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30 Facts About Alexia Paganini

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Alexia Paganini was born on November 15,2001 and is a former Swiss-American figure skater who represented Switzerland in ladies' singles.

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Alexia Paganini is the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, the 2018 Halloween Cup champion, the 2017 Slovenia Open champion, and a four-time Swiss national champion.

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Alexia Paganini was born on November 15,2001, in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.

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Alexia Paganini skated at Westchester Skating Academy for a few years under her former coach, Gilberto Viadana.

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Alexia Paganini represented the United States at two international events.

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In January 2017, Alexia Paganini placed fifth on the junior level at the US Championships.

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Alexia Paganini made her senior international debut and her first appearance for Switzerland at the Slovenia Open in August 2017; she outscored Australia's Kailani Craine by 2.31 points to win the gold medal.

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In January, Alexia Paganini finished seventh at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia.

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Alexia Paganini began her season with an eighth-place at the CS Autumn Classic.

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Alexia Paganini made her Grand Prix debut at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup.

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Alexia Paganini was eighth after the short program, tenth in the free, and finished tenth overall.

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Alexia Paganini scored a new personal best in the short program, 65.64, and won the bronze small medal behind Zagitova and Samodurova.

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Alexia Paganini concluded the season at the 2019 World Championships, where she made multiple errors in the short program and placed thirty-third, failing to qualify for the free skate.

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Alexia Paganini began the season with a sixth place at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International.

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Alexia Paganini was named to the Swiss 2020 Worlds team, but the competition was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Alexia Paganini was the top-ranked competitor attending and was pegged as the pre-event favorite.

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Alexia Paganini led after the short program but fell twice in the free and cut her right hand on the blade of her skate, placing third in that segment and second overall.

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Alexia Paganini was assigned to compete at the 2020 Internationaux de France, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic.

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At the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, Alexia Paganini placed twenty-fifth in the short program after popping a planned triple loop into an invalid double and narrowly missed advancing to the free skate.

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On June 11,2021, Alexia Paganini announced on social media that she'd discontinued training under Stephane Lambiel in Champery and relocated her training base to Zurich to train with Gheorghe Chiper and his coaching team.

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Alexia Paganini began the season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where she placed second in the short program but dropped to fourth place after the free skate.

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Alexia Paganini next competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a berth for Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics after failing to do so at the World Championships.

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Alexia Paganini was second in the short program and fifth in the free skate, placing fourth overall and taking the fourth of six available spots.

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Alexia Paganini was scheduled to compete at 2021 Skate Canada International but later withdrew.

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Alexia Paganini was twenty-second in the free skate and finished twenty-second overall.

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Alexia Paganini concluded the season with a nineteenth place at the 2022 World Championships, expressing satisfaction with the result after having come down with the flu in the week beforehand.

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Alexia Paganini began the season finishing fifth at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy.

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Alexia Paganini placed fifth in the short program at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy but withdrew before the free skate, citing medical reasons.

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Alexia Paganini then closed the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Swiss Championships.

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In October 2024, Alexia Paganini announced her retirement from competitive figure skating.