Rafael Arutyunyan: “I saw that Malinin had the quadruple axel in him from the very beginning. I believe in the quintuple toe loop too, he can do it.”
Translation of a big interview with Rafael Arutyunyan. About Ilia Malinin, Nathan Chen, Mao Asada and difficulties in [...]
Harley Windsor: “After Alexandrovskaya’s death, I was broken. On social media, people wished and continue to wish death upon me and write many terrible things.”
Interview with Harley Windsor. About injury, staying to train in Russia and documentary film "Harley & Katya." [...]
“Katia came for some small adjustments. And she skates better than ever!” Brian Orser about Ekaterina Kurakova
Translation of an article about Ekaterina Kurakova. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Ahsun Yun: “I believe that you have to experience competitions to truly understand them, but it’s also important to accept the results. Just because things didn’t work out this season doesn’t mean I need to be disheartened.”
Interview with Ahsun Yun, South Korean single skater, 2021 Korean national silver medalist, 4th finish at the 2022 [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “When I went through the realization that I might not compete again, I thought, ‘Alright, I need to take even a small step into real life.’ For that, I needed support of a psychologist.”
Evgenia Medvedeva talked about working with a psychologist. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
Rinka Watanabe: “There were many times when I thought, ‘I want to quit.’ In the end, I thought that if I quit now, I would regret it for the rest of my life.”
Interview with Rinka Watanabe. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rinka WATANABE [...]
“In a legal sense, it practically means shifting the blame onto the athlete.” Elena Vaitsekhovskaya on an interview with Dr. Philipp Shvetsky
Elena Vaitsekhovskaya commented on an interview with Dr. Philipp Shvetsky, the doctor of the Olympic figure skating [...]
Doctor Philipp Shvetsky: “We didn’t protect Kamila, and it’s a fact of guilt for all of us. But I must exclude myself from the list of suspects in this story.”
Doctor of the Russian figure skating team at the Olympic Games in Beijing, Philipp Shvetsky, in an interview with [...]
Sofia Akatieva: “I wasn’t afraid I wouldn’t measure up, but I was afraid of making mistakes. That I could get kicked out of Tutberidze’s group.”
Sofia Akatieva about training in the group of Eteri Tutberidze. View this post on Instagram A [...]
“Junior skaters should be developed and treated separately as juniors, and we should help senior skaters to extend their careers.” Interview with Chi Hyun-jung coach of Haein Lee, Junhwan Cha and Chaeyeon Kim
Interview with Chi Hyun-jung coach of Haein Lee, Junhwan Cha and Chaeyeon Kim. View this post on Instagram [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “After creating numerous programs, there’s always a sense of emptiness inside.”
Eteri Tutberidze about the goals of her coaching staff for the new season. View this post on Instagram [...]
Mao Asada: “Performing triple axel at the age of 32 is a personal challenge for me, but I also hope that this challenge can be an encouragement for everyone.”
Interview with Mao Asada about shows and triple axel. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “There are methods of encouraging judges in figure skating worldwide, of course. Again, it’s unproven, but it exists.”
Alexander Zhulin about bribes in figure skating, same-gender pairs and Ukranian team not clapping to Valieva at the [...]
Jia Shin “A bit disappointed by postponed senior debut but acknowledged that she has a lot to improve and prepare for in the junior level.”
Translation of the article about 2023 Junior World Championships silver medalist, Korean single skater Jia Shin. [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Olympics was a very significant goal for me, and I did everything to be so strong that if I skated clean, there was no need to worry. After my performance, I was sure I would win.”
Interview with Alexandra Trusova. About not winning the Olympics, change of a coach, relationship, family and friends, [...]
Alina Zagitova: “At the Olympics, I didn’t communicate with anyone except the coaches and lived with Tutberidze. Every time I was going to the gym she would ask, “Where are you going? Are you going to eat burgers?”
Interview with Alina Zagitova. About childhood and future children, family and sacrifices they had to make, haters, [...]
Chaeyeon Kim: “When I first became a national representative, I couldn’t believe it. It was first goal that I wanted to achieve. The next goal is participating in the Olympics.”
Translation of the interview with Korean single skater Chaeyeon Kim. View this post on Instagram [...]
“I really hated skating. After retirement from single skating, I was really drowning in alcohol.” Daisuke Takahashi about the struggles he faced around the 2014 Sochi Olympics
Daisuke Takahashi about the struggles he faced around the 2014 Sochi Olympics. View this post on Instagram [...]
“We need to eliminate the word “diet” from sports. It should be replaced with “proper nutrition.” Elena Radionova about puberty and weight control
Elena Radionova about puberty and weight control. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Rika Kihira: “Although it was a season where I did what I could and it wasn’t a bad season, I don’t consider it a complete comeback.”
Interview with Rika Kihira. About recovery from injury, past season and plans for the new one. View this [...]
Alina Zagitova: “I actually didn’t like figure skating at all. My mom brought me into it. Basically, she forced me…”
Alina Zagitova appeared on Maxim Trankov's program on Channel One. View this post on Instagram A [...]
“I had never met a more coordinated athlete in my coaching career. I was amazed how quickly Kostornaia learns new elements.” pair’s coach Sergei Roslyakov
Sergei Roslyakov who now coaches Alena Kostornaia and her partner Georgi Kunitsa tell about the trainings of this new [...]
“Instead of a leg, I had a bag of bones – that’s all that was left intact.” Katarina Gerboldt about overcoming terrifying injury she got trying a quad throw on a harness
Interview with former Russian single and pair skater Katarina Gerboldt. photo Gloobal Look Press source: Rsport [...]
“I will always strive for the ideal and continue to update that ideal.” Yuzuru Hanyu on his 1st year anniversary of turning pro
Yuzuru Hanyu on his 1st year anniversary of turning pro. View this post on Instagram A post [...]