Mikhail Kolyada

[coldblueeyes]

IMHO he needs not as much a technical coach but someone who can instil more confidence and self-belief (if that possible at all?) It is not like he hasn't got most beautiful 4lz and 4S (and other quads are not on the cards -both loop and flip are problematic triple jumps for him) we've seen them. Once he believes he can do it he will be able to do in competition what he does in practice.

On his VK page there is a discussion of his planned content at WTT - I guess it is an April's Fool joke but it is claimed there is 4F in LP
Can anyone access this because I can't - I just want to see for myself that 4F is not there:
http://cloud.isu.org/index.php/s/FYVbEDadRTPdmYP

It is an April Fool's joke.
https://vk.com/mikhail_kolyada?z=photo-24618099_456258114/album-24618099_00/rev

 

[Bluebiird]

While I’ve watched fs casually before, Kolyada’s free program at worlds left me in astonishment. I was captivated from the beginning to the end and no other skater were able to replicate that elegance in my eyes.

So here I am +1 Misha fan

Chronic sinusitis is tough condition to deal with. In my experience it comes and goes randomly. The worst spell I had lasted almost a year. Misha probably isn’t 100% healthy right now based on his nose blowing right before the free program. It will take a while, but hopefully he can recover over the summer.

On another note, are the jump statistics made public? On one of his jumps, CBC commentators mentioned it was so high the machine wasn’t able to register it. And it didn’t sound like they were kidding!

 

[satine]

Welcome to GS, Bluebiird! Glad to see you posting here in Mikhail's fan fest

Jump statistics are just kind of a fancy little fun thing currently. The statistics that were shown on the screen for Worlds was largely because the event took place in Saitama, Japan and Japan has been incorporating more of those on-screen stats this year. They are not officially taken into account for anything though, like scoring or records. I'd love to see the statistics on all of the elements, however, I don't think that those were released or will be since it is just an extra little thing done in Japan at this point.

 

[RoundedBackCamel]

Those statistics and graphics (even the sound they added) were so much fun! Can anyone tell me if height *and* distance are taken into consideration in scoring? (Just on a general GOE impression of the quality of the jump, not a specific measurement.) I know that in pairs throw jumps, it seems, distance thrown seems to be a consideration. (OTOH, height above the board in diving is rewarded but distance away from the board is dinged—should be scarily close to board; same way with vault in gymnastics.) I’m much more impressed with height in a jump. I love the delayed hang time and spin that some skaters have (Misha, and Kurt Browning back in the day with his triple axel.) It’s gorgeous! Could care less about distance. Btw, I heard Misha’s and Yuzu’s were highest, but I didn’t hear anything official. (And Misha’s were straight up, not tilted

 

[Tatjana]

Am I mad to feel very anxious about WTT? It is just once I see a team event and Mika in one sentence the alarm bells start ringing in my head. And not because he hasn't been able to put his Oly experience behind (at least to the point, and skating very well in the team LP) but because I know that the Russian media will skin him alive regardless unless he finishes in 1st in the both segments

On the top of his boots falling apart, there are rumours he's got another boat of sinusitis
All in all I feel this comp he could very well do without (not from the money angle though)

Edit: at least the men won't be skating first!

Unfortunately it is true, Misha is sick and will not attend WTT. As much as I was looking forward to seeing him again (and hopefully with strong performances), it might be better that way. One less exhausting trip and time difference to overcome and enough time to get healthy and break in new boots. Also, at least he was able to end this tough season with a clean free skating and a honorable placement at Worlds as the highest ranked Russian man. This is a good starting point.

 

[coldblueeyes]

Unfortunately it is true, Misha is sick and will not attend WTT. As much as I was looking forward to seeing him again (and hopefully with strong performances), it might be better that way. One less exhausting trip and time difference to overcome and enough time to get healthy and break in new boots. Also, at least he was able to end this tough season with a clean free skating and a honorable placement at Worlds as the highest ranked Russian man. This is a good starting point.

That's too bad, but at least his team is not making those same mistakes they did in the first half of the season. The money was good, but Misha now has time to rest and recover for the next season.

 

[demarinis5]

Wishing Misha a speedy recovery:sad21:. He will be missed at WTT.

https://twitter.com/sunlight_girl/s...o/iframe/twitter.min.html#1113010606615953413

 

[chanchan]

Misha has the talent for jump, for performace, for skating skills, for good postures, for... He just has all the incredible talents for figure skating. In addition he is a hard worker. But his hard work paid for nothing this season. Sorry but i can not see any improvement than last season. The new +/-5 system should have worked because of his high quality jumps, spins,and everything. A medal is a combination of a well-run team work. Misha needs exquisite jump tech revision, right pre-competition preparation and reasonable amont of competitions. He is 24 years old already. He doesn't have enough time to test for the casual planned jump elements. He doen't have enough opportunities to be wasted. But he is still the raw diamond to be shine. Hope himself and his team could figure out what is best for misha's career.

 

[QueenOfTheRoad]

Poor Mika .... I was already thinking about it, at the world championship he had once again bruised black face.

And it shows what a fool the fed is: even in his condition and with such season he is still the best of Russian men, with the best place and score. Fed, take care of him!

I hope he will take time to recuperate and gather forces for the next year.

 

[Bluebiird]

It makes me wonder how good his performances would be if it wasn’t for the Russian media and his sinus condition.

Rest well Misha and come back strong :thumbsup:

 

[coldblueeyes]

I mean, the worst this year was for sure his health. The russian media is something he's been dealing with for a time now, and it won't go away, so he has to get used to it.

