As always with the Russians it comes down to poise and patience; character really. Great achievements in dance require time and a healthy dose of patience. Apparently the Russian Federation still doesn't understand this and doesn't have the vision to develop a proper ice dance programme, even if that involves allowing their charges to work oversees. And as a result they get what they get. I can just imagine Carrol Lane, Dubreil, Romaine et al. calling up each other and going: "Did you read about that? What utter rubbish?" 
Nobody sticks together through the challenges anymore. Everybody wants the quick fix. This was their FIRST year as seniors, FIRST. I tend to believe the argument that she wanted out, he didn't so she got dumped.
. Yanovskaya is tall, but so is Mozgov, their height difference probably fell into the category that even the most nitpicky ice dance fans would deem acceptable. And in ice dance it's not really an issue for the girl to be tall so long as she can find a suitable partner. One of the reasons I like ice dance is because you can see both the "gorilla and flea" teams as well as similar size teams excel. Some of the lift positions may differ, but some of my favorite teams are on both ends of the height difference spectrum, I think it's only an issue if you make it one.
