Nina Pinzarrone
Nina Pinzarrone (born 24 November 2006) is a Belgian figure skater. She placed fifth at the 2023 European Championships and eleventh at both the 2023 World Championships and the 2022 World Junior Championships. She is the 2022 Latvia Trophy silver medalist and a two-time (2020, 2022) Belgian junior national champion.
Nina Pinzarrone | |
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Born | Brussels, Belgium | 24 November 2006
Hometown | Brussels, Belgium |
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Coach | Ans Bocklandt, Dmitri Ovchinnikov |
Skating club | ASW Antwerp |
Began skating | 2011 |
Personal life
Pinzarrone was born on 24 November 2006 in Brussels, Belgium. Her father Mario Pinzarrone is of Italian origin, while her mother, Laurence Novalet, is Belgian from Brussels .[1][2] She has an older sister, Lily, who is also a figure skater.[3] Nina's mother tongue is French but she skates in Flanders and goes to school in Dutch. Because her father is of Italian heritage, she studied the Italian language for a year as a fourth language but does not speak it.[4]
Career
Early years
Pinzarrone began learning how to skate in 2010 at the age of three. She followed her sister Lily, who became interested after watching figure skating on television.[5]
2021–22 season: International junior debut
Pinzarrone made her international junior and ISU Junior Grand Prix debuts in August at the 2022 JGP France II, the second of two JGP events hosted in Courchevel, France. She placed fifth in the short program and sixth in the free skate to place sixth overall. At her second JGP assignment, the 2022 JGP Slovenia, Pinzarrone replicated her short program and free skate placements from Courchevel but finished fifth in the overall standings.[6]
Pinzarrone did not compete again until November when she handily won her second Belgian junior national title. Following her win, between December 2021 and February 2022, she claimed the junior women's titles at the Santa Claus Cup, the Icelab International Cup, and the Dragon Trophy. She finished seventh at the Challenge Cup in March.[6]
In April, Pinzarrone competed at her first World Junior Championship. There, she was seventh in the short program but fell to sixteenth in the free skate after a series of mishaps, ultimately winding up in eleventh overall.[7]
2022–23 season: International senior debut
Pinzarrone was assigned to her first Grand Prix event, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, in July.[8] In August, she received a second assignment, replacing South Korean skater Lim Eun-soo at the 2022 Skate Canada International. She later withdrew from both events due to hip injury, subsequently revealed to be a double stress fracture.[9][10]
After recovery, Pinzarrone won the silver medal at the Latvia Trophy.[6] Having acquired senior technical minimums, she was assigned to compete at the European Championships for the first time, alongside longtime Belgian national champion Loena Hendrickx. Her coach stated that her primary objectives for the event were to achieve the minimum scores to take Belgium's second berth at the World Championships later in the season.[11] Pinzarrone underrotated the second part of her jump combination in the short program, but still finished sixth in the segment.[12] She rose to fifth place after the free skate.[13] She had the second-best technical score in the free skate.[4]
Due to Hendrickx's placement at the previous year's World Championships, Belgium had three berths in the women's event in Saitama. Pinzarrone, Hendrickx and national silver medalist Jade Hovine all had the minimum scores necessary to attend, comprising the largest Belgian women's delegation in event history.[14] Pinzarrone finished eleventh.[15]
2023–24 season
Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy Pinzarrone finished ninth. She was invited to attend the Shanghai Trophy, coming fourth of six skaters.[6] She called the latter invitation "an amazing experience."[16]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2023–2024 [17] |
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2022–2023 [18] |
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2021–2022 [19] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix.
