Men
Matteo RIZZO
ITA
- Date of birth05 Sep 1998
- Height171 CM
- Professionpolice officer, student
- Home townSesto San Giovanni
- Place of birthRome
- Start skating / Club 2006 / G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
- HobbiesFormula 1, Airplanes
- bio
Rizzo is the first Italian man to win a medal at the ISU World Junior Championships (bronze in 2018) and at an ISU (senior) level Grand Prix event (bronze at NHK Trophy 2018). He missed the 2024 National Championships due to a hip injury. He underwent surgery in end of January 2024 and returned to the ice slowly three months later. Rizzo's father Valter is an Ice Dance coach and part of his coaching team. His sister Francesca (five and a half years older) competed in Ice Dance at the international junior level and his parents Brunilde Bianchi and Valter Rizzo competed in Ice Dance at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships 1984 and 1985.
- CoachValter Rizzo, Ondrej Hotarek, Deborah Sacchi
- ChoreographerMassimo Scali, Luca Lanotte
- Former CoachFranca Bianconi, Angela Puglisi
- Practice low seasonBergamo
- Practice high seasonBergamo - Madesimo
Music Short Program as of season 2024/2025
Two Men in Love by The Irrepressibles
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2024/2025
Fix You Coldplay
skaters bests
Personal Best Total Score | ISU World Team Trophy 2023 | 15 Apr 2023 | 275.36 |
Personal Best Score Short Program | ISU World Championships 2019 | 21 Mar 2019 | 93.37 |
Personal Best Score Free Skating | ISU World Team Trophy 2023 | 15 Apr 2023 | 187.35 |
Season Best Total Score | ISU CS Budapest Trophy 2024 | 13 Oct 2024 | 247.26 |
Season Best Score Short Program | ISU CS Budapest Trophy 2024 | 11 Oct 2024 | 84.77 |
Season Best Score Free Skating | ISU GP NHK Trophy 2024 | 09 Nov 2024 | 164.77 |