Marissa Castelli
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Castelli and Shnapir atop the medal podium at the 2013 U.S. Championships
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| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 20, 1990 Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Home town | Cranston, Rhode Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Mervin Tran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Simon Shnapir, Brad Vigorito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier, Sylvie Fullum, Bobby Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Carrie Wall, Mark Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Julie Marcotte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Sheryl Franks, Carrie Wall, Robert Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SC of Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Montreal Boston |
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| Began skating | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 175.08 2016 Four Continents |
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| Short program | 67.50 2016 Autumn Classic International |
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| Free skate | 113.74 2016 Four Continents |
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Marissa Castelli (born August 20, 1990) is an American pair skater. With partner Mervin Tran, she is the 2017 U.S. national silver medalist.
With former partner Simon Shnapir, she is the 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2013 & 2014). The pair won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Castelli was born in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Cranston High School West. As of 2013, she is a student at the Community College of Rhode Island. Her brother, Anthony Castelli, played football at Bryant University and her mother is a figure skating coach.
Castelli began skating at age three and enrolled in U.S. Figure Skating's Basic Skills program when she was about five. Early in her career, she competed as a single skater and also skated pairs with Brad Vigorito.
Castelli and Simon Shnapir teamed up in April 2006 and began training together in earnest in June. They trained in Boston, coached by Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall (technical), Mark Mitchell (in-betweens, polishing), and Peter Johansson (throws). Castelli broke Shnapir's nose once while they were practicing the twist.
Castelli/Shnapir qualified for the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final and placed sixth. The pair won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Junior Championships.
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