 

[demarinis5]

Misha has the talent for jump, for performace, for skating skills, for good postures, for... He just has all the incredible talents for figure skating. In addition he is a hard worker. But his hard work paid for nothing this season. Sorry but i can not see any improvement than last season. The new +/-5 system should have worked because of his high quality jumps, spins,and everything. A medal is a combination of a well-run team work. Misha needs exquisite jump tech revision, right pre-competition preparation and reasonable amont of competitions. He is 24 years old already. He doesn't have enough time to test for the casual planned jump elements. He doen't have enough opportunities to be wasted. But he is still the raw diamond to be shine. Hope himself and his team could figure out what is best for misha's career.

You do know that Misha has been battling pretty serious health problems all season. Sinusitis can be serious for some folks. This is the second time he has been hospitalized. Give the guy a break and let's
see what he can do next season when he is healthy.

 

[rachno2]

TAT is at it again, saying Misha has no motivation and should not be satisfied with his free skate when he could easily be doing 3-4 quads. I know Misha (wisely) does not read these things, but I am puzzled and concerned by this philosophy that more quads are the way to go. Did she not see how much more successful he was when he only did 4T? With a better short program, that simplified layout could have gotten him back on the world podium. If he had skated that free at Europeans, he would have gotten Russia the title back. It seems she would rather see him fall on quads and potentially destroy his body chasing the top 3 men rather than stabilize and refine what he already has. I hope her views don’t reflect RusFed views, but they probably do

 

[Tatjana]

TAT is at it again, saying Misha has no motivation and should not be satisfied with his free skate when he could easily be doing 3-4 quads. I know Misha (wisely) does not read these things, but I am puzzled and concerned by this philosophy that more quads are the way to go. Did she not see how much more successful he was when he only did 4T? With a better short program, that simplified layout could have gotten him back on the world podium. If he had skated that free at Europeans, he would have gotten Russia the title back. It seems she would rather see him fall on quads and potentially destroy his body chasing the top 3 men rather than stabilize and refine what he already has. I hope her views don’t reflect RusFed views, but they probably do

Oh well, these people don't seem to understand that it makes more sense right now to go for less difficulty but clean performances. In the pre-season interview I did with Misha last summer, he said already that it is probably better to go for a 3Lz with +4 GOE than risk the 4Lz. Falls and other mistakes are heavily penalized. But Tarasova & Co are just counting quads. They praise Alexander Samarin for going for 4Lz and 4F in his short program (and Rafael Arutunian said that this is not a good idea - learning from Nathan's experience).
OTOH, I would love to see Misha's 4Lz again, but it needs to be consistent. Two quad toes and the quad Lutz would be awesome. As for multiple quads in the program - Alexandra Trusova told me an interesting thing I didn't think about before - she said that it is hard to warm up three different quads in the 6 minutes warm up. Therefore she focused on 4Lz and 4T this season and skipped the 4S that she did last season.

 

[Heleng]

I preferred that Misha not attend WTT but not due to illness! I’m relieved that he’s taking time to recover rather than trying to push through. I’m that he’s able to beat the sinusitis once and for all and comes back (and stays) healthy next season.

Edited: TAT’s claiming that Misha lacks motivation is bewildering to me. He’d be better off in terms of getting criticized by these people if they didn’t know that he has the talent and ability to land three types of quads beautifully. Would they prefer that?

 

[Imov]

I heard Misha is getting treatments and I wish him he best.

 

[vorravorra]

I preferred that Misha not attend WTT but not due to illness! I’m relieved that he’s taking time to recover rather than trying to push through. I’m that he’s able to beat the sinusitis once and for all and comes back (and stays) healthy next season.

Edited: TAT’s claiming that Misha lacks motivation is bewildering to me. He’d be better off in terms of getting criticized by these people if they didn’t know that he has the talent and ability to land three types of quads beautifully. Would they prefer that?

I guess when you are in the hospital getting surgery (on both sides this time judging by the photo, not just one) you are a bit beyond trying to push through. So much for Misha's complete recovery in the second half of the season :noshake:

 

[vorravorra]

TAT is at it again, saying Misha has no motivation and should not be satisfied with his free skate when he could easily be doing 3-4 quads. I know Misha (wisely) does not read these things, but I am puzzled and concerned by this philosophy that more quads are the way to go. Did she not see how much more successful he was when he only did 4T? With a better short program, that simplified layout could have gotten him back on the world podium. If he had skated that free at Europeans, he would have gotten Russia the title back. It seems she would rather see him fall on quads and potentially destroy his body chasing the top 3 men rather than stabilize and refine what he already has. I hope her views don’t reflect RusFed views, but they probably do

It is even more obvious now that three quads have been out of his reach for physical reasons this season. I wish he himself had stopped banging his head against the wall earlier.

 

[Tutto]

Oh Mika :sad21:
Knowing this condition only too well, I was watching anxiously for 'signs' at Euros & Worlds but was relieved to see him visibly healthy - he was not blowing his nose every 5 seconds (the sight we got only too familiar with in the first half of the season) he was not gasping for air after the skate (LP at Euros discounted as another force majeure), there was no black spots under his nose. I'd say he looked remarkably fit in LP in Saitama, even BESP guys said that Kolyada was the fittest of three Russians and at that point I started to relax a bit thinking that he was able to do what I could not for many years - to beat sinusitis once and for all...sigh...
Obviously, the jetlag, stress of competition, lack of sleep in Saitama was enough to trigger it again
I just have no words how sad it makes me
Please take good care of yourself Mika :luv17:

 

[Tutto]

To try and stay positive: his last skate of the season was a clean Carmen, the first clean LP since Boston, let it be a good omen for the next season!
Because this one was nothing but bad luck