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It's good to see Urmanov is still involved in his coaching and was able to take him to 4CC.
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Misha is 5th at 4CC again! Incredible FS and new personal bests. Hopefully, it's enough to get GP assignments next year. There is a clear progress in all aspects compared to last year. He got StSq3 in both programs.
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And Russian commentators pronounced his second name so strangely that now I'm not sure how to pronounce it correctly.Here is the FS from 4CC. You might need a vpn to view it, but then you can also enjoy Chris introducing him as Mikhail Shadow-roff.
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Misha gave a big interview to Russian media. Some interesting parts:
— Last year you won a historic medal for Kazakhstan, a silver at the World Junior Championships. How did you celebrate this achievement?
— I didn't celebrate in any way. They took us for a doping control. I also had a headache that day. I went back to the hotel at about 2:00 a.m. I had been feeling terrible until 5:00 a.m. I couldn't move literally, I didn't have time to rejoice. In the morning I had feelings that I can't even describe. We came to the competition with my coach by car, because at that time there were changes in the Kazakhstan government, especially in sports organizations. We didn't get paid for the tickets or the hotel. They only applied for participation in the competition. Given all these circumstances, to perform there, and even to win a medal is something. I got my visa the day before I left.
— Why do you have such problems with your visa?
— Then it was because of the situation between Ukraine and Russia. It was very difficult to get a visa in Russia, but Estonia approved it for me at the last moment. Now the problem was because of my mistake, a rather stupid one. We were preparing in Almaty. I was very tired, and not only because of the training process, there were different organisational things. Before that I got a visa for the Universiade. All the athletes who also went there were given visas for 10 years. And for me it was for three months. But due to my inexperience, I didn't see that it says 'one entry'.
I thought I got a one-year visa, I did not check my passport. They let me through at check-in in Kazakhstan and at passport control, too. When I arrived in Istanbul, they looked at me and said: 'Are you a fool, where are you going?' After the Four Continents I was asked what experience I got from that competition. I replied that I should look in my passport more often. (laughs)
— There were times when you were preparing for competitions at public rinks. Why?
— I was preparing for the World Junior Championships in Sochi. At that time, I wasn't allowed to skate on the ice where Alexei Evgenievich's (Urmanov) team trains. This happened for reasons unknown to me. Therefore, it was almost impossible to find ice, and there were only public rink. Given all these circumstances, I hadn't do runthroughs for a month or even more, and then I went to the World Championships and performed clean. It was a feat for me.
— And how is figure skating in your country? Earlier, your teammates, Gaukhar Nauryzova and Boyisangur Datiev, talked about funding problems.
— When I had problems with my visa, I asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs to write a letter to the consulate and ask for a quicker acceptance. But they refused. Nevertheless, our federation helped to solve the problem. The American consulate was also helpful. If they were as mean as the French one who refused me a year ago, I would be left without a visa again.
— Is everything okay with funding?
— This season, everything is pretty good, considering how everything happened in the past. There were problems with funding then, of course. But there is still room to grow.
— Do you live more in Sochi or in Almaty?
— It depends. Right now I am more in Almaty. I like it here very much, of course. But I understand that it's easier to disconnect from the fuss around in Sochi. There you are completely immersed in yourself. And there is only your training process.
— How do you like working with Alexei Urmanov?
— We have been cooperating with him since 2018. Before that, I had been to his training camp twice. By the way, in America, he and I reminisced about it. Alexei Evgenievich said, 'Remember how in 2017 you couldn't do anything at all, absolutely?' And I replied, 'Yes, Alexei Evgenievich, I remember all that very well'. (laughs) So we go shoulder-to-shoulder with him. Literally, like a father and son.
— Does your father take part in the training process?
— Of course, from time to time he says something. But not seriously involved in the process. Alexei Evgenievich has a fairly large team. But because of all the problems, I can't skate on their ice. Nevertheless, we try to cooperate closely with all coaches: GPP (general physical preparedness) coach, choreographer and others.
— You have said that working with Urmanov has inspired your further career in figure skating. Have you seen Alexei's own skates?
— Of course, I have. But it was quite a long time ago. We were already working together then. It happened that during training I remembered some step that Alexei Evgenievich had done in his programs, and tried to repeat it. (laughs) Some elements of his choreography are present in my programs.
— Have you had any other training camps with other specialists?
— As such, there were no camps. There was a training camp near Sochi, we trained there as our team - the best that can be. I can't say anything else.
— Do you cross paths with Russian figure skaters, do you communicate?
