Fresh Leonova's interview. Once she replaced Nikol Gosviani who was in the Europeans team but did not go to the worlds. Now the media asks what she thinks about Zhenya's or Liza's replacing someone in the worlds team. She votes for Liza
https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles...mira-eto-ee-dobet-no-ya-vybirayu-tuktamyshevu
Thanks for the link!
Edit:
Now there is talk that next season Medvedev can change the coach. Would you be surprised to learn that Zhenya passed on to Alexei Mishin?
- Maybe yes. I am generally surprised by what you say. To be honest, the first time I hear it. Two unsuccessful starts - and immediately change the coach? It's too early to talk about it. If the whole season is a failure, then yes.
I didn’t realise this was the rumour going around. I see it as being unlikely, like Leonova says it’s to soon to switch now. Plus would Mishin want to take on one of his students biggest rivals? He’s had bad experiences with that sort of thing in the past (not that I think Tuktamysheva and Medvedeva would fight like Plushenko and Yagudin did.)