“I’m very glad that we have such a young man in our country who came back from a grueling Olympic Games, where he was tortured, mocked, and everything was forbidden.” Tarasova on Gumennik
Tarasova on Gumennik at the Olympics: He was tortured, mocked, and everything was forbidden. original source: [...]
“I didn’t see the skate myself, but I heard the scores were very high. I want to say they deserved it.” Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava praised Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara’s performance at the Olympics
Georgian figure skaters Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava reflected on the results of the 2026 Milan Olympics, [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “A quad jump isn’t something you can just go out and buy in a store. It’s not something you’re guaranteed to learn, even if you want it very badly.”
Coach Eteri Tutberidze commented on Adeliia Petrosian’s performance at the 2026 Olympics. original source: [...]
Haein Lee: “I want to continue my skating career for a long time. I’ll keep challenging myself, including working on the triple axel I’ve been training recently.”
Haein Lee on her Olympic debut original source: yna.co.kr dd. 20th February 2026 by Kim Kyung-yoon [...]
Daniil Gleikhengauz: “Adeliia had a back injury; her back seized up. She came in one day after a day off and said her back hurt so much she could barely move. We had to stop training and preparing for two weeks.”
Daniil Gleikhengauz discussed Adeliia Petrosian’s challenging road to the 2026 Olympics, her injury setbacks, and [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: “I posted that, in my opinion, Petya could have been on the podium. And for some reason, Kazakh fans started commenting, saying, ‘Oh, when will you all calm down? The strongest wins. Our Misha is great.’”
Evgenia Medvedeva spoke on the show “Katok” about the comments Kazakh fans left under her post regarding the [...]
Adam Siao Him Fa: “The season is not done yet, so now I’ll focus and get ready to come back for Worlds. And last but not least: here we go for a new 4-year journey.”
Adam Siao Him Fa reflects on his performance at the 2026 Olympic Games. original source: Instagram [...]
“It feels like ice dance is very politicized. The judges, the judging panel, the federations – they decide everything.” Eteri Tutberidze on the results of ice dance at the 2026 Olympics
Eteri Tutberidze shared her thoughts on the results of ice dance at the 2026 Olympics. original source: [...]
Piper Gilles: “American team has done that to us many times: they’ve fallen or the judges haven’t seen certain things, and they’d still beat us. That’s exactly what the French did to the Americans at the Olympics.”
Canadian figure skater Piper Gilles commented on the ice dance judging at the 2026 Milan Olympics. original source: [...]
Daniil Gleikhengauz: “At the 2022 Olympics, the question wasn’t whether we’d win gold, but who would win it. This time, it was clear that it would take a miracle to win here. But that miracle didn’t happen.”
Daniil Gleikhengauz discussed how the 2026 Olympics differed from previous Games, noting that in 2018 and 2022, the [...]
Ami Nakai: “Originally, my goal was the Olympics four years from now, not Milano-Cortina. So this time, I thought of it as an extra chance.”
Ami Nakai, who won bronze in her Olympic debut at the Milano-Cortina Games, became a national sensation with her [...]
Evgeni Plushenko: “I was very disappointed things didn’t work out for Malinin, but there are reasons. Psychologically, he wasn’t ready for the pressure, the journalists, the interactions – just like I wasn’t in 2002. He lost focus.”
Russian figure skater and now coach Evgeni Plushenko shared his thoughts on the disappointing result of American [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “In reality, no matter what people say, Adeliia was judged very well. If you want to fight for the podium, you need to do ultra-c elements.”
Eteri Tutberidze believes that Adeliia Petrosian received good marks at the Olympic Games in Milan. original [...]
Kimmy Repond: “I went through a lot this past year with my injury and another issue that was very tough on the mental part. But nevertheless, I fought through all these struggles, and I made it to the Olympics!! And of that I’m very proud.”
Kimmy Repond Reflects on Free Skate Performance at the Olympics original source: Instagram [...]
Matteo Rizzo: “I reached the end of my physical energy. I think I spent a bit more than necessary for the Team Event, but that was an incredible emotion. An Olympic medal is something extremely important.”
Matteo Rizzo on his performance in the individual event at the 2026 Olympics. original source: oasport.it dd. 16th [...]
Daniil Gleikhengauz on Alysa Liu: “It’s hard for Russian figure skaters to be so relaxed and enjoy themselves – the whole country expects them to win.”
Choreographer and coach Daniil Gleikhengauz on the performance of American Alysa Liu, who won gold at the 2026 Milan [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “At the Olympics in Beijing, Mr. Bach commented that I somehow didn’t properly receive Kamila Valieva when she came off the ice. And I am still waiting for an apology from him, an official one – just as official as his statement.”
Eteri Tutberidze said she expects an apology from former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas [...]
Ami Nakai: “At one point, I became afraid to compete. I really felt the expectations from those around me.”
Ami Nakai, who won bronze in her Olympic debut at the Milano-Cortina Games, expressed gratitude and joy at becoming [...]
Ilia Malinin: “I let fear in and it ruined me. Now, time to get back up. Next step, Redemption. See you in Prague.”
American figure skater Ilia Malinin summed up his performance at the Milan Olympics. original source: Instagram [...]
Eteri Tutberidze: “Mr. Banka said he felt uncomfortable because I was at the Olympics. I had some thoughts, as if I were his ex-girlfriend who showed up somewhere without his knowledge.”
Eteri Tutberidze reacted to the statement by the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) about her presence at the [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “If you look at all disciplines at the Olympics, everywhere except men’s singles the absence of Russian skaters has definitely had an impact. Stepanova and Bukin could have easily competed for at least silver.”
Choreographer Ilia Averbukh pointed out stagnation in world figure skating. original source: Sport24 photo Artem [...]
Anna Shcherbakova: “When I got home, I had to rewatch the men’s events on video because I was so overwhelmed by emotions and memories from my own Olympics that I couldn’t really remember who skated what.”
Beijing 2022 Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova shared her impressions of attending the 2026 Olympics in [...]
Mikhail Shaidorov: “Some years were very hard – we didn’t have enough money. My dad sold his car to fund my trainings and Alexei Urmanov coached me for free, without a salary, purely out of enthusiasm.”
Mikhail Shaidorov on pressure, money, selling his father’s car, and the principle that guides his life. original [...]
Niccolo Macii’s remark about Sara Conti’s focus sparks controversy, prompting his apology: “I absolutely didn’t want to put the weight of our mistakes on Sara. I’ve messed up a thousand times just like she did; so I wanted to apologize.”
Italian pair skaters Niccolo Macii and Sara Conti finished far from the podium at the Milano Cortina Olympics, [...]