Averbukh is making Gachinski look like weakling. Oh he can't deal with another big skater in the rink and must have all time! Plushenko had to deal with Urmanov and Yagudin in the same rink! I don't think he is right at all. This is odd because Dmitriev Jr is said to have left Mishin because he was spending too much time with Gachinski!! LOL !
It doesn't seem like they are going to go in a whole new direction for what may be at most 3 competitions this season. They are going to go with Tango and modify it with improvements for areas where some say he was a little weak but maybe come back in a future season with all new stuff? I believe it is a transitional season. That goes with what is being said in my view. Hope he gets the quad jumps soon!
I think it was ridiculous to ask Plushenko if he is itimidated or something by Chan's quad ability! When it comes to jumps skating is going to back where it was not exploring new ground - except for the quad flip by Mroz. But HE was doing two quads a FS against Yagudin with 2 quads and others who also tried two quads. They also did quads in short programs! Maybe a question could be about age and being 29 not 19!
Even with the injury good job by PLushenko getting second and in only his second competition of the season. Gachinski in first is also impressive. The training partners are doing well.
I think this program is excellent! And he was going for quad salchow and quad toe but tripled the quad with the problems on the salchow. That second 3A would be 3A+combo.
Rutherford just completely lacks any mention at all of plushenko winning Russian nationals over menshov!! It's like he was just assigned with no reason! The reason he went was because he was doing the jumps and programs! It would not be adding to any legend to win Russian nationals and then not try to go to euros! The problem was not plushenko injuries which he won with in Russian nationals but the crazy decision on kovtun that had not justification and no rationale and is the worst decision of all time in Russian figure skating!!