“I had a happy experience, and if this feeling, or any of my own thoughts that I conveyed, can help even a little bit in this world, that would be great.” Yuzuru Hanyu about his show “Gift”
Yuzuru Hanyu about his show "Gift" photo ISU source: nikkansports.com ! Please take into account that [...]
“Missing the Russian Grand Prix Final means the end of a great sports career for Trusova. By the way, there will be absolutely no tragedy about it.” Sports journalist Elena Vaitsekhovskaya
Sports journalist Elena Vaitsekhovskaya about the withdrawal of Alexandra Trusova from Russian Grand Prix Final. [...]
“I made the decision to prioritize my mental health and at the moment this is still a work in progress.” Kaitlin Hawayek about their decision not to compete at World Championships.
Kaitlin Hawayek about their decision not to compete at Worlds. View this post on Instagram A [...]
Aleksandr Galliamov: “Pair skating is being artificially hold back in development and entertainment.”
Interview with Aleksandr Galliamov. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
“Athletes withdraw if they are sick or not ready at all; in all other cases, they must fight.” Inna Goncharenko on Trusova’s withdrawal from Russian GP Final
Inna Goncharenko commented on the news that Alexandra Trusova withdrew from the Russian Grand Prix Final. [...]
“RUSADA is convinced that the athlete’s fault in the violation of the rules exists, but it is minimal, and a reasonable sanction could be a warning.” RUSADA on its appeal to CAS
Director General of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Veronika Loginova explained the situation around the [...]
“If now Russia was recognized in the world as a winning country, then the decisions of WADA and other organizations would be different.” Zhulin about Valieva’s case being addressed to CAS
Alexander Zhulin spoke about the likelihood of a positive decision for Kamila Valieva by the Court of Arbitration for [...]
Kazuki Tomono: “Maybe I’ve been too fixated on having a flawless performance, and should have focused more on how to score points even when I make mistakes.”
Interview with Kazuki Tomono about preparation for World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “If Valieva wants and if her health allows, she’ll be able to skate at a really high level at a couple of Russian Nationals and win.”
Evgenia Medvedeva assessed the career prospects of Kamila Valieva. View this post on Instagram A [...]
Ekaterina Rubleva: “In Russia, we have a well-established understanding that a female partner should be very thin. This is a clear subconscious position, which, I think, cannot be changed by anything.”
Former ice dancer and now a coach Ekaterina Rubleva spoke about the weight of female partners in ice dance. photo [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “I think not a single athlete needs direct support from each other; it is perceived as a kind of pity from a competitor.”
Interview with Anna Shcherbakova for Voice magazine. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
“This’s hysteria and the lack of ability to admit his coaching mistakes or looking for a good excuse for a transfer.” coach of the Russian Junior champion Alina Gorbacheva on Plushenko’s statement about judging
Coach Sofia Fedchenko spoke about the reaction of two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko to the results of the [...]
Yana Rudkovskaya: “It’s true that federations of major European countries are interested in the possible transfers of Veronika Zhilina and Sofia Titova.”
Evgeni Plushenko's wife, Yana Rudkovskaya, spoke about judging in Russian figure skating, and also commented on her [...]
“I guarantee that with the same composition of participants, there will be a higher level of competition next season.” Interview with Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps
Interview with Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps for Russian media. About the altitude in Colorado Springs, [...]
“Unfortunately, my dream didn’t come true that day.” Alexandra Trusova about Beijing Olympics
Alexandra Trusova made a post on Instagram dedicated to the Olympic Games in Beijing, where she won silver. [...]
“Maybe children won’t come to him if they are judged poorly. It’ll be very bad for his work, and he works very well.” Tarasova reacted to Plushenko’s statement that his students could switch sport citizenship
Tatiana Tarasova reacted to the words of Evgeni Plushenko that his students could switch sport citizenship due to [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “If my athletes continue to be judged the same way as now, there will be transfers to other countries. Transfers of those athletes who are judged unfairly.”
Two-time Olympic champion and now a coach, Evgeni Plushenko, spoke critically about the judging at the Russian Junior [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “In Russian sport we have such a position: “You are working with a psychologist! Don’t you have the guts to cope yourself?”
Interview with Evgenia Medvedeva. About burden of titles, age minimum, sports psychologists, pair skating, different [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “I didn’t watch the Olympics. I didn’t follow the results. It was complete apathy. I read about Valieva in the news. I didn’t care.”
Mikhail Kolyada about not getting to the Olympic Games in Beijing due to positive test for coronavirus. [...]
Alisa Efimova: “We believed we can win a medal at the Europeans this time it didn’t work out. But small bronze medal for the short program is also very valuable.”
Interview with pair skater Alisa Efimova about European Championships where Alisa and her partner Ruben Blommaert [...]
Kao Miura: “Keegan Messing delivered an incredible performance just before me, it gave me the energy to perform the way I did today, so thanks to Keegan”
Kao Miura about his victory at the Four Continents Championships 2023. View this post on Instagram [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Sometimes I rewatch my Olympic performance. When I look at my reaction, of course I cry.”
2022 Olympic silver medalist, Alexandra Trusova admitted that she still experiences strong emotions when she watches [...]
“I have been systematically training for only about two months. So it’s better than I expected.” Boyang Jin about Four Continents Championships
Boyang Jin about his performance at the Four Continents Championships 2023 after a break in his competitive [...]
Kamila Valieva: “There are difficulties, but this is a really good path, and I have achieved a lot in this short period of time and hope to achieve more. I wouldn’t chose another path.”
Kamila Valieva said that she would not want another path in sports for herself and also responded to a question about [...]