Massimo Scali

Massimo Scali
Scali with Faiella
Personal Information
Country Represented	Italy
Full Name	Massimo Scali
Born	December 11, 1979 Monterotondo
Home Town	Mentana
Age	45 years
Club	Agorá Skating Team
Languages	Italian, English
Career Info
Former Partner	Federica Faiella (2001-2011) Flavia Ottaviani (1996-2000)
Former Coaches	Brunhilde Bianchi, Gennadi Karponosov, Natalia Linichuk, Paola Mezzadri, Pasquale Camerlengo, Roberto Pelizzola, Valter Rizzo
Former Choreographers	Andrei Bukin, Anjelika Krylova, Barbara Melica, Claudio Jurman, Corrado Giordani, Liudmila Vlasova, Natalia Bestemianova, Paola Mezzadri, Pasquale Camerlengo
Former Training Locations	Cereto Milan Piazzatorre Pinzola Aston, USA Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA Detroit, MI, USA
Began Skating	1990 (Aged 10)
Retired	2011 (Aged 31)
Coaching Career
Current Students	Alysa Liu, Mia Kalin, Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani
Former Students	Cathy Reed, Chris Reed, Nikita Katsalapov, Victoria Sinitsina, Chloe Lewis, Logan Bye
Choreographing Career
Current Clients	Alysa Liu, Mia Kalin, Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Juulia Turkkila, Matthias Versluis, Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani
Former Clients	Akiko Suzuki, Alexandra Paul, Andrew Poje, Cathy Reed, Chloe Lewis, Chris Reed, Danielle O'Brien, Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Gregory Merriman, Harley Windsor, Isabella Tobias, Kaitlyn Weaver, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Matteo Rizzo, Mitchell Islam, Ondřej Hotárek, Roberta Rodeghiero, Valentina Marchei, Anna Cappellini, Laurine Lecavelier, Logan Bye, Luca Lanotte, Wakaba Higuchi, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Ekaterina Kurakova, Isabella Flores, Ivan Desyatov, Leah Neset, Artem Markelov, Anna Pezzetta
Physical Description
Height	175 cm (5' 8.5")
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Brown
Ethnicity	Italian
Personal International Bests
SD	57.65 - 2010 Rostelecom Cup
CD	40.85 - 2010 World Championships
OD	63.55 - 2008 World Championships
FD	101.21 - 2008 World Championships
Total	201.91 - 2008 World Championships

Massimo Scali (born December 11, 1979) is an Italian retired competitive ice dancer. With former partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, a two-time European silver medalist (2009 & 2010), and a six-time Italian national champion (2003-2005, 2007-2009).

