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 [...]
“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 [...]