“Now is not the time to reverse the recommendation not to invite Russian or Belarusian athletes: no anthems, no flags, no colors.” IOC President, Thomas Bach about suspension

Posted on 2022-08-11 • 1 comment

IOC President, Thomas Bach about suspension of Russian athletes. photo RIA Novosti, Alexander Vilf source: [...]

“It was probably the best moment of my life – I was incredibly happy. And yes, it was really very unexpected.” Aleksandra Stepanova about marriage proposal on the ice and career plans.

Posted on 2022-08-10 • 5 comments

Interview with ice dancer Aleksandra Stepanova. About marriage proposal and career plans. photo [...]

Kamila Valieva: “It’s a pity that we can’t go to international competitions. But sport is about competing with the best and they all live and skate in Russia.”

Posted on 2022-08-09 • 7 comments

Interview with Kamila Valieva. About new season, motivation and performing in shows. View this post on [...]

Alena Kostornaia will undergo surgery for a hip injury

Posted on 2022-08-08 • 1 comment

European figure skating champion Alena Kostornaia will undergo surgery due to an injury. View this post on [...]

“Our training approach is designed for longevity anyway, so new age minimum doesn’t make much of a difference to us when it comes to focusing on every day progress.” Vadim Shebeco, coach of Mia Kalin

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Interview with Vadim Shebeco, coach of Mia Kalin. About quads, aga minimum and ice shows in America. View [...]

“Dating a girl like Sasha Trusova is a great responsibility and a great success.” Yana Rudkovskaya about Trusova/Kondratiuk and suspension of Russian athletes from international competitions

Posted on 2022-08-07 • No comments yet

Interview with Yana Rudkovskaya. About Alexandra Trusova and Mark Kondratiuk and suspension of Russian athletes from [...]

“There are problems of physical and mental coaching abuse in figure skating and always have been.” Interview with Director General of Russian Figure skating federation Alexander Kogan

Posted on 2022-08-06 • 2 comments

Interview with Director General of Russian Figure skating federation Alexander Kogan. photo RIA Novosti Alexander [...]

Canadian pair skaters Evelyn Walsh and Trennt Michaud ended their partnership

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Sad news from Canadian pair skating. Evelyn Walsh and Trennt Michaud have ended their partnership. View [...]

“Aleksandra Stepanova wanted her dress to be very light, weightless. So that she seemed to dissolve in it.’ Interview with designer who created costumes for Stepanova/Bukin, Kondratiuk and Kvitelashvilli

Posted on 2022-08-05 • No comments yet

Figure skater costume designer Evgenia Kosygina, in an interview with Match TV, told how she worked on costumes for [...]

“This’s wrong decision, unfair, very disappointing. All this decisions are aimed at oppressing Russian skaters.” Russian coaches and functionaries on losing spots at senior and junior Worlds

Posted on 2022-08-04 • 2 comments

Russian coaches and functionaries commented on losing spots at senior and junior world championships of the 2022/2023 [...]

“If you do what you love, it doesn’t matter where it happens.” Alena Kostornaia about absence of international competitions

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European Champion 2020 Alena Kostornaia said what she thinks about the absence of international competitions. [...]

“It looks like a statement for internal use in Russia, but such provocations are not payed attention here.” ISU on Tutberidze’s proposal to freeze ratings and title in the absence of Russian skaters

Posted on 2022-08-03 • 1 comment

ISU will not support Eteri Tutberidze's proposal to to freeze ratings and not awarding titles in competitions in the [...]

Eteri Tutberidze flight to the USA again. This is her third visit to the States during the off-season.

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Eteri Tutberidze

According to Match TV, Russian figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze flew from Russia to the United States for the [...]