A new interview:
http://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/mixail-kolyada-moczart-trebuet-inogo-poleta-dushi
A brief summary:
With Mozart in the SP Misha wanted to try something completely different from his usual character roles and it still needs work artistically for him to truly capture it (but it sounds like he likes the challenge).
They are trying out the hard layout right now and seeing how it works. So far it works better in practices that in competitions (duh!). They may decide to make changes closer to the main competitions. (At the moment it looks like he wants to compete more in order to have more opportunities to try and to gather data. He has time an opportunity for 2 GP events and the Tallinn Trophy before Nationals, no local competitions unless he wants to go to Stage 5 of the Russian Cup instead of TT which will make little sense. Six competitions before Nats sounds like enough.)
There is a lot of talk about the necessity of quads in the current men's skating and the need to balance them with other elements and choreo, nothing new. Journalists like asking him this. If ISU changes the rules to an artistic program/jumps we'll all adapt, it's not up to us to decide, right now he is concentrating on this season and not the future (every skater seems to have replied the same to this question so far).
The test skates are a useful experience, it's important to get feedback on your work during the preparation for the season and there is still time to correct mistakes.
He thinks it's a good thing that his GP assignments are not too far apart. He likes everything about skating in Moscow, and feels more confident about it every year. He doesn't think the flight to China and acclimatisation should present a problem. The GP is a way to gradually get the season going.
Nationals are of special importance as they decide who goes to the main competitions. It's hardly a crucial factor in performance that it's in St. Petersburg this year and not, say, Chelyabinsk
It's important to demonstrate charisma and charm on the ice, as well as land quads consistently. Wants to avoid comparing himself to Plushenko who is brought up by the interviewer for no particular reason, and thinks it's important to go your own way.
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Also, there is more on the topic of how long they have been together with Valentina and Olga and how going somewhere else would be a betrayal. With regard to the latter, I don't get it. Nobody is suggesting Misha should fire Olga. She'll still work with him on a day-to-day basis - so far she hasn't done a bad job at all, Misha has been taught well. This is in no way incompatible with getting programs done by a different choreographer. Gleikhengaus does programs for the students in Eteri's group except Medvedeva, and presumably he does not take is as a personal betrayal if Evgenia goes to Averbukh.
With Valentina, the last thing I want is Misha staying with her out of a sense of duty (I am not saying that's already happening, but if it ever comes to that).
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Btw, I looked it up and Misha was also planning to go to the Tallinn Trophy which is a good chance for a win as other top skaters are still busy with GP. So even more ranking points (as only the top two Challengers are counted). As for skating last, very few skaters like it. But Yuzuru does, so it should work out fine for everyone.
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