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Photo by Carolina Kostner |
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Dear friends and fans
I can't believe this has been my 10th European Championship. Thinking back, fortunately, it is much easier to remember the good moments! I would like to thank you all for the cheering, the support and the messages last week in Sheffield and also for all those past years during my best but also my worst moments. It feels very special to know that my skating and the work I put in is appreciated, and that my passion for this sport can reach your hearts. A special thanks to Sara, Kat, Eleonora and the Caro-Fans who take such good care of this wonderful page! <3
YOU ARE AWESOME! THANK YOU AND SEE YOU SOON!
Love Carolina
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Carolina wins fourth European title
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This is the 10th time Carolina has competed at European Championships and she told herself to "just enjoy it" - and that is exactly what she did! Skating to Mozart's Concerto 23, she performed yet another great long program in which she completed five clean triple jumps. She received a score of 120.33 points for the long program and a total score of 183.55 points, winning the title by more than 16 points ahead of runner up Kiira Korpi (FIN). You can watch a video of her free skate HERE, photos of the competition can be found HERE.
This is Carolina's 7th consecutive podium finish at European Championships and her 12th podium finish in a row in competition. We congratulate Carolina on this amazing accomplishment and wish her all the best for her preperations for the World Championships!
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Carolina leads after the Short Program at Euros
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Carolina skated a gorgeous short program to Šostakovic at the European Championships, completing a 3toe-3toe combination, a 3loop and a double axel. Her steps and other elements received high levels except for the spin at the end of her program for which she received negative grade of execution. She received 63.22 points for her performance and is currently in first place, ahead of Kiira Korpi (FIN) and Ksenia Makarova (RUS). You can watch Carolina’s short program HERE.
The ladies’ long program takes place tomorrow at 5.30pm local time (shown live on Raisport2 at 18.00 CET). Good luck Carolina!
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Carolina withdraws from Italian Nationals
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FIAMME AZZURRE – PRESS RELEASE ON 14/12/2011: Carolina Kostner has withdrawn from Italian Nationals scheduled to take place this weekend in Courmayeur. After her win at the ISU Grand Prix Final and an exhausting beginning of the season (4 Grand Prix competitions within 8 weeks) she has decided to take a rest and focus on the European Championships in Sheffield in January as well as the World Championships in Nice in March.
Carolina expresses her regret: "I am very sorry, especially towards the Italian Skating Federation and my fans, who are waiting for me in Courmayeur."
We wish Carolina a well-deserved break and hope she can regain her energy for the upcoming competitions!
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Carolina designes & creates her 2011/2012 costumes
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For the 2011/2012 season, Carolina designed and created her own competition costumes, thanks to a collaboration with the Umbrian clothing brand "T-Shirt T-Shops" and an agreement with "Swarovski Elements".
For the short program, she is wearing a bright green/yellow dress, interpreting the seven deadly sins to Allegretto from Trio No. 2 by Dimitri Šostakovic. The costume for the long program, skated to Concerto No. 27 by Mozart, outlines the silhouette of a dancer and evokes a sky full of stars through more than one million of Swarovski elements.
Read more about the costumes HERE.
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Photo by AP
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Carolina wins ISU Grand Prix Final
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With yet another great long program, Carolina won the ISU Grand Prix Final in Quebec City last night! In her program to Mozart's Concerto 23, she completed six triple jumps, including a 2Axel3Toeloop combination. Some of her jumps were a little shaky on the landings but that didn't take away from her overall performance. She received a new season's best with 121.05 points for the free program and a new personal best of 187.48 points in total. You can watch a video of her free skate HERE. Photos of the competition can be found HERE.
Carolina's next competition is Italian Nationals next weekend in Courmayeur (December 15-18). We wish Carolina all the best and would like to congratulate her on Grand Prix Final title!
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Carolina first after short program at Grand Prix Final
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Carolina skated a gorgeous and flawless short program to Šostakovic at the Grand Prix Final, completing a 3toe-3toe combination, a 3loop and a double axel. All of her spins and steps received high levels as well. She received 66.43 points for her performance and is currently in first place, ahead of Akiko Suzuki (JPN) and Alena Leonova (RUS). You can watch Carolina’s short program HERE.
The ladies’ long program takes place today at 3.40pm local time (shown live on Raisport at 21.36 CET and at 23.45 CET on Eurosport). Good luck Carolina!
