Luca Lanotte

Luca Lanotte
Cappellini and Lanotte in 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Luca Lanotte
Country represented	Italy
Born	(1985-07-30) 30 July 1985 Milan, Italy
Residence	Milan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner	Anna Cappellini
Former partner	Camilla Pistorello, Camilla Spelta, Arianna Jovino
Coach	Paola Mezzadri, Igor Shpilband, Valter Rizzo
Former coach	Nikolai Morozov, Muriel Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, Roberto Pelizzola, Barbara Riboldi
Choreographer	Ludmila Vlasova
Former choreographer	Romain Haguenauer, S. Mirabee, D. Ribas, Giovanna Franzoni
Skating club	Fiamme Azzurre
Training locations	Milan, Novi, Michigan
Former training locations	Novogorsk, Lyon
Began skating	1992
World standing	4 (As of 17 January 2014 (2014-01-17))[1]
Season's bests	6 (2012–13)[2] 6 (2011–12)[3] 11 (2010–11)[4] 14 (2009–10)[5] 13 (2008–09)[6]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	171.61 2014 Europeans
Short dance:	69.88 2013 Skate America
Free dance	102.03 2014 Europeans
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Competitor for  Italy European Championships Gold 2014 Budapest Ice dancing Bronze 2013 Zagreb Ice dancing Winter Universiade Gold 2007 Turin Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final Bronze 2005–2006 Ostrava Ice dancing

Luca Lanotte (born 30 July 1985) is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Anna Cappellini, he is the 2014 European champion and 2013 European bronze medalist, a seven-time Grand Prix medalist, and a three-time Italian national champion (2012–14).

Career

Early career

Luca Lanotte started skating at the age of seven and switched from singles to ice dance when he was ten.^[7] He skated with Adriana Jovino, Camilla Spelta,^[8] and Camilla Pistorello,^[9] placing ninth at Junior Worlds with Pistorello.^[7]

Partnership with Cappellini

2005–2010

Lanotte was partnered with Anna Cappellini in May 2005 by the Italian skating federation.^[10][11] Following a strong season together on the junior circuit, Cappellini/Lanotte made their senior debut in 2006–07. They finished 8th at their first Europeans. Before their next event, Worlds, Cappellini suffered a torn labrum in her left shoulder.^[7] In the free dance at Worlds, they fell during a lift and finished 13th.^[7]

In 2007–08, Cappellini/Lanotte won their first Grand Prix medal, a silver at Skate Canada, moved up to seventh at Europeans, and finished in the top ten at Worlds.

In 2008–09, Cappellini/Lanotte did not medal in either of their Grand Prix appearances, but moved up to 5th at Europeans and were again tenth at Worlds. In the off-season, they decided to change coaches, and moved to Lyon, France to train with Muriel Boucher-Zazoui and Romain Haguenauer.

Cappellini/Lanotte had a strong start in 2009–10, winning silver medals at the Cup of Russia and Skate America and qualifying for their first Grand Prix Final, where they finished fifth. They then placed sixth at the European Championships, and finished outside the top ten at their first Olympics. They then finished 11th at the 2010 World Championships; in the free dance, the two collided during the twizzle sequence, causing Cappellini to fall, and received low levels on several elements.^[12]

2010–present

Cappellini/Lanotte began the 2010–11 season at the Nebelhorn Trophy. They were first in the short dance and fourth in the free dance, finishing in second place overall.^[13] They then placed fifth at the 2010 NHK Trophy, after which they decided to leave coach Muriel Zazoui and move back to Milan to train with Paola Mezzadri.^[14] They withdrew from 2010 Skate America in order to prepare a new free dance. Cappelini/Lanotte later missed Italian nationals and the European Championships because Lanotte had a knee injury. In 2011, they began splitting their time between Milan and Nikolai Morozov in Novogorsk, Russia. They returned to competition at the Mont Blanc Trophy, which they won. They finished 8th at the 2011 World Championships.

Cappellini/Lanotte won bronze medals at 2011 Skate Canada International and the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard. Their next event was the Italian National Championships, where they won their first national title. They finished a career-best sixth at the 2012 World Championships.

In June 2012, Cappellini/Lanotte began training with Igor Shpilband in Novi, Michigan.^[15][16] During the season, they will be based in Milan, where they will continue to work with primary coach Paola Mezzadri, but will also travel often to Novi.^[15][17] Cappellini sprained her left shoulder during the summer.^[18] In July, they decided to change their planned free dance.^[19]

Cappellini/Lanotte won silver at their first event of the 2012–2013 season, the 2012 Finlandia Trophy.^[18] They won silver at both of their Grand Prix events, the 2012 Skate Canada and the 2012 Trophée Eric Bompard, and qualified for their second Grand Prix Final.^[20]

Cappellini/Lanotte won their first European medal, bronze, at the 2013 European Championships. They won gold at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest.

Personal life

Luca Lanotte's sister, Ada, competed in synchronized skating.^[21] He is a member of the Polizia Penitenziaria's sports group, the Fiamme Azzurre.^[17]

Programs

Cappellini and Lanotte at the 2010 Worlds.

With Cappellini

Earlier partnerships

(with Pistorello)

(with Spelta)

Competitive highlights

With Cappellini

With Pistorello

With Spelta

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luca Lanotte.

• Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte at the International Skating Union
• Camilla Pistorello / Luca Lanotte at the International Skating Union
• Camilla Spelta / Luca Lanotte at the International Skating Union
• Cappellini / Lanotte