Interviews

2024

Stéphane Lambiel: "I wish we were less 'connected' and more real" by Maryna Nastevych

Camden Pulkinen, Alex Johnson: "It's important to have a life outside of skating" by Ayaka Okumura

Cheng Peng and Lei Wang: in pursuit of the Olympic dream by Siyi Chen

Kensuke Nakaniwa: "My approach involves accepting skaters for who they are" by Siyi Chen

Benoît Richaud: "Music is the number one art for me" by Iana Saveleva

2023

Misha Ge: "It's essential to understand each skater's strengths and challenges" by Siyi Chen

Meet Aleksandr and Mihhail Selevko by Ayaka Okumura

Yelim Kim: "I just love this sport, that's why I keep going" by Iana Saveleva

Behind Chaeyeon Kim's first senior Grand Prix medal by Krystal Yeung

Junhwan Cha: "I will come back strong" by Krystal Yeung

Catching up with Team USA by Reut Golinsky

Going in-depth with Koshiro Shimada by Reut Golinsky

Stéphane Lambiel: "Nothing is mathematical!" by Reut Golinsky

Catching up with Gerli Liinamäe, Gabriele Frangipani by Reut Golinsky

Boyang Jin: "This competition proves that we are on the right track" by Krystal Yeung

Alexia Paganini: a season to slay by Reut Golinsky

Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri: in the season of their dreams by Reut Golinsky

Catching up with Marie-France Dubreuil by Reut Golinsky

Deniss Vasiljevs: "I see my future with quads" by Reut Golinsky

Mariia and Mikhail Nosovitsky: hyped towards their first Worlds by Reut Golinsky

Bradie Tennell: "This is just the beginning" by Reut Golinsky

Meet Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii by Davide Sanneris

Catching up with Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini by Davide Sanneris and Anna Bertoloni

Deniss Vasiļjevs: "Sport is a university of life" by Anna Kellar

Meet Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez, aka Black Widow and Captain Latin America by Anna Kellar

Robin Szolkowy about students, returning back to roots and the next big step in pairs by Reut Golinsky

2022

Angelo Dolfini: "You should enjoy what you watch" by Anna Kellar

Angelo Dolfini: "The results will come because they are great skaters" by Anna Kellar

Stéphane Lambiel: "I want to show that skating is much more than what it is right now" by Reut Golinsky

Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps: making their mark on the sport by Anna Kellar

Aljona Savchenko: "I like to build something new" by Anna Kellar

"New quadrennial, new me" - Roman Sadovsky is ready for the next stage by Anna Kellar

"My heart opens up when I am on the ice!" - Meet Nikita Starostin by Judith Dombrowski

Ashley Wagner: "I want to redefine what skating can be" by Anna Kellar

A young and ambitious talent from Switzerland: meet Naoki Rossi by Judith Dombrowski

Meet Olga Mikutina by Reut Golinsky

 Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nolan Seegert: defying all resistances by Judth Dombrowski

Team Israel talks Olympics by Reut Golinsky

Lorenzo Magri: "I'm living my dream" by Reut Golinsky

dot Lukas Britschgi: "The Olympics are my biggest goal!" by Judith Dombrowski

dot Roman Sadovsky: "I want to be as original as possible" by Judith Dombrowski

dot Michal Brezina: "My task at the Olympics is to be a support team for my teammates" by Titanilla Bőd

dot "I dream of landing the quad Axel one day" - meet USA's rising star Ilia Malinin by Judith Dombrowski

2021

Stéphane Lambiel talks balance, precision and no compromises by Reut Golinsky

dot Amber Glenn: "I want to be the best person and role model I can be" by Anna Kellar

dot Gabriele Frangipani: "Daniel, Matteo and I all learn from each other" by Judith Dombrowski

dot Josefin Taljegård: "I'm really excited about the next season" by Maria Tairova

dot Loena Hendrickx: "I really love the sport, so I won't give up!" by Judith Dombrowski

dot Eva-Lotta Kiibus: "The music and I have to play together" by Judith Dombrowski

dot A new young team from Germany - meet Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel by Judith Dombrowski

Meet Camden Pulkinen by Reut Golinsky

2020

dot Koshiro Shimada: "I am trying my best to show a lot of performance" by Judith Dombrowski

dot Alexia Paganini: "I love the positivity of my new team" by Judith Dombrowski

dot Deniss Vasiljevs: "My mindset is my biggest friend and my biggest enemy" by Judith Dombrowski

dot Catching up with Sondre Oddvoll Bøe by Judith Dombrowski

Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri: "Ice dancers must be mentally very strong" by Titanilla Bőd

Remembering Denis... by Absolute Skating

Matteo Rizzo: "I will always try to improve myself" by Titanilla Bőd

Ioulia Chtchetinina, Márk Magyar - the perks of being a pair skater by Titanilla Bőd

Catching up with Donovan Carrillo by Judith Dombrowski

Hungarian debutants look up to their coaches by Titanilla Bőd

Haruka Imai: "I regained the joy of skating" by Atsuko Kuryu

Captured: Stéphane Lambiel - 2020 by Reut Golinsky

Getting to know Emily Bausback by Judith Dombrowski

Brian Joubert: "Adam is a fighter - I will remember what he did in the free program!" by Titanilla Bőd

