“The athlete only works under pressure, for example, if her mother deprives her of food or punishes her. That’s not how results are achieved in elite sports.” The Sofya Fedchenko Academy commented on ending their cooperation with Elena Kostyleva
The Sofya Fedchenko Academy commented on ending their work with Elena Kostyleva. original source: Telegram / [...]
The possibility of replacing Petrosian with Gorbacheva had been considered by the FFKKR up until the last moment. Petrosian’s quad jumps are reportedly not yet consistent.
Alina Gorbacheva travels to Beijing as reserve for Olympic Qualifiers original source: Sport24 / Instagram / [...]
“Figure skating is a selection of small and thin girls. The smaller the size and the lighter the weight, the easier it’s to jump quads.” Coach Sofia Fedchenko
Coach Sofia Fedchenko about selection of the athletes and consistency. original source: Youtube channel [...]
“I consider myself fully responsible for her impulsive actions. We had a conflict, a domestic one that had nothing to do with sports.” Sofia Fendechenko coach of Alina Gorbacheva who went missing
Interview with coach Sofia Fedchenko about her student Alina Gorbacheva who went missing. View this post on [...]
“I don’t want to talk about it. This story wasn’t related to figure skating.” coach Fedchenko on Alina Gorvacheva’s disappearance
Coach Sofia Fedchenko commented on the story with the disappearance of her student Alina Gorbacheva. View [...]
Sofia Fedchenko: “I always look up to the coaching staff of Eteri Tutberidze. This group adapts to any rules in a way that the athletes always win.”
Coach Sofia Fedchenko about her remarks about Evgeni Plushenko and strong sides of Eteri Tutberidze. View [...]
“I respect Plushenko as a sportsman, but I don’t deny that his opinion on coaching is not authoritative for me.” Interview with coach Sofia Fedchenko
Interview with Sofia Fedchenko coach of the new Russian junior champion who wasn't afraid to stood up for her skater [...]