Background
Stefano Caruso was born 19 April 1987 in Rome, Italy. His father is from Naples and his mother is from Hungary.
Stefano Caruso was born 19 April 1987 in Rome, Italy. His father is from Naples and his mother is from Hungary.
They placed eighth at the 2013 European Championships and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 19th. Earlier in his career, Caruso competed for Italy with Isabella Pajardi. He started skating at the age of 8 in Mentana, Rome.
He moved to Milan in 2000 and he started competing for Italy with Isabella Pajardi.
He is a student of languages and communication in Bergamo. In September 2013, he became a German citizen while retaining his Italian citizenship.
In January 2014, he began working for the Bundeswehr"s sports group. Early career
Caruso began skating at the age of nine, in ice dance from the start, and teamed up with Isabella Pajardi in 2000.
After they split up in 2010, Caruso had tryouts with an American, Isabella Tobias, and a Canadian.
Partnership with Kolbe
Caruso teamed up with Tanja Kolbe in 2010 to represent Germany. In their first season together, they took bronze at the 2010 Ice Challenge and at the 2011 German Championships. They took the silver medal at the German Championships and were assigned to the 2012 European Championships where they finished 12th.
The duo split up after the event but teamed up again in July 2012.
In the 2012-2013 season, Kolbe/Caruso took silver again at the German Championships and earned another trip to the European Championships where they finished 8th. In the 2013-2014 season, Kolbe/Caruso were invited to their first Grand Prix event, the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard where they placed 7th.
They added two more international medals to their collection – bronze at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and Ice Challenge. In February 2014, Kolbe/Caruso competed at the Winter Olympics in Sochi and finished 19th.
They announced the end of their partnership in June 2014.
With Kolbe
With Pajardi.