Marco Zandron

Zandron was born on September 30, 1998, in Bolzano, Italy. His older brother, Maurizio, competes for Austria in men's singles. As of September 2021, he is a student at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Zandron became a Spanish citizen on December 29, 2021.

Zandron began learning how to skate in 2004 as a six-year-old. He began representing Italy internationally in men's singles at the novice level as early as 2010. He earned eight medals at international junior and senior B assignments throughout his career but was unable to achieve podium placement at the Italian Championships, therefore limiting his international assignment opportunities. He chose to end his singles career in December 2018 to focus on pair skating.

Zandron teamed up with his first pairs partner, Federica Zamponi, before the 2018–19 season. They placed third at the Italian junior national championships in their debut season. During the 2019–20 season, Zamponi/Zandron competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and won two international junior B medals: silver at the 2019 Egna Spring Trophy and gold at the 2019 Icelab International Cup. Before dissolving their partnership, they won the silver medal at the 2020 Italian junior championships.

Zandron teamed up with Laura Barquero to compete for Spain in advance of the 2020–21 season, and in January 2021, they were formally cleared to represent Spain. They won the Spanish national title in their first outing together but did not compete internationally during the season.

Barquero/Zandron made their international debut on the Challenger series at the 2021 Lombardia Trophy. They were second in the short program and won the free skate, taking the silver medal overall and finishing less than four points behind Italian national champions Della Monica/Guarise. They were next assigned to the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, attempting to qualify a berth for Spain at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Third in the short program, they won the free skate despite two jump errors, taking the silver medal overall and the first of three pairs berths available at the event. This was the first time a Spanish pair qualified to the Winter Olympics. Barquero said she was "proud" of their work, while Zandron said he was confident that he would acquire Spanish citizenship in time to attend the Games. At their second Challenger, the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, they placed sixth with new personal bests in both segments and overall.

Zandron obtained his Spanish citizenship on December 29, 2021, making the team eligible to represent Spain at the Winter Olympics. In the new year, they competed together at their first European Championships, finishing in ninth place. Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the pairs event, Barquero/Zandron were eleventh in the short program, receiving only a base level on their death spiral. Eleventh in the free skate as well; they finished eleventh overall.

On 22 February, the International Testing Agency reported that a sample taken from Barquero following the short program at the Olympics tested positive for a banned substance, a Clostebol metabolite.{{cite web|url=https://ita.sport/news/beijing-2022-the-ita-asserts-an-apparent-anti-doping-rule-violation-against-spanish-athlete-laura-barquero/|title=Beijing 2022 – The ITA asserts an apparent anti-doping rule violation against Spanish athlete Laura Barquero|publisher=International Testing Agency|date=22 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/spanish-figure-skater-barquero-tests-positive-banned-substance-2022-02-22/|title=

Spanish figure skater Barquero tests positive for banned substance|website=Reuters|date=22 February 2022}} Her team suggested that the most likely source of the substance was the Trofodermin that she applied to a cut between her fingers caused by her skate blades during the short program.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/deportes-invierno/2022/02/23/621581bfca47415a178b4589.html|title=Una crema por el corte con un patín, causa del positivo de Laura Barquero|trans-title=A cream for the cut with a skate, cause of Laura Barquero's positive|language=es|first=Gerardo|last=Riquelme|website=Marca|date=23 February 2022}} Due to Barquero's pending anti-doping case, Barquero/Zandron consequently were not entered for the 2022 World Championships scheduled for the end of March.

In July, Zandron officially announced that he and Barquero had been "forced to end their partnership" after two seasons of not competing.{{cite instagram|user=marcozandron|postid=C9Uht91odDh|title=È vero che tutte le cose belle hanno una fine. Purtroppo la giustizia non sempre vince e proprio per questo ci vediamo costretti a terminare la partnership.|date=July 12, 2024}} It was then announced that he had teamed up with Canadian skater Brooke McIntosh to compete for Spain.{{cite tweet|number=1814628971801104427 |user=AnythingGOE |title=🇪🇸 Brooke McIntosh / Marco Zandron are announced as a new pairs team. |date=July 20, 2024}} It was subsequently announced that the pair would split their time training under Nolan Seegert in Berlin, Dmitri Savin and Fedor Klimov in Sochi, and Bruno Marcotte in Oakville, Ontario. McIntosh was officially released from Skate Canada in October 2024.{{cite tweet|number=1851205910590284084|user=AnythingGOE |title=Also 🇪🇸 Brooke McIntosh has clearly received her release to skate for Spain 😉 |date=October 29, 2024}}

