“This season, I was aiming for the Olympics, but I wasn’t able to achieve results that would lead into next season.” Tatsuya Tsuboi announced his retirement from competitive figure skating
Tatsuya Tsuboi announced his retirement from competitive figure skating. original source: Nikkansports 20th. [...]
“While I was skating, it didn’t feel like it was my last time, but after I finished, seeing so many people waving banners made me realize just how much support I’ve had.” Kaori Sakamoto leads after the SP at the Japanese Nationals
Kaori Sakamoto took the lead in the women’s short program at Japanese Nationals. original source: sponichi.co.jp [...]
“I managed to include triple axel in the program just a week ago. It cost me a lot of nerves. I’m gradually getting back into shape, but this isn’t my peak yet. I hope to peak at the Olympics.” Adeliia Petrosian leads after the SP at the Russian Nationals
in February Adeliia Petrosian shared her experience and emotions after successfully landing a triple axel in her [...]
Mone Chiba: “If I let myself be dragged down by disappointing results, the GP Final won’t have meant anything. For my own future, I have to turn frustration and results into motivation.”
Mone Chiba placed fourth in the women’s short program at the Japanese Nationals. original source: [...]
“I was honestly really scared right up until the performance. I felt like I was carrying a lot, and it was hard to focus. So I played rhythm game to get into right mindset.” Kao Miura placed 2d in the SP at Nationals
Kao Miura placed second in the men’s short program at the Japanese Nationals. original source: news.yahoo.co.jp [...]
“This is probably my last domestic competition. I just want to give everything I have so people can watch every single second without regret.” Kaori Sakamoto aims for her fifth title at Nationals
Kaori Sakamoto aims for her fifth consecutive title and Olympic selection at her final Japanese Nationals. original [...]
Ami Nakai on Japanese Nationals: “The stage I’ve been aiming for most is right in front of me. This is a chance I absolutely can’t miss.”
Ami Nakai impresses with three clean triple axels in official practice ahead of the Japanese National Championships, [...]
“If you really have the mindset of an athlete, you should be able to fight for every single point. He still tends to play it safe in competition, and that’s not enough.” Masakazu Kagiyama on Yuma’s performance at the GP Final
Yuma Kagiyama and his coach Masakazu Kagiyama reflect on second-place finish at the Grand Prix Final. original [...]
Kazuki Tomono: “I’ve spent a lot of my life finishing second to sixth, so I’m used to being the chaser. But now, my challenge is to show overwhelming strength from that position.”
Kazuki Tomono reflects on Grand Prix series original source: number.bunshun.jp dd. 26th November 2025 by Akiko [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “To be honest, what I saw at the Grand Prix Final, for example in women’s singles, was almost a ‘B category’ compared to the competitions we’ve seen with our girls.
Ilia Averbukh shared his thoughts on the upcoming Russian Nationals. original source: TASS [...]
Sara Conti: “These have been incredibly intense days, in every possible way. I am so happy and proud of what we managed to achieve – another milestone to add to our climb toward the highest point.”
Sara Conti Reflects on Winning Silver at the Grand Prix Final original source: Instagram [...]
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara: “This is the last major international event before the Olympics, so standing on the podium here gives us great confidence. We want to return to the podium again, and we’re looking forward to competing with everyone again.”
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won their second Grand Prix Final. original source: number.bunshun.jp dd. 9th [...]
Shun Sato: “Before I started, I heard Malinin’s score and got really nervous, but I was able to turn that nervousness into strength.”
Shun Sato set a new personal best and earned bronze at the Grand Prix Final original source: Hochi News dd. 7th [...]
Kaori Sakamoto “I cried so much at this Grand Prix Final, I must have lost 30% of my body’s water.” and “At Nationals I want to deliver a performance that people will say, ‘This is Sakamoto.’”
Kaori Sakamoto on winning bronze at the Grand Prix Final original source: Nikkansports 7th. Decembr 2025 by Katsube [...]
Tatiana Tarasova: “Malinin took figure skating into a new, completely different world. What I saw truly stunned me. I can’t say it inspired me… I thought: how and what do we teach children now?”
Tatiana Tarasova: Malinin has taken figure skating into a completely different world. original source: Okko / [...]
Alysa Liu: “I don’t do things just to win. I love risky things. I like the triple axel itself, and just imagining what my program would be like if I included it excites me.”
On December 6 in Nagoya, the Grand Prix Final press conference began late at night, but a large number of media [...]
Mone Chiba: “There’s no time to dwell on disappointment. I have no choice but to climb back up from here. Right now, this is the most critical period of my skating life – almost a matter of life and death.”
Mone Chiba, who finished fifth at the Grand Prix Final, reflected on her disappointment and expressed her [...]
Ami Nakai: “Honestly, the Olympics feel so close now that I wonder if it’s really okay…I want to stay strong enough not to lose to the pressure, and if I’m lucky, I hope to make it to the Olympics.”
Ami Nakai, in her first Grand Prix Final appearance, finished second overall and moved closer to securing a spot on [...]
“It’s frustrating, but what I gained is huge. It’s half frustration, half joy. I have to face my position head-on and work as hard as I can to achieve my goals.”
Yuma Kagiyama earned his second consecutive silver medal at the Grand Prix Final. original source: Nikkansports [...]
Rinka Watanabe: “There were good points, like being able to land two axels, but there were also emotional ups and downs because the results didn’t follow. Now I’m just focused on preparing for the Nationals.”
Rinka Watanabe is determined to deliver a strong performance at the upcoming Japanese Nationals original source: [...]
Mone Chiba: “The nerves this year are different because it’s my first Olympic season. It’s impossible to be 100% calm. Even so, I want to keep my heart steady.”
Mone Chiba delivered a personal best to take the lead in the women’s short program at the Grand Prix [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “Today, I lost to myself. In other competitions, I always manage to deliver when it counts, but for some reason, things just don’t go well at the Final.”
Kaori Sakamoto finished fifth in the women’s short program at the Grand Prix Final after an unexpected [...]
Alysa Liu: “I keep working hard on the triple axel, and I hope that at Nationals I’ll be able to include it in my program.”
American figure skater Alysa Liu spoke with 2015 world champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva during the Grand Prix Final in [...]
Ilia Malinin: “I took a risk when I decided to go for the quad axel combination. In practice, it was going well, so I wanted to try it. For me, it was a real passion to see if I could land it.”
American figure skater Ilia Malinin called his quad axel combination in the Grand Prix Final a risky move. original [...]