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 BIOGRAPHY

 

  Marika

Name

Marika Zanforlin



 

Date of birth

21.06.1983

Hometown

Rovigo

Profession

secretary

Started skating in

1987 (rollers) - june 2007 (ice)

Club

Olimpica Skaters Rovigo

Former partner

Luca Ballotta

Brother

Simone (4 years older, roller pair skater)

Hobbies shopping, music, friends

 

  Federico

Name

Federico Degli Esposti



 

Date of birth

02.06.1980

Hometown

Bologna

Profession

national railways employee

Started skating in

1987 (rollers) - june 2007 (ice)

Club

Polisportiva Pontevecchio Bologna

Former partner

Federica Rappini

Brother

Matteo (3 years older, roller pair skater)

Hobbies sports, friends

 

  Other Infos

Training location

Rovigo e Bologna (rollers) - Milano e Ferrara (ice)

Coaches

M.R. Zenobi, T. Gasparetto (rollers) - M.R. Zenobi, T. Gasparetto, R. Pelizzola, C. Mauri, T. Pagani (ice)

Coreographers

G. Quirini (rollers) -  R. Cazzaniga (ice)

 

  Marika and Federico according to their coaches

 


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Quirini: it's a pleasure to work with Federico because he's that kind of person who's always willing to help and able to play things down in tough moments; he's funny and always ready to challenge himself.

M.R. Zenobi: he's very conscientious, humble and sportsmanlike. In past years it happened that he'd qualify for the world championships along with his partner but the technical committee thought they were not ready yet. Federico, unlike other athletes, accepted to wait and in the end he was successful.

G.Quirini: I have a soft sport for Marika, she's very fragile and needs a lot of attentions. She's strong and powerful in competitions but she needs to be psyched up. Other than doing my job as a choreographer I manage to encourage her, reassure her and this is something I really like.

T. Gasparetto: Marika has extraordinary determination and willpower; she rarely makes mistakes in competition, I'd say she has never messed a competition, she may have missed one element but she's always been strong till the very end. She was the one who encouraged Federico in competition.

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