Interviews

Yuzuru Hanyu: “Honestly, I was extremely frustrated with my performance at the Beijing Olympics. But I believe exhibitions reveal an athlete’s true qualities. I was determined to make my very last performance the best.”

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Interview with Yuzuru Hanyu about nutrition in preparation for the Olympics and quad axel. original source: [...]

Rafael Arutyunyan: “When an athlete comes to me and says that their motivation is to restore a quad jump, win a specific competition, or become recognized — in my opinion, that’s nonsense.”

Posted on 2024-11-20 • 2 comments

Interview with Rafael Arutyunyan. original source: RT dd. 20th November 2024 by Elena Vaitsekhovskaya photo [...]

Rino Matsuike: “Definitely, once you succeed, it makes you feel like you can do it again. Delivering a solid performance in such competitions is incredibly difficult, but it’s very important to me.”

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Rino Matsuike on winning silver at the Finlandia Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports / Nikkansports / [...]

Carolina Kostner: “One of my main goals was to give young skaters a chance to make our sport more beautiful. And I hope they can find their skating style without trying to become someone they are not just for the sake of winning.”

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Interview with Carolina Kostner. original source: Sport Express dd. 19th November 2024 by Dmitri Kuznetsov and [...]

“This is still the hardest situation in my life so far. There was no competition at all, and the adults really did the wrong thing by distancing themselves from it and not finding the right words to inform about it in advance.” Anna Shcherbakova on not making it into Olympic team event

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Anna Shcherbakova about not making it into the team event at the Olympics. original source: Free Program podcast on [...]

Kazuki Tomono: “This Grand Prix series, was very challenging, but it really taught me again the importance of practice. I still lack sufficient skill, and it’s incredibly frustrating because I thought ‘this year would be the one.'”

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Kazuki Tomoto on his performance at the Finlandia Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports / Nikkansports dd. [...]

Anna Shcherbakova: “In Tutberidze’s group, training is structured so that the main competitors are always on the same ice. I don’t even know how it would be otherwise.”

Posted on 2024-11-18 • 1 comment
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Anna Shcherbakova about competition in Eteri Tutberidze's group and quad jumps. original source: Free Program [...]

“I think this program was too challenging because tango is a dance that requires a lot of energy. I can’t perform all the elements in conjunction with this program.” Aleksandr Selevko on going back to his last season’s free skate

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Aleksandr Selevko about start of the season and programs. original source: sport.err.ee dd. 13th November 2024 by [...]

“Coach told me “God was on your side today, Hana,” and I myself accepted it as a victory won by luck. I can do more.” Hana Yoshida on winning Finlandia Trophy 2024.

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Hana Yoshida on winning Finlandia Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports dd. 16th November by Honoka Takemoto / [...]

Yuma Kagiyama: “I feel ashamed of the performance I gave as the last skater, and I owe an apology to everyone and to myself. I was thinking about needing to win, so I ended up overthinking.”

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Yuma Kagiyama on winning Finlandia Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports dd. 16th November by Honoka Takemoto [...]

Evgenia Medvedeva: “Tutberidze is the main person who essentially brought me here. The main person in my career, the main coach.”

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Evgenia Medvedeva about Eteri Tutberidze. original source: Sports View this post on Instagram [...]

Kevin Aymoz: “After the European Championships, everyone wrote me off, as if they threw me in the trash. I’m so glad that I was able to show that it was too early to count me out.”

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Kevin Aymoz on his performance in the short program at the Finlandia Trophy 2024. original source: Sports dd. 16th [...]

Daniel Grassl: “Several short programs — it seems to be a trend this season. Maybe my coach and I will come up with a new one already for the next competitions.”

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Daniel Grassl on his performance in the short program at the Finlandia Trophy 2024. original source: Sports dd. [...]

“It’s going to end up being my signature. I don’t really want it… But it’s still nice.” Adam Siao Him Fa about winning Grand Prix de France coming back from the 8th place in the short program

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Adam Siao Him Fa about winning Grand Prix de France 2024. original source: lequipe.fr dd. 2d November 2024 by [...]

Yuna Aoki: “After deciding to continue as an active competitor this season, I’ve been trying to cherish every single day. I believe I have nothing to lose, so I want to make it a year of challenges.”

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Yuna Aoki on her performance at the NHK Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports dd. 10th November / Nikkansports [...]

Rafael Arutyunyan: “Samodelkina certainly has many advantages. But there’s a problem: she hasn’t been raised to have a long career in sports. A complete reboot is necessary. Is she ready for this?”

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Rafael Arutyunyan on further collaboration with Sofia Samodelkina original source: Sports photo Sputnik / [...]

“I envision the first chapter of my skating life as an athlete, the second as a show skater, and the third I wish to challenge myself as a coach.” Mao Asada about opening her ice rink

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Mao Asada about opening her rink. original source: sportiva.shueisha.co.jp dd. 10th November View this [...]

Sofia Samodelkina: “Since I would like to restore my ultra-c elements I decided on going to Rafael Arutyunyan. I think if this internship works out, we will go like on mini-training camps.”

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Sofia Samodelkina about trainings with Rafael Arutyunyan. original source: SauBall Youtube Channel View [...]

Evgenia Lopareva: “Over the years, a certain type of program has formed that brings results but does not convey any message to the audience. It’s just a good figure skating program, beautiful skating. There is no drama, no story.”

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Interview with French ice dancer Evgenia Lopareva. original source: sport-express.ru dd. 8th November 2024 by [...]

Oleg Vasiliev: “I might be wrong, but in my opinion, Tutberidze is more of a hostage to the empire that she herself has created.”

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Oleg Vasiliev on challenges that Eteri Tutberidze faces. original source: RT View this post on Instagram [...]

Mikhail Shaidorov: “I decided to add the 3A-4T to my program two seasons ago, but at that time I lacked the preparation and condition to perform it without other elements falling apart. This time I succeeded, and I’m very happy.”

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Mikhail Shaidorov about triple axel - quad toe loop combination. original source: MatchTV dd.6th November by [...]

Yelim Kim: “Scores are important, but I think it’s a stage where I should concentrate on myself rather than on scores or rankings. I’m relieved that I could finish without any injuries or other issues.”

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Yelim Kim about her performance at the Grand Prix in 2024/2025 season. original source: mfocus.kr dd. 8th November [...]

“Being a 14-year-old athlete I was told to pad my costume because I doesn’t have breasts so how are we supposed to earn points for the components?” Evgenia Medvedeva about sexualization of sports

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Evgenia Medvedeva about sexualization of sports. original source: Ksenia Sobchak Youtube channel / text version [...]

“I’m happy to see almost any performance by Kaori Sakamoto on the ice. She has a great energy.” and “When I watch Isabeau Levito – I see a bit of myself in her skating.” Kostornaia on skaters that she likes

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Alena Kostornaia on current skaters that she likes. original source: Okko View this post on Instagram [...]