I was about to make this joke! Darn it, now I shall have to hunt you down for stealing my chance of being witty! I don't get nearly enough of those, y'know?Mishin.
They are both very good coaches. They look very different. I think the best coach depends on the fit with the athlete. A coach can be the perfect fit for one athlete, and be average or bad for another athlete.
The coach and athlete must be a team
He sure knows how to give a great jumping technique to his students. They have solid, good looking and reliable jumps.Mishin.
This.I think the best coach depends on the fit with the athlete. A coach can be the perfect fit for one athlete, and be average or bad for another athlete.
Hard to say. Frank Carroll coached one of the more dominant skaters of all time in Michelle Kwan. Orser is certainly more busy in today's climate and has some strong skaters right now. I don't know, though, if any of them will transcend like MK.
Orser: it took him around a decade to produce 2 Olympic Champs, multiple World medalists, he really helped refine Javier.
Frank: While he is a sentimental favorite, it still took him around 50 years to produce an OGM (not a very popular one at that). Some of his students were unlucky, but still... And he admitted himself that he's no good at politicking - that is very costly IMO. Denis was already polished when he sought Frank. Michelle would have succeeded under any coach, and I think so would have Denis.
While they are both great, I'd give Orser the edge by a huge mile. I see more transformation with students under Orser than with Frank. I'd like to say Frank is the better coach out of sentimental reasons but I just can't.
I was about to make this joke! Darn it, now I shall have to hunt you down for stealing my chance of being witty! I don't get nearly enough of those, y'know?
Orser: it took him around a decade to produce 2 Olympic Champs, multiple World medalists, he really helped refine Javier.
Frank: While he is a sentimental favorite, it still took him around 50 years to produce an OGM (not a very popular one at that). Some of his students were unlucky, but still... And he admitted himself that he's no good at politicking - that is very costly IMO. Denis was already polished when he sought Frank. Michelle would have succeeded under any coach, and I think so would have Denis.
While they are both great, I'd give Orser the edge by a huge mile. I see more transformation with students under Orser than with Frank. I'd like to say Frank is the better coach out of sentimental reasons but I just can't.