Matteo Zanni

Career

In the 2006-2007 season, he competed with Camilla Pistorello. They were the 2007 Italian junior national champions. In the 2007-2008 season, he competed with Natalia Mityushina.

Their partnership ended following that season.

Zanni joined Holiday On Ice and performed as part of the Mystery Tour in South America. He interviewed the Italian rockstar Patty Pravo (Nicoletta Strambelli) for Il Cofanetto Magico di Maria Cristina Giongo in late 2011.

In 2013, he joined Feld Entertainment Group to tour the United States East Coast and then retired from performing. On 18 February 2013, Zanni became a doctor in International Relations at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

He enjoys photography.

Achievements

• With Anna Cappellini, he won four medals on the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix series (two gold) and bronze at the 2004 JGP Final. They won the bronze medal at the 2004 Junior Grand Prix final and then placed fifth at the World Junior Championships. In 2011, he coached Olympic champion swimmer Inge de Bruijn during the 4th edition of the Dutch television series Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs and skated with the singer Shaya in Dancing on Ice Greece. Zanni currently coaches dance teams with the 2001 World champion ice dancer Barbara Fusar-Poli.