Anastasiia Gubanova: “Everyone knows that there is physical abuse in figure skating. Of course, I saw it.”
Interview with Anastasiia Gubanova. source: Sport-express dd. 27 March 2023 by Dmitri Kuznetsov View [...]
Shoma Uno: “Ilia Malinin came up to me after my short program and said that he was concerned about my injury, cheered me up and said that I would succeed.”
Shoma Uno shared his emotions after winning the World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “I didn’t watch Worlds. I boycotted it. The guys who won there are not to blame for anything, but the absence of Russians devalues their medals.”
Ilia Averbukh about 2023 World Championships. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Daniel Grassl: “It took me a while to decide to go to Tutberidze. But I was very sad after Nationals and I thought that new environment, a place where they jump a lot of quads can motivate me.”
Interview with Daniel Grassl. About the conclusions he made from the World Championships, the attitude towards the [...]
Alexander Zulin: “Quads alone are not enough for Malinin to win? Well Sasha Trusova at the Olympics is your answer. After all, you need not just to run between the elements, but also to own your body.”
Alexander Zhulin told what Ilia Malinin lacked to win the World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
Junhwan Cha: “After the Beijing Olympics, I told myself that my goal was to have three spots for the Olympics in Milan in four years. And today is the first step towards this goal.”
Junhwan Cha commented on winning silver at 2023 World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “When Nathan Chen was constantly slandered in 2016-2017 that he was only jumping, the man took up ballet—and once he became the new Olympic champion. So everything is still ahead for Malinin.
Evgenia Medvedeva shared her opinion on Ilia Malinin's bronze at the World Championships. View this post on [...]
Kimmy Repond: “When I saw the scores, I was shocked. I get terribly nervous in kiss and cry, even more than before the skate itself because you never know what the judges saw there.”
Kimmy Repond spoke about the excitement at her debut World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “I liked Ilia Malinin’s performance the most. I won’t comment on the scores, I don’t know how the scores are given.”
Alexandra Trusova told whose performance she liked the most in man's single skating at the 2023 World [...]
Marina Zueva: “Daisuke and Kana are Pisces according to the sign of the zodiac, which is why they work so smoothly”
Marina Zueva about the performances of Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi skaters at the 2023 World [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “This is absurd that I forbid girls to drink water. Hydration is very important. Of course, I watch the weight of the skaters, but just so that they do not lose weight …”
Eteri Tutberidze also called the rumors that she keeps her female skaters on a strict diet absurd. photo RIA [...]
Ilia Malinin: “At this Worlds, I learned a few things for myself. Sometimes the risk is not worth taking. Sometimes it’s smarter not to play big but to bet on clean skating.”
Ilia Malinin said that he needed to work on the second mark. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
“I really don’t know what happened. My skaters have always been clean athletes. These accusations are offensive.” Tutberidze about Valieva’s doping case
Eteri Tutberidze about Kamila Valieva's doping case. photo TASS source: L’Equipe "I really don't know what [...]
Madison Chock and Evan Bates: “Today it was such a stupid fall, but it only made our performance more emotional. It’s an incredible feeling to become world champions.”
Madison Chock and Evan Bates about winning 2023 World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
Shoma Uno: “My skating lacked emotions. I reviewed my performance at the Grand Prix Final and I didn’t like it. Yes, everything was well executed, but I did not tough people’s hearts.”
Shoma Uno about winning 2023 World Championships. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “There was a period when I struggled with my inner demons and almost gave up. But now I feel more confident.”
Kaori Sakamoto about her performance at the 2023 World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
Nina Mozer: “The guys who became world champions are worthy, with a full set of elements. So I don’t agree that our pairs would have had no equal at Worlds.”
Coach Nina Moser said that she was not sure that Russian pairs would have no equal at the World Figure Skating [...]
“With Russian athletes, Sakamoto still could possibly be on the podium, but hardly on the first place.” Russian coaches and former skaters reacted to the victory of Kaori Sakamoto at the 2023 World Championships
Russian coaches and former skaters reacted to the victory of Japanese Kaori Sakamoto at the 2023 World [...]
Daniel Grassl: “Eteri was pleased after my performance. She always treats me well, I really like her, I really like to train under her guidance.”
Daniel Grassl about his work with Eteri Tutberidze. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “What happened today in the free program, at first it was like a nightmare. The same mistake I made right here in Saitama 4 years ago. If you knew how nervous I was.”
Kaori Sakamoto about her performance at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships. View this post on [...]
Loena Hendrickx: “The main thing is that I skate with pleasure again, as if I fell in love with skating and competing again. There was a period when I lost this feeling.”
Loena Hendrickx about her performance at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships. View this post on [...]
Isabeau Levito: “I’m just terribly upset, I myself gave away the chance for a medal. I won’t be able to forget that, alas.”
Isabeau Levito about her performance at the 2023 World Figure Skating Championships. View this post on [...]
“The level of competition at the World Championships is high in all disciplines. It’s a great honor to be here and show your best competing with the best in the world.” Evan Bates about the absence of Russians
Evan Bates answered a question from a Japanese journalist about the absence of Russians and its impact on the state of [...]
“Gubanova can face biased judging because everyone knows that she is Russian anyway” Alexei Zheleznyakov, choreographer of Tutberidze’s group
Alexei Zheleznyakov, choreographer of the Eteri Tutberidze group, assessed the prospects of ex-Russians, as well as [...]