Aleksandr Selevko: “It has been a dream of my life to become a medalist in major competitions, but in recent years, I had given up hope due to injuries.”
Aleksandr Selevko about winning silver medal at the European Championships. original source: sports.ru [...]
Vladimir Samoilov: “In my opinion, there is bias in judging, not only towards me but also towards some other athletes who switched from Russia to compete for other countries.”
Translation of the interview with Polish single skater Vladimir Samoilov. original source: Sport24 dd. 23d January [...]
Matteo Guarise: “Winning at Europeans was another step, my goal. As soon as I achieve a goal, I change it. I wanted to get to the Olympics – and I’ve been there, and now I want more.”
Translation of Matteo Guarise's comments about victory at the 2024 European Figure Skating Championships. original [...]
“ISU events lack excitement. Filling the arena for seeing just jumps and spins is much more challenging.” head of the Lithuanian Figure Skating Federation about the organization of the 2024 European Championships
Translation of the comments made by the head of the Lithuanian Figure Skating Federation about the organization of the [...]
Maria Butyrskaya: “I have questions to the judges. Are you stupid, or blind? Gubanova should have taken the first place in the short program and probably overall.”
Maria Butyrskaya commented on the results in women's single skating at the 2024 European Championships. original [...]
Anastasiia Gubanova: “I came to Europeans not aiming for a medal, understanding that gold is an almost impossible task.”
Translation of Anastasiia Gubanova's comments about winning silver at the European Championships 2024. original [...]
Nina Pinzarrone: “It’s crazy, but it’s not like I didn’t expect it; I wanted to do better than last season. I’m very happy and can be proud of myself.”
Translation of Nina Pinzarrone's comments about winning bronze medal at the European Championships. original [...]
Loena Hendrickx: “In the summer, I really thought I wouldn’t reach my level again. I have trained so hard, I have been so tired… To stand here as a champion, I’m super happy.”
Translation of Loena Hendrickx's comments about winning European Championships. original source: sporza.be dd. 13th [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “If I were Sylvester Stallone, I would sue Lewis Gibson for discrediting the image of Rocky as a boxer.”
Translation of Alexander Zhulin's comments about ice dance competition at the European Championships 2024. original [...]
Nina Pinzarrone: “I hope to deliver my best performance and set a personal record in the free skate. We’ll see if that’s enough for a medal. Secretly, it is a goal.”
Translation of Nina Pinzarrone's comments about her performance in the short program at the European [...]
“Belgium can be very proud of this 1-2. With a bit more facilities, it might even be 1-2-3 in the future.” Loena Hendrickx about the SP at the European Championships
Translation of Loena Hendrickx's comments about her performance in the short program at the European [...]
Kevin van der Perren: “Whether the Russians are there or not, the medals worth the same, skaters still need to do it in those few minutes. The task is equally difficult.”
Translation of the Kevin van der Perren's comments about Belgium skaters' prospects at the European [...]
Jorik Hendrickx: “The goal is definitely European Championships gold. Anything less would be a disappointment.”
Translation of the Jorik Hendrickx's comments about European Championships. original source: sporza.be dd. 11th [...]
“The suspension of Russian athletes does affect the ISU budget and the level of certain disciplines. But there is no intention to bring them back. We warmly welcome this decision.” President of the Lithuanian Skating Union Vytautas Jasutis
President of the Lithuanian Skating Union Vytautas Jasutis spoke about the the transfer of the venue for the 2024 [...]
Hungary won’t host the 2024 European Championships due to prolonged hostilities in neighboring countries and its impact on the economy
Hungary will not host the 2024 European Figure Skating Championships. photo Reuters source: [...]
“He was kind of lost, but now he’s back on track.” Franca Bianconi about Matteo Rizzo
Franca Bianconi about Matteo Rizzo and Olympics. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Alisa Efimova: “We believed we can win a medal at the Europeans this time it didn’t work out. But small bronze medal for the short program is also very valuable.”
Interview with pair skater Alisa Efimova about European Championships where Alisa and her partner Ruben Blommaert [...]
Deniss Vasiljevs: “I don’t support the admission of Russian athletes to the Olympics. Time must pass, the war must end, everyone must look at what happened and understand the situation, and only then can we start talking about it.”
Deniss Vasiljevs about European Championships, preparation for Worlds and his attitude towards possible return of [...]
Ekaterina Bobrova: “Without Russians women’s single skating rolled back for 8-10 years. This’s degradation.”
Sochi 2014 Olympic champion in the team event Ekaterina Bobrova shared her opinion about the level of women's single [...]
“I did not win silver but lost gold.” Loena Hendrickx about European Championships, breakup, having “twisties” and negative reactions from Russia
Loena Hendrickx and her coach and brother Jorik Hendrickx about preparation and performance at the European [...]
“I enjoyed watching and learning how Russian girls train. But it doesn’t affect how I skate.” Interview with Estonian figure skater Nina Petrokina
Interview with Estonian figure skater Nina Petrokina. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
“Victory of Anastasiia Gubanova proves once again that the Russian coaching technique works.” Evgeni Rukavitsin about the victory of his athlete, Georgian figure at the European Championships
Coach Evgeni Rukavitsin spoke about the victory of his athlete, Georgian figure skater Anastasiia Gubanova, at the [...]
Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri: “We haven’t decided yet whether we’ll stay until the next Olympics. That would be great but we don’t want to stay in sports just because of the home Olympics.”
Italian dance duo Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri shared their emotions after winning the European Championships in [...]
Daniel Grassl: “This was probably the most difficult competitions in my life. I felt all the pressure and hype, even the condemnation of my decision to change my training location and I was very afraid of the reaction of the audience.”
Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl commented on his performance at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo and his [...]