Federica Testa

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Federica Testa

|image= 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy Federica Testa Lukas Csolley IMG 8070.JPG

|caption= Testa with Csölley in 2013

|fullname=

|country= Slovakia (2012–16)
Italy (until 2011)

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1993|8|27|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Milan, Italy

|hometown= Milan

|residence=

|height= {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

|formerpartner= Lukáš Csölley (SVK)
Christopher Mior (ITA)
Andrea Malnati (ITA)

|formercoach= Roberto Pelizzola, Paola Mezzadri, Maurizio Margaglio

|formerchoreographer= Paola Mezzadri, Corrado Giordani, Ludmila Vlasova

|former skating club= SKP Bratislava
Agora Skating Team

|currenttraininglocations= Milan
Canton, Michigan

|beganskating= 1999

|retired= July 11, 2016

|medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals|nationals=Italian|country={{ITA}}

|NC = {{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Italian|2011|Milan|d}}{{FS medal|b|NC|nationals=Italian|2010|Brescia|d}}

}}

Federica Testa (born 27 August 1993) is an Italian-born former competitive ice dancer who is best known for her partnership with Lukáš Csölley for Slovakia. Together, they won four ISU Challenger Series medals and three Slovak national titles. They achieved their best ISU Championship result, 8th, at the 2015 and 2016 European Championships.

Testa competed with Christopher Mior and Andrea Malnati for Italy until 2011.

Personal life

Federica Testa was born on 27 August 1993 in Milan, Italy. She became a Slovak citizen in autumn 2013.

Early career

Testa skated in singles for two years, stopped skating for a year, and then took up ice dancing. She competed with Andrea Malnati for seven years, representing Italy. Testa/Malnati were the 2009 Italian junior silver medalists.

In the spring of 2009, Testa teamed up with Canadian Christopher Mior, continuing to represent Italy. The duo competed at the senior level and became the 2011 Italian national champions. Following their split, Testa skated briefly with a Finnish skater.

Partnership with Csölley

In October 2011, it was announced that Testa would compete with Lukáš Csölley for Slovakia. Testa/Csölley made their international debut at the Bavarian Open in February 2012 and then competed at the World Championships in March in Nice, France. The following season, they finished 17th at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, having placed 19th in the short dance and 16th in the free dance. At the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, Canada, the two placed 26th in the short dance and did not advance further.

In September 2013, Testa/Csölley competed at the final Olympic qualifying event, the Nebelhorn Trophy; they finished ninth and became the first alternates for the 2014 Winter Olympics. In January 2014, they placed 12th at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary but the two missed the cut-off for the free dance in March at the World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

Testa/Csölley began the 2014–15 season with a bronze medal at the 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event held in early October. Later that month, making their Grand Prix debut, they placed fourth in the short dance and seventh overall at the 2014 Skate America. In November, they were awarded gold at two CS competitions, the Volvo Open Cup and Warsaw Cup. They finished eighth overall at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. In March, they placed 15th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, having ranked 13th in the short and 15th in the free.

Testa/Csölley finished 8th (9th SD, 8th FD) at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava. At the 2016 World Championships in Boston, they placed 12th in the short dance, 15th in the free, and 14th overall.

Testa/Csölley received invitations to the 2016 Skate Canada International and 2016 Trophée de France but withdrew from both Grand Prix events on 7 July 2016 due to Testa's decision to retire from competition.

Programs

(with Csölley)

