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The Mont Blanc Trophy is an annual international figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

competition

Figure skating competition

-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....

. It is held in February in Courmayeur

Courmayeur

Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...

, Italy

Italy

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. It may include 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,...

, and 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....

on the senior, junior and novice levels.

Men

Men's medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	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...	Karel Zelenka Karel Zelenka Karel Zelenka is an Czech-Italian figure skater. He is a five-time Italian national champion.-Biography:...	Chafik Besseghier Chafik Besseghier Chafik Besseghier is a French figure skater. , he was ranked 38th in the world.- Career :Besseghier began skating at the age of 12 at his mother's suggestion; within a year, he had landed all the double jumps, and was landing triples by the end of his second year. He skated mostly domestically...
2011		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...	Adrian Schultheiss Adrian Schultheiss Adrian Alexander Konstantin Schultheiss is a Swedish figure skater. He is the 2006 Swedish national champion, the 2004–2005 Swedish junior national champion, and the 2006 Nordic Champion. He is the first Swedish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix event, which he did in 2005.-Career:Adrian...	Paul Parkinson

Ladies

Ladies' medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	Léna Marrocco Léna Marrocco - External links :...	Yukiko Fujisawa Yukiko Fujisawa * * -External links:...	Kerstin Frank Kerstin Frank Kerstin Frank is an Austrian figure skater. She is the 2009 Austrian silver medalist and 2007 & 2008 bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew-External links:* *...
2011		Léna Marrocco Léna Marrocco - External links :...	Joshi Helgesson Joshi Helgesson Joshi Helgesson is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 2010 & 2011 Swedish silver medalist and 2007-2009 junior national champion. She is coached by her mother. Her older sister Viktoria is also a competitive skater....	Roberta Rodeghiero

Pairs

Pairs medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	No pairs competition held
2011		Tatiana Volosozhar Tatiana Volosozhar Tatiana Andreеvna Volosozhar is a Russian-Ukrainian pair skater. With current partner Maxim Trankov, she won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, their first major international competition together... / Maxim Trankov Maxim Trankov Maxim Leonidovich Trankov is a Russian pair skater. With current partner Tatiana Volosozhar, he won the silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, their first major international competition together...	Mari Vartmann Mari Vartmann Mari-Doris Vartmann is a German pair skater. She is of Japanese and German descent. She started skating at the age of five in her home town of Neuss. Four years later she changed to Düsseldorfer, the club she currently represents. In January 2004, she turned to pair skating and was partnered with... / Aaron Van Cleave Aaron Van Cleave Aaron Van Cleave is a pair skater. He holds dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship.He first skated with Sarah McCoy, representing Canada. The pair participated in Junior Grand Prix events. He later teamed up with Ameena Sheikh representing the United States...	Evgenia Tarasova / Egor Chudin

