Aleksandra Stepanova: “We’re trying to find the positives in this situation. But of course, we very much want to compete internationally.”
Translation of Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin comments about return to competitions. original source: [...]
Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: “We decided that after the break, we would return to competitions because what we achieved in our careers isn’t enough for us.”
Translation of the pre-season interview with Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. photo Dmitri Chelyapin [...]
Aleksandra Stepanova: “How to get into such shape quickly? Not eating – that’s all. You just don’t have time to eat, you forget.”
Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin commented on their performance at the test skates. photo Aleksandr Safonov / [...]
Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: “Zhulin has a genius vision in ice dance.”
Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin about continuing their career, switching to Zhulin's team and past season in ice [...]
“No flag, no anthem, can’t support special operations, you’re from CSKA like Trusova so you’re not allowed? Go to hell then.” Big interview with Alexandr Zhulin
Big Interview with Alexander Zhulin. About Stepanova/Bukin, Davis/Smolkin, current situation in world ice dance and [...]
Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: “The most challenging element to restore after come back? It’s probably the twizzles.”
Interview with Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. The duo told how the training is going, what they like about the [...]
Ivan Bukin: “I want to admire Sasha! We are already training with her at full strength, two workouts per day. Although it’s only been a little time since she gave birth.”
Ivan Bukin about returning to trainings with Aleksandra Stepanova and switching to the group of Alexander Zhulin. [...]
Aleksandra Stepanova: “I have always dreamed of motherhood and I knew I would come back to sports.”
Interview with Aleksandra Stepanova who has recently became and mom but plans to return to competetive ice. [...]
“There isn’t much of our sports career left, and we want to try something new. I hope everything will get better, and we will be able to compete internationally.” Ivan Bukin about switching to Zhulin
Interview with Ivan Bukin. About moving to Zhulin's group, Alexandra Trusova and World Championships. View [...]
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin plan to continue their careers with Alexander Zhulin
Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin plan to continue their career and switch to the coaching group of Alexander [...]
Natalia Bestemyanova: “Trusova has problems with being overweight, psychological difficulties. But she didn’t get what she wanted, so she’ll definitely come back.”
Natalia Bestemyanova summed up the season in figure skating, shared her opinion on Kamila Valieva, Anna Shcherbakova [...]
Ivan Bukin: “We didn’t leave! We will try to make it possible to compete next season.”
Interview with Ivan Bukin. About the current season and the desire to return to competitive activities in the [...]
Ivan Bukin: “I didn’t leave sport, I didn’t end my career. Sasha and I will definitely return. I don’t know when exactly, but I think it will be soon.”
Ivan Bukin on the resumption of his career and domestic Russian competitions. View this post on Instagram [...]
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin took a break in their careers
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin took a break in their careers. View this post on Instagram A [...]
“It was probably the best moment of my life – I was incredibly happy. And yes, it was really very unexpected.” Aleksandra Stepanova about marriage proposal on the ice and career plans.
Interview with ice dancer Aleksandra Stepanova. About marriage proposal and career plans. photo [...]
“Aleksandra Stepanova wanted her dress to be very light, weightless. So that she seemed to dissolve in it.’ Interview with designer who created costumes for Stepanova/Bukin, Kondratiuk and Kvitelashvilli
Figure skater costume designer Evgenia Kosygina, in an interview with Match TV, told how she worked on costumes for [...]
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 [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “If another pair appears now, like Papadakis / Cizeron, they won’t win. Pair who has a concise story without excessive emotions will take a lead now.”
Ilia Averbukh told why he likes to choreograph programs for single skaters and share his thoughts who will set trends [...]
Stepanova and Bukin: “No matter how much we want to compete with the best, we still understand that there’s a pair that no one can compete with – these’re Papadakis and Cizeron.”
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin summed up the results of the season and shared their impressions of participating [...]
Stepanova and Bukin: “Upon arrival in Beijing, at the airport, Sasha was tested positive for covid again. Thank God, all the following tests were negative.”
Interview with Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. About Olympic season and future plans. View this post on [...]
“A week before the pre-Olympic training camp, Stepanova was tested positive for covid. We fought to the last, so not to be left without the second Olympics in a row.” interview with coaches Svinin and Zhuk
Interview with Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin, coaches of Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. View this [...]
Irina Slutskaya: “Fair or not, such is the technique now. While the judges pretend that everyone doesn’t see prerotations and this is not a mistake, why not?”
Interview with Irina Slutskaya. About the performance of the Russian team at the Beijing Olympics, the judging scandal [...]
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: “We understood that most likely they wouldn’t take us for the team event and decided to prepare at home. We are very pleased that everyone was waiting for us so much.”
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin about their performance in the rhythm dance at the Olympics. And also told why they [...]
Alexandra Stepanova confirmed that they will fly to Beijing tonight
source MatchTV Alexandra Stepanova: “Tonight we fly from Moscow to Beijing. We are flying to a personal [...]