Evgenia Medvedeva Turns On Acting Skill
The two-time world champion revealed that sometimes she behaves as a professional actress, hiding her stress and anxiety from spectators and judges. “Sometimes at competitions I have to pretend that…
Two-time U.S. Figure Skating Champ Alysa Liu changes coaches
Two-time champion Alysa Liu is changing coaches, joining a trio of veteran coaches. Liu, who will be 15 in August, will now work with Lee Barkell, Lori Nichol and Massimo…
Podcast Interview with Kristi Yamaguchi by Guy K.
"Kristi Yamaguchi did win the Olympic figure skating championship in 1992 as well as the world championship in 1991 and 1992. She didn’t do too badly in pairs either–with Rudy…
What else can Alina Zagitova dream of now she’s turned 18?
She is Olympic champion, brand ambassador and top Forbes list athlete On Monday, the reigning world and Olympic champion celebrated her 18th birthday, and received greetings and presents from all…
Alexandra Trusovas’ betrayal brought Russian figure skating to the brink of civil war
Soap Opera in Russia When Russian quad-jumping prodigy Alexandra Trusova parted ways with her famed coach, Eteri Tutberidze, she was quickly denounced as a traitor by some of her former…
Skater Sean Rabbitt QnA during coronavirus pandemic
Figure Skaters Online‘s website administrator Gina Capellazzi spoke with Sean after Nationals and checked in with him again to see how the coronavirus was impacting his planned tour. This Q&A is a…
Bonnie Tinder and Figure Skating
This time it is Bonnie Tinder, who is the Founder & CEO of Raven Intel, a peer review site (similar to Yelp! or Glassdoor) for Enterprise Software Consulting. After spending…
Figure skating champion Evgenia Medvedeva opens up on unhealthy thoughts
“Honestly, mental health is a huge part of my life. I often doubt myself. I don’t want to talk publicly about it, but I have some sort of problems,” skater…
Skating champ Evan Lysacek Reflects on his changed life since Vancouver Olympics
Lysacek rarely skates these days. He last did something that could be called a public performance when Ice Theatre of New York honored him in October 2016. With an ankle…
Why are Russians so good at ice skating?
After a dip in mass participation in sports and disintegration of much of the system of athletic training following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Putin government, laudably, renewed…
