“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 [...]
Nikita Katsalapov: “American fans, athletes left the stands before the last women’s warm-up. Because no one can, they are all afraid of us. We have a very strong team.”
Olympic champion in the team event at the 2022 Olympics Nikita Katsalapov noted that American fans and athletes left [...]
“Coach Tutberidze has brought up six Olympic medalists, she probably knows how and what to say to her athletes after performances.” Zhulin addressed an open letter to the head of IOC
Two-time Olympic medalist Alexander Zhulin addressed an open letter to the head of the International Olympic Committee [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “Where is the medal? I took it off. Anya will show you medal.”
Alexandra Trusova talked to the journalists after ther medal ceremony. After the awards ceremony, she took off her [...]
“The same structures that, breaking the rules and the laws, did everything to crush Valieva morally, now try to blame the Tutberidze team for everything” The head of FFRK Gorshkov about Bach’s statement
Figure skating coach Alexander Gorshkov, Alexander Zhulin and Renat Laishev commented on the words of the head of the [...]
“I’m proud of you and no matter what anyone says, you deserve this medal.” Alena Kostornaia congratulated Anna Shcherbakova
Alena Kostornaia congratulated Anna Shcherbakova on winning the Olympic gold medal. View this post on [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “I have never set an Olympic gold medal as my goal in my sports career, but I did the maximum in the right place at the right time.”
Anna Shcherbakova on her victory at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2022. View this post on Instagram [...]
Katarina Witt: “There should be no tolerance for the use of doping in any sport and in any discipline. I’ll be blunt: doping should lead to a life ban.”
Interview with two time Olympic champion Katarina Witt. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “Judges were incredibly generous to Valieva. She made a serious mistake, but got fabulous scores. Honestly, I’m surprised.”
Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko summed up the results of women's short program at the Olympics. [...]
ITA also tested Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova following the Kamila Valieva doping scandal
The International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) has tested Russian figure skaters Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra [...]