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Stefano Caruso - Wikipedia

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Stefano Caruso
Stefano Caruso in 2014
Born	(1987-04-19) 19 April 1987 (age 37) Rome, Italy
Hometown	Milan, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Germany
Coach	Barbara Fusar-Poli, René Lohse, Martin Skotnický
Skating club	TSC Berlin
Began skating	1996

Stefano Caruso (born 19 April 1987) is a former competitive ice dancer with dual German and Italian citizenship. Representing Germany with Tanja Kolbe, he won seven international medals and two German national silver medals. They placed eighth at the 2013 European Championships and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 19th. Earlier in his career, Caruso competed for Italy with Isabella Pajardi.

Personal life

Stefano Caruso was born 19 April 1987 in Rome, Italy,^[1] to a Hungarian mother and a father from Naples. He moved to Milan in 2000. He studied languages and communication in Bergamo.^[2] In September 2013, he became a German citizen while retaining his Italian citizenship.^[3]^[4] In January 2014, he began working for the Bundeswehr's sports group.^[2]

Career

Early career

Caruso started skating as an eight-year-old in Mentana, Rome. He trained in ice dance from the start and teamed up with Isabella Pajardi in 2000.^[5]^[6] They won the 2008 Italian national junior title and placed 9th at the 2008 World Junior Championships. After they split up in 2010, Caruso had tryouts with an American, Isabella Tobias, and a Canadian.^[2]

Partnership with Kolbe

Caruso teamed up with Tanja Kolbe in 2010 to represent Germany.^[7] In their first season together, they took bronze at the 2010 Ice Challenge and at the 2011 German Championships.

In their second season together, Kolbe/Caruso won two international medals, gold at the 2011 NRW Trophy and bronze at the Istanbul Cup. They took the silver medal at the German Championships and were assigned to the 2012 European Championships where they finished 12th. The duo split up after the event but teamed up again in July 2012.^[8]^[9]

In the 2012–13 season, Kolbe/Caruso took silver again at the German Championships and earned another trip to the European Championships where they finished 8th. They won two international medals – bronze at both the New Year's Cup and Volvo Open Cup.

In the 2013–14 season, Kolbe/Caruso were invited to their first Grand Prix event, the 2013 Trophee Eric Bompard where they placed 7th. They added two more international medals to their collection – bronze at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and Ice Challenge. In February 2014, Kolbe/Caruso competed at the Winter Olympics in Sochi and finished 19th.^[1] They announced the end of their partnership in June 2014.^[10]

Post-competitive career

After ending his competitive career in 2014, Caruso began a coaching partnership with Barbara Fusar-Poli at Milan's Agorà ice rink.

Programs

With Kolbe

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–2014 ^[11]^[1]^[12]	New York, New York performed by Liza Minnelli, Luciano Pavarotti Borsalino performed by Tokyo Hosei Orchestra New York, New York performed by Liza Minnelli, Luciano Pavarotti	Enchanted by Alan Menken: Narissa Arrives Storybook Ending Andalasia
2012–2013 ^[13]^[12]	La Foule by Edith Piaf French Can Can (from Gaite Parisienne) by Jacques Offenbach	Beethoven's Last Night by Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Overture – Moonlight Sonata Dream of Candlelight Moonlight Sonata
2011–2012 ^[14]^[12]	Bla Bla Cha Cha by Petty Booka Besame Mucho Give It Up by The Goodman	Love Story by Francis Lai Summer of '42 by Michel Legrand
2010–2011 ^[12]	Que Sera, Sera by Doris Day Sugar by Alma Cogan	Tore My Heart by Oona Man's World by Natacha Atlas

With Pajardi

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2009–2010 ^[15]	Italian folk: Reginella by Massimo Ranieri Tarantella Napoletana	Canone Inverso by Ennio Morricone Concerto Grosso No. 1 – Tengo Allegro by New Trous
2008–2009 ^[16]	Baciami Piccina by Ray Gelato New Orleans Blues by Ella Fitzgerald Baciami Piccina by Ray Gelato	Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev Art of War by Vanessa-Mae (based on Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev) Un Giorno Per Noi performed by Josh Groban
2007–2008 ^[17]	Torna Surriento by Claudio Villa Tarantella by Claudio Villa	Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante: Les Sans-Papiers Belle Le Temps des Cathedrales

Competitive highlights

GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Kolbe for Germany

International^[18]
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Winter Olympics				19th
World Champ.				21st
European Champ.		12th	8th	11th
GP Trophee Bompard				7th
Bavarian Open			4th
Cup of Nice		4th
Finlandia Trophy		6th
Golden Spin	7th	6th	5th
Ice Challenge	3rd			3rd
Istanbul Cup		3rd
New Year's Cup			3rd
NRW Trophy	8th	1st
Ondrej Nepela				3rd
Pavel Roman	4th
Volvo Open Cup			3rd
National^[18]
German Champ.	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd

With Pajardi for Italy

International^[19]
Event	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10
Europeans							16th
GP NHK Trophy							10th
Nebelhorn								10th
Golden Spin							5th
Universiade							9th
International: Junior^[19]
Junior Worlds						9th
JGP Final						7th
JGP Austria						3rd
JGP Bulgaria						1st
JGP Czech Rep.		10th			8th
JGP France					11th
JGP Poland				11th
JGP Pavel Roman	11th		5th
National^[19]
Italian Champ.	6th J		4th J	3rd J	3rd J	1st J	3rd
J = Junior level

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Stefano CARUSO". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wenck, Dietmar (16 February 2014). "Zwei Berliner, die ohne Liebe ihr Glück bei Olympia suchen" [Two skaters from Berlin hope for luck at the Olympics]. Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Archived from the original on 16 February 2014.
^ "Caruso erhält deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft" [Caruso receives German citizenship]. SID (in German). Handelsblatt.com. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014.
^ "Kolbe/Caruso trennen sich" [Kolbe/Caruso split up] (in German). Rheinische Post. Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014.
^ Mittan, Barry (14 July 2009). "Italy Fields Another Strong Dance Team". SkateToday. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
^ Sanità, Nadia (28 December 2007). "Interview with Isabella Pajardi and Stefano Caruso". ArtOnIce.it. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^ "Deutsch-italienische Leidenschaft" [German-Italian passion]. Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014.
^ "Kolbe und Caruso wieder vereint" [Kolbe and Caruso reunited]. Sport-Informations-Dienst (in German). Focus. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020.
^ "Kolbe & Caruso REUNITE!". ice-dance.com. 20 July 2012.
^ "Official statement". Facebook. 25 June 2014.
^ "Tanja KOLBE / Stefano CARUSO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Programs". Official website of Kolbe/Caruso. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014.
^ "Tanja KOLBE / Stefano CARUSO: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
^ "Tanja KOLBE / Stefano CARUSO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012.
^ "Isabella PAJARDI / Stefano CARUSO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
^ "Isabella PAJARDI / Stefano CARUSO: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.
^ "Isabella PAJARDI / Stefano CARUSO: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Competition Results: Tanja KOLBE / Stefano CARUSO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Competition Results: Isabella PAJARDI / Stefano CARUSO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.

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