The 2008 Italian Figure Skating Championships were the Italian Figure Skating Championships

Italian Figure Skating Championships

The Italian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Italy. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.-Men:...

 of the 2007-2008 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

, and synchronized skating

Synchronized skating

Synchronized skating or synchronised skating, a large and fast-growing discipline, consists of 8—20 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds...

 on the levels of Senior and Junior, and Novice syncro for the title of national champion of Italy

Italy

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. The results of this competition were used to choose the teams to the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships

2008 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2008 World Figure Skating Championships was the World Figure Skating Championships of the 2007–2008 figure skating season. The World Championships are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. The event was open to figure skaters...

, the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2007/2008 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior...

, and the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships

2008 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2008 European Figure Skating Championships were European Figure Skating Championships of the 2007–2008 season. Skaters competed in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing....

.

The competition was held in Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

 from December 22 through December 23, 2007.

Senior men

Rank	Name	Total Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Samuel Contesti Samuel Contesti Samuel Contesti is a French-Italian figure skater who competes for Italy. He originally competed for France, then switched to Italy after the 2006-2007 season...	198.98	2	1
2	Karel Zelenka Karel Zelenka Karel Zelenka is an Czech-Italian figure skater. He is a five-time Italian national champion.-Biography:...	190.77	1	2
3	Paolo Bacchini Paolo Bacchini Paolo Bacchini is an Italian figure skater. He is a six-time Italian national silver medalist and a three-time national bronze medalist....	164.66	3	3
4	Ruben Errampalli	160.29	4	4
5	Fabio Mascarello Fabio Mascarello Fabio Mascarello is an Italian figure skater. He is the 2003 Italian national bronze medalist.-Results:-External links:...	139.60	5	5
6	Luca Demattè	105.26	6	6

Senior ladies

Rank	Name	Total Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Valentina Marchei Valentina Marchei Valentina Marchei is an Italian figure skater. She is a three-time Italian national champion . Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was fifth at the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships....	141.36	2	1
2	Stefania Berton Stefania Berton Stefania Berton is an Italian pair skater who competes with Ondřej Hotárek. They are the 2011 Italian national champions. She has also competed as a single skater and ice dancer...	126.21	1	2
3	Francesca Rio Francesca Rio Francesca Rio is an Italian figure skater. She is the 2009 Italian silver medalist and 2008 bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:-References:*...	122.67	3	3
4	Roberta Rodeghiero	120.63	4	4
5	Marcella de Trovato	110.13	5	5
6	Deborah Sacchi	102.78	6	6
7	Diana Mich	67.05	7	7
WD	Carolina Kostner Carolina Kostner Carolina Kostner is an Italian figure skater. She is a three-time World medalist , a three-time European champion , a three-time Grand Prix Final medalist , the 2003 World Junior bronze medalist, and a six-time Italian Champion.-Personal life:Carolina Kostner was born...

Senior pairs

Rank	Name	Total Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Nicole Della Monica / Yannick Kocon	99.94	1	2
2	Carolina Gillespie / Daniel Aggiano	92.47	2	1
3	Chiara Picciolini / Christian Rapis	152.36	3	3

Senior ice dancing

Rank	Name	Total Points	CD	OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...	FD Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...
1	Federica Faiella Federica Faiella Federica Faiella is an Italian ice dancer. She competes with Massimo Scali. They are the 2010 World bronze medalists, 2009 & 2010 European silver medalists and six-time Italian national champions. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Early career:Faiella began skating at the age of ten...  / Massimo Scali Massimo Scali Massimo Scali is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 & 2010 European silver medalist and a six-time Italian national champion. They have won eleven Grand Prix medals.-Career:- Early years :Massimo Scali began skating at the age of ten...	216.31	1	1	1
2	Anna Cappellini Anna Cappellini Anna JoAnn Cappellini is an Italian ice dancer who competes with Luca Lanotte. They are the 2007-2010 Italian silver medalists and 2006 junior national champions. They have won three senior Grand Prix medals, all silver....  / Luca La Notte	179.43	2	2	2
3	Alessia Aureli Alessia Aureli Alessia Aureli is an Italian ice dancer. She is a four-time medalist at the Italian Figure Skating Championships with two different partners.-Career:...  / Marco Garavaglia Marco Garavaglia Marco Garavaglia is an Italian ice dancer.He teamed up with Alessia Aureli in 2007 and they are the 2008 Italian bronze medalists.He has also competed with Camilla Spelta, Elena Scarpa and Denis Solenghi...	161.90	3	3	3