Raffaele Francesco Zich

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.

Raffaele Francesco Zich
Born (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006
Hanoi, Vietnam
HometownTurin, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country Italy
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachEdoardo De Bernardis
Renata Lazzaroni
Skating clubIce Club Torino
Began skating2009

Personal life

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

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 19th 11th
      CS Warsaw Cup 18th 15th
      Sofia Trophy 2nd
      Trophée Métropole Nice 13th
      Italian Championships 4th 6th 4th
      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 15th 22nd 29th
      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
      Italian Championships 6th 1st

      Detailed results
      ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
      Segment Type Score Event
      Total TSS200.732022 JGP Poland I
      Short program TSS70.022022 JGP Poland I
      TES36.112022 JGP Poland I
      PCS34.912022 JGP Poland I
      Free skating TSS131.532022 CS Ice Challenge
      TES63.662022 CS Warsaw Cup
      PCS72.102022 JGP Poland I

      Senior level
      Results in the 2021–22 season 
      Date Event SP FS Total
      P Score P Score P Score
      Oct 20–24, 2021 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 11 58.25 15 100.17 13 158.42
      Nov 11–14, 2021 2021 CS Cup of Austria 17 64.69 19 118.35 19 183.04
      Nov 17–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 23 61.96 16 127.57 18 189.53
      Dec 4–5, 2021 2023 Italian Championships 4 63.72 4 134.23 4 197.95
      Dec 7–11, 2022 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 19 64.21 22 120.97 21 185.18
      Results in the 2022–23 season 
      Date Event SP FS Total
      P Score P Score P Score
      Nov 9–13, 2022 2022 CS Ice Challenge 10 61.90 10 131.53 11 193.43
      Nov 17–20, 2022 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 18 62.20 13 128.43 15 190.63
      Dec 15–18, 2022 2023 Italian Championships 6 62.92 6 104.68 6 167.60
      Feb 3–7, 2023 2023 Sofia Trophy 1 71.36 2 125.60 2 196.96
      Results in the 2023–24 season 
      Date Event SP FS Total
      P Score P Score P Score
      Dec 22–23, 2023 2024 Italian Championships 4 67.39 4 128.21 4 195.60

      Junior level
      Results in the 2019–20 season 
      Date Event SP FS Total
      P Score P Score P Score
      Oct 2–5, 2019 2019 JGP Italy 21 45.56 21 82.99 21 128.55
      Oct 24–27, 2019 2019 Golden Bear of Zagreb 4 46.55 6 61.96 6 108.51
      Nov 22–24, 2019 2019 Skate Celje 1 48.67 3 89.71 2 138.38
      Dec 12–15, 2019 2020 Italian Championships (Junior) 5 47.55 6 81.17 6 128.72
      Feb 12–18, 2020 2020 Sofia Trophy 5 50.87 6 88.59 6 139.46
      Feb 20–23, 2020 2020 International Challenge Cup 7 53.22 7 96.92 7 150.14
      Results in the 2020–21 season 
      Date Event SP FS Total
      P Score P Score P Score
      Apr 9–11, 2021 2021 Italian Championships (Junior) 2 54.21 1 123.27 1 177.48
      Apr 29 – May 2, 2021 2021 Egna Spring Trophy 2 63.66 3 111.30 3 174.96
      Results in the 2021–22 season 
      Date Event SP FS Total
      P Score P Score P Score
      Sep 22–25, 2021 2021 JGP Slovenia 15 46.16 11 87.36 14 133.52
      Nov 4–7, 2021 2021 NRW Trophy 2 56.91 2 104.92 2 161.83
      Mar 20–25, 2022 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 2 69.08 3 118.75 2 187.83
      Apr 13–17, 2022 2022 World Junior Championships 15 65.19 13 130.15 15 195.34
      Results in the 2022–23 season 
      Date Event SP FS Total
      P Score P Score P Score
      Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2022 2022 JGP Poland I 3 70.02 5 130.71 3 200.84
      Oct 5–8, 2022 2022 JGP Poland II 18 51.85 6 119.37 13 171.22
      Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023 2023 World Junior Championships 18 62.48 22 102.71 22 165.19
      Results in the 2023–24 season 
      Date Event SP FS Total
      P Score P Score P Score
      Dec 8–10, 2023 2023 Latvia Trophy 1 71.57 1 125.16 1 196.73
      Jan 27 – Feb 1, 2024 2024 Winter Youth Olympics 6 66.05 7 123.79 6 189.84
      Feb 15–18, 2024 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup 1 77.59 2 133.79 2 211.38
      Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 2024 World Junior Championships 29 59.48 – – 29 59.48

      References
      1. "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022.
      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.
      3. "Raffaele ZICH". rinkresults.com.
      4. "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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