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There are fanmade translations for all 4 Blue Flame books. You just need to email your proof of purchase to the owners indicated here:

Will the videos come back? Or are they somewhere here in the new layout and I just can’t find them

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Those Olympics took place in Russia, and Russia had never won gold in the women's event. Many considered Lipnitskaya the favorite over Sotnikova, but it is always good to have multiple athletes to rely on if possible. Lipnitskaya made mistakes and took herself out of medal contention, while Sotnikova’s rapid rise provided a safety net for Russia. That is somewhat similar to what the United States did in the most recent women's competition. In the 2023–24 season, Isabeau Levito was clearly the leader of the US team and a strong medal contender for major events. While she truly deserves high PCS, her jumping technique is among the ugliest I have ever seen. Within a few months, Amber Glenn stabilized her triple Axel, and her federation threw its support behind her. In the 2024–25 season, Glenn won the Grand Prix Final with higher PCS than Chiba—something that defies logic. Glenn herself acknowledges that she does not skate as well as Chiba. She has the 3A and—barring errors—a higher Base Value (BV), but Chiba is the one who deserves higher PCS. At that Grand Prix Final, Glenn scored in PCS 1.69 points more than Chiba across the Short Program and Free Skate combined. Had their scores been swapped—which would have been far more accurate—Chiba would have won the competition. At the 2025 World Championships, in the US, with Levito and Glenn both making errors, the technical panel failed to call Liu’s under-rotations, and she emerged as the new champion. The US arrived at the Olympics with three potential title contenders. If one of them faltered, the others were there to step up. It is true that Sakamoto made a costly error—otherwise, she would have won—but when a nation has multiple medal-worthy athletes (like in Sotnikova and Lipnitskaya case), the chances of winning increase.

The pictures!

Trying to get as much information as possible, I have now 4 items in my cart from amazon japan. the blue flame series and a biography. All in japanese. I know that I can get a translation of blue flame 3, when ordered. But for the rest: is there a practicable way for translation, if not have a digital version?

There is no full-footage available. They were all released by programs, some from official media and some from fancams. I made a thread on twitter the other day. There were 13 programs that he performed across 3 days practice:

TBH, the deep V-neck of the Rondo costume bothers me! The deep V-neck design for Notte Stellata makes sense since it's the swan. For Rondo? I don't get it! It might sound ridiculous, but that's the reason I cannot watch his Rondo. In fact, it takes me a long time to appreciate his Ballad since I innately hate Chopin! To me, Chopin's music is unnecessarily difficult and doesn't sound good to me. One day, I heard the Ballad music on the street, and I found that I felt excited rather than annoyed, which is quite unusual to me. Chopin has to thank Yuzuru since I don't hate his music as much now. Maybe one day I can start appreciating his Rondo like Ballad.

please bring back the video section! i miss it so muchh

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I watched the two videos about women's events 10-20 times --- a great analysis supported by solid evidence. I learnt a lot from the two videos. While it took Yuna, Javi, and Yuzu 4-5 years to increase their PCS from 6 to 9, Eteri girls' PCS often skyrocket from 7 to 9 in a few months or even weeks. Adelina Sotnikova is the first, though she was not coached by Eteri, then Medvedeva, Zagitova, and Shcherbakova. Below is the video clip of B.ESP's comments on Medvedeva's SP at the 2018 European. Her leg travelled 4 feet in a layback spin, and judges gave her level 4 and +2/+3 GOE for that element. The commentator also said if she could get 9's in PCS, then Carolina Kostner should get 11. Evgenia Medvedeva 2018 SP Europeans BRITISH SHADE + TEA SIPPING For men's events, I have only heard Massimiliano Ambesi comment on Shoma's high PCS (If Shoma could get 9, Patrick Chan should get 12), but no others. When Medvedeva was injured in 2017-18, Eteri needed a backup to secure the 2018 Olympics gold for Russia. She promoted Zagitova and closed the PCS gap between Zagitova and Medvedeva in a few months. Judges have manipulated PCS in the women's at least for 3 skaters before 2018 in a shameless way. Repeating it in the men's field is easy.

For me Rondo Cappriccioso is breathtaking perfekt in this version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq20-bU6KNc&t=4s

Looking for Yuzurus Practice at the end of Beijing. He skated through a lot of former programms there. I find snippets but not the whole practice. If it is available I would be very thankful for a link.

Thank you!!! Still tears in my eyes. "the 10 year old boy is smiling..."

Thank you! I haven't watched this video for a very long time. He's so vulnerable and yet so strong. That's why he's so unique and great!

You can open subtitles, which are auto-transcribed in Japanese, and have them auto-translated into English. The translation works fine.

Thank you all for your beeing and contribution here and elsewhere. I'm really overwhelmed. Now I will look one more time the clip with Yuzus teacher in Beijing and go to bed happily😊 with some bittersweet tears Beate

I'm so sorry to worry you with my post. I thought a lot about that over the day. In all this wonderful discussions I understand more and more that everything I can do is love him, pray for him, respect his way and destiny and leave the rest to god. That seems to be my challenge. Beate

No, I hadn't seen them. Thanks for the links. Consider the previous seasons' medalists. The 2014–15 season saw the dominance of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, but the following season she failed to replicate those performances, and Russia could no longer rely on her. Who came before Tuktamysheva? Russia managed to secure an Olympic gold for Adelina Sotnikova, but then she disappeared. Lipnitskaya suffered a serious injury after winning just one World silver medal. Aside from those three, medals in preceding years had gone to Asian skaters—Japan’s Mao Asada and Miki Ando, and South Korea’s Yuna Kim—as well as Italy’s Carolina Kostner. Few other skaters won anything; no one won gold, and no one claimed more than two medals across the Olympics and World Championships. On the men's side, following a period of dominance that began with Urmanov—think of the Olympic champions: Urmanov (1994), Kulik (1998), Yagudin (2002), and Plushenko (2006), with Plushenko also coming agonizingly close to gold in 2010—and a haul of countless medals, Russian skating was in a slump. Skaters like Kovtun, Kolyada, Voronov, and Gachinski—who vanished immediately after winning a World bronze—stood no real chance of winning major medals. With no contenders on the men's side, Russia needed a champion among the women, and at that moment, Medvedeva—with her ability to consistently deliver clean programs—was the perfect fit. Later, when Chen became competitive, Russia and the United States simply ceded the other nation free rein in the discipline where they themselves lacked competitiveness. They didn't get in each other's way, allowing Russia to win the women's events and the US the men's events without interference. Japan? Compared to them, it didn't matter. Korea? I believe it is the nation that treats its own athletes worse than any other. No, because each analysis takes a lot of time, and I didn't manage to look at the women as well. Real-life commitments come before any online chatter. I, too, sometimes disappear for a while because I’m too busy with other things. Just go at whatever pace works best for you. Yuzu is much happier now than he was during the last four years of his competitive career, and what he’s showing us is extraordinary. That’s why I’m glad he’s a professional now—though I will never forgive the ISU and the JSF for the suffering they caused him and all the medals they stole from him. So, if there’s a chance to talk about what happened during those years, I won’t shy away from it.