Monthly Archives: April 2021

Free stats for the benefit of the ISU

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Martina Frammartino

I started to write a post several days ago, but I don’t know when I’ll end it, there are always something that catch my attention. After the Japanese media started to questioning the base value of the quadruple Axel, I … Continue reading →

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Yuzuru Hanyu’s World records: BV, GOE and PCS

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Martina Frammartino

I’ll never learn. I think that I’ll do something quick, and I spend in doing it much more time than I thought before. In his career Yuzuru Hanyu established 19 World records. Three are record for the total, SP+FS, so … Continue reading →

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The Second Mark by Joy Goodwin… and by Sviatoslav Babenko and Alfred Koritek

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Martina Frammartino

I’ve already written that I’m reading The Second Mark. Courage, Corruption, and the Battle for Olympic Gold, written by Joy Goodwin. The first part of the book say the story of three really strong pairs, Elena Berezhnaya/Anton Sikharulidze, Xue Shen/Hongbo … Continue reading →

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Quality, GOE and PCS

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Martina Frammartino

The ISU judging system was conceived with the idea of evaluate the difficulty of what the skaters do on the ice, but also the quality. These are two different things. A quadruple jump is more difficult than a triple jump, … Continue reading →

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