Sara Falotico (born 28 June 1984) is an Italian-Belgian

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. Competing for Belgium until 2006, she became a three-time Belgian national champion (2002, 2004, and 2005) and reached the free skate at six ISU Championships. In 2014, she began competing for Italy.

Career

Falotico represented Belgium at the

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three times, achieving her highest placement (25th) in 2003; four times at the

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, with a highest placement of 21st in 2004; and four times at the World Junior Championships, with a highest placement of 21st in 2002 and 2003. Falotico appeared at the 2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial, the final qualifying competition for the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

, but her result, 8th, was insufficient to earn a spot at the Olympics. She did not compete in the following seasons. Falotico returned to competition in the 2014–15 season, training at A.s.d. Sesto Ice Skate and representing Italy internationally. She won the 2014 Open d'Andorra and finished 6th at the Italian Championships.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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 junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Falotico, Sara 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Seraing Belgian female single skaters Italian female single skaters 21st-century Italian sportswomen 21st-century Belgian sportswomen