Alicia Fabbri (born February 16, 2003) is a Canadian

ice dancer Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. Ac ...

. With her skating partner,

Paul Ayer Paul Ayer (born April 6, 1998) is a Canadian ice dancer. With his skating partner, Alicia Fabbri, he is the 2024 Canadian national bronze medalist. At the junior level, he is the 2019 Canadian national junior silver medalist and the 2019 Bavar ...

, she is the 2019 Canadian national junior silver medalist and the 2019

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junior silver medalist. They placed in the top nine at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Fabbri was born on February 16, 2003, in

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. Outside of skating, she enjoys boating and being outdoors. Her favorite subject in school is mathematics.

Career

Early career

Fabbri began competing with Claudio Pietrantonio in the 2014–15 season. Together, they were the 2016 Canadian national novice silver medalists. They were coached by Julien Lalonde, Mylène Girard, and Lynn McKay in

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and

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2016–2017 season: Junior debut

Fabbri/Pietrantonio opened their season with a fourth-place finish at the 2016

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. They were assigned to their first

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events. Fabbri/Pietrantonio placed fourth at 2016 JGP Russia in

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and sixth at 2016 JGP Germany in

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. They placed seventh at the 2017 Canadian Championships.

2017–2018 season: First JGP medal

Fabbri/Pietrantonio placed fifth at 2017 JGP Latvia for their first international event of the season. They won their first international medal, a bronze, at 2017 JGP Italy. They placed seventh at the 2018 Canadian Championships for the second consecutive year. Fabbri/Pietrantonio split following the competition. Fabbri teamed up with

in April.

2018–2019 season: New partnership

Fabbri/Ayer were assigned to two

events in their first season together. They placed fourth at 2018 JGP Slovakia and seventh at 2018 JGP Slovenia. Fabbri/Ayer placed second at the 2019 Canadian Championships behind

Marjorie Lajoie Marjorie Lajoie (born November 6, 2000) is a Canadian ice dancer. With her partner Zachary Lagha, she is the 2023 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix bronze medalist, 2022 CS Nepela Memorial champion, 2022 CS Budapest Trophy ...

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. Together, they were named to the Canadian team for the 2019 World Junior Championships in

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. At a tune-up event, the 2019

, Fabbri/Ayer again won silver behind Lajoie/Lagha. Fabbri/Ayer were thirteenth after the rhythm dance segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships but rallied with an eighth-place showing in the free dance to place ninth overall. Combined with Lajoie/Lagha's placement (first place), their rank qualified three ice dance spots for Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championships in

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2019–2020 season: New coaches

In July 2019, Fabbri/Ayer left coach Julien Lalonde to train with

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, and Romain Haguenauer in

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. They made their senior international debut at the

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, where they placed sixth with personal bests in all segments.

2020–2021 season

Fabbri/Ayer were assigned to make their

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debut at the

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, but the event was cancelled as a result of the

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. With the pandemic continuing to make it difficult to hold in-person events, Fabbri/Ayer competed at virtual domestic competitions, placing fifth at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge. This result would have qualified them for the 2021 Canadian Championships, but they were cancelled due to the pandemic.

2021–2022 season

Fabbri/Ayer returned to international competition after almost two years at the

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, placing twelfth. Given a second

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assignment, they were fifth at the

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. At the 2022 Canadian Championships, held in a bubble in

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due to

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restrictions, Fabbri/Ayer finished in seventh place overall after being hampered by a fall in the closing seconds of their rhythm dance.

2022–2023 season

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named Fabbri and Ayer to the senior national team for the first time in the lead-up to the new season. They ventured out internationally for the first time at the

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, where they finished in fourth place, 11.60 points behind bronze medalists Wolfkostin/ Chen of the United States. Ayer assessed that they had given a "really strong performance in the rhythm dance and connected with the crowd," though faulting themselves for a free dance error. They were then invited to finally make the

debut and came eighth at the

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. Ayer dislocated his shoulder in the practice sessions at the Wilson Trophy and, while they were able to finish the event by making modifications to their program, it was subsequently determined that he required surgery. As a result, they withdrew from the 2023 Canadian Championships.

Programs

With Ayer

With Pietrantonio

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

With Ayer

With Pietrantonio

Detailed results

''ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.''

With Ayer

Senior results

Junior results

With Pietrantonio

References

External links

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