Figure skating | In brief https://sportsweek.org/ Sportsweek.org – news about sports Sat, 09 May 2026 10:27:55 +0000 “I’m simply speechless. They want to destroy us, but they won’t succeed. Why is this happening? Will anyone ever defend us? The truth is on our side. This is terrible news.” Tarasova criticized the IOC’s decision to maintain sanctions against Russian athletes Source: FS Gossips

]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 20:01:51 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/427005528/ Fedor Klimov: “I told the ISU many years ago: ‘Raise the value of quad twists, quad throws. It’s time! People will start doing them, people are ready.’ They don’t do it because of safety concerns.” Source: FS Gossips

]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 12:24:36 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/427005529/ “At the retirement press conference, I plan to look back on my memories and talk about my future.” Kaori Sakamoto’s retirement press conference will be held on the May 13th Source: FS Gossips

]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 10:56:19 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/427005530/ “The situation relating to the Russian Olympic Committee is different. The IOC also noted with concern the recent information that has led to the WADA looking into the Russian anti-doping system.” The IOC has lifted its recommendations for restrictions on Belarusian athletes Source: FS Gossips

]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 17:14:10 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/427005531/ Ilia Averbukh: “I think Malinin just needs to draw conclusions from this Olympics and move forward. It’s absolutely foolish to blame the press for his failure.” Source: FS Gossips

]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 14:57:15 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426962782/ Sofia Samodelkina: “Another focus is body discipline. I’m the type that even a short break from training leads to immediate weight gain. That’s my reality, it’s something I’ve struggled with my whole life.” Source: FS Gossips

]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 11:09:22 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426962783/ Ami Nakai: “When I was having a hard time, I would listen to NiziU songs to lift my spirits before competitions. Someday, I’d love to skate to their song” Source: FS Gossips

]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 10:27:14 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426962784/ “I think it’s fine to compare, but there’s no need to say they’re worse. That seems strange to me. I believe everyone deserved their wins and podium finishes.” Alexandra Trusova on the results of the women’s event at the 2026 Olympics Source: FS Gossips

]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 20:33:17 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426923945/ Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “The change to 6 jumps instead of 7 in the FP seems to indicate that figure skating should place more emphasis on the choreographic component. “ Source: FS Gossips

]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 11:28:26 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426923948/ Tatiana Tarasova: “For Malinin, it was his first Olympics, and it was clear that this was harmful to him. His father doesn’t have experience in these matters yet. His father should have protected him from journalists.” Source: FS Gossips

]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 21:07:49 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426852199/ NO JOINING FEE May! Source: Guildford Spectrum

]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 14:42:01 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426848112/ “I had to do things I didn’t want to do, just because I was required to. There was a lot of media. They made me do what was good for television.” Ilia Malinin spoke about the intense media pressure he faced at the 2026 Olympics Source: FS Gossips

]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 14:30:43 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426828455/ Alexandra Trusova: “With every new rule, figure skating becomes easier, and more people can achieve certain results without really possessing any unique qualities.” Source: FS Gossips

]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 14:07:31 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426828457/ Utana Yoshida and Masaya Morita: “Until now, people may have said that Japan wasn’t strong in couples events, but Riku and Ryuichi taught us that Japanese athletes can become strong. They made us want to become strong as Japanese ice dancers, too.” Source: FS Gossips

]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 10:42:18 +0000 https://sportsweek.org/en/figure-skating/brief/426828458/ Ilia Averbukh: “The U.S. is indeed the leader in world figure skating right now. Of course, this is a very questionable situation, because their dominance comes with the caveat ‘in the absence of Russians.’” Source: FS Gossips

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