# Maïa Mazzara

Maïa Mazzara (born 5 August 2003) is a French figure skater who currently represents France in women's singles and formerly represented Switzerland. She is a two-time French national silver medalist.
On the junior level, she is the 2019 French junior national champion, the 2019 Master's de Patinage champion, and placed 9th at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
Representing Switzerland on the junior level, she is the 2017 Merano Cup silver medalist and the 2017 Swiss junior national champion.

## Career
### Early years

Mazzara began learning how to skate in 2011 at the age of seven. She started her skating career competing for her native France at the pre-novice level in 2014, but by 2016 had begun representing Switzerland.

### 2017–18 season: Junior international debut

Mazzara made her international junior debut for Switzerland in November 2017 at the Cup of Nice, where she finished 11th overall. Later in the same month, Mazzara won the silver medal in the junior-level ladies event at the Merano Cup in Italy. In January 2018, Mazzara won her first and only Swiss junior national title and was assigned to compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships. There, Mazzara finished 35th in the short program and thus did not advance to the free skate.

### 2018–19 season

In August 2018, Mazzara made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2018 JGP Slovakia in Bratislava, where she finished tenth. This was her only international assignment of the season. Later in the season, Mazzara competed under the Swiss flag as a guest at the 2019 French Championships, finishing seventh at the senior level and second at the junior level. She did not compete at the Swiss Championships.

### 2019–20 season: Senior international debut

Mazzara returned to representing France in 2019, now coached by Florent Amodio and Françoise Bonnard in Vaujany, France, after the passing of her former coach Jean-François Ballester in late 2018. She began her season by placing first in the junior ladies event at the French test competition, Master's de Patinage, and received two Junior Grand Prix assignments: 2019 JGP Russia and 2019 JGP Italy. Mazzara placed 20th and ninth at these events, respectively.
After her junior events, Mazzara made her first senior start at the 2019 Tallinn Trophy, where she finished fifth and later competed at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, her first Challenger event, where she finished ninth. In December 2019, 16-year-old Mazzara won the silver medal behind reigning French champion Maé-Bérénice Méité at the 2020 French Championships. Due to her placement at the event, Mazzara was named to the French team for the 2020 European Championships.
In January 2020, Mazzara returned to junior-level competition at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. She finished ninth overall and set new personal bests in all three segments, surpassing her previous best total score by nearly seven points. Making her debut at the senior 2020 European Championships, Mazzara placed eleventh and then finished the season with a seventeenth-place finish at the 2020 World Junior Championships.

### 2020–21 season

Mazzara was scheduled to make her Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. She instead opened her season in early November in Minsk at the 2020 Winter Star where she placed fifth in the short program and third in the free skate to win the bronze medal overall. In February, she won her second straight silver medal at Nationals. Mazzara was part of the French team for the 2021 World Team Trophy, where she finished eleventh in both segments while Team France finished fifth.

### 2021–22 season

Mazzara began the season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where she finished fourteenth, four ordinals, and fourteen points below fellow Frenchwoman Léa Serna. As a result, Serna was substituted for Mazzara as France's entry at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the Olympic qualifier. She went on to finish sixth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, fourth at the French championships, and sixth at the International Challenge Cup.

### 2022–23 season

After finishing seventh at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial, Mazzara was at last able to make her Grand Prix debut with a twelfth-place result at the 2022 Grand Prix de France. She later came twenty-second at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup, and was assigned to represent France at the 2023 Winter World University Games. She was eighteenth there.

### 2023–24 season

Mazzara began the season by winning bronze at the 2023 Master's de Patinage. She made one appearance on the Challenger circuit early in the season, finishing nineteenth at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy. She was then eleventh at the 2023 Grand Prix de France.
Mazzara finished the season with a twenty-seventh place finish at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup.