Season ! Short dance ! Free dance ! Exhibition
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
2015–16 \| {{small\|Waltz:}} Swing Time {{small\| by Jerome Kern }} {{small\|Slow foxtrot:}} They Can't Take That Away From Me {{small\| by George Gershwin performed by Tony Bennett }} {{small\|March:}} That's Entertainment! {{small\| by Henry Mancini }} ---- The Addams Family {{small\|Waltz:}} A Party for Me? {{small\|Foxtrot:}} Main Theme {{small\|Waltz:}} It's An Addams {{small\| by Marc Shaiman }} \| Malèna Passeggiata In Paese {{small\| by Ennio Morricone }} Kutlama {{small\| by Mr. Avant Garde Folk }} Ma l'amore no Orgia {{small\| by Ennio Morricone }} \| Addams Family Values {{small\| by Marc Shaiman }} It's An Addams Fester's In Love The Big Date The Tango ---- Imagine {{small\| by John Lennon performed by Sam Tsui }}
2014–15 \| {{small\|Flamenco:}} Nerva {{small\|Paso doble:}} Zorongo {{small\| by Paco Pena }} {{small\|Flamenco:}} Que se ven desde el conquero (Faradangos de Huelva) {{small\| by Pepe Romero }} \| Enter the Circus {{small\| by Christina Aguilera }} Terrorklowns {{small\| by Verse 13 (Jamod L. Dodson) }} Hurt {{small\| by Christina Aguilera }} Song Of Spirit {{small\| by Karl Jenkins }} \|
2013–14 \| Chicago {{small\| by John Kander and Fred Ebb }} {{small\|Quickstep:}} Overture {{small\|Quickstep:}} All that Jazz {{small\|Slow foxtrot:}} Funny Honey {{small\|Charleston:}} We Both Reached For the Gun \| Addams Family Values {{small\| by Marc Shaiman }} It's An Addams Fester's In Love The Big Date The Tango \|
2012–13 \| Radetzky March {{small\| by Johann Strauss I }} Die schöne Galathee {{small\| by Franz von Suppé }} Polka {{small\| by Johann Strauss }} \| Lilli Marleen {{small\| performed by Marlene Dietrich }} Sunflower {{small\| by Henry Mancini }} Place Rouge {{small\| (from Le Concert) by Camille Adrien }} Spellbound {{small\| by Miklós Rózsa }} \|
2011–12 \| {{small\|Merengue:}} Pinta Me {{small\| by Elvis Crespo }} {{small\|Samba:}} Baila Baila Con Migo {{small\| by Domino }} Rhumba {{small\| by Gizelle D'Cole }} \| Un Día Llegará {{small\| by Josh Groban }} Spanish Fire {{small\| by Roberto Pelizzola }} \|

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

= With Csölley for Slovakia =

Image:2012 WFSC 02d 395 Federica Testa Lukáš Csolley.JPG

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 11–12 ! 12–13 ! 13–14 ! 14–15 ! 15–16 ! 16–17
align=left \| Worlds	27th	26th	23rd	15th	14th
align=left \| Europeans		17th	12th	8th	8th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Cup of China					4th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate Canada						WD
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate America				7th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Trophée						WD
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Nepela Trophy				bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	4th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Tallinn Trophy					bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Volvo Cup				bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Warsaw Cup				bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Bavarian Open	6th
align=left \| Crystal Skate		4th
align=left \| Golden Spin		8th
align=left \| Ice Challenge		9th
align=left \| Nebelhorn Trophy			9th
align=left \| Nepela Trophy		6th	4th
align=left \| New Year's Cup		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Pavel Roman		5th
align=left \| Universiade			4th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Volvo Open Cup			4th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center \| National
align=left \| Slovak Champ.	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
colspan=7 align=center \| TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

= With Mior for Italy =

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11
align=left \| European Championships	22nd	18th
align=left \| Finlandia Trophy		5th
align=left \| Trophy of Lyon		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Mont Blanc Trophy	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| NRW Trophy	6th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center \| National
align=left \| Italian Championships	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st

= With Malnati for Italy =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

Event

! 2007–08

! 2008–09

align=left | Italian Championships

4th J

bgcolor=silver | 2nd J

colspan=3 align=center | J: Junior level

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012365.htm |title= Competition Results: Federica TESTA / Christopher MIOR |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140425011546/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012365.htm |archive-date= 25 April 2014 |url-status= live}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00014000.htm |title= Competition Results: Federica TESTA / Lukas CSOLLEY |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160704075948/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00014000.htm |archive-date= 4 July 2016 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |title= Federica TESTA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120529135532/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |archive-date= 29 May 2012 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |title= Federica TESTA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130825050810/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |archive-date= 25 August 2013 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |title= Federica TESTA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140621205028/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |archive-date= 21 June 2014 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |title= Federica TESTA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150516112758/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |archive-date= 16 May 2015 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |title= Federica TESTA / Lukas CSOLLEY: 2015/2016 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160527083122/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014000.htm |archive-date= 27 May 2016 |url-status= live }}