Adam Siao Him Fa: "In Poitiers I've learned a new way of work" by Titanilla Bőd

Catching up with Lukáš Csölley by Reut Golinsky

Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii: "We like to speak from our hearts" by Titanilla Bőd

Meet Ekaterina Ryabova by Reut Golinsky

Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer: upping their game towards home Europeans by Reut Golinsky

2019

Meet Robert Dierking by Reut Golinsky

Stéphane Lambiel talks new programs and competing in ice dance by Reut Golinsky

Anjelika Krylova: "I love to always be busy" by Reut Golinsky

Meet Nikolaj Majorov: Fire artist, photographer and of course, skater! by Eva Maria Jangbro

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron: "We are perfectionists!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Julian Yee: "I never knew I would make it this far" by Reut Golinsky

Michal Březina - a veteran with new motivation by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Catching up with Alexei Bychenko and Koshiro Shimada by Reut Golinsky

Matilda Algotsson: "I love this sport so much and I don't want to stop" by Reut Golinsky

Meet Sondre Bøe by Reut Golinsky

Kevin Aymoz: "Skating saved my life many times" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Daniel Grassl: "I want to be the first European who can land all the quads" by Nóra Bruckner

Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii: gaining the momentum by Reut Golinsky

Meet Alexia Paganini by Reut Golinsky

Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres: "What you see on the ice is exactly the reflection of what we are off the ice!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Maxim Kovtun: "At some point, I realized, the feeling of being unfulfilled would simply devour me!" by Oxana Shkrebtienko (LMDJ)

Alexander Majorov: "The technical score should be technical, not subjective." by Mireille Geurts

Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov: "We are ready to 'bite' the French" by Oxana Shkrebtienko (LMDJ)


2018

Sofia Samodurova: "I realized I have no margin for error" by Oxana Shkrebtienko (LMDJ)

Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov: "Now we will fight for world leadership" by Oxana Shkrebtienko (LMDJ)

Matilda Algotsson: "I really have to do well at Nationals, to have the best chances I can" by Reut Golinsky

Silvia Fontana & John Zimmerman - Sharing the blood, sweat and tears by Anna Kellar

Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: "Our main goal is to win the Olympics" by Oxana Shkrebtienko (LMDJ)

Catching up with Stéphane Lambiel by Reut Golinsky

Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres: "There is always something to work on; it's never perfect" by Anna Kellar

Kevin Aymoz: "My favorite part of skating is to give something to the people" by Anna Kellar

Brendan Kerry: "I'm a completely different skater" by Reut Golinsky

Dmitri Aliev: "Every person can see something different in my programs" by Reut Golinsky

Sara Hurtado and Kirill Khaliavin: "We are challenging ourselves not to play it safe" by Reut Golinsky

A sit down with Keegan Messing by Mireille Geurts

Loena Hendrick: "If you want people to remember you, you need to do something different" by Mireille Geurts

Robin Szolkowy: "I still wouldn't say yet that I passed my coaching exam!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Daniel Samohin: "I'm not worried about losing" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Stephen Gogolev - remember the name by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Brian Joubert: "In a good moment, in a bad moment - I'm always there for my students" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Donovan Carrillo: "I often have to skate in a public rink with recreational skaters" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Betina Popova & Sergei Mozgov: "Sergei is the most reliable partner ever!" by Oxana Shkrebtienko (LMDJ)

Meet Moris Kvitelashvili by Reut Golinsky

Misha Ge: "It was from the heart and people can feel it" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Ádám Sólya creates stories on ice by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Shingo Nishiyama thrives at the Cricket Club by Atsuko Kuryu

Carolina Kostner: "Dreams are the machine that give us the strength" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Kurt Browning on creating Crystal by Cirque du Soleil by Tina Tyan

Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin: "We have become stronger and can compete with the top teams" by Oxana Shkrebtienko (LMDJ)

Catching up with Stefano Caruso by Reut Golinsky

Meet Shira Ichilov, Israeli junior ice dancer by Reut Golinsky

Alexei Yagudin: "I don't like when people want to stop the quads because of injuries"" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Anna Khnychenkova; from singles to pairs to singles " by Oxana Shkrebtienko (LMDJ)

Giada Russo: "Every year I want to do something different" by Reut Golinsky

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron: "We always focus on being better than ourselves." by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Tiffani Zahorski and Jonathan Guerreiro: "Spread the love around" by Oxana Shkrebtienko (LMDJ)

Barbara Fusar Poli: "Now everything is more difficult, more precise in ice dancing!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Javier Fernandez: "Why add more quads?" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Valentina Marchei and Ondřej Hotárek: "We still have so much to give to skating" by Reut Golinsky

Adam Rippon: "I'm ready for anything" by Suzanne Herrmann

Daniil Gleykhengauz: "Your athletes should be certain that you're their rock" by Reut Golinsky

Talking Olympics with Matteo Rizzo, Deniss Vasiljevs, Stéphane Lambiel and Loena Hendrickx by Reut Golinsky

Music on Ice 2018 by Reut Golinsky


2017

Adian Pitkeev: "I never tell anything until everything is clear" by Irina Teterina (Attenais)

Matilda Algotsson has her eyes on the Olympics by Eva Maria Jangbro

Meet Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander Enbert by Reut Golinsky

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir: "You don't get through an Olympic season without tension" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Stéphane Lambiel: "Most of those level four spins are not beautiful!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Catching up with Franca Bianconi by Reut Golinsky

