My mom has another theory. She said that, as a coach, you must be very careful with your pupils and not show you care more for one than for the other, because then jealousies appear and grudges and hate and all that. And she said that Alexei was probably tired of being poor all his life, and going pro brings a lot of money. Oh well. He shouldn't think he's so much better than others, that's all. He's not the greatest, OK, maybe he is more graceful and more classic than Evgeni is, but that doesn't mean Evgeni sucks. Or Brian, or Andrei or whomever. I agree that he needs some girls like us to brighten up his life. Or Zhenya. You know what they say, they should "kiss and make up".*grin*