Anna & Manuel on ice
Anna Valesi and Manuel Piazza come from Italy .
Anna started skating at age 5 and Manuel at age 6.
Manuel is the second cousin of Carolina Kostner.
They have been skating together since July 2021 and are athletes at the IceLab skating club in Bergamo.
Coaches: Ondřej Hotárek, Luca Demattè, Rosanna Murante
Choreographers: Anna Cappellini, Luca Lanotte
They were silver medalist at Icelab International Cup 2022 and silver medalist at Bravarian Open, bronze medalist at Lombardia Trophy 2022, seventh place at Nebelhorn Trophy 2022 and bronze medalist at Tayside Trophy 2022.
In October,of 2022 they were invited to their first Grand Prix, the Skate America 2022, where they placed fifth. They were seventh at the Grand Prix 2022 in Espoo.
They opened the 2023-24 season with a second-place finish at the John Nicks Challenge in New York.
Anna VALESI / Manuel PIAZZA ISU GP Skate America 2022 (Grand Prix debut)
Manuel Piazza - “ Breaking free” - Pladina Virtuela
Anna and Manuel perform in the opening ceremony of the Grand Prix Final Torino 2022
Anna and Manuel - Video clip presentation
Anna VALESI / Manuel PIAZZA FS ISU Challenger Series Nebelhorn Trophy
Anna VALESI / Manuel PIAZZA SP ISU Challenger Series Nebelhorn Trophy
Performance by Anna Valesi & Manuel Piazza at the opening of the exhibition conflict: order - chaos
Anna Valesi / Manuel Piazza FS ISU The John Nicks Pairs Challenge 2023 New York City
Anna Valesi / Manuel Piazza SP ISU The John Nicks Pairs Challenge 2023 New York City