Russian pair skaters and ice dancers did not appeal neutral status denials to CAS

Posted on 2025-06-05 • No comments yet

Russian figure skaters choose not to appeal neutral status denials to CAS. original source: Sport Express [...]

ISU declined to comment on Stepanova and Bukin’s appeal to the IOC as well as on participation of Russian coaches in the Olympic qualification

Posted on 2025-05-28 • 3 comments

ISU declines to comment on Stepanova and Bukin’s appeal to the IOC. original source: RSport / TASS photo [...]

ISU: “There is absolutely no chance that Russian pairs and ice dance duos will participate in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan.”

Posted on 2025-05-25 • 2 comments

ISU confirms no chances for Russian pairs and ice dance duos to participate in the 2026 Milan Olympics. original [...]

“We are not politicians; we are athletes. We are asking for the right to fair competition to be returned to us.” Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin appeal to IOC President

Posted on 2025-05-18 • 4 comments

Stepanova and Bukin appeal to IOC President, requesting permission to compete in Olympic qualification. original [...]

Egor Bazin: “If Russian skaters had participated in this Worlds with fair judging, Stepanova and Bukin could have easily fought for a spot in the top three. If the judging had been fair, Chock and Bates wouldn’t even have been in the top five.”

Posted on 2025-05-16 • 1 comment

Egor Bazin about the results in ice dance at the 2025 World Championships. original source: Sport24 View [...]

Russian figure skaters are preparing to challenge the denial of neutral status through CAS. Work on this process has already begun, and documents are being prepared (Sports)

Posted on 2025-05-15 • 3 comments

Russian figure skaters plan to appeal neutral status denial in CAS. original source: Sports View this [...]

Russian pairs and ice dance duos will not compete at the 2026 Olympics

Posted on 2025-05-13 • No comments yet

Russian Pairs and Ice Dance duos will not compete at the 2026 Olympics. original source: ISU View this [...]

Russian Figure Skating Federation has decided which country representatives will be named for participation in the Olympic qualifying competition (MatchTV)

Posted on 2025-01-22 • 5 comments

Russian Figure Skating Federation has decided which country representatives will be named for participation in the [...]

Aleksandra Stepanova: “We’re trying to find the positives in this situation. But of course, we very much want to compete internationally.”

Posted on 2023-10-30 • No comments yet

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.”

Posted on 2023-09-22 • No comments yet

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.”

Posted on 2023-09-18 • No comments yet

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.”

Posted on 2023-07-17 • No comments yet

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

Posted on 2023-05-27 • No comments yet

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.”

Posted on 2023-05-15 • No comments yet

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.”

Posted on 2023-04-27 • No comments yet

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.”

Posted on 2023-04-19 • No comments yet

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

Posted on 2023-04-05 • No comments yet

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

Posted on 2023-03-22 • No comments yet

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.”

Posted on 2023-03-17 • 2 comments

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.”

Posted on 2023-02-09 • No comments yet

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.”

Posted on 2022-11-07 • No comments yet

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

Posted on 2022-09-30 • No comments yet

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.

Posted on 2022-08-10 • 4 comments

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

Posted on 2022-08-05 • No comments yet

Figure skater costume designer Evgenia Kosygina, in an interview with Match TV, told how she worked on costumes for [...]