Monthly Archives: April 2022

Disappointments

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

I wrote and published this post yesterday, in Italian. I’m talking about myself, about what I did, even if I pretend to address Yuzu. And at some point I really turn to him, even though I know very well that … Continue reading →

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Delusioni

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

English translation here. Nessuno può sapere cosa accadrà, cosa ci riserverà il domani. Il 4 novembre, per me, avrebbe dovuto essere un giorno come tanti, uno di quelli che attraversiamo, vivendo la nostra giornata, e che poi dimentichiamo. Non mi … Continue reading →

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PCS in Beijing/5: Jason Brown’s SP

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

For Jason Brown I didn’t take all the screenshots I did for Shoma Uno, Yuma Kagiyama, and Nathan Chen. It’s a long job, so at first I ignored Brown. Then I started watching the video of his SP at 25% … Continue reading →

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PCS in Beijing/4: Nathan Chen’s SP

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

Third program I watched at 25% speed. If you have no idea what I did, you can read my explanations at the beginning of the post dedicated to Shoma Uno‘s short program. So Nathan Chen. He has set a new … Continue reading →

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PCS in Beijing/3: Yuma Kagiyama’s SP

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

As with Shoma Uno, I watched Yuma Kagiyama’s short program at 25% speed and took numerous screenshots. If you need explanations on what I did you can read the beginning of the previous post. These are the screenshots of Kagiyama’s … Continue reading →

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PCS in Beijing/2: Shoma Uno’s SP

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

As I explained, I watched a few short programs at 25% speed, taking a screenshot every time the skater did something. What this something is, and how the skater did it, is something that varies from skater to skater and … Continue reading →

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PCS in Beijing/1: serious error and criteria

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

I am not a figure skating judge, nor have I ever thought of becoming one. For years my ability to understand what was happening on the ice, beyond seeing the most glaring mistakes, was so limited that I could not … Continue reading →

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Quiz on the jumps: the answers/2

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

Second part of the answers. Jump 16 This is 3Lz executed by Yuma Kagiyama in the FS of 2021 Internationaux de France. No call on the edge, GOE marks from +2 to +4, final GOE +1.77. Your answers: 2 toe … Continue reading →

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Pechino 2022

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

Text already published in English. A volte capita di sorprendersi da soli e di fare qualcosa che non si pensava si sarebbe mai fatto. Mi traduco in italiano. Alcuni giorni fa ho scritto un testo, che ho intitolato Beijing 2022. … Continue reading →

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Quiz on the jumps: the answers/1

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Martina Frammartino

I did my quiz on the jumps because I wanted to look at them as impersonally as possible: I wanted them to be judged by how they were performed, regardless of who performed them. I’m a fan too, I know … Continue reading →

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