Jasmine Tessari

Jasmine Tessari
Tessari/Fioretti at the 2018 European Championships
Born (1996-04-01) 1 April 1996 (age 28)
Basiglio, Italy
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySwitzerland Switzerland
PartnerStephane Walker
CoachBarbara Fusar-Poli, Stefano Caruso
Skating clubIceLab Forum Assago
Began skating2001

Jasmine Tessari (born 1 April 1996) is an Italian ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Francesco Fioretti, she has won six international medals and is a four-time Italian national medalist. They have competed in the final segment at one ISU Championship.

As of July 2021, she is competing with Stéphane Walker for Switzerland. They are the 2022 Swiss national champions.

Personal life

Tessari was born on 1 April 1996 in Basiglio, Italy.[1] She is the daughter of Italian single skater and coach Cristina Mauri.[2]

Career

Early career

Tessari first stepped onto the ice as a one-year-old but was not interested in skating at that age; she returned to skating when she was five.[3] As a single skater, she was coached by her mother, Cristina Mauri, at Mediolanum Forum di Assago.[4]

At age 14, Tessari teamed up with her first ice dancing partner, Stefano Colafato.[3] The two made their international junior debut in November 2010 at the Pavel Roman Memorial. Their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut came in September 2011. In January, they placed eighth at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Tessari/Colafato were coached by Roberto Pelizzola and Nicoletta Lunghi at Forum S.S.D.R.L.[5] Their last competition together was the Santa Claus Cup in December 2014. They decided to part ways due to problems in their partnership.[3]

2015–2016 season

Barbara Fusar-Poli asked Tessari to try out with Francesco Fioretti.[3] After a few months of skating together, Tessari/Fioretti formalized their partnership.[3] The two made their international debut in September 2015, at the Lombardia Trophy. They finished fourth at the Italian Championships.[6]

2016–2017 season

Tessari/Fioretti won bronze at the 2016 NRW Trophy. After becoming the Italian national bronze medalists, they were sent to the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic; they finished 22nd in the short dance and did not advance further.

2017–2018 season

In December 2017, Tessari/Fioretti won bronze at the Italian Championships. In January, they qualified to the free dance and finished 18th overall at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. They concluded their season with silver medals at the Bavarian Open and Egna Spring Trophy.

2018–2019 season

Tessari/Fioretti opened their season with silver at the 2018 NRW Trophy and then placed fourth at two ISU Challenger Series events, the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy and 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy. They took bronze at the 2018 Ice Star in October. In November, the two debuted on the Grand Prix series, placing eighth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. After winning the silver medal at the Italian Championships, Tessari/Fioretti placed fourteenth at the European Championships, and attended their first World Championships, where they placed twenty-fourth.

2019–2020 season

Tessari/Fioretti placed twelfth at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy to begin the season, before making their second appearance on the Grand Prix at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, where they placed tenth. After their second consecutive national silver medal, the two competed at the 2020 European Championships, placing sixteenth.[7] This would prove to be their final competition together, as their partnership ended afterward.

2021–2022 season & new partnership

In July, it was announced that Tessari had teamed up with Swiss skater Stéphane Walker, and that the two would be competing for Switzerland.[8] Tessari/Walker won the Swiss national title in their inaugural season, and then debuted at the European Championships with a nineteenth-place finish.[9]

Programs

With Walker

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2021–2022
[10]

With Fioretti

Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[11]
2018–2019
[1]
Short dance
2017–2018
[12][4]
2016–2017
[13]
2015–2016

With Colafato

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[5]
  • Samba: Swing da Cor
    by Daniela Arcori
  • Rhumba: Amor
  • Samba: Swing da Cor
    by Daniela Arcori
    choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Paola Mezzadri
2012–2013
[14]
  • Swing: Jessica and Roger Rabbit
  • Blues
  • Swing
    choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Paola Mezzadri
2011–2012
[15]
  • Cha Cha: Corazón Espinado
    by Santana
  • Cha Cha: Por Ahí
    by Fernandez Adrian
  • Merengue: El Caraibico
    by Jose de Martin
    choreo. by Corrado Giordani

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Walker for Switzerland

International[16]
Event 21–22
Worlds 23rd
Europeans 19th
CS Warsaw Cup 14th
Challenge Cup 4th
Cup of Nice 7th
NRW Trophy 3rd
National[16]
Swiss Champ. 1st

With Fioretti for Italy

International[6]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Worlds 24th
Europeans 22nd 18th 14th 16th
GP Finland 8th
GP Rostelecom Cup 10th
CS Golden Spin 7th
CS Ice Challenge 7th
CS Lombardia 5th 6th 4th 12th
CS Ondrej Nepela 4th
Bavarian Open 7th 9th 2nd
Cup of Nice 9th 10th
Egna Dance Trophy 2nd 1st
Halloween Cup 1st
Ice Star 3rd
Lombardia Trophy 9th
Mezzaluna Cup 3rd
NRW Trophy 3rd 2nd
Open d'Andorra 1st
Santa Claus Cup 7th 6th
National[6]
Italian Champ. 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd
WD = Withdrew

With Colafato for Italy

International: Junior[9]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Youth Olympics 8th
JGP Croatia 15th 14th
JGP Italy 15th
JGP Poland 16th
JGP United States 11th
Bavarian Open 16th
Ice Challenge 12th
Mont Blanc Trophy 15th
Pavel Roman 16th
Santa Claus Cup 13th 16th 10th
Volvo Open Cup 7th
National[9]
Italian Champ. 6th J 3rd J
J = Junior level

References

  1. ^ a b "Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ Frasca, Valentina (23 April 2018). "INTERVISTA – Cristina Mauri: "Ai ragazzi dico inseguite i vostri sogni"". sportface.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e Backman, Daphne (2 July 2018). "Q & A with Italy's Tessari & Fioretti". ice-dance.com.
  4. ^ a b Castellaro, Barbara (16 October 2017). "Jasmine Tessari e Francesco Fioretti, una giovane coppia di Danza che progetta il suo futuro con entusiasmo e determinazione". artonice.it (in Italian).
  5. ^ a b "Jasmine TESSARI / Stefano COLAFATO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018.
  7. ^ "2020 ISU European Figure Skating Championships Results". International Skating Union.
  8. ^ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOE] (August 1, 2021). "🇨🇭 Jasmine Tessari / Stéphane Walker are a new ice dance team" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Jasmine TESSARI / Stefano COLAFATO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Competition Results: Jasmine TESSARI / Stéphane WALKER: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Jasmine TESSARI / Stefano COLAFATO: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Jasmine TESSARI / Stefano COLAFATO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Jasmine TESSARI / Stéphane WALKER: 2021/2022". International Skating Union.

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