“I want to qualify for the World Championships in my home country” Yuma Kagiyama returns after an injury and will take part in the Japanese Nationals
Yuma Kagiyama returns after an injury and will take part in the Japanese Nationals. View this post on [...]
“With a high degree of probability, our athletes will be able to take part in the Olympics.” ROC head Stanislav Pozdnyakov announced the possible return of Russian athletes to international competitions
The head of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Stanislav Pozdnyakov, announced the possible return of Russian [...]
“I dream of returning home and training on the home rink.” How Ukrainian figure skating survives during the war.
Translation of the article about how Ukrainian figure skating survives during the war. photo vikna tv source: [...]
“I’m a coach, not a neighbor’s aunt.” Translation of an article about Mie Hamada
Translation of the article about Japanese coach Mie Hamada mada published in Russian media. photo by Atsushi Tomura [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “If there had been no development, I would have finished. But I feel like I still can. There’s a desire to do more and better.”
Interview with Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elizaveta [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “I don’t like to dream. I’m a realist. I set goals and bring them to life. I don’t like to dream of something that may not come true; this is how I avoid unnecessary expectations.”
Interview with Anna Shcherbakova for Hello magazine. About life outside the ice rink and participation in the show [...]
“Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier deservedly won, although they skated without brilliance. They looked brighter during the Grand Prix stages.” Rostislav Sinicyn about GP Final
Czech coach Rostislav Sinicyn spoke about the Grand Prix series. View this post on Instagram A [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Injuries are rarely completely healed; you always go on the ice earlier and start skating. We decided that I would prepare for the Nationals.”
Alexandra Trusova about preparation for the Russian Nationals. View this post on Instagram A [...]
“Annabelle left upset, saying, “How are you going to work here?” But did we really need to go to the USA for training?” David Narizhny about the breakup with Annabelle Morozov
Interview with David Narizhny about the breakup of their pair with Annabelle Morozov. View this post on [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “The organization in Russia has always been one of the best. I involuntarily recall the stages of the Grand Prix in France – it was hell. Plastic medals; bus that doesn’t go according to the schedule.”
Interview with Evgenia Medvedeva. About Russian and international Grand Prix, shows and her current activities. [...]
Tamara Moskvina: “Coach should teach skaters to sacrifice some of their personal motives in order to give pleasure to other people. This is their purpose.”
Tamara Moskvina, in an interview with Alina Zagitova, spoke about working with pair skaters. View this post [...]
Madison Hubbell: “I really want to do a project with Gabriella Papadakis and show what two women skating together can look like.” Madison Hubbell
The Canadian Figure Skating Federation has changed the definition of a "team" in pair skating and ice dance. Here's a [...]
“He is very interesting and bright; in his softness, plasticity, and quickness, he resembles Hanyu.” Coach Inna Goncharenko about Ilia Malinin
Inna Goncharenko spoke about the American figure skater Ilia Malinin. View this post on Instagram [...]
“Now many international federations have realized that they are losing money without Russian athletes. TV companies, sponsors, and so on.” Rodnina about the news that USOPC backs moves to allow athletes from Russia to compete at the Olympics
Tarasova, Zhulin and Rodnina commented on the news that the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee backs moves to allow [...]
“This means that some Russian priorities remain. Anna is a worthy person! But she won’t be allowed to win the ISU award because she is from Russia.” Zhulin on Shcherbakova being nominated for the ISU Skating Awards-2023
Olympic figure skating champion Anna Shcherbakova has been nominated for the ISU Skating Awards-2023. View [...]
Alexander Enbert: “Loena Hendrickx lost her trust in Russian skaters, and it certainly happened to many. Not only did Valieva suffer very badly, but the reputation of Russian sports also suffered.”
2018 Olympic silver medalist in team event, Alexander Enbert, who performed in pair skating, said that he understood [...]
Loena Hendrickx: “I always believed in Russian girls and their results, but after the Olympics, certain doubts appeared. I think this is very sad and hurts figure skating.”
Interview with Loena Hendrickx for Russian media. About changes after a successful season, figure skating in Belgium, [...]
Ilia Malinin: “If I try a quintuple jump, then I have a great desire to make a quintuple toe loop or salchow.”
Ilia Malinin commented on his performance in the Grand Prix Final in Turin (3rd place). View this post on [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “On the ice, we are not young girls and boys, but professionals in our field with a lot of experience and knowledge.”
Interview with Anna Shcherbakova for Hello! magazine. About the professionalism of figure skaters, being a host at the [...]
Petr Gumennik: “It is likely that changing sports citizenship will be the only way out if our suspension is continued.”
Interview with Petr Gumennik. About his interest in bioinformatics, mathematical approach to jumps and possibility of [...]
Thomas Bach: “The issue of Russian athlete participation has always been about “protective measures” and not about sanctions”
The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, spoke about the suspension of Russian athletes [...]
“The field will be less competitive after the Olympics, and the new generation will get a chance. We want to take advantage of that and express ourselves as much as we can.” Interview with Natalie Taschlerova and Filip Taschler
Interview with Czech ice dancers Natalie Taschlerova and Filip Taschler. View this post on Instagram [...]
Maxim Staviski: “With such strong judges as Russian behind you, you need to try very hard to fall low in the final protocol.”
Two-time world champion in ice dance Maxim Staviski, who competed for Bulgaria, spoke about judging in figure skating, [...]
“Isabeau works hard. I’m a very demanding coach, and right in the Russian tradition, I want a lot from her.” Interview with Levito and her coach Yulia Kuznetsova
Interview with Isabeau Levito and her coach Yulia Kuznetsova for Russian media. View this post on Instagram [...]