International [6] | |||||||
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Event | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
Worlds | 11th | ||||||
Europeans | 5th | ||||||
GP France | TBD | ||||||
GP NHK Trophy | TBD | ||||||
GP Skate Canada | WD | ||||||
GP John Wilson Trophy | WD | ||||||
CS Golden Spin | WD | ||||||
CS Lombardia Trophy | WD | 9th | |||||
Challenge Cup | 4th | ||||||
Latvia Trophy | 2nd | ||||||
Shanghai Trophy | 4th | ||||||
International: Junior [6] | |||||||
Junior Worlds | 11th | ||||||
JGP France II | 6th | ||||||
JGP Slovenia | 5th | ||||||
Antwerp Diamond Trophy | 1st | ||||||
Challenge Cup | 7th | ||||||
Coupe du Printemps | 2nd | ||||||
Dragon Trophy | 1st | ||||||
Egna Spring Trophy | 1st | ||||||
Icelab International Cup | 1st | ||||||
Santa Claus Cup | 1st | ||||||
Skate Helena | 1st | ||||||
Sofia Trophy | 1st | ||||||
International: Advanced novice [20] | |||||||
Antwerp Diamond Trophy | 1st | 1st | |||||
Bavarian Open | 8th | 3rd | |||||
Challenge Cup | 2nd | 7th | |||||
Coupe du Printemps | 2nd | 5th | |||||
Ice Talent Trophy | 1st | 1st | |||||
Kempen Trophy | 1st | ||||||
Prague Ice Cup | 1st | ||||||
Santa Claus Cup | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
Triglav Trophy | 2nd | ||||||
Volvo Open | 2nd | ||||||
National | |||||||
Belgian Champ. | 1st N | 2nd N | 1st J | C | 1st J | ||
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Canceled Levels: J = Junior, N = Novice |
Detailed results
ISU Personal best highlighted in bold.
Senior results
2023–24 season | ||||
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Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
November 24–26, 2023 | 2023 NHK Trophy | TBD | ||
November 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | TBD | ||
October 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Shanghai Trophy | 4 59.21 |
4 121.85 |
4 181.06 |
September 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 12 47.41 |
6 108.02 |
9 155.43 |
2022–23 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 22–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 14 62.04 |
10 129.74 |
11 191.78 |
February 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 3 62.99 |
4 128.21 |
4 191.20 |
January 25–29, 2023 | 2023 European Championships | 6 61.35 |
5 124.57 |
5 185.92 |
December 16–18, 2022 | 2022 Latvia Trophy | 3 58.28 |
2 111.00 |
2 169.28 |
December 7–10, 2022 | 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 20 44.79 |
WD | WD |
Junior results
2021–22 season | |||||
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Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
April 13–17, 2022 | 2022 World Junior Championships | Junior | 7 63.67 |
16 98.25 |
11 161.92 |
March 18–20, 2021 | 2022 Coupe du Printemps | Junior | 1 56.64 |
2 105.77 |
2 162.41 |
February 24–27, 2022 | 2022 International Challenge Cup | Junior | 4 51.91 |
7 89.75 |
7 141.66 |
February 11–13, 2022 | 2022 Dragon Trophy | Junior | 1 62.85 |
1 100.43 |
1 163.28 |
January 13–14, 2022 | 2022 Icelab International Cup | Junior | 1 58.54 |
1 108.09 |
1 166.63 |
December 6–12, 2021 | 2021 Santa Claus Cup | Junior | 1 63.67 |
2 108.13 |
1 171.80 |
November 19–20, 2021 | 2022 Belgian Championships | Junior | 1 59.77 |
1 116.11 |
1 175.88 |
September 22–25, 2021 | 2021 JGP Slovenia | Junior | 5 64.58 |
6 121.52 |
5 186.10 |
August 25–28, 2021 | 2021 JGP France II | Junior | 5 58.40 |
6 104.68 |
6 163.08 |
2020–21 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
April 29–May 2, 2021 | 2021 Egna Spring Trophy | Junior | 2 54.58 |
1 97.59 |
1 152.17 |
April 14–18, 2021 | 2021 Skate Helena | Junior | 1 61.89 |
1 106.40 |
1 168.29 |
February 26–March 3, 2021 | 2021 Sofia Trophy | Junior | 1 63.82 |
1 123.08 |
1 186.90 |
2019–20 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
February 20–23, 2020 | 2020 International Challenge Cup | Novice | 1 43.69 |
15 54.80 |
7 98.49 |
February 3–9, 2020 | 2020 Bavarian Open | Novice | 3 37.85 |
3 74.59 |
3 112.44 |
December 2–8, 2019 | 2019 Santa Claus Cup | Novice | 2 42.08 |
2 69.14 |
2 111.22 |
November 22–23, 2019 | 2022 Belgian Championships | Junior | 1 54.30 |
1 97.21 |
1 151.51 |
November 8–10, 2019 | 2021 Skate Helena | Novice | 2 36.65 |
1 68.25 |
1 104.90 |
References
- Claeys, Jan (30 January 2023). "Nina Pinzarrone (16) verovert met vijfde plek de harten op het EK kunstschaatsen: "Hier werkt ze al sinds haar derde voor"". Gazet van Antwerpen. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
- Schoonjans, Tim (7 December 2016). "Zusjes Pinzarrone blijven de schaatswereld verbazen". BRUZZ. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
- Schoonjans, Tim (July 12, 2016). "Zusjes Pinzarrone blijven de schaatswereld verbazen" [Sisters Pinzarrone continue to amaze the skating world] (in Dutch). Bruzz.
