Lombardia Women & Pairs Review: Sumiyoshi Shines, Nakai Rises, Conti/Macii Dominate

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Strictly Judging: A Figure Skating Fan Podcast

Patrick

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Welcome to Strictly Judging — the podcast where figure skating gets scored with no sugarcoating. Hosted by Patrick, we break down the latest competitions, analyze performances, and call it exactly as we see it — no politics, no fluff, just honest judging. From the Grand Prix circuit to the World Championships and the road to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, we cover every jump, spin, and throw. Expect bold takes, deep analysis, and the tough scores other shows are afraid to give.

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Lombardia Women & Pairs Review: Sumiyoshi Shines, Nakai Rises, Conti/Macii Dominate

Strictly Judging: A Figure Skating Fan Podcast

1 hour 39 minutes 56 seconds

1 month ago

Lombardia Women & Pairs Review: Sumiyoshi Shines, Nakai Rises, Conti/Macii Dominate

The Women’s and Pairs events closed out Lombardia Trophy 2025 in style — with standout performances, surprises, and plenty to analyze. This is the final part of my four-part Lombardia Trophy series, wrapping up all the action from Bergamo.

On the women’s side, Ami Nakai (JPN) and Rion Sumiyoshi (JPN) battled for the top, with strong showings from Sarah Everhardt (USA), Lara Naki Gutmann (ITA), Alysa Liu (USA), Seoyoung Kim (KOR), Olivia Lisko (FIN), Rino Matsuike (JPN), Ekaterina Kurakova (POL), Josefin Taljegard (SWE) and more.

The pairs event brought home-ice power with Sara Conti & Niccolò Macii (ITA) and Rebecca Ghilardi & Filippo Ambrosini (ITA), alongside sharp performances from Anna Valesi & Martin Bidar (CZE), Irma Caldara & Riccardo Maglio (ITA), Sofiia Holichenko & Artem Darenskyi (UKR) and others.

In this episode, I dive into both the short program and free skate for the women, plus the overall PCS leaderboards, before turning to pairs for a full breakdown. Along the way, I also discuss the recent USFS article on Shin & Nagy, and what these results mean as we head into the season.

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