Roman Kostomarov Quotations

Near the end of the dance, I lifted her and she couldn't catch her skate normally. She caught the edge of the skate and cut her hand, really deep. She didn't feel it until the end of the dance when we finished.

I am so happy. I am the happiest human in the world right now. I am happy the Olympics are over and we got a gold. It's the most exciting day of my life.

I am the happiest human in the world, I think right now.

I expect it's because the French got fourth. We skated good and got first place it's not my business if the audience isn't happy.

There is much more interest in ice dancing here than in America.

There are so many elements now that's why people make so many mistakes.

There are so many elements now it causes more pressure. When you feel pressure you can make mistakes. That is why a lot did.

Others were falling. But we had a clean skate. It was a tremendous responsibility.

When you're fighting for the top three places, it's really hard to skate. Others were falling but we had a clean skate.

To tell the truth, we were waiting for this medal and we are really happy. We did a lot of work. It feels so great to win the medal. It's something incredible.

We were sure of this dance and we hope to compete for the gold medal.

We felt the pressure. We did not have any chance to make a mistake.

We feel the pressure. Before us, the pairs and (men's) singles won. We didn't have any chance to make a mistake. Now it is even harder for Irina.

The rink is much smaller than the standard Olympic size so it's hard to skate perfectly, but I think we did okay.

The rink is much smaller than standard Olympic size, so it's hard to skate perfectly. We've only had two practices at this rink before today.