Raffaele Francesco Zich

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Raffaele Francesco Zich
Born (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 17)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hometown Turin, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Discipline Men's singles
Coach Edoardo De Bernardis
Renata Lazzaroni
Skating clubIce Club Torino
Began skating2009

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.

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Personal life

Zich was born 23 June 2006 in Hanoi, Vietnam, and resides in Turin, Italy. [1] His grandfather, Rodolfo Zich  [ it ], is the former rector of the Polytechnic University of Turin. [2]

Career

Early years

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

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

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

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–23
[1]
  • Autumn Moon
    by Eternal Eclipse
2021–22
[6]
  • Piano Concerto Trailerized
    by Michael Afanasyev
2020–21
2019–20
[7]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level  [4]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 21st
CS Ice Challenge 19th11th
CS Warsaw Cup 18th15th
Sofia Trophy 2nd
Trophée Métropole Nice 13th
Italian Championships 4th6th4th
Competition placements at junior level  [4] [3]
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Winter Youth Olympics 6th
World Junior Championships 15th22nd29th
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 Celje2nd
Sofia Trophy 6th
Tallink Hotels Cup2nd
Italian Championships 6th1st

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system 
SegmentTypeScoreEvent
TotalTSS200.73 2022 JGP Poland I
Short program TSS70.022022 JGP Poland I
TES36.112022 JGP Poland I
PCS34.912022 JGP Poland I
Free skating TSS131.53 2022 CS Ice Challenge
TES63.66 2022 CS Warsaw Cup
PCS72.102022 JGP Poland I

Senior level

Results in the 2021–22 season  
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 20–24, 2021 Flag of France.svg 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 1158.2515100.1713158.42
Nov 11–14, 2021 Flag of Austria.svg 2021 CS Cup of Austria 1764.6919118.3519183.04
Nov 17–20, 2021 Flag of Poland.svg 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 2361.9616127.5718189.53
Dec 4–5, 2021 Flag of Italy.svg 2023 Italian Championships 463.724134.234197.95
Dec 7–11, 2022 Flag of Croatia.svg 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 1964.2122120.9721185.18
Results in the 2022–23 season  
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Nov 9–13, 2022 Flag of Austria.svg 2022 CS Ice Challenge 1061.9010131.5311193.43
Nov 17–20, 2022 Flag of Poland.svg 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 1862.2013128.4315190.63
Dec 15–18, 2022 Flag of Italy.svg 2023 Italian Championships 662.926104.686167.60
Feb 3–7, 2023 Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2023 Sofia Trophy 171.362125.602196.96
Results in the 2023–24 season  
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Dec 22–23, 2023 Flag of Italy.svg 2024 Italian Championships 467.394128.214195.60

Junior level

Results in the 2019–20 season  
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Oct 2–5, 2019 Flag of Italy.svg 2019 JGP Italy 2145.562182.9921128.55
Oct 24–27, 2019 Flag of Croatia.svg 2019 Golden Bear of Zagreb 446.55661.966108.51
Nov 22–24, 2019 Flag of Slovenia.svg 2019 Skate Celje148.67389.712138.38
Dec 12–15, 2019 Flag of Italy.svg 2020 Italian Championships (Junior) 547.55681.176128.72
Feb 12–18, 2020 Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2020 Sofia Trophy 550.87688.596139.46
Feb 20–23, 2020 Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2020 International Challenge Cup 753.22796.927150.14
Results in the 2020–21 season  
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Apr 9–11, 2021 Flag of Italy.svg 2021 Italian Championships (Junior) 254.211123.271177.48
Apr 29 – May 2, 2021 Flag of Italy.svg 2021 Egna Spring Trophy 263.663111.303174.96
Results in the 2021–22 season  
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 22–25, 2021 Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 JGP Slovenia 1546.161187.3614133.52
Nov 4–7, 2021 Flag of Germany.svg 2021 NRW Trophy 256.912104.922161.83
Mar 20–25, 2022 Flag of Finland.svg 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 269.083118.752187.83
Apr 13–17, 2022 Flag of Estonia.svg 2022 World Junior Championships 1565.1913130.1515195.34
Results in the 2022–23 season  
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2022 Flag of Poland.svg 2022 JGP Poland I 370.025130.713200.84
Oct 5–8, 2022 Flag of Poland.svg 2022 JGP Poland II 1851.856119.3713171.22
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2023 World Junior Championships 1862.4822102.7122165.19
Results in the 2023–24 season  
DateEvent SP FS Total
PScorePScorePScore
Dec 8–10, 2023 Flag of Latvia.svg 2023 Latvia Trophy 171.571125.161196.73
Jan 27 – Feb 1, 2024 Flag of South Korea.svg 2024 Winter Youth Olympics 666.057123.796189.84
Feb 15–18, 2024 Flag of Estonia.svg 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup177.592133.792211.38
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2024 World Junior Championships 2959.48––2959.48

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References

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  2. 1 2 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.
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  4. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Raffaele Francesco ZICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020.
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