Interviews

Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri: “We haven’t decided yet whether we’ll stay until the next Olympics. That would be great but we don’t want to stay in sports just because of the home Olympics.”

Posted on 2023-01-31 • No comments yet

Italian dance duo Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri shared their emotions after winning the European Championships in [...]

Anastasia Zinina: “I try not to eat a lot at competitions; it’s always scary to gain weight because if you do, you immediately lose coordination.”

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Interview with Anastasia Zinina. About Nationals, trainings with Plushenko and nutrition. View this post on [...]

Daniel Grassl: “This was probably the most difficult competitions in my life. I felt all the pressure and hype, even the condemnation of my decision to change my training location and I was very afraid of the reaction of the audience.”

Posted on 2023-01-30 • No comments yet

Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl commented on his performance at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo and his [...]

“We are happy with our competition right now.” Matteo Rizzo to Russian journalist who tried to ask a provocative question about possible return of Russian skaters

Posted on 2023-01-29 • No comments yet

Russian journalist tried to ask a provocative question at the the men's press conference after the European [...]

Lorenzo Magri: “We know that Katya Kurakova has a chance to win a medal, and we are excited about that.”

Posted on 2023-01-28 • No comments yet

Interview with Lorenzo Magri for Polish media. About his work with top Polish female skater Ekaterina Kurakova. [...]

Tracy Wilson: “Jason Brown is going to the Nationals not for the title. But his example proves that skaters can and should be different because everyone has their own strengths.”

Posted on 2023-01-27 • No comments yet

Tracy Wilson told Sports.ru why Jason Brown decided to compete at the US Nationals 2023. View this post on [...]

Nicole Schott: “I think raising the age minimum is good. Children should remain children for a sufficient amount of time. I think there should be separate competitions for young skaters and women.”

Posted on 2023-01-26 • No comments yet

Nicole Schott shared her expectations from the upcoming European Championships with the Russian media, spoke about [...]

Daniel Grassl: “I made the best decision that could be made for my career: I went to the academy of Eteri Tutberidze, because she is one of the best coaches in the world.”

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Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl, in an interview after a short program at the European Championships, explained [...]

Alisa Efimova: “At the 2009 European Championships here in Finland, I was a flower girl and I thought that I will never be among these incredible athletes who competes here.”

Posted on 2023-01-25 • No comments yet

German figure skater Alisa Efimova, who skate in a pair with Ruben Blommaert about difficult times in her career in a [...]

“I think the coach has nothing to do with it.” Daniel Grassl about doping scandal involving Eteri Tutberidze and Kamila Valieva

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Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl commented on his decision to prepare for the European Championships under the [...]

Loena Hendrickx: “Until last year, I never thought I would get a major Championships medal in my life.”

Posted on 2023-01-24 • 1 comment

Loena Hendrickx about upcoming European Championships and her goals for the season. View this post on [...]

“Methods that some coaches seem to have taken from Tutberidze don’t work on free people. You can’t yell or swear at children.” Interview with Estonian coach Anna Levandi

Posted on 2023-01-23 • 3 comments

Interview with Estonian coach Anna Levandi. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anna [...]

“I’ve never lifted a person, and I’ve never seen a woman fall from the sky, so of course I was scared of the pair’s elements at first.” Interview with Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara

Posted on 2023-01-22 • No comments yet

answered questions from the fans about pair skating. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]

Alexander Zhulin: “Make an American woman who has passed puberty and gained a little weight perform at least 3-3 clean – none of them will be able to.”

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Alexander Zhulin about the doping case of Kamila Valieva. View this post on Instagram A post [...]

“It had nothing to do with politics. We wanted our daughter to skate longer so chose a country where it’s psychologically much more comfortable to train.” Russian coach Volkov about why his daughter now represents Canada

Posted on 2023-01-21 • No comments yet

Interview with coach Alexander Volkov, one of the first coaches of Alexandra Trusova, coach of Stanislava [...]

“Why do we need a single skater who cannot do seven jumping elements in a free program? If I have three out of seven, then who needs it?” Alena Kostornaia about switching to pair skating

Posted on 2023-01-20 • 3 comments

Alena Kostornaia about switching to pair skating. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]

“I thought that our work with foreigners would subside, but it only increased. However they are very careful.” Russian designer nominated for ISU awards for American Isabeau Levito’s costume.

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Russian designer Svetlana Kolobova from Axel studio about creating costumes for the American figure skater Isabeau [...]

Kazuki Tomono: “Japanese Nationals were a competition that really made me feel that I am supported by many people.”

Posted on 2023-01-19 • No comments yet

Interview with Kazuki Tomono. About Japanese Nationals, "Ice Explosion" show and New Year. View this post [...]

Kamila Valieva: “The most common myth about figure skating is that it is a sport for 15-year-olds and very thin girls.”

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Kamila Valieva about music for the programs, useful habits that sports teach, training and competitions. [...]

Adeliia Petrosian: “Recently, I don’t eat on the eve of the performance; it’s easier for me and it’s easier to jump.”

Posted on 2023-01-18 • No comments yet

Adeliia Petrosian about jumps, music for programs, friendship with Sofia Akatieva, support of close ones and [...]

Alena Kostornaia: “I decided to try myself in pair skating. I can already do 75% of the lifts, triple throws, double twist and death spirals.”

Posted on 2023-01-17 • 1 comment

Alena Kostornaia about switching to pair skating. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]

The video of two last programs of Chinese pair Xiaoyu Yu – Hao Zhang that wasn’t seen by the large audience [video]

Posted on 2023-01-15 • No comments yet

Chinese figure skater who competed in a pair with Zhang Hao shared the video of their last two programs that [...]

Junhwan Cha: “After the Beijing Olympics, I thought I needed some changes, and one of them was to challenge a new genre of program.”

Posted on 2023-01-14 • 1 comment

Interview with . About his program and plans for the season. View this post on Instagram A post [...]

Kaori Sakamoto “I won Worlds this year and I want to win it again next year.”

Posted on 2023-01-12 • 1 comment

Kaori Sakamoto about 2023 World Championships in Saitama. View this post on Instagram A post [...]