# Irma Caldara

Irma Angela Sofia Caldara (born 4 July 2000) is an Italian pair skater. With her skating partner, Riccardo Maglio, she has won four senior international medals, including gold at the 2022 Bavarian Open and the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur.

## Career
### Early years

Caldara began learning to skate in 2006.
By 2014, she had teamed up with Edoardo Caputo to compete in junior pairs. Making their international debut, Caldara/Caputo took silver at the Lombardia Trophy in September 2014.

### 2015–16 season: Youth Olympics

In September 2015, Caldara/Caputo competed at two 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) events, placing tenth at both. In February, they finished ninth in the pairs' event at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. They were sixth in the team event, skating as members of Team Courage.

### 2016–17 season

Caldara/Caputo took silver at the Lombardia Trophy, placed 15th at their JGP event in Germany, and then won silver at the NRW Trophy. In March 2017, the pair placed 15th at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei.

### 2017–18 season

Caldara/Caputo placed ninth at their JGP assignment in Belarus, then took gold at the Volvo Open Cup, held in November in Latvia. The latter was their final competition as a pair. They were coached by Tiziana Pagani in Milan.

### 2018–19 through 2020–21: Partnership with Santucci

Caldara skated the next three seasons with Marco Santucci in senior pairs. The two made their international debut in February 2019, placing sixth at the Open Ice Mall Cup in Israel.
The following season, Caldara/Santucci skated at two Challenger Series events, placing 20th at both, and then finished fourth at the Italian Championships. In February 2020, they placed tenth at the Bavarian Open.
In their third and final season together, they made no international appearances. In December 2020, they withdrew from the Italian Championships after placing fourth in the short program.

### 2021–22 season: Debut of Caldara/Maglio

Caldara began competing in partnership with Riccardo Maglio. The two placed tenth at their first international event, the Lombardia Trophy in September 2021, and fourteenth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb in December. In January, they took bronze at the Icelab International Cup before winning the Bavarian Open.

### 2022–23 season

Caldara/Maglio won silver at the Lombardia Trophy in September and gold at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October. They were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut and finished in fifth place at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. Caldara/Maglio then finished fourth at the 2022 NHK Trophy, 11.42 points back of bronze medalists McIntosh/Mimar of Canada.

### 2023–24 season

Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Caldara/Maglio came tenth. They were eighth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy. Invited to one Grand Prix event, they finished sixth at the 2023 Skate America.

## Programs
### Pair skating with Riccardo Maglio

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2023–2024 | Brotsjor by Ólafur Arnalds Iron by Woodkid choreo. by Federica Bernardi, David Cipolleschi, Luca Lanotte | Cat Woman The Batman (from The Batman) by Michael Giacchino choreo. by Andrea Vaturi, David Cipolleschi | |
| 2022–2023 | Brotsjor by Ólafur Arnalds Iron by Woodkid choreo. by Federica Bernardi, David Cipolleschi | Don't Be So Serious by Low Roar BB's Theme by Jenny Plant choreo. by Federica Bernardi, David Cipolleschi | Ovunque Sarai by Irama |
| 2021–2022 | Maria and the Violin's String by Ashram choreo. by Federica Bernardi | Don't Be Serious by Low Roar BB's Theme (from Death Stranding) by Ludvig Forssell feat. Jenny Plant choreo. by Federica Bernardi | |

### Pair skating with Edoardo Caputo

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2017–2018 | La La Land by Justin Hurwitz Mia and Sebastian's Theme City of Stars choreo. by Nicoletta Lunghi, Paola Mezzadri | The Addams Family by Marc Shaiman choreo. by Nicoletta Lunghi, Paola Mezzadri |
| 2016–2017 | Nostradamus by Maksim Mrvica choreo. by Nicoletta Lunghi, Paola Mezzadri | The Lion King by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Nicoletta Lunghi, Paola Mezzadri |
| 2015–2016 | The Lion King by Hans Zimmer choreo. by Nicoletta Lunghi, Raffaella Cazzaniga | Mulan by Matthew Wilder, David Zippel choreo. by Nicoletta Lunghi, Raffaella Cazzaniga |

## 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
* WD – Withdrew from competition

### Pair skating with Riccardo Maglio

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
| Europeans | | | | 15th |
| Italian Championships | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd |
| GP NHK Trophy | | 4th | | |
| GP Skate America | | | 6th | |
| GP Wilson Trophy | | 5th | | |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | | | 8th | |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 14th | | | |
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 10th | 2nd | | 7th |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | | | 10th | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | | 8th |
| Bavarian Open | 1st | | 5th | |
| Challenge Cup | | 4th | | |
| Diamond Spin | | | | 3rd |
| IceLab Cup | 3rd | | | |
| Trophée Métropole Nice | | 1st | | |
| Merano Ice Trophy | | | | 1st |

