# Jasmine Tessari

Jasmine Tessari (born 1 April 1996) is an Italian ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Francesco Fioretti, she has won six international medals and is a four-time Italian national medalist. They have competed in the final segment at one ISU Championship.
As of July 2021, she is competing with Stéphane Walker for Switzerland. They are the 2022 Swiss national champions.

## Personal life

Tessari was born on 1 April 1996 in Basiglio, Italy. She is the daughter of Italian single skater and coach Cristina Mauri.

## Career
### Early career

Tessari first stepped onto the ice as a one-year-old but was not interested in skating at that age; she returned to skating when she was five. As a single skater, she was coached by her mother, Cristina Mauri, at Mediolanum Forum di Assago.
At age 14, Tessari teamed up with her first ice dancing partner, Stefano Colafato. The two made their international junior debut in November 2010 at the Pavel Roman Memorial. Their ISU Junior Grand Prix debut came in September 2011. In January, they placed eighth at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Tessari/Colafato were coached by Roberto Pelizzola and Nicoletta Lunghi at Forum S.S.D.R.L. Their last competition together was the Santa Claus Cup in December 2014. They decided to part ways due to problems in their partnership.

### 2015–2016 season

Barbara Fusar-Poli asked Tessari to try out with Francesco Fioretti. After a few months of skating together, Tessari/Fioretti formalized their partnership. The two made their international debut in September 2015, at the Lombardia Trophy. They finished fourth at the Italian Championships.

### 2016–2017 season

Tessari/Fioretti won bronze at the 2016 NRW Trophy. After becoming the Italian national bronze medalists, they were sent to the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic; they finished 22nd in the short dance and did not advance further.

### 2017–2018 season

In December 2017, Tessari/Fioretti won bronze at the Italian Championships. In January, they qualified to the free dance and finished 18th overall at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. They concluded their season with silver medals at the Bavarian Open and Egna Spring Trophy.

### 2018–2019 season

Tessari/Fioretti opened their season with silver at the 2018 NRW Trophy and then placed fourth at two ISU Challenger Series events, the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy and 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy. They took bronze at the 2018 Ice Star in October. In November, the two debuted on the Grand Prix series, placing eighth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. After winning the silver medal at the Italian Championships, Tessari/Fioretti placed fourteenth at the European Championships, and attended their first World Championships, where they placed twenty-fourth.

### 2019–2020 season

Tessari/Fioretti placed twelfth at the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy to begin the season, before making their second appearance on the Grand Prix at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, where they placed tenth. After their second consecutive national silver medal, the two competed at the 2020 European Championships, placing sixteenth. This would prove to be their final competition together, as their partnership ended afterward.

### 2021–2022 season & new partnership

In July, it was announced that Tessari had teamed up with Swiss skater Stéphane Walker, and that the two would be competing for Switzerland. Tessari/Walker won the Swiss national title in their inaugural season, and then debuted at the European Championships with a nineteenth-place finish.

## Programs
### With Walker

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2021–2022 | Disco: Just an Illusion by Imagination Blues: Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand Disco: Can't Take My Eyes Off You performed by Gloria Gaynor choreo. by Corrado Giordani | Hable con ella by Alberto Iglesias Le Di A Aa Caza Alcance by Estrella Morente Poeta En El Mar by Vincente Amigo choreo. by Corrado Giordani |

### With Fioretti

| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
| 2019–2020 | Quickstep: Good Morning Foxtrot: Singin' in the Rain (from Singin' in the Rain) by Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Corrado Giordani | Lullaby of the Leaves Jazz Man I'll Take Care of You performed by Beth Hart choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Corrado Giordani |
| 2018–2019 | Tango: Tango to Evora Flamenco: Poeta en el Mar by Vicente Amigo choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Corrado Giordani | Hymne à l'amour performed by Patricia Kaas choreo. by Barbara Fusar-Poli, Corrado Giordani |
| | Short dance | |
| 2017–2018 | Salsa: La vida es un carnaval by Issac Delgado Rhumba: Dos gardenias by Carmen Cuesta Samba: Vive el verano by Paulina Rubio choreo. by Corrado Giordani | Tosca by Giacomo Puccini E lucevan le stelle Com'è lunga l'attesa choreo. by Corrado Giordani |
| 2016–2017 | Blues: Twilight Time by The Platters Swing: Mack the Knife performed by Robbie Williams choreo. by Corrado Giordani | Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazzolla performed by Trio Astoria Yo Soy Maria performed by Maria Volonte choreo. by Corrado Giordani |
| 2015–2016 | Waltz: Lover Foxtrot: Cheek to Cheek by Irving Berlin | Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg |

### With Colafato

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2014–2015 | Samba: Swing da Cor by Daniela Arcori Rhumba: Amor Samba: Swing da Cor by Daniela Arcori choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Paola Mezzadri | The Godfather by Nino Rota Tarantella The Godfather choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Paola Mezzadri |
| 2012–2013 | Swing: Jessica and Roger Rabbit Blues Swing choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Paola Mezzadri | The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Corrado Giordani, Paola Mezzadri |
| 2011–2012 | Cha Cha: Corazón Espinado by Santana Cha Cha: Por Ahí by Fernandez Adrian Merengue: El Caraibico by Jose de Martin choreo. by Corrado Giordani | La cumparsita by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez choreo. by Corrado Giordani |

## Competitive highlights

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

### With Walker for Switzerland

International :
| Event | 21–22 |
| Worlds | 23rd |
| Europeans | 19th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 14th |
| Challenge Cup | 4th |
| Cup of Nice | 7th |
| NRW Trophy | 3rd |
| National ||
| Swiss Champ. | 1st |

### With Fioretti for Italy

International :
| Event | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Worlds | | | | 24th | |
| Europeans | | 22nd | 18th | 14th | 16th |
| GP Finland | | | | 8th | |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | | | | | 10th |
| CS Golden Spin | | | | | 7th |
| CS Ice Challenge | 7th | | | | |
| CS Lombardia | | 5th | 6th | 4th | 12th |
| CS Ondrej Nepela | | | | 4th | |
| Bavarian Open | 7th | 9th | 2nd | | |
| Cup of Nice | | 9th | 10th | | |
| Egna Dance Trophy | | | 2nd | 1st | |
| Halloween Cup | | | | | 1st |
| Ice Star | | | | 3rd | |
| Lombardia Trophy | 9th | | | | |
| Mezzaluna Cup | | | | | 3rd |
| NRW Trophy | | 3rd | | 2nd | |
| Open d'Andorra | | | | 1st | |
| Santa Claus Cup | 7th | | 6th | | |
| National ||||||
| Italian Champ. | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| WD = Withdrew ||||||

### With Colafato for Italy

International: Junior :
| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
| Youth Olympics | | 8th | | | |
| JGP Croatia | | | 15th | | 14th |
| JGP Italy | | 15th | | | |
| JGP Poland | | 16th | | | |
| JGP United States | | | 11th | | |
| Bavarian Open | | | 16th | | |
| Ice Challenge | | | | 12th | |
| Mont Blanc Trophy | 15th | | | | |
| Pavel Roman | 16th | | | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | | | 13th | 16th | 10th |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | | 7th |
| National ||||||
| Italian Champ. | | | 6th J | 3rd J | |
| J = Junior level ||||||