Niccolò Macii
Niccolò Macii (born 18 October 1995) is an Italian pair skater. With his skating partner, Sara Conti, he is the 2023 World bronze medalist, the 2023 European champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, two-time Grand Prix medalists (silver at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy; bronze at the 2022 Skate Canada International), and the 2023 Italian national champion. They are the first (and to date, only) Italian pair to medal at the World Championships and to win gold at the European Championships.[1]
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Born | Milan, Italy | 18 October 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Sara Conti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Barbara Luoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | IceLab Sesto San Giovanni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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With his former skating partner, Bianca Manacorda, he won silver at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 Lombardia Trophy. They also competed at three World Junior Championships and a European Championships.
Personal life
Macii was born on October 18, 1995, in Milan, Italy.[2] He is fluent in English.[3]
He has been in a relationship with pair partner, Sara Conti, since 2018.[4][5]
Career
Early career
Macii began figure skating in 2006. Macii's first pair partner was Sonia Manfredi.[6]
He ultimately teamed up with Bianca Manacorda prior to the 2011–12 figure skating season.
On the junior level, Manacorda/Macii won the 2014 Bavarian Open as well as the 2014 Italian Junior Championships. They also competed at three World Junior Championships (2012, 2014, 2015), finishing as high as sixth.[7]
On the senior level, Manacorda/Macii won silver at the 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy, bronze at the 2016 Italian Championships, and bronze at the 2016 Bavarian Open. Additionally, they competed at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, where they placed twelfth.[7] Their partnership dissolved following the 2015–16 figure skating season.
Following his split with Manacorda, Macii briefly skated pairs with Anastasiia Revenko and Damiana Alessandra Celi, before ultimately teaming up with singles skater, Sara Conti, in 2019.[2][8]
2019–20 season
Conti/Macii debuted at the 2019 IceLab International Cup, where they placed fifth. They went on to compete at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup and the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing fifteenth and thirteenth, respectively.
At the 2020 Italian Championships, Conti/Macii won the bronze medal.[9] They then finished the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2020 Bavarian Open.[9]
2020–21 season
Conti/Macii won their second consecutive bronze medal at the 2021 Italian Championships. They went on to compete at the 2021 International Challenge Cup but they ultimately withdrew after the short program.[10]
2021–22 season
Conti/Macii began their season with a fifth-place finish at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy. They went on to place tenth at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy as well as win silver at the 2021 Cup of Nice.
Conti/Macii debuted Grand Prix series at the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia, where they finished seventh. They then competed at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup, where they finished seventh.
At the 2022 Italian Championships, Conti/Macii won their third bronze medal.
Selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Conti/Macii placed tenth in the short program and sixth in the free skate, placing seventh overall.[11]
2022–23 season
Conti/Macii started their season with a gold medal at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy. They then went on to place fourth at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy as well as win gold at the 2022 Tayside Trophy.
Competing on the 2022–23 Grand Prix series, Conti/Macii won the bronze medal at 2022 Skate Canada International and the silver medal at 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. These results ultimately earned them a spot at the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy. At the Final, Conti/Macii placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate, ultimately winning the bronze medal.
Going on to compete at the 2023 Italian Championships, Conti/Macii won their first national title.
At the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Conti/Macii won the short program and placed second in the free skate, ultimately winning the gold medal. They became the first Italian pair team to ever win a European title.
Conti/Macii then went on to compete at the 2023 International Challenge Cup, where they won the gold medal.
At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Conti/Macii placed third in both the short program and free skate, ultimately winning the bronze medal. Conti/Macii became the first Italian pair team to ever medal at a World Championships.
Conti/Macii then joined Team Italy at the 2023 World Team Trophy, where they placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate. Team Italy finished fourth overall.[2]
2023–24 season
Conti/Macii began the season by winning the gold medal at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy.[12]
Programs
With Conti
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2023–2024 [12][13] |
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2022–2023 [2] |
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2021–2022 [11] |
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2020–2021 [9] |
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2019–2020 [14][15] |
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With Manacorda
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2015–16 [7] |
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2014–15 [16] |
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2013–14 [17] |
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2012–13 [18] |
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2011–12 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Conti
International[19] | |||||
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Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
Worlds | WD | 3rd | |||
Europeans | 7th | 1st | |||
GP Final | 3rd | ||||
GP Finland | TBD | ||||
GP France | TBD | ||||
GP Italy | 7th | ||||
GP Skate Canada | 3rd | ||||
GP Wilson Trophy | 2nd | ||||
CS Finlandia | WD | ||||
CS Golden Spin | 13th | WD | |||
CS Lombardia | 1st | ||||
CS Nebelhorn | 10th | 4th | |||
CS Warsaw Cup | 15th | 7th | |||
Bavarian Open | 6th | ||||
Cup of Nice | 2nd | ||||
Challenge Cup | WD | 1st | |||
IceLab Cup | 5th | ||||
Lombardia Trophy | 5th | 1st | |||
Tayside Trophy | 1st | 1st | |||
National[19] | |||||
Italian Champ. | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | |
Team | |||||
World Team Trophy | 4th T 3rd P | ||||
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. |
With Manacorda
International[20] | |||||
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Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
Europeans | 12th | ||||
CS Golden Spin | 9th | ||||
CS Lombardia | 2nd | ||||
CS Warsaw Cup | 5th | ||||
Cup of Nice | 4th | ||||
Merano Cup | 6th | ||||
International: Junior[20] | |||||
Junior Worlds | 18th | 12th | 6th | ||
JGP Belarus | 7th | ||||
JGP Croatia | 14th | 8th | |||
JGP Estonia | 7th | 9th | |||
Bavarian Open | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | ||
DS Cup | 1st | ||||
NRW Trophy | 5th | ||||
Toruń Cup | 4th | ||||
Warsaw Cup | 7th | 6th | |||
National[20] | |||||
Italian Champ. | 2nd J | 1st J | 3rd | ||
J = Junior level |
Detailed results
ISU Personal best in bold.
