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Mikhail Kolyada

Tutto said:
I have no doubts that the pressure on Mika to switch coaches intensified after what happened at the Oly Team Event. And his medal at Worlds probably only made it worse proving his potential once again.
Of course we'll never know what happened really but I will not be surprised at all if 2 weeks at Raf will turn into a longer period.
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Pressure about switching coaches definitely, but to a foreign coach? Doubtful.
 
vorravorra said:
Pressure about switching coaches definitely, but to a foreign coach? Doubtful.
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It certainly would be very unusual, thats why I was surprised to hear rumours about Orser. Quite possibly someone's imagination ran wild in the off-season. IMHO Mika does exactly the right thing - trying out new things & keeping his base at home only a pity he hadn't done it earlier
 
franzkatka said:
https://instagram.com/p/BjvEphxnWqz/

“Almost a hut on chicken legs, almost Baba Yaga on a broomstick” 😂

I know it’s unrealistic, but what if he was reworking Baba Yaga as a SP? It is in the classical style and he does have to embody a character ;)
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I doubt it very much, besides he said 'in classical direction' about a LP not the short
I think this pic he posted on Instagram might hint that he is on the road - perhaps to Lambiel?
 
I was thinking how the rules changes are to affect Mika. I don't think his layout has to be changed much if they still go with 4lz and 2 4Ts, only the 2A has to go. If they bring 4sal back then the 3lz at the end has to be dropped, so no drastic change as far as layout goes. The bad news though a fall on 4lz will not gain him 8.6p anymore, so the pressure is really there to stabilise it
Your thoughts?
 
I think Misha has to look into stabilizing his 4lz one way or the other, the 4s he can leave out for the moment, though if he want to get real competitive he might need it. Having two 4ts and 2 3As is the best thing for his FS, but I still think he should start with the same layout for the SP he's had at Worlds, especially seeing how much GOE he can garner with it. The same layout in the FS at worlds wouldn't be bad, he just needs to land those jumps, though seeing how he signaled about wanting to test different layouts we might see a lot of different stuff.

However, Misha needs to be able to land two quad toes in the same program. In a way I think it's almost as important as landing the quad lutz.
 
coldblueeyes said:
I think Misha has to look into stabilizing his 4lz one way or the other, the 4s he can leave out for the moment, though if he want to get real competitive he might need it. Having two 4ts and 2 3As is the best thing for his FS, but I still think he should start with the same layout for the SP he's had at Worlds, especially seeing how much GOE he can garner with it. The same layout in the FS at worlds wouldn't be bad, he just needs to land those jumps, though seeing how he signaled about wanting to test different layouts we might see a lot of different stuff.

However, Misha needs to be able to land two quad toes in the same program. In a way I think it's almost as important as landing the quad lutz.
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It was understandable decision for the end of the very long intensive season, but I doubt they want to go back to 1-quad SP permanently, besides if the main goal is to stabilise 4Lz the more chances to do it in competition the better
 
Tutto said:
It was understandable decision for the end of the very long intensive season, but I doubt they want to go back to 1-quad SP permanently, besides if the main goal is to stabilise 4Lz the more chances to do it in competition the better
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Well, until he's sure not to throw the SP after a fall on the 4lz, I'd say keep a one-quad program. Especially if he's on for another long season, though there's no Olympics again. Even if it's just to test how far the judges are willing to go with the GOE. A fall on a lutz won't be at all worth for him in the SP, though if he manages to land the rest of his jumps in the FS things are different. But he hasn't done that until now - and he's had two full seasons of him trying out the lutz in competition. I don't think it's absolutely a problem that just comes around when he's in competitive ice.

He might want to try the quad lutz in the Challengers, but come the GPs, if the lutz is not there, no reason for him to keep testing things the entire season. I'm pretty sure they got the idea of where his strenghts are and might want to explore them the most he can. Not all skaters can get a 100+ program with only one quad, and if the judges want to go there, Misha should provide them the path.
 
coldblueeyes said:
Well, until he's sure not to throw the SP after a fall on the 4lz, I'd say keep a one-quad program. Especially if he's on for another long season, though there's no Olympics again. Even if it's just to test how far the judges are willing to go with the GOE. A fall on a lutz won't be at all worth for him in the SP, though if he manages to land the rest of his jumps in the FS things are different. But he hasn't done that until now - and he's had two full seasons of him trying out the lutz in competition. I don't think it's absolutely a problem that just comes around when he's in competitive ice.

