Diane Gerencser (born 27 January 1972) is a former ice dancer who competed internationally for both

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. She placed as high as 15th at the World Championships—in 1990 with Alexander Stanislavov—and as high as 11th at the European Championships—in 1997 with

Pasquale Camerlengo Pasquale Camerlengo (born 14 April 1966) is an Italian former competitive ice dancer who is now a coach and choreographer. With Stefania Calegari, he won gold medals at Skate America, Skate Canada, and the International de Paris, and placed fifth ...

. She and Camerlengo represented Italy at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th.

Career

From 1988 to 1991, Gerencser competed for Switzerland with Alexander Stanislavov. Their highest ISU Championship placements were 15th at the 1990 World Championships and 13th at the 1991 European Championships. From 1992 to 1995, Gerencser competed with Bernard Columberg, also for Switzerland. They appeared at three World Championships, achieving their best result, 18th, in

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, and at three European Championships, attaining a rank of 15th in

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. In 1996, Gerencser began competing with

for Italy. They were coached by

Muriel Boucher-Zazoui Muriel Boucher-Zazoui is a French coach and choreographer, and retired competitive ice dancer. She competed with Yves Malatier, and together they are the 1977 and 1978 French national champions. They competed twice at the European Championships ...

in Villard-de-Lans and

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

. The duo placed 11th at the 1997 European Championships and 17th at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ...

, Japan. They retired from competition after the 1998 World Championships.

Results

With Camerlengo

With Columberg

With Stanislavov

References

Skatabase: 1990s Olympics

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerencser, Diane 1972 births Living people Italian female ice dancers Swiss female ice dancers Olympic figure skaters for Italy Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Italian people of Swiss descent Sportspeople from Geneva