Giona Terzo Ortenzi

Giona Terzo Ortenzi (born 11 May 1996) is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Sara Ghislandi, he has competed at two World Junior Championships, qualifying for the free dance in 2016.

Giona Terzo Ortenzi
Born (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996
Como, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryItaly
PartnerSara Ghislandi
CoachBarbara Fusar-Poli, Stefano Caruso
Skating clubAgora Skating Team Milan
Began skating2000

Career

Ortenzi began learning to skate in 2000.[1] He competed with Francesca Cazzaniga on the advanced novice level in the 2010–11 season. The following season, the duo moved up to the junior level and placed fourth at the Italian Championships.[2] They stopped skating together after that event.[3]

Partnership with Ghislandi

In 2012, Ortenzi asked Sara Ghislandi if she would skate with him and she accepted.[4][3] Making their ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, they placed 7th in Riga, in August 2013, and 11th in Košice the following month. Ortenzi then missed two months of training due to an ankle injury.[5] Ranked 26th in the short dance, they did not reach the final segment at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. The duo was coached by Brunhilde Bianchi and Valter Rizzo in Zanica.[6] After the closure of Zanica's skating rink, the skaters moved to Sesto San Giovanni.[5]

In the 2014–15 season, Ghislandi/Ortenzi listed Barbara Fusar-Poli and Stefano Caruso as their coaches.[1] They placed sixth at their JGP event in Ljubljana and won their first national junior title. They were assigned to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, but withdrew a couple of weeks before the start of the event.[7]

At the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Ghislandi/Ortenzi ranked 12th in the first segment and qualified for the free dance, going on to finish tenth overall.[8]

Programs

(with Ghislandi)

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–16
[1]
2014–15
[9]
2013–14
[6]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Ghislandi
International[10]
Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Junior Worlds26thWD10th
JGP Croatia5th
JGP Latvia7th
JGP Poland7th
JGP Slovenia6th
JGP Slovakia11th
Bavarian Open9th J4th J
Ice Challenge2nd J
Ice Star3rd J
NRW Trophy12th J2nd J1st J
Open d'Andorra1st J
Pavel Roman14th J
Santa Claus Cup1st J
National[10]
Italian Champ.4th J1st J1st J
J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew

With Cazzaniga
International[2]
Event 2010–11 2011–12
Mont Blanc Trophy4th N
Pavel Roman Memorial3rd N15th J
National[2]
Italian Champ.4th J
Levels – N: Advanced novice; J: Junior

References
  1. "Sara GHISLANDI / Giona Terzo ORTENZI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  2. "Competition Results: Francesca CAZZANIGA / Giona Terzo ORTENZI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016.
  3. Castellaro, Barbara (12 April 2016). "Sara Ghislandi e Giona Ortenzi, la loro esperienza ai Mondiali Junior" [Sara Ghislandi and Giona Ortenzi's experience at Junior Worlds]. artonice.it (in Italian).
  4. Castellaro, Barbara (28 December 2015). "Sara Ghislandi e Giona Ortenzi, giovani entusiasti danzatori con un grande sogno olimpico" [Sara Ghislandi and Giona Ortenzi, young and enthusiastic dancers with a big Olympic dream]. artonice.it (in Italian).
  5. Cimini, Silvia (6 March 2014). "La promessa del pattinaggio costretta all'esilio di ghiaccio" [Skating talent forced into exile]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
  6. "Sara GHISLANDI / Giona Terzo ORTENZI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014.
  7. "ISU World Junior Championships 2015: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.
  8. "2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships". International Skating Union.
  9. "Sara GHISLANDI / Giona Terzo ORTENZI: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  10. "Competition Results: Sara GHISLANDI / Giona Terzo ORTENZI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
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