Feria d’Istres: Big door for Carlos Olsina who claims his place

Carlos Olsina cut off a total of three ears in Istres. Midi Libre – Stéphan Guin

El Rafi, author of a great performance, also got an ear. Midi Libre – Stéphan Guin

Carlos Olsina cut off a total of three ears in Istres. Midi Libre – Stéphan Guin

Jorge Martinez won over for his debut in Istres, particularly with the quality of his natural skills. Midi Libre – Stéphan Guin

Jorge Martinez impressed for his debut in Istres, notably with the quality of his naturals. Midi Libre – Stéphan Guin

El Rafi, who gave a great performance, also got an ear. Midi Libre – Stéphan Guin

Carlos Olsina a coupé un total de trois oreilles à Istres. Midi Libre – Stéphan Guin

Le torero biterrois a été le triomphateur de la corrida matinale d’Istres en coupant trois oreilles d’un grand lot de Pagès-Mailhan.
El Rafi, one ear, and Jorge Martinez also delivered a great performance.

Sunday's morning bullfight was a hymn to French bullfighting where the cattle and local bullfighters proved that they deserved to appear in the French ferias.
Starting with the Pagès-Mailhan toros which proved their quality and had harmonious lines and a size adapted to the category of the Istres arenas. Three examples (1, 2 and 5) developed qualities of bravery, nobility and class which earned a legitimate posthumous vuelta for Carlos Olsina's second opponent.

An ear for El Rafi

El Rafi perfectly inaugurated his morning and the Nîmes seems to have reached a milestone in 2024. His finesse and elegance have been recognized since his debut in novillada but his toreo has gained depth and he now shows all his arrangements from the first exchanges with the bull. He greeted the opening toro with great ease and hit the nail on the head with a quite with the cape behind his back. term of a tercio of pikes where he preserved Pagès-Mailhan. His first faena took on a beautiful artistic dimension with series templated on the right hand with a lot of relaxation and verticality facing a quick Pagès-Mailhan and with a well-paced charge. His performance reached a crescendo when he took the left bank where the deep passes followed one another gently and slowly before concluding with adjusted manoletinas . A lightning 3/4 blade put an end to the fight and the public was cold, giving him only one ear.

His second Pagès-Mailhan, more massive and tall, was greeted with genuflection before imposing charges on him from below. The toro let himself be carried away by the invitations of El Rafi during the faena but he lacked rhythm and transmission. The Nîmes managed to exploit his qualities by drawing three series on each meritorious horn although the brave was abrupt and pressed the handbrake during faena. The final sword was more effective than well positioned and the public in Istres warmly applauded him during his vuelta.

Three ears for Carlos Olsina

After his indulto in Béziers last year and a good performance in Alès at the start of the season, Carlos Olsina did not miss his chance in Istres where he inherited the best prize of the morning with two bulls full of bravery, depth, class and nobility.

Carlos Olsina opened his account against a noble first Pagès-Mailhan with a deep gallop. Faena's start on her knees in the center of the floor was explosive and the four sets that followed on both horns were perfectly crafted. Even if the Biterrois would have benefited from offering his opponent some time to rest. He concluded his first faena with exposed redondos and a magnificent sword of exemplary sincerity.