Irma Caldara
Irma Angela Sofia Caldara is an Italian pair skater. With her skating partner, Riccardo Maglio, she is a two-time Italian national bronze medalist and has won six senior international medals, including gold at the 2022 Bavarian Open, 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, and the 2025 Merano Ice Trophy.
Career
Early years
Caldara began learning to skate in 2006.By 2014, she had teamed up with Edoardo Caputo to compete in junior pairs. Making their international debut, Caldara/Caputo took silver at the Lombardia Trophy in September 2014.
2015–16 season: Youth Olympics
In September 2015, Caldara/Caputo competed at two 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix events, placing tenth at both. In February, they finished ninth in the pairs' event at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. They were sixth in the team event, skating as members of Team Courage.2016–17 season
Caldara/Caputo took silver at the Lombardia Trophy, placed 15th at their JGP event in Germany, and then won silver at the NRW Trophy. In March 2017, the pair placed 15th at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei.2017–18 season
Caldara/Caputo placed ninth at their JGP assignment in Belarus, then took gold at the Volvo Open Cup, held in November in Latvia. The latter was their final competition as a pair. They were coached by Tiziana Pagani in Milan.2018–19 through 2020–21: Partnership with Santucci
Caldara skated the next three seasons with Marco Santucci in senior pairs. The two made their international debut in February 2019, placing sixth at the Open Ice Mall Cup in Israel.The following season, Caldara/Santucci skated at two Challenger Series events, placing 20th at both, and then finished fourth at the Italian Championships. In February 2020, they placed tenth at the Bavarian Open.
In their third and final season together, they made no international appearances. In December 2020, they withdrew from the Italian Championships after placing fourth in the short program.
2021–22 season: Debut of Caldara/Maglio
Caldara began competing in partnership with Riccardo Maglio. The two placed tenth at their first international event, the Lombardia Trophy in September 2021, and fourteenth at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb in December. In January, they took bronze at the Icelab International Cup before winning the Bavarian Open.2022–23 season
Caldara/Maglio won silver at the Lombardia Trophy in September and gold at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur in October. They were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut and finished in fifth place at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. Caldara/Maglio then finished fourth at the 2022 NHK Trophy, 11.42 points back of bronze medalists McIntosh/Mimar of Canada.2023–24 season
Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Caldara/Maglio came tenth. They were eighth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy. Invited to one Grand Prix event, they finished sixth at the 2023 Skate America.Following a fourth-place finish at the 2024 Italian Championships, Caldara/Maglio closed the season by placing fifth at the 2024 Bavarian Open.
2024–25 season
Caldara/Maglio opened the season by finishing seventh at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy, winning bronze at the 2024 Diamond Spin, and placing eighth at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup. In December, at the 2025 Italian Championships, the pair won the bronze medal.Selected to compete at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Caldara/Maglio finished the event in fifteenth place. They then closed the season by winning gold at the 2025 Merano Ice Trophy.
2025–26 season
Caldara/Maglio started the season by finishing fifth at the 2025 Lombardia Trophy. They then followed this up by finishing sixteenth at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and winning silver at the 2025 Swiss Open.In November, they withdrew following the short program at the 2025 Cup of Innsbruck. The following month, Caldara/Maglio finished sixth at the 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and won the bronze medal at the 2026 Italian Championships. The pair were subsequently selected to compete at the 2026 European Championships following the withdrawal of Beccari/Guarise, finishing the event in thirteenth place overall.