Cirque de Glace 2017 by Reut Golinsky

Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford: "It's time to shake things up!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Anastasia Galustyan: in pursuit of a dream by Reut Golinsky

Alexander Majorov gets ready for his last season by Eva Maria Jangbro

Mikhail Kolyada: "I hope my dream will come true!" by Yulia Gladkih, Ekaterina Lavriniuk, Victoria Yakupova

Maia and Alex Shibutani: building bridges between worlds by Reut Golinsky

Talking to Taiwanese skaters Amy Lin & Chih-I Tsao by Paoling Liu & Luna Lee

Mr Eddy Wu: From hotel management to ISU judge & event organiser on the worlds stage by Paoling Liu & Luna Lee

About strong young hearts and (no) dangers of being Stéphane's student by Reut Golinsky

Deniss and Stéphane work on "pies" by Reut Golinsky

Michal Březina: "I've proved myself that I'm not a coward" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Shawn Sawyer: "Art is supposed to get emotions out of people" by Reut Golinsky

Misha Ge: "It's been an amazing journey" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Javier Fernandez: "It is what it is, I have to learn from it" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Guillaume Cizeron: "It's definitely more difficult to keep the world title than to win it the first time!" by Asli

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir: "We want to be an entirely new team" by Asli

Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar: "We always managed to overcome obstacles" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Zoe Jones and Christopher Boyadji: "We are here!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot: fighters sharing emotions and fun by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron: "Our free dance is a challenge for us and for the whole skating world" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres: "Mental games at practice give us confidence" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Carolina Kostner: "I discovered that I truly love this sport" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Israeli skating on the rise by Reut Golinsky

Elena Buyanova: "In sport there is no life without rivalry" by Oxana Shkrebtienko

Galit Chait: "Every day I look forward to the next training session" by Andrey Yofis

Isabella Tobias and Ilia Tkachenko: "We always push ourselves" by Andrey Yofis

Kavita Lorenz and Joti Polizoakis: "We are happy to show another side of us" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)


2016

Catching up with Maxim Zavozin by Reut Golinsky, Tatiana Geikhman

Sara Hurtado: "Beginning is always the hardest" by Reut Golinsky

Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau: "Let's have fun! Let's be crazy!" by Reut Golinsky

Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov: "Life without a goal doesn't have a meaning" by Reut Golinsky

Deniss Vasiļjevs: "Standing ovation is the highest award any sportsman can get" by Reut Golinsky

Jason Brown: "I love playing a character on the ice, whatever that might be" by Anna Zeitlin

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje: "It's been a great journey so far" by Anna Zeitlin

Ashley Wagner & Adam Rippon: "We definitely make sure that we're always available to one another" by Anna Zeitlin

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir: excited, nervous, passionate by Reut Golinsky

Carolina Kostner: from a blank page but with a lot of experience by Reut Golinsky

Anna Dušková and Martin Bidař - first in the most important moment by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

The life and skating of Javier Raya by Reut Golinsky

Brian Orser: "A champion will have the patience to go back to the basics" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Daniel Samohin: "Even if I don't have the best skate, I keep the showmanship going" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó), Petra Mihályi

Alexei Bychenko: "It was a shock to get the silver" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Florent Amodio: "You skate like this only once in a lifetime" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Robin Szolkowy: "Every single thing I tried last year worked out" by Reut Golinsky

Javier Fernández: "I don't want to be a step behind! I want to defend my title at Worlds" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)


2015

Anna Marie Pearce and Márk Magyar - they almost quit, then they found each other by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Joshi Helgesson: "I feel it's going to be a good a season!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier: "We continue to do things our way!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Chafik Besseghier: "I want to be the first!" by Oxana Shkrebtienko

Kailani Craine - the starry-eyed girl from Australia by Ia Remmel

Stéphane Lambiel: "You never know enough" by Reut Golinsky

Mariusz Siudek: "In pair skating there is no me or you. It's us." by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Denis Ten: putting everything together by Reut Golinsky

Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi: "The ice is our drug" by Reut Golinsky

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte find a new motivation by Ia Remmel

Meet Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin by Reut Golinsky

Valentina Marchei and Ondřej Hotárek: "The key word is trust" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Federica Testa and Lukáš Csölley: dancing to higher levels by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier: "We want each program to push us" by Reut Golinsky

Deniss Vasiljevs, a young talent from Latvia by Ia Remmel

Javier Fernandez: "It was the toughest competition I've ever had" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron: "This year we put more of ourselves in the program" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Justus Strid is looking forward to "real life" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Latvia's Angelina Kuchvalska breaks through to the big arena by Ia Remmel

Salomé Brunner: "You can never be like somebody else" by Reut Golinsky

Ivett Toth: Hungary's new breath of talent by Melinda Sandor and Csaba Suba

Anna Pogorilaya heading into European debut by Reut Golinsky

Carolina Moscheni and Ádám Lukács dancing their way to Stockholm by Melinda Sandor and Csaba Suba

Roberta Rodeghiero: "I want to be consistent, without ups and downs" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Zhenia Medvedeva is ready to shine by Reut Golinsky

Xuehan Wang and Lei Wang: "Pair skating is very interesting!" by Bailu Xu

Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi: "It was time to show that we are not just 'funny'" by Ia Remmel


