Career
De Bernardis has coached athletes of international and Olympic calibre. He advises technically and artistically Italian, German, Slovak, Finnish and Greek athletes from National teams. He works in Turin, Pinerolo, Milan, Los Angeles and Mannheim.
Events at which he has coached include the World Figure Skating Championships, the International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating and the European Figure Skating Championships.
He is now the coach and choreographer of the international competitor Sara Casella. He received his training in the United States at Carlo Fassi"s school in Lake Arrowhead, California under coaches of the calibre of Christa Fassi and Irina Rodnina.
He was mentioned as a probable competitor for the Olympic Games in Nagano in the 1998. After a knee surgery he stopped competing.
He received specialised artistic training at the Accademia del Teatro Nuovo in Turin, where he studied acting, dance and physical expression.
He took part of many skating seminar as an International Technical Specialist of the International Skating Union Judging System. He holds a degree in Sociology took at the University of Turin.
