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Raffaele Francesco Zich
Born (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 17)
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

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 [it], 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
2022–23
[1]
  • Autumn Moon
    by Eternal Eclipse
2021–22
[6]
  • Piano Concerto Trailerized
    by Michael Afanasyev
2020–21
2019–20
[7]

Competitive highlights[edit]

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[edit]

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
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]

Results in the 2021–22 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 20–24, 2021 France 2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur 11 58.25 15 100.17 13 158.42
Nov 11–14, 2021 Austria 2021 CS Cup of Austria 17 64.69 19 118.35 19 183.04
Nov 17–20, 2021 Poland 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 23 61.96 16 127.57 18 189.53
Dec 4–5, 2021 Italy 2023 Italian Championships 4 63.72 4 134.23 4 197.95
Dec 7–11, 2022 Croatia 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 Austria 2022 CS Ice Challenge 10 61.90 10 131.53 11 193.43
Nov 17–20, 2022 Poland 2022 CS Warsaw Cup 18 62.20 13 128.43 15 190.63
Dec 15–18, 2022 Italy 2023 Italian Championships 6 62.92 6 104.68 6 167.60
Feb 3–7, 2023 Bulgaria 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 Italy 2024 Italian Championships 4 67.39 4 128.21 4 195.60

Junior level[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c "Raffaele ZICH". rinkresults.com.
  4. ^ a b c "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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