“As for the very idea of Valieva’s free program, I have rather mixed feelings about it.” Alena Kostornaia tries herself as a journalist and shares her impressions of the test skates
Alena Kostornaia tries herself as a journalist and now has her own column for TASS, where she shared her impressions [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “I go to the hospital for rehabilitation on September 27, I don’t know yet how long it will take.”
Alena Kostornaia, during the recovery period after a hip injury, will take up new plans in an interesting for her [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “My surgery went well, the recovery will take about six months.”
European champion Alena Kostornaia told how long it will take to recover from hip surgery. View this post [...]
Elena Buyanova: “Kostornaia came to me even more psychologically vulnerable, with a fear of jumps. She was afraid to land and break her arm again.”
Coach Elena Buyanova told in the big interview how Alena Kostornaia could come to her earlier, why skaters return to [...]
“Alena already had experience of not getting to the Olympics and managed to understand that people don’t die because of this.” Elena Vaitsekhovaskaya about Kostornaia’s prospects to continue her sports career
Russian journalist Elena Vaitsekhovaskaya about prospects of Anna Shcherbakova, Alena Kostornaia, Alexandra Trusova [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “After I broke my second arm, Eteri Tutberidze said that it would probably be better for us to part.”
Big interview with Alena Kostornaia. About injuries, training and plans for the future. View this post on [...]
Alena Kostornaia will undergo surgery for a hip injury
European figure skating champion Alena Kostornaia will undergo surgery due to an injury. View this post on [...]
“If you do what you love, it doesn’t matter where it happens.” Alena Kostornaia about absence of international competitions
European Champion 2020 Alena Kostornaia said what she thinks about the absence of international competitions. [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “If you compete in seniors, you are already an adult. Maybe in life – no, but in sports – yes. If you have adult privileges, then you are responsible as an adult.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia. About leaving Eteri Tutberidze and working with Elena Buyanova, about new programs [...]
Evgeni Plushenko got a grant from Putin for his show “Union of Champions”
Evgeni Plushenko got a grant from Putin for his show "Union of Champions". View this post on Instagram [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “The decision to raise the minimum age is right. Kids should compete with kids, adults with adults.”
European figure skating champion Alena Kostornaia supported the decision of the International Skating Union (ISU) to [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “Probation period? Since we have choreographed two programs, this says something.”
Alena Kostornaia about motivation to continue her career, triple axel, new programs and Olympics in Beijing. [...]
Alexei Zheleznyakov: “If Tutberidze hadn’t been strict, there wouldn’t have been such results. Her athletes would have been spineless worms that can barely skate. And no one would have known about Tutberidze and her girls”
Interview with the choreographer of Tutberidze's group Alexei Zheleznyakov. About Eteri Tutberidze coaching methods, [...]
“As Elena Buyanova said, so it is. I don’t decide this issues.” Alena Kostornaia about probation term in Buyanova’s group
European figure skating champion Alena Kostornaia about working with coach Elena Buyanova. View this post [...]
Elena Buyanova: “Talented people are very difficult in the training process, so I, as a coach, need time to understand Alena. It would be very sad if she ends her career without trying to restart it.”
Elena Buyanova about working with Alena Kostornaia. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
“Coaches can’t control an athlete 24 hours a day, so it’s wrong to say that it’s their fault.” Gurgen Vardanjan head of Hungarian Figure skating federation about Valieva’s doping case
Interview with Gurgen Vardanjan, coach and sports director of Hungarian Figure skating federation. About Trusova, [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “I’ve never ran back and forth from coaches. Everything Kostornaia does is for herself. If she feels happy, then she doesn’t need to change anything.”
Interview with Evgenia Medvedeva. About photo shoot for a men's magazine, shows, Alexandra Trusova and Alena [...]
“There was a big scandal. I said that I’m tired, I want a normal attitude towards myself. At least not a humiliation in front of the whole group.” Kostornaia about training and leaving Tutberidze’s group
Interview with Alena Kostornaia. About training and leaving Tutberidze's group, leaving Angels of Plushenko and Anna [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “I try to understand whether I want to continue skating, training. Uncertainty in our business is meaningless. And ISU decision on Russia’s membership isn’t in the last place in this decision.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia. About changing a coach, Olympics and her position regarding the change of sports [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “The situation remains between me and Eteri Tutberidze and the coaching staff. We analyzed and decided that we squeezed out everything we could from our cooperation.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia. About plans to compete in the next Olympics, new programs and parting with Eteri [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “There’re situations like at the Olympics for our girls – they compete also off the ice. I’m against it, I always followed the principle – when you took off your skates – be friends.”
Evgeni Plushenko about a chances that Alexandra Trusova and Alena Kostornaia will return to his academy and his [...]
“While the work is going on. For now I monitor. It doesn’t mean that I took her.” Buyanova about working with Alena Kostornaia
Elena Buyanova spoke about working with Alena Kostornaia. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
Alena Leonova: “Trusova will grow up and will understand everything. Maybe even regret saying what she said then.”
Alena Leonova about the results of the Olympic season. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
“Kostornaia hasn’t appeared in training for a long time, she only does PR. Once she was a European champion, but now she is nobody.” choreographer of Tutberidze’s group Alexei Zheleznyakov
Choreographer of Tutberidze's group Alexei Zheleznyakov commented on Alena Kostornaia's transfer to Elena [...]