Isabella Pajardi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Isabella Pajardi |
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Pajardi and Caruso at the 2008 NHK Trophy.
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| Full name | Isabella Pajardi |
| Country represented | Italy |
| Born | 24 January 1989 Milan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Former partner | Stefano Caruso |
| Former coach | Valter Rizzo, Brunilde Bianchi, Luca Mantovani |
| Former choreographer | Nikolai Morozov, Michela Boschetto, S. Atti |
| Skating club | Olympic Dream Ice School |
| Began skating | 1993 |
Isabella Pajardi (born January 24, 1989) is a talented former ice dancer from Italy. She started skating when she was just four years old! For a while, she was a single skater, but in 2000, she switched to ice dancing.
Isabella teamed up with Stefano Caruso to form an ice dancing pair. Together, they achieved some great things in the sport. They became the Italian junior national champions in 2008. That same year, they also placed 9th at the World Junior Championships, which is a big competition for young skaters from all over the world.
Ice Dancing Programs
In ice dancing, skaters perform different programs to music. Isabella and Stefano had various routines throughout their career. They performed to many kinds of music, from Italian folk songs to classical pieces.
For example, in the 2009-2010 season, their original dance featured lively Italian folk music. Their free dance that season included music from famous composers like Ennio Morricone.
In earlier seasons, they also used music from well-known works. Their 2008-2009 free dance was set to music from "Romeo and Juliet". They also performed to music from the musical "Notre-Dame de Paris" in the 2007-2008 season.
Skating Achievements
Isabella Pajardi and Stefano Caruso competed in many important events around the world.
They took part in the European Championships. They also competed in the Grand Prix series, which features top skaters from different countries. For example, they placed 10th at the NHK Trophy in 2008.
As junior skaters, they had even more success. They competed in the Junior Grand Prix series. In 2007, they won a gold medal at the Junior Grand Prix event in Bulgaria. They also earned a bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix in Austria that same year. Their strong performances led them to the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished 7th.
At the national level, they were very successful in Italy. They won the gold medal at the Italian Junior Championships in 2008. They also earned bronze medals at the junior level in 2006 and 2007. Later, as senior skaters, they won a bronze medal at the Italian Championships in 2009.
