Valtter Virtanen: “There is a good chance that I will also participate in a European Championships in the coming years”
Valtter Virtanen about European Championships, attempt to score technical minimum for Worlds and not being ready to [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “That feeling of complete satisfaction and devastation that every athletes competes for, I’ve experienced it twice in my entire sports life.”
Alexandra Trusova about Japan Open. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
“On the ice, I’m Georgian, but in life, I’m still the same Russian Nastya. I’ve lived my whole life in Russia, and I still live here; who else am I inside, if not Russian?” Interview with 2023 European champion Anastasiia Gubanova
Interview with 2023 European champion Anastasiia Gubanova. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
“I had a happy experience, and if this feeling, or any of my own thoughts that I conveyed, can help even a little bit in this world, that would be great.” Yuzuru Hanyu about his show “Gift”
Yuzuru Hanyu about his show "Gift" photo ISU source: nikkansports.com ! Please take into account that [...]
“Missing the Russian Grand Prix Final means the end of a great sports career for Trusova. By the way, there will be absolutely no tragedy about it.” Sports journalist Elena Vaitsekhovskaya
Sports journalist Elena Vaitsekhovskaya about the withdrawal of Alexandra Trusova from Russian Grand Prix Final. [...]
“I believe many people bet on Loena Hendrickx because she is more experienced and has shown quite stable skating. But the nerves let her down. It happens in sports.” Medvedeva about European Championships
Evgenia Medvedeva about international competitions. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
“I made the decision to prioritize my mental health and at the moment this is still a work in progress.” Kaitlin Hawayek about their decision not to compete at World Championships.
Kaitlin Hawayek about their decision not to compete at Worlds. View this post on Instagram A [...]
Aleksandr Galliamov: “Pair skating is being artificially hold back in development and entertainment.”
Interview with Aleksandr Galliamov. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
“Athletes withdraw if they are sick or not ready at all; in all other cases, they must fight.” Inna Goncharenko on Trusova’s withdrawal from Russian GP Final
Inna Goncharenko commented on the news that Alexandra Trusova withdrew from the Russian Grand Prix Final. [...]
“RUSADA is convinced that the athlete’s fault in the violation of the rules exists, but it is minimal, and a reasonable sanction could be a warning.” RUSADA on its appeal to CAS
Director General of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Veronika Loginova explained the situation around the [...]
Angels of Plushenko filed an official complaint to the ethics commission regarding “public insult of coach Evgeni Plushenko” by coach Sofia Fedchenko
The Angels of Plushenko Academy filed an official complaint with the ethics commission of the Russian Figure Skating [...]
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has appealed the decision of the Disciplinary Anti-Doping Committee (DAK RUSADA) to find Kamila Valieva not guilty of a doping violation.
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency has appealed to CAS the decision of the Disciplinary Anti-Doping Committee to find [...]
“The event will be no poorer because of Trusova’s absence.” Tatiana Tarasova about Alexandra Trusova’s withdrawal from Russian GP Final
Tatiana Tarasova about withdrawal of Alexandra Trusova from the Russian Grand Prix Final. View this post on [...]
“If now Russia was recognized in the world as a winning country, then the decisions of WADA and other organizations would be different.” Zhulin about Valieva’s case being addressed to CAS
Alexander Zhulin spoke about the likelihood of a positive decision for Kamila Valieva by the Court of Arbitration for [...]
Kazuki Tomono: “Maybe I’ve been too fixated on having a flawless performance, and should have focused more on how to score points even when I make mistakes.”
Interview with Kazuki Tomono about preparation for World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “If Valieva wants and if her health allows, she’ll be able to skate at a really high level at a couple of Russian Nationals and win.”
Evgenia Medvedeva assessed the career prospects of Kamila Valieva. View this post on Instagram A [...]
Ekaterina Rubleva: “In Russia, we have a well-established understanding that a female partner should be very thin. This is a clear subconscious position, which, I think, cannot be changed by anything.”
Former ice dancer and now a coach Ekaterina Rubleva spoke about the weight of female partners in ice dance. photo [...]
“All young athletes must be protected against doping. Such protection cannot happen by exempting young athletes from sanctions.” ISU appealed to CAS in case of Kamila Valieva
ISU commented on the decision of The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to appeal to CAS against RUSADA decision in the [...]
WADA is seeking a four-year period of ineligibility and disqualification of all the Valieva’s results from the date of the sample collection
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has filed an appeal against the decision of the disciplinary committee of the [...]
ISU will not consider admitting Russians to international competitions until at least mid-March
The International Skating Union (ISU) will not consider the issue of admitting Russians to international competitions [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “I think not a single athlete needs direct support from each other; it is perceived as a kind of pity from a competitor.”
Interview with Anna Shcherbakova for Voice magazine. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
Hungarian parents opposed the dominance of immigrants from Russia in figure skating and the abusive coaching methods
Figure skating school in Budapest is accused of inviting too many Russian skaters to represent Hungary and abusive [...]
“This’s hysteria and the lack of ability to admit his coaching mistakes or looking for a good excuse for a transfer.” coach of the Russian Junior champion Alina Gorbacheva on Plushenko’s statement about judging
Coach Sofia Fedchenko spoke about the reaction of two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko to the results of the [...]
Yana Rudkovskaya: “It’s true that federations of major European countries are interested in the possible transfers of Veronika Zhilina and Sofia Titova.”
Evgeni Plushenko's wife, Yana Rudkovskaya, spoke about judging in Russian figure skating, and also commented on her [...]