Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara: “It was so tough during practice that the coach jokingly said, ‘If it’s too hard, you can stop and take a break during the pair spin.'”
Translation of Riku Miura's and Ryuichi Kihara's comments about competing in the 2024 Four Continents [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “I’ve lived my entire life in a world where they overly sexualize us. Where hearing ‘Why are your boobs so small? Components gonna be small, need that sexy shape!’ is kinda normal.”
Evgenia Medvedeva spoke about sexualization of female skaters in figure skating. original source: 'No Comments' [...]
Haein Lee: “I couldn’t control my feelings well because my heart was too heavy.”
Translation of Haein Lee's comments about the Four Continents Championships. original source: mfocus.kr dd. 2d [...]
Alexandr Galliamov: “If IOC wants to award us medals for the team event, I would suggest they send us an official invitation. I refuse to accept anything by mail or through third parties.”
Alexandr Galliamov stated that he will not accept a medal for the team event by mail. original source: TASS [...]
Junhwan Cha: “Instead of setting big goals, such as achieving something specific, I think of this as part of the training. I want to go out and do my best, regardless of the outcome.”
Translation of Junhwan Cha's comments about recovery from injury and his performance at the Four Continents [...]
Hannah Lim and Ye Quan: “We didn’t want to look like a baby junior skaters moving up to seniors. We want to become a memorable team for everyone.”
Translation of the Hannah Lim and Ye Quan's comments about their performance in the rhythm dance at the Four [...]
Alexei Mishin: “Amber Glenn is commendable for mastering triple axel at her age”
Alexei Mishin told that he disagrees with the statements that figure skating has 'died' without Russians. original [...]
Rinka Watanabe: “If I can’t master the quadruple jump this offseason, I might think of quitting skating. I have to feel it.”
Translation of Rinka Watanabe's comments about her short program at the Four Continents Championships and goal to [...]
Tatiana Tarasova: “In Tutberidze’s position I would say that I’m guilty, made a mistake, gave the wrong thing, but would take responsibility off the child. This seems to be the only right decision”
Tatiana Tarasova commented on Eteri Tutberidze's statement about Valieva's doping case. original source: [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “After two years, nothing has become clear, the origin of this drug has not been investigated, and there are still many questions. Only accusations from different sides are coming our way.”
Eteri Tutberidze commented on the verdict made by CAS in Kamila Valieva's doping case. original source: [...]
“I think waiting for two years has paid off.” “I’ve been waiting for two years, so I’ll be happy if I get a medal soon.” Sakamoto and Higuchi about the resolving of Valieva’s doping case
Kaori Sakamoto and Wakaba Higuchi about resolving of the Valieva's case and getting team medals after two [...]
“A deliberately planned attack to ensure that the Olympic team medal went to the American team”; “Burn in hell, bitches.” Russian coaches and functionaries about the decision on Valieva’s case
Translation of the comments made by Russian figure skating leadership and coaches regarding the CAS decision to [...]
“Only one person has taken the lie detector test – doctor Shvetsky. In response to a question about involvement in the incident with Valieva, he answered negatively.” Journalist Zhukov
Journalist Zhukov told that doctor Shvetsky answered questions about Valieva during a lie detector test. original [...]
“Initially, there was another version involving Kamila’s dog. But it was quickly abandoned.” journalist about Valieva’s doping case
Journalist Zhukov revealed another version in Valieva's case that was rejected. original source: "Po moyey infe" [...]
Anna Pogorilaya: “I explain to my athletes that they shouldn’t show if they’re in pain that everyone doesn’t care, the judges don’t care. People go out and skate with broken legs.”
Anna Pogorilaya about painful falls in figure skating. original source: Championat View this post on [...]
Gabriella Papadakis: “Shows give you opportunities to be creative but there’s no sense that you are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for yourself.”
Translation of Gabriella Papadakis and Romain Haguenauer's comments about possible return of the duo Papadakis/Cizeron [...]
Aleksandr Selevko: “It has been a dream of my life to become a medalist in major competitions, but in recent years, I had given up hope due to injuries.”
Aleksandr Selevko about winning silver medal at the European Championships. original source: sports.ru [...]
“She used Lipnitskaya as an example of a person who managed to overcome addictions and solve problems with her weight.” Participant of weight loss show about Tutberidze
Participant in the "Big Girls" TV project, shared her opinion about Eteri Tutberidze. original source: [...]
Vladimir Samoilov: “In my opinion, there is bias in judging, not only towards me but also towards some other athletes who switched from Russia to compete for other countries.”
Translation of the interview with Polish single skater Vladimir Samoilov. original source: Sport24 dd. 23d January [...]
“With these proposals, the ISU is trying to preserve the sport, give weak athletes the opportunity to participate and win.” Tatiana Tarasova on the ISU discussion to simplify programs
Tatiana Tarasova commented on the ISU Technical Committee discussion to simplify programs. original source: [...]
“There’s a competition, there are participants, there’s a medal, there’s a title. As for those who are not there – well they are not there” Anastasiia Gubanova about winning medal in the absence of Russian skaters
Georgian figure skater Anastasiia Gubanova about judging and winning a title in the absence of Russian [...]
“For four years, we worked towards this team gold, won it, and now we need to finalize this issue. This victory will be even more valuable.” doctor Philip Shvetsky
Russian figure skating team doctor Philip Shvetsky commented on his lawsuit against the German journalist and [...]
“When we came to Tutberidze for the second time, she said that I should fall at my feet and beg her to take us back. In the hall, in front of all parents!” Interview with Elena Kostyleva’s mother
Translation of the interview with Irina Kostyleva, a mother of figure skater Elena Kostyleva. About serious injuries [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “Figure skating showed me that the world is big and diverse. Of course, it became a strong motivation. I understood that to see even more I needed to work very hard and strive.”
Translation of the interview with Elizaveta Tuktamysheva about childhood in professional sport. original source: [...]