Alexandra Trusova: “Sometimes you could say to Tutberidze, “Shall we clean up?” That meant we would just jump according to the task the whole day and then skate the short program.”
Alexandra Trusova shared some amusing anecdotes from their life. View this post on Instagram A [...]
Oleg Vasiliev: “Could Ilia Malinin achieve everything he is showing now if he had an American mentality? I highly doubt it.”
Part of the interview with Oleg Vasiliev, Olympic champion in pair skating and coach of Olympic champions about figure [...]
Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi: “For now there is no environment in Japan for development of ice dance or pair skating. And if we aim for the world level, coaching and team support become necessary.”
Translation of an article about the retirement press-conference of Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi. [...]
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa: “I want to prove that I’m not a one-time athlete. I want to have the last word: No, I can be a unique athlete who will achieve what they want in any discipline.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa. About the desire to prove themselves, experience in different [...]
Daniil Gleikhengauz: “Search for music is a huge part of the work that goes unnoticed. To come up with all of this, you need to be creatively inspired and be engaged with the cultural agenda.”
Big interview with Daniil Gleikhengauz (some parts were published earlier). photo RustartsTV source: [...]
Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: “The most challenging element to restore after come back? It’s probably the twizzles.”
Interview with Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. The duo told how the training is going, what they like about the [...]
Kamila Valieva: “After going through a lot in my interesting and eventful creative journey (sports career), my attitude towards the word ‘defeat’ has changed.”
Kamila Valieva shared how she approaches defeats. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Daria Usacheva: “Is my return to sports expected? I’m sure it is expected. Actively expected. You will definitely see my skating again and more than once.”
Daria Usacheva answered a question about continuation of her sports career. View this post on Instagram [...]
“I see in myself and many of my fellow athletes how Gurgen and Sebestyen mentally destroyed us.” The Hungarian skater spoke out about the situation in Hungarian figure skating
Translation of the article about Hungarian figure skating. Update on the situation with the Federation, dismissal of [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “Let’s be honest: an athlete doesn’t leave when everything is going great for them.”
Evgenia Medvedeva talked about the reasons why athletes switch coaches. View this post on Instagram [...]
Piper Gilles was diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer over the winter
Piper Gilles was diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer over the winter. The figure skater shared this on her social [...]
Ekaterina Kurakova: “I would like to do more than I can do now, show that I’m not just a smiling, cheerful girl, but I can also be serious, maybe dramatic or sad.”
Translation of an article and interview with Ekaterina Kurakova. View this post on Instagram A [...]
Shoma Uno: “I hadn’t yet found a program that I truly loved, despite skating many programs in the past that I enjoyed.”
Shoma Uno about injury he got at Worlds, retirement of Daisuke Takahashi and programs. View this post on [...]
“Boikova/Kozlovskii couldn’t handle the competition. It’s probably tough when two good pairs are training together.” Russian coaches on the news about pair switching to Tutberidze
Russian coaches commented on Boikova/Kozlovskii's decision to switch to the group of Eteri Tutberidze. View [...]
Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii have switched to the group of Eteri Tutberidze
Figure skaters Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii have switched to the group of Eteri Tutberidze. [...]
Kazuki Tomono: “It’s nice to hear people say ‘you did your best,’ but I also want to hear ‘you’re amazing.'”
Interview with Kazuki Tomono. About performance at the World Team Trophy and this season. View this post on [...]
Elizabeth Tursynbayeva: “I don’t remember a day in my sports career when something didn’t hurt me. It was a constant cycle of endless injuries. But all the results were worth it.”
Interview with former figure skater, 2019 World silver medalist and first female athlete to land quadruple jump in [...]
Alena Kostornaia: It’s not that I don’t need an Olympic medal… But I won’t say that my whole life is the Olympics, and it will end if I don’t win it.”
Alena Kostornaia explained why she doesn't consider winning an Olympic medal as her main goal. View this [...]
Haein Lee: “Deep in my heart, I really want to do difficult jumps… quadruple toe or something else. But I’m not ready for it yet I think. So, I just only work on my triple axel for next season.”
Interview with Haein Lee. About this season and plans for the future. View this post on Instagram [...]
Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii: “Pair skating is becoming too boring. Everyone is doing the same content. And the worst thing is that it has been going on for 20 years.”
Interview with Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
“The biggest factor was that I felt the limit in my right knee. I felt that my body couldn’t keep up with the technical aspects of achieving level of competitive performance.” Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi about their retirement
Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi about their decision to retire from competitive sport. View this post [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “I only felt like an adult and mindful person after the Olympics. After all, I grew up a lot during the Olympics.”
Interview with Evgenia Medvedeva during a cooking show. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “Sometimes I have a strong desire for something very unhealthy and without remorse, I order fast food for myself. Because… why not?”
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva answered questions from followers in a Telegram channel. View this post on Instagram [...]
“We created two new programs with movements in the ‘out of comfort zone’ style.” Adam Solya about new program for Loena Hendrickx
Choreographer Adam Solya about Loena Hendrickx's programs for the next season. View this post on Instagram [...]