Programs

With Faiella

Season	Short Dance	Free Dance
2010-2011	Waltz: My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe choreo. by Barbara Melica, Corrado Giordani, & Liudmila Vlasova	De mi vera te fuistes Que se van desde el Conquero by traditional performed by Pepe Romero choreo. by Barbara Melica, Corrado Giordani, & Liudmila Vlasova
Season	Original Dance	Free Dance
2009-2010	Italian Folk Dance: Tammurriata Nera by EA Mario Tarantella du zi cicciu by Natale Centofanti choreo. by Liudmila Vlasova & Paola Mezzadri	The Godfather by Nino Rota choreo. by Liudmila Vlasova & Paola Mezzadri
2008-2009	Tap Dance / Foxtrot: Follow the Fleet by Irving Berlin & Max Steiner choreo. by Barbara Melica, Corrado Giordani, & Liudmila Vlasova	Piano Sonata No. 14 by Ludwig van Beethoven choreo. by Barbara Melica, Corrado Giordani, & Liudmila Vlasova
2007-2008	Italian Folk Dance: Santu Paulu Le Rusciu Te Lu Mare by traditional choreo. by Barbara Melica, Corrado Giordani, & Liudmila Vlasova	Yentl by Michel Legrand performed by Barbra Streisand choreo. by Barbara Melica, Corrado Giordani, & Liudmila Vlasova
2006-2007	Tango: Yo Soy María (from María de Buenos Aires) by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Anjelika Krylova & Pasquale Camerlengo	Pantera en libertad by Mónica Naranjo & Cristóbal Sansano performed by Mónica Naranjo choreo. by Anjelika Krylova & Pasquale Camerlengo
2005-2006	Cha Cha: Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba & Jerry Ragovoy covered by Tito Puente Rhumba: Rumba De Perros by Amparo Sánchez performed by Amparanoia Samba: Samba de Janeiro by Gottfried Engels, Ramon Zenker, & Airto Moreira performed by Bellini choreo. by Liudmila Vlasova	The Mission by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Liudmila Vlasova
2004-2005	Slow Foxtrot: What Now My Love by Gilbert Bécaud covered by Frank Sinatra Quickstep: We Are in Love by Harry Connick Jr. choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Liudmila Vlasova, & Natalia Bestemianova	Aretha Franklin medley: Spirit in the Dark by Aretha Franklin (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Carole King & Jerry Wexler Think by Aretha Franklin & Ted White choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Liudmila Vlasova, & Natalia Bestemianova
2003-2004	Jive: Hafanana by Afric Simone & Stan Regal performed by Afric Simone Blues: Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway & Irving Mills choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Claudio Jurman, & Natalia Bestemianova	Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla Uno by Mariano Mores choreo. by Andrei Bukin, Claudio Jurman, & Natalia Bestemianova
2002-2003	Waltz / Galop: Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II choreo. by Andrei Bukin & Natalia Bestemianova	Ayer by Juanito R. Marquez performed by Gloria Estefan Demasiado Corazon by Willy DeVille Volverás by Rafael Ferro performed by Gloria Estefan choreo. by Andrei Bukin & Natalia Bestemianova
2001-2002	Pasodoble: Scott & Fran's Paso Doble (from Strictly Ballroom) by David Hirschfelder The Fencing Lesson (from The Mask of Zorro) by James Horner choreo. by Andrei Bukin & Natalia Bestemianova	The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi choreo. by Andrei Bukin & Natalia Bestemianova

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2009-2010	Quel posto che non c'è by Giuliano Sangiorgi performed by Negramaro
2008-2009	Missy Elliott medley: Pass That Dutch by Missy Elliott & Tim Mosley The Rain by Don Bryant, Missy Elliott, Bernie Miller, Timbaland, & Ann Peebles Lose Control by Missy Elliott, Ciara, & Fatman Scoop
2006-2007	Yo Soy María (from María de Buenos Aires) by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Anjelika Krylova & Pasquale Camerlengo
2005-2006	The Mission by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Liudmila Vlasova
	Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
	La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
2004-2005	Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
	Romanza by Mauro Malavasi performed by Andrea Bocelli
2003-2004	Big Spender (from Sweet Charity) by Cy Coleman
2002-2003	Big Spender (from Sweet Charity) by Cy Coleman
2001-2002	Por Una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel

With Ottaviani

Season	Original Dance	Free Dance
1999-2000	unknown	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner

Signature Elements

Faiella / Scali performing a reverse lift at 2006 Skate Canada

During his career, Faiella would often perform a reverse lift in competition and exhibition, in which she would lift and hold Scali.

