World Skate Academy

Cristina Pelli is a coach of Pair and Figure Skating for FISR. She graduated in Sports Sciences and she is a teacher at the Italian Coaching School (SIRI) for the Pairs Skating specialty. From 2005 on, she has obtained the title of Well-Emeritus Coach. As a coach of Figure Pairs Skating, she has won several European titles from 1984 to nowadays. She has also won many World Championship medals from 1992 to the recent days. Iolanda took part at five World Games and, apart from Pairs Skating, she as well won some European and World medals in Single specialty.

Patrick Venerucci is a FISR coach for Pair Skating and Figure Skating and works as a teacher at SIRI, Italian Coaching School of Pairs Skating. He has been involved in coaching internships all over the world and organizes shows and events worldwide. As an athlete, he has been World Champion in Pairs Skating for eleven times, 2-time bronze medalist in Free Skating and he won two World Games. In 1994, he was elected Athletes’ Representative at FISR; four years later, he received the “Collare d’Oro” award by CONI and eventually became a FISR Federal Councilor in 2003. As a coach of Figure Pairs Skating, Patrick won several European titles and several World Championship medals from 1992 to nowadays, taking part in the World Games as well. Apart from Figure Pairs Skating, he won some European and World medals in Single specialty as a coach.