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Yulia Lipnitskaya’s husband and coach of Plushenko’s Academy, Vladislav Tarasenko, is on the front line in Ukraine, serving in Russian army

Posted on 2023-03-01 • No comments yet

The husband of Yulia Lipnitskaya and coach of Plushenko's Academy, Vladislav Tarasenko is serving in Russian army on [...]

The issue of admission of Russian skaters will not be discussed at the ISU conference this March

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The issue of admission of Russian athletes will not be discussed at the ISU conference. photo EPA source: [...]

“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

Posted on 2023-02-26 • No comments yet
Evgenia Medvedeva

Evgenia Medvedeva about international competitions. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]

Angels of Plushenko filed an official complaint to the ethics commission regarding “public insult of coach Evgeni Plushenko” by coach Sofia Fedchenko

Posted on 2023-02-24 • 4 comments
Evgeni Plushenko

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.

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The Russian Anti-Doping Agency has appealed to CAS the decision of the Disciplinary Anti-Doping Committee to find [...]

“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

Posted on 2023-02-22 • 5 comments

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

Posted on 2023-02-21 • 2 comments

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

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The International Skating Union (ISU) will not consider the issue of admitting Russians to international competitions [...]

Maxim Naumov: “The desire to return and do what you wanted, what you spent time on, is stronger than fear of getting injured again.”

Posted on 2023-02-14 • No comments yet

Interview with Maxim Naumov about coming back after injuries, medal at Nationals and goals. View this post [...]

Anna Shcherbakova: “Before going to the start, I convince myself that this is my reward—to skate when hundreds of people are looking at me, and it helps me to show even more than in training.”

Posted on 2023-02-13 • 1 comment
Anna Shcherbakova

Anna Shcherbakova spoke about her emotions after winning the 2022 Games in Beijing and current activities. [...]

Georgian media concerned by the possible participation of Anastasiia Gubanova in the ice show in Moscow, organized by Central Sports Club of the Russian Army.

Posted on 2023-02-08 • 3 comments

Georgian media concerned by the appearance of Anastasiia Gubanova among the list of participants for the ice show in [...]

“Today, I feel like I’m just suffering in sports.” Interview with Morisi Kvitelashvili

Posted on 2023-02-07 • 2 comments

Interview with Morisi Kvitelashvili about this hard season and changes in his life. View this post on [...]

“For next year what we’ve crafted is music of the 1980s” Mr. Shawn Rettstatt – Chair of ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee about the Rhythm dance for the next season.

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Mr. Shawn Rettstatt – Chair of ISU Ice Dance Technical Committee about the Rhythm dance for the next season. [...]

Annabelle Morozov trains in a duet with Igor Eremenko

Posted on 2023-02-05 • No comments yet

Annabelle Morozov, performing in ice dance, trains in a duet with Igor Eremenko. View this post on [...]

Anna Shcherbakova didn’t receive an invitation to the ISU Skating Awards due to security reasons

Posted on 2023-02-04 • No comments yet
Anna Shcherbakova

The International Skating Union (ISU) explained why Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova did not receive an invitation [...]

Daniel Grassl returned to Moscow to train with Eteri Tutberidze

Posted on 2023-02-02 • 1 comment

Daniel Grassl returned to work in Khrystalny, Moscow, to train with Tutberidze.  View this post on [...]

“The Italian Ice Sports Federation is not interested in requesting the transfer and release of foreign athletes who have no connections to Italy and / or our federation.” a comment on rumors about possible transfer of Maiia Khromykh

Posted on 2023-02-01 • No comments yet

The press service of the Ice Sports Federation, in response to a request from Sport-Express, commented on the news [...]

“I enjoyed watching and learning how Russian girls train. But it doesn’t affect how I skate.” Interview with Estonian figure skater Nina Petrokina

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Interview with Estonian figure skater Nina Petrokina. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]

Kamila Valieva: “At the Olympics I had two emotions: incredible joy and 10 days later sadness. What’s next? Another Olympics, and then another one.”

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Kamila Valieva spoke about her brightest impression in sports. View this post on Instagram A [...]

Maiia Khromykh can switch sport citizenship and represent Italy

Posted on 2023-01-30 • No comments yet

Maiia Khromykh can switch sport citizenship and represent Italy. View this post on Instagram A [...]

“From a technical point of view, this is a great choice.” Andrea Gios, President of the Italian Ice Sports Federation on the Daniel Grassl’s decision to train with Eteri Tutberidze

Posted on 2023-01-27 • No comments yet

Andrea Gios, President of the Italian Ice Sports Federation, commented on the decision of the Italian figure skater [...]

Anna Shcherbakova will remain a contender for the ISU Most Valuable Figure Skater award but won’t be admitted to the award ceremony

Posted on 2023-01-19 • No comments yet
Anna Shcherbakova

Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova will remain a contender for the ISU Most Valuable Figure Skater award, but [...]

Russia will not host the Grand Prix stage in the 2023/24 season

Posted on 2023-01-18 • No comments yet

Russia will not host the Grand Prix stage in the 2023/24 season. View this post on Instagram A [...]

Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean Luc Baker withdrew from the U.S. Nationals to prioritize their mental and physical health

Posted on 2023-01-17 • No comments yet

Ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean Luc Baker withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships because of a series [...]