Nicole Della Monica

In this name, the family name is Della Monica, not Monica.

Nicole Della Monica

Della Monica & Kocon in 2009.
Personal information
Full name	Nicole Della Monica
Country represented	Italy
Born	June 3, 1989 (1989-06-03) (age 22) Trescore Balneario
Home town	Albano
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Partner	Matteo Guarise
Former partner	Yannick Kocon
Former coach	Knut Schubert Silvia Martina Angela Puelisi
Choreographer	Valter Rizzo
Skating club	Olympic Dream Skating School
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	150.86 2009 Cup of Russia
Short program	53.56 2009 Cup of Russia
Free skate	97.30 2009 Cup of Russia

Nicole Della Monica (born June 3, 1989 in Trescore Balneario, Bergamo) is an Italian figure skater who currently competes as a pair skater. Della Monica competed as a single skater through the 2006/2007 season and is the 2005 Italian national bronze medalist. She started skating pairs in 2007 when she teamed up with Yannick Kocon, who was also a single skater until then.^[1] They are the 2009 & 2010 Italian national champions. They represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Their partnership ended in January 2011 – Della Monica had a chronic inflammation in her left knee and her recovery time was uncertain.^[2] In November 2011, it was reported that she had teamed up with Matteo Guarise.^[3]

Programs

(with Kocon)

Season	Short program	Long program
2010–2011	Piano Fantasy by William Joseph	Nocturne by Ennio Morricone
2009–2010	300 by Tyler Bates	The Mission by Ennio Morricone
2008–2009	Boléro by Maurice Ravel	The Mission by Ennio Morricone

Competitive highlights

Pairs career

(with Kocon)

Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
Winter Olympic Games			12th
World Championships		18th
European Championships		6th	6th
World Junior Championships	14th
Italian Championships	1st J.	1st	1st
Cup of China				6th
Cup of Russia			5th
Coupe de Nice				2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb		2nd		WD
NRW Trophy		1st	1st
J. = Junior level

Singles career

Event	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
Italian Championships	3rd		6th
Merano Cup			2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic			6th
Junior Grand Prix, Poland		11th
Junior Grand Prix, Canada		12th
Junior Grand Prix, Belgrade	16th
Dragon Trophy			2nd
European Youth Olympic Days			2nd

References

1. ^ Mittan, Barry (June 15, 2009). "Franco-Italian Pairs Team Prospers". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/06/15/franco-italian-pairs-team-prospers/. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 
2. ^ "Separazione per Nicole Della Monica e Yannick Kocon [Nicole Della Monica and Yannick Kocon split]" (in Italian). wintersport-news.it. January 6, 2011. http://www.wintersport-news.it/it_IT/3437,News.html. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
3. ^ "Della Monica/Guarise nuova coppia di artistico italiano [Della Monica/Guarise form a new pair team]" (in Italian). wintersport-news.it. November 19, 2011. http://www.wintersport-news.it/it_IT/6143,Flash.html. Retrieved November 19, 2011. 

• Della Monica & Kocon at the International Skating Union
• Nicole Della Monica at the International Skating Union

Persondata
Name	Della Monica, Nicole
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Short description
Date of birth	June 3, 1989
Place of birth	Trescore, Bergamo
Date of death
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