Natalya Linichuk: “I don’t want the qualifying for the Olympics turn into taking of all comers.”
Interview with Natalya Linichuk. About champions and selection process, her athletes, Ilia Averbukh, Marina Anissina, [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “I hope someone enjoyed all these scandals, but certainly not me.”
Interview with Evgenia Medvedeva. Evgenia shared her feelings about returning to Chrustalny, mental problems, thoughts [...]
Dmitri Aliev: “When you skate with your heart on a sleeve, there’s no control”
European champion Dmitri Aliev on how to survive the cancellation of the World Championships, injury, coronavirus and [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “I don’t want my athletes to be stars just for one season”
Evgeni Plushenko about Veronika Zhilina, plans for medals and rising stars of figure skating. source: by Rogovich [...]
Evgeni Rukavitsin: “There are things that you cannot change and you must accept them. We accepted the terms of the game and moved on.”
Interview with Evgeni Rukavitsin, coach of Dmitri Aliev and Makar Ignatov. About the first half of the season, tactics [...]
The coronavirus ruined her career, but not her character. Anastasia Shpilevaya about her career and new life in figure skating
Interview with Anastasia Shpilevaya. In a very open view Anastasiia told about the beginning of her skating career, [...]
Vadim Naumov: “The ladies’ competition in Las Vegas was a sad sight”
Former Russian figure skater and now American coach Vadim Naumov (1994 World champion in pair with his wife Evgenia [...]
Stanislava Konstantinova: “I try to ignore well-wishers who advise to end my careers due to lack of prospects.”
Interview with Stanislava Konstantinova. About leaving Plushenko's Academy, start working with Viktoria Butsaeva and [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “My career is like an arrhythmia. And that’s okay.”
Interview with Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. Liza told about her passions, Ice Age and Olympics in Beijing. source: by [...]
Maxim Staviski: “Papadakis is a cool skater who can blend with a partner like a chameleon”
Interview with two-time world champion in ice dance Maxim Staviski. Maxim shared his opinion that in modern figure [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: ” I want the whole country, the whole world to know my athletes, remember them for their great contribution to figure skating.”
Interview with Evgeni Plushenko and Yana Rudkovskaya for Tatler Russia. source: Tatler magazine / February 2021 / [...]
Alexei Krasnozhon: “I’m ending my career after the Olympics, I want to devote the next 12 months to skating and close this door in my life.”
Interview with Alexei Krasnozhon for Russian media. About short program at the US Nationals, competitions without [...]
Alexei Zheleznyakov: “I publicly insulted, publicly apologized, but I’m not going to crawl on my knees and apologize personally. There won’t be a fight.”
In case you got bored, here's another round of Russian "Duel club" drama Zheleznyakov vs Plushenko. This time [...]
Rafael Arutyunyan: “Such ambitious athletes as Nathan Chen, Evgeni Plushenko in the old days, Sasha Trusova will always try to do something that the whole world considers impossible.”
Interview with Rafael Arutyunyan. About Nathan Chan's performance at the USA Nationals, plans for the further [...]
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: “With experience, you start to have fun at competitions. Not stress, but pleasure.”
Interview with Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. About Russian Nationals, preparation, the old and new free program, [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “I am obliged to defend my athletes”
Interview with Evgeni Plushenko about judging and details of the disagreements and confrontation with Team [...]
“It’s nervous, but it’s a very pleasant nervousness. It’s great when there is competition.” Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin about Russian Nationals
Interview with Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. About first victory at the Russian Nationals, preparation for the [...]
Maxim Kovtun: “I’m proud of our skaters. I remember what it means to train when you don’t know if you will have a competitions.”
Interview with former Russian National champion Maxim Kovtun. About finishing his career, the reasons for growth of [...]
Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov: “We took a step back, but two steps forward.”
Interview with Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov. Guys told about the beginning of this season, how did they [...]
Maxim Trankov: “Working with Tarasova and Morozov, I’m writting my personal story, satisfying my own ambitions.”
Interview with Maxim Trankov. About coaching Tarasova - Morozov and victory at the Russian Nationals and remote work [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “What is the point of changing something if you do everything the same way?”
Interview with Mikhail Kolyada. About returning to the ice, working in Alexei Mishin's group and components of [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “I really want to restore the quad and put it into the free program.”
Interview with Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. Elizaveta shared her emotions from performing at the Russian Nationals and [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “I believe that the World Championships will be held, because all this should not be in vain.”
Anna Shcherbakova about her emotions after her victory at the Russian Nationals 2021. source: Channel 1, text [...]
Dmitri Mikhailov: “Sasha did not lose the Russian Nationals. The man lost when he gave up, and this is definitely not about Sasha Trusova.”
Interview with Dmitri Mikhailov. About coaching Alexandta Truova and results of the Russian Nationals 2021. source: [...]