Elisabetta Leccardi (born 26 November 2001) is an Italian

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. She is the 2018 Jégvirág Cup champion, the 2018

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silver medalist, the 2018

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bronze medalist, and the 2017 Italian national bronze medalist. She has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships, including the 2018 World Championships.

Personal life

Leccardi was born on 26 November 2001 in

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, Italy. She attends a

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Career

Early years

Leccardi began learning to skate in 2005. Marilù Guarnieri became her coach around 2013. Leccardi competed internationally on the advanced novice level in 2014. She placed 5th in the junior ladies' event at

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in January 2015 but was subsequently disqualified because she was too young to compete in that category. Leccardi became age-eligible for junior international competitions at the start of the 2015–2016 season and placed 6th in the junior ranks at the Italian Championships. She debuted on the

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(JGP) series in September 2016, placing 8th in

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, Japan. After winning the national junior title, Leccardi was named in Italy's team to the 2017 World Junior Championships in

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, Taiwan. She qualified to the final segment by placing 14th in the short program and finishing 18th overall (21st in the free skate).

2017–2018 season

Leccardi began her season in the junior ranks, placing 10th at both of her JGP assignments. In December, she won the senior bronze medal at the Italian Championships. She was selected to represent Italy at the 2018 World Championships and qualified to the free skate. She ranked 23rd in the short program, 17th in the free skate, and 21st overall at the event, which took place in March in

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. During the season, her coaches included Guarnieri,

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Junior,

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, and Nicoletta Dellerma.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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Ice dancing with Dalla Torre

Women's singles

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leccardi, Elisabetta 2001 births Italian female single skaters Living people Figure skaters from Milan 21st-century Italian women