Marin Honda: “I strive to compete without regrets and enjoy it more than feeling nervous. Even if I fail in everything, I want to think ‘that’s good.’ That’s my plan.”
Translation of Marin Honda’s comment about her mindset for this season. original source: nikkansports.com dd. 2d [...]
“You can’t eat or drink anything before competitions; everyone knows that.” Tatiana Tarasova on Tutberidze’s story about Valieva being treated to ice cream and team by a volunteer at Nationals
Translation of Tatiana Tarasova's comment about Kamila Valieva being treated to ice cream and team by a volunteer at [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “I said to her, ‘Kamila, tell me what happened on that day.’ She told me that some volunteer treated her to ice cream and the masseuse treated her to Lipton tea. I was like, ‘Really?”
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Kamila Valieva. original source: Comment Show Youtube Channel [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “Alina’s legs were worn to the point of bleeding during the Olympic season, to the extent that it made me nauseous when she took her leg out of the boot.”
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about ALina Zagitova's preparation to the Olympics. original source: [...]
“I changed my jumps to be more efficient and use less power.” Rion Sumiyoshi about using men’s single skating as an example to adjust her quad jump
Translation of Rion Sumiyoshi’s comment about her goals for the seaon and adjusting her quad technique. original [...]
“I like to sing at the same level as everyone else, but I can’t produce a voice that others would want to hear (laughs).” Wakaba Higuchi about using her own voice recording for the programs
Translation of Wakaba Higuchi’s comment about her first Grand-Prix after a long break. original source: [...]
“She didn’t skate magnificently! Yes, perhaps after such an injury. But for her, those were some of the worst performances she had delivered recently.” Eteri Tutberidze about Evgenia Medvedeva at the Olympics
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Tatiana Tarasova interfered in Evgenia Medvedeva's preparation to [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “At the kiss and cry, Medvedeva congratulated us on the gold medal, saying we did everything for Alina to be first. After that, she didn’t want to talk and was already communicating with Orser.”
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Evgenia Medvedeva's reaction to winning silver at the 2018 [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “Trusova believed it didn’t matter how was her SP, If she did her FP, she would be an Olympic champion. And then in the locker room, she was throwing her skates at me.”
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Alexandra Trusova's reaction to winning silver at the 2022 [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “Was Valieva clean at the Olympics? Yes. So questions to WADA, to the laboratory – let them do whatever they want. It’s their fault. The team medal shouldn’t be reconsidered.”
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Kamila Valieva's doping case. original source: Comment Show [...]
“For me, it was revenge. It’s the best dishes you can serve.” Tutberidze on Shcherbakova’s victories over Kostornaia and Trusova
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Anna Shcherbakova's victory over Trusova and Kostornaia. original [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “Bastards wrote to Lipnitskaya and Medvedeva: change your coach, your coach let you down. I probably shouldn’t say who one of these people is.”
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about her students change coaches. original source: Telegram Comment [...]
Benoit Richaud: “Senior events are where technically mature skaters shine, so I think that raising the age limit is a good thing.”
Translation of Benoit Richaud's comment about recent rule changes. original source: sportiva.shueisha.co.jp dd. [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “Zagitova used to come to the rink at 8 a.m. and leave at 9-10 p.m. This was the only way for her to stay in shape. Why should I force her to continue? She got tired.”
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze's comment about Alina Zagitova. original source: Telegram Comment Show [...]
Kanako Murakami: “After I retired and was free to eat, I gained about 13 kg. I became overly sensitive to people’s comments about it, losing my confidence compared to how I used to feel.”
Translation of Kanako Murakami's comment about her struggles with body image. original source: nordot.app / [...]
Aleksandra Stepanova: “We’re trying to find the positives in this situation. But of course, we very much want to compete internationally.”
Translation of Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin comments about return to competitions. original source: [...]
“To nail two big jumps in a real performance, I realized that I need more practice, so I plan to increase my training in that aspect.” Mao Shimada about triple axel and quad
Translation of Mao Shimada's comments about her short program and work on triple axel and quad toe loop. original [...]
Tatiana Tarasova: “I think Trusova should have stayed with Tutberidze. She emerged out of nowhere and disappeared into nothing.”
Translation of Tatiana Tarasova's comments about Alexandra Trusova and her change of coaches. original source: [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “When I was competing at Europeans and Worlds, when everything was going well for me, and I was winning, K-Pop music helped me.”
Translation of Evgenia Medvedeva's comments about K-Pop music. original source: Yana Churikova's YouTube [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Olympic gold or a world record? If it’s now, then Olympic gold. Because I have a lot of records.”
Translation of Alexandra Trusova's comments for Okko Sports. original source: Okko sports View this post [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “The extension of suspensions is another reason for skipping the season. There’re no more of those bright moments, international competitions and trips that once were.”
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comment about taking pause in her competitive career. original source: [...]
“I didn’t have any options to check. My coach has always been either a woman or a man who doesn’t prefer women.” Evgenia Medvedeva about sex before competitions
Translation of Evgenia Medvedeva's comment about sex before competitions. original source: "It's football bro" [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “In my childhood, there was a figure skater whose performances I loved very much – it’s Japanese skater Mao Asada.”
Translation of Anna Shcherbakova's comments about her idols in skating and favorite jumps. original source: Detskoe [...]
Shun Sato: “I once again realized that skating is the most crucial element in figure skating.”
Translation of Shun Sato's comments about his performance at Skate America and work with Guillaume [...]