Corey Circelli

Corey Circelli (born September 11, 2002) is a Canadian figure skater, who represents Italy. He represented Canada at the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix series. He is the 2020 Canadian national junior champion, the 2024 Italian national bronze medalist, and the 2024 Nepela Memorial bronze medalist.

Corey Circelli
Corey Circelli at the 2021 Cup of Austria
Born	(2002-09-11) September 11, 2002 (age 22) Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Hometown	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Italy (since 2023)  Canada (2007–23)
Discipline	Men's singles
Coach	Brian Orser Olga Romanova
Skating club	IceLab Bergamo
Began skating	2007
Medal record
Representing  Italy Italian Championships 2024 Pinerolo Singles

Personal life

Circelli was born in Manchester, England.^[1] He is of Italian descent.^[2]

Single skating career

Early years

Circelli began learning to skate in 2007.^[1] He won the novice men's title at the 2017 Canadian Championships.

He made his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September 2017, placing 14th in Riga, Latvia. Competing in the junior men's category, he won silver at the 2018 Canadian Championships and bronze at the 2019 Canadian Championships. At the time, he was coached by Lee Barkell.^[3][4]

2019–20 season

Circelli changed coaches for the 2019–20 season, deciding to train under Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson.^[5] He placed tenth at his JGP assignment in September 2019 in Poland.

Circelli sustained a torn meniscus in his right knee in late December 2019.^[6] In January, he won the national junior men's title at the 2020 Canadian Championships.^[6]

2020–21 season

The 2020–21 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with rink closures and event cancellations. Circelli won bronze in the senior men's event at the Skate Canada Challenge.^[2] He qualified to the 2021 Canadian Championships, but the competition was eventually cancelled.

2021–22 season

In August and September, Circelli competed on the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing fourth in France and Slovakia. In November, he made his senior international debut and placed tenth at the 2021 Cup of Austria. In January, he placed fifth in the senior men's event at the 2022 Canadian Championships. Later that month, he competed at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, and finished eleventh.

2022–23 season

Circelli's free skate is a tribute to Canadian champion Toller Cranston.^[7] Making his senior Grand Prix debut, Circelli placed tenth at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy in Sheffield, England.

2023–24 season

Circelli failed to re-qualify for the Canadian national team after finishing fifth at the Canadian Championships and no participation in spring competitions. In late November, Circelli competed at a regional competition in Italy and then officially announced his switch to Italy in December. Later that month, he competed at the 2024 Italian Championships,^[8] where he earned the bronze medal.

2024–25 season

Making his international debut competing for Italy, Circelli won the silver medal at the 2024 Tayside Trophy. He then went on to compete on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, taking bronze at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial and finishing fourteenth at the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy.^[9]

In December, Circelli competed at the 2025 Italian Championships, where he finished in fifth place.^[9]

Ice dance career

Competing in novice ice dance with Katerina Kasatkin, Circelli placed 5th at the 2016 Canadian Championships and 4th at the 2017 Canadian Championships. Kasatkin and Circelli then moved up to the junior ranks and placed 13th at the 2018 Canadian Championships.

Circelli skated the next two seasons in partnership with Olivia McIsaac. Competing in juniors, McIsaac and Circelli placed eighth at the 2019 Canadian Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2020 Canadian Championships. The two were coached by Andrew Hallam and Tracy Wilson.^[10]

Programs

Men's singles

Competition and exhibition programs by season 

Season	Short program	Free skate program	Exhibition program
2017–18 [3]	"Hallelujah" Performed by Leonard Cohen Choreo. by Joey Russell & David Wilson	La bohème Composed by Giacomo Puccini Choreo. by Joey Russell & David Wilson	—
2018–19 [4]	La traviata Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Choreo. by Joey Russell	"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Performed by Jim Steinman Choreo. by David Wilson	—
2019–20  [5]	"Ophelia" Performed by The Lumineers Choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle	Moonlight Sonata Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven Choreo. by David Wilson	—
2020–21  [2]	"Io ci sarò" Performed by Andrea Bocelli Choreo. by David Wilson	The Nutcracker Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreo. by David Wilson	—
2021–22  [11]	Prince Medley "Purple Rain" "The Question of U" Performed by Prince Choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle	The Nutcracker	—
2022–23  [1]	Prince Medley	Pagliacci[7] Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo Performed by Luciano Pavarotti Choreo. by David Wilson	Prince Medley
2023–24  [12][13]	"The Swan" Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns	Gladiator The Wheat The Battle Elysium Now We Are Free Composed by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard	—
2024–25  [14][15]	"Mon Dieu" Performed by Édith Piaf Choreo. by Guillaume Cizeron	"Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto" Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff Choreo. by Joey Russell	—

Ice dance with Olivia McIsaac

Competition programs by season 

Season	Rhythm dance program	Free dance program
2018–19 [16]	Chicago Composed by Fred Ebb, John Kander Choreo. by Kelly Johnson & Romain Haguenauer Tracks used Foxtrot: "Ouverture" Foxtrot: "All That Jazz" Tango: "Cell Block Tango"	"There Will Be Time" Performed by Mumford & Sons, Baaba Maal Choreo. by Kelly Johnson & Romain Haguenauer
2019–20 [10]	Funny Girl Performed by Barbra Streisand Choreo. by Kelly Johnson & Romain Haguenauer Tracks used "Overture" Foxtrot: "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You" Quickstep: "Don't Rain on My Parade"	Medley: "Nature Boy" Performed by eden ahbez "Danse Macabre" Composed by Zbigniew Preisner Danse Macabre Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns Choreo. by Kelly Johnson & Romain Haguenauer

Competitive highlights

• GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
• C – Event was cancelled

Single skating (for Italy)

Competition placements at senior level ^[17]

Season	2023–24	2024–25	2025–26
Italian Championships	3rd	5th
GP Skate America			TBD
CS Nepela Memorial		3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy		14th
Merano Ice Trophy		5th
Tayside Trophy		2nd
Road to 26 Trophy		7th
Sonja Henie Trophy		9th
Winter University Games		7th

Single skating (for Canada)

Competition placements at senior level ^[18]

Season	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23
Four Continents Championships		11th
Canadian Championships	C	5th	5th
GP Wilson Trophy			10th
CS Cup of Austria		10th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb			7th
Cranberry Cup			7th
Skate Canada Challenge	3rd	3rd

Competition placements at junior level ^[18]

Season	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2021–22
Canadian Championships	2nd	3rd	1st
JGP France				4th
JGP Latvia	14th
JGP Poland		10th
JGP Slovakia				4th
Skate Canada Challenge	2nd	6th	1st

Ice dance with Olivia McIsaac (for Canada)

Competition placements at junior level ^[19]

Season	2018–19	2019–20
Canadian Championships	8th	3rd
JGP Czech Republic	7th
JGP France		9th
JGP Italy		12th
Skate Canada Challenge	9th	6th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System ^[17]

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	232.36	2024 CS Nepela Memorial
Short program	TSS	77.48	2024 CS Nepela Memorial
	TES	42.07	2024 CS Nepela Memorial
	PCS	35.41	2024 CS Nepela Memorial
Free skating	TSS	154.78	2024 CS Nepela Memorial
	TES	78.03	2024 CS Nepela Memorial
	PCS	76.75	2024 CS Nepela Memorial

Senior level (for Italy)

Results in the 2023–24 season ^[17]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Dec 22–23, 2023	2024 Italian Championships	3	72.98	3	141.02	3	214.00

Results in the 2024–25 season ^[17]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 12–13, 2024	2024 Tayside Trophy	3	63.31	1	140.79	2	204.10
Oct 25–27, 2024	2024 CS Nepela Memorial	3	77.48	3	154.78	3	232.26
Nov 12–17, 2024	2024 CS Tallinn Trophy	20	53.86	8	132.03	14	185.89
Dec 19–21, 2024	2025 Italian Championships	5	73.82	5	127.16	5	200.98
Jan 16–18, 2025	2025 Winter World University Games	8	70.48	7	140.68	7	211.16
Feb 13-16, 2025	2025 Merano Ice Trophy	4	71.84	6	127.83	5	199.67
Feb 18–20, 2025	Road to 26 Trophy	9	65.07	7	137.46	7	202.53
Mar 6-9, 2025	2025 Sonja Henie Trophy	7	66.41	11	103.29	9	169.70

Senior level (for Canada)

Results in the 2020–21 season ^[18]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 8–17, 2021	2021 Skate Canada Challenge	4	81.11	3	154.39	3	235.50

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[18]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 11–14, 2021	2021 CS Cup of Austria	14	67.41	9	134.21	10	201.62
Dec 1–5, 2021	2022 Skate Canada Challenge	9	64.09	2	137.24	3	201.33
Jan 6–12, 2022	2022 Canadian Championships	5	76.64	4	152.97	5	229.61
Jan 18–23, 2022	2022 Four Continents Championships	11	69.57	12	143.15	11	213.02

Results in the 2022–23 season ^[18]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 9–14, 2022	2022 Cranberry Cup International	5	67.84	7	114.82	7	182.66
Nov 11–13, 2022	2022 MK John Wilson Trophy	10	62.97	10	119.84	10	182.81
Dec 7–10, 2022	2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	9	60.03	6	133.62	7	193.65
Jan 9–15, 2023	2023 Canadian Championships	5	75.73	6	136.60	5	212.33

Junior level (for Canada)

Results in the 2017–18 season ^[18]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 6–9, 2017	2017 JGP Latvia	7	59.28	14	96.24	14	155.52
Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2017	2018 Skate Canada Challenge	2	61.62	2	116.19	2	177.81
Jan 8–14, 2018	2018 Canadian Championships (Junior)	2	59.64	3	117.02	2	176.66

Results in the 2018–19 season ^[18]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2018	2019 Skate Canada Challenge	10	51.47	4	103.69	6	155.16
Jan 13–19, 2019	2019 Canadian Championships (Junior)	1	68.79	4	113.19	3	181.98

Results in the 2019–20 season ^[18]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 18–21, 2021	2021 JGP Poland	9	65.24	11	107.48	10	172.72
Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2019	2020 Skate Canada Challenge	1	68.69	3	115.77	1	184.46
Jan 13–19, 2020	2020 Canadian Championships (Junior)	2	72.37	1	130.76	1	203.13

Results in the 2021–22 season ^[18]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 18–21, 2021	2021 JGP France I	2	76.63	6	105.52	4	182.15
Sep 1–4, 2021	2021 JGP Slovakia	8	62.60	3	128.53	4	191.13