Simone Vaturi (born 20 July 1988) is an Italian ice dancer. With former partner Lorenza Alessandrini, he is the 2010 and 2013 Cup of Nice silver medalist, 2011 and 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial silver medalist, and a two-time Italian national bronze medalist.
Personal life Simone Vaturi has an elder brother, Andrea Vaturi, who is a choreographer and former competitive ice dancer. As of December 2013, he is a student at the University of Milan.
Career Early in his career, Vaturi skated with Serena Tancredi.
In 2007, he teamed up with Lorenza Alessandrini. They placed fifth at the 2010 World Junior Championships. Later that year, Alessandrini broke a rib in training causing them to miss the 2010–11 Grand Prix season. They returned to competition to win the senior bronze medal at the Italian Championships and were assigned one of Italy's two ice dance berths to the 2011 European Championships. They finished 16th in their first appearance at the event.
In the 2011–2012 season, Alessandrini/Vaturi made their senior Grand Prix debut at the 2011 NHK Trophy where they finished 5th. They again finished third at the Italian Championships. They were not named in the Italian team to the European Championships. Alessandrini/Vaturi were coached by Roberto Pelizzola and Nicoletta Lunghi in Italy until January 2012 when they moved to Detroit, Michigan to train under new coaches Pasquale Camerlengo, Massimo Scali, and Anjelika Krylova. They made their senior World debut at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France.
In mid-December 2012, a fall while training a lift resulted in an injury to Vaturi and the team's withdrawal from the 2013 Italian Championships.
Vaturi ended their partnership in April 2014.
Programs (with Alessandrini)
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2013–2014 Quickstep: Foxtrot: Quickstep: Prayer for Munich 1972 2012–2013 Mary Poppins: A Spoonful of Sugar Chim Chim Cher-ee Supercalifraglisticexpialidocious The Artist: The Artist Ouverture The Artist Main Theme Waltz for Peppy Peppy and George by Ludovic Bource 2011–2012 Chiquitere Mas que nada Samba de Janeiro Tosca: E lucevan le stelle Com'e lunga l'attesa Final scene by Giacomo Puccini 2010–2011 C'est si bon by Louis Armstrong Rocco and His Brothers by Nino Rota Original dance 2009–2010 Italian folk dance Tango medley 2008–2009 Blues: Minnie the Moocher Swing: Ballando con le stelle by Paolo Belli Schindler's List by John Williams
Competitive highlights
(With Riazanova) National Event 2014–15 Italian Championships 4th (With Alessandrini)
International Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 Worlds 16th Europeans 16th 19th GP NHK Trophy 5th GP Skate America 6th Bavarian Open 3rd Cup of Nice 2nd 2nd Golden Spin 5th Ondrej Nepela 2nd 2nd Universiade 6th Volvo Open 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 9th 5th JGP Final 7th JGP Croatia 6th JGP Germany 6th 2nd JGP Great Britain 7th JGP Hungary 3rd JGP Italy 3rd Pavel Roman 1st J. National Italian Champ. 3rd J. 1st J. 1st J. 3rd 3rd WD 3rd GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
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