June 15, 2009

Article by J. Barry Mittan

Nicole Della Monica, 20, and Yannick Kocon, 22, won the Italian senior pairs title for the 2008-09 season over more experienced couples, a year after winning the Italian junior pairs gold medal in their first season together.

In 2007-08, the duo placed 14th at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. This season, they won the NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany and took the silver medal at the Golden Spin of Zagreb before placing sixth at the European Championships. They finished the season by placing 18th at the World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles, California.

"For our career, our goal is to get to the highest level we can," Della Monica said.

Both Della Monica and Kocon competed in singles, but for different countries. Kocon, who was born in Evry, France, competed for France in singles until 2007, winning the novice menvs championship in 2002 and placing 19th at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 2006...   (click the photo to read more)



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