He might want to try the quad lutz in the Challengers, but come the GPs, if the lutz is not there, no reason for him to keep testing things the entire season. I'm pretty sure they got the idea of where his strenghts are and might want to explore them the most he can. Not all skaters can get a 100+ program with only one quad, and if the judges want to go there, Misha should provide them the path.
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I'd change the SP layout- 4T-3T first and then 4lz or 3lz (playing by ear) and 3A last as usual. In this case he wont lose his combination and maybe feel more confidence as result
 
Tutto said:
I'd change the SP layout- 4T-3T first and then 4lz or 3lz (playing by ear) and 3A last as usual. In this case he wont lose his combination and maybe feel more confidence as result
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I don't think he'd want to put the quad lutz after a quad combo, back to back in the SP - especially in light of what he said about his resting/recovery time during the programs. The quad lutz, if it'll come, will be the first jump. Is the one that takes the most out of him.
 
coldblueeyes said:
Well, until he's sure not to throw the SP after a fall on the 4lz, I'd say keep a one-quad program. Especially if he's on for another long season, though there's no Olympics again. Even if it's just to test how far the judges are willing to go with the GOE. A fall on a lutz won't be at all worth for him in the SP, though if he manages to land the rest of his jumps in the FS things are different. But he hasn't done that until now - and he's had two full seasons of him trying out the lutz in competition. I don't think it's absolutely a problem that just comes around when he's in competitive ice.

He might want to try the quad lutz in the Challengers, but come the GPs, if the lutz is not there, no reason for him to keep testing things the entire season. I'm pretty sure they got the idea of where his strenghts are and might want to explore them the most he can. Not all skaters can get a 100+ program with only one quad, and if the judges want to go there, Misha should provide them the path.
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There was a recent interview with Artyom Lezheev who trains on the same ice as Misha and they used to live in the same University accomodation. He said that Misha's most distinguishing characteristic is that he is determined and does not give up. He has set goals in the past that seemed rather outlandish at the time but achieved them in the end whatever and however long it took, and according to Artyom Misha has no plans abandoning the quad lutz.
 
vorravorra said:
There was a recent interview with Artyom Lezheev who trains on the same ice as Misha and they used to live in the same University accomodation. He said that Misha's most distinguishing characteristic is that he is determined and does not give up. He has set goals in the past that seemed rather outlandish at the time but achieved them in the end whatever and however long it took, and according to Artyom Misha has no plans abandoning the quad lutz.
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I doubt very much he has plans of abandoning the jump, neither I think he should - I didn't even imply that. I just think he has to test things out, and see what's worth for him at the moment, and what will be worth in the long run. After this season Misha wants to establish himself even more as a top contender, and he certainly will need more than one good quad and another one that's still not there. I just don't see a reason to go from competition to competition falling on both programs because he can't land a jump with 100% certainty. We can only imagine what would have happened if he had done his one-quad SP at the Olympics, and how it would have affected him - that's my main concern, the SP. He already has a so-so track with the FS, I won't mind seeing him struggling with the program again if he shows he can improve on that.
 
coldblueeyes said:
I doubt very much he has plans of abandoning the jump, neither I think he should - I didn't even imply that. I just think he has to test things out, and see what's worth for him at the moment, and what will be worth in the long run. After this season Misha wants to establish himself even more as a top contender, and he certainly will need more than one good quad and another one that's still not there. I just don't see a reason to go from competition to competition falling on both programs because he can't land a jump with 100% certainty. We can only imagine what would have happened if he had done his one-quad SP at the Olympics, and how it would have affected him - that's my main concern, the SP. He already has a so-so track with the FS, I won't mind seeing him struggling with the program again if he shows he can improve on that.
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coldblueeyes said:
I don't think he'd want to put the quad lutz after a quad combo, back to back in the SP - especially in light of what he said about his resting/recovery time during the programs. The quad lutz, if it'll come, will be the first jump. Is the one that takes the most out of him.
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I agree that to go on failing on almost every 4lz like past two seasons is not an option anymore with the new rules punishing so severely for falls. I disagree about that 4lz is only possible as the first element. And I think the layout he did in Milan is indication that 4lz will be at least tried after the combo in the place of 3lz. It will be hard but not harder than to pick himself up after a fall on the first jump having yet to do the rest of the program. They might start the season with an one-quad SP and introduce as the season progresses IMHO.
As long as he maintains his money jumps: 3A, 4T & 3Lz I think the new rules will be very favourable to Mika. An in about 2 weeks we'll get to know his GP assignments!
 
