MUSIC, DANCE AND SKATING FOR A SHOW OF PURE EMOTION
Torino, 19 January – A Sunday of music and magic thanks to the skaters competing at the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games, who literally made the audience dream by ‘flying’ on the marvellous Palavela ice rink.
The Exhibition Gala that took place on 19 February saw ice dance winners of the Torino 2025 FISU Games Sofia Val Sofia and Asaf Kazimov Asaf (gold medal for Spain) perform, alongside Lou Terreaux and Noe Perron (silver medal for France, who staged a fun choreography to the notes of Barbie Girl by Aqua), Giulia Isabella Paolino and Andrea Tuba (bronze medallists for Italy), Carlotta Argentieri and Francesco Riva (who danced to the notes of Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ famous ‘Die with a smile’).
In the individual performances, Yuma Kagiyama (men’s gold medallist for Japan), Rion Sumiyoshi (women’s gold medallist for Japan), Mone Chiba (women’s silver medallist again for Japan), Sofia Samodelkina (bronze medallist for Kazakhstan), Daniel Grassl (men’s Italian silver medallist, who performed to the tune of Hozier’s Too Sweet) and Italians Raffaele Zich and Corey Circelli, among others, took to the floor. Among the other Italian athletes, Lara Gutmann, Ginevra Lavinia Negrello and Martina Piredda also performed.
There was also the traditional moment of glory for the little skaters of the local clubs who, between one session and another of the Gala, took to the ice for a little performance together with ToTag, the mascot of the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games.
In the grand finale, all the skaters took to the rink, dancing on the ice to the notes of ‘One Vision’ by Queen. And finally, the surprise: the wonderful Carolina Kostner unexpectedly appeared last, who with her legendary grace made this incredible Gala even more exciting if possible.
