“We are not going anywhere. We really love Azerbaijan, but for now, our connection to it is only through pomegranate juice and the fact that we know Vova Litvintsev.” Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa on rumors about their change of citizenship
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa on Alena's health and rumors about their switch to Azerbaijan. original source: [...]
“I’ve had a serious illness, and full recovery requires much more time and energy than we could have anticipated.” Alena Kostornaia and Georgo Kunitsa will miss a significant number of competitions
Alena Kostornaia will miss a significant number of competitions. original source: Telegram View this [...]
“I don’t experience the same emotions in life as I do when I compete, when I train, when I work.” Alena Kostornaia about motivation to continue her career
Alena Kostornaia about motivation to continue her career. original source: Championat View this post on [...]
“We’re not Master and Margarita! We’re Woland and his Idea. This Idea captivated Woland’s mind, completely enslaves him and in the end he’s no longer able to stop everything and Moscow burns.” Alena Kostornaia about new free program
Alena Kostornaia about their new free program to Masker and Margarita. original source: Telegram photo RIA [...]
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa: “Are we ready to skate until 40 like Canadian team? Why not? We are ready to skate until our health allows, and we will do everything for it.”
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa about test skates. original source: Sport-Express / TASS View this [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “What did I dream of becoming in childhood? An oligarch’s wife.”
Alena Kostornaia answered questions from her fans. original source: Telegram View this post on Instagram [...]
“It’s very, very difficult. But I will make every effort to look my best in pointe shoes for the winter shows.” Alena Kostornaia about ballet classes
Alena Kostornaia about ballet. original source: Sport24 View this post on Instagram A post [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “Performing in pointe shoes and doing ballet helps me recover better. In the future, I want to improve and move to a semi-professional level in ballet.”
Alena Kostornaia about recovery after a surgery and ballet classes. original source: TASS View this post [...]
Georgi Kunitsa: “This was our first season together and Alena’s first season in pair skating. It’d have been silly to think that everything would go smoothly and easily. We wanted more, but it’s okay.”
Translation of the interview with Georgi Kunitsa, Alena Kostornaia's husband and skating partner. original source: [...]
“Lena is close in ‘skating’ to Alena. Who, if not her? Besides, Alena Kostornaia is an idol, a benchmark for her.” Kostornaia choreographed a program for Elena Kostyleva
Alena Kostornaia choreographed a program for young skater Elena Kostyleva. original source: TASS / MatchTV [...]
“She starts swearing at me loudly across the entire rink: ‘Why are you standing here?'” Maxim Trankov about Kostornaia behavior at trainings
Translation of Maxim Trankov's comments about Alena Kostornaia and her behavior. original source: Youtube Channel [...]
“One of my favorite programs in men’s skating is Javier Fernandez’s short “Malagueña”. The way he skates, you can’t learn it, you need to be born with such a talent.” Tuktamysheva about her favorite skaters and programs
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comments about her favorite skaters and programs. original source: [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “The favorite question of journalists is ‘when are you having kids?’ It just infuriates me. What right do you even have to pry into such moments?”
Russian figure skater Alena Kostornaia strongly reacted to a subscriber's question about the possibility of having a [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “Raising the age minimum gives adult girls a chance to live. They don’t need to chase after quadruples, they need to skate beautifully and cleanly.”
Translation of Alena Kostornaia's comments about age minimum in women's single skating. original source: Lyasan [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “When I broke my arm before the Nationals in the Olympic season, they told me in the Tutberidze’s group that I should have asked for permission to put on the cast.”
Translation of Alena Kostornaia's comments about leaving Tutberidze's group fir the second time. original source: [...]
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa: “I was so eager to showcase myself, to show what we’ve accomplished… Actually, back then, I didn’t quite understand what the scores in pair skating were based on and 68 seemed a nightmare.”
Translation of the interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa. original source: Championat View [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “Sometimes our competitions are more interesting than what is happening abroad in the world of figure skating.”
Translation of Alena Kostornaia's comment about the level of international competitions. original source: [...]
“Such audacity cannot be left unaddressed. She’s a cunning fox, knows where to play the fool and where to shed tears.” Scandal involving Alena Kostornaia and costume designers continues to unfold
The scandal involving Alena Kostornaia and costume designers continues to unfold with more details. original [...]
Costume designer has terminated collaboration with Alena Kostornaia due to non-payment for costumes and is demanding their return
Designer has terminated collaboration with Alena Kostornaia due to non-payment for costumes and is demanding their [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “I’ve come to terms with the fact that this season, I won’t receive the high scores I would like.”
Translation of Alena Kostornaia's comment about changes in her approach to competitions. original source: [...]
Alena Kostornaia about going back her “Angel” program: “When I skated it as a single skater, I got tired of it. I wasn’t mature enough.”
Translation of Alena Kostornaia's comments about going back to her Angel program. original source: [...]
Kostornaia shared a story how Ksenia Stolbova yelled at her in the locker room: “After that, I was scared to approach her for my whole life while she was skating.”
Translation of Alena Kostornaia's comments about an incident with pair skater Ksenia Stolbova. original source: [...]
Betina Popova: “Kostornaia is undertaking a heroic journey from singles to pairs. She is a crazy maximalist. She wants to be a champion and I’m sure she will achieve it.”
Translation of Betina Popova's comments about Alena Kostornaia's progress in pair skating. original source: [...]
“For me, it was revenge. It’s the best dishes you can serve.” Tutberidze on Shcherbakova’s victories over Kostornaia and Trusova
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Anna Shcherbakova's victory over Trusova and Kostornaia. original [...]