— Yes, pair skaters often train in Sochi. We often see Tamara Moskvina's pairs. We played football with them this summer.
— There was probably Alexander Galliamov there. Did they lure you into pair skating?
— Yes, yes, he was. There were a lot of skaters there, I was probably the only single skater among them. As for pair skating, no they didn't. I am not suitable for it, I am too thin. (laughs)
— Do you have a dream content? To jump five or six quads.
— I didn't set any limit on quad jumps for myself. But I would like to show a 3A+4T.
— Have you seen Sasha Trusova's five quads at the Olympics?
— Of course. I watched it live. This, of course, is very strong. I have no words. Considering that she is a girl — a real 'Russian rocket'!
— Do you remember anything else from the Olympics?
— All Olympic champions in figure skating are absolutely deserved. What they showed on the ice can't be described in words. Anya Shcherbakova, Nathan Chen, the Chinese and the French are amazing. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go to the Olympic Games myself. Looking at them, I get a lot of energy from them and move on.
— Do you have an idol in figure skating?
— You know, there is a very interesting story here. When I was 12 years old, Yuzuru Hanyu was performing in Grand Prix series. At the stage in Japan, he set world records, and broke them in the final. At that moment I thought that figure skating wasn't for me. I have rewatched his performances many times. They made me train better and keep performing. And now I am here, in America. I still rewatch them sometimes.
— Have you thought about how long you want to skate? Women have examples Nicole Schott - 26 years, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva - 26 years, Bradie Tennell - 25 years...
— Everyone wants to stay in sport longer. At the Four Continents Championships, Keegan Messing came second in men, he is 31. The peak of his career began after 29 years... It can't help but be encouraging. I was rooting for him to win. He deserved it like nobody else. After his skate, absolutely everyone stood up. Including me. It was amazing, his life energy is very motivating. Liza Tuktamysheva. I don't know her, but we crossed paths at World Championships in Stockholm. I admire her! She's my favourite women single skater of all!
— Do your compatriots inspire you: Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Denis Ten?
— Of course, they are an inspiration. We don't have that many athletes compared to other federations. But we, the figure skaters from Kazakhstan, remember everything. Absolutely everything! We move to improve and get better.
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— Last year you won a historic medal for Kazakhstan, a silver at the World Junior Championships. How did you celebrate this achievement?
— I didn't celebrate in any way. They took us for a doping control. I also had a headache that day. I went back to the hotel at about 2:00 a.m. I had been feeling terrible until 5:00 a.m. I couldn't move literally, I didn't have time to rejoice. In the morning I had feelings that I can't even describe. We came to the competition with my coach by car, because at that time there were changes in the Kazakhstan government, especially in sports organizations. We didn't get paid for the tickets or the hotel. They only applied for participation in the competition. Given all these circumstances, to perform there, and even to win a medal is something. I got my visa the day before I left.
— Why do you have such problems with your visa?
— Then it was because of the situation between Ukraine and Russia. It was very difficult to get a visa in Russia, but Estonia approved it for me at the last moment. Now the problem was because of my mistake, a rather stupid one. We were preparing in Almaty. I was very tired, and not only because of the training process, there were different organisational things. Before that I got a visa for the Universiade. All the athletes who also went there were given visas for 10 years. And for me it was for three months. But due to my inexperience, I didn't see that it says 'one entry'.
I thought I got a one-year visa, I did not check my passport. They let me through at check-in in Kazakhstan and at passport control, too. When I arrived in Istanbul, they looked at me and said: 'Are you a fool, where are you going?' After the Four Continents I was asked what experience I got from that competition. I replied that I should look in my passport more often. (laughs)
— There were times when you were preparing for competitions at public rinks. Why?
— I was preparing for the World Junior Championships in Sochi. At that time, I wasn't allowed to skate on the ice where Alexei Evgenievich's (Urmanov) team trains. This happened for reasons unknown to me. Therefore, it was almost impossible to find ice, and there were only public rink. Given all these circumstances, I hadn't do runthroughs for a month or even more, and then I went to the World Championships and performed clean. It was a feat for me.
— And how is figure skating in your country? Earlier, your teammates, Gaukhar Nauryzova and Boyisangur Datiev, talked about funding problems.
— When I had problems with my visa, I asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs to write a letter to the consulate and ask for a quicker acceptance. But they refused. Nevertheless, our federation helped to solve the problem. The American consulate was also helpful. If they were as mean as the French one who refused me a year ago, I would be left without a visa again.
— Is everything okay with funding?
— This season, everything is pretty good, considering how everything happened in the past. There were problems with funding then, of course. But there is still room to grow.
