Interviews

Matteo Guarise: “Winning at Europeans was another step, my goal. As soon as I achieve a goal, I change it. I wanted to get to the Olympics – and I’ve been there, and now I want more.”

Posted on 2024-01-23 • 1 comment

Translation of Matteo Guarise's comments about victory at the 2024 European Figure Skating Championships. original [...]

“At that time (singles era), I strongly felt the desire to be sexy and erotic, and I only thought about that (laughs).” Daisuke Takahashi about skating to “Tango-Roxanne”

Posted on 2024-01-22 • No comments yet

Translation of Daisuke Takahashi's comments about skating to "Tango-Roxanne." original source: [...]

Sihyeong Lee: “Getting the opportunity to compete in the World Championships, I will continue to train hard to have a regret-free competition.”

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Translation of Sihyeong Lee comments about Korean Nationals and being selected for World Championships. original [...]

Sofia Muravieva: “To perform quad and triple axel, you have to approach them with such… a fierce mood and anger.”

Posted on 2024-01-21 • No comments yet

Translation of the interview with Sofia Muravieva, silver medalist at the 2024 Russian Nationals. original source: [...]

Sofia Samodelkina: “At first skipping the seemed like a catastrophe. I was preparing for the Kazakhstan Nationals but I couldn’t go there. Now I take it calmly.”

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Translation of Sofia Samodelkina comments about struggles with jumps and changing sports citizenship. original [...]

Chaeyeon Kim: “As this is my second World Championships this year, I hope to perform better than last time and achieve better results.”

Posted on 2024-01-20 • No comments yet

Translation of Chaeyeon Kim's comments about Korean Nationals and being selected for World Championships. original [...]

Solene Mazingue and Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko: “Perhaps we would have scored more points at the Europeans if we had skated throughout the season. But we’re not thinking about that now, we just happy to perform.”

Posted on 2024-01-19 • No comments yet

Translation of Solene Mazingue and Marko Jevgeni Gaidajenko about their performance at the 2024 European [...]

“It’s better to try and end the career if it doesn’t work out than regret not even taking the challenge” Ioulia Chtchetinina and Michal Wozniak

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Translation of the interview with Polish pair Ioulia Chtchetinina / Michal Wozniak. Original source: sport.tvp.pl [...]

Nikita Volodin: “I don’t plan to renounce Russian citizenship. Because what, get a visa to come home?”

Posted on 2024-01-18 • No comments yet

Translation of Nikita Volodin's comment about obtaining German citizenship. original source: RSport View [...]

Alena Kostornaia: “Sometimes our competitions are more interesting than what is happening abroad in the world of figure skating.”

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Translation of Alena Kostornaia's comment about the level of international competitions. original source: [...]

Aleksandr Selevko: “I knew that I could be in the top-3 if everything went well. But before the competitions, I was under so much stress that it was difficult for me to train.”

Posted on 2024-01-17 • 1 comment

Translation of the interview with 2024 European Championships silver medalist Aleksandr Selevko. original source: [...]

Marin Honda: “No matter which moment I look back on, skating is a part of all my memories. And I believe I can retire while still loving skating.”

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Japanese single skater Marin Honda announced her retirement from competitive sports. original source: [...]

Maria Butyrskaya: “Malinin is also one of ours. He’s not even an American in the literal sense; he represents this country only by territorial indication.”

Posted on 2024-01-15 • 1 comment

Translation of Maria Butyrskaya's comments about Ilia Malinin. original source: sport-express.ru View [...]

Anastasiia Gubanova: “I came to Europeans not aiming for a medal, understanding that gold is an almost impossible task.”

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Translation of Anastasiia Gubanova's comments about winning silver at the European Championships 2024. original [...]

Nina Pinzarrone: “It’s crazy, but it’s not like I didn’t expect it; I wanted to do better than last season. I’m very happy and can be proud of myself.”

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Translation of Nina Pinzarrone's comments about winning bronze medal at the European Championships. original [...]

Loena Hendrickx: “In the summer, I really thought I wouldn’t reach my level again. I have trained so hard, I have been so tired… To stand here as a champion, I’m super happy.”

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Translation of Loena Hendrickx's comments about winning European Championships. original source: sporza.be dd. 13th [...]

Alexander Zhulin: “If I were Sylvester Stallone, I would sue Lewis Gibson for discrediting the image of Rocky as a boxer.”

Posted on 2024-01-14 • 1 comment

Translation of Alexander Zhulin's comments about ice dance competition at the European Championships 2024. original [...]

Minerva Fabienne Hase’: “I’m very upset, and honestly, angry at myself. I really wanted to get on the podium. I thought about it all the time. And burned out.”

Posted on 2024-01-13 • No comments yet

Translation of Minerva Fabienne Hase's comments about the results at the European Championships 2024. original [...]

Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin: “Nerves are more present than before. Despite our experience at major international competitions it feels like we are starting from scratch now.”

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Translation of Diana Davis' and Gleb Smolkin's comments about their performance in a rhythm dance at the European [...]

Kevin van der Perren: “Whether the Russians are there or not, the medals worth the same, skaters still need to do it in those few minutes. The task is equally difficult.”

Posted on 2024-01-12 • No comments yet

Translation of the Kevin van der Perren's comments about Belgium skaters' prospects at the European [...]

Anastasiia Gubanova: “Did the incident with the mistake on ISU’s social media affect me? It was unpleasant. It’s disappointing that I was treated like that – it turns out, devaluing my and my team work.”

Posted on 2024-01-11 • 1 comment

Translation of Anastasiia Gubanova's comments about her performance at the European Championships and the incident [...]

Jorik Hendrickx: “The goal is definitely European Championships gold. Anything less would be a disappointment.”

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Translation of the Jorik Hendrickx's comments about European Championships. original source: sporza.be dd. 11th [...]

“The war is still ongoing, and there’s still a doping scandal in Russian figure skating. Personally, I cannot sincerely say that everything is fine, let’s skate together again.” Deniss Vasiljevs about the ban of Russian athletes

Posted on 2024-01-10 • 5 comments

Translation of the Deniss Vasiljevs' comments regarding the ban of Russian athletes. original source: jauns.lv dd. [...]

Adam Siao Him Fa: “I believe that our sport needs someone who will give it a certain push and add freshness. If we could go beyond some restrictions, it would add originality and creativity.”

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Translation of the interview with Adam Siao Him Fa for Russian media. original source: RSport dd. by Vlad [...]