Sofia Samodelkina: “When you step on the ice with Shae-Lynn Bourne, the magic begins, I swear. Of course, there are many good choreographers, but there’s something special about her.”

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Sofia Samodelkina shared her experience working with renowned choreographer Shae-Lynn Bourne, highlighting the [...]

Mone Chiba: “It might be difficult to make both my programs stand out, but I definitely want at least one of them to be a piece where people say, ‘Mone-chan chose this music!’ and feel my boldness.”

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World silver medalist Mone Chiba celebrated her 21st birthday at the opening of the "Bloom On Ice" show, delighting [...]

“When we started pairs, there were no coaches in Japan. Having a base overseas is difficult. There’s also the language barrier, which made things tough. We want to eliminate those obstacles.”

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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara held a retirement press conference, sharing their coaching ambitions and plans to [...]

Tatiana Tarasova: “I cannot say that the United States is currently the best in the world in figure skating. You can’t make such a claim when Russian skaters haven’t competed anywhere for four years.”

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Tatiana Tarasova stated that the United States cannot be called the best in figure skating while Russian athletes [...]

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “I agree with Alysa Liu that when you are given freedom and you are a senior athlete, it is beneficial. When there is a respectful and trusting relationship between athlete and coach, it helps.”

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World champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva agreed with Alysa Liu that granting freedom to adult athletes is beneficial, [...]

“I wanted to expand my opportunities in gaming, I hope to make what I love into my job.” Shoma Uno has joined the e-sports team

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Former world figure skating champion Shoma Uno has joined the e-sports team VARREL, aiming to pursue his passion for [...]

“Rio Nakata, a wonderful Japanese skater who has won the Junior Worlds several times, has great potential. I think he can provide strong competition.” Elizaveta Tuktamysheva on who would be the most intriguing skater on the international stage next season

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World and European champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva commented on Yuma Kagiyama’s decision to skip the 2026/2027 [...]

Alysa Liu: “Amber saved me out of a sticky situation in Japan, where me and Isabeau, we were arm-in-arm being followed by men, and they kept stopping in front of us. She literally was like, ‘Get back.’ She’s mama bear.”

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Alysa Liu Talks About Setting Boundaries with Fans and Finding Support on Tour original source: Interview Magazine [...]

Ryuichi Kihara reflected on the Olympic period, saying, “Because I knew it was the last, I couldn’t stop crying.”

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World champion pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara revealed the timing and reasons behind their retirement, reflecting [...]

Sofia Samodelkina: “It’s absolutely clear to me: if I don’t land an axel or a quad next season, I won’t rise above my current standings. So the goal is clear.”

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Kazakh figure skater Sofia Samodelkina shared her determination to regain ultra-C jumps, stating that without them, [...]

Alexander Zhulin: “I believe Malinin is 100 percent Russian. All the American men have Russian roots, so a lot becomes clear in this debate.”

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Alexander Zhulin stated that American dominance in figure skating is debatable without direct competition against [...]

Aleksandra Boikova: “As I understand it – because there wasn’t much media coverage about Sasha’s (Galliamov) injury, the ISU decided there were some behind-the-scenes games with replacing the main entries. So they refused the substitution due to injury.”

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Three-time Russian champion Aleksandra Boikova described feeling devastated after not being selected for the Olympic [...]

Ryuichi Kihara: “I didn’t think I’d cry right from the start [of press conference], but when we were sent off by our team president, it just hit me. We’ve been together for seven years, and I started remembering everything from when I first began skating.”

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World champion pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara held an emotional retirement press conference, reflecting on their [...]