Federica Testa
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Federica Testa

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Introduction

Federica Testa (born 27 August 1993) is an Italian-born former competitive ice dancer who is best known for her partnership with Lukáš Csölley for Slovakia. Together, they won four ISU Challenger Series medals and three Slovak national titles. They achieved their best ISU Championship result, 8th, at the 2015 and 2016 European Championships.
Testa competed with Christopher Mior and Andrea Malnati for Italy until 2011.

Personal life

Federica Testa was born on 27 August 1993 in Milan, Italy. She became a Slovak citizen in autumn 2013.

Early career

Testa skated in singles for two years, stopped skating for a year, and then took up ice dancing. She competed with Andrea Malnati for seven years, representing Italy. Testa/Malnati were the 2009 Italian junior silver medalists.

In the spring of 2009, Testa teamed up with Canadian Christopher Mior, continuing to represent Italy. The duo competed at the senior level and became the 2011 Italian national champions. Following their split, Testa skated briefly with a Finnish skater.

Partnership with Csölley

In October 2011, it was announced that Testa would compete with Lukáš Csölley for Slovakia. Testa/Csölley made their international debut at the Bavarian Open in February 2012 and then competed at the World Championships in March in Nice, France. The following season, they finished 17th at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, having placed 19th in the short dance and 16th in the free dance. At the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, Canada, the two placed 26th in the short dance and did not advance further.

In September 2013, Testa/Csölley competed at the final Olympic qualifying event, the Nebelhorn Trophy; they finished ninth and became the first alternates for the 2014 Winter Olympics. In January 2014, they placed 12th at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary but the two missed the cut-off for the free dance in March at the World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

Testa/Csölley began the 2014–15 season with a bronze medal at the 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series (CS) event held in early October. Later that month, making their Grand Prix debut, they placed fourth in the short dance and seventh overall at the 2014 Skate America. In November, they were awarded gold at two CS competitions, the Volvo Open Cup and Warsaw Cup. They finished eighth overall at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. In March, they placed 15th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, having ranked 13th in the short and 15th in the free.

Testa/Csölley finished 8th (9th SD, 8th FD) at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava. At the 2016 World Championships in Boston, they placed 12th in the short dance, 15th in the free, and 14th overall.

Testa/Csölley received invitations to the 2016 Skate Canada International and 2016 Trophée de France but withdrew from both Grand Prix events on 7 July 2016 due to Testa's decision to retire from competition.

Programs

(with Csölley)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–16
  • Waltz: Swing Time
    by Jerome Kern
  • Slow foxtrot: They Can't Take That
    Away From Me
    by George Gershwin
    performed by Tony Bennett
  • March: That's Entertainment!
    by Henry Mancini
  • Malèna
    • Passeggiata In Paese
      by Ennio Morricone
    • Kutlama
      by Mr. Avant Garde Folk
    • Ma l'amore no
      by Ennio Morricone
    • Orgia
      by Ennio Morricone
  • Addams Family Values
    by Marc Shaiman
    • It's An Addams
    • Fester's In Love
    • The Big Date
    • The Tango
2014–15
  • Flamenco: Nerva
  • Paso doble: Zorongo
    by Paco Pena
  • Flamenco: Que se ven desde el conquero
    (Faradangos de Huelva)
    by Pepe Romero
  • Enter the Circus
    by Christina Aguilera
  • Terrorklowns
    by Verse 13 (Jamod L. Dodson)
  • Hurt
    by Christina Aguilera
  • Song Of Spirit
    by Karl Jenkins
2013–14
  • Chicago
    by John Kander and Fred Ebb
    • Quickstep: Overture
    • Quickstep: All that Jazz
    • Slow foxtrot: Funny Honey
    • Charleston: We Both Reached For the Gun
  • Addams Family Values
    by Marc Shaiman
    • It's An Addams
    • Fester's In Love
    • The Big Date
    • The Tango
2012–13
  • Radetzky March
    by Johann Strauss I
  • Die schöne Galathee
    by Franz von Suppé
  • Polka
    by Johann Strauss
  • Lilli Marleen
    performed by Marlene Dietrich
  • Sunflower
    by Henry Mancini
  • Place Rouge
    (from Le Concert)
    by Camille Adrien
  • Spellbound
    by Miklós Rózsa
2011–12
  • Merengue: Pinta Me
    by Elvis Crespo
  • Samba: Baila Baila Con Migo
    by Domino
  • Rhumba
    by Gizelle D'Cole
  • Un Día Llegará
    by Josh Groban
  • Spanish Fire
    by Roberto Pelizzola

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

With Csölley for Slovakia

Testa and Csölley in 2012
International
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Worlds 27th 26th 23rd 15th 14th
Europeans 17th 12th 8th 8th
GP Cup of China 4th
GP Skate Canada WD
GP Skate America 7th
GP Trophée WD
CS Nepela Trophy 3rd 4th
CS Tallinn Trophy 2nd
CS Volvo Cup 1st
CS Warsaw Cup 1st
Bavarian Open 6th
Crystal Skate 4th
Golden Spin 8th
Ice Challenge 9th
Nebelhorn Trophy 9th
Nepela Trophy 6th 4th
New Year's Cup 2nd
Pavel Roman 5th
Universiade 4th 3rd
Volvo Open Cup 4th
National
Slovak Champ. 1st 1st 1st
TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

With Mior for Italy

International
Event 2009–10 2010–11
European Championships 22nd 18th
Finlandia Trophy 5th
Trophy of Lyon 2nd
Mont Blanc Trophy 3rd
NRW Trophy 6th
National
Italian Championships 3rd 1st

With Malnati for Italy

Event 2007–08 2008–09
Italian Championships 4th J 2nd J
J: Junior level