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Carolina wins silver at Trophée Eric Bompard
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With yet another fantastic short program and a nearly flawless free skate, Carolina ends up winning the silver medal at Trophée Eric Bompard! Skating to Mozart's Concerto 23 in the free, she showed several gorgeous triple jumps as well as two double axels, good spins and a level 4 footwork. She received 119.62 points for her program and a total of 179.32 points overall. You can watch her free skate HERE. Photos from the competition can be found HERE.
This was Carolina's third Grand Prix event (silver at SA and a gold at CoC). She has qualified for the Grand Prix Final, which will take place from December 8-11 in Quebec City. We would like to congratulate Carolina on yet another great accomplishment and wish her all the best for her preperations for the GPF!
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Carolina wins Cup of China
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With a nearly flawless long program, Carolina won the ISU Grand Prix Cup of China today and managed to qualify for the Grand Prix Final of Quebec City in December! In her program to Mozart's Concerto 23, she completed 5 triple jumps, level 4 spins and an impressive step sequence. She received 120.26 points for the free program and 182.14 points in total. You can watch a video of her free skate HERE. Photos from the competition can be found HERE.
Carolina's next competition is
Trophée Eric Bompard from November 18-20 in Paris. We wish Carolina all the best and would like to congratulate her on her 9th podium finish in a row!
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Carolina wins short program at Cup of China
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Carolina skated a gorgeous short program to Šostakovic at Cup of China, completing a 3toe-3toe combination a double axel. All of her spins and steps received high levels and her only mistake was that she put down her hands on the 3loop. She received 61.88 for her performance and is currently in first place, ahead of Mirai Nagasu (USA) and Adelina Sotnikova (RUS). You can watch Carolina’s short program HERE.
The ladies’ long program takes place tomorrow at 4.15pm local time (9.15am CET). The competition will be shown live on Raisport and Eurosport. Good luck Carolina! |
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Carolina wins silver at Skate America
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Fantastic start to the season for Carolina: With an incredibly beautiful and nearly flawless free skate, she just misses out on the Gold medal at Skate America by 0,13 points and finishes the competition behind Alisa Czisny (USA). In her free skate to Mozart's Concerto Nr. 27, she completed 5 triple jumps and 2 doube Axels. She received 117,12 points for her free skate and a total of 177,35 points overall. You can watch her free skate HERE. Photos from the competition can be found HERE.
Carolina's next competition is Cup of China from November 4-6 in Shanghai. We wish her all the best for her preparations and would like to congratulate her on her fantastic performances this weekend!
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Carolina in 2nd after the short program
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The 2011/2012 season has finally started! Carolina debuted her new short program in competition at Skate America, skating to "Allegretto" from Trio No. 2 by Dmitri Šostakovič . She completed a 3toe-3toe combination, a 3loop and a 2axel, but had a slight stumble on her footwork sequence. She received 60.23 points and is currently in second place! You can watch Carolina's short program HERE.
The ladies' long program takes place tomorrow at 2.40 PM local time (23.40 CET). We wish Carolina all the best and can't wait to see her new free program to Mozart!
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10.10.2011 |
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The 2011/2012 season is about to kick off with the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Carolina has been assigned 3 Grand Prix events, starting with Skate America from October 21-23, followed by Cup of China (Shanghai) and Trophée Eric Bompard (Paris) in November. In addition, she is also scheduled to skate in several shows around Christmas, please check the Skating section for further details.
Carolina's music selections for both the short and long program have not been revealed yet - stay tuned for Skate America and let yourself be surprised :-)
We wish Carolina all the best and a good start to the new season!
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"Opera on Ice" a big success
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With 10.000 spectators, the Arena of Verona was sold out on Saturday night! Figure skating's biggest stars, live opera and the incredible setting of the arena made "Opera on Ice" an unforgettable show. Carolina, who is testimonial of this event, skated to selections from Carmen and Tosca, accompanied by the orchestra, choir and singers from the Arena of Verona. View photos from the show HERE.
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Carolina & Opera on Ice at the cinema
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Thanks to an agreement between the organization of Opera on Ice and Nexo Digital, figure skating will be shown live in movie theatres for the first time in history! The event "Opera on Ice" will be screened simultaneously in 600 cinemas of 40 different countries worldwide. Opera on Ice takes place at the Arena di Verona on October 1st. Carolina, who is testimonial of this event, attended the Venice film festival this week to promote Opera on Ice. She looked beautiful on the red carpet wearing an elegant red Roberto Cavalli dress, photos can be found HERE.
