Marco Zandron
Marco Zandron (born 30 September 1998) is an Italian-Spanish figure skater who currently represents Spain. With his skating partner, Laura Barquero, he is the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and the 2021 Spanish national champion. With his former partner, Federica Zamponi, competing for Italy, he is the 2020 Italian junior national silver medalist. As a single skater for Italy, he is the 2017 Egna Spring Trophy champion and competed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. Personal life Zandron was born on September 30, 1998, in Bolzano, Italy. His older brother, Maurizio, competes for Austria in men's singles. As of September 2021, he is a student at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Zandron became a Spanish citizen on December 29, 2021. Career Early career Zandron began learning how to skate in 2004 as a six-year-old. He began representing Italy internationally in men's singles at the novice level as early as 2010. He earned eight medals at international junior and senior B assignments throughout his career but was unable to achieve podium placement at the Italian Championships, therefore limiting his international assignment opportunities. He chose to end his singles career in December 2018 to focus on pair skating. 2018–2020: