Russian figure skating news in 2026
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Karen-W
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Rumor on X/Telegram is that apparently she's been kicked out of AoP - possibly because of her mother's conduct. Irina Kostyleva puts Tiffany Chin and Vincent Zhou's mothers to shame.
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AoP has kicked them out numerous times. They go to a different coach and then get kicked out quickly again. AoP seems to be the only place that occasionally tolerates the mother. She is going to ruin her daughter's career (and life, if she hasn't already) before she's old enough to emancipate herself.
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Am willing to give Valieva the benefit of a doubt on the 2022 events - she was 15 and was thrown under the bus. But her current official instagram page pinned video is from some sports event opening ceremony where she stands next to Putin. I realize ISU may find it hard to go through the skaters' social media to looking for things but it's..... the 1st thing one sees when opening her page?
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If the ISU finds it difficult to go through skaters' social media, then it should give a few young people internships. This is not rocket science.
ETA: Ukrainian young people.
ETA: Ukrainian young people.
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I feel exactly the same way
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For those with receipts who want to speak up, you could write to your own federation and ask them to bring it to the ISU, or if your fed has an ISU representative, you could try reaching them. If you’re a US Figure Skating member, Evan Bates and Kristina (Tina) Lundgren are on the ISU Council. Evan would be easy enough to tag on social media.
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Valieva gave detailed testimony about bringing some sort of strawberry treat on a train from Moscow to St. Petersburg and insisted that the TMZ must have come from this. Evgenia Tarasova, who rode in the same compartment, testified that she never saw anything of the kind. The Court of Arbitration for Sport found Valieva's testimony preposterous.
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TAHbKA
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Yeah, that's the 'thrown under the bus as a 15y,o' part. She got her 4 years ban, she sat out, hopefully learned the lesson. That's also not part of what should be taken into an account when giving her the neutral status.
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I doubt she is required to pin a video of herself next to Putin on her instagram, especially taken the instagram is forbidden in Russia (the 'she probably didn't update it for 2 years' doesn't apply either since there are updates from the recent camp she participated.
My problem is not Valieva. She can do whatever she wants with her social media. My problem is ISU, it's double and triple standards, lack of transparency, vague definitions they can't even follow themselves.
Wyliefan
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Nor, I imagine, was she required to show public support for a movement that kidnaps and "re-educates" Ukrainian children.
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UNITED24Media on Instagram: "The Movement of the First is a brainchild of Putin, created as a successor to the Soviet pioneer movement. Ukrainian children in the occupied territories often become its victims. Russian forces abduct these children and
4,417 likes, 174 comments - united24.media on March 27, 2025: "The Movement of the First is a brainchild of Putin, created as a successor to the Soviet pioneer movement. Ukrainian children in the occupied territories often become its victims. Russian forces abduct these children and brainwash...
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SakuraHere
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You wish. Valieva never mentioned the word "Ukraine". Why should she bother. That kids' organisation is national, exists in all schools and organises school events. Plus those who you call "Ukrainian children" are mostly orphans whose ethnically Russian parents were killed in Donbass by Zelensky. The latter deliberately chose not to evacuate kids, using them like a living shield who were supposed to be killed by Russian army. People like you are pissed that it didn't happen. Russians evacuated children and now they are alive, that makes you unhappy. They will not be disassemble in organs like Yugoslavian kids, they can speak their native Russian freely, they are safe with bright future.
Doping? She was punished like an adult with four years of disqualification. The kangaroo court told us a 15yo read in the internet about over the counter stuff and did it all by herself. Because if she had been judged like a teen, she would have gotten a reprimand and the Team Russia would have been with Gold. That wasn't a plan. Team USA couldn't beat Russia on the ice, so they had to be creative. Besides, that over the counter stuff does nothing except protecting athletes' hearts in order not to die in 50yo. Unlike TUE-ed light meth that indeed damage health seriously.
Kamila in France with some guys
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Kamila Valieva alongside Mikhail Shaidorov and Nika Egadze. ⛸️✨ The three skaters have been working with choreographer Benoît Richaud in Angers, France. #FigureSkating
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"MOSCOW, August 9 - RIA Novosti, Vlad Zhukov. Two-time Russian Junior Championships champion Elena Kostyleva has withdrawn from the Grand Prix in Xi'an, China, due to a gluteal muscle injury, Yana Rudkovskaya, co-owner and general director of the Angels Plushenko Academy, told RIA Novosti.
On Saturday, the Russian Figure Skating Federation (RFSFKKR) announced the replacement of Kostyleva with Sofia Dzepka for medical reasons."
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Kamila performing group choreography to Vivaldi's "Spring" at Richaud's camp in Angers:
Камила Валиева on Instagram: "🖤 @benoitrichaud"
26K likes, 239 comments - kamilavalieva26 on August 11, 2026: "🖤 @benoitrichaud".
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She has always been a special skater from her pre-junior Girl on a Ball program forward. I wish her well.Kamila performing group choreography to Vivaldi's "Spring" at Richaud's camp in Angers:
Камила Валиева on Instagram: "🖤 @benoitrichaud"
26K likes, 239 comments - kamilavalieva26 on August 11, 2026: "🖤 @benoitrichaud".
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2/4 golds at the first JGP of the season so far. Two more finals to come tomorrow.
Well done!
Well done!
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Oh, well! It was fun while it lasted.
