http://www.vremya.ru/2009/52/11/226007.html30.3.2009.
Alexei Mishin: All return to their own communityAt the World Championships in figure skating, which became the last major start "before-Olympic" season, each country sought to demonstrate its good person. It was at this tournament highlighted the trends of modern figure skating. This correspondent «Vremya News» Olga Ermolin talked with the famous coach Alexei Mishin.
- Alexey Nikolayevich, it seems that all four types of figure skating are have different opinions. Pairs indicates that the new rules make them into robots, and doing the same. Dancers, however, argue that a framework for freedom of creativity. Men no longer jump quadruple jumps, but the girls were to perform two triple cascades ...
- Issue of a right, but if you look at the history of figure skating, so it was always the case. If, in any form appeared bright and talented figure skater, they moved forward their appearance and became its personification. In times Belousova and Protopopov's, Pairs skating has been synonymous with the entire sport. In times of Yagudin, Plushenko, attention was riveted on the men. When performed Torvill-Dean, Pakhomov-Gorshkov, then Ice Dances cause tremendous interest. You know, where something is added, taken away in another place. In nature, everything is developing unevenly. By sinusoid. It is the law.
The women's single skating after the Olympics in Turin, is in serious decline. After Shizuka Arakawa and our Irina Slutskaya could not be said that the program made in subsequent years, were more interesting and complex. And since nature abhors a vacuum, the vacuum is gradually filled. We can say that the women's skating, down to the sinusoid down, now strives to achieve has not yet peaked, but a good middle line. The direction of the girls had already emerging - on the path of complexity of programs.
That we have not seen in men. Not happening is because the cascade of two triple jumps, which is done by women - is one thing, while the "four plus three" - quite another. The second combination is much more difficult to perform and far more risky. Therefore, based on purely pragmatic considerations, single skater the generation that came after the departure of Plushenko, Yagudin and companies, of course, went to the stream of those rules that apply now. These rules dictate to be cautious and calm. Make the turns, do the steps and you will be champion. But progress is still inevitable, and once in the men's singles skating will begin a new wave.
If you talk in general about the modern figure skating, I agree that the Dances are now on the top, female draw, Pair skating, too, looks good. When comparing men's skating that was earlier, this disparate things. I am referring to a time when there were Plushenko, Urmanov, Eldridge, Stoyko, Geybl ... when jumped two quadruple Salchow and two Toe Loop.
- Why now are Ice Dance on top?
- If you talk about dancing, that kind of I like least. First, because the judges that there is sometimes more than strange. Although many species it is so. Secondly, I do not like, because of the atmosphere which exists among the judges and coaches in ice dancing. But for all that, if apart from these points, now just dances is rapidly going up, the program is very interesting, it is absolutely true. And exactly, Ice Dance's today, personify all of figure skating.
- In connection with this, you can say that the pair and single skating made the shift toward dance? Jump left, but added most complex track of steps that the dancers perform, transition, lifts, and other elements.
- Part of all this is so, but will not last long. As I said, you can make programs that are not performing complex jumps. But the peak skills - it jumps.
- I have heard the view, that men avoided difficult jumps to extend its longevity in the sport. What is your opinion on this matter? Yagudin and Plushenko performed cascades «four-three-three», but both an athlete then a long tortured with injury.
- Just at this moment in the men's skating is not people who have a flag in his hands and started moving forward. Despite the fact that this World Championship, we have witnessed the exciting competition, but such competition, such a confrontation like Plushenko's with Yagudin, I have not seen.
By the way, that the men's skating in the future back on track, said that the juniors to tournaments show a very complex program. If we look at the same Ten, Gachinsky, Grigoriev, other... their skill is quite comparable with skating adult. I think that at this championship, young figure skater could well claim a place close to a dozen. So, that all will return to their communities.
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http://www.radiozenit.ru/news/sport/107981.4.2009.
Mishin: «The Russian figure skating arose from the knees»At the recently concluded world championships in figure skating in Los Angeles, Russian athletes have shown good results and proved that at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, will be able to stand up on a pedestal. On the prospects of our team at the Olympic Games, as well as the speech of its students Andrey Lutay's at the world championship in an interview with radio «Zenit», Aleksei Mishin told:
"I am satisfied with tenth place of Andrey. At the previous World Championships, he hardly went into the qualification, but at this tournament, he has achieved good results. But most importantly, Lutay have Long program with very complex technical elements. He did two triple Axel and quadruple jump. According to these, figures that Andrei is one of the leaders at the world in the technical aspect of figure skating. I think in the Olympic season, he will have in the light of the shortcomings that were identified at the World Championships. If we talk in general about figure skating, then we have a Pairs that can qualify for the Olympic medals. On the pedestal is quite able to prove our Ice Dance duet. Girls also progressing. There Sergei Voronov and Andrey Lutay that can fight for seats in the third to sixth. I think the Russian figure skating arose from the knee, and steadily climbs up the hill."
Arthur is a lot of grow 
I'd like to cheer for him at the Junior Grand Prix Final next season 
It will be held in my city, also senior Final. (I don't know he will remain Junior, though) Go Arthur 
Speaking of the Grand Prix.. This article is mainly for Takahashi's fans, but there is also a little bit interesting information for us.
But, I think it is good news for him 
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on the charity auction of paintings... 
