Matteo Rizzo: “Skating is happiness – has it always been that way? I’d be lying if I said yes, no, but that’s normal. There have been some very tough moments when I almost hated it, and that’s normal too. But it’s nice that I can say that for me now it’s happiness.”
Interview with Matteo Rizzo for Venity Fair Italy. Italian figure skater Matteo Rizzo discusses the importance of [...]
“Ice dance was a series of tough challenges, but each one led to new horizons and became a precious program where we grew a lot.” Marin Honda on her ice dance experience with Shoma Uno
Marin Honda shared a video on Instagram showing her and Shoma Uno’s progress in ice dance, reflecting on their [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “At the Europeans, I would have boldly put Stepanova and Bukin in second place behind Cizeron.” and “Cizeron – yes, he’s good. As for Chock and Bates, they’re a good pair, but for me, they’re not as good as Cizeron.”
Alexander Zhulin believes that Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin could have taken second place at the 2026 European [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “2013 Nationals was the first and only competition we skated together, and seeing her ‘Hymne à l’amour’ made me fall in love with it. From then on, I wanted to be like Akiko-san.”
Kaori Sakamoto on Akiko Suzuki and her free program to “Hymne à l’amour” original source: Tokyo Sports, 16th [...]
“Even after my first GP Final win, I thought my free skate was great, but watching it before Worlds, I felt, ‘It’s just jumps.’ I started to wonder if this was really the kind of performance I wanted.” Shoma Uno on his career path and Olympic experience
Shoma Uno on his career journey and Olympic experience. original source: sportiva.shueisha.co.jp dd 27th January [...]
“This is the ISU admitting its own helplessness, that they can’t judge fairly. If they have to separate the jumpers from the skaters.” Yagudin criticized the initiative to introduce technical and artistic programs
Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin criticized the initiative to introduce technical and artistic programs at ISU figure [...]
Georgii Reshtenko: “As Michal Brezina told me back in Beijing even if we went to Milan, it would just be as tourists. He said I have a young body, I can keep skating, and there’s another Olympic season ahead.”
European bronze Medalist Reshtenko Speaks Out About Missing the Olympics. original source: Championat [...]
Kao Miura: “Following the recent results, I’ve received some rather aggressive comments. While I understand some of the feelings behind them, I hope people will stop sending abusive messages about things unrelated to skating.”
Kao Miura, who will represent Japan in men’s figure skating at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, has shared his [...]
“I’ll be behind the scenes supporting Team Italy, feeling a bit like a mentor and a mother hen. I started my Olympic career in Turin, so for me, it’s like closing a circle.” Carolina Kostner on her role at Milan-Cortina
Carolina Kostner reflects on her enduring passion for figure skating, her evolving roles ahead of the Milan-Cortina [...]
“When I started restoring my jumps, I lost my sense of rotations in the air. I just kept trying, doing lots of double jumps, trying to find where the triple rotations were.” Alexandra Trusova on restoring her jumps after giving birth
Beijing 2022 silver medalist Alexandra Trusova spoke about how she restored her jumps after giving birth. original [...]
Junhwan Cha: “Yuna Kim is the GOAT, and she was a hero to me. Beyond her technical perfection, she always inspired me with her ability to bring out different concepts, and I love that kind of creative challenge in figure skating.”
Junhwan Cha won the silver medal at the Four Continents Championships with a season-best performance, reflecting on [...]
Haein Lee: “I’ve waited eight years for the Olympics, so I’m really happy to finally compete. I want to skate with no regrets and stay healthy and focused on what comes after the Olympics.”
Haein Lee finished fifth in the women’s singles at the Four Continents Championships, reflecting on her performance, [...]
“The first few times were very scary, even though now I realize these aren’t super difficult lifts. The first time I did one, I screamed across the ice.” Anna Shcherbakova on doing lifts with a non-professional partner on a TV show
Anna Shcherbakova said she agreed to take part in the TV project “Ice Age” because she wanted to challenge [...]
“In my entire coaching career, I haven’t met champions with easy personalities. That’s how it should be. An athlete begins to trust you when they realize you won’t betray them and that you’re always striving to help.” Gleikhengauz and Petrosian on trust between athlete and coach
Three-time Russian figure skating champion Adeliia Petrosian and choreographer Daniil Gleikhengauz reflected on the [...]
Petr Gumennik: “Malinin has moved a level ahead; he certainly looks unreachable. But this doesn’t affect my own preparation, because I’ve already found my optimal content – difficult enough and confident enough.”
Petr Gumennik believes that the current world champion from the United States, Ilia Malinin, is currently [...]
Shizuka Arakawa: “Malinin takes a high-risk, high-reward approach, while Liu competes with stable and confident elements. However, Japanese skaters’ skating skills, spins, and steps are just as good, if not better, than their rivals.”
Shizuka Arakawa, who won gold in women’s figure skating at the 2006 Turin Olympics, gave an exclusive interview, [...]
Tatiana Tarasova: “At our Nationals, there were more fans than at the U.S. Nationals. We also outperform the Americans in programs, our compositions are better.”
Tatiana Tarasova believes that interest in figure skating has increased in Russia and compares the programs of Russian [...]
Loena Hendrickx: “Fear of failure? You’re always nervous and something can always go wrong. Whenever you win a medal, people expect you to win another one the next time.”
Loena Hendrickx reflects on her silver medal at the European Championships. original source: Sporza dd. 21st [...]
Nina Pinzarrone: “This is the dream that’s about to come true. It’s special to be able to call myself an Olympian at just 19 years old. I can only be proud of that.”
After the European Figure Skating Championships, Nina Pinzarrone can’t wait to head to Milan for her Olympic debut. [...]
Niina Petrokina: “Many didn’t prepare as hard for the Europeans this time, since the Olympics are coming up. I didn’t have that option, because I had to show that I’m the best.”
Niina Petrokina on winning second European title. original source: sport.err.ee dd. 17th January 2026 by Anu [...]
Kevin Aymoz: “The European Championships have always been a special event for me – a competition that has often confronted me with my doubts and fears. This year was no exception.”
Kevin Aymoz reflected on the challenges he faced before and during the European Championships. original source: [...]
Ilia Malinin: “Figure skating brings the extraordinary ability to connect deeply with an audience, both live and online. But a dark side emerges from the digital animosity masked as harmless opinion.”
American figure skater Ilia Malinin published a post about hate on social media. original source: Instagram [...]
“I decided on Tutberidze, because I spent the most years of my career training with her. When you go to compete with her, it always feels like you’re under protection.” Trusova on her come back
2022 Olympic silver medalist in figure skating Alexandra Trusova confirmed she is continuing her career. original [...]
“I thought a lot about what kind of image I want to show as figure skater. I felt that ‘Ballade for the Madman’ aligns better with the message I want to convey.” Junhwan Cha on brining back his previous free skate
Junhwan Cha on Four Continents Championships and going back to his previous free skate program. original source: [...]