Author Archives: Florentina Tone

Wenjing Sui and Cong Han. Olympic gold, to crown a fabulous career

Embed from Getty Images For once in the last couple of days, the noise surrounding the figure skating competition at 2022 Olympics fell silent – and all people, skating fans, observers and skaters altogether joined…

Coronation. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron win Olympic gold

Embed from Getty Images The Olympic gold medal eluded them four years ago in PyeongChang, in what might have been the most disappointing, distressing moment of their career. But they built upon that disappointment and…

Gold in Beijing: Nathan Chen has climbed his Mount Olympus

Nathan Chen’s expression at the start of his “Rocket Man” free skate at the Olympics? I’ve got this. Embed from Getty Images by Florentina Tone He looks relaxed, he looks confident – and he has…

Men’s short program at the Olympics? We’re in awe!

They say you can’t win a competition with your short program only – but you may just lose the actual chance to fight for the gold. by Florentina Tone It was the case with skating…

THE OLYMPIC SEASON IN PHOTOS. Dancing in Espoo, at Finlandia Trophy

At the beginning of October, at 2021 Finlandia Trophy, 17 ice dance teams were debuting their programs for the Olympic season – hoping they’ll eventually reach Beijing, in the pursuit of their Olympic dreams. Some…