Kostornaia and Kunitsa: “We’d like to try competing in March or April. Right now, we’re skating in shows and putting together all the necessary elements.”
Kostornaia and Kunitsa share when they will return to competition. original source: RIA Novosti [...]
Georgi Kunitsa: “We’re planning to return to competitive skating with Alena Kostornaia. Maybe we’ll compete at the end of this season or possibly next season.”
Kostornaia and Kunitsa Could Compete as a Pair by the End of the Current Season original source: Sport24 [...]
“Honestly, if I had kept Alena by the throat, we wouldn’t have made it through the first season together.” Sergei Roslyakov on working with Kostornaia and Kunitsa
Sergei Roslyakov: "Kostornaia and Kunitsa Haven’t Finished Telling Their Story" original source: RT dd. October [...]
“We realized no Olympics were realistically in sight for us in the near future. By 2030 who knows what my health would look like? I didn’t want to risk regretting, later in life, that I hadn’t prioritized family.” Alena Kostornaia on a decision to have a baby at 22
Alena Kostornaia on her life-changing decision to start a family at 22 and plans to continue her sports [...]
“I’m not leaving Alena – never, absolutely not – but I need to confirm my sports ranking.” Georgi Kunitsa will temporary skate with another partner while Alena Kostornaia takes maternity leave
Figure Skater Georgi Kunitsa to compete with Anastasia Korobeinikova as Alena Kostornaia takes maternity [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “We prepared for this pregnancy for a long time, and there were many difficulties along the way that we hadn’t initially anticipated. But in the end, everything turned out well and we are very happy.”
Alena Kostornaia prepares to become a mother and shares details of her pregnancy. original source: VOICE photo [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “Our plans have not changed yet. We’ll return to competition in 2026. The upcoming year will be challenging for us.”
Alena Kostornaia about return to competitions. original source: Sport24 View this post on Instagram [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “We won’t be skating for two seasons. That’s it. I won’t discuss this topic further. Yes, it is related to health. It’s related to physical and psycho-emotional condition, which is currently not the best.”
Alena Kostornaia about about skipping two seasons. original source: Sports View this post on Instagram [...]
“I endured for two ###### years! I can no longer communicate with this person. He does not satisfy me on the ice as an athlete.” Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa about conflicts on the ice
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa about arguments and conflicts on the ice. original source: Winline / Sports [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “The reasons for our decision are simple and understandable. We will return. I have never lied to my fans.”
Alena Kostornaia on reasons to miss two seasons. original source: Telegram View this post on Instagram [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “We are skipping two seasons, after which we plan to return. We need to take care of some personal matters.”
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa will miss two seasons. original source: RSport View this post on [...]
“We are not going anywhere. We really love Azerbaijan, but for now, our connection to it is only through pomegranate juice and the fact that we know Vova Litvintsev.” Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa on rumors about their change of citizenship
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa on Alena's health and rumors about their switch to Azerbaijan. original source: [...]
“We’re not Master and Margarita! We’re Woland and his Idea. This Idea captivated Woland’s mind, completely enslaves him and in the end he’s no longer able to stop everything and Moscow burns.” Alena Kostornaia about new free program
Alena Kostornaia about their new free program to Masker and Margarita. original source: Telegram photo RIA [...]
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa: “Are we ready to skate until 40 like Canadian team? Why not? We are ready to skate until our health allows, and we will do everything for it.”
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa about test skates. original source: Sport-Express / TASS View this [...]
Georgi Kunitsa: “This was our first season together and Alena’s first season in pair skating. It’d have been silly to think that everything would go smoothly and easily. We wanted more, but it’s okay.”
Translation of the interview with Georgi Kunitsa, Alena Kostornaia's husband and skating partner. original source: [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “The favorite question of journalists is ‘when are you having kids?’ It just infuriates me. What right do you even have to pry into such moments?”
Russian figure skater Alena Kostornaia strongly reacted to a subscriber's question about the possibility of having a [...]
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa: “I was so eager to showcase myself, to show what we’ve accomplished… Actually, back then, I didn’t quite understand what the scores in pair skating were based on and 68 seemed a nightmare.”
Translation of the interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa. original source: Championat View [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “I’ve come to terms with the fact that this season, I won’t receive the high scores I would like.”
Translation of Alena Kostornaia's comment about changes in her approach to competitions. original source: [...]
Alena Kostornaia about going back her “Angel” program: “When I skated it as a single skater, I got tired of it. I wasn’t mature enough.”
Translation of Alena Kostornaia's comments about going back to her Angel program. original source: [...]
Betina Popova: “Kostornaia is undertaking a heroic journey from singles to pairs. She is a crazy maximalist. She wants to be a champion and I’m sure she will achieve it.”
Translation of Betina Popova's comments about Alena Kostornaia's progress in pair skating. original source: [...]
Georgi Kunitsa: “All of you have pounced on Alena like beasts with all this negativity, all these entirely undeserved insults. Put them where the sun doesn’t shine.”
Translation of Georgi Kunitsa's comment regarding his partner Alena Kostornaia's harsh comments towards the [...]
Alena Kostornaia: “I’m outraged with how we were judged. Our hard work was just flushed down the toilet. My favorite sport is drowning in a swamp.”
Translation of Alena Kostoranaia's comments about the judging of her pair with Georgi Kunitsa at their first [...]
Georgi Kunitsa: “I tried to encourage Alena to return to sports in every way possible but understood that the ultimate decision was hers.”
Translation of Elena Vaitsekhovskaya's interview with Georgi Kunitsa, husband and skating partner of Alena [...]
Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa: “I would like to do a side-by-side triple axel in the programs. I’m not sure how feasible it is, but I think someday it will be possible.”
Interview with Alena Kostornaia and Georgi Kunitsa. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]