WADA President: I Feel Uncomfortable About Tutberidze’s Presence at the Olympics

Posted on 2026-02-06 • 1 comment

WADA President Witold Banka expressed discomfort over figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze’s presence at the 2026 [...]

“He’s just a normal, good guy! A sweetheart, as I call him. Open to communication, very calm. I didn’t notice any arrogance. Ilia speaks Russian, understands everything, but gives interviews in English.” Tuktamysheva on Ilia Malinin

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World figure skating champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva announced that she will go to the 2026 Olympics in Milan as a [...]

Kaori Sakamoto: “Winning a medal at the last Olympics was the biggest turning point for me. Now, the fact that Japan can be in medal contention in the team event is something I’m truly proud of.”

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Kaori Sakamoto has been selected to skate the women’s short program for Japan in the team event at the [...]

Laurence Fournier Beaudry: “I decided that instead of being the thinnest, I would become the strongest. And I want to show the new generation of skaters that a beautiful body is a healthy body.”

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European ice dance champion Laurence Fournier Beaudry shares her journey toward embracing a healthy body image and [...]

Lara Naki Gutmann: “My first significant medal was at the GP, first for Italy since Kostner’s time. It gave me strength, to realize that I belong. The European bronze was bittersweet: it wasn’t one of my best performances.”

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The Italian skater Lara Naki Gutmann recently a bronze medalist at the European Championships in Sheffield, made some [...]

Loena Hendrickx will change her short program music before the 2026 Olympics due to copyright issues, switching from Celine Dion’s “Ashes” to “I Surrender.”

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Loena Hendrickx to Change Program Music Before Olympics Due to Copyright original source: knack.be [...]

Yuma Kagiyama: “I’m ready to beat the me from four years ago. The ‘Olympic monster’? Is it tasty? I’ll just ignore that and have fun. Of course, I’m aiming for gold. I’ve never cried tears of joy, so I want to experience that.”

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Yuma Kagiyama, the 2022 Olympic silver medalist in men’s figure skating, is determined to surpass his past self at [...]

Riku Miura: “Over these past seven years, we’ve gained a lot of experience, including dealing with injuries, and I feel like we’ve really grown. I’m in the best condition I’ve ever been, so I’m truly looking forward to competing.”

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Japanese pair skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara practiced at the competition venue, expressing confidence in their [...]

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “The showdown between Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron and Chock/Bates will be truly intense. This is something you definitely need to see! Most likely, it will be the last time we see these pairs compete together.”

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2015 World and European champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva will serve as a correspondent for Okko at the 2026 Winter [...]

Yuna Kim earned an annual advertising income of 100 billion won (68 million USD) and encouraged sponsorship of figure skating as part of her advertising agreements

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Kim Yuna, who won the gold medal in women’s figure skating for South Korea at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, has [...]

“I was completely out of shape. Practically without a leg. I couldn’t feel my jumps because of the pain. I couldn’t imagine even just skating through the program, let alone jumping. But fortunately, everything turned out well.” Adeliia Petrosian on Olympic Qualifier

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Adeliia Petrosian and her coaching team describe the challenges and emotions of her Olympic qualifying tournament in [...]

Eteri Tutberidze: “To fight for the podium, Petrosian needs triple axel in the short program and a super clean skate with one quad or two ultra-c elements. At some point, we changed this world ourselves. Now, it seems we have to live up to that.”

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Coach Eteri Tutberidze discusses Adelia Petrosian’s injury recovery, her training challenges, and her planned [...]

Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron: “I can’t say that one of us motivates the other more. We both have the same level of “craziness””

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Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron, who have only been skating together for a year, share their [...]