This all is tsunami in the cup of water. It was Mishin who decided to concentrate on Gachinsky and Tuktamysheva till Sochi and even close his summer camps because foreign students distract him from the “main projects”. Then he call to other Russian coaches to do the same. Not only to “drop foreigners” but to work specifically with one or two students and give them as much time as possible. Morozov said “yes”, Zhulin said “no”. That's all. Neither government nor skating federation have real leverage to such self-minded, rather famous and financially independent persons.
Sorry Ptichka about confusing the issue. I still think the Soviet system was better than that of the Republic's. i do not have any problem with skaters changing coaches wherever that takes them. Changing coaches is not as common in Russia, akaik, but it in the USA.Joe, I think the two coaches we're specifically talking about here are Morozov and Zhulin. Would it be possible for all of their non-Russian students to find other coaches? Certainly. Would it be detrimental to the sport of figure skating? Undebiably so.
This all is tsunami in the cup of water. It was Mishin who decided to concentrate on Gachinsky and Tuktamysheva till Sochi and even close his summer camps because foreign students distract him from the “main projects”. Then he call to other Russian coaches to do the same. Not only to “drop foreigners” but to work specifically with one or two students and give them as much time as possible. Morozov said “yes”, Zhulin said “no”. That's all. Neither government nor skating federation have real leverage to such self-minded, rather famous and financially independent persons.
This all is tsunami in the cup of water. It was Mishin who decided to concentrate on Gachinsky and Tuktamysheva till Sochi and even close his summer camps because foreign students distract him from the “main projects”. Then he call to other Russian coaches to do the same. Not only to “drop foreigners” but to work specifically with one or two students and give them as much time as possible. Morozov said “yes”, Zhulin said “no”. That's all. Neither government nor skating federation have real leverage to such self-minded, rather famous and financially independent persons.
He said that we know their names later.But which important Russian students will Morozov take on?
His own words: "I decided to impose a temporary moratorium to working with foreigners".morozov said yes to ... coming to russia, but not to dropping miki, right? or are you saying that he is dropping miki?
I'm not sure my English is good enough to prove something and I doubt that links to Russian articles may be much useful for you. So let it be just my private humble opinion. I made it by logical conclusions reading many interviews. But look. Suggestion that Russian coaches are under some great pressure has only one argument: "I learned from a trusted source that Alexander Zhulin is almost ordered to stop working with the French ice dancers". It's not the fact, it's just a gossip "from a trusted source" who may have million personal reasons to say this. It's obvious that this "trusted source" is not Zhulin himself. I've read his interview few days ago and he answered the same question about French pair. He said that he never intends to refuse from them, it was in calm and reasonable tone, and he didn't sound like a man who was just ordered to drop his students. Really, I don't see enough facts in this article to rise such storm. I'm sure that Morozov can decide himself.Sorry, that's not consistent with what I heard at all.
^yes he is.
I heard V/T will go to train with him from next season. For now he has choreographed their programs.
In Pairs Skating, which is Russia's best discipline right now, the competitions comes from strong tradition of Pair Skating in both Germany and China, each of them have their own legacy of legendary coaches and sports machine to produce very competitive Pair Skaters. China's Harbin training compound produce successive and successful pair teams, replacing those who retired or about to retire. Age controversy aside, the expected impact of Russia limiting export of coaches to China is about zero. Should the Germans and the Chinese continue all the way to Sochi, it is quite possible that Russia may find itself again kept off the podium in Pairs Skating.
I heard V/T will go to train with him from next season. For now he has choreographed their programs.
Isn't Volosozhar married to her coach?
^First name John. Last name Guerreiro. Citizen of Australia. Skates for Russia.