Filippo Ambrosini

Ambrosini was born on April 26, 1993 in Asiago, Italy.^[1] In 2022, he confirmed to Outsports that he is openly gay.^[2]

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Ambrosini began learning to skate in 2001.^[3] Early in his career, he competed in singles. In the 2009–2010 season, he debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series and won the Italian national junior title.^[4][5]

Ambrosini's first international event with Alessandra Cernuschi was the 2011 NRW Trophy; they placed fifth in junior pairs. In March 2012, they placed twentieth at the World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus. The pair's JGP debut came in September 2012.

Cernuschi/Ambrosini placed seventeenth at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and 8th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Cernuschi/Ambrosini won silver at the 2015 Bavarian Open and finished tenth at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. They were coached by Tiziana Pagani and Cristina Mauri in Assago and Milan.^[6]

Ambrosini and Alexandra Iovanna made their international debut in November, placing eighth at the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy. In December, they finished twelfth at the 2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb.^[7] It was their final competition together. In 2016, he teamed up with Rebecca Ghilardi.

Making their international debut, Ghilardi/Ambrosini won the bronze medal at the 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy in September. They took bronze at the International Cup of Nice a month later. In December, they became the Italian national bronze medalists. They placed fourteenth in the short program, eleventh in the free skate and eleventh overall at the 2017 European Championships, which took place in January in Ostrava, Czech Republic. They trained under Rosanna Murante and Tiziana Rosaspina in Bergamo.^[8][9]

Ghilardi/Ambrosini placed eighth at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup in November. The following month, they repeated as national bronze medalists. They won silver at the Toruń Cup in January and bronze at the International Challenge Cup in February.

Ghilardi/Ambrosini competed at several Challenger events at the beginning of the season, including taking the silver medal at the 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial. They won the silver medal as well as the Italian Championships and were sent to the 2018 European Championships, where they finished in ninth place. At their first World Championships, they finished nineteenth among the nineteen competitors.

Ghilardi/Ambrosini made their Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Internationaux de France, where they placed eighth. They then placed seventh at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup.^[10] After taking silver at the Italian Championships, they finished the season at the 2020 European Championships, placing eighth.^[11] They had been assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.^[12]

With the pandemic continuing to affect events, Ghilardi/Ambrossini started their season off at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, which was only attended by pairs teams training in Europe.^[13] They were third after the short program, and after the withdrawal of Hase/Seegert, the leaders after that segment, they narrowly won their first Challenger Series title over silver medalists Hocke/Kunkel.^[14] They were scheduled to compete on the Grand Prix at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic.^[15]

They placed seventeenth at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm.^[16]

Ghilardi/Ambrosini began the season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, winning the bronze medal.^[17] They had initially been assigned to compete on the Grand Prix at the 2021 Cup of China, but following the event's cancellation, they were reassigned to a special home 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia, held in Turin.^[18] They placed fifth.^[19] They were fifth as well at their second Grand Prix, the 2021 Internationaux de France.^[20] They placed fourth at the Budapest Trophy.^[21]

At the Italian championships, Ghilardi/Ambrosini won the silver medal. Later, they were named to their first Olympic team.^[22] Competing first at the 2022 European Championships, Ghilardi/Ambrosini placed fourth in the short program. They were fifth in the free skate and dropped to fifth overall. Ghilardi said it was an emotional moment for them to have made the final group of the free skate alongside the elite Russian teams.^[23]

Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the pairs event, Ghilardi/Ambrosini placed sixteenth in the short program after Ghilardi fell twice, one of those being on her triple Salchow attempt. They were the final team to qualify for the free skate.^[24] They moved up to fourteenth overall in the free.^[25] The team was scheduled to finish the season at the 2022 World Championships, but withdrew after Ghilardi tested positive for COVID.^[26]

Ghilardi/Ambrosini won gold at the 2022 CS U.S. Classic in their first major competition of the season and their second ever Challenger title.^[21] On the Grand Prix, they placed fourth at the 2022 Grand Prix de France, 5.01 points back of bronze medalists Hocke/Kunkel.^[27] Despite missing the podium at their first event, they remained in contention to make the Grand Prix Final heading into their second, the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo. In a relatively weak field, Ghilardi/Ambrosini set a new personal best in the short program (67.31), leading that segment by over four points.^[28] They won the free skate as well, setting a new personal best in total score (189.74), and taking the gold medal over Germans Efimova/Blommaert by almost twenty points. This was the first Grand Prix win for an Italian pair since 2013, and qualified them to the Grand Prix Final, to be held on home ice in Turin.^[29][30] They finished fifth at the Final.^[31]

After winning their fifth consecutive national silver medal, Ghilardi/Ambrosini competed at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo. With Russian pairs banned from competing due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the podium at the European Championships was considered far more open than in recent seasons. Ghilardi and Ambrosini both made errors in the short program, finishing fifth in that segment.^[32] They went on to win the free skate, rising to second overall. With their compatriots, Italian national champions Conti/Macii, taking the gold medal in an historic first for their country, Italian pairs had the top two places on the podium. These were only the second and third pairs medals for Italian teams in the nearly century-old European pairs competition.^[33]

