“It’s great that a former single skater is fearlessly trying pairs. But honestly, I would have waited another season and practiced more.” Evgenia Medvedeva about Alena Kostornaia’s debut in pairs
Translation of Evgenia Medvedeva's comment about Alena Kostornaia's debut in pair skating. original source: Okko [...]
Georgi Kunitsa: “All of you have pounced on Alena like beasts with all this negativity, all these entirely undeserved insults. Put them where the sun doesn’t shine.”
Translation of Georgi Kunitsa's comment regarding his partner Alena Kostornaia's harsh comments towards the [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “I’m outraged with how we were judged. Our hard work was just flushed down the toilet. My favorite sport is drowning in a swamp.”
Translation of Alena Kostoranaia's comments about the judging of her pair with Georgi Kunitsa at their first [...]
Georgi Kunitsa: “I tried to encourage Alena to return to sports in every way possible but understood that the ultimate decision was hers.”
Translation of Elena Vaitsekhovskaya's interview with Georgi Kunitsa, husband and skating partner of Alena [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “I think it’s a good trend – to maintain the content’s complexity, but not unrealistically huge, because it’s very injury-prone.”
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Alexander Enbert: “The debut of Kostornaia and Kunitsa was excellent. If they continue at this pace, they can soon compete with top pairs.”
Alexander Enbert, 2019 world believes that Kostornaia and Kunitsa can compete with the top pairs. View this [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “Shows are fun and cool but the life of an athlete who works for high results is different, in terms of dedication and emotions. And I like it.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia. About her first steps in pair skating and plans for the season. View this [...]
“To call yourself a choreographer, you need to have an education!” Alena Kostornaia has become a choreographer at the Plushenko’s Academy, comments from Zhulin and Zheleznyakov
Alena Kostornaia has become a choreographer at the Evgeni Plushenko's Academy. Zhulin and Zheleznyakov commented. [...]
Alexander Enbert: “Kostornaia was a fantastic single skater, and she has the potential to become an excellent pair skater.”
Alexander Enbert, 2019 World Championships bronze medalist in pairs skating, highly praised Alena Kostornaia's [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “In my childhood, I had a few injuries, and they were all minor. However, in the last four years, there have been many fractures, many moments when it seems like this is the end of my career.”
Alena Kostornaia shared what helped her continue her career. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
“I had never met a more coordinated athlete in my coaching career. I was amazed how quickly Kostornaia learns new elements.” pair’s coach Sergei Roslyakov
Sergei Roslyakov who now coaches Alena Kostornaia and her partner Georgi Kunitsa tell about the trainings of this new [...]
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa: “I would like to do a side-by-side triple axel in the programs. I’m not sure how feasible it is, but I think someday it will be possible.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
“Kostornaia tries to blame her failures on the “Tutberidze conveyor.” Part 2 of the interview with Gurgen Vardanjan
Translation of the second part of the interview with ex-sport director of the Hungarian Figure skating federation [...]
“We’re all a little crazy. That’s how we found each other” Alena Kostornaia and Georgy Kunitsa about their relationships and engagement
Article and interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgy Kunitsa about their relationships and engagement. [...]
“I said ‘Yes’ right away because I had long understood that he was the one” Georgi Kunitsa proposed to Alena Kostornaia
Georgi Kunitsa proposed to Alena Kostornaia and she said "Yes". Short interview with the couple. View this [...]
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa: “I want to prove that I’m not a one-time athlete. I want to have the last word: No, I can be a unique athlete who will achieve what they want in any discipline.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa. About the desire to prove themselves, experience in different [...]
Alena Kostornaia: It’s not that I don’t need an Olympic medal… But I won’t say that my whole life is the Olympics, and it will end if I don’t win it.”
Alena Kostornaia explained why she doesn't consider winning an Olympic medal as her main goal. View this [...]
Alena Kostornaia: I had one season left before the Olympics, so I went back to Tutberidze because I though if she managed to lead me to seniors successfully almost in the same amount of time – maybe it would work again.”
Alena Kostornaia explained her decision to switch back to coach Eteri Tutberidze for the 2021/22 Olympic season. [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “When they took me back to Tutberidze’s group, I had to give an interview with tears in my eyes saying, “Oh, forgive me, I’m such an idiot, just take me back.”
Full interview with Alena Kostornaia about the unexpected switch to pair skating, the real reasons for missing the [...]
“Kostornaia should have a conscience. She should be ashamed of her words. Everyone knows her because she was with Eteri.” Zhulin and Tarasova about Kostornaia’s comment
Alexander Zhulin and Tatiana Tarasova commented on the words of Alena Kostornaia about coaching methods of Eteri [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “Eteri Tutberidze is a result-oriented coach who use any methods to achieve them, because it’s a conveyor. When one breaks, the next one comes.”
Alena Kostornaia about about working with Eteri Tutberidze. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “I hope that I will still have the opportunity to make a name for myself. I still believe that I have a long career ahead of me.
Alena Kostornaia talked about idols in figure skating, haters and trainings in pair skating. View this post [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “The only thing I regret is not getting to the Olympics.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia. About switching to pair skating, difficult periods in her career, missing the [...]
“I hope that our pair with Georgy Kunitsa will be able to be competitive and interesting and will enter the competitions.” Alena Kostornaia resumed training in pair skating
Alena Kostornaia resumed training in the group of Sergei Roslyakov after a break for vacation. View this [...]