“Filled with the feeling that the day has finally come to receive this medal. It’s a medal we all won together.” Kaori Sakamoto and Yuma Kagiyama on the upcoming Olympic awarding ceremony
Kaori Sakamoto and Yuma Kagiyama about the upcoming awarding ceremony for 2022 Beijing Olympic team [...]
Shoma Uno: “Although I’m sad that I cannot participate myself, I’m happy that the team came together to achieve such a result, and I’m very grateful for the fantastic opportunity to have a medal ceremony like this.”
Shoma Uno about not being able to attend the Olympic medal awarding ceremony. original source: Instagram [...]
“Once, I heard a phrase: “Lisa, look at yourself! Look, you’re fat! Look how your belly sticks out! It’s bigger than mine at 40!” And it’s just my uterus hurting, what can I do about it?” Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva on being a woman in professional sports
Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva on being a woman in professional sports. original source: MatchTV View this [...]
“Interview Eteri Tutberidze? Do you think she would agree? Evgenia Medvedeva about her show on YouTube, coaching, quints and Kamila Valieva
Translation of the interview with Evgenia Medvedeva. About ice shows, journalism and Kamila Valieva. original [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “The situation with Valieva should not affect the team, it’s her personal case. So, our team are the Olympic champions!”
Ilia Averbukh on CAS decision that Russian figure skaters retained the bronze in the Beijing-2022 team [...]
“In his last season, he always said it was ‘for Stephane.’ He wanted to make Stephane happy. I think that was probably the biggest reason he continued skating.” Trainer Shinichi Demizu on Shoma Uno’s motivation in his las competitive season
Translation of the interview with Shoma Uno's trainer Shinichi Demizu. original source: jbpress.ismedia.jp dd. 27th [...]
“I didn’t know how much it would be when she agreed to teach me, and later the bill that came was the highest I had ever had – 5 million yen.” Shizuka Arakawa on training with Tarasova and financial aspects of figure skating
Shizuka Arakawa about financial aspects of figure skating. original source: news.yahoo.co.jp View this [...]
Adelina Sotnikova: “I believe that one day the true Olympic spirit will prevail over politics, and our Russian athletes will once again be winning medals.”
Adelina Sotnikova on the Olympics without Russian athletes. original source: Telegram View this post on [...]
“Given the circumstances, this is fair. The situation with Kamila took us away from the first place. But it’s terrible that they are not inviting us to the award ceremony. If they are inviting others, why aren’t they inviting us?” Tatiana Tarasova on CAS’s decision on medal distribution for the 2022 Olympic team event
Tatiana Tarasova on CAS's decision on medal distribution for the 2022 Olympic team event. original source: [...]
Mao Asada: “The most nerve-wracking performance? Short program at the Sochi Olympics. I was too nervous. I couldn’t control it, and the tension turned into fear.”
Mao Asada about her post-retirement life, health and the most nerve-racking performance of her life. original [...]
“After competitions or at camps alcohol flows freely. One official banquet after international competitions even ended with calling in strippers.” Sofia Baranova about pills to lose weight and athletes’ parties
Translation of the interview with Sofia Baranova who unveils the truth about behind-the-scenes of Russian figure [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “Either you make a scale for quintuples with motivating points, or why do you need it at all? These laughable points that someone who makes history might receive – it’s an unjustified risk.”
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva on quintuple jumps base value and the possibility of her returning to competitions. original [...]
Daisuke Takahashi: “There are many kids who have great potential. I would be happy to see skaters who are both good at jumping and have beautiful skating skills.”
Mao Shimada and Daisuke Takahashi took part in the All-Japan Junior Figure Skating Training Camp. original source: [...]
“Shoma wasn’t really fixated on the Olympics. It didn’t matter that the Olympics were just two more years away; he made his decision independently to conclude this chapter.” Shoma Uno’s former coach, Mihoko Higuchi, on his retirement.
Shoma Uno's former coach, Mihoko Higuchi, about his retirement. original source: jbpress.ismedia.jp dd. 18th July [...]
“I just don’t understand why they can’t invite us to the medal ceremony in Paris! Those medals are ours.” Tatiana Tarasava on the potential absence of Russian skaters at the medals awarding ceremony in Paris
Tatiana Tarasova on the potential absence of Russian skaters at the medals awarding ceremony in Paris. original [...]
“We are being humiliated thoroughly.” Alexander Zhulin on CAS decision to reject Russia’s appeal and award gold to the team USA
Alexander Zhulin on CAS decision to reject Russia's appeal in relation to the final standings for the Team Event in [...]
“There were critics who wrote: ‘Traitor’. But I already relate to this normally. I made a choice.” Samodelkina on her transfer to Kazakhstan national team
Sofia Samodelkina about Kazakhstan Championships and representing Kazakhstan. original source: tengrisport.kz dd. [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “The value of quints should be higher because it turns out to be an absolutely unjustified risk.”
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva about the base value of quintuple jumps. original source: TASS View this post on [...]
“I’m very happy. At the same time, I felt that it took a very long time for this day to come. Through this experience, I strongly felt the importance of fairness and integrity in sports.” Japanese skaters on the 2022 Olympic team silver medal
Japanese skaters commented on the getting 2022 Olympics silver medals in the team event. original source: [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “Olympic silver is a blessing for someone, but I went for gold.”
Evgenia Medvedeva about her silver at the 2018 Olympics. original source: Championat View this post on [...]
“From the moment I met Niina, she has had the quality to be beautiful and powerful at the same time, and this is a special combination that we need in figure skating.” Choreographer Mark Pillay on working with Niina Petrokina
Choreographer Mark Pillay about his work with Niina Petrokina. original source: sport.err.ee dd 21st July 2024 by [...]
“The coach says: ‘I’ll pour you 50 grams [of alcohol] before a run-through’. When I came to ice, I did 3 out of 7 elements.” Dmitri Aliev about burnout, nerves, and antidepressants
Dmitri Aliev about winning European Championships, burnout, antidepressants and diet. original source: Youtube [...]
Yuzuru Hanyu: “I’ve always felt that the performance I wanted to do wasn’t always connected to the scores. So I decided to start chasing my ideal. I’m skating for the fans and the ideal is getting higher.”
Translation of the interview with Yuzuru Hanyu marking 2 years since he turned professional. Part3. original [...]
“As a responsible adult and a coach, my thoughtless attitude has inconvenienced many people. I’m truly sorry for any confusion. Of course, there is no such relationship.” Miki Ando apologized for reported rumors of her being in a relationships with a student
Miki Ando apologized for reported rumors of her "hand-holding dates" with her 16-year-old student. original source: [...]