Ghilardi/Ambrosini began the season with a fifth-place finish at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy.^[21] They won a silver medal in their second Challenger appearance of the season, the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy, before winning the Diamond Spin.^[34][21] They started the Grand Prix at the 2023 Cup of China, placing second in the short program.^[35] They were second as well in the free skate despite Ghilardi falling on her triple Salchow attempt, and won the silver medal.^[36] Ghilardi said afterward that it "was hard today, and we are proud of our performance, and how we pushed until the end of the program."^[37] At the 2023 NHK Trophy, they placed fourth in the short program after both made jump errors, but rose in the free skate to win the bronze medal.^[38]

Ghilardi/Ambrosini finished the Grand Prix with the same placements as fellow Italian team Beccari/Guarise and Hungarians Pavlova/Sviatchenko, winning the tiebreaker on cumulative scores to be the sixth qualifiers to the Grand Prix Final.^[39] They finished fifth at the Final.^[40]

After winning their first Italian title, Ghilardi/Ambrosini competed at the 2024 European Championships, coming fifth in the short program after losing levels on their step sequence and death spiral elements. A second-place free skate lifted them to third overall, taking the bronze medal. Ghilardi called it "the best skate of the season for sure."^[41]

During the off-season, Ghilardi and Ambrosini worked with their choreographers to create a new short program to the song "El Tango de Roxanne" from Moulin Rouge!, with the intention of depicting the worldwide social issue of violence against women.^[42]

Beginning the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, Ghilardi and Ambrosini finished sixth at the 2024 John Nicks International Pairs Competition and fourth at the 2024 Lombardia Trophy.^[21] Having initially skated to music from The Phantom of the Opera, the pair decided to return to their Dracula-themed program from the previous season following these events.^[21][43]

Ghilardi and Ambrosini then went on to win the gold at the 2024 Diamond Spin for a second consecutive time.^[44] Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Ghilardi and Ambrosini placed sixth in the short program at the 2024 Grand Prix de France, but third in the free skate, allowing them to win the bronze medal.^[45] They followed this up with a second bronze medal at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy.^[21] “We fought until the end, as always,” said Ghilardi. “Of course, it’s a bit harder if things don’t work out as planned and it’s nice of course to still be on the podium."^[46]

Although they were initially named as alternates to compete at the 2024–25 Grand Prix Final, they were later called up to compete following the withdrawal of Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps.^[47] Despite Ambrosini dealing with a leg injury, the pair took the opportunity to compete at the event, where they finished sixth.^[48] Two weeks later, they won the silver medal at the 2025 Italian Championships behind Conti/Macii.^[44][49]

Going on to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Ghilardi/Ambrosini placed sixth in the short program and fifth in the free skate, finishing in sixth place overall. They followed up this result by winning gold at the Road to 26 Trophy in Milan, Italy, a test event for the 2026 Winter Olympics.^[44]

Selected to compete at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Ghilardi/Ambrosini closed the season by finishing the event in thirteenth place overall.^[44]

Ghilardi/Ambrosini opened the season by winning silver at the 2025 Lombardia Trophy and finishing fourth at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Going on to compete on the 2025–26 Grand Prix series, the pair finished fifth at the 2025 Cup of China and seventh at the 2025 Finlandia Trophy.^[44]

In December, they won the silver medal behind Conti/Macii at the 2026 Italian Championships and were subsequently named to the 2026 Winter Olympic team.^[50][51] The following month, Ghilardi/Ambrosini competed at the 2026 European Championships in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, where they finished in sixth place overall.^[44]

