Misha is right in saying that his LP is a relatively difficult program with lots of choreography that requires a certain level of artistic performance. But the problem is that it constantly gets accused of being primitive and juvenile because people dislike the topic. So essentially all the effort put into it is going to waste. On the other hand, I am yet to encounter anyone who's had a bad reaction to his EX, so it is obviously a far safer direction to go in. Just give the people what they want instead of trying to convince everyone they should want what you give them. Fortunately, it seems that they are planning to do it anyway for at least one of the programs next season.
) As a topic his LP is not good only becouse it is in the same genre as the sp. I think the original idea was good, to try something new in the sp and stay in the comfort zone in the lp as to allow to add second quad into it. But thanks to Lakernik & Co we have what we have.Yes, I know, I don't actually hate his LP. It's just that the whole thing is frustrating. And it is obviously for Misha too because of all the criticism he's had to hear - he sounded defensive.I understand what you are saying but not sure i totally agree. I like it when a skater has ideas of his own and is brave enough to stick to those ideas. We have too many similar programs (Hallelujahs too!) chosen only because skaters or their teams think it would please people and judges. Mika's last season programs were controversial in a sense too but they stood out and there were plenty of people who loved them. Would Mika have won so many fans with some war horses however pleasing it could be? I doubt it.
I am a bit confused about his LP but I'd wait to see it skated clean. I watched on purpose a bit of Cirque du Soleil on Sky Arts and I must say there is plenty of more interesting music there to choose from (though I hate circus myself and always hated even as a child) tbh I don't know how they managed to find such pieces at all.
I actively do not like the middle part of the program I'd go that far but if Mika feels it is right for him - that's all that matters. Interestingly BESP commentators were quite complimentary. Catherine (who is this new lady BTW?) said that she enjoyed the program up to the fall on the lutz. She criticised choreo of quite a number of skaters - constructively I must say but she didn't say anything negative about his LP. But about his sp both Simon Reed & herself were very vocal how the music is very Russian and works well for Russian audience but would not work same way in other parts of the world (I smiled remembering how crowd in Boston enthusiastically clapped along!
I believe Misha doesn't read anything on purpose, but something has to percolate. He doesn't live in a vacuum. As for his haircut, he has the type of hair that has to be cut very carefully and not allowed to grow out or it begins to look messy. A good hairdresser who he goes to at least before big competitions is required if he wants his hair to look good.
Just realised that Mika is the only Russian man at NHK - lonely! But he's got Anna, Masha & Alena to cheer him upAny info on when the Russian team is to leave for Japan?
I def hoped he'd do better
BUT if you look at the table its NOT that bad at all!!
go clen please in the FS! & get some sleep!
Yes, he was so slow and gave off a somnabulistic feel. But it looks like he was far from the only one hit by jetlag at that competition. I had been wondering before NHK what the best way to handle something like that is - arriving a week or two in advance would be great but impracticable in the great majority of cases.Ohh Mika
He looked like didn't get any sleep at all, same as Valentina - jetlag hit them hard
Oh, people on Russian forums always react like that to competitions, they are prone to huge mood swings from elation to despair and back based on one skate. Those with a more balanced take on things keep more quiet. And yes, tomorrow will be tough and FS is hard to skate when you are tired, but then at TCC last season Misha somehow managed to pull himself together after a bad SP, even though he looked like he'd just scaled Mt. Everest after his FS. Maybe he'll get angry in a good way this time too. We shall see.
