Rosaria Bianchi

Rosaria Cecilia Leonora Bianchi (born 8 November 1992) is an Italian figure skater. She and her husband, Max de Luca, are the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 National Champions, and 2010 Bronze medalists in Pairs Skating.

Early Life
The eldest of seven children, Rosaria was born on 8 November 1992, almost nine months to the day after her parents were married. Her father, Vincenzo Bianchi, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in Mens figure skating, taught her to skate from the age of three, and served as her coach until she turned thirteen.

Rosa was educated in Turin, and took after-school skating lessons at Palavela arena.

Skating Career
At age eleven, she was partnered with Dominic Barzetti, also from Turin, who was two years her senior. The duo only competed for a single season before Rosa decided to switch partners. At thirteen, she was paired with 17-year-old Max de Luca.

Bianchi and de Luca
The pairs team went on to win several silver and bronze medals at the Grand Prix series and Finals. They came in 4th at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, but went on to win bronze in Pairs Figure Skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Personal Life
Cigala and her partner, Max de Luca began secretly dating from the time she was sixteen. They announced their engagement in March 2014; they married in Italy on 26 June 2015. The couple welcomed their first child, Leila Isabelle, on 22 December 2018.