“Evgenia, why did you miss the warm-up at the World Championships? I didn’t have time to pee.” Medvedeva shared another embarrassing story on TV show, this time about 2016 Worlds
Evgenia Medvedeva shared embarrassing stories on the TV show and told how she was late for the warm-up at Worlds [...]
Yuzuru Hanyu: “I hoped that this program of “Notte Stellata” would deliver a little hope, like a star, for people suffered from 3/11 earthquake and also those who only know about it from the news.”
Yuzuru Hanyu about "Notte Stellata" Ice Show. photo sportishka.com source: mainichi.jp ! Please take into [...]
Alina Zagitova: “As a professional athlete, I saw nothing but ice rink. I didn’t have any friends, and I focused entirely on figure skating. This certainly helped to achieve result, but at the same time I missed something.”
Interview with Alina Zagitova for Voice magazine. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Swedish figure skater Anita Ostlund suffered violence from her mother. Mother has already been sentenced.
Translation of the article about Swedish figure skater Anita Ostlund who suffered violence from her mother. [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “The only thing I regret is not getting to the Olympics.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia. About switching to pair skating, difficult periods in her career, missing the [...]
“A lot of dirt is poured against our team. It is not easy to create masterpieces in such an environment.” Interview with Eteri Tutberidze
Interview with Eteri Tutberidze. About this season, state of the athletes in her group and work with the Italian [...]
“We can argue with Tutberidze. Then I blame myself: “Damn it, why did I flare up, why? It was possible to remain silent, why was it necessary to heat up the situation?” Interview with Sergei Dudakov
Interview with Sergei Dudakov. About his sport career, path to coaching and success of team Tutberidze. Alexandr [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “I don’t see any reason for Zagitova or Shcherbakova to return. Something special has to happen to motivate them.”
Alexander Zhulin believes that it makes no sense for Zagitova and Shcherbakova to return to sports. View [...]
Tatiana Tarasova: “What did our athletes do wrong to Tessa? Signing such letters, they kill their colleagues! This is a real murder and I can’t look at it any other way.”
Tatiana Tarasova spoke about the fact that Canadian athletes are against the admission of Russians to international [...]
“I can’t say anything specific about Tessa’s position, it’s better to ask those who shaped her consciousness at a conscious age. But I hope that Russian athletes will be allowed to compete.” Marina Zueva on the statement of Tessa Virtue and other Canadian Olympians
Marina Zueva commented on the statement by Tessa Virtue and other Canadian Olympians demanding that Russian and [...]
“There are two very similar words in English” Evgenia Medvedeva recalled how in Canada she accidentally called a coach “faggot”
Evgenia Medvedeva about difficulties with English. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Dmitri Aliev: “When you skate without making mistakes repeatedly over a long period of time, it begins to affect the minds of both the audience and the judges.”
Interview with Dmitri Aliev. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dmitriy Aliev [...]
“Rigid diets will never help you lose weight. On the contrary, you need to eat.” a letter from Elizaveta Tuktamysheva to her 16-year-old self
An open letter from Elizaveta Tuktamysheva to her 16-year-old self. View this post on Instagram [...]
Kamila Valieva: “What happened at the Olympics strengthened me dramatically. I suddenly became an adult. But thanks to the support of my coaches I remain resilient.”
Kamila Valieva commented on winning the silver medal in the Russian Grand Prix Final. View this post on [...]
Lindsay van Zundert: “Everyone in the audience clapped during free program to the The Pirates of the Caribbean. I had never experienced that before.”
Interview with the Dutch champion Lindsay van Zundert. About Challenge Cup, preparation to Worlds and Kaori [...]
Petr Gumennik: “Without the strongest – Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen – the men’s single skating has become a little less exciting.”
Petr Gumennik about international competitions this season. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
“Of course, I would like to win the Olympics, but you need to be realistic. It would be great to just get to the Olympics. This already looks like a goal.” Interview with Australian Vlada Vasiliev
Interview with Australian single skater Vlada Vasiliev for Russian media. View this post on Instagram [...]
Evgeni Plushenko announced that he was taking a one-year moratorium on communication with the press regarding the judging of his students
Evgeni Plushenko announced his unwillingness to comment on the judging at the Russian Grand Prix Final. photo [...]
“You are a champion, but incomplete champion. Yes, you won, but there were no Russians at the competitions. This humiliates and devalues the victory of our competitors.” Ilia Averbukh about suspension
Ilia Averbukh called the decision to suspend Russian skaters unsportsmanlike. View this post on Instagram [...]
“I respect Plushenko as a sportsman, but I don’t deny that his opinion on coaching is not authoritative for me.” Interview with coach Sofia Fedchenko
Interview with Sofia Fedchenko coach of the new Russian junior champion who wasn't afraid to stood up for her skater [...]
“I’m the only one who was tested for doping after the short program at Four Continents. I think that’s because it was announced at the arena that I’m Russian.” pair skater Alexander Korovin who represents the Philippines
Interview with pair skater Alexander Korovin who now represents the Philippines. About reasons for changing sports [...]
Valtter Virtanen: “There is a good chance that I will also participate in a European Championships in the coming years”
Valtter Virtanen about European Championships, attempt to score technical minimum for Worlds and not being ready to [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “That feeling of complete satisfaction and devastation that every athletes competes for, I’ve experienced it twice in my entire sports life.”
Alexandra Trusova about Japan Open. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
“On the ice, I’m Georgian, but in life, I’m still the same Russian Nastya. I’ve lived my whole life in Russia, and I still live here; who else am I inside, if not Russian?” Interview with 2023 European champion Anastasiia Gubanova
Interview with 2023 European champion Anastasiia Gubanova. View this post on Instagram A post [...]