2014

Sara and Adrian are ready to flamenco by Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Stephen Carriere: "I really like what I'm doing again" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Ashley Cain: "This season I'm stepping out of my box!" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Bronislava Dobiášová: "I prefer the elegant style" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Elladj Baldé: "You take both cultures and learn from them" by Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Gracie Gold wants to show personality and warmth by Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Jason Brown: "I follow my own hair" by Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

The timing is right for Danielle Montalbano and Konrad Hocker-Scholler by Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Evgeni Plushenko: "I have a desire to skate at my 5th Olympics" by Oxana Shkrebtienko

Isabelle Olsson wants to make a mark by Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Sonia Bianchetti: "I would give more points for the quality, not the difficulty" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Marco Klepoch: "At first I couldn't really learn how to skate" by Titanilla Bőd (Új Szó)

Tatjana Flade - An Interview on the other side of the ice by Alexandra Ilina

Maxim Marinin: "My priorities are my family and my work" by Reut Golinsky

Kurt Browning - twenty years a pro and still going strong by Tina Tyan

Ivett Tóth dreams about triple Axel by Titanilla Bőd

Daria Popova: "The ice will judge everybody" by Oxana Shkrebtienko

Ari Zakarian talks "Denis Ten & Friends" and extreme by Reut Golinsky

Evgeni Platov: "My couples have a unique look" by Veneta Yaneva

Rafael Arutunian: "In sports there is no irrelevant detail; all details are important." by Veneta Yaneva

Raymonde Joubert: This is my job - to be a mom by Oxana Shkrebtienko

Brian Orser: "Yuzuru and Javi are different, but help each other" by Veneta Yaneva

Carolina Moscheni and Ádám Lukács:"Our strong point is that we have the same goals!" by Titanilla Bőd

Getting to know Anna Ovcharova by Reut Golinsky

Laurent Tobel: "After years of making people laugh, finally I made them cry!" by Reut Golinsky, Anna Bertoloni

Catching up with Sarah Meier by Anna Bertoloni, Reut Golinsky

Anya Davidovich: "Now I begin a new chapter" by Reut Golinsky

Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski: "We devoted everything to figure skating" by Emilie Korsakova

The artists behind "Art on Ice" spill their secrets by Reut Golinsky

Choreography that inspires by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Valentina Marchei: "I raised the bar, and I keep raising it" by Titanilla Bőd

Anne Line Gjersem, the Norwegian skater who finally did it! by Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland: "We're lucky to be different" by Reut Golinsky

Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar: "We are happy that we are making history right now" by Titanilla Bőd

Evgeni Krasnopolski and Andrea Davidovich, first Israeli pair at Winter Olympics by Reut Golinsky

Nikolai Morozov: "I don't know what I'm going to do after the Olympics, but I definitely need to rest" by Lena Halonen

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte: "We have a beauty of the dance" by Reut Golinsky

Misha Ge: "I try to create a unique style" by Veneta Yaneva

Peter Liebers: "The hard work has paid off" by Reut Golinsky

Sergei Voronov: "Eteri Tutberidze changed everything about me" by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Kim Lucine: "I didn't arrange the balloon!" by Titanilla Bőd

Natasha Purich, Mervin Tran: "For us, it is really just the beginning" by Titanilla Bőd

Brian Joubert: "A fighting spirit helped me so much to be a very good skater" by Titanilla Bőd

Kaat van Daele: "Not even an hour has passed that I didn't train with passion." by Mireille Geurts, assisted by Joy

Justus Strid: "Europeans and Worlds still mean a lot" by Titanilla Bőd

Javier Fernandez: "I'm not retiring anytime soon" by Sigrid Rivera

Ashley Cain: "I feel almost like a new skater" by Titanilla Bőd

Brian Joubert: "To be a man" by Oxana Shkrebtienko


2013

Michal Březina: "I go on the ice and try to skate my best" by Alexandra Ilina

Maylin and Daniel Wende: "It's good to be back" by Titanilla Bőd

Tomáš Verner: "My home is where my skates are" by Emilie Korsakova

Elizaveta Ukolova: "The most important thing is to enjoy what I'm doing" by Titanilla Bőd

Olga Beständigová and Ilhan Mansiz: "Our message is to encourage people to chase their dreams" by Titanilla Bőd

Catching up with Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch by Reut Golinsky

Sara Hurtado and Adrià Diaz: "We took a risk with this year's programs but we think it was all worth it" by Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

An Olympic spot for Brazil - meet Isadora Williams by Lena Halonen, assistant Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Jason Brown: "I was not flexible at all as a kid." by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Sparkling Madison, elegant Evan by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Peter Tchernyshev: "As a choreographer you grow as you work" by Reut Golinsky

Danielle Montalbano: "I would have been here either way, if it were pairs or singles" by Maria Jangbro (EMJO), assistant Lena Halonen

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford: "We are only beginning to reach our goals" by Reut Golinsky, Anna Bertoloni

Akiko Suzuki tells a story with her skating by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Miki Ando: "I really want to fly one more time" by Titanilla Bőd

Valentina Marchei: "When I'm in Italy, my heart is warmed." by Oxana Shkrebtienko

Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov: "We might not compete at the Europeans. The schedule is horrible!" by Titanilla Bőd