### 2024–25 season

Mazzara started the season by finishing fourteenth at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown performed by Jessie J choreo. by Kévin Aymoz | The Last Temptation of Christ by Peter Gabriel arranged by Maxime Rodriguez Le ballet des momies arranged by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Kévin Aymoz | |
| 2023–2024 | Rise Like a Phoenix by Conchita Wurst arranged by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Kévin Aymoz | The Last Temptation of Christ by Peter Gabriel arranged by Maxime Rodriguez Le ballet des momies arranged by Maxime Rodriguez choreo. by Kévin Aymoz | |
| 2022–2023 | You? by Two Feet choreo. by Benoît Richaud | Salem's Secret by Peter Gundry Demimonde (from Penny Dreadful) by Abel Korzeniowski Paint It Black performed by Ciara choreo. by Benoît Richaud |
| 2021–2022 | You? by Two Feet choreo. by Benoît Richaud | Salem's Secret by Peter Gundry Demimonde (from Penny Dreadful) by Abel Korzeniowski Paint It Black performed by Ciara choreo. by Benoît Richaud |
| 2020–2021 | Je vole performed by Louane choreo. by Benoît Richaud | Cum Dederit (from Home) by Armand Amar choreo. by Benoît Richaud | |
| 2019–2020 | Rox Tango (El Tango de Roxanne) (from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Dirty Bros. | Beethoven's Silence by Ernesto Cortázar II | Chandelier Bird Set Free by Sia |
| 2018–2019 | City Hunter (soundtrack) by Tasumi Yano | Down by Marian Hill | |
| 2017–2018 | Violin Concerto No. 1 by Philip Glass | Kvold i Borginni by Misha Mishenko | |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### For France

International :
| Event | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Europeans | 11th | | | | | |
| GP France | | C | WD | 12th | 11th | WD |
| CS Budapest Trophy | | | | | 19th | |
| CS Denis Ten Memorial | | | WD | | | |
| CS Golden Spin | 9th | | 6th | | | 21st |
| CS Lombardia | | | 14th | | | 14th |
| CS Nebelhorn | | | WD | | WD | |
| CS Nepela Memorial | | | | 7th | | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | C | | 22nd | 27th | |
| Bosphorus Cup | | | | | WD | |
| Challenge Cup | | WD | 6th | | | |
| Coupe du Printemps | | | 4th | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | | | 3rd | | |
| Ice Star | | WD | | | | |
| Tallinn Trophy | 5th | | | | | |
| Tallink Hotels Cup | | 6th | | | | |
| University Games | | | | 18th | | |
| Winter Star | | 3rd | | | | |
| International: Junior |||||||
| Youth Olympics | 9th | | | | | |
| Junior Worlds | 16th | | | | | |
| JGP Italy | 9th | | | | | |
| JGP Russia | 20th | | | | | |
| National |||||||
| French Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | | |
| French Junior | 1st | | | | | |
| Masters | 1st J | | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Team events |||||||
| World Team Trophy | | 5th T 11th P | | | | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled Levels: J = Junior T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. ||||||

### For Switzerland

International: Junior :
| Event | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
| Junior Worlds | 35th | |
| JGP Slovakia | | 10th |
| Bavarian Open | 6th | |
| Cup of Nice | 11th | |
| Merano Cup | 2nd | |
| National ||||
| Masters | | 2nd J |
| Swiss Champ. | 1st J | |
| Levels: J = Junior ||||

