Silvia FONTANA

Olympic Games 2006

Italy

Single

Date of birth / Születési idõ

 3 December 1976

Place of birth / Születés helye

 New York

Height / Magasság

 158 cm

Home town  /Lakóhely

 Simsbury, CT, USA

Profession / Foglalkozás

 Student (sociology)

Hobbies / Hobbi

 dancing, reading

Start skating / Korcsolyázás kezdete

 1980

Marital Status / Családi állapota

 Married with John Zimmerman in 2003

 

Coach / Edzõ

 Robyn Wagner

Choreographer / Koreográfus

 Nina Petrenko

Former coach / Régebbi edzõ

 Marina D'Agata, Evelyn Kramer, Frank Carroll,  Galina Zmievskaya

Practice low season / Gyakorlás holtszezonban (h/week)

 25 at Simsbury (USA)

Practice high season / Gyakorlás fõszezonban  (h/week)

 23 at Simsbury (USA)

 

Music Short Program as of 2000/2001 season

 Flamenco by Otmar Liebert

Music Free Skating as of 2000/2001 season

 Time to Say Goodbye by Andrea Boccelli

Music Short Program as of 2001/2002 season

 Histoire d'Amour  by Carlos Almaran
 Another Cha Cha  by Santa Esmeralda / Mexico con Amor

Music Free Skating as of 2001/2002 season

 Carmen  by George Bizet

Music Short Program as of 2005/2006 season

 Blues by C. Brown

Music Free Skating as of 2005/2006 season

 Turandot by G. Puccini - performed by Vanessa Mae
 Nessun Dorma by G. Puccini

Results / Eredmények

 

Olympic Games
 Olimpia 

World Champs
 Világbajnokság

European Champs
 Európabajnokság

National Champs
 Nemzeti Bajnokság

1994

 

13 QR 

22 

 

1996

 

24 

20 

 

1997

 

 

 

3 

1998

 

18

 

2 

1999

 

16

13 

1 

2000

 

19

8 

1 

2001

 

10

11 

2 

2002

10

10

7 

1 

2006

22

 

 

 

 

Personal Best Total Score

120,37

23.02.2006 

XX Olympic Winter Games 2006 

Personal Best Score Short Program

 42,47

21.02.2006

XX Olympic Winter Games 2006

Personal Best Score Free Skating

 77,90

23.02.2006

XX Olympic Winter Games 2006

International Competition:

 1993

 Vienna Cup (Karl Schäfer Memorial)

 15

 1996

 Vienna Cup (Karl Schäfer Memorial)

 13

 1996

 Skaye Canada

 7

 1997

 Karl Schäfer Memorial, Vienna

 7

 1998

 Skate America, Detroit

 10

 1998

 Cup of Russia, Moscow

 11

 1999

 Skate Canada, Saint John, NB

 5

 1999

 Cup of Russia, St. Petersburg

 9

 2000

 Cup of Russia, St. Petersburg

 9

 2000

 Trophée Lalique, Paris

 10

 2001

 Winter Universiade, Oswiecim

 3

 2001

 Trophée Lalique, Paris

 7

 2001

 Goodwill Games, Brisbane

 9

 2001

 Sparkassen Cup on Ice, Gelsenkirchen

 7

 2005

 Golden Spin, Zagreb

 3

Fontana is the long-time girl friend of U.S. pair skater John Zimmermann. Fontana was born in the USA but grew up in Italy. Her father built an ice rink for her in Italy. Later, she moved back to the USA to train there. She retired from competitive skating in 2002 and decided to come back for the 2006 Olympic Games in her home country. Fontana is married to former U.S. pair skater John Zimmerman.

International Skating Union, Chemin de Primerose 2, CH - 1007 Lausanne 23.02.2006 

Silvia Fontana Online

Pictures / Képek