Alexander Zhulin: “Why does everyone skate like a piece of shit at the exhibition performances? That’s because everyone performs half-drunk.”

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Alexander Zhulin about gala performances. original source: "It's Football, Bro!" show / text version Sport24 [...]

“I’ve been practicing it since I was around 18 but stopped due to a bad fall that injured my ankle. However, now I understand how to prepare for it, so I think I can do it.” Adam Siao Him Fa works on quad axel

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Adam Siao Him Fa about rule changes and quad axel. original source: number.bunshun.jp dd.30th April by Akiko [...]

“It wasn’t like one day there was a contract issue, and that was it.” Vasilisa Kaganovskaya about the break up of the duo with Valeriy Angelopol

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Vasilisa Kaganovskaya about the break up of the duo with Valeriy Angelopol. original source: "What's in the mix?" [...]

Evgenia Medvedeva: “In Russia, the skates, costumes, and salary are all yours. In the US the prices there are insane. The ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ program costs 10 thousand USD.”

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Ilia Averbukh and Evgenia Medvdeva about prices to choreograph a program in the USA. original source: "Ice Rink" [...]

Mao Asada: “I was focused on winning. But now I realize it’s not just about that. The Olympics were very frustrating but there were people around me who said, ‘It’s not about the result, it’s about emotions,’ which was more than a relief.”

Posted on 2024-05-01 • 1 comment

Mao Asada about her upcoming show and Olympic experiences. origianl source: Nikkansports dd. 24th April 2024 by [...]

Gabriella Papadakis: “There is a way to compete and be successful in healthy and sustainable ways. I just didn’t know about it when I was competing.”

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Gabriella Papadakis about her new definition of success and happiness, friendship in sport and [...]

Anton Sikharulidze: “It’s important for foreign athletes to be able to compete with our skaters, to see what real skating looks like.”

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Anton Sikharulidze, acting head of the Russian Figure Skating Federation, about the importance of Russians returning [...]

Adam Siao Him Fa: “When I heard that backflip was just a two-point deduction, I thought, ‘Then, I’ll do it.’ Figure skating is a rare sport that combines athleticism and artistry. I want to try more various possibilities”

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Adam Siao Him Fa about including a backflip into his competitive programs. original source: number.bunshun.jp [...]

“If you turned away from your bottle of water even for five seconds, that’s it, you’re never drinking from that bottle again.” Evgenia Medvedeva about precautionary measures at competitions

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Evgenia Medvedeva about precautionary measures at competitions. original source: “Katok” show View [...]

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara: “When we just started skating together our communication was always formal, all the time. But, I think the wall has been gradually disappearing.”

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Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara about changes in themselves as a pair, ice shows and documentary about them. original [...]

“It’s an understandable desire of Russian media to see him as a Russian athlete. On the other hand, he’s Russian anyway. Yes, he was born in America, but his roots are here. His mentality, of course, is already American.” Ilia Malinin’s grandfather

Posted on 2024-04-28 • 2 comments

Ilia Malinin's grandfather, Valeri Malinin about Ilia's character, World Championships and quintuple [...]

Evgenia Medvedeva: “I got told a million times that I don’t have a waist. But my ribs, damn, are like this, what can I do. The main things are weight and results.”

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Evgenia Medvedeva about about weight issues in sports. original source: "Katok" show, text version Championat [...]

Georgi Kunitsa: “This was our first season together and Alena’s first season in pair skating. It’d have been silly to think that everything would go smoothly and easily. We wanted more, but it’s okay.”

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Translation of the interview with Georgi Kunitsa, Alena Kostornaia's husband and skating partner. original source: [...]