Tag Archives: Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek

Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek: “We’re trying to sell it in a different way – and leave our mark”

What’s the purpose of all this, and aren’t you too old to do it, people asked Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek when they decided to give it a try as a pair. But here’s the…

Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov: “Winning our second title was harder than the first”

If you had asked Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov how they envisioned their fourth Europeans, well, they surely wouldn’t have told you they saw themselves on the 5th place after the short program. Who would…

Vanessa James, Morgan Ciprès: “the best possible start for the Europeans”

The French said that themselves, at the end of their short program, not really knowing they’ll be the overnight leaders in Moscow – Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov were still to skate at the time.…

2017 Worlds: a journey through the highlights (and the shadows) of the pairs event

At the end of day one at 2017 Worlds, no less than 11 pairs, out of the 28 performing in Hartwall Arena, had scored minimum 70 points – an indicator speaking mountains of the competition…

2016 Rostelecom Cup in photos. Ready for party?

One more set of photos from Moscow: skaters getting ready for the closing banquet of this year’s edition of Rostelecom Cup. You’ll surely recognize them, even if they don’t wear skates, but fancy suits and…