- "16-jarige EK-revelatie Nina Pinzarrone: "Grappig dat mensen plots mijn naam kennen"" [16-year-old European Championship revelation Nina Pinzarrone: "Funny that people suddenly know my name"]. Sporza (in Dutch). February 2, 2023.
- Sterpigny, Sébastien (April 15, 2022). "Nina Pinzarrone : " J'aime cette sensation de liberté quand je patine "" [Nina Pinzarrone: "I like this feeling of freedom when I skate"] (in French). L'Avenir.
- "Nina PINZARRONE: Competition Results". International Skating Union. April 19, 2022.
- Agence Belga (April 17, 2022). "Mondiaux juniors de patinage artistique - Nina Pinzarrone termine 11e à Tallinn" [Junior World Figure Skating Championships - Nina Pinzarrone finishes 11th in Tallinn] (in French). RTL Group.
- "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2022/23". International Skating Union. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- Pinzarrone, Nina [@pinzarrone_nina] (September 6, 2022). "One day so honoured, the next so sad... I am forced to withdraw from the Grand Prix series - both Skate Canada & MK John Wilson - due to injury..." – via Instagram.
- Dombrowski, Judith (June 12, 2023). "Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone "fearless" moving forward". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "Maak kennis met 16-jarige kunstschaatsster Nina Pinzarrone: "Ze heeft klasse op het ijs"" [Meet 16-year-old figure skater Nina Pinzarrone: "She has class on the ice"]. Sporza (in Dutch). January 26, 2023.
- Slater, Paula (January 26, 2023). "Anastasiia Gubanova leads women at Europeans". Golden Skate.
- Slater, Paula (January 28, 2023). "Anastasiia Gubanova wins historic gold at 2023 Europeans". Golden Skate.
- "Loena Hendrickx prijkt op 5e stek na korte kür op WK, Nina Pinzarrone is 14e" [Loena Hendrickx takes 5th place after short program at World Championships, Nina Pinzarrone is 14th]. Sporza (in Dutch). March 22, 2023.
- "Sterke Loena Hendrickx knokt zich omhoog naar brons op WK kunstschaatsen, Nina Pinzarrone 11e" [Strong Loena Hendrickx fights her way up to bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships, Nina Pinzarrone 11th]. Sporza (in Dutch). March 24, 2023.
- Pinzarrone, Nina [@pinzarrone_nina] (October 8, 2023). "SHANGHAÏ Trophy 🇨🇳, what an amazing experience! Thank you to the Chinese Figure Skating Federation for the invitation and unforgettable welcome, atmosphere and organization. It was a real honor and I would come back any time 😀". Archived from the original on October 10, 2023 – via Instagram.
- "Nina PINZARONNE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023.
- "Nina PINZARONNE: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. August 30, 2022.
- "Nina PINZARONNE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. April 19, 2022.
- "Nina PINZARRONE". Rink Results. August 30, 2022.