Author Archives: Florentina Tone

Naomi Lang: „Shows mean everything to me – it’s an outlet to express myself”

For the figure skating fans of our days, „Parisienne Walkways” is the song that accompanied Yuzuru Hanyu during the Olympic season and led him to a massive score in Sochi – a new world record…

Mao Asada misses competitive skating and plans a comeback in full force

One of my most vivid memories from 2012 World Championships in Nice was Mao Asada going by a group of Japanese journalists at the end of a practice session – and the journalists bending their…

„A love story between two famous artists” – Elena Ilinykh and Ruslan Zhiganshin continue partnership with choreographer Antonio Najarro

I’ll tell you a secret: given the amazing short dance Antonio Najarro choreographed for Elena and Ruslan last season, I was really hoping they’d work together in the future, creating magic and astounding once again…

Ice dancing moves during off-season (1)

Ice dancing moves – no better term to emphasize what’s happening to/in ice dancing during off-season – and no better ally in doing that than social media. Here are the (short) stories of the beginning…

“Mama”: a magical story, featuring three Olympic champions

Of course, for Russia it’s a common thing to have an Olympic champion – or more – in a figure skating gala; the country has tens of skaters winning gold at the Olympics over the…