Ilia Malinin: “My goal is to land all six quads in one program.”
Translation of Ilia Malinin's comments about quad axel and goal to perform all six quads in one program. original [...]
“The IOC has the opportunity to prove to us that they are a very good and correct organization. What did our national team members do wrong?” Tatiana Tarasova on the IOC’s decision to allow Russians athletes to 2024 Olympics
Translation of Tatiana Tarasova's comments about the IOC's decision to allow Russians athletes to participate in the [...]
“I’m upset by the level. For so many years, we really raised the level of women’s skating and now it has dropped by 10 levels.” Evgenia Medvedeva about women’s single skating at the Grand Prix
Translation of Evgenia Medvedeva's comments about the level of women's figure skating at the Grand Prix. original [...]
Shoma Uno: “I want to approach competition with a mindset ‘I lost this time. I want to win next time,’ and be able to say it directly.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments about competition in men's single skating. original source: nikkansports.com [...]
“No one in the world has been able to repeat his record yet; there haven’t been any attempts by anyone.” Tatiana Tarasova about Ilia Malinin’s quad axel in the short program
Tatiana Tarasova commented on Ilia Malinin's quad axel at the Grand Prix Final. original source: MatchTV [...]
Kseniia Sinitsyna: “You cannot perform a large number quads on training. It’s a very heavy load on the body. I do five attempts a day – that’s enough at my age.”
Translation of Kseniia Sinitsyna's comments on quad jumps in women's single skating. original source: [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “Last year, being called ‘favorite to win the GP Final’ was like ‘What should I do… I’m not at that level,’ this season I feel like I can do it.”
Translation of Kaori Sakamoto's comments before Grand Prix Final. original source: nikkansports.com dd. 6th [...]
“But because he is an American, I don’t think it’s worthy of our discussion now. It’s not right. I love my country and I believe that our skaters are still the best.” Irina Slutskaya about Ilia Malinin’s quad axel
Tranlsation of Irina Slutskaya's comment about Ilia Malinin's quad axel. original source: Championat [...]
Shoma Uno “I’m not really as concerned as everyone seems to think. If I lost my motivation due to under-rotation or something like that, I’d gracefully retire.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments before Grand Prix Final original source: nikkansports.com dd. 6th December [...]
Carolina Kostner: “The artistic aspect requires everything—technical, mental, and life experiences and takes time. But Yuma understands that direction well.”
Tranlsation of Carolina Kostner's comments about working with Yuma Kagiyama and his performance at the NHK Trophy [...]
Ivan Shmuratko: “My short program is a story about a father whose child is killed by a missile. We created this program without hints: we wanted to show everything as it’s happening in Ukraine right now.”
Translation of Ivan Shmuratko's comments about his program, Grand Prix Espoo and training during a war [...]
Gabriella Papadakis: “The competition circuit is great but inevitably stressful and repetitive. So it’s good to get some fresh air and rest a little.”
Translation of Gabriella Papadakis' comments about pause in their career. original source: ouest-france.fr [...]
Nikita Katsalapov: “We want a fair decision as soon as possible. And for all our team to receive the well-deserved Olympic medals.”
Translation of Nikita Katsalapov's and Victoria Sinitsina's comments about not getting medals from 2022 Olympic team [...]
Dmitri Aliev: “I believe that, figure skating worldwide has suffered without Russian skaters. Russian sports – it’s an interest in every country.”
Translation of Dmitri Aliev's comments about the suspension of Russian skaters. original source: Okko Sports [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “I have no restrictions. Weight gain after reducing loads happens to those athletes who restricted themselves and maintained their shape for the sake of one competition.”
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comments about diets. original source: fontanka.ru dd. 23d November [...]
Yuma Kagiyama: “As a child, I watched Carolina’s performance of ‘Ave Maria’ from the Sochi Olympics season many times and learned from it. It’s what figure skating is all about.”
Tranlsation of Yuma Kagiyama's comments about working with Carolina Kostner. original source: number.bunshun.jp dd. [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “I consider myself lucky; my psyche hasn’t been broken. I wasn’t afraid to step onto the ice. I never had such things that I jump because of fear. I jumped because I enjoyed it.”
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comments about child's psyche in sports. original source: fontanka.ru dd. [...]
“When you go somewhere they are after you all the time, your life turns upside down. It hits your psyche. I was in no way prepared for this.” Julia Lipnitskaya about fame after the Olympics
Translation of Julia Lipnitskaya's comments about her first coach and Olympics. original source: sports.ru photo [...]
“There were some conflicts, but I am glad that we find mutual understanding.” Kamila Valieva about her relationship with her coaches
Translation of Kamila Valieva's comments about her relationship with her coaches. original source: RSport [...]
“The lyrics of the song really touched us and related to the story we wanted to tell: about how we – as humans – treat our time.” Chock and Bates about their free dance to Pink Floyd
Translation of the interview with Madison Chock and Evan Bates about the idea of their free dance and [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “Looking at Ilia Malinin now, I believe that a quintuple jump is real.”
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comments regarding quintuple jumps. original source: Elizaveta [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “Nathan Chen has the best technique for all the jumps. I also really like Shoma Uno’s quad flip and triple axel. And I’ve never seen a better quad salchow than Yuma Kagiyama’s.”
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comments regarding skaters with best jumping technique. original source: [...]
“It’s not that I’m dissatisfied with how the scoring went. It’s just that I don’t have room for improvement beyond what I did today…” Shoma Uno about scoring at the NHK Trophy 2023
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments regarding his scores at the NHK Trophy 2023. original source: number.bunshun.jp [...]
Maiia Khromykh: “I have a goal to restore the quadruple jump. Perhaps not this season, but in the next one, I will try.”
Translation of coach Maiia Khromykh's comments about her goals for the season. original source: Championat [...]