“I feel a bit relieved now that this chapter is closed. There are other competitions, so I want to keep working hard without worrying.” Yuka Orihara will not compete at the Olympics due to not getting citizenship in time

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Yuka Orihara will not compete at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics due to a delay in her nationality [...]

Shun Sato: “Before I started, I heard Malinin’s score and got really nervous, but I was able to turn that nervousness into strength.”

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Shun Sato set a new personal best and earned bronze at the Grand Prix Final original source: Hochi News dd. 7th [...]

Kaori Sakamoto “I cried so much at this Grand Prix Final, I must have lost 30% of my body’s water.” and “At Nationals I want to deliver a performance that people will say, ‘This is Sakamoto.’”

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Kaori Sakamoto on winning bronze at the Grand Prix Final original source: Nikkansports 7th. Decembr 2025 by Katsube [...]

Tatiana Tarasova: “Malinin took figure skating into a new, completely different world. What I saw truly stunned me. I can’t say it inspired me… I thought: how and what do we teach children now?”

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Tatiana Tarasova: Malinin has taken figure skating into a completely different world. original source: Okko / [...]

Alysa Liu: “I don’t do things just to win. I love risky things. I like the triple axel itself, and just imagining what my program would be like if I included it excites me.”

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On December 6 in Nagoya, the Grand Prix Final press conference began late at night, but a large number of media [...]

“When you don’t understand the scores, your coaches don’t understand the scores, and even some judges don’t understand the scores – that means there’s a problem somewhere.” Guillaume Cizeron explained his criticism of judging at the Grand Prix

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Cizeron explained his criticism of judging scores at the Grand Prix. original source: Okko / Sports [...]

Mone Chiba: “There’s no time to dwell on disappointment. I have no choice but to climb back up from here. Right now, this is the most critical period of my skating life – almost a matter of life and death.”

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Mone Chiba, who finished fifth at the Grand Prix Final, reflected on her disappointment and expressed her [...]

Ami Nakai: “Honestly, the Olympics feel so close now that I wonder if it’s really okay…I want to stay strong enough not to lose to the pressure, and if I’m lucky, I hope to make it to the Olympics.”

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Ami Nakai, in her first Grand Prix Final appearance, finished second overall and moved closer to securing a spot on [...]

“If someone had told me 15 years ago that in 2025 someone would land seven quadruple jumps, I wouldn’t have believed it! And I’m more than sure that 5S will happen in the near future!” Plushenko on Malinin

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Evgeni Plushenko believes that American figure skater Ilia Malinin has not yet shown his maximum at the Grand Prix [...]

“It’s frustrating, but what I gained is huge. It’s half frustration, half joy. I have to face my position head-on and work as hard as I can to achieve my goals.”

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Yuma Kagiyama earned his second consecutive silver medal at the Grand Prix Final. original source: Nikkansports [...]

Rinka Watanabe: “There were good points, like being able to land two axels, but there were also emotional ups and downs because the results didn’t follow. Now I’m just focused on preparing for the Nationals.”

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Rinka Watanabe is determined to deliver a strong performance at the upcoming Japanese Nationals original source: [...]

Margarita Drobiazko: “With all due respect to the Montreal team, when there’s such a monopoly, you still recognize that Montreal style, no matter how good it is, and you want a different perception, a breath of fresh air.”

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World Championship medalist in ice dance Margarita Drobiazko assessed the chances of the French pair Laurence Fournier [...]

Mone Chiba: “The nerves this year are different because it’s my first Olympic season. It’s impossible to be 100% calm. Even so, I want to keep my heart steady.”

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Mone Chiba delivered a personal best to take the lead in the women’s short program at the Grand Prix [...]