# Marina Piredda

Marina Piredda (born 28 September 2002) is an Italian figure skater. She is the 2019 Toruń Cup champion, 2019 Cup of Tyrol bronze medalist, 2019 Dragon Trophy bronze medalist and 2020 Italian national silver medalist.

## Personal life

Piredda was born on September 28, 2002.
She currently studies at the University of Verona.

## Career
### Early years

Piredda began learning to skate in 2006. She was initially interested in pursuing ice hockey and would ultimately decide to switch to figure skating after being inspired by watching Italian figure skater, Paolo Bacchini, train at her skating rink. Joanna Szczypa would become her coach when she was about five years old.
Making her junior international debut, Piredda won silver at the Cup of Tyrol in February 2017. Continuing in the junior ranks, she took gold at the Dragon Trophy in February 2018 and Egna Trophy in April that same year.

### 2018–2019 season: Junior Grand Prix and World Championship debut

In September, Piredda debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing thirteenth 2018 JGP Canada. She then went on to take gold on the junior level at the 2018 Halloween Cup and silver on the junior level at the 2018 Prague Cup. In December, she won the junior ladies title at the 2019 Italian Championships.
Piredda's senior international debut came in January at the 2019 Toruń Cup. She would then medal at two other senior events, taking bronze at the 2019 Dragon Trophy and the 2019 Cup of Tyrol. She was ultimately selected to represent Italy at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. Piredea would place twenty-seventh in the short program, failing to advance to the free skate segment of the competition. She followed this event by winning bronze at the 2019 Egna Spring Trophy.
Piredda was later invited to compete for Team Italy at the 2019 World Team Trophy. At the event, Piredda would score personal bests in all competition segments, finishing seventh in the women's individual event and Team Italy would place sixth overall.

### 2019–2020 & 2020–21 seasons: Injury

Due to a foot injury that required surgery during the summer off-season, Piredda was only able to resume training in the fall. Her first competitions of the season were at the 2019 CS Ice Star and the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, where she placed seventh and eighteenth, respectively. In December, she competed at the 2020 Italian Championships, where she would win the silver medal.
Shortly following the national championships, Piredda would reinjure her foot due to tissues having not fully healed from her previous surgery. As a result, Piredda was forced to stop training, thus ending her season. She would also miss the entire 2020–21 figure skating season to fully recover from this injury.

### 2021–2022: Return to Competition

Piredda made her return to competition in December 2021 at the 2022 Italian Championships, where she captured the bronze medal. She was ultimately selected to compete at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. At that event, Piredda would skate a solid short program, placing fourteenth in that segment and qualifying for the free skate. However, she would be forced to withdraw before the free program due to testing positive for COVID-19.
She would eventually close her season with a fourth-place finish at the 2022 Egna Spring Trophy.

### 2022–2023 season

Piredda started the season by finishing fourth at the 2023 Italian Championships. Selected to compete at the 2023 Winter World University Games, Piredda finished seventh at the event. She subsequently competed at the 2023 Dragon Trophy where she placed fifth before closing her season by winning gold at the 2023 Maria Olszewska Memorial.

### 2023–2024 season

Piredda opened the season by winning gold at the 2023 EduSport Trophy. Going on to compete at the 2024 Italian Championships, Piredda would finish fourth. She subsequently placed seventh at the 2024 Bavarian Open and won bronze at the 2024 Merano Cup.
She would then finish the season by winning gold at the 2024 Maria Olszewska Memorial and the 2024 Triglav Trophy.