ISU Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

With Faiella

2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
January 24 - 30	2011 European Championships	9 57.18	5 88.74	5 145.92
November 19 - 21	2010 Rostelecom Cup	2 57.65	WD
November 5 - 7	2010 Cup of China	2 57.21	3 82.31	3 139.52

2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 22 - 28	2010 World Championships	3 40.85	3 59.16	4 97.84	3 197.85
February 12 - 28	2010 Winter Olympics	5 39.88	5 60.18	5 99.11	5 199.17
January 18 - 24	2010 European Championships	3 37.47	1 61.68	1 96.71	2 195.86
October 29 - November 1	2009 Cup of China	3 35.37	3 54.59	2 89.96	3 179.92
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 23 - 29	2009 World Championships	7 36.30	10 55.92	8 90.54	8 182.76
January 19 - 25	2009 European Championships	2 36.03	2 59.03	4 91.11	2 186.17
December 10 - 14	2008-09 Grand Prix Final	N/A	3 57.89	4 87.23	4 145.12
November 27 - 30	2008 NHK Trophy	1 35.61	2 53.78	2 87.28	1 176.67
November 13 - 16	2008 Trophée Éric Bompard	2 34.46	1 55.79	2 89.33	2 179.58
2007-2008 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 17 - 23	2008 World Championships	4 37.15	5 63.55	4 101.21	5 201.91
January 21 - 27	2008 European Championships	4 36.87	4 58.79	4 95.29	4 190.95
November 8 - 11	2007 Cup of China	3 33.54	3 56.94	2 90.62	3 181.10
October 25 - 28	2007 Skate America	3 31.43	3 54.56	3 86.29	3 172.28
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 19 - 25	2007 World Championships	7 33.29	9 53.32	11 84.14	9 170.75
January 22 - 28	2007 European Championships	4 34.53	5 52.41	6 83.32	6 170.26
November 16 - 19	2006 Trophée Éric Bompard	3 33.63	3 54.76	3 88.23	3 176.62
November 2 - 5	2006 Skate Canada	2 33.19	5 49.15	2 88.39	3 170.73
2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 20 - 26	2006 World Championships	9 32.60	10 51.42	8 88.08	8 172.10
February 10 - 26	2006 Winter Olympics	10 33.20	21 43.25	10 87.92	13 164.37
January 16 - 22	2006 European Championships	6 33.21	7 51.54	10 83.11	7 167.86
November 17 - 20	2005 Trophée Éric Bompard	3 31.98	4 47.44	4 77.81	3 157.23
November 3 - 6	2005 Cup of China	3 32.03	4 49.32	6 75.00	6 156.35
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 14 - 20	2005 World Championships	9 36.19	9 56.13	9 94.58	9 186.90
January 25 - 30	2005 European Championships	6 36.10	6 53.96	5 91.83	5 181.89
November 25 - 28	2004 Cup of Russia	4 35.42	3 56.94	3 98.91	3 191.27
November 19 - 21	2004 Trophée Éric Bompard	5 31.62	5 53.33	4 92.99	5 177.94
2003-2004 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 22 - 28	2004 World Championships	5 2.0	9 5.4	9 9.0	9 16.4
February 2 - 8	2004 European Championships	6 2.4	6 3.6	6 6.0	6 12.0
November 20 - 23	2003 Cup of Russia	6 33.15	6 47.77	5 90.21	5 171.13
November 7 - 9	2003 Bofrost Cup on Ice	N/A	3 1.5	3 3.0	3 4.5
October 23 - 26	2003 Skate America	4 34.38	4 51.96	5 92.44	4 178.78
2002-2003 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 24 - 30	2003 World Championships	6 2.4	11 6.6	11 11.0	11 20.0
January 20 - 26	2003 European Championships	8 3.2	8 4.8	8 8.0	8 16.0
November 22 - 24	2002 Cup of Russia	5 2.0	5 3.0	5 5.0	5 10.0
October 31 - November 3	2002 Skate Canada	5 2.0	5 3.0	5 5.0	5 10.0
September 4 - 7	2002 Nebelhorn Trophy	1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0

