Valentina Marchei Explained

Valentina Marchei
Country:Italy
Birth Date:23 May 1986
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Hometown:Basiglio, Italy
Height:1.610NaN0
Formerpartner:Ondřej Hotárek
Coach:Franca Bianconi, Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier
Formercoach:Jason Dungjen, Yuka Sato, Nikolai Morozov, Valter Rizzo, Cristina Mauri, Pierre Trente
Choreographer:Massimo Scali, Corrado Giordani, Franca Bianconi
Formerchoreographer:Roberto Campanella, Yuka Sato, Nikolai Morozov
Skating Club:Sesto Ice Skate
Currenttraininglocations:Montreal
Milan
Beganskating:1993
Retired:2020
Combined Total:216.59
Combined Date:2018 Winter Olympics
Sp Score:74.50
Sp Date:2018 Winter Olympics
Fs Score:142.09
Fs Date:2018 Winter Olympics

Valentina Marchei (born 23 May 1986) is an Italian retired pair and single figure skater. As a singles skater, she is a five-time Italian national champion (2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014). Her highest ISU Championship placements were 4th at the 2013 European Championships and 8th at the 2012 World Championships. She represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics and placed 11th. Also, Marchei competed as a pair skater with Ondřej Hotárek, representing Italy. The pair finished 6th at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Valentina Marchei was born 23 May 1986 in Milan, Italy. She is the daughter of Marco Marchei, a competitor in the marathon at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics. Her early interests were speed skating and gymnastics. She studied with a focus on sport at university and has worked as a reporter for Italian television.

Career in singles

Marchei began skating in 1993. She was coached by Cristina Mauri from the age of nine.

Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Marchei spent the first part of July training with Viktor Kudriavtsev in Flims, Switzerland. She trained in Courchevel in the remainder of July and August and then Paris and Milan in the winter, coached by Pierre Trente and Cristina Mauri. Marchei injured her knee in September 2007.

In September 2008, Marchei began working with Nikolai Morozov in Hackensack, New Jersey. She missed most of the 2008–09 season after injuring her right ankle on a triple Lutz at 2008 Skate America. Marchei did not receive any Grand Prix invitations in 2009–10. She finished 8th at the 2010 European Championships. In 2010–11, Marchei returned to the Grand Prix series, competing at 2010 Skate Canada International and 2010 Cup of Russia. She was 10th at the 2011 European Championships.

In 2011, Marchei changed coaches to Jason Dungjen and Yuka Sato in Detroit. She had ankle and knee injuries in 2011. She finished 8th at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France. Marchei represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11th. In September 2014, she withdrew from both of her Grand Prix assignments, the 2014 Skate Canada International and 2014 Rostelecom Cup.

Career in pairs

On 2 July 2014, La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote that Marchei and Ondřej Hotárek were considering skating as a pair. Bruno Marcotte confirmed on 26 July 2014 that the two were training together. They are coached by Marcotte in Montreal and by Franca Bianconi in Milan. On 6 August 2014, Marchei sprained the medial collateral ligament of her right knee. On 8 September, she said she would resume light on-ice training in a few days. Commenting on her switch to pairs, Marchei stated: "At the beginning practicing pairs was just to do shows or stuff like that, but then it was something that got to me. It's crazy. I still do single programs at shows, but it is strange, I'm looking around, where is he?"

2014–15 season

Marchei/Hotárek began the season by winning the bronze medal at the 2014 CS Warsaw Cup as well as the silver medal at the 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. They then went on to win the 2015 Italian Championships.

Selected to compete at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Marchei/Hotárek finished fourth.

At the World Championships in Shanghai, China, they finished eleventh.

2015–16 season

Marchei/Hotárek started the season by winning gold at the 2015 Lombardia Trophy.

Debuting on the Grand Prix series, Marchei/Hotárek competed in the short program at 2015 Skate Canada International but withdrew on the day of the free skate due to Hotárek sustaining a concussion while practicing a triple twist. They went on to compete at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup, finishing sixth.

At the Italian Figure Skating Championships, Marchei/Hotárek won the silver medal behind Nicole Della Monica / Matteo Guarise.

Going on to compete at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, Marchei/Hotárek finished fifth. They went on to compete at the 2015 Hellmut Seibt Memorial, where they won the gold medal.

At the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, Marchei/Hotárek finished fourteenth.

2016–17 season

Marchei/Hotárek began the season by winning the silver medal at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy.

They then competed on the Grand Prix series, finishing eighth at 2016 Skate America and fourth at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup. They went on to also win the gold medal at the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup.

At the 2017 Italian Championships, Marchei/Hotárek won the silver medal for the second consecutive year.

Selected to compete at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Marchei/Hotárek finished sixth.

Competing at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, Marchei/Hotárek placed ninth.

2017–18 season

Marchei/Hotárek began the season with winning the bronze medal at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy.

They then competed on the 2017–18 Grand Prix series, finishing fifth at the 2017 Cup of China and fourth at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup. They also won the gold medal at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup.

At the 2018 Italian Championships, Marchei/Hotárek won the silver medal for the third year in a row.

Competing at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, Marchei/Hotárek finished fifth.

Selected to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in both the Team and Pair events, Marchei/Hotárek placed second in the free program segment of the team event, helping Team Italy finish in fourth place overall. In the pairs event, Marchei/Hotárek placed seventh in the short program and sixth in the free skate, finishing in sixth place overall.

At the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, Marchei/Hotárek finished in tenth place.On 16 September 2018 Marchei announced the end of her partnership with Hotárek via Instagram.