### 2024–2025 season

Piredda began the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing fifth at the 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. One month later, she competed at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup, where she won the bronze medal.
In December, Pirreda took the bronze medal at the 2025 Italian Championships. The following month, she competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy, where she finished in eighth place. In February, Piredda won gold at the 2025 Dragon Trophy and finished eighth at the 2025 Road to 26 Trophy. She then closed the season by winning bronze at the 2025 Maria Olszewska Memorial.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
| 2024–2025 | Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In the Sphinx Mix) by Madonna & Maluma choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis | The Sea Beyond Requiem Dal Mare O Core Mio Suite Delle Mura Sonata Dell Incontro Per Pianoforte Moon by Stefano Lentini choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis | |
| 2023–2024 | S.O.S d'un terrien en detresse by Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon performed by Dimash Qudaibergen choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis | The Sea Beyond Requiem Dal Mare O Core Mio Suite Delle Mura Sonata Dell Incontro Per Pianoforte Moon by Stefano Lentini choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis | |
| 2022–2023 | S.O.S d'un terrien en detresse by Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon performed by Dimash Qudaibergen choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis | Marche slave by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Djelem Djelem Lule Lule performed by the Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis | |
| 2021–2022 | Wheatfields with Crows The Yellow House (from Loving Vincent) by Clint Mansell Concerto in A Minor by Antonio Vivaldi choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis | Marche slave by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Djelem Djelem Lule Lule performed by the Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis | |
| 2020–2021 | Did not compete in this season | Did not compete in this season | Did not compete in this season |
| 2019–2020 | Wheatfields with Crows The Yellow House (from Loving Vincent) by Clint Mansell Concerto in A Minor by Antonio Vivaldi choreo. by Edoardo De Bernardis | Pina Rooftop by Thomas Heinreich and Sebi Padotzke The Here and After Lilies of the Valley All Names by Jun Miyake choreo. by Francesca Cotogni | |
| 2018–2019 | Querer (from Cirque du Soleil) by René Dupéré choreo. by Francesca Cotogni | Pina Rooftop by Thomas Heinreich and Sebi Padotzke The Here and After Lilies of the Valley All Names by Jun Miyake choreo. by Francesca Cotogni | Grande amore by Francesco Boccia and Ciro Esposito performed by Il Volo |
| 2017–2018 | Querer (from Cirque du Soleil) by René Dupéré choreo. by Francesca Cotogni | Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante | |
| 2016–2017 | Querer (from Cirque du Soleil) by René Dupéré choreo. by Francesca Cotogni | Notre-Dame de Paris by Riccardo Cocciante |
| 2014–2015 | | Frida by Elliot Goldenthal | |

## Competitive highlights

International :
| Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Worlds | | | 27th | | | | | |
| Europeans | | | | | WD | | | |
| CS Ice Star | | | | 7th | | | | |
| CS Trophée Métropole Nice | | | | | | | | 5th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | | | | 18th | | | | 3rd |
| Bavarian Open | | | | | | 1st | 7th | |
| Cup of Tyrol | | | 3rd | | | | | |
| Dragon Trophy | | | 3rd | | | 5th | | 1st |
| Egna Trophy | | | 3rd | | 4th | | | |
| EduSport Trophy | | | | | | | 1st | |
| Maria Olszewska Memorial | | | | | | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
| Merano Ice Trophy | | | | | | | 3rd | |
| Toruń Cup | | | 1st | | | | | |
| Road to 26 Trophy | | | | | | | | 8th |
| Triglav Trophy | | | | | | | 1st | |
| Universiade | | | | | | 7th | | 8th |
| International: Junior |||||||||
| JGP Canada | | | 13th | | | | | |
| Bavarian Open | | 11th | | | | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | 12th | | | | | | |
| Cup of Tyrol | 2nd | | | | | | | |
| Dragon Trophy | | 1st | | | | | | |
| Egna Trophy | | 1st | | | | | | |
| Golden Bear | | 8th | | | | | | |
| Halloween Cup | | | 2nd | | | | | |
| Merano Cup | | 11th | | | | | | |
| Prague Ice Cup | | | 1st | | | | | |
| National |||||||||
| Italian Championships | 5th J | 3rd J | 1st J | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd |
| Team events |||||||||
| World Team Trophy | | | 6th T 7th P | | | | | |

## Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System :
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
| Total | TSS | 180.55 | 2019 World Team Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 60.33 | 2019 World Team Trophy |
| Short program | TES | 34.13 | 2019 World Team Trophy |
| Short program | PCS | 27.06 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Free skating | TSS | 120.22 | 2019 World Team Trophy |
| Free skating | TES | 64.85 | 2019 World Team Trophy |
| Free skating | PCS | 55.37 | 2019 World Team Trophy |

