I do think that when Plushenko competes again next year the judges would probably be pretty harsh on him...I'm just hoping that he could keep up the spirits and not be affected by any less-than-his-stardards results. It'd be phenomenal if he does something radically different tho!
However, I don't think the outcome of '09 Worlds would necessarily depict the rankings in '10 Olys, afterall Todd Eldredge got medals in both '97 and '01 Worlds, yet he's still unlucky enough not to get anything in Olys...
depends really on whether Mishin release his grip on the arrangement of choreography...and also Plush's energy level. Frankly his programme next season is most likely similar in style as previous seasons, n then hopefully the judges will mark it harshly and make Mishin realize his way of gathering points is not really working anymore...
ahh, mixed emotions, don't want Plush to have disappointing results yet don't want Mishin to continue using the same method of scoring points...