Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii: “In the last year with Tamara Moskvina, I honestly couldn’t handle it psychologically anymore. It was hard. Now we work with the best coaching staff in the world — that’s the main thing.”

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Interview with Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii. original source: TASS dd 27th December 2024 by Veronika [...]

Ekaterina Bobrova: “I’m afraid to assume that the trend of the ISU is moving toward making figure skating look like ballet rather than a sport. And I’m very concerned because then figure skating might be removed from Olympic sports.”

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Ekaterina Bobrova about changes in figure skating. original source: "Skating Moves" podcast / Championat [...]

Yuna Aoki: “I was ready to continue if there was something more to move on to. But I’m satisfied. I would not want to continue to the point of starting to dislike skating, so I’m glad to be ending it today.”

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Yuna Aoki about her performance at the Japanese Nationals. original source: number.bunshun.jp dd. 26th December [...]

Shoma Uno: “I didn’t understand English, but Stephane’s feeling of not wanting me to hate skating really came through. Rather than seeking results, my mindset shifted towards having a fulfilling skating life.”

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Interview with Shoma Uno about Stephane Lambiel and best performances of his career. original source: [...]

Irina Khavronina and David Narizhny: “Chock/Bates are too perfect. The perfect American family. But they somehow lack soul…They are husband and wife, but there’s little chemistry between them.”

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Irina Khavronina and David Narizhny about current ice dance. original source: Sport24 dd. 28th December 2024 by [...]

Alena Kostornaia: “The coaches told me ‘Why didn’t you call and ask for permission to wear the cast?’ What does that mean? How can you ask a coach whether or not to wear the cast – they are not a doctor!”

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Alena Kostornaia about about changes coaches. original source: Winline / Sports View this post on [...]

Kaori Sakamoto: “This year, both good and bad things have occurred, and I was able to ‘accumulate’ learnings like, ‘Ah, this is how I should do it.'”

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Kaori Sakamoto about winning national title for the fourth time. original source: number.bunshun.jp dd. 24th [...]

“Adelia Petrosian showed the place to all this Western riff-raff, who write propagandistic nonsense, to people like Duhamel and Lease. She showed that their World Championships is just a village competition.” Russian media

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Bobrova and Zhurankov commented on the results of the women's competitions at the Russian Nationals. original [...]

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara: “We have been experiencing frustrating competitions this season, so we are eager to perform our best at Worlds and secure three spots there.”

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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara about winning Japanese Nationals. original source: sportiva.shueisha.co.jp dd 23d [...]

Alena Kostornaia: “We won’t be skating for two seasons. That’s it. I won’t discuss this topic further. Yes, it is related to health. It’s related to physical and psycho-emotional condition, which is currently not the best.”

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Alena Kostornaia about about skipping two seasons. original source: Sports View this post on Instagram [...]

Kaori Sakamoto: “Having seen recent news about Russian skaters return, I want to do my utmost to show how strong Japan is. I hope to further enhance our level.”

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Kaori Sakamoto about winning Japanese Nationals. original source: Nikkansports / Nikkansports dd. 22d December 2024 [...]

“I felt a bit guilty competing against young athletes, but I wanted to perform my best and make the audience happy. I hope they can see someone at 37 still jumping quads and think it’s impressive.” Nobunari Oda finished 4th at Nationals

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Nobunari Oda about Japanese Nationals. original source: Nikkansports / Nikkansports dd. 22d December 2024 by [...]

Yuma Kagiyama: “Yes, up until now, I’ve had a series of competitions where I couldn’t quite win the gold, so this gold medal could be a good start for what comes next.”

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Yuma Kagiyama about winning his first national title. original source: Nikkansports dd. 21th December 2024 by [...]