Author Archives: Martina Frammartino

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 →

The Italian version is here. The third and final part of my very long post, dedicated to what Yuzuru Hanyu has accomplished since turning professional. When I wrote the post, only two years and nine months had passed, not three, … Continue reading →

The Italian version is here. Second part of my very long post dedicated to what Yuzuru Hanyu has been up to since turning pro. When I wrote the post, only two years and nine months had passed, not three, but … Continue reading →

(the Italian text is here) Not even three years have passed since Yuzuru Hanyu decided to leave competitions and go professional. But what is professionalism in figure skating? There are no associations, rules, or predetermined paths. In fact, it is … Continue reading →

English translation here. Terza e ultima parte del mio lunghissimo post dedicato a ciò che ha fatto Yuzuru Hanyu da quando è passato al professionismo. Quando ho scritto il post erano trascorsi solo due anni e nove mesi e non … Continue reading →

The English translation is here. Seconda parte del mio lunghissimo post dedicato a ciò che ha fatto Yuzuru Hanyu da quando è passato al professionismo. Quando ho scritto il post erano trascorsi solo due anni e nove mesi e non … Continue reading →