## Detailed results
### For France

2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| September 13–15, 2024 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 14 44.56 | 14 82.13 | 14 126.69 |
| 2023–24 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | 11 45.03 | 11 92.41 | 11 137.44 |
| October 13–15, 2023 | 2023 CS Budapest Trophy | 25 42.31 | 12 95.22 | 19 137.53 |
| September 28–30, 2023 | 2023 Master's de Patinage | 5 43.66 | 3 95.54 | 3 139.20 |
| 2022–23 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 13–15, 2023 | 2023 Winter Universiade | 18 48.93 | 17 84.29 | 18 133.22 |
| December 15–17, 2022 | 2023 French Championships | 4 51.49 | 3 111.72 | 3 163.21 |
| November 17–20, 2022 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | 16 47.03 | 24 65.93 | 22 112.96 |
| November 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix de France | 12 46.05 | 12 94.80 | 12 140.85 |
| October 6–8, 2022 | 2022 Master's de Patinage | 2 60.03 | 3 103.97 | 3 164.00 |
| September 29–October 1, 2022 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial | 7 45.10 | 9 89.94 | 7 135.04 |
| 2021–22 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 24–27, 2022 | 2022 Challenge Cup | 7 51.88 | 6 103.48 | 6 155.36 |
| December 16–18, 2021 | 2021 French Championships | 5 53.12 | 4 98.56 | 4 151.68 |
| December 7–11, 2021 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 13 50.39 | 4 112.40 | 6 162.79 |
| September 30-October 2, 2021 | 2021 Master's de Patinage | 1 50.31 | 1 104.84 | 1 155.15 |
| September 10–12, 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 10 52.39 | 15 90.18 | 14 142.57 |
| 2020–21 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 15–18, 2021 | 2021 World Team Trophy | 11 55.31 | 11 100.11 | 5T/11P 155.42 |
| February 19–21, 2021 | 2021 Tallink Hotels Cup | 9 48.63 | 7 95.67 | 6 144.30 |
| February 5–6, 2021 | 2020 French Championships | 2 60.96 | 2 102.81 | 2 163.77 |
| December 11–13, 2020 | 2020 Winter Star | 5 51.79 | 3 96.86 | 3 148.65 |
2019–20 season :
| March 2–8, 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships | Junior | 15 54.22 | 17 95.58 | 16 149.80 |
| January 20–26, 2020 | 2020 European Championships | Senior | 16 57.11 | 8 112.95 | 11 170.06 |
| January 10–15, 2020 | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team | Junior | – | 4 103.36 | 8T/4P |
| January 10–15, 2020 | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | Junior | 8 59.48 | 9 106.68 | 9 166.16 |
| December 19–21, 2019 | 2019 French Championships | Senior | 3 56.06 | 2 103.91 | 2 159.97 |
| December 4–7, 2019 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | Senior | 20 45.94 | 8 106.31 | 9 152.25 |
| November 11–17, 2019 | 2019 Tallinn Trophy | Senior | 8 49.52 | 7 99.25 | 5 148.77 |
| October 2–5, 2019 | 2019 JGP Italy | Junior | 8 53.81 | 9 96.28 | 9 150.09 |
| September 26–28, 2019 | 2019 Master's de Patinage | Junior | 1 56.34 | 1 106.31 | 1 162.65 |
| September 11–14, 2019 | 2019 JGP Russia | Junior | 20 42.90 | 21 74.63 | 20 117.53 |

### For Switzerland

2018–19 season :
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 22–24, 2019 | 2019 French Junior Championships | Junior | 2 49.51 | 1 100.60 | 2 150.11 |
| December 13–15, 2018 | 2018 French Championships | Senior | 6 49.27 | 7 75.95 | 7 125.22 |
| August 22–25, 2018 | 2018 JGP Slovakia | Junior | 10 51.39 | 10 88.20 | 10 139.59 |
| 2017–18 season ||||||
| March 5–11, 2018 | 2018 World Junior Championships | Junior | 35 40.69 | – | 35 40.69 |
| January 26–31, 2018 | 2018 Bavarian Open | Junior | 10 44.76 | 4 93.48 | 6 138.24 |
| January 6–7, 2018 | 2018 Swiss Junior Championships | Junior | 1 53.92 | 1 86.24 | 1 140.16 |
| November 15–19, 2017 | 2017 Merano Cup | Junior | 5 44.53 | 2 91.75 | 2 136.28 |
| October 11–15, 2017 | 2017 Cup of Nice | Junior | 14 43.20 | 9 84.16 | 11 127.36 |