“It’s unfair, uncultured, and dishonorable. The Olympic Committee should treat everyone equally, especially us.” Tatiana Tarasova on IOC decision not to invite Russian athletes to the medal awarding ceremony
Tatiana Tarasova on IOC decision not to invite Russian athletes to the medal awarding ceremony. original source: [...]
“Filled with the feeling that the day has finally come to receive this medal. It’s a medal we all won together.” Kaori Sakamoto and Yuma Kagiyama on the upcoming Olympic awarding ceremony
Kaori Sakamoto and Yuma Kagiyama about the upcoming awarding ceremony for 2022 Beijing Olympic team [...]
“Given the circumstances, this is fair. The situation with Kamila took us away from the first place. But it’s terrible that they are not inviting us to the award ceremony. If they are inviting others, why aren’t they inviting us?” Tatiana Tarasova on CAS’s decision on medal distribution for the 2022 Olympic team event
Tatiana Tarasova on CAS's decision on medal distribution for the 2022 Olympic team event. original source: [...]
CAS dismisses the appeal filed by Canadian figure skaters, Skate Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee. Russia keeps the team bronze
CAS dismisses the appeal filed by Canadian figure skaters, Skate Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee. Russia [...]
“Who will represent Russia to receive the bronze? No one. There will be an awarding of gold and silver.” IOC Director of Communications
The IOC announced that only gold and silver will be awarded for the 2022 Games team event in Paris. original [...]
“I’m very happy. At the same time, I felt that it took a very long time for this day to come. Through this experience, I strongly felt the importance of fairness and integrity in sports.” Japanese skaters on the 2022 Olympic team silver medal
Japanese skaters commented on the getting 2022 Olympics silver medals in the team event. original source: [...]
“The Panel deliberated and concluded that the results of Ms Valieva in the Olympic Figure Skating Team Event were correctly disqualified and that the ROC Skating Team could not be awarded the gold medal.” CAS dismissed Russian appeal
CAS dismissed the appeals field by Russian Olympic Committe, the Figure Skating Federation of Russia and skaters in [...]
“Currently, the decision is being challenged, once again putting athletes and the IOC in a difficult position.” IOC will be able to decide on the awarding of medals for the 2022 Olympic team event only after considering appeals from all parties
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) about the awarding of medals for the team figure skating event at the 2022 [...]
The Russian Olympic Committee will appeal the decision of the ISU to redistribute medals of the Olympic team event
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) will appeal the decision of the ISU to redistribute medals of the Olympic team [...]
“It’s a fact that we finished among the medalists. Without a medal, it doesn’t feel real.” Ryuichi Kihara about not getting Olympic medals due to Valieva’s doping case
Ryuichi Kihara about still not getting the Olympic medal that Japanese team won at the Beijing Olympics. [...]
“European countries can boycott the Olympic Games if Russia is allowed to compete” Former IOC member, Norwegian Gerhard Heiberg
Former IOC member, Norwegian Gerhard Heiberg believes that European countries can boycott the Olympic Games if Russia [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “It seems to me that my mother lived the entire Olympics according to Beijing time. I think she almost didn’t sleep, she was very worried about me.”
Interview with Alexandra Trusova about the Olympics. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
“Everyone returned exhausted, Eteri looked awful. To my question: “How are you?” she replied: “It feels like I’ve returned from prison.” choreographer of Tutberidze’s group about Olympics
Interview with choreographer of Tutberidze's group - Alexei Zheleznyakov. About Anna Shcherbakova's victory, [...]
Boikova and Kozlovskii: “When in one group several athletes claim the first place, it doesn’t matter for the coach which of the athletes will win this fight. This is normal, and you shouldn’t have any illusions about this.”
Interview with Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitri Kozlovskii. About Olympics, programs, development of pair skating and [...]
Mark Kondratiuk: “Almost every athlete dreams to get to the Olympics or to win Olympic gold. It may sound strange, but I have never aspired to it. I just skated for fun.”
Big interview with Mark Kondratiuk. About team and individual competitions at the Olympics, this season, quintuple [...]
Mark Kondratiuk: “Short program in the team event – it was incredibly scary. I understood that the kind of medal it would be, in fact, depended on me.”
Mark Kondratiuk about Olympic team event, Olympics, new programs and plans for the future. View this post [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “I don’t support when children have a goal to win the Olympics. Goals must be realistic. But often it comes from adults and children don’t understand what needs to be done to achieve it.”
Interview with Anna Shcherbakova. Anna told that “steel girl” is a compliment, about the right to feel emptiness [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “It may sound strange, but winning the Olympics was not my childhood dream.”
Interview with Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova. Anya told what happened at the Games, what feelings and emotions [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “Kamila Valieva has everything to show in four years that she is worthy of the Olympic champion title.”
Interview with Ilia Averbukh about Kamila Valieva and Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov. photo by [...]
Morisi Kvitelashvili: “I had such mixed feelings after women’s FP that I cried. Tutberidze asked me “Why are you crying? Sad about your 10th place?” Even then she didn’t stop joking, holding on.”
Morisi Kvitelashvili summed up the results of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, spoke about the strength of his coach [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “If Trusova wants to win gold at the Olympics, she must learn to listen to the coach.”
Interview with Evgeni Plushenko about the Olympics 2022. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
Mark Kondratiuk: “Sport is not medals and titles. Sport is emotions, feelings and endless pleasure to do what you love the most.”
Mark Kondratiuk shared his emotions after his performance at the Beijing Olympics, where he won gold in the team [...]
“The home environment helped the Chinese today, but in any case, this is the greatest pair, they deserve to be Olympic champions.” Russian coaches about pairs competition at the Beijing Olympics
Russian coaches about pairs competition at the Beijing Olympic Games 2022. photo by sportal.bg Inna Goncharenko: [...]
Anastasiia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov: “Any Olympic medal should be rejoiced.”
Anastasiia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov about their performance and Olympic bronze medal. View this [...]