Matteo Zanni (born 17 February 1987) is a former Italian ice dancer. With Anna Cappellini, he won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (two gold) and bronze at the 2004 JGP Final.
Career
Zanni competed with partner Anna Cappellini from 2001 through 2005. They won the bronze medal at the 2004 Junior Grand Prix final and then placed fifth at the World Junior Championships. In the 2006-07 season, he competed with Camilla Pistorello. They were the 2007 Italian junior national champions. In the 2007-08 season, he competed with Natalia Mityushina. Their partnership ended following that season.
Zanni joined Holiday On Ice and performed as part of the Mystery Tour in South America. In 2011, he coached Olympic champion swimmer Inge de Bruijn during the 4th edition of the Dutch television series Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs and skated with the singer Shaya in Dancing on Ice Greece. He interviewed the Italian rockstar Patty Pravo (Nicoletta Strambelli) for Il Cofanetto Magico di Maria Cristina Giongo in late 2011. In 2013, he joined Feld Entertainment Group to tour the US East Coast and then retired from performing.
Zanni currently coaches dance teams with the 2001 World champion ice dancer Barbara Fusar-Poli.
Personal life
On 18 February 2013, Zanni became a doctor in International Relations at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He enjoys photography.
Competitive highlights
With Mitiushina
| International |
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| Event | 2007–08 |
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| World Junior Championships | 15th |
| National |
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| Italian Championships | 2nd J. |
| J. = Junior level |
With Pistorello
| International |
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| Event | 2006–07 |
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| World Junior Championships | 8th |
| JGP Hungary | 5th |
| JGP Norway | 4th |
| National |
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| Italian Championships | 1st J. |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level |
With Cappellini
| International |
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| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
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| World Junior Champ. | | 20th | 5th | WD |
| JGP Final | | | | 3rd |
| JGP Germany | | 6th | | |
| JGP Hungary | | | | 1st |
| JGP Italy | | 11th | | |
| JGP Mexico | | | 3rd | |
| JGP Serbia | | | | 1st |
| JGP Slovenia | | | 3rd | |
| EYOF | | 7th | | |
| National |
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| Italian Champ. | 2nd J. | 2nd J. | | 1st J. |
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew |
Skating programs
With Mitiushina
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2007–2008
| Russian gypsy dance: | - 1492: Conquest of Paradise
by Vangelis - Twenty Eighth Parallel
(from 1492: Conquest of Paradise)
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With Pistorello
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2006–2007
| - La cumparsita
by Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion
by Astor Piazzolla - El Choclo
| - Prayer in the Night
- Sarabande in D minor
by George Frideric Handel - Sarabande
(modern arrangement)
by Maksim Mrvica
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With Cappellini
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2004–2005
| - Let's Face the Music and Dance
by Nat King Cole - Night and Day
by Ella Fitzgerald - Peroxide Swing
by Michael Bublé
| - Wake Up
by Fats Waller - La Vie En Rose
by Louis Armstrong - Entr' Act
by Fats Waller
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2003–2004
| - Jive: Hit the Road Jack
- Blues: Why Don't You Do Right?
(from Who Framed Roger Rabbit) - Jive
| - Come Antes, Come Nunca, Come Siempre
by Vicente Amigo - Poeta en el Viento
by Vicente Amigo
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2002–2003
| Waltz and Galop:- Overture from Die Fledermaus
by Johann Strauss II
| - Moonlight Sonata
by Ludwig van Beethoven - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
by Sergei Rachmaninoff
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