Evgeni Plushenko: “They sent me a video of the American, super athlete, and genius Ilia Malinin doing three backflips in a row at a show. And that’s a sensation! But my student, Lyuba Rubtsova, did this much earlier.”

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Coach and two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko commented on Ilia Malinin’s triple backflip, noting that his [...]

Irina Rodnina: “Alysa Liu’s success would not have been possible without Russian figure skaters.”

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Three-time Olympic champion Irina Rodnina stated that American skater Alysa Liu’s success would not have been [...]

Narumi Takahashi: “Thanks to having Yuzuru Hanyu growing up by my side, I was able to reach places I never could have with just my own natural talent. It is absolutely his presence that broadened my world.”

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Former Olympic pair skater Narumi Takahashi spoke on television about how Yuzuru Hanyu, her childhood friend and [...]

Adeliia Petrosian: “Regarding the organization of the Olympics… Our Russian competitions are decorated on a larger scale, more beautifully.”

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Adeliia Petrosian believes that domestic Russian figure skating competitions are organized better than the Olympics in [...]

Mihhail Selevko will now train under Svetlana Varnavskaja, coach of two-time European champion Niina Petrokina

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Estonian figure skater Mihhail Selevko has ended his partnership with coach Irina Kononova and will now train under [...]

“Aren’t you scared in the air?” Riku Miura answered, “He always tells me that if I fall, he’ll be there to catch me. I trust him completely, so I’m not scared at all.”

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Olympic gold medalist pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement and made their first public [...]

Nikita Katsalapov: “Guillaume Cizeron is a legend. We were never friends and didn’t even follow each other on social media. But this time, I felt I needed to support him, so I sent him a long message. He replied almost immediately.”

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Nikita Katsalapov shared how he exchanged messages with Guillaume Cizeron during the 2026 Milan Olympics, expressing [...]

“No one expected us to succeed so quickly. Now we’re thinking about the throw quad flip, which no one has done yet. Of course, it’s much more dangerous, but it’s interesting.” Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko successfully landed a throw quad loop

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Hungarian pair skaters Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko successfully landed a throw quadruple loop in practice, [...]

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara: “Although we are closing the chapter on our competitive careers, we feel a great sense of fulfillment and have no regrets. We will continue to take on new challenges together so that more people in Japan can get to know pair skating.”

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Olympic gold medalist pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have announced their retirement from competitive figure [...]

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “Alysa Liu was very talented even as a child, doing quadruple jumps. That’s why today she can afford to skate with ease: when you’re confident in your content, you feel a sense of freedom.”

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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva discussed how she maintained motivation amid intense competition and commented on the [...]

Mao Shimada: “I’ll be performing at Bloom on Ice (May 1–2), and from there, I want to focus on practicing choreography for the new season. I hope to start off-season training so I can compete at the senior level in earnest.”

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Mao Shimada, a four-time junior champion, shared her outlook on her upcoming senior debut and her determination to [...]

“There’s a situation where an athlete has a favorite jump and one they dislike. I would prescribe six mandatory jumps in the free program so that no one can avoid them.” Sergei Dudakov on rule changes

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Sergei Dudakov commented on recent figure skating rule changes, suggesting that six specific jumps should be mandatory [...]

Mone Chiba: “I want to make this season one where I can feel that I’ve become even stronger, just as I have in the past. I intend to take on challenges both technically and artistically.”

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World silver medalist Mone Chiba attended her company’s entrance ceremony, reflected on her season, and shared her [...]