Alexander Volkov: “Nowadays, we are not liked anywhere. It’s terrible to compete without a flag. Politicians should find a way to allow us to compete under our own flag.”
Interview with coach Alexander Volkov. About plans for the upcoming season, motivation, athletes changing citizenship, [...]
Haein Lee: “Making friends is another way to enjoy competitions.”
Article and interview with Haein Lee after the Four Continents 2023. View this post on Instagram [...]
“We’re all a little crazy. That’s how we found each other” Alena Kostornaia and Georgy Kunitsa about their relationships and engagement
Article and interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgy Kunitsa about their relationships and engagement. [...]
Daisuke Takahashi: “It was challenging. It was incredibly tough. But the joy of achieving something was greater than when I was doing it alone because we worked hard together.”
Interview with Daisuke Takahashi. Interview with Daisuke Takahashi. About retirement and what ice dance have given [...]
“No flag, no anthem, can’t support special operations, you’re from CSKA like Trusova so you’re not allowed? Go to hell then.” Big interview with Alexandr Zhulin
Big Interview with Alexander Zhulin. About Stepanova/Bukin, Davis/Smolkin, current situation in world ice dance and [...]
Oleg Vasiliev “In Russia everything is based not solely on talent but primarily on the system. The system is designed to win medals and requires specific results from athletes within a specific timeframe.”
Big interview with Oleg Vasiliev. Parts of the interview were posted before. photo Alexander Vilf / RIA Novosti [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “My focus lies in the quality of everyday practice. When you reach a state “I’m not afraid because I’ve practiced this much,” things usually go well in competitions.”
Interview with Kaori Sakamoto for Adidas. About sports wear, confidence in competitions and future challenges. [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “When I skated Vivaldi program, it pleased me a lot that when gay people found out that I was straight they would say: ‘Really? But you… Your lines are so beautiful. They were genuinely disappointed.”
Alexander Zhulin commented on the level of the reigning world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates and shared his [...]
Anjelika Krylova: “Chock/Bates are magnificent, but this season belonged to the Canadians Gilles/Poirier. I had hopes for their victory.”
Interview with Anjelika Krylova. In an interview she shared the plans of her students, emotions from the past season, [...]
Anjelika Krylova: “In my first year in Russia, I couldn’t yell at athletes at all but now I’ve learned. But what can you do if athletes have been raised that way since childhood?”
Coach Anjelika Krylova talked about the difference between athletes in the USA and Russia. photo RIA [...]
“I had cherished the idea to work with Jeff Buttle for a long time and if I were to describe his choreo in one word, it would be incredibly tasteful.” Kazuki Tomono about his new short program
Kazuki Tomono about working with Jeffrey Buttle on his new program for the 2023/24 season. View this post [...]
“You realize that some athletes in the cafeteria look at you so strangely, turn around, and you can’t help but think about it. And you realize that you’re supposed to be a strong girl, but…” big interview with Kamila Valieva
Interview with Kamila Valieva. About continuation of her career, pressure at the Olympics and Eteri Tutberidze. Parts [...]
Mao Shimada: “I want to defend my title at the World Junior Championships.”
Mao Shimada about her goals for the upcoming season. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
Daisuke Takahashi: “The more I do, the more I grow. To be honest, if I don’t have a problem with my right knee, I would like to continue competing”
Daisuke Takahashi about his retirement and plans for the future. View this post on Instagram A [...]
“I said ‘Yes’ right away because I had long understood that he was the one” Georgi Kunitsa proposed to Alena Kostornaia
Georgi Kunitsa proposed to Alena Kostornaia and she said "Yes". Short interview with the couple. View this [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Sometimes you could say to Tutberidze, “Shall we clean up?” That meant we would just jump according to the task the whole day and then skate the short program.”
Alexandra Trusova shared some amusing anecdotes from their life. View this post on Instagram A [...]
Oleg Vasiliev: “Could Ilia Malinin achieve everything he is showing now if he had an American mentality? I highly doubt it.”
Part of the interview with Oleg Vasiliev, Olympic champion in pair skating and coach of Olympic champions about figure [...]
Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi: “For now there is no environment in Japan for development of ice dance or pair skating. And if we aim for the world level, coaching and team support become necessary.”
Translation of an article about the retirement press-conference of Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi. [...]
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa: “I want to prove that I’m not a one-time athlete. I want to have the last word: No, I can be a unique athlete who will achieve what they want in any discipline.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa. About the desire to prove themselves, experience in different [...]
Daniil Gleikhengauz: “Search for music is a huge part of the work that goes unnoticed. To come up with all of this, you need to be creatively inspired and be engaged with the cultural agenda.”
Big interview with Daniil Gleikhengauz (some parts were published earlier). photo RustartsTV source: [...]
Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: “The most challenging element to restore after come back? It’s probably the twizzles.”
Interview with Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. The duo told how the training is going, what they like about the [...]
Kamila Valieva: “After going through a lot in my interesting and eventful creative journey (sports career), my attitude towards the word ‘defeat’ has changed.”
Kamila Valieva shared how she approaches defeats. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Daria Usacheva: “Is my return to sports expected? I’m sure it is expected. Actively expected. You will definitely see my skating again and more than once.”
Daria Usacheva answered a question about continuation of her sports career. View this post on Instagram [...]
“I see in myself and many of my fellow athletes how Gurgen and Sebestyen mentally destroyed us.” The Hungarian skater spoke out about the situation in Hungarian figure skating
Translation of the article about Hungarian figure skating. Update on the situation with the Federation, dismissal of [...]