Thanks for the link! There are some odd things in this interview like quads (journalist confused it with 3A?) or Lisa's injury (I am sure it was after Olympics not before) but I translated a few bits I thought interesting:
-The most famous student of Mishin is Plushenko. Did you practice along the Olympic champion?
-Yes, it was very cool. He used to call me ‘my young friend’, gave me advice on how to do some element. I think it is very good approach to put novices & top skaters together. You watch how they work and learn from that, want to get fast to their level or even better (a laugh)
-You are one of a few ladies landing quads (????) On the TV it appears effortless, and in reality?
-It is very hard, physically & psychologically. A quad is a very special jump. It requires not only more energy but a lot of concentration & focus in order to get it right and avoid an injury
-There are so many talented girls now, the competition within the national team is crazy. Tell the truth how far the rivalry would go?
- I was told that some girls went as far as ruining the blades of other girls’ skates. But I myself have never come across anything like that. Yes, the rivalry is there, how without it? We are all driven by healthy ambition but the atmosphere in the team is good or may be I am so naïve to think it is good.. When you lose you can blame only yourself for your mistakes, for not working hard enough
Do you sometimes want to give up skating?
Rarely. Sometimes I can’t get some element and I go mad. Aleksei Nikolaevich [Mishin] sees that and offers to put the practice off. And the following day everything clicks together. I am very lucky that my coach is so understanding and kind. He is the best in the world. He finds own approach to every student. If something is not going right he will explain again. Sometimes he can press you to do something but not by shouting, he can say a couple words in such a way that you just rush to do it. Tatiana Prokofieva, the choreograph, is very helpful too. I don’t know what I would have done without her in the difficult period when I was injured.
-Julia Lipnitskaia says that Lisa is very relaxed, just comes out and skates cleanly. How can you do it?
-Julia is a fighter and skates well herself. But I am glad that she is of such opinion of me. It means that all my hard work has paid off. I myself feel that I have reached a certain level. People say that I’ve grown up a lot. What you feel inside you bring on to the ice. And now I feel like I want to fly!
-Do you differ in everyday life from Lisa we see on the ice?
-I never put on a mask. I am the same person in competitions as in life. To pretend is just not me. It is better to be true to yourself. Then people will love a real me and not some fake.
-BTW how are things with romance and suitors?
-For me my career comes first. I do not think seriously about anything else now. But it doesn’t mean that I am on my own. I have suitors, lots of attention. Sometimes I even want to be left alone in peace, want to play my guitar. I can play a little and sing, my friends say it is not too bad
I don't mind the term Westerners at all but it encompasses probably the most lumping imaginable 
I really hope she nails it this time.
Ah well, at least Liza has her gigantic Youth Olympics gold.
