Unusual to see on the side of Alexei Mishin with the icon "SIT". Saint-Petersburg the expert said in an exclusive interview with "Sports day after day", which he came to the European Championships as coach of the Italian Carolina Kostner, and how to help her win the bronze medal.
- Alex, how your collaboration?
- I will not go into details, limited to a single sentence: she sought and found me. Not the Figure Skating Federation of Italy after the disqualification Carolina did not give her any support, it is no longer invited to the show and banned any Italian train at the rink. Her training paid Carolina old savings for the European Championship.
- On the part of the leaders of Figure Skating Federation of Russia was not satisfactory that so well prepared competitor to our athletes?
- I am convinced that in cooperation with foreign experts Russian skaters in the current situation, when our athletes is unprecedented pressure (this applies not only to figure skating), more pluses than minuses. On the one hand, this is our contribution to the development of figure skating in which it needs. On the other - creating a positive image of Russia in the eyes of influential sports functionaries. Even the president of the Federation of figure skating in the United States skates began to notice the positive aspects in the work of Russian coaches.
- Carolina different from your Russian students?
- She's a very smart girl and appreciate every word coach. My advice Russian figure skaters consider as free bread in times of Nikita Khrushchev, and all Carolina learns how delicious dish.
- What gave you the work with the bronze medal of the Olympics in Sochi?
- It was another test of the viability of my coaching system that gave a positive result. I am convinced that we can derive a very decent level athlete, who wants and who has this data through the proper technique.
- Work with the Italian figure skater not affect the attention that you render his Russian disciples?
- Conversely, Costner can call my agent coaching influence. After the atmosphere in the group creates not only a coach, but all skaters. I will say more: Carolina largely served as a choreographer of our group.
- In the master classes the professor Mishin came to the future European champions Swiss Stephane Lambiel and Sarah Meier, Magyar Julia Sebastian - and they celebrated your contributions to their victory. The different master classes from the constant work and the role of a personal trainer in the case of Costner?
- Transfer of all known skaters who came to my workshops, take a strip of your newspaper. No matter how much time I have been with the athlete. Either I invest in it all that I know, and all that they wants to learn, or just refuse to cooperate. As I have already noted, Carolina has created a very creative atmosphere in our group. She should learn the style, sense of pause and pose, and the ability to feel the music.
- Whether the language barrier during the training process occur?
- My English is quite enough. When not enough, use gestures. Besides, I know a few essential terms in the Italian coach: higher, lower, faster, knee, foot, wooden head ... Even the word "silly girl", spoken in her native language Carolina did not take offense. She is very clever!
- As a new student embraced the old-timers of your group?
- Russian figure skaters after joint training with Costner should assess the conditions that they have established national and municipal federations. After all, even for Italian tailoring new dresses it became a problem. I literally made her change the outfit. Unlike our competitors, pampered hothouse conditions, Carolina understands: first you need to win, and then to raise material issues.
- How do you assess the "hooliganism" Evgenia Medvedeva, who performed extra stage in the long program?
- It was wonderful! And generally, our girls - well done.
- Evgenia Medvedeva and Anna Pogorilaya beat Costner due to higher baseline assessments of the technology. The Italian can add to the difficulty of jumping?
- Not only can, but also do it. Although Medvedeva rise to the level it is unlikely.
- After a brilliant experiment with the return of Costner
whether to wait any longer on account Returns
Evgeni Plushenko?
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