Raffaele Francesco Zich

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Raffaele Francesco Zich
Born (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 18)
Hanoi, Vietnam
HometownTurin, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Italy
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachStéphane Lambiel
Angelo Dolfini
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.

Personal life

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

Early years

Zich began learning to skate in 2009.[1] He became interested in the sport after accompanying his sister, Eleonora, to the ice rink.[2] During his early years, he was coached by Claudia Masoero before eventually going on to train under Renata Lazzaroni and Edoardo De Bernadis at Ice Club Torino.[3] He competed for two seasons in the advanced novice category, winning the Italian novice men's title in March 2018.[4]

His junior international debut came in October 2019 at the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Egna, Italy, where he twenty-first.[4]

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.[5]

2021–22 season

Zich competed in both the junior and senior ranks, making his senior international debut in October at the 2022 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. He finished fourth in the senior category in December at the 2022 Italian Championships.[6]

He was assigned to the 2022 World Junior Championships, which took place in April in Tallinn, Estonia. He was ranked fifteenth in the short and thirteenth in the free skate and finished fifteenth overall.[6]

2022–23 season

In October, Zich competed at consecutive 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Gdańsk, Poland. He won bronze at his first assignment and placed thirteenth the following week.[7][6] Going on to compete on the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series, Zich placed eleventh at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge and fifteenth at the 2022 CS Warsaw Cup.[6]

In December, Zich placed sixth at the 2023 Italian Championships. He subsequently won the silver medal at the 2023 Sofia Trophy. Selected to compete at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Zich finished the event in twenty-second place.[6]

2023–24 season

Zich started the season by winning gold on the junior level at the 2023 Latvia Trophy. He then went on to place fourth at the 2024 Italian Championships.[6]

Selected to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Zich finished the event in sixth place. Two weeks following that event, Zich won the silver medal on the junior level at the 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup. He then finished the season by placing twenty-ninth at the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.[6]

2024–25 season

Zich began the season by 2024 JGP Slovenia, where he finished in tenth place. Going on to compete at the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy, Zich placed thirteenth at that event. The following month, he finished sixth at the 2025 Italian Championships. Selected to compete at the [6]

In late January, it was announced that Zich had left longtime coaches Renata Lazzaroni and Edoardo De Bernadis to train under Stéphane Lambiel and Angelo Dolfini in Champéry, Switzerland.[8] That same month, he competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy, where he placed thirteenth. He subsequently won the bronze medal at the 2025 Bavarian Open.[6]

Selected to compete at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Zich placed twenty-first.[6]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–25
[9][8]
2023–24
[10]
  • Autumn Moon
    by Eternal Eclipse
2022–23
[1]
2021–22
[11]
2019–20
[3]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at senior level [6]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Italian Championships 4th 6th 4th 6th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 21st
CS Ice Challenge 19th 11th
CS Tallinn Trophy 13th
CS Warsaw Cup 18th 15th
Sofia Trophy 2nd
Trophée Métropole Nice 13th
Winter University Games 13th
Competition placements at junior level [6]
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Winter Youth Olympics 6th
World Junior Championships 15th 22nd 29th 21st
Italian Championships 6th 1st
JGP Italy 21st
JGP Poland I 3rd
JGP Poland II 13th
JGP Slovenia 14th 10th
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

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [6]
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

Results in the 2021–22 season [6]
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 2022 Italian Championships 4 63.72 4 134.23 4 197.95
Dec 7–11, 2021 Croatia 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 19 64.21 22 120.97 21 185.18
Results in the 2022–23 season [6]
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 [6]
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
Results in the 2024-25 season [6]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 11-17, 2024 Estonia 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy 12 64.73 13 124.69 13 189.42
Dec 19–21, 2024 Italy 2025 Italian Championships 6 73.62 6 120.32 6 193.94
Jan 16–18, 2025 Italy 2025 Winter World University Games 9 69.66 12 129.50 13 199.16

Junior level

Results in the 2019–20 season [6]
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 [6]
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 [6]
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 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 [6]
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 [6]
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
Results in the 2024-25 season [6]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 2-5, 2024 Slovenia 2024 JGP Slovenia 11 64.67 9 125.02 10 189.69
Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2025 Hungary 2025 World Junior Championships 13 69.53 23 97.46 21 166.99

References

  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 "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Raffaele ZICH". rinkresults.com.
  5. ^ "Competition Results: Raffaele Francesco ZICH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "ITA–Raffaele Francesco Zich". SkatingScores.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2024/2025 (2nd FP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2024/2025 (1st FP)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Raffaele Francesco ZICH: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022.
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