2001-2002 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 16 - 24	2002 World Championships	14 2.8	16 3.2	16 9.6	16 16.0	16 31.6
February 9 - 21	2002 Winter Olympics	18 3.6	18 3.6	17 10.2	18 18.0	18 35.4
January 14 - 20	2002 European Championships	14 2.8	15 3.0	13 7.8	12 12.0	12 25.6
November 1 - 4	2001 Skate Canada	N/A	7 2.8	7 4.2	7 7.0	7 14.0
October 10 - 13	2001 Karl Schäfer Memorial		2 0.8	2 1.2	2 2.0	2 4.0
September 4 - 7	2001 Nebelhorn Trophy		2 0.8	2 1.2	2 2.0	2 4.0

With Ottaviani

1999-2000 Season
Date	Competition	Level	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 5 - 12	2000 World Junior Championships	Junior	5 1.0	6 1.2	4 2.4	4 4.0	4 8.6
December 16 - 19	1999-00 JGP Final	Junior	N/A	6 2.4	5 3.0	5 5.0	5 10.4
November 18 - 21	1999 JGP Japan	Junior		2 0.8	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 3.4
October 21 - 24	1999 JGP Slovenia	Junior		3 1.2	2 1.2	3 3.0	3 5.4
1998-1999 Season
Date	Competition	Level	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 12 - 14	1998-99 JGP Final	Junior	unknown				6
November 21 - 29	1999 World Junior Championships	Junior	7 1.4	8 1.6	9 5.4	6 6.0	7 14.4
October 20 - 25	1998 JGP China	Junior	N/A	1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
September 16 - 20	1998 JGP Bulgaria	Junior		1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
1997-1998 Season
Date	Competition	Level	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 6 - 8	1997-98 JGP Final	Junior	unknown				3
October 30 - November 2	1997 JGP Slovakia	Junior	N/A	1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
August 19 - 23	1997 JGP France	Junior		1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
1996-1997 Season
Date	Competition	Level	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
November 24 - December 1	1997 World Junior Championships	Junior	20 4.0	23 4.6	23 13.8	22 22.0	22 44.4
November 15 - 19	1996 Autumn Trophy	Junior	unknown				10

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

With Faiella

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Bronze	2010 Cup of China	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2010 Italian Championships	2009-10	Senior
Bronze	2009 Cup of China	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2009 European Championships	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2009 Italian Championships	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 NHK Trophy	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2008 Trophée Éric Bompard	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 Italian Championships	2007-08	Senior
Bronze	2007 Cup of China	2007-08	Senior
Bronze	2007 Skate America	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007 Italian Championships	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2006 Trophée Éric Bompard	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2006 Skate Canada	2006-07	Senior
Silver	2006 Italian Championships	2005-06	Senior
Bronze	2005 Trophée Éric Bompard	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2005 Italian Championships	2004-05	Senior
Bronze	2004 Cup of Russia	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004 Italian Championships	2003-04	Senior
Bronze	2003 Bofrost Cup on Ice	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 Italian Championships	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 Nebelhorn Trophy	2002-03	Senior
Silver	2002 Italian Championships	2001-02	Senior
Silver	2001 Karl Schäfer Memorial	2001-02	Senior
Silver	2001 Nebelhorn Trophy	2001-02	Senior

Small Medal Record

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Bronze	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Short	Senior
Gold	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Free	Senior
Silver	2010 European Championships	2009-10	Short	Senior
Silver	2009 European Championships	2008-09	Short	Senior

With Ottaviani

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2000 Italian Championships	1999-00	Junior
Gold	1999 JGP Japan	1999-00	Junior
Bronze	1999 JGP Slovenia	1999-00	Junior
Silver	1999 Italian Championships	1998-99	Junior
Gold	1998 JGP China	1998-99	Junior
Gold	1998 JGP Bulgaria	1998-99	Junior
Bronze	1997-98 JGP Final	1997-98	Junior
Silver	1998 Italian Championships	1997-98	Junior
Gold	1997 JGP Slovakia	1997-98	Junior
Gold	1997 JGP France	1997-98	Junior

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federica_Faiella

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Scali

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00005456.htm

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/フェデリカ・ファイエラ

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/マッシモ・スカリ