Tutberidze played a key role in Davis/Smolkin change of coach. She had questions for Shpilband, which couldn’t be resolved even in personal communication during her visit to the United States
Eteri Tutberidze played a key role in the fact that Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin stopped working with Igor [...]
Renat Laishev: “Tutberidze has a difficult character. But she is a modern example of how to treat students. Both carefully and reverently at the same time.”
Interview with Sambo-70 president Renat Laishev. About Eteri Tutberidze, Diana Davis possible switch to US national [...]
“Tutberidze has never wanted to stay in the USA. I’m more than sure that she isn’t going anywhere from Russia. At least for now.” Zhulin, Laishev and others
When Tutberidze will return from the US to Russia? Comments from Zhulin, Laishev and others. View this post [...]
“Phenomenal duo! From an artistic point of view, they are exceptional.” Benoit Richaud about working with Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin and Tutberidze
Benoit Richaud, about working with Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin and why they're a phenomenal pair. Benoit also shared [...]
Maxim Trankov: “The masks are off. If earlier everyone smiled at us through their teeth, now everything is clear, everyone knows who the enemy is.”
Maxim Trankov spoke about the latest decisions of the ISU Congress and the scandal with Tutberidze. View [...]
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 [...]
Eteri Tutberidze and Diana Davis commented on the rumors that Davis/Smolkin are going to represent USA and Tutberidze would also like to work there
Eteri Tutberidze and Diana Davis commented on the inside information provided by The Skating Lesson that Diana is [...]
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, [...]
“Eteri doesn’t give a damn about Rodchenkov law and behaves in a boorish way. I heard from one of the leaders how Tutberidze threatened to destroy him.” Tikhonov on Tutberidze’s trip to USA
Four-time Olympic champion in biathlon Alexander Tikhonov shared his opinion about the trip of figure skating coach [...]
“We were upset that there would be no Russian girls. We expected that with a strengthened short program we would try to compete with them.” Yulia Kuznetsova, coach of World Junior Champion Isabeau Levito
Interview with Yulia Kuznetsova, coach of World Junior Champion Isabeau Levito. About about Isabeau's path to gold, [...]
“Tutberidze is enemy number one for the entire American figure skating community.” Tarasova, Zhulin, Laishev on criticism against Eteri Tutberidze for visiting Boston
Tatiana Tarasova, Alexander Zhulin and Renat Laishev commented on criticism from the United States against Eteri [...]
“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, [...]
Kirill Sarnovsky: “At Khrustalny it was… very hard. Physically and morally. You have to do almost everything without stopping. Also I can’t train when they yell at me.”
Interview with 15-year-old Kirill Sarnovsky coached by Evgeni Plushenko. View this post on Instagram [...]
Finnish lawyer appealed to WADA with a proposal to suspend the coaches of underage athletes caught using illegal drugs from international competitions
Finnish lawyer Lauri Tarasti has approached the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with a proposal to suspend the coaches [...]
“Everyone returned exhausted, Eteri looked awful. To my question: “How are you?” she replied: “It feels like I’ve returned from prison.” choreographer of Tutberidze’s group about Olympics
Interview with choreographer of Tutberidze's group - Alexei Zheleznyakov. About Anna Shcherbakova's victory, [...]
Veronika Zhilina “In Plushenko’s group If something hurts we reduce the load. In “Khrustalny”, if something hurts, you still have to jump.”
Interview with Veronika Zhilina. Coached by Evgeni Plushenko 13-year-old figure skater Veronika Zhilina told about [...]
“Neither Russian skaters nor Eteri Tutberidze will emigrate and change sports citizenship” Russian functionaries
The head of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR), Alexander Gorshkov, assured that not a single member of the [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “Valieva has learned two magnificent quadruple jumps and triple axel. What dope are you talking about? She just doesn’t get out of the ice and withstands wild loads.”
Alexander Zhulin about Eteri Tutberidze, Kamila Valieva and Alexandra Trusova. View this post on Instagram [...]
Kostornaia moved from Tutberidze to Buyanova
source: MatchTV Kostornaia moved from Eteri Tutberidze to Elena Buyanova View this post on Instagram [...]
Morisi Kvitelashvili: “I had such mixed feelings after women’s FP that I cried. Tutberidze asked me “Why are you crying? Sad about your 10th place?” Even then she didn’t stop joking, holding on.”
Morisi Kvitelashvili summed up the results of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, spoke about the strength of his coach [...]
“I haven’t seen such cynicism for a long time. Eteri Tutberidze, as a reasonable person, did everything absolutely right.” Alexander Zhulin on his appeal to Thomas Bach
Alexander Zhulin commented on his appeal to the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach after [...]
“Kamila Valieva is Olympic champion in team event, our star. The test that fell on her, our entire team needs to go through together.” Eteri Tutberidze summed up the results of the 2022 Olympics
Eteri Tutberidze summed up the results of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. View this post on Instagram [...]
“Coach Tutberidze has brought up six Olympic medalists, she probably knows how and what to say to her athletes after performances.” Zhulin addressed an open letter to the head of IOC
Two-time Olympic medalist Alexander Zhulin addressed an open letter to the head of the International Olympic Committee [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “It’s such a pity that this whole situation came to light here, at the Olympics, as I understand it, in order to get more resonance, but we can handle it.”
Eteri Tutberidze spoke about the situation of the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who in December got a positive [...]