“During the Olympic season, we appeared decent and in some ways, more confident than other teams in the fight for the third spot.” and “I never wanted to skate for America.” Interview with Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin
Big interview with Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin Part 2. original source: Sports by Maya Bagriantseva [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “In figure skating, many girls starve themselves, fearing to see an extra 100 grams on the scale during weigh-ins. This is a big problem.”
Anna Shcherbakova spoke about the nutrition. original source: INNOFOOD View this post on Instagram [...]
“Our initial conversations with the I.AM started two years ago, at the end of the Olympic season. But at that time because of difficulties with the documents it didn’t work out.” Davis and Smolkin about trainings in Montreal
Big interview with Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin. original source: Sports by Maya Bagriantseva View this [...]
Sofia Samodelkina: “When you read something bad about yourself, no matter how much you say you don’t pay attention to it, it’s somewhat untrue; it still somehow stays in your mind.”
Sofia Samodelkina about fuss in media about her transfer to Kazakhstan. original source: sportplustv.kz [...]
Sota Yamamoto: “”I want to evolve not just performing, landing spins and jumps, but refining them into more sophisticated techniques.”
Sota Yamamoto about the upcoming season. original source: Nikkansports / Hochi News View this post on [...]
Minerva Fabienne Hase: “This year meant a lot for Nikita. It was very important for him to prove that he is not a second-rate pair skater from Russia, but a great figure skater.”
Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin about the progress of their pair. original source: Sports by Maya [...]
Rinka Watanabe: “I think the sun shines equally on everyone, but the moonlight seems to illuminate each person like a spotlight. I realized the necessity to confront oneself within the moonlight.”
Rinka Watanabe about the upcoming season. original source: Nikkansports / Hochi News View this post on [...]
Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii: “Medals were important, not people. The harsh reality of Olympic sports.”
Interview with Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii. original source: "Free Skate" show on Channel 1 by Maxim [...]
“She gave me the courage to keep challenging myself.” Hana Yoshida about Amber Glenn and triple axel
Hana Yoshida about the upcoming season. original source: Nikkansports / Hochi News View this post on [...]
“Maybe I would have continued to fight, but my body was already giving up. It’s not that I suffered immensely from it. I would have suffered more if I had stayed.” Evgenia Medvedeva about ending her sports career
Evgenia Medvedeva about ending her sports career and personal life. original source: Roman Kostomarov's Youtube [...]
Ari Zakarian: “Now, I would call his skating skills a huge credit to Ilia himself because he works on it more than anyone else I’ve ever seen in our sport.”
Ari Zakarian about working with Ilia Malinin. original source: RT View this post on Instagram [...]
“Taking a bath or shower helps me clear my mind.” Shun Sato on his concentration method before competitions
Shun Sato about the upcoming season. original source: Nikkansports / Hochi News View this post on [...]
“We are not going anywhere. We really love Azerbaijan, but for now, our connection to it is only through pomegranate juice and the fact that we know Vova Litvintsev.” Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa on rumors about their change of citizenship
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa on Alena's health and rumors about their switch to Azerbaijan. original source: [...]
“I went through different stages. It was hard, and sometimes I was indifferent, convincing myself that silver is also a medal! I do get overwhelmed sometimes — it hits my pride, I admit that.” Evgenia Medvedeva on the Olympic silver
Evgenia Medvedeva about not winning the Olympics. original source: Roman Kostomarov's Youtube Channel [...]
Kazuki Tomono: “This year, I am transforming from a chrysalis to a butterfly, and next season, during the Olympic year, I aim to soar.”
Kazuki Tomono about the upcoming season. original source: Nikkansports View this post on Instagram [...]
Oksana Baiul: “Having gone to hell and back, I didn’t turn into some crap who moved to Russia to work and just sits silently. They all run to Putin, asking him for money for shows, grants. Blood money? For me — yes.”
Oksana Baiul on realization of being Ukrainian, money and propositions to work in Russia. original source: Dmitri [...]
“We are not the only pair in the country; five other pairs train with us. And there will be more. We love skating very much and hope to become world-class skaters one day.” Interview with North Korean pair Tae Ok Ryom and Kum Chol Han
Interview with North Korean pair Tae Ok Ryom and Kum Chol Han. original source: sports.ru dd.1st October by Maya [...]
Yuma Kagiyama: “This season, I want to try to catch up with Malinin, even surpass a bit in performance.”
Kaori Sakamoto about the upcoming season. original source: Nikkansports / Hochi News View this post on [...]
“There’s no harm in trying. If I go forward without fearing failure, I think that can become a great source of confidence.” Kaori Sakamoto announced “Change” as her theme for this season
Kaori Sakamoto about the upcoming season. original source: Hochi News View this post on Instagram [...]
Mai Mihara: “I’ve been building up my training after returning from an injury. I want to not only practice but also strengthen my body to elevate my performance level.”
Mai Mihara about her attitude towards the upcoming season. original source: Nikkansports / Hochi News [...]
Anastasiia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov: “We are used to challenges, to when people tell us: “You won’t be able to”, and then it turns out we can.”
Interview with Anastasiia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov. original source: RT dd. 27th September 2024 by Elena [...]
“This season is probably the limit for my knee, realistically speaking.”37-year-old Nobunari Oda announced his retirement at the end of this season
Nobunari Oda announced his retirement from competitive skating at the end of this season. original source: Hochi [...]
Kao Miura: “I’ve always loved watching figure skating, especially from the 2010s. It seemed like every skater’s individuality shone bright then, and I’ve always wanted to skate like that.”
Kao Miura about strong aspects of his skating and things he wants to achieve. original source: jbpress.ismedia.jp [...]
“Life has dragged the poor thing through. I was told that they just picked up a boy, whoever was available, sadly.” Ekaterina Bobrova on Annabelle Morozov and Jeffrey Chen duo
Ekaterina Bobrova on Annabelle Morozov and Jeffrey Chen performance at the Lombardia Trophy. original source: [...]