{{cite news |url= http://sport.sme.sk/c/6080831/krasokorculiar-csolley-tancuje-so-sampionkou-talianska.html |title= Krasokorčuliar Csölley tancuje so šampiónkou Talianska |language= sk |trans-title=Figure skater Csölley will dance with Italian champion |first= Marián |last= Šimo |work= SME |date= 3 October 2011 }}

{{cite news |url= http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2012csolley |title= Lukáš Csölley: "It takes time to get used to each other and to find our style" |first= Titanilla |last= Bőd |work= Absolute Skating |date= 13 June 2012 |access-date= 15 June 2012 }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.artonice.it/?q=it/node/13601 |title= Federica Testa and Lukáš Csölley: "We don't want to pass unnoticed" |first= Laura |last= Sciarrillo |first2= Eleonora |last2= D'Eredità |first3= Laura |last3= Sciarrillo |work= ArtOnIce.it |date= 11 March 2013 }}

Original: {{cite news |url= http://www.artonice.it/?q=it/node/13595 |title= Intervista a Federica Testa e Lukáš Csölley: "Non vogliamo passare inosservati" |language= it |date= 10 March 2013 }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2015testacsolley |title= Federica Testa and Lukáš Csölley: dancing to higher levels |first= Titanilla |last= Bőd |work= Absolute Skating |date= 19 March 2015 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028743.htm |title=ISU GP Skate Canada International 2016: Ice Dance at the International Skating Union |access-date=2016-07-07 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707140351/http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028743.htm |archive-date=7 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028751.htm |title=ISU GP Trophee de France 2016: Ice Dance at the International Skating Union |access-date=2016-07-07 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707140338/http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00028751.htm |archive-date=7 July 2016 |df=dmy-all }}

{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/federica.testa.524/posts/10209410428122802 |title= Retirement |first= Federica |last= Testa |publisher= Facebook |date= 11 July 2016 }}

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External links

{{isu name | id=00014000 | name= Federica Testa / Lukas Csolley }}
{{isu name | id=00012365 | name= Federica Testa / Christopher Mior }}

Category:1993 births

Category:Living people

Category:Figure skaters from Milan

Category:Italian female ice dancers

Category:Slovak female ice dancers

Category:Naturalized citizens of Slovakia

Category:Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating

Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Slovakia

Category:Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade

Category:Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade

Category:Naturalised sports competitors

Category:21st-century Italian sportswomen

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 11–12 ! 12–13 ! 13–14 ! 14–15 ! 15–16 ! 16–17
align=left \| Worlds	27th	26th	23rd	15th	14th
align=left \| Europeans		17th	12th	8th	8th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Cup of China					4th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate Canada						WD
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate America				7th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Trophée						WD
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Nepela Trophy				bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	4th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Tallinn Trophy					bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Volvo Cup				bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} Warsaw Cup				bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Bavarian Open	6th
align=left \| Crystal Skate		4th
align=left \| Golden Spin		8th
align=left \| Ice Challenge		9th
align=left \| Nebelhorn Trophy			9th
align=left \| Nepela Trophy		6th	4th
align=left \| New Year's Cup		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Pavel Roman		5th
align=left \| Universiade			4th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| Volvo Open Cup			4th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center \| National
align=left \| Slovak Champ.	bgcolor=gold \| 1st		bgcolor=gold \| 1st	bgcolor=gold \| 1st
colspan=7 align=center \| TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11
align=left \| European Championships	22nd	18th
align=left \| Finlandia Trophy		5th
align=left \| Trophy of Lyon		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| Mont Blanc Trophy	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| NRW Trophy	6th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center \| National
align=left \| Italian Championships	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=gold \| 1st