Ami Nakai: “When I was having a hard time, I would listen to NiziU songs to lift my spirits before competitions. Someday, I’d love to skate to their song”

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Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai was moved to tears when surprised by her favorite group NiziU during a TV [...]

“I think it’s fine to compare, but there’s no need to say they’re worse. That seems strange to me. I believe everyone deserved their wins and podium finishes.” Alexandra Trusova on the results of the women’s event at the 2026 Olympics

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Olympic silver medalist Alexandra Trusova commented on the results of the 2026 Milan Olympics, emphasizing that [...]

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “The change to 6 jumps instead of 7 in the FP seems to indicate that figure skating should place more emphasis on the choreographic component. “

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World and European champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva discussed how rule changes in figure skating may shift the focus [...]

Tatiana Tarasova: “For Malinin, it was his first Olympics, and it was clear that this was harmful to him. His father doesn’t have experience in these matters yet. His father should have protected him from journalists.”

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Tatiana Tarasova supported Ilia Malinin’s claim that media pressure negatively affected his Olympic performance, [...]

“I had to do things I didn’t want to do, just because I was required to. There was a lot of media. They made me do what was good for television.” Ilia Malinin spoke about the intense media pressure he faced at the 2026 Olympics

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Three-time world champion Ilia Malinin spoke about the intense media pressure he faced at the 2026 Olympics, [...]

Alexandra Trusova: “With every new rule, figure skating becomes easier, and more people can achieve certain results without really possessing any unique qualities.”

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Olympic silver medalist Alexandra Trusova criticized recent rule changes in figure skating, arguing that they make the [...]

Utana Yoshida and Masaya Morita: “Until now, people may have said that Japan wasn’t strong in couples events, but Riku and Ryuichi taught us that Japanese athletes can become strong. They made us want to become strong as Japanese ice dancers, too.”

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Ice dancers Utana Yoshida and Masaya Morita, silver medalists at the Milan-Cortina Olympic team event, expressed [...]

Ilia Averbukh: “The U.S. is indeed the leader in world figure skating right now. Of course, this is a very questionable situation, because their dominance comes with the caveat ‘in the absence of Russians.’”

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Ilia Averbukh commented that the current U.S. dominance in figure skating is questionable due to the absence of [...]

Sofia Samodelkina on training with Rafael Arutyunyan: “You work independently and take full responsibility for yourself and your work. This isn’t familiar or comfortable for everyone.”

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Sofia Samodelkina described her experience training with Rafael Arutyunyan in the U.S., highlighting the independence [...]

Ami Nakai: “The tone of my short and free programs will be different, but for the short program, I plan to try a genre I’ve never done before. I’m thinking of doing a tango-style short program.”

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Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai shared her plans to challenge new musical styles in her programs for the upcoming [...]

Eteri Tutberidze: “Sofia Akatieva got this injury because she was very unfocused during training. Her training process was always very difficult – it was necessary to convince, push, and motivate her.”

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Eteri Tutberidze commented on the injury of 2023 Russian champion Sofia Akatieva, attributing it to a lack of focus [...]

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “What was the most nerve-wracking moment for me at the Olympics? Probably Petya Gumennik’s short program, when I wasn’t at the Olympics.”

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World and European champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva shared that the most nerve-wracking moment of the 2026 Olympics for [...]

Mao Shimada: “Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara are my idols. Someday, I want to win Olympic gold myself.”

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Four-time World Junior champion Mao Shimada performed at the opening of "Bloom On Ice," expressing excitement for her [...]