LA Times article on US Nationals (interesting Cohen info)

[lavender]

Michelle has hugged all her coaches. However I've never seen Michelle hug RA like she did at Nationals after her short program.

 

[Ptichka]

In the case of Sasha, I am just hoping it is not for her falls. Coaches do not teach falls, they teach technique. Only skaters fall.

I don't think it's as simple as that. Think of the shrink TT hired for Yagudin before SLC after the disaster at the Goodwill Games, and the wonders that did. However, I think the key here is trust. If a skater trusts his/her coach, follows all exercise/ regiment/ diet instructions, etc., then it's one thing. When OTOH, as TT suggests in that interview the skater picks and chooses what to follow, then it's a whole different story.

 

[soogar]

Michelle has hugged all her coaches. However I've never seen Michelle hug RA like she did at Nationals after her short program.

I thought MK and RA were kind of distant in the kiss and cry. Not in a bad way, but RA had a genuine smile on his handsome face and reached to touch MK but she kind of pulled away. I kind of took it more like keeping a respectful distance kind of thing. RA is extremely handsome and married so perhaps MK didn't want to tempt fate by getting too close (I'd be like that too ).