Stefano Caruso (born 19 April 1987) is a former competitive
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 dual German and Italian citizenship. Representing Germany with
Tanja Kolbe
Tanja Kolbe (born 7 September 1990) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With Stefano Caruso, she won seven international medals and two German national silver medals. They placed eighth at the 2013 European Championships and competed at ...
, 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
, ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'')
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, finishing 19th. Earlier in his career, Caruso competed for Italy with
Isabella Pajardi
Isabella Pajardi (born 24 January 1989) is an Italian former competitive ice dancer. She started skating at age four and was a single skater until 2000 when she began ice dancing with Stefano Caruso. They are the 2008 Italian junior national cha ...
.
Personal life
Stefano Caruso was born 19 April 1987 in
Rome
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, Italy,
[ to a Hungarian mother and a father from ]Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. He moved to Milan in 2000. He studied languages and communication in Bergamo
Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...
.[ In September 2013, he became a German citizen while retaining his Italian citizenship.] In January 2014, he began working for the Bundeswehr's sports group.[
]
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
Isabella Pajardi (born 24 January 1989) is an Italian former competitive ice dancer. She started skating at age four and was a single skater until 2000 when she began ice dancing with Stefano Caruso. They are the 2008 Italian junior national cha ...
in 2000.[ 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
Isabella Tobias (born August 23, 1991) is an American-born Israeli ice dancer who competes with Ilia Tkachenko. Together they have won four medals on the ISU Challenger Series.
Earlier in her career, Tobias skated with Otar Japaridze for Georgia ...
, and a Canadian.[
]
Partnership with Kolbe
Caruso teamed up with Tanja Kolbe
Tanja Kolbe (born 7 September 1990) is a German former competitive ice dancer. With Stefano Caruso, she won seven international medals and two German national silver medals. They placed eighth at the 2013 European Championships and competed at ...
in 2010 to represent Germany.[ In their first season together, they took bronze at the 2010 ]Ice Challenge
The Icechallenge (formerly known as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen or Leo Scheu Memorial) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Grazer Eislaufverein and sanctioned by the Austrian Figure Skating association and the ...
and at the 2011 German Championships.
In their second season together, Kolbe/Caruso won two international medals, gold at the 2011 NRW Trophy
The 2011 NRW Trophy was an international figure skating competition during the 2011–2012 season. An annual event organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the Interna ...
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.[
In the 2012–13 season, Kolbe/Caruso took silver again at the German Championships and earned another trip to the ]European Championships
The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...
where they finished 8th. They won two international medals – bronze at both the New Year's Cup The New Year's Cup is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held in January in Bratislava, Slovakia
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and Volvo Open Cup
Volvo Open Cup is a figure skating competition held in Riga, Latvia. It was part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. The competition may include men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at various levels.
...
.
In the 2013–14 season, Kolbe/Caruso were invited to their first Grand Prix
Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour
Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to:
Arts and entertainment ...
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
The Icechallenge (formerly known as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen or Leo Scheu Memorial) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Grazer Eislaufverein and sanctioned by the Austrian Figure Skating association and the ...
. In February 2014, Kolbe/Caruso competed at the Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
in Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
and finished 19th.[ They announced the end of their partnership in June 2014.]
Post-competitive career
After ending his competitive career in 2014, Caruso began a coaching partnership with Barbara Fusar-Poli
Barbara Fusar-Poli (born 6 February 1972) is an Italian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With partner Maurizio Margaglio, she is the 2001 World champion, 2001 European champion, and 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. They won nine Italian titl ...
at Milan's Agorà ice rink.[ In November 2021, '']Berliner Zeitung
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'' reported that Caruso was facing allegations of misconduct from multiple students.[
]
Programs
With Kolbe
With Pajardi
Competitive highlights
''GP = Grand Prix
Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour
Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to:
Arts and entertainment ...
; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...
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With Kolbe for Germany
With Pajardi for Italy
References
External links
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Tanja Kolbe / Stefano Caruso official website
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Italian male ice dancers
German male ice dancers
1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rome
Naturalized citizens of Germany
Figure skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skaters of Germany
German people of Italian descent
21st-century Italian dancers
21st-century German dancers
Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade