Paolo Bacchini

Paolo Bacchini (born 16 August 1985) is an Italian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 and 2012 Merano Cup champion, 2008 Triglav Trophy champion, and a twelve-time Italian national medalist (2002–2013).

Paolo Bacchini
Bacchini in 2005
Born	(1985-08-16) 16 August 1985 (age 40) Milan, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Italy
Coach	Peter Grütter
Skating club	Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro[1]
Began skating	1994
Medal record
Italian Championships 2003 Lecco Singles 2004 Milan Singles 2005 Merano Singles 2006 Sesto San Giovanni Singles 2009 Pinerolo Singles 2010 Brescia Singles 2011 Milan Singles 2012 Courmayeur Singles 2013 Milan Singles 2002 Collalbo Singles 2007 Trento Singles 2008 Milan Singles 2014 Merano Singles

Bacchini represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he placed 20th in the men's event. In 2011, Bacchini joined Fiamme Oro, the sports category of the Italian police.^[2]

He is coached by Peter Grütter and his choreographers have included Raffaella Cazzaniga, Corrado Giordani, Salomé Brunner, and Stéphane Lambiel.^[3]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2012–2013 [4][5]	Pinocchio (musical) La Strada by Nino Rota	Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
2011–2012 [6]	Pinocchio (musical)
2010–2011 [7]		Cirque du Soleil
2007–2008 [8]	Nothing Else Matters by Metallica performed by Apocalyptica	Passion of Christ by John Debney
2005–2006 [9]	Nothing Else Matters by Metallica	Romeo and Juliet
2004–2005 [10]	Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd	Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt
2001–2002 [11]	Conan the Barbarian by Basil Poledouris	Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin

Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[12]
Event	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
Olympics									20th
Worlds										21st		27th
Europeans				25th			19th		16th	12th	16th	24th
GP Skate Canada										12th
Finlandia									9th	8th	9th
Nebelhorn												13th
Ondrej Nepela								2nd
Challenge Cup								7th
Crystal Skate												3rd
Cup of Nice						7th		12th
Golden Spin				5th			4th
Merano Cup						2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd
NRW Trophy									7th
Triglav Trophy					3rd		1st
Universiade						10th		6th		7th			18th
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds	21st			19th
JGP Italy	11th
JGP Mexico			6th
JGP Netherlands	13th
JGP Poland			11th
JGP Romania				6th
JGP Serbia		10th
JGP Ukraine				8th
Gardena		2nd
EYOF		4th
National[12]
Italian Champ.	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd
WD = Withdrew