Irina Rodnina: “Quite decent athletes took medals at this flawed World Championships, but they could not count on high places if there were all the strongest.”
At the World Championships, the pedestal was taken by athletes who could not count on high places if there were all [...]
Boikova and Kozlovskii: “When in one group several athletes claim the first place, it doesn’t matter for the coach which of the athletes will win this fight. This is normal, and you shouldn’t have any illusions about this.”
Interview with Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitri Kozlovskii. About Olympics, programs, development of pair skating and [...]
Mark Kondratiuk: “Almost every athlete dreams to get to the Olympics or to win Olympic gold. It may sound strange, but I have never aspired to it. I just skated for fun.”
Big interview with Mark Kondratiuk. About team and individual competitions at the Olympics, this season, quintuple [...]
Betina Popova: “If we kept in mind the absence of leading athletes, then a lot of people wouldn’t be considered World and European champions. All victories at the World Championships are deserved.”
Betina Popova summed up the results of the World Figure Skating Championship in ice dance, noting that the Russian [...]
“No one knows what awaits us, so I will look at the situation” Anna Shcherbakova about possible retirement
Anna Shcherbakova answered a question about a possible retirement. The figure skater admitted that ban of Russians [...]
Anastasia Gubanova: “I’m very pleased with my skating, that I was able to finish the season on such a high note. I’m shocked! I’ve never had such a busy season.”
Anastasia Gubanova who now represents Georgia summed up the results of the 2021/2022 season, which she finished with a [...]
Gabriella Papadakis: “Russians lost a lot of trust from other skaters because of the situation in Ukraine and doping. There is less tension without them.”
Olympic champion Gabriella Papadakis spoke about the absence of Russian figure skaters at the World Figure Skating [...]
“I’m so proud that I didn’t give up and did what I came for.” Loena Hendrickx about winning silver at Worlds
Belgian figure skater Loena Hendrickx about winning the silver medal at the World Championships in Montpellier. [...]
“It was the hardest month of my life” Kaori Sakamoto about winning the World Championships
Kaori Sakamoto after winning the World Figure Skating Championships in French Montpellier admitted that this month was [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “Why wouldn’t Papadakis and Cizeron set a new record at competitions without Russian athletes? World Championships without Russians is a real circus!”
Alexander Zhulin told that he does not watch the World Figure Skating Championships, which takes place in French [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “Who is to blame for Valieva’s doping? I won’t comment on it. I’m absolutely sure of her innocence, as well as the innocence of Eteri Tutberidze.”
Ilia Averbukh about Olympics and doping case of Kamila Valieva. View this post on Instagram A [...]
“It’s called being the first guy in the village. World Championships is a competition of the best of the best. This one cannot be called that” Averbukh and Mozer about the results in pair skating
Nina Mozer and Ilia Averbukh about the results of the World Championships 2022 in pair skating. photo [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “In Salt Lake City, I lost fair. I’m not ashamed of that defeat. I had a strong opponent. Vancouver – it was definitely a state like Trusova had in Beijing.”
Interview with Evgeni Plushenko. Plushenko explained why he believed in the victory of Anna Shcherbakova more than in [...]
Zoe Jones: “At my 42, I would still skate, to be honest. But we’re a pair, and I don’t have the right to hold a person if he is tired of the sport.”
Zoe Jones, representing the UK in pair with the Christopher Boyadji, intends to retire. The World Championships now [...]
“Among those who skated, the Japanese was the best, but this is a performance of twenty years ago.” Tatiana Tarasova about women’s short program at Worlds
Tatiana Tarasova commented on the results of the women's short program at the World Championships in Montpellier. [...]
“After the Olympics, I wanted to show that I can perform better.” Loena Hendrickx about the short program at Worlds
Belgian figure skater Loena Hendrickx, who became second in the short program at the World Championships, commented on [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “Since there are no Russian skaters here, they suddenly began to consider me a contender for a gold medal.”
The bronze medalist of the 2022 Olympic Games, Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto, commented on her performance in [...]
Annabelle Morozov teamed up with David Narizhny
New ice dance team appeared in Russian ice dance. Annabelle Morozov and David Narizhny. Nikilai Morozov told about [...]
“It was very interesting to work with Kostornaia, she’s a high-level athlete and able to show any artistic image.” Elena Radionova choreographed a gala program for Alena Kostornaia
Bronze medalist of the 2015 World Championships Elena Radionova choreographed a gala program for European champion [...]
Tamara Moskvina: “World Championships is World Championships. I watch such competitions not only because of the Russian figure skaters.”
Tamara Moskvina shared her opinion about the upcoming World Championship, in which Russian athletes will not be able [...]
WADA expects RUSADA to complete investigation into Valieva case by August 8
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) expects the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to complete its investigation into [...]
“I won’t watch the World Championships and I’m not interested. I’ll watch only the Russian Nationals and the championship in Saransk.” Zhulin and Averbukh
Ilia Averbukh and Alexander Zhulin announced that they would not watch the World Figure Skating [...]
Inna Goncharenko: “It will be the most uninteresting and unspectacular World Championships, also without intrigue.
Coach Inna Goncharenko told that World Figure Skating Championships will be the most uninteresting and unspectacular [...]
Adnrei Mozalev: “I’m only 18. It’s probably not right to think that there is still a lot of time ahead. But I still hope that these are not the last Games for me.”
Interview with Adnrei Mozalev who Represented Russian at the Olympic Games and took 19th place there. About [...]