In this episode, Olympic champion Tatyana Navka reveals how she drew on her figure skating experience to create ice shows. Athletes become actors, while complex jumps and lifts become part of a dramatic production.
Unlike in competitions, there is no rivalry in such performances. Only skill and grace of movement. Audiences appreciate this too – there is no need to worry about the result, only to enjoy the spectacle, the costumes, and the music.
In 2025, the Navka Arena ice palace opened in Moscow, hosting performances, training athletes and bringing up the next generation of young Russian skaters. From childhood, they are taught not only skating technique but also acting skills.
In 2026, the palace hosted a charity evening marking the anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Audiences came to see ‘Memory Diary’, an ice show dedicated to the war’s fallen heroes.
