“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 [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “Until the end of the Olympics, for 40 days I never had two negative covid tests.”
Interview with Mikhail Kolyada. About the past season, reasons that prevented him from performing at the main events, [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “Are there any thoughts to keep the “White Raven” for exhibitions? I thought you might ask if there are any thoughts to keep it for a third season.”
Mikhail Kolyada admitted to journalists that he is determined to perform in the new Olympic cycle. View [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “I feel that I haven’t reached my maximum. I don’t want to end my career. I really enjoy skating.”
Mikhail Kolyada isn't going to end his professional career and will continue to work with Alexei Mishin. photo by [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “Despite missing the Olympics, I don’t intend to give up with skating, because I really like it.
Russian figure skater Mikhail Kolyada said that the forced skip of the Olympics in Beijing will not make him thinking [...]
Adelina Sotnikova: “I sincerely believe that athlete should skate not just 10 years of his life, but at least 20-25 and show the best possible results.”
Interview with Adelina Sotnikova the first Russian Olympic champion in women's skating and now a figure skating coach [...]
“What competitions is he preparing for? For his entire future life.” Alexei Mishin about Kolyada’s negative test
Mikhail Kolyada is tested negative for coronavirus and resumed training. photo VOSTOCK Photo / [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “I heard that even before the withdrawal of Kolyada, they wanted to put Kondratiuk in the team.”
Coach Alexander Zhulin told who, in his opinion, should perform in men's skating in the Olympic team event. photo [...]
“Yuzuru Hanyu will not become an Olympic champion for the third time in a row, but Nathan Chen may also be left without a gold medal.” Alexei Urmanov about upcoming Olympics
Interview with Alexei Urmanov, Olympic Champion and coach about upcoming Olympics, raising the age minimum and [...]
Alexei Urmanov: “Athlete musn’t find motivation. If athlete doesn’t have motivation, he should take a rope and hang himself on a chandelier. If you lose motivation, finish your career.”
Interview with Alexei Urmanov. The Olympic champion assess the prospects of our single skaters and explained why [...]
Alexander Smirnov: “Daily PCR tests are a tool for manipulation. With their help, our team can be framed at the Olympics.”
Interview with two-time European Champion and two-time World bronze medalist in pair skating Alexander Smirnov. About [...]
Tatiana Tarasova: “This is not a replacement, but a necessary measure. It’s good that we have someone to replace Kolyada with. Nobody has lost anything. This year Misha does not shine.”
Alexei Mishin, Tatiana Tarasova, Natalia Bestemianova and other specialists commented on the news that Mikhail Kolyada [...]
Evgeni Semenenko has replaced Mikhail Kolyada in the Russian Olympic team
Evgeni Semenenko has replaced Mikhail Kolyada in the Russian national team for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. [...]
Mikhail Kolyada will miss the European Championships due to injury
Mikhail Kolyada will miss the European Championships due to injury he got at training. Andrei Mozalev will replace [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “There will be something interesting, most likely will show it at the Russian Nationals”
Interview with Mikhail Kolyada. About programs and preparation to Russian Nationals. source: fsrussia.ru 12th [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “Before the performance I set myself up that no one will die if something goes wrong, life will go on. I should have realized this earlier, but better late than never.”
Interview with Mikhail Kolyada. About his "love" to talk to the press, programs and big changes in his sport [...]
“If we continued to skate the “White Crow” without a pause, it would soon turn from a magnificent white raven into a shabby crow which everyone is tired of” Alexei Mishin about bringing back Kolyada’s White Crow for the Nationals and Olympics
Mikhail Kolyada is back to his last year's program "White Crow" (to the music for the movie "Nureyev"). This was [...]
Oleg Vasiliev: “Tuktamysheva is a woman of mystery. She could have won everything in the last Olympic cycle, but lost because of the lack of appropriate attention to training, competitions and her shape.”
Oleg Vasiliev shared his opinion that Elizaveta Tuktamysheva could have won everything in the previous Olympic season, [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “I know what the problem is, but I won’t tell you”
Another "terrific" interview with Mikhail Kolyada about the performance at the Rostelecom Cup 2021. source: [...]
Stephane Lambiel: “It upsets me that now everything is about four rotations in the air”
Stephane Lambiel about Russian figure skating school, Mikhail Kolyada and increasing numbers of quads in skaters [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “I’ve just started to work better and harder”
Interview with Mikhail Kolyada. About working with Alexei Mishin, new programs and dreams about pair [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “Nutcracker is a very winter program, and we have a winter kind of sport”
Mikhail Kolyada about his short program to "Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky that he skated at the Finlandia Trophy [...]
Mikhail Kolyada returned to the “Nutcracker” SP inspired by Baryshnikov
Mikhail Kolyada returned to the "Nutcracker" short program for the Olympic season. Alexei Mishin and choreographer [...]
Mikhail Kolyada: “The short program is about what Pavarotti is singing about. What is he singing about? Look in the Internet.”
Mikhail Kolyada about his new short program for the Olympic season, skating at the Russian test skates 2021, his [...]