Author Archives: Martina Frammartino

Italian version. On the internet you can find all kinds of absurd comments. In most cases, I decide they’re not worth wasting time on and ignore them, but sometimes, when the absurdities pile up, it’s worth making a few clarifications. … Continue reading →

English text. Su internet si trovano commenti assurdi di tutti i tipi. Nella maggior parte dei casi decido che non vale la pena perderci tempo e li ignoro ma a volte, quando le assurdità si accumulano, vale la pena fare … Continue reading →

English Nearly four years ago, Yuzuru Hanyu decided to pursue his career as a professional figure skater. Since his announcement, he has performed in numerous shows: There are 14 different shows or tours, for a total of 65 performances. In … Continue reading →

English / Italian Next month, Yuzuru Hanyu will return to the ice to perform Realive, his fifth solo show. We’ve become accustomed to saying it: Hanyu will perform in a solo show. But how revolutionary was this concept in 2022? … Continue reading →

Over the past few days, I’ve seen the news that Ilia Malinin won Skate Canada with a record 76.60 points over second-place finisher Alexander Selevko. Malinin deserves credit for his ability to land his quads, performing a remarkable number of … Continue reading →

The first image is from the press conference on July 19th. That day, Hanyu later told us, was pitch black. The decision to step away from competition had matured in the preceding months, after years of questioning his future, longing … Continue reading →

[lo stesso testo in italiano si trova qui – notice about the Italian text] Yuzuru Hanyu has decided to enter a “maintenance” period to take care of his body and continue studying, with the goal of surpassing his past performances … Continue reading →

The ISU has officially recognized six types of jumps. In order of base value, they are toe loop, salchow, loop, flip, lutz, and axel. While jumps were initially not essential in figure skating competitions, rotations increased over time, with the … Continue reading →

Yuzuru Hanyu started skating at the age of 4, competed in his first competition about six months later, and continued competing until two months after turning 27. If we add the three years of his professional career to that total, … Continue reading →