Morozov is hard at work in Hackensack

[SailorGalaxia518]

http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080911&content_id=51684&vkey=ice_news

It was a rainy, dark and dreary Saturday afternoon as Hurricane Hanna made its way up the East Coast. Yet despite the storm, the atmosphere at the Ice House in Hackensack, N.J., located near the center of the gritty city, was bright as some of the world's top competitors performed under the watchful eye of their coach, Nikolai Morozov.

 

[Hsuhs]

Murakami is Morozov's top junior charge -- the 17-year-old impressed observers at the Moran Memorial several weeks ago with a clean quad toe.

I admit I completely missed Daisuke Murakami's quad.
Well done, Murakami-san :thumbsup:

 

[Blades of Passion]

Takahashi not mentioned at all in the list of previous top students. :sheesh:

 

[KayMil01]

I thought he was working with Fraser & Lukanin? the article doesn't mention them either hmmm...maybe they changed coaches too?

 

[MasterB]

Murakami is a clone of Takahashi (same exact jumping ). I just saw him at Mid's and he was awesome in the short program.

 

[lcd]

Would love to see what Morozov could do with a young pair team... that's the discipline where arguably his skating skills/footwork choreography/wizardry could really help a team differentiate.... Pairs programs always seem to GRIND TO A HALT when all but the very best go into their side by side footwork sequences... torture to watch...but with two bodies... imagine the possibilities

 

[vlaurend]

Would love to see what Morozov could do with a young pair team... that's the discipline where arguably his skating skills/footwork choreography/wizardry could really help a team differentiate.... Pairs programs always seem to GRIND TO A HALT when all but the very best go into their side by side footwork sequences... torture to watch...but with two bodies... imagine the possibilities

Hmm. . . What an interesting point! I wonder why he isn't working with any pairs (or is he?). With his ice dance background, his ability to coordinate two bodies playing off each other should be very good.

 

[Binthere]

Hmm. . . What an interesting point! I wonder why he isn't working with any pairs (or is he?). With his ice dance background, his ability to coordinate two bodies playing off each other should be very good.

I totally agree... they could get someone with good mechanical/acrobatic skills to teach a team the necessary tricks (throws, lifts), and Morozov could make all the connecting moves brilliant... now THAT would make for an interesting pairs program.

 

[Dodhiyel]

Thanks for the information, Sailor.

 

[Winnipeg]

I tought he worked with Putnam and Wirtz or I am getting that mixed up with another former dance turned coach? I recall their SP was criticized because it was too dancy.