“I will never stop using my voice for what I believe in.” Amber Glenn will limit her presence on social media due to threats following her comments about events in the United States
American figure skater Amber Glenn will limit her presence on social media due to threats following her comments about [...]
Yuma Kagiyama: “Since coming to Milan, I’ve really felt things are going well, and I wonder if I have good chemistry with the Olympics.”
Yuma Kagiyama on his and his teammates performances in the short program at the Olympic Team Event. original [...]
“I’m not thrilled with the ice quality. I think the ice at the Olympic arena should be a bit better.” and “In my bathroom, either upstairs or downstairs, people are smoking and I have asthma.” Smolkin and Davis on ice and living conditions in the Olympic Village
Ice dancers Gleb Smolkin and Diana Davis on their performance in the rhythm dance in the Team event, challenges with [...]
“It was the best here today, but for potential Olympic champions, I think it’s got to be faster across the ice, with more ice coverage. Maybe they keep a bit in reserve for the individual event.” Eurosport commentator on Chock/Bates’ FD in the Olympic team event
Eurosport commentator on Madison Chock and Evan Bates' free dance in the Olympic team event. original source: [...]
Stephen Gogolev: “Goals for the Olympics? To deliver two clean programs; I don’t really think about the results.”
Interview with 21-year-old Canadian figure skater Stephen Gogolev for Russian media. original source: Sport24 dd. [...]
“It’s a great honor to receive a gift from Ovi.” and “I’m sure that when things return to normal, it would be possible.” Ilia Malinin on Alexander Ovechkin and visiting Russia
Ilia Malinin on Alexander Ovechkin and expressed openness and visiting Russia when the global situation becomes less [...]
“The skater is responsible for clearing the music.” The IOC and ISU commented on Petr Gumennik’s copyright issues for his Olympic program music
The IOC and ISU commented on Russian figure skater Petr Gumennik’s copyright issues for his Olympic program music, [...]
Petr Gumennik faces copyright issues for his Olympic short program music, unable to use tracks from “Dune” or “Perfume: Story of a Murderer”
Russian figure skater Petr Gumennik faces copyright issues for his Olympic short program music. original source: [...]
Jia Shin: “Even during warm-up and every time I jumped, the cheers were loud, so I really enjoyed the team event. I hope I can carry the feeling I had in the team event into the individual event and finish well.”
South Korean figure skater Jia Shin expressed her determination to carry the experience and feeling she gained from [...]
Adeliia Petrosian: “The secret to gold is hard work, strong character, and a bit of luck.”
Figure skater Adeliia Petrosian spoke about her emotions after winning a gold medal. original source: [...]
Gleb Smolkin: “I think it was the right decision to switch to Georgia. I think it’s calmer for everyone this way. In Russia, athletes do their thing, we do ours, we have our own path, and we chose it for our own reasons.”
Ice dancers Gleb Smolkin and Diana Davis, now representing Georgia, reflect on their Olympic experience and the [...]
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara: “This time, when our names were called, so many people cheered for us as if we were at home, and that made us really happy.”
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara delivered a flawless performance in the team event at the Milano-Cortina Olympics, [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “This season, I’ve cried a lot and things haven’t always gone as planned, but those tears were for this big stage. I was able to skate my best in the first performance, so I feel relieved. We’ll do our best to win gold together.”
Kaori Sakamoto led the women’s short program in the figure skating team event at the Milano-Cortina [...]
WADA President: I Feel Uncomfortable About Tutberidze’s Presence at the Olympics
WADA President Witold Banka expressed discomfort over figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze’s presence at the 2026 [...]
“He’s just a normal, good guy! A sweetheart, as I call him. Open to communication, very calm. I didn’t notice any arrogance. Ilia speaks Russian, understands everything, but gives interviews in English.” Tuktamysheva on Ilia Malinin
World figure skating champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva announced that she will go to the 2026 Olympics in Milan as a [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “Winning a medal at the last Olympics was the biggest turning point for me. Now, the fact that Japan can be in medal contention in the team event is something I’m truly proud of.”
Kaori Sakamoto has been selected to skate the women’s short program for Japan in the team event at the [...]
Laurence Fournier Beaudry: “I decided that instead of being the thinnest, I would become the strongest. And I want to show the new generation of skaters that a beautiful body is a healthy body.”
European ice dance champion Laurence Fournier Beaudry shares her journey toward embracing a healthy body image and [...]
Lara Naki Gutmann: “My first significant medal was at the GP, first for Italy since Kostner’s time. It gave me strength, to realize that I belong. The European bronze was bittersweet: it wasn’t one of my best performances.”
The Italian skater Lara Naki Gutmann recently a bronze medalist at the European Championships in Sheffield, made some [...]
Loena Hendrickx will change her short program music before the 2026 Olympics due to copyright issues, switching from Celine Dion’s “Ashes” to “I Surrender.”
Loena Hendrickx to Change Program Music Before Olympics Due to Copyright original source: knack.be [...]
Yuma Kagiyama: “I’m ready to beat the me from four years ago. The ‘Olympic monster’? Is it tasty? I’ll just ignore that and have fun. Of course, I’m aiming for gold. I’ve never cried tears of joy, so I want to experience that.”
Yuma Kagiyama, the 2022 Olympic silver medalist in men’s figure skating, is determined to surpass his past self at [...]
Riku Miura: “Over these past seven years, we’ve gained a lot of experience, including dealing with injuries, and I feel like we’ve really grown. I’m in the best condition I’ve ever been, so I’m truly looking forward to competing.”
Japanese pair skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara practiced at the competition venue, expressing confidence in their [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “The showdown between Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron and Chock/Bates will be truly intense. This is something you definitely need to see! Most likely, it will be the last time we see these pairs compete together.”
2015 World and European champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva will serve as a correspondent for Okko at the 2026 Winter [...]
Yuna Kim earned an annual advertising income of 100 billion won (68 million USD) and encouraged sponsorship of figure skating as part of her advertising agreements
Kim Yuna, who won the gold medal in women’s figure skating for South Korea at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, has [...]
“I was completely out of shape. Practically without a leg. I couldn’t feel my jumps because of the pain. I couldn’t imagine even just skating through the program, let alone jumping. But fortunately, everything turned out well.” Adeliia Petrosian on Olympic Qualifier
Adeliia Petrosian and her coaching team describe the challenges and emotions of her Olympic qualifying tournament in [...]