coldblueeyes said:
I doubt very much he has plans of abandoning the jump, neither I think he should - I didn't even imply that. I just think he has to test things out, and see what's worth for him at the moment, and what will be worth in the long run. After this season Misha wants to establish himself even more as a top contender, and he certainly will need more than one good quad and another one that's still not there. I just don't see a reason to go from competition to competition falling on both programs because he can't land a jump with 100% certainty. We can only imagine what would have happened if he had done his one-quad SP at the Olympics, and how it would have affected him - that's my main concern, the SP. He already has a so-so track with the FS, I won't mind seeing him struggling with the program again if he shows he can improve on that.
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I think if he starts with landing the 4Lz every second time that at least will be something, I don't see him going to 100% immediately. As long as the aspect of failure that was in his head rather than pure technique is overcome there is no reason why that is not achievable. If he can land a jump in warm-ups he should be able to do it right afterwards in a competition program at least some of the time. Which is not to say there is no work to be done on technique. I am curious what exactly it is they want from Raf.
And according to Misha he will continue working on the 4S too.
 
Tutto said:
There is a poll the Top 50 famous people of St Petersburg and Mika is nominated in Sport category, you can vote here:
http://top50.sobaka.ru/vote/sport

Click on the photo and then enter the code which will appear to confirm. He is leading at the moment @ 78+%!
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The voting ends in a few hours, Mika is still leading (66%) but lost some ground (from 77%) a vote from you may make all the difference! ;)
The presentation of prizes is on Friday, the 15th.

vorravorra said:
I think if he starts with landing the 4Lz every second time that at least will be something, I don't see him going to 100% immediately. As long as the aspect of failure that was in his head rather than pure technique is overcome there is no reason why that is not achievable. If he can land a jump in warm-ups he should be able to do it right afterwards in a competition program at least some of the time. Which is not to say there is no work to be done on technique. I am curious what exactly it is they want from Raf.
And according to Misha he will continue working on the 4S too.
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IMO Mika knows that his main issue (where quads concerned) is a psychological barrier or mental block or whatever we choose to call it. And knowing that Nathan can land 6 quads in the program as a matter of course and watching him doing same in practice just might help overcome it. Of course it is easier for Nathan in a way (both mentally and physically) because he is younger (not to take anything from his amazing achievements) But for Mika there is still that feeling of 'terra incognita' about a 3 quad program which gets in a way. Yes he can do 4lz and 4sal he just can't put them together in a program and I don't think its anything to do with stamina. Basically he just doesn't believe that he can do it and so he fails....
I am not sure his tutor at Uni is helping much with that motto - 'a jump has to be landed 11 times out of 10 in practice before it landed in competition'. It is all very well but ice is slippery and nobody ever lands jumps in practice 100%, I think 80% is very good rate. So this approach, sound as it might be, might be not too good for Mika's confidence either...
So it is my feeling that upcoming trip is a quest not so much to improve the technique (though it would be great if Raf has some input) but to try and change Mika's perception of quads (all IMHO) from can't be done to a yes I can...

On a different subject, Mika's wish to go to CoC is not to be :(, wondering what is plan B ...
 
Hello everybody,

First of all Congratulations to Misha for this award “TOP-50” The most famous people of Petersburg ". I guess most people have already seen this news and read the interview but for that ones who don’t, here you have it . Nothing to say about the intervew: very caustic in my opinion. Misha is a smart boy and dodges well the bullets but he has to be tired of answering the same questions once and again. Apart of this I love the photos; really nice he looks georgeous and I personally like that clothes very much. I would like to see more pictures about the event. Bravo Mikhail :clap:

https://vk.com/wall-24618099_32889
 
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