Ice dancing

Ice dancing medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	Pernelle Carron Pernelle Carron Pernelle Carron is a French ice dancer. With partner Lloyd Jones, she is the 2010 French national champion. She is a French national medalist with Edouard Dezutter, Matthieu Jost and Lloyd Jones.- Career :... / Lloyd Jones Lloyd Jones (figure skater) Lloyd Jones is a Welsh ice dancer who has competed for Great Britain. In 2009, he began competing internationally for France with Pernelle Carron. They are the 2010 French national champions.- Career :...	Lynn Kriengkrairut Lynn Kriengkrairut Lynn Kriengkrairut is an American ice dancer. She currently competes with Logan Giulietti-Schmitt.- Career :Early in her career, Kriengkrairut skated with Jon Lauten.... / Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Logan Giulietti-Schmitt is an American ice dancer. He currently competes with Lynn Kriengkrairut.- Career :...	Christina Beier Christina Beier Christina Beier is a German ice dancer. She competes with her brother William Beier. She briefly stopped competing with her brother and competed with partner Tim Giesen for one season. Beier & Beier are four-time German national champions.-Career:The Beiers moved from the Philippines to Germany... / William Beier William Beier William Beier is a German ice dancer. He competes with his sister, Christina Beier. They are four-time German national champions....
2011		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 Lanotte Luca Lanotte Luca Lanotte is an Italian ice dancer. He competes with Anna Cappellini. They are the 2007-2010 Italian silver medalists and 2006 junior national champions. They have won four senior Grand Prix medals: three silvers and one bronze....	Jana Khokhlova Jana Khokhlova Jana Vadimovna Khokhlova is a Russian ice dancer. She is best known for her partnership with Sergei Novitski, with whom she is the 2009 European Champion, 2008 World bronze medalist, and a two-time Russian National Champion. She also competed with Andrei Maximishin and Fedor Andreev.- Career... / Fedor Andreev Fedor Andreev Fedor Vladimirovich Andreev is a figure skater with dual Russian and Canadian citizenship. In single skating, he is the 2003 Canadian bronze medalist and the 1999 junior national champion. In 2010, he switched to ice dancing and competed for Russia with partner Jana Khokhlova for one season.-...	Charlene Guignard Charlene Guignard Charlene Guignard is a French ice dancer who competes for Italy with Marco Fabbri since 2010. They are coached by Barbara Fusar-Poli.- Programs :- Results :-External links:... / Marco Fabbri Marco Fabbri Marco Fabbri is an Italian figure skater who has competed as a single skater and ice dancer. He was a novice national ice dancing champion with Stefania Berton but then concentrated on singles from 2001 to 2007. As a single skater, he is the 2004-2005 Italian national bronze medalist and the 2007...

Men

Men's medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	Thomas Sosniak	Sei Kawahara	Filippo Ambrosini
2011		Saverio Giacomelli	Filippo Ambrosini	Timofei Novaikin

Ladies

Ladies' medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	Carlotta Ortenzi	Viktoria Hubler	Lénaelle Gilleron-Gory
2011		Anaïs Ventard	Bahia Taleb	Rosaliina Kuparinen

Ice dancing

Ice dancing medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2010	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	Lorenza Alessandrini Lorenza Alessandrini Lorenza Alessandrini is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Simone Vaturi, she is the 2009 and 2010 Italian junior national champion.- Career :... / Simone Vaturi Simone Vaturi Simone Vaturi is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Lorenza Alessandrini, he is the 2009 and 2010 Italian junior national champion.His older brother, Andrea Vaturi, is also an ice dancer.- Career :...	Stephanie Frohberg / Tim Giesen Tim Giesen Tim Giesen is a German ice dancer. He started skating at age six and skated in singles until 11 when he switched to ice dance. His partners were Frauke Stein, Saskia Brall, Jana Werner, and Christina Beier, before teaming up with Stefanie Frohberg in April 2009...	Charlotte Aiken / Josh Whidborne
2011		Daria Morozova / Mikhail Zhirnov	Gabriela Kubová Gabriela Kubová Gabriela Kubová is a Czech ice dancer. She teamed up with Dmitri Kiselev in 2009.- Programs :-Competitive highlights:- References :... / Dmitri Kiselev Dmitri Kiselev Dmitri Sergeyevich Kiselev is a Russian-Czech ice dancer. He teamed up with his maternal first cousin Ekaterina Pushkash in 2000. They won the silver medal at the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Gomel, Belarus and are the 2009 Russian junior silver medalists...	Nikola Višňová Nikola Višnová Nikola Višňová is a Czech ice dancer who competes for Slovakia. She competes with Lukáš Csolley. They are three-time Slovak national champions.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :... / Lukáš Csolley Lukáš Csolley Lukáš Csolley is a Slovak ice dancer. He competes with Nikola Višňová. They are three-time Slovak national champions.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :...

Men

Men's medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	Alberto Vanz	Matteo Rizzo	Francesco Bellomo

Ladies

Ladies' medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	Guia Tagliapietra	Giada Russo	Sara Casella

Ice dancing

Ice dancing medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011	Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...	Eva Khachaturyan / Igor Eremenko	Yulia Dolgikh / Alexander Prachanov	Carolina Moscheni / Giorgio Savoldi

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