The Swedes in Denmark: Kalle Strid and Martin Johansson by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Anita Madsen: "It would be a gift to qualify for the Olympic Games" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Stefania Berton and Ondřej Hotárek: "We never like to play safe" by Oxana Shkrebtienko

Fumie Suguri: "There's always more to learn." by Atsuko Kuryu

Catching up with Vanessa Gusmeroli by Reut Golinsky

Sarah Meier after Bern by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Catching up with Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat by Irina Astrovskaya & Reut Golinsky

Samuel Contesti: "I love everything about figure skating" by Anna Bertoloni & Reut Golinsky

Salomé Brunner: "I work with the people who really want to create" by Reut Golinsky

Daria Popova and Bruno Massot: "We don't aspire to copy anyone" by Oxana Shkrebtienko

Florent Amodio: Latin spirit, quads and strong personality by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy: you have to be different to go forward by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Figure skating for breakfast with Alexander and Irina Majorov by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Adelina Sotnikova: "My rivals shouldn't write me off" by Reut Golinsky

Stefania Berton and Ondřej Hotárek: “We always have new goals and we never stop” by Titanilla Bőd

Justus Strid: "We just wanted to go crazy" by Titanilla Bőd

Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar - a fairytale on the ice by Titanilla Bőd

Alexei Yagudin: "I'm trying to push myself. Otherwise it's not interesting to live." by Titanilla Bőd

Michal Brezina: "We made a new year's resolution that we would get a medal in Zagreb" by Titanilla Bőd & Iveta Benáková

Anaïs Ventard’s first taste of gold by Oxana Shkrebtienko

Javier Fernandez: "One competition doesn't make you anything" by Titanilla Bőd

Isabelle Olsson, another Swedish skater on the rise! by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Catching up with Mister Grütter by Reut Golinsky

Alexei Urmanov - A coach's perspective by Maria Bagdasarova

Stefania Berton and Ondřej Hotárek: "You connect with people's hearts and they will remember forever" by Reut Golinsky

Armin Mahbanoozadeh: "I've never had so much fun working hard." by Anna Zeitlin

Spaniards on ice – meet Sara Hurtado and Adriá Díaz by Lena Halonen, Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Zoltán Kelemen: "Skating comes first for me now" by Titanilla Bőd

Jeremy Abbott ready to compete at U.S. Championships by Cate Meighan

Juulia Turkkila: "I think I am ready" by Lena Halonen


2012

Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov: the story behind by Reut Golinsky

Márton Markó loves jumps, soundtracks and poker by Titanilla Bőd

Joshi Helgesson - the firebird from Sweden by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: "Little by little I'm getting back in shape" by Reut Golinsky

Eteri Tutberidze: "Everything happens for the best" by Reut Golinsky

Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt: Pushing for A Coveted Spot on the U.S. World Team by Cate Meighan

Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise: “Every competition is an opportunity to grow” by Maria Bagdasarova

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte: fresh and motivated by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Mirai Nagasu is skating "story of hope" this season by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Finding a Hippie Groove with Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat by Cate Meighan

Reyna Hamui: "My sisters are still very involved in my skating" by Titanilla Bőd

Patrick Chan: "My job isn't to judge or argue about my points, my job is to go out and produce something beautiful" by Titanilla Bőd

Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov: "We just didn't want to quit" by Reut Golinsky

It's an Artist's season for Denis Ten by Reut Golinsky

Kim Lucine: "Maybe one day this move gets my name" by Titanilla Bőd

Kevin van der Perren: "I always hoped that my last skate would be like this" by Titanilla Bőd

Misha Ge - skating with a passion by Titanilla Bőd

Monika Simancíková: "Without the jumps I would probably be bored" by Titanilla Bőd

Stéphane Lambiel: "If I wanted to compete I would compete" by Reut Golinsky

Brian Joubert: "It's just practice for Sochi" by Titanilla Bőd

Sinead and John Kerr: "We'll always be involved in this sport" by Anna Zeitlin, Reut Golinsky

Ondrej Hotarek: "Pairs' elements are much more suitable for me" by Titanilla Bőd

Dóra Turóczi & Balázs Major: stubborn Sagittarius on the ice by Titanilla Bőd

Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov: "We were just happy to compete and to have a kind of a battle with these guys." by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Chelsea Rose Chiappa: "I love everything about skating! by Titanilla Bőd

Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat: "Ice dancing is not only a question of elements" by Titanilla Bőd

Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov: "We didn’t want to be European champions with bad skating." by Titanilla Bőd

Max Lindholm and Olesia Karmi: "We feel that now it is more our program and our costumes." by Lena Halonen

Kamila Hájková, the Young Ambassador for the Czech Republic by Reut Golinsky

Everything is new for Estonia's Elena Glebova by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Ossi Kanervo and Henna Lindholm: "We would love to have more couples skating." by Lena Halonen

Viktoria Helgesson "I know I have a great skating foundation now" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

The Marvelous Majorovs, part 2 - Ice and fire with Irina by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

The Marvelous Majorovs, part 1- Alexander 'Sasha' Majorov: "I would not be where I am today if it weren't for Adrian and Kristoffer" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Michal Brezina: "Since Olympics, skating moved on" by Reut Golinsky

2011

Adrian Schultheiss: "I will be back with two challenging programs!" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Maurizio Margaglio: "It is a challenge to be in a country with no tradition in ice dance, and I love a challenge." by Lena Halonen, Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Alena Leonova: "I feel that I can show new sides of myself." by Maria Bagdasarova

