“I wanted something cool, danceable, and stylish. So, I thought of having Shae-Lynn do this. We worked on the choreography for about 4 hours straight.” Muramoto and Takahashi about new show program
Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi about new programs for show and working with Shae-Lynn Bourne. View [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “I never had the goal of becoming a world or Olympic champion, I never had that feeling that if it didn’t work out, then everything was in vain. I always did it because I liked it, because it’s my favorite thing to do.”
Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova shared what helped her believe in herself and also revealed some nuances of the [...]
“It wasn’t “Russification” of Hungarian figure skating but systematic development.” Interview with Hungarian pair Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko and their coach Dmitri Savin
Interview with Hungarian pair Maria Pavlova / Alexei Sviatchenko and their coach Dmitri Savin. View this [...]
Kao Miura: “This year, I want to give it my all, using all the experience I gained last year.”
Kao Miura about his mindset starting the season. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
“I don’t want to talk about it. This story wasn’t related to figure skating.” coach Fedchenko on Alina Gorvacheva’s disappearance
Coach Sofia Fedchenko commented on the story with the disappearance of her student Alina Gorbacheva. View [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “Do I miss my sports career? Well, you know that feeling when you stand on the podium, flushed with your victory… No, I don’t miss it.”
Evgenia Medvedeva about whether she missed competitions, her records and eating disorders. View this post [...]
Daria Usacheva: “I imagined myself skating the free program, and I felt like dying. Probably now my career is ended. I don’t think I’ll be back on the competitive arena in a year.”
Figure skater Daria Usacheva explained her decision to stop competing. View this post on Instagram [...]
“I’m in battle mode. Even if my results are bad, I’m full of motivation.” Kaori Sakamoto is ready to go all out from the beginning of the season
Two-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto (23) has renewed her determination for a third consecutive victory. [...]
“I felt a great responsibility, especially when I had to give a speech. It was very scary. I started saying something different from what I had planned.” Mark Kondratiuk about his meeting with Putin
Figure skater Mark Kondratiuk spoke about his meeting with Vladimir Putin. View this post on Instagram [...]
“This news is not true: I’m still skating. If I were disqualified, I wouldn’t be able to do it, but I need to ask my manager about these rumors.” Daniel Grassl about missing 3 doping tests
Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl has left the group of Eteri Tutberidze because of anti-doping regulations. [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Do I want to compete again? Honestly, I don’t answer such questions. I live in the present: perform in shows, train, give master classes. Competitions? Will see later.”
Alexandra Trusova about her participation in a master class in Mexico and her competitive career. View this [...]
Wakaba Higuchi: “Rather than aiming for high goals, I want to take it one step at a time with the image of progressing.”
Wakaba Higuchi about start of the season. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Young You’s SP for 2023/2024 season symbolizes moving beyond past pain and starting anew. Her FP is autobiographical – it shows her journey of overcoming the sense of loss when she lost her father
Young You's management company, Brio Sports, unveiled her plans and programs for the new season. View this [...]
“I don’t like him as a figure skater. For Tutberidze this is a small loss, but for Mr. Grassl, it’s a serious one.” Tarasova on the news that Grassl has left Tutberidze’s group
Tatiana Tarasova commented on the news that Daniel Grassl has left the group of Eteri Tutberidze. View this [...]
Veleriy Angelopol: “Thank you very much to everyone who turned away from me; the ballast has been dropped, and it’s much easier now. As for me, I continue to skate.”
Figure skater Valeriy Angelopol has announced that he will continue his athletic career. View this post on [...]
Rika Kihira has decided to prioritize the complete recovery of the injury this year and will skip the qualifying event for Nationals and Worlds
Rika Kihira has decided to prioritize her complete recovery and will skip the qualifying event for Japanese [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “I can confidently say that everything that happened was for the better. The way my path unfolded led me to the achievements I managed to accomplish.”
Interview with Anna Shcherbakova. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Junhwan Cha: “I focused on improving the quality of jumps to earn more bonus points. Now I believe it’s also important to increase the number of quads to get closer to my goal.”
Translation of the article and interview with Junhwan Cha. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
“To call yourself a choreographer, you need to have an education!” Alena Kostornaia has become a choreographer at the Plushenko’s Academy, comments from Zhulin and Zheleznyakov
Alena Kostornaia has become a choreographer at the Evgeni Plushenko's Academy. Zhulin and Zheleznyakov commented. [...]
Shoma Uno about Marin Honda: “I like everything about her. For example, if I were to say I like Marin’s legs, that would put pressure on her to have those legs. So, I like everything.”
Shoma Uno appeared in the "The Honda Sisters," show. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
“Valeriy absolutely doesn’t want to skate, convincing him otherwise was completely impossible, although he had no significant reasons for all of this.” Anjelika Krylova on Kaganovskaia/Angelopol split up
Anjelika Krylova about Valeriy Angelopol - he "absolutely does not want to skate." View this post on [...]
“She’s not doing anything to get back to competitions. It’s very, very unfortunate that she has no responsibility.” Tatiana Tarasova on Trusova’s possible retirement
Tatiana Tarasova commented on the possible end of Trusova's competitive career. View this post on Instagram [...]
“Valera brought a contract and informed me that if I didn’t sign it by September 1st, he wouldn’t skate with me. The contract was about me making full provision for him.” Vasilisa Kaganovskaia commented on a split up with her partner Valeriy Angelopol
Vasilisa Kaganovskaia commented on a split up with her partner Valeriy Angelopol. View this post on [...]
Shoma Uno: “Free program choregraphed by Kenji Miyamoto is quite challenging. When I first heard the music, I was like, ‘Uh-oh,’
Shoma Uno about ice shows and programs for 2023/24 season. View this post on Instagram A post [...]