Conti and Macii make history: Italian pairs 1-2 at Europeans

Jan 28, 2023 707

BY: Paula Slater

Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii made history after winning the first European Pair's title for Italy at the 2023 European Figure Skating Championships on Thursday. Teammates Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini rose three spots to take the silver, while Germany's Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel settled for bronze.

Conti and Macii had a low catch on their triple twist that was graded a level two, and Conti later put a hand down on the throw triple loop in their free skate in their long program to music from Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. The team otherwise produced a triple toe-single Axel-single Axel sequence, triple Salchows, and throw triple Salchow. 

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SOURCE: https://www.goldenskate.com

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