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 [...]

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 [...]