Carolina Kostner: "I hope that my time is not over yet" by Reut Golinsky

Kyoko Ina: "I don't think anyone ever really commits to coaching, it just sort of happens." by Lena Halonen, Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Emanuel Sandhu: "There's beauty in ugly and beauty in darkness." by Fannie X.F. Wang

Jeremy Abbott: "I wanted to find a piece of music where I could just breathe in the program and relax into the choreography"  by Nadin Vernon

Free Dance with Russia's dream team: Tatiana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov by Nadin Vernon

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford: "We both have a very good balance with our skating and our lives" by Nadin Vernon

Sonia Lafuente: "It would be a pleasure to try to make the sport bigger in Spain" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO), Lena Halonen

Pasquale Camerlengo: "I don't like normal programs" by Reut Golinsky

Galit Chait: "My dream is to have a big school" by Reut Golinsky

Brian Orser: "I'm a little bit tougher" by Reut Golinsky

Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers: "We like to get the crowd going" by Reut Golinsky

Catching up with Sarah Meier by Nadin Vernon

Viktoria Helgesson: "Why not try something new" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Frank Carroll: "You can't worry about numbers, you have to skate" by Reut Golinsky

Stéphane Lambiel: "It's a great life to just skate for yourself and the crowd and I love it" by Nadin Vernon

Robin Szolkowy: "Our new free program? You’ll either love it or you’ll hate it!" by Nadin Vernon

Catching up with Greg Zuerlein by Reut Golinsky

Olga Beständigová and Ilhan Mansiz - a crazy dream about Sochi by Titanilla Bőd

Denis Ten is growing up by Reut Golinsky

Shizuka Arakawa enjoys show skating by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Team Surprise: "Everything is different from singles' skating!" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Akio Sasaki: "I want to be a unique skater" by Atsuko Kuryu

Alexei Yagudin: "You always have to find the little competitions for yourself" by Titanilla Bőd

Nóra Hoffmann and Maxim Zavozin: "We like to explore ourselves" by Titanilla Bőd

Tomáš Verner: "My best competitions are yet to come" by Titanilla Bőd

The Helgesson sisters Viktoria and Joshi: Alike but Different" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Ryan Bradley: "I have found inner peace with my skating" by Reut Golinsky

Maylin Hausch and Daniel Wende would like to wow the audience by Titanilla Bőd

Salomé Brunner and Stéphane Lambiel: "We follow the music" by Reut Golinsky

Sarah Meier: The Bern Miracle by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Kristoffer Berntsson: "I will continue to skate!" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Viktória Pavuk: "I dedicated all my life to skating" by by Titanilla Bőd

Javier Raya: "There are many sides to skating" by Nadin Vernon

Jeffrey Buttle: "I really enjoy the process of making up programs" by Nadin Vernon

Tigran Vardanjan: "I prefer shows to competitions" by Titanilla Bőd

Stéphane Lambiel: "I'm a Saltimbanc, I'm like a gypsy and I love it" by Nadin Vernon

Brian Joubert: "It's much more important to fight than to win" by Titanilla Bőd

Questionnaire for the US Figure Skating Team by Reut Golinsky

Ali Demirboga: "I wasn't as nervous this time round" by Nadin Vernon

Kiira Korpi: "I have learned how to handle the pressure better!" by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

John Kerr - A Season Just For Us by Suzanne Herrmann

Jeremy Abbott: "I really like to push past what people perceive as skating" by Reut Golinsky

Kevin Reynolds: "The quads are my most consistent jumps" by Titanilla Bőd

Yuka Sato: skater, commentator, choreographer, coach by Reut Golinsky

Adrian Schultheiss: "You have to dare to dream..." by Eva Maria Jangbro (EMJO)

Mirai Nagasu: "This year have been such a learning experience" by Titanilla Bod


2010

Short update with Takahiko Kozuka by Reut Golinsky

Alissa Czisny: A Skater Renewed by Reut Golinsky & Suzanne Herrmann

Patrick Chan: "The whole reason I skate is to make people happy" by Reut Golinsky

Flo riding high - An interview with Florent Amodio by Nadin Vernon

Spectators and pros - Najarro and Peizerat comment on TEB by Reut Golinsky

The memorable debut of Chafik Besseghier by Titanilla Bod

In the pink - An interview with Ingo Steuer by Nadin Vernon

The big change of Tomas Verner by Daphne Heij

Valentina Marchei @ Skate Canada by Suzanne Herrmann

Adam Rippon: "I feel like I'm one of the luckiest skaters." by Suzanne Herrmann

Stacey Kemp and David King: "Don't write us off yet!" by Suzanne Herrmann

S.T.E.P.H.A.N.E. by Reut Golinsky

Kristoffer Berntsson: "No retirement for me yet." by Natalia Klintland

Ari Zakarian: "I always welcome people who are ready to take risks" by Reut Golinsky

Oliver Höner makes plans by Natalia Klintland and Emjo

Brian Joubert: "The skaters have to improve, but the judging system has to improve, too" by Titanilla Bod

Antonio Najarro: "Each skater is a different world" by Reut Golinsky

Javier Fernandez - a great skater who can even cook! by Titanilla Bod

Dream Team by Céline Oreiller

Antoine Dorsaz: "Now I have one dream: I want to do shows" by Nadin Vernon

Viktor Pfeifer: "You shouldn't take anything for granted" by Reut Golinsky, Tatiana Geikhman