McIntosh/Zandron would debut as a pair on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing eleventh at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup and at the 2024 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. In December, the pair would win the 2025 Spanish Championships. The pair were subsequently named to the 2025 World Championships team on the condition that they are able to earn the minimum technical element scores.{{cite web |title=🇪🇸 Spain’s assignments for #EuroFigure and #WorldFigure |url=https://x.com/AnythingGOE/status/1868462630681145354 |website=X |publisher=Anything GOEs |access-date=17 December 2024}}

In February, it was announced that the team had split.{{cite Instagram | postid = DGiGuE8ICVn | date = February 26, 2025 | user = fedhielo_patinaje | title = Brooke McIntosh & Marco Zandrón han decidido poner punto y final a su etapa como pareja. | trans-title = Brooke McIntosh & Marco Zandrón have decided to end their time as a couple. | lang = Spanish}}

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|Dec 12-15, 2024|{{flagicon|ESP}} 2025 Spanish Championships|1|58.13|1|105.68|1|163.81

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{{reflist|refs=

{{cite web |title=ESP–Brooke McIntosh/Marco Zandron |url=https://skatingscores.com/esp/pairs/brooke_mcintosh_marco_zandron |website=SkatingScores.com}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00121562.htm |title= Brooke MCINTOSH / Marco ZANDRON: 2024/2025 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20241118215242/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00121562.htm |archivedate= 18 November 2024 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url=https://www.skatingscores.com/esp/pairs/laura_barquero_marco_zandron |title=ESP–Laura Barquero/Marco Zandrón |website=SkatingScores.com}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00110620.htm|title= Laura BARQUERO / Marco ZANDRON: 2021/22|publisher=International Skating Union}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00110620.htm |title= Laura BARQUERO / Marco ZANDRON: 2021/2022 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20210902121010/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00110620.htm |archivedate= 2 September 2021 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url=https://www.skatingscores.com/ita/pairs/federica_zamponi_marco_zandron |title=ITA–Federica Zamponi/Marco Zandrón |website=SkatingScores.com}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=2837|title=Marco ZANDRON|publisher=Rink Results}}

{{cite web|title=La patinadora madrileña Laura Barquero ya tiene el ok para competir con Marco Zandron

|url=https://www.telemadrid.es/deportes/patinadora-Laura-Barquero-Marco-Zandron-0-2303169687--20210108060000.html|date=2021-01-08|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Telemadrid|language=es}}

{{cite web | url = https://www.rfedh.es/wp-content/uploads/resultados-patinaje/CEsp_2021/index.htm | title = Campeonato de España 2021 | publisher = Federación Española de Deportes de Hielo}}

{{cite web|url = https://www.fisg.it/upload/result/5536/index.html | title = Lombardia Trophy 2021 | publisher= Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio}}

{{cite news |url= https://www.goldenskate.com/2021/09/2021-nebelhorn-trophy-pairs/ |title= Germany’s Hase and Seegert claim victory on home ice at Nebelhorn |first= Tatjana |last= Flade |work= Golden Skate |date= September 24, 2021 }}

{{cite tweet |user=fedhielo |author=Spanish Ice Sports Federation |number=1476149172881530884 |date=29 December 2021 |title=🎉 @MarcoZandron ha recibido la aprobación a su nacionalidad española para poder participar en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2022 ❄ junto a @LBarqueroPodium }}

{{cite news |url= https://www.goldenskate.com/2022/01/mishina-and-galliamov-take-european-title-in-russian-sweep/ |title= Mishina and Galliamov take European title in Russian sweep |first= Paula |last= Slater |work= Golden Skate |date= January 14, 2022 }}

{{cite news |url= https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/pairs-figure-skating-short-program-olympics-sui-han-mishina-galliamov |title= Re-live the record-setting Olympic pairs short program |last= Penny |first=Brandon |work= NBC Sports |date= February 18, 2022 }}

{{cite news |url= https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/pairs-free-skating-olympics-result |title= Skate by skate: How the dramatic pairs competition ended |last= Penny |first=Brandon |work= NBC Sports |date= February 19, 2022 }}

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• {{ISU name |id=00121562 |name=Brooke McIntosh & Marco Zandron}}
• [https://skatingscores.com/esp/pairs/brooke_mcintosh_marco_zandron/ Brooke McIntosh & Marco Zandrón] at SkatingScores.com
• {{ISU name |id=00110620 |name=Laura Barquero & Marco Zandron}}
• [https://www.skatingscores.com/esp/pairs/laura_barquero_marco_zandron Laura Barquero & Marco Zandrón] at SkatingScores.com
• [https://www.skatingscores.com/ita/pairs/federica_zamponi_marco_zandron Federica Zamponi & Marco Zandrón] at SkatingScores.com
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• {{Olympics.com profile|marco-zandron}}

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