Matteo Rizzo

Matteo Rizzo
Personal Information
Country Represented	Italy
Born	September 5, 1998 Rome
Home Town	Sesto San Giovanni
Age	26 years
Club	Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Azzurre
Former Club	Sesto Ice Skate
Languages	Italian
Career Info
Coaches	Ondřej Hotárek, Valter Rizzo
Former Coaches	Angela Puglisi, Franca Bianconi, Ilaria Ponti, Lorenzo Magri
Choreographers	Luca Lanotte, Massimo Scali
Former Choreographers	Corrado Giordani, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Vakhtang Murvanidze, Valter Rizzo
Training Locations	Bergamo
Former Training Locations	Courmayeur Roana Sesto San Giovanni Oberstdorf, Germany St. Petersburg, Russia Toronto, Canada
Began Skating	2006 (Aged 8)
(WS) World Standing	6
Physical Description
Height	171 cm (5' 7")
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Hazel
Ethnicity	Italian
Personal International Bests
SP	93.37 - 2019 World Championships
FS	187.35 - 2023 World Team Trophy
Total	275.36 - 2023 World Team Trophy

Matteo Rizzo (born September 5, 1998) is an Italian figure skater. He is the 2023 European silver medalist, a four-time Grand Prix bronze medalist (2018 NHK Trophy, 2019 Cup of China, 2022 Skate Canada, and 2023 Skate Canada), the 2019 Winter Universiade champion, and a two-time Italian national champion (2018 and 2023).

Programs

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2023-2024	Dernière Danse by Indila choreo. by Massimo Scali	Fix You by Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, & Will Champion performed by Coldplay choreo. by Luca Lanotte
2022-2023	Le parole lontane by Damiano David performed by Måneskin Zitti e buoni by Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi, & Victoria De Angelis performed by Måneskin choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali	Talking to the Moon by Albert Winkler, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Jeff Bhasker, & Philip Lawrence performed by Bruno Mars That's What I Like by Brody Brown, Bruno Mars, James Fauntleroy, Jeremy Reeves, Johnathan Yip, Philip Lawrence, Ray Charles McCullough II, & Ray Romulus performed by Bruno Mars choreo. by Massimo Scali
2021-2022	Volare by Domenico Modugno performed by Luca Longobardi choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali	Two Men in Love by Jamie Irrepressible performed by The Irrepressibles choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali
	Le parole lontane by Damiano David performed by Måneskin Zitti e buoni by Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi, & Victoria De Angelis performed by Måneskin choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali
2020-2021	Breathe Easy by Lars Halvor Jensen, Lee Ryan, & Martin Michael Larsson performed by Blue choreo. by Valter Rizzo	From Now On (from The Greatest Showman) by Justin Paul & Benj Pasek choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Valter Rizzo
	Initial SP: Romanza by Mauro Malavasi performed by Andrea Bocelli choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Valter Rizzo
2019-2020	Start a Fire (from La La Land) by Angélique Cinélu, John Legend, Justin Hurwitz, & Marius de Vries performed by John Legend choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne	Galicia Flamenca by Gino D'Auri choreo. by Massimo Scali
2018-2019	Volare by Domenico Modugno performed by Luca Longobardi choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali	Queen medley Bohemian Rhapsody Love of My Life Don't Stop Me Now by Freddie Mercury choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali
		Initial FS: The Rolling Stones medley Angie Streets of Love Paint It Black by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali
2017-2018	Torna a Surriento by Ernesto de Curtis performed by Il Volo choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali	Come Together by John Lennon & Paul McCartney performed by The Beatles Let It Be by Paul McCartney covered by Air With Air Rising Help! by John Lennon & Paul McCartney performed by The Beatles choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali
2016-2017	Malagueña by traditional performed by Brian Setzer choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Massimo Scali, & Vakhtang Murvanidze	Hallelujah I Love Her So by Ray Charles Georgia on My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Massimo Scali, & Vakhtang Murvanidze
2015-2016	Malagueña by traditional performed by Brian Setzer choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Massimo Scali, & Vakhtang Murvanidze	La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) by Giuseppe Verdi performed by Luciano Pavarotti Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni Guillaume Tell by Gioachino Rossini choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Massimo Scali, & Vakhtang Murvanidze
2014-2015	Neph by Trombone Shorty Buckjump by Trombone Shorty & Mike Ballard performed by Trombone Shorty choreo. by Corrado Giordani & Massimo Scali	The Kid City Lights by Charlie Chaplin Je Cherche Après Titine by Léo Daniderff choreo. by Valter Rizzo
2013-2014	Take Five by Paul Desmond performed by Dave Brubeck Quartet choreo. by Vakhtang Murvanidze	The Kid City Lights by Charlie Chaplin Je Cherche Après Titine by Léo Daniderff choreo. by Valter Rizzo
2011-2012	Gopher Mambo by Moisés Vivanco Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) by Louis Guglielmi performed by Pérez Prado Another Cha-Cha by Jimmy Goings & Nicolas Skorsky performed by Santa Esmeralda	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner Mad Dash / Zorro Unmasked (from The Legend of Zorro) by James Horner
2010-2011	Totentanz by Franz Liszt performed by Maksim Mrvica	Asturias by Isaac Albéniz Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo performed by Rosenberg Trio
2009-2010	Heart of a King (from The Man in the Iron Mask) by Nick Glennie-Smith	Toccata and Fugue in D Minor Air on the G String (from Orchestral Suite No. 3) by Johann Sebastian Bach

