It’s so unfortunate how short sighted and irrational people are. While i understand the parallels between she and Mao, i don’t believe that it’s necessary to compare them. I also don’t think people understand that Evgenia is also learning herself! She’s not the teenage jumping bean she once was. Not only are there physical dinnerences , mentally she’s lived more and the point of view of a 19 year old is different than 15 or 16.
She needs to remind herself its a 4 year plan. She needs to worry about herself, not Alina, not the Quad Lutz queens. Just herself. Brian telling her to trust them was the best advice. I love how empathetic Tracy was in the kiss and cry. I also love that Brian is so firm! New Lutz, different Flip pattern, NEW AXEL ( talk about a hard jump
To retool) new combination she unveiled. I’m still Impressed given she’s in a new country, new coach and the other 968 things that are new.
I think her biggest mistake at this even was altering the mood she’s trained. I have to believe that for the short they’ve asked her to adopt a lighter flirtatious aura and she went out there in warrior mode. Wrong mood. Then In the free, a program that i don’t think she meshes with, she skated without confidence. It’s so hard to watch but she’s still the girl That came back from
Injury to win an Olympic silver medal. If she learns to trust her team, she will be the greatest champion.