Margarita Drobiazko: “With all due respect to the Montreal team, when there’s such a monopoly, you still recognize that Montreal style, no matter how good it is, and you want a different perception, a breath of fresh air.”
World Championship medalist in ice dance Margarita Drobiazko assessed the chances of the French pair Laurence Fournier [...]
“My matador has a feminine role, which is rare in the real world of matadors. To emphasize this, we added a strong feminist element to the design. The matador’s cape was transformed into my skirt.” Madison Chock on her free dance costume
Madison Chock and Evan Bates on Their Free Dance Costumes original source: Sports by Maya Bagriantseva [...]
Madison Chock: “For the RD, I wanted to incorporate animal prints because they’re so quintessentially 90s. That’s why my dress features a lot of tiger patterns and chains – those were hallmark elements from that era.”
Madison Chock on Bringing the 90s to Life Through Her Costume original source: Sports by Maya Bagriantseva [...]
“We’re building a flamenco-contemporary piece full of power, emotion, and precision.” Madison Chock and Evan Bates collaborate with Antonio Najarro on their Olympic free dance.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates collaborate on Spanish-Inspired Olympic program. original source: Instagram [...]
Egor Bazin: “If Russian skaters had participated in this Worlds with fair judging, Stepanova and Bukin could have easily fought for a spot in the top three. If the judging had been fair, Chock and Bates wouldn’t even have been in the top five.”
Egor Bazin about the results in ice dance at the 2025 World Championships. original source: Sport24 View [...]
“I’m sure they’ll make a fantastic pair. It’s great that we’re all training on the same ice again every day.” Madison Chock and Evan Bates about Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry
Madison Chock and Evan Bates about Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry. original source: Sports [...]
Irina Khavronina and David Narizhny: “Chock/Bates are too perfect. The perfect American family. But they somehow lack soul…They are husband and wife, but there’s little chemistry between them.”
Irina Khavronina and David Narizhny about current ice dance. original source: Sport24 dd. 28th December 2024 by [...]
“There was a very awkward fall. It hasn’t happened, it hasn’t happened, and there it is again. It’s generally unclear how they even won Worlds last season.” Bobrova on Chock/Bates’ performance at Skate America
Ekaterina Bobrova on Chock/Bates' new dances and performance at Skate America 2024. original source: Championat [...]
“One of my favorite programs in men’s skating is Javier Fernandez’s short “Malagueña”. The way he skates, you can’t learn it, you need to be born with such a talent.” Tuktamysheva about her favorite skaters and programs
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comments about her favorite skaters and programs. original source: [...]
Madison Chock and Evan Bates: “We haven’t decided whether we will continue skating yet. A sports career requires major sacrifices, so it’s important to carefully weigh the pros and cons.”
Translation of Madison Chock and Evan Bates comments about their victory at the 2024 World Championships and [...]
Madison Chock and Evan Bates: “The biggest victory, is that after eleven World Championships together, we still adore what we do. We are not bored, we still feel the thrill and drive.”
Translation of Madison Chock's and Evan Bates' comments after about their performance in the rhythm dance at the 2024 [...]
“There’s nothing new, just skaters of a certain age who have ‘waited their turn’ and are fighting for some medals.” Russian ice dancer David Narizhny on international ice dances
Translation of Irina Khavronina's and David Narizhny's comments about ice dance performances in the current [...]
“The lyrics of the song really touched us and related to the story we wanted to tell: about how we – as humans – treat our time.” Chock and Bates about their free dance to Pink Floyd
Translation of the interview with Madison Chock and Evan Bates about the idea of their free dance and [...]
“Everything happens at a very slow pace. So I can’t say it had a “wow” effect.” Zhulin about Chock/Bates’ FD
Translation of Alexander Zhulin's comment about Madison Chock and Evan Bates' free dance for 2023/24 season. [...]
Anastasia Skoptsova: “Right after the free skate, Gabriella Papadakis walked into the dressing room and took out a bottle of wine from her suitcase.”
Former ice dancer Anastasia Skoptsova shared a story about Olympic champion Gabriella Papadakis. View this [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “When I skated Vivaldi program, it pleased me a lot that when gay people found out that I was straight they would say: ‘Really? But you… Your lines are so beautiful. They were genuinely disappointed.”
Alexander Zhulin commented on the level of the reigning world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates and shared his [...]
Anjelika Krylova: “Chock/Bates are magnificent, but this season belonged to the Canadians Gilles/Poirier. I had hopes for their victory.”
Interview with Anjelika Krylova. In an interview she shared the plans of her students, emotions from the past season, [...]
“The record of Chock and Bates is significant even in the absence of Russian leading pairs.” Tatiana Tarasova
The world record of American figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates in rhythm dance is important even in the [...]
Madison Chock and Evan Bates: “Today it was such a stupid fall, but it only made our performance more emotional. It’s an incredible feeling to become world champions.”
Madison Chock and Evan Bates about winning 2023 World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
“The level of competition at the World Championships is high in all disciplines. It’s a great honor to be here and show your best competing with the best in the world.” Evan Bates about the absence of Russians
Evan Bates answered a question from a Japanese journalist about the absence of Russians and its impact on the state of [...]
Madison Chock and Evan Bates: “We didn’t get the free dance right away. We were told a few times that maybe we should consider changing it. But we saw its great potential.”
Madison Chock and Evan Bates bout their preparation for the 2023 World Championships. View this post on [...]
“Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier deservedly won, although they skated without brilliance. They looked brighter during the Grand Prix stages.” Rostislav Sinicyn about GP Final
Czech coach Rostislav Sinicyn spoke about the Grand Prix series. View this post on Instagram A [...]
“Aleksandra Stepanova wanted her dress to be very light, weightless. So that she seemed to dissolve in it.’ Interview with designer who created costumes for Stepanova/Bukin, Kondratiuk and Kvitelashvilli
Figure skater costume designer Evgenia Kosygina, in an interview with Match TV, told how she worked on costumes for [...]
Evgeni Platov: “If I had my way, I would just give Hanyu and Chen two gold medals, I respect both of them so much.”
Interview with two-time Olympic Champion Evgeni Platov. About Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron, Victoria [...]