World and European figure skating champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva In an interview with , she said she enjoyed working as a coach.
In October 2023, the skater announced a break in her career. At the training camp of Alexey Mishin’s group, Tuktamysheva helped the technical staff.
— Let’s get back to the topic of coaching. Is this your final and meaningful decision or is it just a test?
“I think everyone starts with testing. Few people know in advance whether they will come. I passed such a test at the training camp of Alexei Nikolaevich’s group in Kislovodsk. I liked it so much that I approached the work with full enthusiasm. Even when I go to Japan, on such a wonderful trip, I do not want to leave my children, although I know that everything will be fine and there are many wonderful coaches with them.
— Do you see the influence of Alexei Mishin in your love for coaching?
– Definitely. I always felt comfortable working with him when I came to Yubileiny; I liked the atmosphere itself. I would like to adopt the Professor’s training style in the future if I decide to become a full-time coach. I also want to convey some thoughts to the children so that they come to the rink with a smile and motivation. That’s how it was for me, and that’s why I stayed in sports for a long time.
So far, the children listen to me perfectly and there has been no controversy.
— For the future, would you be comfortable starting with the children from Mishin’s group or moving away and creating your own group?
— For now, I am comfortable in my current status. The group includes children of different ages, from nine years old to adults. The ages are completely different. We have to find an individual approach for everyone. I like that the generations cross paths, that we can look at each other, and learn.
— Many of Mishin’s students later became coaches: Plushenko, Gachinsky, Tataurov…
– He teaches this, advises. Even while we were skating, he came and said: “Remember, when you become a coach, this will be useful to you. You assimilate everything, maybe somehow, on a subconscious level, it is absorbed,” Tuktamysheva told .
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