Mao Shimada: “Lori Nichol always chooses songs that I’ve never heard before or that no one else is using.”
Mao Shimada about her new free program and upcoming season. original source: sportiva.shueisha.co.jp dd. 18th [...]
Karina Safina: “My health problems prevent me from doing what I love and living the life I desire. For two years, if not more, I’ve been trying to regain my health, and the most disheartening part is that it’s all been in vain.”
Georgian figure skater Karina Safina about her health issues. original source: Instagram View this post [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “In moments of doubt, it’s very important to have someone around who can help. An athlete can’t always handle everything on their own.”
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva about preparation for the season and coming back after a break. original source: [...]
Yelim Kim: “Due to an injury last season, I felt that I couldn’t fully showcase the charm of the programs. So I decided to use ‘Ladies in Lavender’ and ‘Je suis Malade’ once more for the new season.”
Yelim Kim about her programs for 2024/2025 season. original source: mfocus.kr dd. 20th August 2024 by Lee [...]
“It’s a hopeful yet sad and poignant piece. Through hardships, it narrates my journey of growing stronger and finding myself.” Chaeyeon Kim on her programs for 2024/2025 season
Chaeyeon Kim about her new programs for 2024/2025 season. original source: mfocus.kr dd. 20th August 2024 by Lee [...]
Daisuke Takahashi: “When it comes to prioritization, techniques that earn more points naturally become the top priority. But having skating techniques will help athletes sustain in the long run.”
Daisuke Takahashi about training children during the training camp. original source: sportiva.shueisha.co.jp dd. [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “What did I dream of becoming in childhood? An oligarch’s wife.”
Alena Kostornaia answered questions from her fans. original source: Telegram View this post on Instagram [...]
“Next time, we want to go for gold.” Yuma Kagiyama on getting 2022 Olympic silver medals for the team event
Yuma Kagiyama on 2026 Olympics and start of the season. original source: Nikkansports View this post on [...]
“My great passion for the sport remains in my heart, and I will continue my career as a skating coach for young talents.” Lindsay van Zundert announced her retirement
Lindsay van Zundert announced her retirement from competitive sport. original source: Instagram View [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “I don’t think I’ll be there for the next-next Winter Olympics (2030). I want to consider the Milan Olympics as my last.”
Kaori Sakamoto on 2026 Olympics. original source: Nikkansports View this post on Instagram A [...]
“We are not talking about a return to sports; she has already made a serious decision, she now needs to overcome herself, train every day, which is extremely difficult.” Plushenko on Trusova’s possible return to sport
Evgeni Plushenko commented on Alexandra Trusova's return to sports. original source: TASS View this post [...]
“She is thinking about hanging up her skates. Figure skating was her whole life, but her life will not fall apart.” Haein Lee’s father on his daughter being accused of sexual abuse and the possible end of her career
Haein Lee's father on his daughter being accused of sexual abuse and the possible end of her career. original [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “When I was 16-17 years old, people started writing about me: ‘She is just hideous, it’s impossible to look at her.’ It’s shocking and alienates you from yourself.”
Evgenia Medvedeva about the impact of comments. original source: Evgenia Medvedeva's Youtube Channel [...]
“I always wanted to join Tutberidze’s group because she is a legendary coach. Training in her group is drastically different from what I was used to at home.” Anastasia Brandenburg about training camp with Tutberidze
Translation of the interview with Anastasia Brandenburg. original source: Championat dd. 31st July by Daria [...]
“If he can walk, he will compete — that was his mindset.” and “He doesn’t compare himself with others; he always compares and competes against himself. That’s at the core of his nature, which I think is one of his significant strengths.” Trainer Shinichi Demizu about Shoma Uno
Translation of the interview with Shoma Uno's trainer Shinichi Demizu. original source: jbpress.ismedia.jp dd. 27th [...]
“We have our own opinion about what happened but we support clean sport and are glad that those who performed the best received medals.” Tim Koleto on the medal ceremony for the 2022 Beijing team event took place in Paris
Tim Koleto on the medal ceremony for the 2022 Beijing team event took place in Paris. original source: [...]
Tatiana Tarasova: “There is no doping in Russian figure skating. I don’t know who could be giving or taking banned substances among us. The US is doing everything so that we do not participate in the next Winter Olympics either.”
Tatiana Tarasova on stated that there is no doping in Russian figure skating. original source: MatchTV / [...]
“I only said what the agency company told me to…They told me ‘not to disclose that C and I were in a relationship” Haein Lee, the truth about sexual harassment
Haein Lee about accusations of sexual harassment. original source: dispatch.co.kr dd. 9th August 2024 [...]
“There was no medal ceremony in Beijing, and I felt confused about it. Waiting ended up turning our bronze into silver, and I was happy that we could share the medals with this team.” Japanese skaters on receiving Beijing 2022 team event medals
Japanese skaters on receiving Beijing 2022 team event silver medals. original source: news.yahoo.co.jp [...]
“It’s unfair, uncultured, and dishonorable. The Olympic Committee should treat everyone equally, especially us.” Tatiana Tarasova on IOC decision not to invite Russian athletes to the medal awarding ceremony
Tatiana Tarasova on IOC decision not to invite Russian athletes to the medal awarding ceremony. original source: [...]
Nathan Chen: “I’m very glad that we and the Japanese received our medals today because it is really important that people get what they have earned through hard work.”
Nathan Chen on the medal ceremony for the 2022 Beijing team event took place in Paris. original source: [...]
Vincent Zhou: “The fight for clean sport isn’t over; it continues, but these gold medals are a big step forward in the right direction.”
Vincent Zhou on the Russian team being stripped of the 2022 Beijing Olympics gold due to the disqualification of [...]
“Filled with the feeling that the day has finally come to receive this medal. It’s a medal we all won together.” Kaori Sakamoto and Yuma Kagiyama on the upcoming Olympic awarding ceremony
Kaori Sakamoto and Yuma Kagiyama about the upcoming awarding ceremony for 2022 Beijing Olympic team [...]
Shoma Uno: “Although I’m sad that I cannot participate myself, I’m happy that the team came together to achieve such a result, and I’m very grateful for the fantastic opportunity to have a medal ceremony like this.”
Shoma Uno about not being able to attend the Olympic medal awarding ceremony. original source: Instagram [...]