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2025–2026 [1][52][53]	Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare) by Domenico Modugno performed by Il Volo choreo. by Raffaella Cazzaniga, Daniel Aggiano, Corrado Giordani	Poeta en el Mar by Vicente Amigo Flamenco del Mar (Original Composition for Ghilardi-Ambrosini) by Lorenzo De Benedictis V for Vivaldi by Duomo, Power-Haus, & Sebastian Pecznik choreo. by Raffaella Cazzaniga, Daniel Aggiano, Corrado Giordani	Capolavoro by Il Volo
2024–2025 [54][43]	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Ewan McGregor & José Feliciano choreo. by Luca Lanotte, Daniel Aggiano, Claudio Jurman, Carolina Kostner	The Brides (from Bram Stoker's Dracula) by Wojciech Kilar Main Title (from Blood for Dracula) by Claudio Gizzi performed by Joohyun Park Vampire Hunters (from Bram Stoker's Dracula) by Wojciech Kilar choreo. by Luca Lanotte The Phantom of the Opera Phantasia by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julian Lloyd Webber, & Sarah Chang The Phantom of the Opera Overture by Andrew Lloyd Webber The Music of the Night performed by Gerard Butler choreo. by Luca Lanotte, Daniel Aggiano, Claudio Jurman, Carolina Kostner
2023–2024 [55]	The Ecstasy of Gold (from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) by Ennio Morricone The Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone performed by Metallica choreo. by Luca Lanotte	The Brides (from Bram Stoker's Dracula) by Wojciech Kilar Main Title (from Blood for Dracula) by Claudio Gizzi performed by Joohyun Park Vampire Hunters (from Bram Stoker's Dracula) by Wojciech Kilar choreo. by Luca Lanotte	L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (from Carmen) by Georges Bizet performed by Maria Callas & Georges Prêtre Mambo Italiano by Bob Merrill performed by Bette Midler, Luca Longobardi
2022–2023 [56]	Somebody to Love Another One Bites the Dust by Queen choreo. by Luca Lanotte, Anna Cappellini, Corrado Giordani	Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini choreo. by Luca Lanotte, Anna Cappellini, Corrado Giordani	The Greatest Gift by Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, Virginia Bocelli One by U2 ft. Mary J. Blige Camera 209 by Alessandra Amoroso, DB Boulevard
2021–2022 [57]	Mambo Italiano by Bob Merrill performed by Bette Midler, Luca Longobardi	Grande amore by Il Volo Letters (from W.E.) by Abel Korzeniowski
2020–2021 [58]	Bring Me to Life by Evanescence	Grande amore by Il Volo
2019–2020 [59]	Women by Florida Georgia Line & Jason Derulo Kiss in the Sky by Jason Derulo	Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone
2018–2019 [3]	Vivo Tango by Maxime Rodriguez	The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde by Georgie Fame
2017–2018	Summertime by George Gershwin performed by Rick Wakeman	Pas de Deux (from The Nutcracker) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2016–2017 [8][9]	Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla choreo. by Luca Mantovani, Corrado Giordani	Homecoming by Thomas Bergersen choreo. by Luca Mantovani, Corrado Giordani

Season	Short program	Free skating
2014–2015 [6]	Un Giorno Per Noi (from Romeo and Juliet) by Nino Rota	Tosca by Giacomo Puccini E lucevan le stelle Finale
2013–2014 [60]	Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota	Pearl Harbor by Hans Zimmer
2012–2013 [61]	El Conquistador by Maxime Rodriguez
2011–2012 [62]	Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? from Don Juan DeMarco by Bryan Adams Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo	Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Competition placements at senior level ^[44]

Season	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25	2025–26
Winter Olympics						14th				12th
World Championships			19th	C	17th				13th
European Championships	11th		9th	8th		5th	2nd	3rd	6th	6th
Grand Prix Final							5th	5th	6th
Italian Championships	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd
GP Cup of China								2nd		5th
GP Finland							1st		3rd	7th
GP France				8th		5th	4th		3rd
GP Italy						5th
GP NHK Trophy								3rd
GP Rostelecom Cup				7th
CS Alpen Trophy			2nd
CS Finlandia Trophy								2nd
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb				6th
CS John Nicks Pairs							1st		6th
CS Lombardia Trophy	3rd	WD	6th			3rd		5th	4th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy			6th		1st					4th
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy			4th
CS Tallinn Trophy			4th
CS U.S. Classic							1st
CS Warsaw Cup	5th	8th					2nd
Budapest Trophy						4th
Challenge Cup		3rd		3rd
Cup of Nice	3rd
Cup of Tyrol	4th
Diamond Spin								1st	1st
Ice Star			5th
Lombardia Trophy										2nd
Mentor Cup		2nd
Road to 26 Trophy									1st
Shanghai Trophy				4th
Volvo Open Cup				1st

Competition placements at senior level ^[63]

Season	2015–16
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	12th
CS Tallinn Trophy	8th

Competition placements at senior level ^[64]

Season	2013–14	2014–15
European Championships	17th	10th
Italian Championships		3rd
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb		5th
CS Ice Challenge		5th
CS Volvo Open Cup		4th
Bavarian Open		2nd
Mentor Toruń Cup		4th
Merano Cup	5th

Competition placements at junior level ^[64]

Season	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
World Junior Championships	20th		8th
Italian Championships	2nd	3rd	2nd
JGP Austria		14th
JGP Belarus			5th
JGP Slovakia			3rd
Bavarian Open	5th	4th
Coupe du Printemps		3rd
NRW Trophy	5th
Warsaw Cup		9th

Competition placements since the 2007–08 season ^[65]

Season	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
Italian Championships (Senior)				6th	5th	7th
Italian Championships (Junior)	4th		1st
JGP Austria				17th
JGP France				12th
JGP Hungary			17th
JGP Italy					13th
JGP Poland			19th		16th
Bavarian Open		3rd
Challenge Cup		10th
Cup of Nice					8th
Merano Cup		3rd J	5th J	15th S
Mont Blanc Trophy			2nd
NRW Trophy		11th		6th	11th
Triglav Trophy			1st	8th