Evgeni Plushenko: “In my eight-year coaching career, I’ve never worked with any athlete as much as I did with Lena Kostyleva. But for her mother, it was never enough, never enough…”
Evgeni Plushenko spoke about his feelings regarding his collaboration with the parents of skater Elena [...]
“If someone had told me 15 years ago that in 2025 someone would land seven quadruple jumps, I wouldn’t have believed it! And I’m more than sure that 5S will happen in the near future!” Plushenko on Malinin
Evgeni Plushenko believes that American figure skater Ilia Malinin has not yet shown his maximum at the Grand Prix [...]
“Lena is not a robot – she’s a person! You could ruin a girl in the pursuit of medals and prize money, since nothing else seems to interest you!” Plushenko told that Elena Kostyleva’s mother is registered with child protective services
Evgeni Plushenko responded to the accusations from Elena Kostyleva’s mother. source: Evgeni Plushenko's [...]
“Objectively, a coach always pays more attention to one athlete than another.” Alexei Mishin discusses the dynamics between Yagudin and Plushenko
Alexei Mishin Reflects on the Competition Between Yagudin and Plushenko original source: RTVI photo CLIVE [...]
Yana Rudkovskaya: “I still believe that if Trusova hadn’t switched back to Tutberidze, she could have won the Olympic Games because Plushenko was very passionate about her progress.”
Yana Rudkovskaya believes that figure skater Alexandra Trusova could have won Olympic gold if she had remained under [...]
Anton Sikharulidze: “Under the current circumstances, we will meticulously review every request to change sports citizenship. It’s time to realize that Russia is not a ‘cash cow’ for other countries to exploit.”
Russia tightens athlete transfers amid controversies: Federation President Anton Sikharulidze addresses Veronica [...]
“We are not talking about a return to sports; she has already made a serious decision, she now needs to overcome herself, train every day, which is extremely difficult.” Plushenko on Trusova’s possible return to sport
Evgeni Plushenko commented on Alexandra Trusova's return to sports. original source: TASS View this post [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “Suspension of Russian skaters affects the sport for the worse. International figure skating has returned to the past, to 1998, to 2000.”
Translation of Evgeni Plushenko's comments about World Championships and the Olympics. original source: aif.ru [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “The most painful thing was that I didn’t compete in the individual event in Sochi! I could have made it into the top-3 and even won. After all, everyone skated very poorly, but I couldn’t even walk properly!”
Translation of Evgeni Plushenko comments about the difficulties he faced at the 2014 Olympics. original source: [...]
Natalia Linichuk: “On Wednesday, I had the first training session with Arina Ushakova and Valeriy Angelopol. Time will tell.”
Translation of Natalia Linichuk's comment on starting work at the Evgeni Plushenko Academy with Valeriy Angelopol and [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “Trusova believed it didn’t matter how was her SP, If she did her FP, she would be an Olympic champion. And then in the locker room, she was throwing her skates at me.”
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Alexandra Trusova's reaction to winning silver at the 2022 [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Tutberidze’s approach is more competition-oriented. Plushenko’s approach is more focused on technique and preparatory exercises.”
Translation of Alexandra Trusova's comments about change of coaches. original source: Okko Sports View [...]
Veleriy Angelopol started trainings in Plushenko’s Academy and Plushenko is personally overseeing his training
Veleriy Angelopol started trainings in Plushenko's Academy. original source: RSport View this post on [...]
“To call yourself a choreographer, you need to have an education!” Alena Kostornaia has become a choreographer at the Plushenko’s Academy, comments from Zhulin and Zheleznyakov
Alena Kostornaia has become a choreographer at the Evgeni Plushenko's Academy. Zhulin and Zheleznyakov commented. [...]
“Kostornaia tries to blame her failures on the “Tutberidze conveyor.” Part 2 of the interview with Gurgen Vardanjan
Translation of the second part of the interview with ex-sport director of the Hungarian Figure skating federation [...]
Sofia Fedchenko: “I always look up to the coaching staff of Eteri Tutberidze. This group adapts to any rules in a way that the athletes always win.”
Coach Sofia Fedchenko about her remarks about Evgeni Plushenko and strong sides of Eteri Tutberidze. View [...]
Evgeni Plushenko announced that he was taking a one-year moratorium on communication with the press regarding the judging of his students
Evgeni Plushenko announced his unwillingness to comment on the judging at the Russian Grand Prix Final. photo [...]
“I respect Plushenko as a sportsman, but I don’t deny that his opinion on coaching is not authoritative for me.” Interview with coach Sofia Fedchenko
Interview with Sofia Fedchenko coach of the new Russian junior champion who wasn't afraid to stood up for her skater [...]
Yulia Lipnitskaya’s husband and coach of Plushenko’s Academy, Vladislav Tarasenko, is on the front line in Ukraine, serving in Russian army
The husband of Yulia Lipnitskaya and coach of Plushenko's Academy, Vladislav Tarasenko is serving in Russian army on [...]
Angels of Plushenko filed an official complaint to the ethics commission regarding “public insult of coach Evgeni Plushenko” by coach Sofia Fedchenko
The Angels of Plushenko Academy filed an official complaint with the ethics commission of the Russian Figure Skating [...]
“This’s hysteria and the lack of ability to admit his coaching mistakes or looking for a good excuse for a transfer.” coach of the Russian Junior champion Alina Gorbacheva on Plushenko’s statement about judging
Coach Sofia Fedchenko spoke about the reaction of two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko to the results of the [...]
Yana Rudkovskaya: “It’s true that federations of major European countries are interested in the possible transfers of Veronika Zhilina and Sofia Titova.”
Evgeni Plushenko's wife, Yana Rudkovskaya, spoke about judging in Russian figure skating, and also commented on her [...]
“Maybe children won’t come to him if they are judged poorly. It’ll be very bad for his work, and he works very well.” Tarasova reacted to Plushenko’s statement that his students could switch sport citizenship
Tatiana Tarasova reacted to the words of Evgeni Plushenko that his students could switch sport citizenship due to [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “If my athletes continue to be judged the same way as now, there will be transfers to other countries. Transfers of those athletes who are judged unfairly.”
Two-time Olympic champion and now a coach, Evgeni Plushenko, spoke critically about the judging at the Russian Junior [...]