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Alessandrini and Souquet in 2017.
Personal information
Country represented	France
Former country(ies) represented	Italy
Born	(1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 35) Milan, Italy
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner	Pierre Souquet
Former partner	Simone Vaturi, Tommaso Forchini
Coach	Muriel Boucher-Zazoui
Former coach	Pasquale Camerlengo, Massimo Scali, Anjelika Krylova, Roberto Pelizzola, Nicoletta Lunghi
Former choreographer	Corrado Giordani, Massimo Scali, Pasquale Camerlengo
Former skating club	Forum SSDRL
Training locations	Lyon, France
Former training locations	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Milan, Assago, Folgaria, Trento
Began skating	1994
Retired	1 February 2018

Lorenza Alessandrini (born August 6, 1990) is a retired ice dancer from Italy. She started representing France in international competitions in 2015. With her skating partner, Pierre Souquet, she reached the final part of the 2016 European Championships.

Before teaming up with Souquet, Alessandrini skated for Italy with Simone Vaturi. They won silver medals twice at the Cup of Nice (in 2010 and 2013). They also earned two silver medals at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial (in 2011 and 2012). In Italy, they won bronze medals twice at the Italian national championships. They competed in the final sections of five major ISU Championships.

About Lorenza Alessandrini

Lorenza Alessandrini was born in Milan, Italy, on August 6, 1990. She studied sports at Università telematica San Raffaele.

Skating Journey

Alessandrini began learning to skate in 1994. Early in her ice dancing career, she skated with Tommaso Forchini.

Skating with Simone Vaturi

In 2007, Lorenza teamed up with Simone Vaturi. They represented Italy and achieved fifth place at the 2010 World Junior Championships. Later that year, Alessandrini had a rib injury during practice, which meant they missed the 2010–11 Grand Prix season.

They returned to compete and won a senior bronze medal at the Italian Championships in 2011. This earned them a spot at the 2011 European Championships, where they finished 16th.

For the 2011–12 season, Alessandrini and Vaturi made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2011 NHK Trophy, finishing fifth. They again placed third at the Italian Championships. In January 2012, they moved to Detroit, Michigan, to train with new coaches Pasquale Camerlengo, Massimo Scali, and Anjelika Krylova. They made their senior World debut at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France.

In December 2012, Vaturi was injured during a lift, causing them to withdraw from the 2013 Italian Championships. Their partnership ended in April 2014. Alessandrini then looked for a new partner to continue her competitive skating.

Skating with Pierre Souquet

By July 2014, Alessandrini had teamed up with French ice dancer Pierre Souquet. In December, they placed fourth at the French Championships. They made their international debut in February 2015, finishing fifth at the Bavarian Open.

In October 2015, Alessandrini and Souquet won their first international medal, a silver, at the Cup of Nice. They then took silver at the French Championships in December. The next month, they competed at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. They finished 16th in the short dance and qualified for the free dance, ending up 20th overall. They trained in Lyon with coaches Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Diana Ribas, and Roberto Pelizzola.

Making their Grand Prix debut, Alessandrini and Souquet placed ninth at the 2016 Trophée de France. They later earned a bronze medal at the French Championships.

Skating Programs

With Souquet

With Vaturi

Competition Results

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Souquet for France

With Vaturi for Italy