Category Archives: INTERVIEWS

A year in the life of Julia Sauter. And her ultimate goal: earning a spot for Romania at 2026 Olympics

Julia Sauter has had a rough year, with doubts, anxiety and sleepless nights. But also coaching changes she felt she needed in order to move on, and an acute sense of urgency to find her…

Josefin Taljegard: “The Olympics next year? I feel like I would want to do it, and I may still continue to fight for it”

Josefin Taljegard could have said No to this interview. After all, she came to Bucharest, at 2025 Bellu Memorial, straight from Road to 26 Trophy in Assago (photo above), the end of a tour de…

In focus: Emilia Monika Ziobrowska, Shiloh Douglas Judd and the start of their Romanian journey

On December 14th, 2024, Emilia Monika Ziobrowska and Shiloh Douglas Judd competed in EduSport Trophy in Otopeni, Romania, the first international event of their career, and became the first senior ice dance team that Romania…

Raffaella Cazzaniga on Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii: “Their biggest quality – their skating skills”

We met Raffaella Cazzaniga at Crystal Skate in Otopeni, Romania, just one week before the Grand Prix in Angers, France, where Italy’s Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii are scheduled to begin their GP season. Coach…