With Conti
2023–2024 season | ||||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||
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November 17–19, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | TBD | ||||
November 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | TBD | ||||
October 14-15, 2023 | 2023 Tayside Trophy | 1 65.40 |
1 131.61 |
1 197.01 | ||
September 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 1 70.16 |
1 130.19 |
1 200.35 | ||
2022–23 season | ||||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||
April 13–16, 2023 | 2023 World Team Trophy | 4 69.84 |
3 130.22 |
4T/3P 200.06 | ||
March 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 3 73.24 |
3 134.84 |
3 208.08 | ||
February 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 1 63.69 |
1 124.71 |
1 188.40 | ||
January 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 1 70.45 |
2 124.68 |
1 195.13 | ||
December 15–18, 2022 | 2023 Italian Championships | 1 70.76 |
1 131.99 |
1 202.75 | ||
December 8–11, 2022 | 2022–23 Grand Prix Final | 4 67.30 |
3 119.72 |
3 187.02 | ||
November 11–13, 2022 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 2 68.69 |
2 115.50 |
2 184.19 | ||
October 28–30, 2022 | 2022 Skate Canada International | 3 66.66 |
2 119.52 |
3 186.18 | ||
October 15–16, 2022 | 2022 Tayside Trophy | 1 60.90 |
1 118.23 |
1 179.13 | ||
September 21–24, 2022 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4 64.85 |
4 113.02 |
4 177.87 | ||
September 16–19, 2022 | 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy | 1 62.81 |
1 107.38 |
1 170.19 | ||
2021–22 season | ||||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||
January 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 10 56.28 |
6 112.62 |
7 168.90 | ||
December 4–5, 2021 | 2022 Italian Championships | 3 58.95 |
3 110.41 |
3 169.36 | ||
November 17–20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 9 59.68 |
7 108.36 |
7 168.04 | ||
November 5–7, 2021 | 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia | 6 54.55 |
7 98.17 |
7 152.72 | ||
October 20–24, 2021 | 2021 Cup of Nice | 2 51.53 |
2 102.03 |
2 153.56 | ||
September 22–25, 2021 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 9 53.96 |
11 89.48 |
10 143.44 | ||
September 9–12, 2021 | 2021 Lombardia Trophy | 4 57.54 |
6 92.68 |
5 150.22 | ||
2020–21 season | ||||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||
February 26–28, 2021 | 2021 Challenge Cup | 7 49.28 |
WD | WD | ||
December 12–13, 2020 | 2021 Italian Championships | 2 55.89 |
3 92.01 |
3 147.90 | ||
2019–20 season | ||||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | ||
February 3–9, 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | 7 49.62 |
5 93.29 |
6 142.91 | ||
December 12–15, 2019 | 2020 Italian Championships | 3 46.61 |
3 82.99 |
3 129.60 | ||
December 4–7, 2019 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 17 45.43 |
13 90.77 |
13 136.20 | ||
November 14–17, 2019 | 2019 CS Warsaw Cup | 16 43.32 |
15 85.31 |
15 128.63 | ||
November 1–3, 2019 | 2019 IceLab International Cup | 5 41.40 |
4 88.07 |
5 129.47 |
References
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- "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022.
- "To Our Angels with Sara CONTI and Niccolo MACII (ITA)". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- Conti, Sara. "Valentine's Day". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- Conti, Sara. "Valentine's Day 2023". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
- "Bianca MANACORDA / Niccolo MACII: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
- Macii, Niccolo. "New Partner". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021.
- "2021 Challenge Cup Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021.
- "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- "2023/24 Free Program". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII ITA SP Warsaw Cup 2019". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "Sara CONTI / Niccolo MACII ITA Free Skate 2019 Warsaw Cup". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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