### Senior level

2024–2025 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 4–9, 2025 | 2025 Maria Olszewska Memorial | 4 55.93 | 3 110.28 | 3 166.21 |
| February 18–20, 2025 | 2025 Road to 26 Trophy | 9 48.78 | 7 105.43 | 8 154.21 |
| February 6–9, 2025 | 2025 Dragon Trophy | 1 57.85 | 1 123.75 | 1 181.60 |
| January 16–18, 2025 | 2025 Winter World University Games | 24 40.31 | 5 114.15 | 8 154.46 |
| December 19–21, 2024 | 2025 Italian Championships | 4 56.63 | 3 113.25 | 3 169.88 |
| November 20–24, 2024 | 2024 CS Warsaw Cup | 7 56.66 | 4 112.26 | 3 168.92 |
| October 16–20, 2024 | 2024 CS Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 3 59.73 | 7 102.46 | 5 162.19 |
| 2023–2024 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 10–14, 2024 | 2024 Triglav Trophy | 1 64.82 | 1 115.70 | 1 180.52 |
| March 6–10, 2024 | 2024 Maria Olszewska Memorial | 2 51.96 | 1 109.17 | 1 161.13 |
| February 23–25, 2024 | 2024 Merano Ice Trophy | 1 60.46 | 3 112.20 | 3 172.66 |
| January 30–February 4, 2023 | 2024 Bavarian Open | 8 46.99 | 8 95.01 | 7 142.00 |
| December 22–23, 2023 | 2024 Italian Championships | 3 63.09 | 3 118.44 | 4 181.53 |
| December 6–10, 2023 | 2023 EduSport Trophy | 1 61.50 | 1 111.71 | 1 173.21 |
| 2022–2023 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 15–18, 2023 | 2023 Maria Olszewska Memorial | 1 61.15 | 1 111.46 | 1 172.61 |
| February 9–12, 2023 | 2023 Dragon Trophy | 9 48.72 | 5 101.33 | 5 150.05 |
| January 31–February 5, 2023 | 2023 Bavarian Open | 1 57.16 | 1 111.80 | 1 168.96 |
| January 13–15, 2023 | 2023 Winter World University Games | 15 52.09 | 7 109.36 | 7 161.45 |
| December 15–18, 2022 | 2023 Italian Championships | 5 46.79 | 2 110.96 | 4 157.75 |
| 2021–2022 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 7–10, 2022 | 2022 Egna Spring Trophy | 4 57.20 | 4 95.37 | 4 152.27 |
| January 10–16, 2022 | 2022 European Championships | 14 59.53 | - WD | - WD |
| December 4–5, 2021 | 2022 Italian Championships | 3 60.51 | 3 113.16 | 3 113.16 |
| 2019–2020 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 12–15, 2019 | 2020 Italian Championships | 3 60.16 | 2 112.73 | 2 172.89 |
| November 14–17, 2019 | 2019 CS Warsaw Cup | 23 42.72 | 17 90.05 | 18 132.77 |
| October 18–20, 2019 | 2019 CS Ice Star | 6 52.25 | 7 93.33 | 7 145.58 |
| 2018–2019 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 11–14, 2019 | 2019 World Team Trophy | 9 60.33 | 7 120.22 | 6T/7P 180.55 |
| March 28–31, 2019 | 2019 Egna Trophy | 3 56.45 | 4 101.76 | 3 158.21 |
| March 18–24, 2019 | 2019 World Championships | 27 53.27 | – | 27 53.27 |
| Feb. 26 – Mar. 3, 2019 | 2019 Cup of Tyrol | 2 56.43 | 4 102.90 | 3 159.33 |
| February 7–10, 2019 | 2019 Dragon Trophy | 4 51.63 | 3 107.47 | 3 159.10 |
| January 8–13, 2019 | 2019 Mentor Toruń Cup | 1 53.75 | 1 104.92 | 1 158.67 |

### Junior level

2018–2019 season :
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 13–16, 2018 | 2019 Italian Junior Championships | 1 52.42 | 1 100.90 | 1 153.32 |
| November 9–11, 2018 | 2018 Prague Riedell Ice Cup | 1 55.09 | 2 91.00 | 1 146.09 |
| October 19–21, 2018 | 2018 Halloween Cup | 2 49.96 | 4 88.62 | 2 138.58 |
| September 12–15, 2018 | 2018 JGP Canada | 15 40.11 | 12 81.66 | 13 121.77 |
| 2017–2018 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 4–8, 2018 | 2018 Egna Trophy | 3 48.30 | 2 96.41 | 1 144.71 |
| February 8–11, 2018 | 2018 Dragon Trophy | 2 47.12 | 1 96.35 | 1 143.47 |
| January 26–31, 2018 | 2018 Bavarian Open | 13 43.00 | 9 88.20 | 11 131.20 |
| December 13–16, 2017 | 2018 Italian Junior Championships | 5 50.25 | 2 98.29 | 3 148.54 |
| October 26–29, 2017 | 2017 Golden Bear of Zagreb | 8 42.49 | 8 76.12 | 8 118.61 |
| November 15–19, 2017 | 2017 Merano Cup | 8 42.24 | 12 63.47 | 11 105.71 |
| October 11–15, 2017 | 2017 Cup of Nice | 5 48.04 | 13 78.41 | 12 126.45 |
| 2016–2017 season |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| Feb. 28 – Mar. 5, 2017 | 2017 Cup of Tyrol | 6 43.42 | 2 90.62 | 2 134.04 |
| December 14–17, 2016 | 2017 Italian Junior Championships | 4 48.17 | 5 85.27 | 5 133.44 |