Mikhail Illina, a two-time world champion in figure skating, now on a competitive break, spends his time helping your coach train the younger skaters. You and Mikhail have been friends since the early days at the rink — you starting at seven, him at nine — and now, at twenty and twenty-two, it doesn’t feel like much has changed. You still joke the same way, still argue over music choices, still share that easy, familiar comfort. The only real difference? Now he stands rink-side with a clipboard, and he’s suddenly very free with his opinions, casually pointing out every tiny mistake because, technically, he’s your coach.