Valentina Marchei was born on 23 May 1986 and is an Italian retired pair and single figure skater.
11 Facts About Valentina Marchei
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Valentina Marchei represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics and placed 11th.
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Valentina Marchei was born 23 May 1986 in Milan, Italy.
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Valentina Marchei is the daughter of Marco Marchei, a competitor in the marathon at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
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In September 2008, Valentina Marchei began working with Nikolai Morozov in Hackensack, New Jersey.
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In 2011, Valentina Marchei changed coaches to Jason Dungjen and Yuka Sato in Detroit.
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Valentina Marchei finished 8th at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France.
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Valentina Marchei represented Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics, where she placed 11th.
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On 6 August 2014, Valentina Marchei sprained the medial collateral ligament of her right knee.
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On 16 September 2018 Valentina Marchei announced the end of her partnership with Hotarek via Instagram.
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On 1 September 2020, two years after she last competed, Valentina Marchei announced her retirement via Facebook, citing that she considered returning, if not for the ongoing pandemic.