Thanks
Noolan for the details, and thanks to
stryke for the video!
This is when I really, really wish I could speak Russian...
You can see that the end that they are taking pictures on Lena's iphone, and I feel like any other person would immediately post that to Instagram and brag about being on the radio, but not Lena...
Throw us a little love, Lena!
Did Inna say anything about the rumored changes in her group? Or anything about their strategy for the future?
I have to say, I've been reading some old interviews with Inna, and she always shares some interesting thoughts not just on Lena, but also the profession of coaching. She seems like a very smart, very dedicated and thoughtful coach! :agree:
For example, I found this interview, which is from two years ago, and I thought it was really interesting.
I highly recommend reading the whole thing via GoogleTranslate.
http://mosfigurist.ru/?p=1069
There are lots of tidbits, but there were a couple of things that stood out:
"She was a child with an amazing feature - laughing Inna Germanovna. - As long as she was leaving to start, could stumble ten times, even fall, but as soon as the music, Elena no longer confused in the legs and rolled clear. "
I think this is saying that Lena could mess up or fall on a particular skill in practice, but would do it perfectly in the competition. That's the will of steel we have seen many times this season!
And here (about 2013 Jr Worlds):
In Milan Elena came with a great mood and with a fighting spirit. "Immediately in training it started to show just wonders - continues Goncharenko - jumped 3-3-3-3 combos, in program inserts 3-3 combos wherever possible and impossible, that is, made it clear who's boss . Cool the ardor of tearing into battle can not be an athlete, could only admire it. "
Yep, Lena's a boss! (Just like Johnny Weir said!)
And this part made me laugh:
"I am very attached to my coach (Elena does not hide her emotions) - we understand each other perfectly, sometimes even think alike."
As recognized by Inna Goncharenko, Lena is very jealous of her and may be upset to tears, if she feels that she is not paying enough attention to her in training. Can we call it a "star disease"? More no than yes, because the fight for the attention of the trainer - the correct position of the individual athlete as a kind of figure skating.
There was another interview which said that Lena was very upset when Inna had to go to a JGP event with Sasha Proklova right before Lena competed at the Nebelhorn Trophy in 2013. Maybe Lena has grown out of this now, but somehow I find it kind of cute. In some other interview, Inna was mentioning that as a child, Lena stood out because in the group classes, she ALWAYS fought to be in the front row, in the center, right in front of Inna. Yep, our cutie LOOOVES to be the center of attention!
And this part was just Awwww....
All who spoke with Elena would agree that it gives the impression of an open, joyful, sincere girl, people trust this world. It is generally accepted that in order to achieve high results, the athlete needs to be more emotionally closed, a sort of "thing in itself". To the question: "Will you teach her to be closed?" Inna Germanovna reacted with dismay: "No way! This is her personality, which, on the contrary, I want to keep. She will grow, life will force her to, and it will not be such a sunbeam, although I would like her to be. "
Speaking of cheerful things, 6 days till WTT starts! That is what the sign Lena is holding says:
https://twitter.com/mayumi7150/status/586298625329856513/photo/1
Woohoo!
Hopefully they'll upload the video here 
Though maybe if Lena is at an "easy" competition, it might be worth doing just to show that she has a jump trick that is "special."
