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- Mar 25, 2008
I don't think anyone was suggesting that Viktor should have asked Johnny for permission prior to taking on Lambiel - just that he should have notified Johnny that another top skater was going to train with him. And I agree; this is something that a skater deserves to be informed of ahead of time. If you look at it as a work environment, employees are generally told when someone new will be coming in.With all due respect to Johnny, Stephane, and Viktor, I don't think it was necessary for Viktor to have a consultation with Johnny prior to working with Stephane given my assumption that Johnny has no exclusive contract binding to Viktor or Galina.
I think having several skaters or teams with the same coach can work but it really depends on the situation and the personalities involved. For instance, I understand Bin Yao trains all the top Chinese teams, and that seems to work just fine; but when both Yagudin and Plushenko were with Alexei Mishin, that didn't turn out so well and there was still bitterness between them years later. I'm guessing Stephane, Johnny, Galina and Viktor will do everything they can to make things work.