“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 [...]
Anjelika Krylova: “I try not to put too much pressure, but it’s impossible to be gentle with our skaters”
Interview with Anjelika Krylova about upcoming Olympics, her pair Vasilisa Kaganovskaia and Valeriy Angelopol and [...]
Instagram review: best photos of the week [22.10-29.10.2021]
“On the Ice” Carolina Kostner View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carolina [...]
Ekaterina Bobrova: “In my opinion there is no longer a situation where there are Papadakis-Cizeron and everyone else”
Ekaterina Bobrova about recent news in figure skating, Sinitsina-Katsalapov, Stepanova-Bukin, Chock-Bates, [...]
Instagram review: best photos of the week [8.10-15.10.2021]
“On the Ice” Kaori Sakamoto View this post on Instagram A post shared by Team Kaori [...]
Instagram review: best photos of the week [1.10-8.10.2021]
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Instagram review: best photos of the week [20.08-27.08.2021]
“On the Ice” Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Brandon Frazier View this post on Instagram A [...]
Instagram review: best photos of the week [13.08-20.08.2021]
“On the Ice” Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]