Press Release 08.09.2011
OPERA ON ICE Presentation ( 1 - 2) | Flyer | Arena | Poster | Photos
Gallery Update: Musicals on Ice | Venice Film Festival
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35.000 liters of water for the "Opera on Ice" rink
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A truely extraordinary event: 35.000 liters of water and an impressive stage will be the core of "Opera on Ice" - an exceptional opera/skating event which will take place at the arena of Verona on October 1st. The ice rink, which will be built for this event only, will measure 800m² - a technical challenge ...
Carolina will skate alongside Stéphane Lambiel, Delobel/Schoenfelder, Pang/Tong, Cappellini/Lanotte and other skating stars.
Press Release 30.08.2011
Opera on Ice: Presentation (1 - 2) | Flyer | Arena | Poster | Photos
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Opera on Ice: Carolina skates to Puccini and Bizet
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Carolina has returned from Florida, where she worked on her new programs for the 2011/2012 season with her choreographer Lori Nichol. She then went to Verona to prepare for the upcoming show "Opera on Ice", which takes place on October 1st. There, Carolina will present two special programs, skating to "Vissi d'arte" from the opera "Tosca" by Puccini and "L'Amour est un oiseau rebelle" from "Carmen" by Bizet.
Press Releases 12.08.2011 1
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Opera on Ice: Presentation (1 - 2) | Flyer | Arena | Photos
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On October 1st 2011 the famous Arena di Verona will host the show "Opera on Ice", a spectacular figure skating gala in which the big champions will be presenting selected acts from the 2012 opera season (Don Giovanni, Aida, Carmen, Romeo and Juliet, Turandot, Tosca). Carolina has been selected as the testimonial of this event!
Further information and purchase of tickets: www.operaonice.eu
Presentation OPERA ON ICE (1 - 2)
Press Release 17.06.2011 & Press Release 18.06.2011
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Carolina wins Bronze at Worlds!
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Incredible season finish for Carolina: With a beautiful free skate, she managed to win the Bronze medal at the World Championships in Moscow! She skated a nearly flawless routine to "L'Après-Midi d'un faune" including several perfect triple jumps and a nice 2axel3toe combination. She received 124.93 points, which put her into third behind Miki Ando (JPN) and Yuna Kim (KOR). You can watch Carolina's amazing free program HERE, photos from the competition can be found HERE.
These World Championships conclude a successful season for Carolina - she has never been off the podium in all seven competitions she skated in (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze) and finishes the season by leading in the world rankings! Congratulations, Carolina, we are really proud of you and wish you relaxing holidays!
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Carolina 6th after short program
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Carolina is currently in 6th place after the short program at the World Championships. She completed a beautiful 3toe3toe combination and a nice 2axel but unfortunately fell on her 3flip. However, she received high levels for her other elements and a lot of PCS points (program components). With a score of 59.75, she is currently less than 2 points away from bronze!
The long program will take place tomorrow afternoon - Carolina will skate in the last warm up group. Good luck Carolina!!
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04-04-2011 |
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Carolina wins Gold at the Gardena Spring Trophy |
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Torino, 4th April (La Presse) - "My dream is to win a medal at the World Championships" reveals Carolina in an exclusive interview with Fuji TV after the cancellation of the event that has been later relocated in Moscow.
"When the tragedy happened, we were all very sad. We were so looking forward to going to Japan, so this affected us in two ways: Of course, mainly because of the big tragedy. Secondly because I couldn't return to a country that I love" said the skater from South Tyrol. "I went through a difficult time during which no one knew what would be decided. Now that we know that the World Championships are going to take place in Moscow in the end of April, everything is a bit more clear and slowly we are focusing again, getting ready and finding new motivation" Carolina said. "The rivals? I think that our Japanese friends will certainly be very strong because they were prepared for Worlds at home. Also, after all that has happened, they will have additional motivation to do well." Carolina just won the ISU Gardena Spring Trophy, which proves that she is one of the world's top contenders. Photo by Eisclub Gardena |
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Carolina won't skate at Galà di Torino
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Dear friends and fans! As the World Figure Skating Championships in Japan have been postponed and will now be held in Russia from April 24 to May 1, me and my coach have decided to cancel all scheduled appoinments until then in order to concentrate more on my training and to take better care of my knee which is still bothering me. Following the Gardena Spring Trophy in the beginning of April, I will return to Oberstdorf to continue my preperations for the World Championships.
