Background
Castelli was born in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Cranston High School W. Her brother, Anthony Castelli, played football at Bryant University and her mother is a figure skating coach.
Castelli was born in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Cranston High School W. Her brother, Anthony Castelli, played football at Bryant University and her mother is a figure skating coach.
Castelli began skating at age three and enrolled in United States. Figure Skating"s Basic Skills program when she was about five. Early in her career, she competed as a single skater and also skated pairs with Brad Vigorito. Partnership with Shnapir
Castelli and Simon Shnapir teamed up in April 2006 and began training together in earnest in June.
They trained in Boston, coached by Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall (technical), Mark Mitchell (in-betweens, polishing), and Peter Johansson (throws).
Castelli broke Shnapir"s nose once while they were practicing the twist. In the 2009-2010 season, Castelli was off the ice for a month after she collided with an Italian while she was skating backwards and landed on his blade, resulting in 15 stitches to her inner thigh.
The pair placed tenth on the senior level at the 2010 United States. Championships and were sent to the 2010 Four Continents Championships where they also finished tenth. In 2012, Castelli/Shnapir split up for a month but decided to recommit to their partnership.
In March, Castelli/Shnapir finished 11th at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.
They announced the end of their partnership on May 7, 2014. Partnership with Tran
lieutenant was also announced that he was awaiting release from Skate Canada, indicating that they might compete for the United States. With Tran
With Shnapir.