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2023-2024	Hello by Martin Solveig & Martina Sorbara performed by Dragonette & Martin Solveig choreo. by Luca Lanotte
2022-2023	Hello by Martin Solveig & Martina Sorbara performed by Dragonette & Martin Solveig choreo. by Luca Lanotte
	Che Cossè l'amor by Vinicio Capossela
2019-2020	Moonlight Sonata (remix) by Ludwig van Beethoven
2018-2019	Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.
2017-2018	Everybody Needs Somebody to Love by Jerry Wexler, Bert Berns, & Solomon Burke covered by The Blues Brothers
2016-2017	Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard covered by Frank Sinatra

International Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

2023-2024 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
October 27 - 29	2023 Skate Canada	8 74.99	2 171.02	3 246.01
October 3 - 5	2023 Shanghai Trophy	4 64.27	5 136.58	4 200.85
2022-2023 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 13 - 16	2023 World Team Trophy	8 88.01	2 187.35	4T/5P 275.36
March 22 - 26	2023 World Championships	13 79.28	7 176.76	9 256.04
February 23 - 26	2023 International Challenge Cup	3 82.85	3 146.14	3 228.99
January 23 - 29	2023 European Championships	2 86.46	1 173.46	2 259.92
December 7 - 10	2022 Golden Spin of Zagreb	6 68.79	1 160.07	2 228.86
November 18 - 20	2022 NHK Trophy	7 78.57	5 162.19	6 240.76
October 28 - 30	2022 Skate Canada	3 81.18	4 169.85	3 251.03
October 21 - 23	2022 Budapest Trophy	2 83.13	1 170.21	1 253.34
September 16 - 19	2022 Lombardia Trophy	5 77.72	2 148.95	4 226.67
2021-2022 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 21 - 27	2022 World Championships	8 91.67	10 164.08	10 255.75
February 4 - 20	2022 Winter Olympics	13 88.63	17 158.90	16 247.53
November 25 - 28	2021 Rostelecom Cup	9 77.45	2 173.02	5 250.47
November 12 - 14	2021 NHK Trophy	6 84.78	3 171.06	5 255.84
October 14 - 17	2021 Budapest Trophy	3 72.94	1 161.46	1 234.40
October 7 - 10	2021 Finlandia Trophy	19 62.57	1 176.18	6 238.75
2020-2021 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2021 World Championships	11 83.30	11 162.07	11 245.37
September 23 - 26	2020 Nebelhorn Trophy	3 77.15	7 136.99	5 214.14
2019-2020 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
January 20 - 26	2020 European Championships	7 79.07	5 157.94	5 237.01
November 8 - 10	2019 Cup of China	3 81.72	4 160.16	3 241.88
October 24 - 27	2019 Skate Canada	9 70.12	5 153.66	6 223.78
October 3 - 5	2019 Shanghai Trophy	1 87.76	3 160.77	1 248.53
September 20 - 21	2019 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	4 75.87	1 156.83	2 232.70
September 13 - 15	2019 Lombardia Trophy	5 71.76	3 155.62	3 227.38
2018-2019 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 11 - 14	2019 World Team Trophy	6 87.64	5 172.89	6T/4P 260.53
March 18 - 24	2019 World Championships	5 93.37	10 164.29	7 257.66
March 6 - 9	2019 Winter Universiade	2 90.78	1 182.76	1 273.54
January 21 - 27	2019 European Championships	10 81.41	3 165.67	3 247.08
November 27 - December 2	2018 Denkova-Staviski Cup	1 85.52	1 139.86	1 225.38
November 9 - 11	2018 NHK Trophy	4 77.00	3 147.71	3 224.71
October 19 - 21	2018 Skate America	5 78.09	5 147.72	4 225.81
October 5 - 7	2018 Finlandia Trophy	6 76.53	7 141.15	6 217.68
September 13 - 16	2018 Lombardia Trophy	4 85.51	4 142.46	4 227.97