I am very sorry for not being able to skate at the Torino Gala on April 9 - you know how much I love the audience in Torino, the Palavela and the city of Torino... but in situations like these, I am an athlete and I have to focus on the competition. I am sure the cast of great champions at the Torino Gala will move your heart and it will be a great night of skating!
You will see me soon and keep your fingers crossed for me.
Carolina Kostner
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16-03-2011 |
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Carolina comments on postponed Worlds |
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Translated from LaPresse: "It would have been difficult to perform and feel joy in a country which is living a moment of devastation. Not much for my personal risk, but I wouldn't have been there with peace in my heart. Only if they told me that this could have brought joy to the Japanese people, then I would have done it with all my heart. I agree with the ISU and Mr. Cinquanta's decision. I am very sorry because I love Japanese people and they have also shown me great appreciation in return. But my sadness is nothing compared to what they are experiencing. I am very close to my fellow skaters from Japan and I hope none of their families are involved in this tragedy. Japan is one of the places where skating is most appreciated and I am convinced that we will be back to skate there sooner than imagined." |
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Carolina wins silver at the European Championships
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After an unexpected 6th place in the short program, Carolina won the free skate at the European Championships, putting her in 2nd place over all! She skated a wonderful free program to Debussy's "L'Après-midi d'un faune" for which she received 115.37 points. With a total of 168.54 points, she was only 2 points behind the winner Sarah Meier (SUI).
We congratulate Carolina on yet another great result this season! This is her second silver medal at European Championships (she has won 6 EC-medals so far!).
You can find photos from this competition HERE.
Watch a video of Carolina's LP practice HERE. NEW!!!
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Most searched athlete 2010
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Carolina is the most googled Italian athlete on the web in 2010! (Article 1 - 2).
She will compete at the European Championships 2011 in Bern next week. The short programme will take place on Friday (January 28) and the long programme on Saturday (January 29). Stay tuned for more information on the competition and the latest news!
On February 5, Carolina will participate in the "Golden Celebrities on Ice" show at the Palalottomatica in Rome.
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18-12-2010 |
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Carolina wins the Italian Championships |
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Carolina won her 6th national title today! She dominated the ladies' field in the short as well as in the long program (65.52 SP score, 124.22 LP score) and won the gold medal with a total of 189.74 points - that's a new personal best for her.
Despite her knee injury, Carolina performed two solid programs and mesmerised her local fans. After the competiton she also performed at the Ice Christmas Gala alongside other big names such as Evgeni Plushenko.
Congratulations, Carolina, on your great season so far! We wish you and your family merry Christmas and hope you can get your well-deserved rest at home!
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Silver Medal at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing
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Carolina continues her successful season - after a gold medal at NHK Trophy and a bronze medal at Skate America, she managed to win the silver medal at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing this weekend!
With a flawless short program and a very good freeskate for which she received 116.47 points, she managed to achieve a new season's best. Carolina couldn't show either Lutz or Flip because of her knee injury but the judges awarded her with high PCS for her two wonderful programs. You can find photos HERE.
Carolina will return to Italy to skate at the Italian Championships this weekend. She will stay with her family over Christmas and New Years.
Congratulations, Carolina!
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Bronze for Carolina at Skate America
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After a wonderful, flawless short program to "Galicia Flamenco", Carolina couldn't quite repeat her performance in the long program and came into third overall at Skate America. With her bronze medal here, she saved herself a spot for the Grand Prix Final in Beijing taking place in December. You can find photos from Skate America HERE.
It is the third time that Carolina qualifies for the Grand Prix Final - we wish her all the best for her preperations and are looking forward to seeing her beautiful programs again soon! |
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Carolina wins the NHK Trophy in Japan |
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Perfect start of the season for Carolina: At her first Grand Prix, she manages to skate a clean short program to "Galicia Flamenco" and a very good free skate to "L'Après-Midi d'un faune" and wins the competiton ahead of Rachel Flatt (USA) and Kanako Murakami (JPN).
A knee injury forces Carolina to not jump Flip or Lutz, but all the other elements were executed in excellent quality and the judges especially rewarded her for her incredible skating skills and her convincing choreography. You can find photos from the competition HERE.
Congratulations Carolina on a perfect start of the new season!
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