Daisuke Takahashi: “Try not to blame yourself too much. If you accept yourself for what you can do, even just a little, it will lead to self-confidence.”
Continuation of the interview with Daisuke Takahashi for NHK. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
Minerva Fabienne Hase teamed up with Nikita Volodin and starting from the upcoming season, the new pair will represent Germany in international competitions
German pair skater Minerva Fabienne Hase teamed up with Russian skater Nikita Volodin. photo DEU source: [...]
Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi: “We cherished every second of our last performance in competitions.”
Interview with Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Alexander Volkov: “Nowadays, we are not liked anywhere. It’s terrible to compete without a flag. Politicians should find a way to allow us to compete under our own flag.”
Interview with coach Alexander Volkov. About plans for the upcoming season, motivation, athletes changing citizenship, [...]
“I love my profession and consider it necessary to remove suspicion from myself, excluding myself from the list of suspects in the case of Kamila Valieva.” Team doctor Filipp Shvetsky has filed a lawsuit against the media for calling him “Doctor Doping”
Russian Figure skating team doctor at the Olympics in Beijing, Filipp Shvetsky, has filed a lawsuit against the [...]
Haein Lee: “Making friends is another way to enjoy competitions.”
Article and interview with Haein Lee after the Four Continents 2023. View this post on Instagram [...]
“We’re all a little crazy. That’s how we found each other” Alena Kostornaia and Georgy Kunitsa about their relationships and engagement
Article and interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgy Kunitsa about their relationships and engagement. [...]
Daisuke Takahashi: “It was challenging. It was incredibly tough. But the joy of achieving something was greater than when I was doing it alone because we worked hard together.”
Interview with Daisuke Takahashi. Interview with Daisuke Takahashi. About retirement and what ice dance have given [...]
“No flag, no anthem, can’t support special operations, you’re from CSKA like Trusova so you’re not allowed? Go to hell then.” Big interview with Alexandr Zhulin
Big Interview with Alexander Zhulin. About Stepanova/Bukin, Davis/Smolkin, current situation in world ice dance and [...]
Vivien Papp decided to represent Hungary again following a change in the federation’s leadership
Vivien Papp, the Hungarian singles skater has once again decided to represent Hungary in international [...]
Oleg Vasiliev “In Russia everything is based not solely on talent but primarily on the system. The system is designed to win medals and requires specific results from athletes within a specific timeframe.”
Big interview with Oleg Vasiliev. Parts of the interview were posted before. photo Alexander Vilf / RIA Novosti [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “My focus lies in the quality of everyday practice. When you reach a state “I’m not afraid because I’ve practiced this much,” things usually go well in competitions.”
Interview with Kaori Sakamoto for Adidas. About sports wear, confidence in competitions and future challenges. [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “When I skated Vivaldi program, it pleased me a lot that when gay people found out that I was straight they would say: ‘Really? But you… Your lines are so beautiful. They were genuinely disappointed.”
Alexander Zhulin commented on the level of the reigning world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates and shared his [...]
Anjelika Krylova: “Chock/Bates are magnificent, but this season belonged to the Canadians Gilles/Poirier. I had hopes for their victory.”
Interview with Anjelika Krylova. In an interview she shared the plans of her students, emotions from the past season, [...]
Czech Figure Skating Association still haven’t received any official response from the Figure Skating Federation of Russia on Dario Cirisano’s release
The Czech Figure Skating Association commented on Dario Cirisano's transfer. And also a comment from Romain [...]
Anjelika Krylova: “In my first year in Russia, I couldn’t yell at athletes at all but now I’ve learned. But what can you do if athletes have been raised that way since childhood?”
Coach Anjelika Krylova talked about the difference between athletes in the USA and Russia. photo RIA [...]
“I had cherished the idea to work with Jeff Buttle for a long time and if I were to describe his choreo in one word, it would be incredibly tasteful.” Kazuki Tomono about his new short program
Kazuki Tomono about working with Jeffrey Buttle on his new program for the 2023/24 season. View this post [...]
“You realize that some athletes in the cafeteria look at you so strangely, turn around, and you can’t help but think about it. And you realize that you’re supposed to be a strong girl, but…” big interview with Kamila Valieva
Interview with Kamila Valieva. About continuation of her career, pressure at the Olympics and Eteri Tutberidze. Parts [...]
Mao Shimada: “I want to defend my title at the World Junior Championships.”
Mao Shimada about her goals for the upcoming season. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
Daisuke Takahashi: “The more I do, the more I grow. To be honest, if I don’t have a problem with my right knee, I would like to continue competing”
Daisuke Takahashi about his retirement and plans for the future. View this post on Instagram A [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “About every other figure skater and rhythmic gymnast has an eating disorder. What matters is how the athlete resolves the issue after their sports career.”
Evgenia Medvedeva answered questions from her followers on social media. View this post on Instagram [...]
“I said ‘Yes’ right away because I had long understood that he was the one” Georgi Kunitsa proposed to Alena Kostornaia
Georgi Kunitsa proposed to Alena Kostornaia and she said "Yes". Short interview with the couple. View this [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Sometimes you could say to Tutberidze, “Shall we clean up?” That meant we would just jump according to the task the whole day and then skate the short program.”
Alexandra Trusova shared some amusing anecdotes from their life. View this post on Instagram A [...]
“We’re not letting him go. We have invested a huge amount of money in him.” FFKR has denied Russian figure skater Dario Cirisano’s request to change his sporting citizenship
The Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FFKR) has denied Russian figure skater Dario Cirisano's request to change his [...]