Roberta Rodeghiero (born 7 April 1990) is an Italian

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. She is the 2015 Trophee Eric Bompard bronze medalist, the 2014 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy champion, the 2015

Lombardia Trophy The Lombardia Trophy is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), organized and hosted by the Italian Ice Sports Federation (). The competition debuted in 2013 in Sesto San Giovanni, and when the I ...

champion, the 2012 Crystal Skate of Romania champion, the 2012 Egna Spring Trophy champion, and a three-time Italian national silver medalist (2015-2017). She has competed in the final segment at six ISU Championships.

Personal life

Roberta Rodeghiero was born on 7 April 1990 in

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, Italy. As of January 2015, she was studying literature and languages at university.

Career

Early years

Rodeghiero began learning to skate in 1998. She debuted on the

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international figure skating competition, junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded ...

series in 2005 and continued competing at JGP events through 2008.

Senior career through 2012–2013

Rodeghiero made her senior international debut at the 2009 NRW Trophy. She was sent to the 2011 World Championships in Moscow but was eliminated after the preliminary round. Her first national medal, bronze, came at the 2012 Italian Championships. She was named in Italy's team to the 2013 European Championships in

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, Croatia but was eliminated after placing 27th in the short program.

2013–2014 to present

Rodeghiero reached the free skate at an ISU Championship for the first time at the 2014 European Championships in

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; she ranked 15th in the short program, 9th in the free skate, and 11th overall. The following season, Rodeghiero placed fourth at the 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy, her

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debut, and won the 2014 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy. She finished 8th at the 2015 European Championships in

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and 20th at the 2015 World Championships in

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. In 2015–2016, Rodeghiero received her first Grand Prix invitations. At the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard, she placed third in the short program; the International Skating Union deemed it to be the final result after the free skate was canceled due to the

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. She finished 7th at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. She later finished fifth at the European championships, her highest placing in that competition. Rodeghiero had health problems in the 2017–2018 Olympic season. She withdrew from the Italian Championships.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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

References

External links

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