Raffaele Francesco Zich | |
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Born | Hanoi, Vietnam | 23 June 2006
Hometown | Turin, Italy |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Discipline | Men's singles |
Coach | Edoardo De Bernardis Renata Lazzaroni |
Skating club | Ice Club Torino |
Began skating | 2009 |
Raffaele Francesco Zich (born 23 June 2006) is an Italian figure skater. He is the 2022 JGP Poland I bronze medalist and 2022 European Youth Olympic silver medalist. He placed 15th at the 2022 World Junior Championships.
Personal life
[edit]Zich was born 23 June 2006 in Hanoi, Vietnam, and resides in Turin, Italy.[1] His grandfather, Rodolfo Zich , is the former rector of the Polytechnic University of Turin.[2]
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Zich began learning to skate in 2009.[1] He became interested in the sport after accompanying his sister, Eleonora, to the ice rink.[2] He competed for two seasons in the advanced novice category, winning the Italian novice men's title in March 2018.[3]
His junior international debut came in October 2019 at the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Egna, Italy.[3]
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of many international events in the 2020–21 season. In April 2021, Zich won the Italian junior national title.[4]
2021–22 season
[edit]Zich competed in both the junior and senior ranks, making his senior international debut in October at the Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. He finished fourth in the senior category in December at the Italian Championships.
He was assigned to the 2022 World Junior Championships, which took place in April in Tallinn, Estonia. He was ranked 15th in the short and 13th in the free skate and finished 15th overall.
2022–23 season
[edit]In October, Zich competed at consecutive 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Gdańsk, Poland. He won bronze at his first assignment[5] and placed 13th the following week.
Programs
[edit]Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2022–23 [1] |
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2021–22 [6] |
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2020–21 |
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2019–20 [7] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
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Italian Championships | 4th | 6th | 4th |
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 21st | ||
CS Ice Challenge | 19th | 11th | |
CS Warsaw Cup | 18th | 15th | |
Sofia Trophy | 2nd | ||
Trophée Métropole Nice | 13th |
Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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Winter Youth Olympics | 6th | |||||
World Junior Championships | 15th | 22nd | 29th | |||
Italian Championships | 6th | 1st | ||||
JGP Czech Republic | TBD | |||||
JGP Italy | 21st | |||||
JGP Poland I | 3rd | |||||
JGP Poland II | 13th | |||||
JGP Slovenia | 14th | |||||
Challenge Cup | 7th | |||||
Egna Trophy | 3rd | |||||
European Youth Olympic Festival | 2nd | |||||
Golden Bear of Zagreb | 6th | |||||
Latvia Trophy | 1st | |||||
NRW Trophy | 2nd | |||||
Skate Celje | 2nd | |||||
Sofia Trophy | 6th | |||||
Tallink Hotels Cup | 2nd |
Detailed results
[edit]Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 200.73 | 2022 JGP Poland I |
Short program | TSS | 70.02 | 2022 JGP Poland I |
TES | 36.11 | 2022 JGP Poland I | |
PCS | 34.91 | 2022 JGP Poland I | |
Free skating | TSS | 131.53 | 2022 CS Ice Challenge |
TES | 63.66 | 2022 CS Warsaw Cup | |
PCS | 72.10 | 2022 JGP Poland I |
Senior level
[edit]Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 20–24, 2021 | ![]() |
11 | 58.25 | 15 | 100.17 | 13 | 158.42 |
Nov 11–14, 2021 | ![]() |
17 | 64.69 | 19 | 118.35 | 19 | 183.04 |
Nov 17–20, 2021 | ![]() |
23 | 61.96 | 16 | 127.57 | 18 | 189.53 |
Dec 4–5, 2021 | ![]() |
4 | 63.72 | 4 | 134.23 | 4 | 197.95 |
Dec 7–11, 2022 | ![]() |
19 | 64.21 | 22 | 120.97 | 21 | 185.18 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Nov 9–13, 2022 | ![]() |
10 | 61.90 | 10 | 131.53 | 11 | 193.43 |
Nov 17–20, 2022 | ![]() |
18 | 62.20 | 13 | 128.43 | 15 | 190.63 |
Dec 15–18, 2022 | ![]() |
6 | 62.92 | 6 | 104.68 | 6 | 167.60 |
Feb 3–7, 2023 | ![]() |
1 | 71.36 | 2 | 125.60 | 2 | 196.96 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Dec 22–23, 2023 | ![]() |
4 | 67.39 | 4 | 128.21 | 4 | 195.60 |
Junior level
[edit]Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Oct 2–5, 2019 | ![]() |
21 | 45.56 | 21 | 82.99 | 21 | 128.55 |
Oct 24–27, 2019 | ![]() |
4 | 46.55 | 6 | 61.96 | 6 | 108.51 |
Nov 22–24, 2019 | ![]() |
1 | 48.67 | 3 | 89.71 | 2 | 138.38 |
Dec 12–15, 2019 | ![]() |
5 | 47.55 | 6 | 81.17 | 6 | 128.72 |
Feb 12–18, 2020 | ![]() |
5 | 50.87 | 6 | 88.59 | 6 | 139.46 |
Feb 20–23, 2020 | ![]() |
7 | 53.22 | 7 | 96.92 | 7 | 150.14 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Apr 9–11, 2021 | ![]() |
2 | 54.21 | 1 | 123.27 | 1 | 177.48 |
Apr 29 – May 2, 2021 | ![]() |
2 | 63.66 | 3 | 111.30 | 3 | 174.96 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 22–25, 2021 | ![]() |
15 | 46.16 | 11 | 87.36 | 14 | 133.52 |
Nov 4–7, 2021 | ![]() |
2 | 56.91 | 2 | 104.92 | 2 | 161.83 |
Mar 20–25, 2022 | ![]() |
2 | 69.08 | 3 | 118.75 | 2 | 187.83 |
Apr 13–17, 2022 | ![]() |
15 | 65.19 | 13 | 130.15 | 15 | 195.34 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2022 | ![]() |
3 | 70.02 | 5 | 130.71 | 3 | 200.84 |
Oct 5–8, 2022 | ![]() |
18 | 51.85 | 6 | 119.37 | 13 | 171.22 |
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023 | ![]() |
18 | 62.48 | 22 | 102.71 | 22 | 165.19 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Dec 8–10, 2023 | ![]() |
1 | 71.57 | 1 | 125.16 | 1 | 196.73 |
Jan 27 – Feb 1, 2024 | ![]() |
6 | 66.05 | 7 | 123.79 | 6 | 189.84 |
Feb 15–18, 2024 | ![]() |
1 | 77.59 | 2 | 133.79 | 2 | 211.38 |
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 | ![]() |
29 | 59.48 | – | – | 29 | 59.48 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b Mecca, Giorgia (7 October 2022). "L'ex rettore Rodolfo Zich e il nipote campione di pattinaggio: «Studiava con me. Al PalaVela»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Raffaele ZICH". rinkresults.com.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Raffaele Francesco ZICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022.
- ^ Ormezzano, Timothy (2 October 2022). "Zich porta Torino sul podio mondiale con un record". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Raffaele Francesco Zich at the International Skating Union
- Raffaele Francesco Zich at SkatingScores.com
- Raffaele Francesco Zich on Instagram