Alexei Mishin: Alexander Petrov shows at competitions what he can
Alexei Mishin about Alexander Petrov's preparation for the upcoming season. Mishin: Petrov took the "Dance with [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: I improved, just not enough
Translation of the interview with Mikhail Kolyada. How do you assess the results of the season? - Overall, I'm [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [09.06.2017]
This week in Russian ice dance passed without incidents. At least it seems so, but maybe it's only a calm before a [...]
Plushenko about Sotnikova: we will decide about our plans in the next two weeks
Evgeni Plushenko about Adelina Sotnikova's injury: Adelina had an injury, a small fracture, she just resumed training. [...]
Alexander Smirnov and Yuko Kavaguti: we’re realistic about our chances
Alexander Smirnov about possibility for him and Yuko Kavaguti to compete next season : Yuko and I are training, [...]
Stolbova and Klimov work on their programs in North America
Nina Mozer told a bit about new programs for Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov: Stolbova / Klimov are now in Montreal, [...]
Tatiana Volosozhar: The decision of finishing our career is not final
Tatiana Volosozhar about possibility of continuation of sporting career: The decision of finishing our career is not [...]
Anna Pogorilaya about new programs for 2017-2018 season
Anna Pogorilaya told a bit about her new programs and nearest plans: I did a short program in USA with Camerlengo. I [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [02.06.2017]
Finally it's Friday! How to spend last working day? Take some wine and join me in my weekly review of Russian ice [...]
Alexei Mishin about Carolina Kostner’s new programs
Alexei Mishin told about Carolina Kostner's new programs and preparation for Olympic season. How goes the work on [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Andrei Lazukin: Sport is an overcoming
Translation of an interview with Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Andrei Lazukin. About upcoming Olympic season, new [...]
Will we see Sotnikova and Lipnitskaya competing next season?
The Grand-prix assignments were announced shockingly early this season) Interesting (but predictable) thing, neither [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [26.05.2017]
Announcement of Grand prix assignments this early shocked me that much that I even forgot about my new Friday [...]
Ivan Righini will train with Svetlana Sokolovskaya in CSKA
In May Ivan Righini announced that he will train in Moscow (CSKA) with Svetlana Sokolovskaya. Comment from his new [...]
Adam Solya did a program for Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
This season one of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's program is choreographed by Hungarian dancer/choreographer Adam Solya. [...]
Kavaguti and Smirnov are still thinking what to do next
On Thursday the Federation of Figure Skating Federation of Russia approved the list of candidates for the national team [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [19.05.2017]
My new Friday tradition: take a cup of coffee (ok, whom I'm fooling, a glass of wine/cognac/whatever) and enjoy the [...]
Elena Buyanova: In sport everything is fleeting
Partly translation of Tatjana's Flade interview with Elena Buyanova (I skipped the part about bulding of the new ice [...]
Tiffany Zahorski and Jonathn Guerreiro left Alexander Zhulin’s group
After Sinitsina / Katsalapov went to Zhulin, there were talks that it isn't the last change in his group. Director [...]
Inna Goncharenko about programs of her students for 2017-2018 season
Inna Goncharenko told about new programs of her students. Misha Ge did a short program for Sergei Voronov. Sergei [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [12.05.2017]
Watching Russian ice dance it's like watching a TV show, I'd say a TV-drama. You never know what may happen and when. [...]
Update on Mozer’s group
Now team Mozer is on vacation till the end of May, so Nina Mikhailovna summed up what has been already done in terms of [...]
Adelina Sotnikova will decide about her intentions to compete after May 20
While someone only dreams about his own figure skating school, someone already has it. Evgeni Plushenko has his own [...]
Kiira Korpi: She said “yes”
Congratulations to Kiira Korpi and Arthur Borges who announced their engagement! What a beautiful [...]