A two-time Italian national champion, she has won nine senior international medals and qualified for the free skate at two ISU Championships.

In 2012–13, Russo received her first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment and placed 13th at the event, in Chemnitz, Germany, before taking the senior bronze medal at the Italian Championships in December 2012.

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Russo trained in Cerreto Laghi and in Los Angeles, where she received guidance from Christa Fassi.

Russo started the 2014–15 season at a JGP event, placing 13th in Dresden, but then competed exclusively on the senior level.

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