The thought crossed my mind as well, but we can't say for sure. Coach and pupil need trust for things to work. As we've seen from the interviews, not only did Liza stay, but she never considered leaving. The situation is different for Artur.
Yup, that annoys me too. Mishin is certainly not stricter than the average Russian or Asian coach.
The difference between the two is that Liza has deep trust in Mishin and due to her personality and family background, she understood and accepted that last season, whether wrongly or rightly so, Plushenko took up much of Mishin's time. She understood and waited. The whispers that she would be better off with another coach did not affect her. Artur did not see things that way. Whether Artur made the right or wrong decision remains to be seen and is for another thread. But his departure left an opening for another Artur to return to camp Mishin.
It is not an issue of "need" or "doesn't need", they are not products or tools. When Liza was skating poorly, you were also the same person who insisted that Mishin no longer "needed" Liza and would dump her for Nugumanova. So you should stop talking like that.
I adore Elizaveta this season so much! She is so different from the rest of the fields and came back even stronger with a great technique, maturity, and the quirky artistry added. I was worried about her COC short program as she looked so tired at the end of the program. Even though she was not leading, two points behind from her competitor, she came out for her long program without any sign of fatigue or nervousness and delivered it. Congratulations!! I like her even better that she does not get intimidated by the ambitious layout of other competitors at the competition and does what she has been prepared for. I do not know how Russian media treat her. But to me, she is a star of perseverance and a WC of very near future!
Mishin is super cute. Lol Liza is lucky to have him as her coach.
