Italian pair skaters Macii and Conti dream of home Games ovation


FILE PHOTO: Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Grand Prix de France - Angers, France - November 2, 2024 Italy's Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii perform during the Pairs Free Skating REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian figure skating pair Niccolo Macii and Sara Conti are dreaming of a standing ovation at the 2026 Winter Games, hoping to channel the emotion of their home crowd in Milan into a medal-winning performance.

The duo, who became Italy's first European champions in pairs figure skating with a gold medal in Finland in 2023, returned to the continental podium with silver in Estonia in 2025.

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