Fleur Maxwell: "I have come back to skating a much fuller person" by Nadin Vernon

World Synchronized Skating Championships 2010: The Medallists - Team Rockettes, Marigold Ice Unity and Haydenettes by Marina Johansson

World Synchronized Skating Championships 2010: Interview with team captain Liselott Nilsson and vice captain Hanna Andersson of the Sweden1 team, Surprise by Marina Johansson

World Synchronized Skating Championships 2010: Interview with team captain Angelica Davids of the South African team by Marina Johansson

Adam Rippon: "If you can do it with one arm, why not two!" by Silvia Lozano

A new quest for Olivier Schoenfelder by Reut Golinsky

Volosozhar/Morozov on and off the ice by Reut Golinsky

Stéphane Lambiel: "I cannot hide my feelings" by Reut Golinsky

Captured: Stéphane Lambiel by Reut Golinsky

Alexandra and Roman Zaretsky: "We never left Israel" by Reut Golinsky

Anna Levandi: The popularity of a sport is built over the years by Ia Remmel (Pia)

Kutay Eryoldas: "In an ideal world I would fully focus on my skating" by Nadin Vernon

Zoltán Kelemen: "I'm not on holiday in the US" by Titanilla Bod

Ivana Reitmayerová is looking forward to her first Olympics by Titanilla Bod

"I look out for anybody who's got the potential to fight their way to the top" -
Meet Oliver Höner, the creative half of Art on Ice
by Nadin Vernon

Valentina Marchei: "Never give up, at least try" by Titanilla Bod

Nóra Hoffmann: "We've gone through really tough times" by Titanilla Bod

Michal Brezina: "Practice is like competition for me" by Titanilla Bod

Júlia Sebestyén: "I decided not to care about the judges" by Titanilla Bod

Sinead and John Kerr: "For us it's not a motivation that other people quit" by Nadin Vernon

Brian Joubert: "I didn’t know Alexei skated to this music" by Titanilla Bod

Plushenko wants to make history and sets his sights on Olympics in Sochi by Titanilla Bod

A short update with Stephane Lambiel and his team by Reut Golinsky

Tomás Verner: "The audience won't go crazy watching a triple loop" by Titanilla Bod


2009

Morand & Dorsaz: "We hope to be among the first ten at Europeans" by Reut Golinsky

Introducing Romy Bühler (SUI) by Nadin Vernon

Sarah Meier: "It was a good feeling just to be here" by Nadin Vernon

Stéphane Lambiel: "I'm strong. My heart is there and I do everything possible to get there" by Nadin Vernon

Alena Leonova: "When I was born, someone gave my mom a horoscope of my life which said that I might become a successful athlete" by Maria Bagdasarova

Meryl Davis and Charlie White: "We'd like to mix up the order in the US team!" by Reut Golinsky

Kento Nakamura by Atsuko Kuryu

A short update with Ingo Steuer by Romain Gazave

Fabian Bourzat: "We have more than enough tough competitors" by Romain Gazave

Nathalie Pechalat & Fabian Bourzat: If You Were... by Romain Gazave

Arakawa and Asada, Former and Future, Predictions and If you were… by Romain Gazave

Vanessa James & Yannick Bonheur: If You Were... by Romain Gazave

Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski: Behind the Boards by Romain Gazave

Adam Rippon: "It's good to meet the challenge early in the season" by Reut Golinsky

Ryan Bradley: "I get so much energy from the audience, from looking into their eyes and watching their emotions." by Nadin Vernon

Team Lambiel - Salomé Brunner: "People he loves will always stay" by Reut Golinsky

Team Lambiel - Marc Lindegger: "We are glad he is back" by Reut Golinsky

Team Lambiel - Peter Grutter: "To have such a pupil is like winning the lottery" by Reut Golinsky

Team Lambiel by Reut Golinsky

Elene Gedevanishvili - Elene at a Glance by Suzanne Herrmann

In the locker room with Stéphane Lambiel by Nadin Vernon

Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy: "We like to feel the atmosphere of the arena before we go out to skate" by Nadin Vernon

Nebelhorn Trophy 2009: Quick update with Kiira after the short by Reut Golinsky

Javier Fernandez - "The Season Ahead" by Suzanne Herrmann

Valentina Marchei - "I never look back; I just attack." by Suzanne Herrmann

Adrian Schultheiss answers fan questions by Melanie Eley

No more come-backs for Lina Johansson by EMJO

Let us introduce: Tamar Katz by Reut Golinsky

The many faces of Nobunari Oda by Atsuko Kuryu

Bianka Pádár: "I will do all I can to make it to the free skating" by Titanilla Bod

Lucie Mysliveckova and Matej Novak: "This year's dress for the original dance I found on the cover of Elle." by Dana Sidláková

Ivana Reitmayerová: "Europeans in Helsinki was a lifetime experience" by Titanilla Bod

Yannick Ponsero: "I'm working like an Olympic champion" by Titanilla Bod

Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari's key to success by Magdalena Osborne

Nóra Hoffmann - haunted by bad luck by Titanilla Bod

Sarah Meier: "I can be aggressive on ice" by Reut Golinsky

Alban Preaubert: "I skate for my own pleasure, not for the results" by Titanilla Bőd

