Lauri Bonacorsi (born January 17, 1993) is an American ice dancer. With former partner Travis Mager, she is the 2011 and 2012 U.S. Junior silver medalist.
| Lauri Bonacorsi | |
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 Bonacorsi and Mager in 2012 | |
| Born | January 17, 1993 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Coach | Natalia Linichuk, Valter Rizzo, Massimo Scali, Brunhilde Bianchi |
| Began skating | 1997 |
Career
editBonacorsi began skating at age four.[1] She moved from St. Louis, Missouri, to Plano, Texas, in 2007.[2] She spent the 2007–08 season in search of a partner. Travis Mager found her on IcePartnerSearch and they tried out together in February and April 2008.[1] Bonacorsi and Mager officially teamed up in late May 2008.[3][4] She relocated to Maryland to train with him.[2]
Bonacorsi and Mager won the 2009 U.S. novice ice dancing title. They won the bronze medal at the 2009 JGP Lake Placid. In May 2010, they changed coaches to Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponosov at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania.[5]
In the 2010–11 season, Bonacorsi and Mager won the bronze medal at the 2010 JGP Brasov Cup in Romania. They won silver on the junior level at the U.S. Championships and placed 11th at the 2011 World Junior Championships.
Bonacorsi and Mager won the silver medal at the 2011 Junior Grand Prix event in Brisbane, Australia, and bronze at another JGP event, the Walter Lombardi Trophy in Milan, Italy. They were the first alternates to the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final in Quebec City, Canada in December 2011. Bonacorsi and Mager finished 7th at the 2012 World Junior Championships. They announced the end of their partnership in April 2012.[6]
Bonacorsi tried out with Francesco Fioretti of Milan, Italy, in May, 2014, and upon receiving her release from United States Figure Skating, began representing Italy with Fioretti in June, 2014. They worked with choreographer Massimo Scali, and coaches Johnny Johns, Maurizio Margaglio, and Marina Zoueva before Bonacorsi moved to Italy to train with their main coaches, Valter Rizzo and Brunhilde Bianchi.
Personal life
editBonacorsi took time off from skating to pursue an Ivy League education, studying International Relations and Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. She graduated from Radnor High School in Radnor, PA in June 2011. She attended law school at Northwestern University and graduated in 2021.
Programs
edit(with Mager)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2011–2012 [7] |
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| 2010–2011 [8] |
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The Mask:
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| 2009–2010 [9] |
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| 2008–2009 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
editWith Fioretti for Italy
edit| International[10] | |
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| Event | 2014–15 |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th |
With Mager for the United States
edit| Results[6][11] | |||
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| International | |||
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
| World Junior Championships | 11th | 7th | |
| JGP Australia | 2nd | ||
| JGP Germany | 9th | ||
| JGP Great Britain | 5th | ||
| JGP Italy | 3rd | ||
| JGP Romania | 3rd | ||
| JGP United States | 3rd | ||
| National | |||
| U.S. Championships | 6th J. | 2nd J. | 2nd J. |
References
edit- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (January 17, 2010). "Junior Dancers Off to Good Start". Skate Today. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.
- ^ a b Walker, Elvin (October 16, 2011). "Bonacorsi and Mager hope to turn silver into gold". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (January 20, 2009). "New partners Bonacorsi, Mager dance to win". Icenetwork. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ Boccella, Kathy (February 27, 2011). "Radnor High skater's odyssey takes her to world championships". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skaters Announce Off-season Changes". U.S. Figure Skating. May 7, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager". Ice Network. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Lauri BONACORSI / Travis MAGER: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Lauri BONACORSI / Travis MAGER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Lauri BONACORSI / Travis MAGER: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010.
- ^ "Competition Results: Lauri BONACORSI / Francesco FIORETTI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Competition Results: Lauri BONACORSI / Travis MAGER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
External links
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- Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager at the International Skating Union
- Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager at Icenetwork
- Lauri Bonacarsi / Travis Mager at Ice-dance.com
- Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager JGP Milan Italy YouTube video