— Do you live more in Sochi or in Almaty?
— It depends. Right now I am more in Almaty. I like it here very much, of course. But I understand that it's easier to disconnect from the fuss around in Sochi. There you are completely immersed in yourself. And there is only your training process.
— How do you like working with Alexei Urmanov?
— We have been cooperating with him since 2018. Before that, I had been to his training camp twice. By the way, in America, he and I reminisced about it. Alexei Evgenievich said, 'Remember how in 2017 you couldn't do anything at all, absolutely?' And I replied, 'Yes, Alexei Evgenievich, I remember all that very well'. (laughs) So we go shoulder-to-shoulder with him. Literally, like a father and son.
— Does your father take part in the training process?
— Of course, from time to time he says something. But not seriously involved in the process. Alexei Evgenievich has a fairly large team. But because of all the problems, I can't skate on their ice. Nevertheless, we try to cooperate closely with all coaches: GPP (general physical preparedness) coach, choreographer and others.
— You have said that working with Urmanov has inspired your further career in figure skating. Have you seen Alexei's own skates?
— Of course, I have. But it was quite a long time ago. We were already working together then. It happened that during training I remembered some step that Alexei Evgenievich had done in his programs, and tried to repeat it. (laughs) Some elements of his choreography are present in my programs.
— Have you had any other training camps with other specialists?
— As such, there were no camps. There was a training camp near Sochi, we trained there as our team - the best that can be. I can't say anything else.
— Do you cross paths with Russian figure skaters, do you communicate?
— Yes, pair skaters often train in Sochi. We often see Tamara Moskvina's pairs. We played football with them this summer.
— There was probably Alexander Galliamov there. Did they lure you into pair skating?
— Yes, yes, he was. There were a lot of skaters there, I was probably the only single skater among them. As for pair skating, no they didn't. I am not suitable for it, I am too thin. (laughs)
— Do you have a dream content? To jump five or six quads.
— I didn't set any limit on quad jumps for myself. But I would like to show a 3A+4T.
— Have you seen Sasha Trusova's five quads at the Olympics?
— Of course. I watched it live. This, of course, is very strong. I have no words. Considering that she is a girl — a real 'Russian rocket'!
— Do you remember anything else from the Olympics?
— All Olympic champions in figure skating are absolutely deserved. What they showed on the ice can't be described in words. Anya Shcherbakova, Nathan Chen, the Chinese and the French are amazing. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go to the Olympic Games myself. Looking at them, I get a lot of energy from them and move on.
— Do you have an idol in figure skating?
— You know, there is a very interesting story here. When I was 12 years old, Yuzuru Hanyu was performing in Grand Prix series. At the stage in Japan, he set world records, and broke them in the final. At that moment I thought that figure skating wasn't for me. I have rewatched his performances many times. They made me train better and keep performing. And now I am here, in America. I still rewatch them sometimes.
— Have you thought about how long you want to skate? Women have examples Nicole Schott - 26 years, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva - 26 years, Bradie Tennell - 25 years...
— Everyone wants to stay in sport longer. At the Four Continents Championships, Keegan Messing came second in men, he is 31. The peak of his career began after 29 years... It can't help but be encouraging. I was rooting for him to win. He deserved it like nobody else. After his skate, absolutely everyone stood up. Including me. It was amazing, his life energy is very motivating. Liza Tuktamysheva. I don't know her, but we crossed paths at World Championships in Stockholm. I admire her! She's my favourite women single skater of all!
— Do your compatriots inspire you: Elizabet Tursynbaeva, Denis Ten?
— Of course, they are an inspiration. We don't have that many athletes compared to other federations. But we, the figure skaters from Kazakhstan, remember everything. Absolutely everything! We move to improve and get better.
«Трусова и правда «ракета». Пять четверных — это сильно». Чемпион Казахстана — о проблемах с визой, отстранении россиян и работе с Урмановым
Интервью лучшего казахстанского одиночника Михаила Шайдорова.
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I absolutely loved the dark eye shadow at Universiade! 
Or was it just jetlag? 
Or was it just jetlag? I think that it was his way on how to be artistic which is a nice effort on his behalf and people from Twitter just loved it.I absolutely loved the dark eye shadow at Universiade!
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Happy 19th birthday to Misha! 
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Anyone know what happened to Misha? He was at the training session at Nepela Memorial today, but he has withdrawn from the competition. 
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Anyone know what happened to Misha? He was at the training session at Nepela Memorial today, but he has withdrawn from the competition.
I think he was at the warm-up as well.
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