Evgeni Plushenko: “What impressed me far more was Cha Junhwan, who narrowly missed the podium. Cha’s skating is phenomenal. He has superb control of his upper body and blades. His choreography and artistry are at the highest level.”

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Evgeni Plushenko on the 2026 Olympic Men’s Figure Skating Event original source: Sport Express [...]

Kaori Sakamoto: “During the team event, I was watching everyone perform and thought that ‘there isn’t a monster [uncontrollable external force] at these Olympics,’ but now… I don’t know. I’m feeling pretty nervous.”

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Three-time Olympian Kaori Sakamoto prepared for her upcoming short program at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, [...]

Boikova and Kozlovskii: “Of course, we should have been at the Olympics. What is happening is a complete injustice.” and “Many international pairs train in Russia, and we shouldn’t forget that.”

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Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovsky shared their views on international pair skating and Russia’s role in the [...]

“It means so much that the three of us competed together at the Olympics.” and “If not for Kagiyama and Miura, I wouldn’t be where I’m today. They are my closest friends and toughest rivals.” Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato

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Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato reflect on their silver and bronze medal victories at the 2026 Milan Olympics during a [...]

Mikhail Shaidorov: “I told Ilia after his performance that it was incredible to skate on the same ice with him. And he told me that I deserved this victory.”

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Kazakh figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov reflected on the unexpected performance of American skater Ilia Malinin at the [...]

“I feel an overwhelming sense of pride in this young man – or rather, this man – Mikhail Shaidorov, because he has done an incredible job.” Alexei Urmanov shared his thoughts on the Olympic victory of his student

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1994 Olympic champion and coach Alexei Urmanov shared his thoughts on the victory of his student, Kazakh skater [...]

Evgeni Plushenko: “Watching Malinin, I couldn’t help but think of Salt Lake City. I was driven by a single goal: to win. And I burned out. It wasn’t the team event that drained him – it was the overwhelming hype, the constant media attention, endless photo shoots, and interviews.”

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Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko shared his thoughts on why American figure skater Ilia Malinin [...]

Masakazu Kagiyama reflected on his coaching approach after Yuma placed third at the 2025 Worlds, falling 40.37 points behind Ilia Malinin., admitting, “I think I caused him pain.” and “No matter the specifics of the content, I just want to celebrate the outcome wholeheartedly.”

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Masakazu Kagiyama, Yuma’s father and coach, on his son accomplishments at the Olympics. original source: Hochi [...]

Adam Siao Him Fa: “I am extremely disappointed. I prepared under the best possible conditions, I had all the tools I needed, and I just didn’t deliver. I’m very sad and also quite angry.”

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Adam Siao Him Fa on his disappointing performance at the Olympics Games. original source: lequipe.fr dd. 9th [...]

Daniil Glekhengauz: “Gumennik should have taken third place. If our skaters had been eligible for rankings and hadn’t been excluded, he would’ve placed at least second.”

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Daniil Gleikhengauz, coach from Eteri Tutberidze’s team, believes that Petr Gumennik deserved a podium finish in the [...]

“The tremendous stress ruined his entire program. I believe the team event drained all his energy!” Tatiana Tarasova on Malinin’s performance

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Tatiana Tarasova expressed her opinion on how participating in the team event affected American figure skater Ilia [...]

Yuma Kagiyama: “I made mistakes, and I feel tremendous frustration about that. However, I was able to achieve my quad flip. Even though I carried more weight on my shoulders compared to four years ago, I chose a bold approach.”

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Yuma Kagiyama secured his second consecutive Olympic silver medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games. original source: [...]

Mikhail Shaidorov: “After my performance, I didn’t think I would win a medal. But what mattered most to me was showing how much figure skating has developed in Kazakhstan and how far I’ve come myself.”

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Mikhail Shaidorov reflects on his emotional journey to Olympic gold in the men’s figure skating competition at the [...]