Petr Gumennik: “Malinin has moved a level ahead; he certainly looks unreachable. But this doesn’t affect my own preparation, because I’ve already found my optimal content – difficult enough and confident enough.”

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Petr Gumennik believes that the current world champion from the United States, Ilia Malinin, is currently [...]

“This time, I was really stressed and nervous, so I didn’t enjoy it. But I’ve noticed that when I have fun at competitions, the results are always better. So next time, I want to skate more enjoyably and happily.” Hannah Lim on their performance at Four Continents Championships

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South Korean ice dance team Hannah Lim and Ye Quan placed sixth at the Four Continents Championships in Beijing, [...]

Shizuka Arakawa: “Malinin takes a high-risk, high-reward approach, while Liu competes with stable and confident elements. However, Japanese skaters’ skating skills, spins, and steps are just as good, if not better, than their rivals.”

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Shizuka Arakawa, who won gold in women’s figure skating at the 2006 Turin Olympics, gave an exclusive interview, [...]

“It’s an individual sport, but I genuinely wanted to cheer them on.” Miura decided to watch his teammates performances “I felt an unfounded confidence, like ‘I can deliver a clean performance too.’”

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Kao Miura led the men’s short program at the Four Continents Championships with a personal best, as Japanese skaters [...]

Yuna Aoki: “I guess I’ll have to think about it again. I’m really sorry I can’t say coolly, like everyone else, ‘I’ll continue next year.’ But I want to decide at my own pace.”

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Yuna Aoki, who was second after the short program, made a come-from-behind victory to win the Four Continents [...]

Mone Chiba: “I keenly feel that I need to train every day for the next two weeks in a more powerful state, so I just have to get myself into better shape.”

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Mone Chiba earned the bronze medal at the Four Continents Championships, identifying areas for improvement as she [...]

Tatiana Tarasova: “At our Nationals, there were more fans than at the U.S. Nationals. We also outperform the Americans in programs, our compositions are better.”

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Tatiana Tarasova believes that interest in figure skating has increased in Russia and compares the programs of Russian [...]

Loena Hendrickx: “Fear of failure? You’re always nervous and something can always go wrong. Whenever you win a medal, people expect you to win another one the next time.”

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Loena Hendrickx reflects on her silver medal at the European Championships. original source: Sporza dd. 21st [...]

Nina Pinzarrone: “This is the dream that’s about to come true. It’s special to be able to call myself an Olympian at just 19 years old. I can only be proud of that.”

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After the European Figure Skating Championships, Nina Pinzarrone can’t wait to head to Milan for her Olympic debut. [...]

Niina Petrokina: “Many didn’t prepare as hard for the Europeans this time, since the Olympics are coming up. I didn’t have that option, because I had to show that I’m the best.”

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Niina Petrokina on winning second European title. original source: sport.err.ee dd. 17th January 2026 by Anu [...]

“The cycle of intense training and recovery hasn’t been going very smoothly.” Mone Chiba on third-place finish in the SP at Four Continents Championships

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Mone Chiba who will compete at the Milan-Cortina Olympics starting February 6, finished third in the woman's short [...]

“I made two mistakes on my jumps, so I feel very disappointed, and I can’t really remember what I did well right now.” Jia Shin on her SP at the Four Continents Championships

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Jia Shin placed 14th in the women’s singles short program at the Four Continents Championships in [...]

Nikolaj Memola: “Of course, I’m sad that I won’t be able to represent Team Italy at the Olympics, but I truly couldn’t have done more. I wish I had been able to fight for the spot in a healthy condition, but injuries are always unpredictable.

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Nikolaj Memola Reflects on Resilience at European Championships and Missing Out on the Olympics. original source: [...]