Tag Archives: Carolina Kostner

Olympic pressure took its toll: Mao Asada, 16th after the short program

To tell you the truth, I’m an emotional wreck right now. I’m absolutely thrilled for Carolina Kostner – what an amazing short program she performed in Sochi, I’m equally enthusiastic for the Olympic comeback of…

Top 10 Best Moments of the Europeans

Of course, this is a personal, purely subjective list of beautiful, emotional moments in Budapest – as I experienced them, throughout an entire week spent in Syma Sport Centre, hosting this year’s edition of the…

Figure skating referee and former ISU official Sonia Bianchetti says Carolina Kostner was undermarked in Budapest

In an article published yesterday, January 22, on her website, Sonia Bianchetti took a firm stand as regards this year’s judging at the Europeans: “No fair judge with a minimum of competence in figure skating,…

Io sono un Caro-fan

It took me some time to understand, but I can now say it loud and clear: Io sono un Caro-fan. And I’m truly sorry for all the years I’ve overlooked Carolina, saying she’s too young,…

Meravigliosa Carolina

Let me tell you just that: this new short program of Carolina Kostner, skated on “Ave Maria”, might have very well been one of the most powerful live figure skating experiences of my life as…