Interviews

Evgenia Medvedeva: “Let’s be honest: an athlete doesn’t leave when everything is going great for them.”

Posted on 2023-05-10 • No comments yet

Evgenia Medvedeva talked about the reasons why athletes switch coaches. View this post on Instagram [...]

Piper Gilles was diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer over the winter

Posted on 2023-05-08 • No comments yet

Piper Gilles was diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer over the winter. The figure skater shared this on her social [...]

Ekaterina Kurakova: “I would like to do more than I can do now, show that I’m not just a smiling, cheerful girl, but I can also be serious, maybe dramatic or sad.”

Posted on 2023-05-07 • No comments yet

Translation of an article and interview with Ekaterina Kurakova. View this post on Instagram A [...]

Shoma Uno: “I hadn’t yet found a program that I truly loved, despite skating many programs in the past that I enjoyed.”

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Shoma Uno about injury he got at Worlds, retirement of Daisuke Takahashi and programs. View this post on [...]

“Boikova/Kozlovskii couldn’t handle the competition. It’s probably tough when two good pairs are training together.” Russian coaches on the news about pair switching to Tutberidze

Posted on 2023-05-06 • No comments yet
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Russian coaches commented on Boikova/Kozlovskii's decision to switch to the group of Eteri Tutberidze. View [...]

Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii have switched to the group of Eteri Tutberidze

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Figure skaters Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii have switched to the group of Eteri Tutberidze. [...]

Kazuki Tomono: “It’s nice to hear people say ‘you did your best,’ but I also want to hear ‘you’re amazing.'”

Posted on 2023-05-05 • No comments yet

Interview with Kazuki Tomono. About performance at the World Team Trophy and this season. View this post on [...]

Elizabeth Tursynbayeva: “I don’t remember a day in my sports career when something didn’t hurt me. It was a constant cycle of endless injuries. But all the results were worth it.”

Posted on 2023-05-04 • No comments yet

Interview with former figure skater, 2019 World silver medalist and first female athlete to land quadruple jump in [...]

Alena Kostornaia: It’s not that I don’t need an Olympic medal… But I won’t say that my whole life is the Olympics, and it will end if I don’t win it.”

Posted on 2023-05-03 • 2 comments

Alena Kostornaia explained why she doesn't consider winning an Olympic medal as her main goal. View this [...]

Haein Lee: “Deep in my heart, I really want to do difficult jumps… quadruple toe or something else. But I’m not ready for it yet I think. So, I just only work on my triple axel for next season.”

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Interview with Haein Lee. About this season and plans for the future. View this post on Instagram [...]

Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii: “Pair skating is becoming too boring. Everyone is doing the same content. And the worst thing is that it has been going on for 20 years.”

Posted on 2023-05-02 • No comments yet

Interview with Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii. View this post on Instagram A post [...]

“The biggest factor was that I felt the limit in my right knee. I felt that my body couldn’t keep up with the technical aspects of achieving level of competitive performance.” Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi about their retirement

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Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi about their decision to retire from competitive sport. View this post [...]

Evgenia Medvedeva: “I only felt like an adult and mindful person after the Olympics. After all, I grew up a lot during the Olympics.”

Posted on 2023-04-30 • No comments yet

Interview with Evgenia Medvedeva during a cooking show. View this post on Instagram A post [...]

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “Sometimes I have a strong desire for something very unhealthy and without remorse, I order fast food for myself. Because… why not?”

Posted on 2023-04-29 • No comments yet
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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva answered questions from followers in a Telegram channel. View this post on Instagram [...]

“We created two new programs with movements in the ‘out of comfort zone’ style.” Adam Solya about new program for Loena Hendrickx

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Choreographer Adam Solya about Loena Hendrickx's programs for the next season. View this post on Instagram [...]

Guillaume Cizeron: “Stephane Lambiel would love to skate a program with me? Yes! I would love that too.”

Posted on 2023-04-28 • No comments yet
Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron

Guillaume Cizeron about plans of Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell to perform in a pair. View this [...]

“It goes beyond all limits, they are sending thugs to the ice rink before training sessions.” Tense situation continues to evolve in Hungarian figure skating, police were called to the ice rink

Posted on 2023-04-27 • 2 comments

Translation of the article about tense situation in Hungarian figure skating, police were called to the ice [...]

Ivan Bukin: “I want to admire Sasha! We are already training with her at full strength, two workouts per day. Although it’s only been a little time since she gave birth.”

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Ivan Bukin about returning to trainings with Aleksandra Stepanova and switching to the group of Alexander Zhulin. [...]

“The future is uncertain. The financial situation isn’t good, we have to see what solutions there could be. Otherwise, our sport will just be a very expensive hobby,” German skaters are facing funding problems

Posted on 2023-04-26 • No comments yet

Translation of the article about German skaters facing financial problems. View this post on Instagram [...]

Mai Mihara: “I didn’t see Yelim Kim’s perfect performance, but I saw her fist pump and knew her score was really good, so I was really happy for her and it also gave me a lot of power to skate.”

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Interview with Mai Mihara about World Team Trophy and the past season. View this post on Instagram [...]

Zhulin and Tarasova: “Let Cizeron team up with Scott Moir. I think they will be a good match. And let Cizeron and Moir compete against Papadakis and Hubbell.”

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Alexander Zhulin and Tatiana Tarasova commented on the news that Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell is preparing [...]

Alena Kostornaia: “When they took me back to Tutberidze’s group, I had to give an interview with tears in my eyes saying, “Oh, forgive me, I’m such an idiot, just take me back.”

Posted on 2023-04-25 • No comments yet

Full interview with Alena Kostornaia about the unexpected switch to pair skating, the real reasons for missing the [...]

“It’s just nice to explore something that exists in me but I had never explored on the ice before.” Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell about same-gender teams and their plans to perform together

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Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell about same-gender teams. View this post on Instagram A [...]

“Kostornaia should have a conscience. She should be ashamed of her words. Everyone knows her because she was with Eteri.” Zhulin and Tarasova about Kostornaia’s comment

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Alexander Zhulin and Tatiana Tarasova commented on the words of Alena Kostornaia about coaching methods of Eteri [...]