2017-2018 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 25	2018 World Championships	Senior	18 77.43	17 148.01	17 225.44
March 5 - 11	2018 World Junior Championships	Junior	6 70.24	6 141.34	3 211.58
February 16 - 17	2018 Winter Olympics	Senior	23 75.63	19 156.78	21 232.41
January 17 - 20	2018 European Championships	Senior	6 78.26	9 141.17	9 219.43
November 22 - 25	2018 Cup of Tyrol	Senior	3 73.70	2 149.73	2 223.43
November 16 - 19	2017 Warsaw Cup	Senior	1 75.64	1 157.34	1 232.98
October 11 - 14	2017 JGP Italy	Junior	2 77.24	1 151.94	1 229.18
October 4 - 7	2017 JGP Poland	Junior	2 74.51	10 118.28	6 192.79
September 27 - 30	2017 Nebelhorn Trophy	Senior	5 72.97	2 150.30	4 223.27
September 14 - 17	2017 Lombardia Trophy	Senior	6 71.67	3 155.35	5 227.02
2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 27 - April 2	2017 World Championships	Senior	30 63.14	FNR	30
March 13 - 19	2017 World Junior Championships	Junior	13 68.53	11 128.94	11 197.47
February 14 - 19	2017 Bavarian Open	Senior	5 65.39	3 129.79	5 195.18
January 10 - 15	2017 Mentor Toruń Cup	Senior	1 73.00	1 136.21	1 209.21
November 17 - 20	2016 Warsaw Cup	Senior	7 66.55	6 129.48	6 196.03
October 27 - 30	2016 Golden Bear of Zagreb	Senior	8 56.29	2 122.26	4 178.55
October 5 - 8	2016 JGP Germany	Junior	12 53.78	13 105.43	12 159.21
September 21 - 24	2016 JGP Slovenia	Junior	10 55.91	8 122.17	8 178.08
2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 14 - 20	2016 World Junior Championships	Junior	11 66.79	17 116.17	13 182.96
February 23 - 27	2016 Hellmut Seibt Memorial	Senior	10 49.48	7 111.09	7 160.57
January 25 - 31	2016 European Championships	Senior	12 74.91	14 125.90	13 200.81
November 26 - 29	2015 Warsaw Cup	Senior	3 73.29	6 131.76	5 205.05
November 12 - 15	2015 Merano Cup	Senior	4 59.52	2 122.68	2 182.20
October 20 - 25	2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup	Senior	4 59.44	2 134.97	3 194.41
September 30 - October 4	2015 JGP Spain	Junior	6 58.89	5 115.35	5 174.24
September 9 - 13	2015 JGP Austria	Junior	9 53.37	4 119.08	5 172.45
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 2 - 8	2015 World Junior Championships	Junior	20 55.61	21 99.01	22 154.62
February 24 - March 1	2015 Hellmut Seibt Memorial	Senior	7 54.14	5 123.06	6 177.20
January 25 - 30	2015 EYOWF	Junior	4 58.40	4 113.59	4 171.99
December 10 - 14	2014 Denkova-Staviski Cup	Senior	2 53.16	1 118.98	1 172.14
November 20 - 24	2014 Warsaw Cup	Senior	4 56.25	3 112.21	3 168.46
November 14 - 16	2014 Merano Cup	Senior	2 62.20	3 116.70	2 178.90
October 1 - 5	2014 JGP Germany	Junior	19 42.45	10 100.03	15 142.48
September 18 - 21	2014 Lombardia Trophy	Junior	4 46.94	1 91.31	2 138.25
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 10 - 16	2014 World Junior Championships	Junior	30 46.65	FNR	30
February 26 - March 1	2014 Hellmut Seibt Memorial	Senior	5 55.27	1 118.53	2 173.80
February 6 - 9	2014 Dragon Trophy	Senior	7 48.07	4 111.35	5 159.42
January 29 - February 2	2014 Bavarian Open	Senior	13 42.40	8 102.22	9 144.62
November 28 - December 1	2013 Denkova-Staviski Cup	Junior	5 46.42	3 102.30	3 148.72
November 14 - 17	2013 Merano Cup	Junior	2 48.33	2 91.51	2 139.84
September 19 - 22	2013 Lombardia Trophy	Junior	4 44.00	3 91.23	3 135.23
September 11 - 15	2013 JGP Slovakia	Junior	18 44.14	11 96.95	11 141.09
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 6 - 11	2013 Bavarian Open	Junior	5 47.97	4 97.27	4 145.24
December 5 - 9	2012 Santa Claus Cup	Junior	5 42.34	5 75.43	5 117.77
October 30 - November 4	2012 Crystal Skate	Junior	7 35.99	5 79.62	6 115.61
September 7 - 9	2012 Ice Star	Junior	5 33.86	4 76.62	4 110.48
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 4 - 8	2012 Triglav Trophy	Novice	2 38.27	2 63.39	2 101.66
December 15 - 18	2012 Bavarian Open	Junior	6 26.62	2 54.20	3 80.82
November 29 - December 4	2011 NRW Trophy	Novice	9 27.97	8 53.24	9 81.21
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 31 - April 3	2011 Gardena Spring Trophy	Novice	8 26.01	6 48.01	7 74.02
February 15 - 20	2011 Mont Blanc Trophy	Novice	3 29.37	2 53.70	2 83.07

