“Imagine what a safety margin Valieva has, even with a mistake on the triple axel, she became the first – it’s amazing.” Russian specialist about women’s short program at the Olympics
Russian coaches and specialists about performance of Russian girls in the short program at the Olympic Games in [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “Perhaps there will be no medal at the end of the competition? There are no medals yet, free program is ahead, It’s too early to talk about it.”
Anna Shcherbakova about her performance in the short program at the Beijing Olympics. Shcherbakova showed the [...]
President of FFKR Gorshkov refused to comment and call the foreign journalists “jackals”. Also FFKR comments about Kamila Valieva missing the press-conference
President of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKR) Alexander Gorshkov did not comment after the performance of [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Triple axel is not negotiable and won’t be negotiable. I will always do it regardless of what it might cost me. If I do the axel, there is a possibility that there will be Olympic gold.”
Alexandra Trusova commented on her performance in the short program at the Beijing Olympics. Trusova fell on the [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “Trusova is incredibly talented girl. But instead of chasing records, she needs to focus on what she can do best.”
Evgeni Plushenko in his author's column speaks about Kamila Valieva, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova. [...]
Kamila Valieva: “These days were very difficult for me. Tears of happiness, probably, and a little distress.”
Kamila Valieva spoke about the doping scandal at the Olympics for the first time. View this post on [...]
Anna Shcherbakova had to change her boots a few days before the start of the individual competitions at the Olympic Games
According to Match TV, the three-time Russian and world champion Anna Shcherbakova had to change boots during the 2022 [...]
“Finally justice has prevailed! You can feed tons of this drug to competitors from other countries, but they will not jump quads.” Russian specialists on the decision of CAS to allow Kamila Valieva to compete at the Olympics
Russian coaches and specialists commented on the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to allow the [...]
“Valieva is a diamond, phenomenon in figure skating. She’s much better than WADA and all the rest put together.” Russian coaches and specialists about situation with Kamila Valieva
While the CAS field session is going on, Russian coaches and specialists about situation with Kamila Valieva. [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “The federation asked us if we could compete in both team and individual competitions. Nikita said ‘No problem.'”
Interview with Alexander Zhulin about preparation for the Games and understanding between partners. View [...]
“We have not abandoned the athlete in any case, we are with our athletes in trouble and in joy to the end.”, Eteri Tutberidze to Russian media
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eteri Tutberidze (@tutberidze.eteri) source [...]
RUSADA initiated an investigation against Valieva’s staff after a positive doping test for a figure skater
photo RIA Novosti source Sports.ru The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has initiated an investigation [...]
RUSADA lifted Kamila Valieva’s suspension, IOC and ISU will l file an appeal to CAS. The decision will be made until February 15.
The International Skating Union (ISU) will file an appeal against the decision to lift the temporary suspension of [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “Despite missing the Olympics, I don’t intend to give up with skating, because I really like it.
Russian figure skater Mikhail Kolyada said that the forced skip of the Olympics in Beijing will not make him thinking [...]
“Kamila Valieva’s temporary suspension has been lifted and ROC remains with gold medal. But WADA may appeal this decision to CAS.” sports agent Andrei Mitkov
Sports agent Andrei Mitkov spoke about the situation with a possible positive doping test of Kamila Valieva and the [...]
“Kamila Valieva has not been suspended, there has been no official statement”, Olga Yermolina, FFKKR
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kamila Valieva Fan Group (@teamkvalieva) source [...]
Valieva will not be allowed to the individual event, and the team event’s medals will be taken away from the entire Russian team
As it became known to SE, Kamila Valieva, who is suspected of violating anti-doping rules, will be suspended from the [...]
The ISU Council called for a gradual increase in the age minimum in figure skating
According to Match TV the ISU Council called for a gradual increase in the age minimum in figure skating. photo [...]
“It is doping”, Sports agent Andrey Mitkov
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kamila Valieva (@kamilavalieva26) source [...]
“Various insinuations have already begun. It might be beneficial for someone to do this. ” Russian coaches, specialist and officials about possible problem with doping testing for one of the Russian skater.
According to Inside the games, the medal ceremony of figure skaters was postponed due to problems with doping testing [...]
“Evgeni Semenenko performed clean short program, but lost to skaters with weaker technique.” Russian media outraged with the judging and low placement of Russian men
Russian media outraged with the judging and low placement of Evgeni Semeneko who performed clean in the short program [...]
Medal ceremony of figure skaters was postponed again due to legal reasons
The IOC explained the postponement of the medal ceremony of figure skaters at the Games in Beijing. photo [...]
Alexandra Stepanova confirmed that they will fly to Beijing tonight
source MatchTV Alexandra Stepanova: “Tonight we fly from Moscow to Beijing. We are flying to a personal [...]
Nathan Chen: “Yes, I was told that Yuzuru made a mistake.”
Nathan Chen on his performance in the short program at the Olympic Games in Beijing. phtoto Dmitri Chelyapin / [...]