### Pair skating with Marco Santucci

Competition placements at senior level :
| Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 |
| Italian Championships | | 4th | WD |
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | | 20th | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | 20th | |
| Bavarian Open | | 10th | |
| Egna Spring Trophy | 1st | | |
| IceLab Cup | | 8th | |
| Open Ice Mall Cup | 6th | | |

### Pair skating with Edoardo Caputo

Competition placements at junior level :
| Season | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| Winter Youth Olympics | | 9th | | |
| Winter Youth Olympics (Team event) | | 6th | | |
| World Junior Championships | | | 15th | |
| Italian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
| JGP Austria | | 10th | | |
| JGP Belarus | | | | 9th |
| JGP Germany | | | 15th | |
| JGP Poland | | 10th | | |
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | | 6th | |
| Lombardia Trophy | 2nd | | 2nd | |
| Mentor Toruń Cup | 2nd | | | |
| Merano Cup | | | 1st | |
| NRW Trophy | | | 2nd | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 1st | | | 1st |

## Detailed results
### Pair skating with Riccardo Maglio

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 164.23 | 2022 NHK Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 58.95 | 2022 NHK Trophy |
| Short program | TES | 33.62 | 2022 NHK Trophy |
| Short program | PCS | 25.33 | 2022 NHK Trophy |
| Free skating | TSS | 105.28 | 2022 NHK Trophy |
| Free skating | TES | 54.76 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy |
| Free skating | PCS | 51.10 | 2022 NHK Trophy |
Results in the 2021–22 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 10–12, 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 9 | 43.24 | 10 | 73.87 | 10 | 117.11 |
| Dec 4–5, 2021 | 2022 Italian Championships | 5 | 44.96 | 5 | 79.30 | 5 | 124.26 |
| Dec 8–11, 2021 | 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 14 | 51.18 | 13 | 96.11 | 14 | 147.29 |
| Jan 13–14, 2022 | 2022 IceLab International Cup | 2 | 51.83 | 3 | 87.72 | 3 | 139.55 |
| Jan 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Bavarian Open | 2 | 51.30 | 1 | 96.17 | 1 | 147.47 |
Results in the 2022–23 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 15–18, 2022 | 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy | 2 | 56.10 | 3 | 98.98 | 2 | 155.08 |
| Oct 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 1 | 59.52 | 2 | 92.75 | 1 | 152.27 |
| Nov 11–13, 2022 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 6 | 55.70 | 5 | 104,53 | 5 | 160.23 |
| Nov 18–20, 2022 | 2022 NHK Trophy | 4 | 58.95 | 5 | 105.28 | 4 | 164.23 |
| Dec 15–18, 2022 | 2023 Italian Championships | 4 | 56.17 | 4 | 99.77 | 4 | 155.94 |
| Feb 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 2 | 60.68 | 4 | 103.36 | 4 | 164.04 |
Results in the 2023–24 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 20–23, 2023 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 9 | 47.78 | 12 | 91.37 | 10 | 139.15 |
| Oct 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 9 | 48.14 | 8 | 88.65 | 8 | 136.79 |
| Oct 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Skate America | 5 | 52.22 | 6 | 85.96 | 6 | 138.18 |
| Dec 22–23, 2023 | 2024 Italian Championships | 4 | 55.23 | 4 | 99.62 | 4 | 154.85 |
| Jan 30 – Feb 4, 2024 | 2024 Bavarian Open | 4 | 51.53 | 6 | 87.82 | 5 | 139.35 |
Results in the 2024–25 season :
| Date | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Date | Event | P | Score | P | Score | P | Score |
| Sep 13–15, 2024 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 6 | 52.73 | 9 | 85.41 | 7 | 138.14 |
| Oct 15–20, 2024 | 2024 Diamond Spin | 3 | 56.89 | 4 | 95.88 | 3 | 152.77 |
| Nov 20–24, 2024 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | 9 | 48.97 | 10 | 88.45 | 8 | 137.42 |
| Dec 19–21, 2024 | 2025 Italian Championships | 3 | 59.93 | 3 | 99.53 | 3 | 159.46 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 14 | 53.75 | 15 | 96.78 | 15 | 150.53 |