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Bronze	2023 Skate Canada	2023-24	Senior
Bronze	2023 International Challenge Cup	2022-23	Senior
Silver	2023 European Championships	2022-23	Senior
Gold	2023 Italian Championships	2022-23	Senior
Silver	2022 Golden Spin of Zagreb	2022-23	Senior
Bronze	2022 Skate Canada	2022-23	Senior
Gold	2022 Budapest Trophy	2022-23	Senior
Silver	2022 Italian Championships	2021-22	Senior
Gold	2021 Budapest Trophy	2021-22	Senior
Silver	2021 Italian Championships	2020-21	Senior
Bronze	2019 Cup of China	2019-20	Senior
Gold	2019 Shanghai Trophy	2019-20	Senior
Silver	2019 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2019-20	Senior
Bronze	2019 Lombardia Trophy	2019-20	Senior
Gold	2019 Winter Universiade	2018-19	Senior
Bronze	2019 European Championships	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2019 Italian Championships	2018-19	Senior
Gold	2018 Denkova-Staviski Cup	2018-19	Senior
Bronze	2018 NHK Trophy	2018-19	Senior
Bronze	2018 World Junior Championships	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2018 Italian Championships	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2018 Cup of Tyrol	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2017 Warsaw Cup	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2017 JGP Italy	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2017 Mentor Toruń Cup	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2017 Italian Championships	2016-17	Senior
Silver	2016 Italian Championships	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Merano Cup	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup	2015-16	Senior
Silver	2015 Italian Championships	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 Denkova-Staviski Cup	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2014 Warsaw Cup	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 Merano Cup	2014-15	Senior
Silver	2014 Lombardia Trophy	2014-15	Junior
Silver	2014 Hellmut Seibt Memorial	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2014 Italian Championships	2013-14	Junior
Bronze	2013 Denkova-Staviski Cup	2013-14	Junior
Silver	2013 Merano Cup	2013-14	Junior
Bronze	2013 Lombardia Trophy	2013-14	Junior
Silver	2012 Triglav Trophy	2011-12	Junior
Bronze	2012 Bavarian Open	2011-12	Junior
Bronze	2011 Lombardia Trophy	2011-12	Novice
Silver	2011 Mont Blanc Trophy	2010-11	Junior

Segment Medal Record

Type	Competition	Season	Segment	Level
Gold	2023 European Championships	2022-23	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2023 European Championships	2022-23	Short	Senior
Bronze	2019 European Championships	2018-19	Freeskate	Senior

Sources

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

http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013919.htm

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/マッテオ・リッツォ