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"They perceive it as a monument": Gumennik on publicity and social media, AI and graduate school, working with Bourne, and surfing by Elena Vaitsekhovskaya (August 21, 2026):
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From the end:
— Doesn't publicity depress you? After all, when strangers are ready to engage in endless discussions based on a few photos on social media, it's essentially a constant invasion of personal space.
PG: I'm not very involved in social media; I don't really follow what's going on there, so I don't feel any pressure from outside. On the contrary, when fans who truly follow our sport come up to me, say kind words, wish me luck, and recall specific competitions or programs, it's always very nice. In those moments, you realize that people care, and that what you do on the ice is truly important to someone. It was much more unusual after the Olympics, as people who weren't particularly interested in figure skating started recognizing me much more often. Sometimes they'd come up to me and say, "You're famous—can I take a picture?"
Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Karelin once told a story about taking a photo with a fan at the airport, giving him an autograph, and the fan asking him to write his name on a piece of paper so he could identify who he was talking to.
PG: "Yes, I do feel like I'm seen as a landmark or a monument, something you can stand next to for a souvenir photo. But then I thought: if there's a chance to delight strangers with a chance encounter, to make their day a little more fun and interesting—why not? Besides, people are following figure skating more now, they know a lot of people by sight—and I'm no exception."
«Воспринимают как памятник»: Гуменник — о публичности и соцсетях, ИИ и магистратуре, работе с Бурн и занятии сёрфингом
Ше‑Линн Бурн старается найти свой вариант для каждого фигуриста в процессе долгого перебора всех возможных комбинаций, поэтому в её работах сложно увидеть какой‑то определённый почерк. Об этом в интервью RT заявил Пётр Гуменник, для которого канадский хореограф поставила новую короткую...
From the end:
— Doesn't publicity depress you? After all, when strangers are ready to engage in endless discussions based on a few photos on social media, it's essentially a constant invasion of personal space.
PG: I'm not very involved in social media; I don't really follow what's going on there, so I don't feel any pressure from outside. On the contrary, when fans who truly follow our sport come up to me, say kind words, wish me luck, and recall specific competitions or programs, it's always very nice. In those moments, you realize that people care, and that what you do on the ice is truly important to someone. It was much more unusual after the Olympics, as people who weren't particularly interested in figure skating started recognizing me much more often. Sometimes they'd come up to me and say, "You're famous—can I take a picture?"
Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Karelin once told a story about taking a photo with a fan at the airport, giving him an autograph, and the fan asking him to write his name on a piece of paper so he could identify who he was talking to.
PG: "Yes, I do feel like I'm seen as a landmark or a monument, something you can stand next to for a souvenir photo. But then I thought: if there's a chance to delight strangers with a chance encounter, to make their day a little more fun and interesting—why not? Besides, people are following figure skating more now, they know a lot of people by sight—and I'm no exception."
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Ananas Astra
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Gumennik is a treasure. A real St. Petersburger."They perceive it as a monument": Gumennik on publicity and social media, AI and graduate school, working with Bourne, and surfing by Elena Vaitsekhovskaya (August 21, 2026):
«Воспринимают как памятник»: Гуменник — о публичности и соцсетях, ИИ и магистратуре, работе с Бурн и занятии сёрфингом
Ше‑Линн Бурн старается найти свой вариант для каждого фигуриста в процессе долгого перебора всех возможных комбинаций, поэтому в её работах сложно увидеть какой‑то определённый почерк. Об этом в интервью RT заявил Пётр Гуменник, для которого канадский хореограф поставила новую короткую...
From the end:
— Doesn't publicity depress you? After all, when strangers are ready to engage in endless discussions based on a few photos on social media, it's essentially a constant invasion of personal space.
PG: I'm not very involved in social media; I don't really follow what's going on there, so I don't feel any pressure from outside. On the contrary, when fans who truly follow our sport come up to me, say kind words, wish me luck, and recall specific competitions or programs, it's always very nice. In those moments, you realize that people care, and that what you do on the ice is truly important to someone. It was much more unusual after the Olympics, as people who weren't particularly interested in figure skating started recognizing me much more often. Sometimes they'd come up to me and say, "You're famous—can I take a picture?"
Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Karelin once told a story about taking a photo with a fan at the airport, giving him an autograph, and the fan asking him to write his name on a piece of paper so he could identify who he was talking to.
PG: "Yes, I do feel like I'm seen as a landmark or a monument, something you can stand next to for a souvenir photo. But then I thought: if there's a chance to delight strangers with a chance encounter, to make their day a little more fun and interesting—why not? Besides, people are following figure skating more now, they know a lot of people by sight—and I'm no exception."
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4 for 4
taz'smum
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And by some margin, especially the pairs!
rfisher
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That was a senior podium free skate. Those two kids are incredibleAnd by some margin, especially the pairs!
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Ananas Astra
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Their content is INSANE! G&G 2.0? They could win EVERY major competition with this program.
And I am soooooo here for it!
Karen-W
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Their content is indeed impressive but I'm more interested in the Chinese team that won the silver medal - Chen/Dong. This is their second season on the JGP and they've only been together about 18 months. Like Shesheleva/Karnaukhov, they won't be senior eligible until 2030-31 and their growth/development since just last season is remarkable. This is going to be THE rivalry to watch during the SLC Olympic cycle and I think either of them could wind up as Olympic champions in 2034, they're both that good.
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Does Tutberidze's school have the same reputation with Pairs as in singles?
Maybe this Polina will break the curse.
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My bigger concern is that they have eligibility problems for the next two seasons. I think we might see a split.
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