On 1 September 2020, two years after she last competed, Marchei announced her retirement via Facebook, citing that she considered returning, if not for the ongoing pandemic.[1]

Programs

With Hotárek

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2017–18
  • Amarcord
2016–17
  • Yesterday
    Performed by Michael Bolton
2015–16
  • Morir d'amor
  • The Way We Were
  • Saturday Night Fever
2014–15

Single Skating

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2013–14
  • Nyah
2012–13
  • Esperanza
  • Toxic

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2011–12
  • Johnny's Mambo
2010–11
2009–10
2008–09
2007–08

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  • The Way You Look at Me
2006–07
  • Adiós Nonino
2005–06
  • Xotica
2004–05
2003–04
  • Anastasia
2001–02
  • Flamenco

Competitive highlights

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

Pairs with Hotárek

International
Event2014–152015–162016–172017–18
6th
11th 14th 9th 10th
4th 5th 6th 5th
5th
6th 4th 4th
8th
2nd
2nd 3rd
3rd WD 1st 1st
1st
1st
National
1st 2nd 2nd
Team events
align=left 4th T
2nd P
TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

Ladies' singles

International
Event02–0303–0404–0505–0606–0707–0808–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–14
align=left 11th
align=left 23rd 23rd 11th 13th 8th 18th 16th
align=left 15th 31st 19th 5th 6th 8th 10th 8th 4th 6th
align=left 10th 6th 9th
align=left 9th
align=left 11th 6th
align=left 5th 9th
align=left 9th 10th WD 9th 4th 7th
align=left 8th
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left 12th 8th
align=left 7th 6th
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left 4th
align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=silver 2nd
International: Junior
align=left 14th 16th
align=left 9th
align=left 12th
align=left 13th
align=left 6th
align=left 6th
align=left 6th
align=left 5th J
National
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=cc9966 3rd bgcolor=gold 1st 4th bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd bgcolor=gold 1st
Team events
align=left 4th T
3rd P
align=left 6th T
8th P
J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew
T: Team result; P: Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

With Hotárek

2017–18 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
19–25 March 20182018 World Championshipsalign=center 8
71.37		align=center 8
130.65		align=center 10
202.02
14–15 February 20182018 Winter Olympicsalign=center 7
74.50		align=center 6
142.09		align=center 6
216.59
8–12 February 20182018 Winter Olympics (Team event)align=center
\		align=center 2
138.44		align=center
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15–21 January 20172018 European Championshipsalign=center 4
71.89		align=center 5
132.31		align=center 5
204.20
13–16 December 20152018 Italian Championshipsalign=center 1
71.64		align=center 2
107.15		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
178.79
16–19 November 20172017 CS Warsaw Cupalign=center 1
66.70		align=center 1
126.44		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
193.14
3–5 November 20172017 Cup of Chinaalign=center 5
59.53		align=center 4
128.48		align=center 5
188.01
20–22 October 20172017 Rostelecom Cupalign=center 3
68.48		align=center 4
125.15		align=center 4
193.63
14–17 September 20172017 CS Lombardia Trophyalign=center 3
61.32		align=center 3
119.54		align=center bgcolor="cc9966"3
180.86
2016–17 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
29 March – 2 April 20172017 World Championshipsalign=center 9
71.04		align=center 9
132.88		align=center 9
203.92
25–29 January 20172017 European Championshipsalign=center 6
66.53		align=center 6
125.40		align=center 6
191.93
14–17 December 20162017 Italian Championshipsalign=center 2
66.04 		align=center 1
127.34 		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
193.38
17–20 November 20162016 CS Warsaw Cupalign=center 1
67.04		align=center 1
122.22		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
189.26
4–6 November 20162016 Rostelecom Cupalign=center 3
66.82		align=center 5
120.79		align=center 4
187.61
21–23 October 20162016 Skate Americaalign=center 6
62.49		align=center 8
107.20		align=center 8
169.69
8–11 September 20162016 CS Lombardia Trophyalign=center 1
59.40		align=center 2
120.16		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
179.56
2015–16 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
28 March – 3 April 20162016 World Championshipsalign=center 13
59.76		align=center 15
110.97		align=center 14
170.73
23–27 February 20162016 Hellmut Seibt Memorialalign=center 1
57.78		align=center 1
122.42		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
180.20
25–31 January 20162016 European Championshipsalign=center 8
58.47		align=center 4
124.14		align=center 5
182.61
16–19 December 20152016 Italian Championshipsalign=center 2
63.74 		align=center 1
118.88 		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
184.28
20–22 November 20152015 Rostelecom Cupalign=center 4
62.43		align=center 6
115.76		align=center 6
178.19
20–22 November 20152015 Skate Canada Internationalalign=center 6
54.00		align=center WDalign=center WD
17–20 September 20152015 Lombardia Trophyalign=center 1
63.85		align=center 1
113.57		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
179.56
2014–15 season
DateEventSPFSTotal
23–29 March 20152015 World Championshipsalign=center 9
60.56 		align=center 11
111.99		align=center 11
172.55
16 January – 1 February 20152015 European Championshipsalign=center 4
57.95		align=center 4
117.44		align=center 4
175.39
20–21 December 20142015 Italian Championshipsalign=center 1
58.44 		align=center 1
115.32		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
173.76
4–6 December 20142014 CS Golden Spin of Zagrebalign=center 2
55.18 		align=center 2
112.00		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
167.18
21–24 November 20142014 CS Warsaw Cupalign=center 4
52.32		align=center 3
102.28		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
154.60

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sono mesi che penso a come scrivere questo post. Forse perché fino ad oggi non-ero pronta a "lasciar andare" quella parte di me che è stata tutto quello che ero: Vale, la pattinatrice.⛸. I've been thinking about writing this post for months. Maybe because until today I wasn't ready to "let go" that part of me that was all I was: Vale, the skater.⛸. it. Valentina. Marchei. Valentina Marchei. Facebook. 1 September 2020.

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