Júlía Sylvía Gunnarsdóttir
Icelandic figure skater (born 2005)
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Júlía Sylvía Gunnarsdóttir (born 15 January 2005) is an Icelandic pair skater. With her former skating partner, Manuel Piazza, she is the 2025 Diamond Spin champion, 2025 Cup of Innsbruck bronze medalist, 2024 NRW Trophy bronze medalist and a two-time Icelandic national champion (2025–26). Gunnarsdóttir and Piazza are the first pairs team to represent Iceland in international competition.[1]
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| Born | 15 January 2005 Reykjavík, Iceland | |||||||||||
| Home town | Reykjavík | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||
| Country |  Iceland | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Pair skating (since 2024) Women's singles (until 2023) | |||||||||||
| Partner | Manuel Piazza (2024–26) | |||||||||||
| Coach | Ondřej Hotárek Rosanna Murante Benjamin Naggiar | |||||||||||
| Skating club | Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir | |||||||||||
| Began skating | 2011 | |||||||||||
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As a single skater, Gunnarsdóttir is the 2024 Reykjavík International Games champion, the 2023 Diamond Spin bronze medalist, the 2023 Icelandic national champion, and the 2022 Icelandic national Junior champion. She is the first Icelander figure skater to win an international competition.[2]
Personal life
Career
2024–25 season: Debut of Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza
Gunnarsdóttir transitioned from singles to pair skating over the summer before the 2024–25 season. Her coaches were contacted by Italian pair skater Manuel Piazza's coaches, inquiring as to whether she would be interested in switching disciplines.[3] Gunnarsdóttir traveled to Italy for a tryout with Piazza and his team, and the pair officially announced their partnership for Iceland in August 2024.[4] They split their training between Reykjavík, Iceland with coach Benjamin Naggiar and Bergamo, Italy with coaches, Ondřej Hotárek and Rosanna Murante.[5]
Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza made their international debut in November 2024 at the 2024 NRW Trophy. They placed third in both the short program and the free skate to claim the bronze medal behind new Swiss team Oxana Vouillamoz / Tom Bouvart and Swedish sibling pair Greta Crafoord / John Crafoord. At their second international event, the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup, Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza placed twelfth.[6]
Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza competed at the 2025 Icelandic Championships at the end of November unchallenged, winning their first national pairs title by default. Having earned their ISU technical minimum scores at the NRW Trophy, Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza were assigned to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Estonia in January. At Europeans, Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza scored a personal best of 48.58, placing eighteenth in the segment. They did not advance to the free skate portion of the competition.[6]
2025–26 season
Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza opened their season with a fourth-place finish at the 2025 Lombardia Trophy. One week later, they placed eighth at the ISU Skate to Milano.[6]
In October, Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza competed at the 2025 Diamond Spin and the 2025 Swiss Open, winning gold and placing fifth, respectively. The following month, the pair won the bronze medal at the 2025 Cup of Innsbruck and the gold medal at the 2026 Icelandic Championships. In January, Gunnarsdóttir/Piazza placed eleventh at the 2026 European Championships, scoring personal bests in all three competition segments.[6]
Programs
With Piazza
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2025–2026 [7] |
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| 2024–2025 [1] |
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As a single skater
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2023–2024 [8] |
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| 2022–2023 [9] |
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| 2021–2022 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Pair skating with Piazza
| Season | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|
| European Championships | 18th | 11th |
| Icelandic Championships | 1st | 1st |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 12th | |
| Cup of Innsbruck | 3rd | |
| Diamond Spin | 1st | |
| Lombardia Trophy | 4th | |
| NRW Trophy | 3rd | |
| Road to 26 Trophy | 7th | |
| Skate to Milano | 8th |
Single skating
| Season | 2023–24 |
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| Icelandic Championships | 1st |
| Diamond Spin | 3rd |
| Nordic Championships | 9th |
| Reykjavik Games | 1st |
| Volvo Open Cup | 8th |
| Season | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
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| Icelandic Championships | 2nd | 1st | ||
| JGP Czech Republic | 31st | |||
| JGP Italy | 36th | |||
| JGP Slovenia | 28th | |||
| JGP Turkey | 19th | |||
| Nordic Championships | 19th | 16th | ||
| Reykjavik Games | 2nd | 6th | ||
| Santa Claus Cup | 30th |
Detailed results
Pair skating with Manuel Piazza
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 162.62 | 2026 European Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 57.45 | 2026 European Championships |
| TES | 32.80 | 2026 European Championships | |
| PCS | 24.65 | 2026 European Championships | |
| Free skating | TSS | 105.17 | 2026 European Championships |
| TES | 52.83 | 2026 European Championships | |
| PCS | 52.34 | 2026 European Championships |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Nov 13–17, 2024 |  2024 NRW Trophy |
3 | 47.04 | 3 | 93.46 | 3 | 140.50 |
| Nov 20–24, 2024 |  2024 CS Warsaw Cup |
14 | 41.93 | 11 | 87.42 | 12 | 129.35 |
| Nov 29–Dec 1, 2024 | 2024 Icelandic Championships |
1 | 42.30 | 1 | 95.31 | 1 | 137.61 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 |  2025 European Championships |
18 | 48.58 | N/a | N/a | 18 | 48.58 |
| Feb 18–20, 2025 |  Road to 26 Trophy |
6 | 50.54 | 7 | 87.76 | 7 | 138.30 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 11–14, 2025 | 2025 Lombardia Trophy |
5 | 53.21 | 4 | 105.70 | 4 | 158.91 |
| Sep 18–21, 2025 |  2025 Skate to Milano |
9 | 53.09 | 8 | 98.94 | 8 | 152.03 |
| Oct 16–19, 2025 | 2025 Diamond Spin |
1 | 48.65 | 1 | 91.75 | 1 | 140.40 |
| Nov 13–16, 2025 |  2025 Cup of Innsbruck |
6 | 51.72 | 2 | 102.44 | 3 | 154.16 |
| Nov 28–30, 2025 | 2025 Icelandic Championships |
1 | 51.59 | 2 | 99.23 | 1 | 150.82 |
| Jan 13–18, 2026 |  2026 European Championships |
9 | 57.45 | 11 | 105.17 | 11 | 162.62 |