Irina Khavronina. The two finished 11th at the 2019 Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships.
2019–20 season: Junior international debut Khavronina/Cirisano made their international debut in January at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland. They ranked first in both segments and outscored fellow Russians Sofya Tyutyunina / Alexander Shustitskiy by 5.48 points to take the gold medal.
2020–21 season Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the international junior season was cancelled, and Khavronina/Cirisano competed exclusively domestically. They won the bronze medal at the 2021 Russian Junior Championships.
2021–22 season With the resumption of international junior competition, Khavronina/Cirisano received their first ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment to the 2021 JGP Russia in September. The team scored a new personal best to win the rhythm dance and ultimately took the gold medal overall, despite falling slightly behind compatriots Sofia Leonteva / Daniil Gorelkin in the free dance.
At their next assignment, 2021 JGP Poland, Khavronina/Cirisano again upgraded their personal best in the rhythm dance, scoring 68.05 points to win the segment.
2022–23 season In autumn, Khavronina/Cirisano participated at two stages of Russian Grand prix, in Sochi, finished 3rd, and Moscow finished 2nd. In result, they qualified for 2023 Russian national. At the national championship they took 5th place after the short program, but withdrew from the free program due to Irina's illness.
In January 2023, the team parted ways.
In May, it was announced that Cirisano teamed up with Denisa Cimlová from Czech Republic, however, the partnership dissolved shortly afterwards due to the Figure Skating Federation of Russia refusing to release him. In late 2023, he returned to Russia and teamed up with Elizaveta Pasechnik.
2026–27 season On 30 June 2026, the International Skating Union announced that figure skaters from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to compete at international competitions as Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs). Each of these skaters are be required to undergo an individual assessment conducted by the ISU Council to determine whether they meet the criteria for neutral status. The team's applications were approved, making them eligible to compete internationally as neutral athletes.
Programs With Khavronina Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition 2022–2023 Dite ca vous dirait avec moi La La La Cold Song Winter 2021–2022 OTR Praezision La cumparsita Movimiento continuo Por una cabeza Adrenalina 2020–2021 Give Me This Night Boogie Woogie Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Toccata - En Ré Mineur 2019–2020 La Strada Suite 2018–2019 Assassin's Tango Xotica
Competitive highlights JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Skating as an Individual Neutral Athlete
With Pasechnik
Skating for Russia National Event 24–25 25–26 Russian Champ. 5th 3rd
With Khavronina
International: Junior Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 Youth Olympics 1st Poland 1st Russia 1st Halloween Cup 2nd Ice Mall Cup 2nd NRW Trophy 3rd Santa Claus Cup 1st National Russian Jr. Champ. 11th WD 3rd 1st Russian Cup Final 1st J TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Detailed results With Khavronina
Junior results
2021–2022 season Date Event RD FD Total 18–22 January 2022 2022 Russian Junior Championships 3 71.46 TBD TBD 29 September – 2 October 2021 2021 JGP Poland 1 68.05 1 100.91 1 168.96 15–18 September 2021 2021 JGP Russia 1 66.52 2 100.79 1 167.31 2020–2021 season 1–5 February 2021 2021 Russian Junior Championships 2 74.08 3 107.52 3 181.60 2019–2020 season 10–15 January 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 1 63.52 1 101.11 1 164.63 2–8 December 2019 2019 Santa Claus Cup 2 64.38 1 95.80 1 160.18
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