Stéphane Lambiel: "I’m a little bit crazy" by Reut Golinsky

Stéphane. Bruno. Patrick. by Reut Golinsky

An update with Adrian Schultheiss at Nordics 2009 by Magdalena Osborne

The Mystery - Kristoffer Berntsson by Olga Shinkarenko

Ruben Blommaert: The ice diamond from Brugge by Mireille Geurts


2008

Interview with Rachael Flatt by Olga Shinkarenko, Kristina Korolyova

Cappellini and Lanotte: "Ice Dancing would not be a sport without the Compulsories" by Maria Bagdasarova

Fan meeting with the Kerrs by Reut Golinsky, Anna Zeitlin

Adrian Schultheiss: "Gold is always golden" by Melanie Eley

Edvin Marton: "We want to create something that has never been done before" by Titanilla Bőd

Júlia Sebestyén: "I want everyone to see what I'm capable of" by Titanilla Bod

Summer cocktails with the Kerrs by Melanie Eley

Brian Joubert: "I knew I wasn't ready, but I wanted to fight" by Titanilla Bod

Verner stirred up a hornet’s nest in Zagreb by Titanilla Bod


2007

The Kerrs: A Scottish Blend by Melissa Gillougley, Melanie Eley

Talking to Tugba by Helga Dobor

Diane Towler - Where It All Began by Huriye Ömer & Helga Dobor

Tomáš Verner: "I will learn another quad" by Titanilla Bod

Brian Joubert: "I'm prouder of this victory" by Titanilla Bod

Lina Johansson - back in business by Emjo

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte "We're a couple who wants to work" by Maria Bagdasarova


2006

Albena Denkova: "Now we enjoy every single practice!" by Asli Motchane

Skating in Norway - Michael Chrolenko by Magdalena Osborne

Kamila Hajkova & David Vincour - The promising skaters of Czech Republic by Helga Dobor

The new hope of Belgium – Ruben Blommaert by Mireille Geurts & Titia Tolsma

Krisztina Czakó: "Yes, the Hungarians are there, and they can skate" by Helga Dobor

On MSN with Leonie Krail & Oscar Peter by Helga Dobor and Mireille Geurts

Special series: "Talking to the Hungarian Team":

  2.1 Zoltan Toth by Adastra & Helga Dobor
  2.2 Zsofia Kulcsar by Adastra & Helga Dobor
  2.3 Andras Szaraz by Adastra & Helga Dobor

Sweden’s Adrian Schultheiss makes a mark by Magdalena Osborne

Vera Vandecaveye: "Kevin was so motivated, I left my fulltime job" by Mireille Geurts, Magdalena Osborne & Titia Tolsma

Ashley Foy and Benjamin Blum by Helga Dobor

His favourite place to compete is all by himself by Susanne Kempf

Q&A with Viktor Pfeiffer by Helga Dobor and Jana Vanova

Passion on the ice by Susanne Kempf

Catching up with Olivier & Isabelle by Susanne Kempf

Interview with Shaun Rogers by Helga Dobor & Rosalie Paalberends

"Baldwin: Rena is my idol" by Susanne Kempf


2005

Special series: "Talking to the Hungarian Team":

  1.1 Viktoria Pavuk by Adastra & Helga Dobor & Judit
  1.2 Szabolcs Vidrai by Helga Dobor
  1.3 Dejan Illes by Adastra & Helga Dobor

Alexander Uspenski - "I just try to do my best on the ice." by Helga Dobor & Daphne Heij

The human heart is the same everywhere by Helga Dobor

Tomas Verner - On the way to Torino by Daphne Heij, Pavla Stejskalova, Jana Vanova

Figure skating is a way to express yourself! by Helga Dobor

Always Home At St. Petersburg by Susanne Kempf

Interview with Julia Golovina & Oleg Voiko by Helga Dobor

"The only important thing is to improve"- A chat with Gheorge Chiper by Helga Dobor

Skating in Sweden – one on one with Kristoffer Berntsson by Magdalena Osborne

"I would do anything for skating" by Susanne Kempf

Jamal came, skated and impressed the whole world by Helga Dobor & Céline Oreiller

Piano-Skating, emotional communication without a single word - meet Romain Gazave! by Helga Dobor & Mireille Geurts

Flying high - a chat with Julia Sebestyen by Adastra

Always sticking to their guns by Susanne Kempf

Russian Olympic Ice Dance Champions played matchmaker for Delobel&Schoenfelder by Susanne Kempf

Indepth with Canadian Meagan Duhamel by Helga Dobor & Mireille Geurts

Skating in Mexico: An interview with Adrian Alvarado by Helga Dobor

Interview with Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski by Céline Oreiller

The British Icedancers James and Phillip and their Towler-Green girls by Helga Dobor

Filip Stiller by Helga Dobor

Ivana Dlhopolceková and Hynek Bílek by Helga Dobor


2004

Viktoria Pavuk 2004 by Helga Dobor

Alexei Yagudin 2004 by Magdalena Osborne

Ken Rose 2004 by Helga Dobor

Kristoffer Berntsson 2004 by Magdalena Osborne


2003

Andrei Griazev: "I'm a funny guy" by Magdalena Osborne

Interview with producer of "Stars On Ice", Byron Allen by Mireille Geurts



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