State of Russian ice dance drama [16.06.2017]
It's Friday, so it's time to check whether something interesting happened in Russian ice dance. Ekaterina Bobrova [...]
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin try to change their artistic images
A little update on Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. Comment from their coach Alexander Svinin: We already have a [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [09.06.2017]
This week in Russian ice dance passed without incidents. At least it seems so, but maybe it's only a calm before a [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [02.06.2017]
Finally it's Friday! How to spend last working day? Take some wine and join me in my weekly review of Russian ice [...]
Alexander Zhulin: It’s a difficult process to coach the winner
Translation of Anatoli Samokvalov's interview with Alexei Zhulin. About Bobrova / Soloviev and Sinitcina / [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [26.05.2017]
Announcement of Grand prix assignments this early shocked me that much that I even forgot about my new Friday [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [19.05.2017]
My new Friday tradition: take a cup of coffee (ok, whom I'm fooling, a glass of wine/cognac/whatever) and enjoy the [...]
Tiffany Zahorski and Jonathn Guerreiro left Alexander Zhulin’s group
After Sinitsina / Katsalapov went to Zhulin, there were talks that it isn't the last change in his group. Director [...]
State of Russian ice dance drama [12.05.2017]
Watching Russian ice dance it's like watching a TV show, I'd say a TV-drama. You never know what may happen and when. [...]
Alexander Zhulin: I set myself a task to qualify Sinitsina and Katsalapov for Olympics
My favorite Russian ice dance drama, senseless and ruthless))) Eventually some comments from Zhulin about his new [...]
Tatiana Tarasova: Zhulin is the last berth for Katsalapov
Tatiana Tarasova about Sinitsina/Katsalapov's change of coach: We'll wait and see. I think that returning to a coach [...]
Sinitsina and Katsalapov will train with Zhulin
Now it's almost official Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov are going to train with Zhulin. Russian skating [...]
World Championships 2017 review: ice dance
The last part of my review is about ice dance. This time it's not because I've saved it for dessert, but because I [...]
Alexander Zhulin: Now it’s not fashionable to be Russian
Alexander Zhulin about ice dance at World Championships: To get into the top three you have to be not a Russian pair, [...]
Natalia Bestemianova: Everything is very sad in our ice dance
I continue enjoying Russian ice dance drama. Campaign for spots part3. As always everything was good we don't know [...]
Are you ready for latina?
How many times this season I've heard "I don't like this short dance!", "Why did they choose hip-hop?" and so on and so [...]
Alla Loboda and Pavel Drozd: New story in senior sport begins
Translation of Tatjana Flade's interview with silver medalists of World Junior Championships 2017 Alla Loboda and [...]
Maia and Alex Shibutani: Marina listens us and we listen her
Translation of an interview with Maia and Alex Shibutani, given to Russian correspondent at the Four Continents [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “Behind-the-scenes’ judges games” will begin
Ilia Averbukh about ice dance at World Championships 2017 in short: I think that in ice dance "behind-the-scenes' [...]
Alexander Zhulin: champions shouldn’t have lifts that novice skaters can do
Translation of Elena Vaitsekhovskaya's interview with Alexander Zhulin. First she asked him to assess the results of [...]
Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin: Our main goal is to qualify for the Olympics.
Translation of an interview with Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin who recently won gold at the Universiade. How [...]
Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: We took off like a plane
Translation of an interview with Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin. About results at European championships and plans [...]
Ekaterina Bobrova: I don’t have any special daily routine or diet
Translation of the small interview with Ekaterina Bobrova. Ekaterina, tell us how everything started. - I always [...]
Four Continents Championships 2017 review: ice dance
I set my alarm clock for 4 am....and it rang. Damn it. I hoped it wouldn't, so I would have an excuse why I overslept [...]