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Thank you for the transcript, @kaeryth, it's a good read. It's always nice Tsuzuki-sensei talking about Yuzu, how he coached him and what he thinks of him and his skating now. And yes, you can really tell how Yuzu's way of thinking and his own vision of skating was influenced by Tsuzuki-sensei. He always had a strong vision about the development of the sport and he also teached very good technique to Yuzu who was able to challenge him all the time It's nice to know that he'd like to keep coaching as long as his health allows him to do. Aahhh what a beautiful message from Yuzu It melts my heart

Interview with Alexander Majorov - "The technical score should be technical and not subjective" http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2019alexandermajorov There should be a difference in GOE when they judge the quality between a so-so jump and an excellent one and it should be judged fairly but I agree when he says that it shouldn't be subjective and that he criticizes the current judging. Most problems are not the rules but how the judges use them. Removing +5 GOE or make a higher scale wouldn't solve the main problem imo.

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A program from 2013 about Toshinobu Yoshida was uploaded by @tsukihoshi14 with English subtitles today. Toshinobu Yoshida is Yuzu's blade master, he's been sharpening Yuzu's blade for over a decade now. ETA: http://tsukihoshi14.tumblr.com/post/182176141183/the-man-behind-yuzurus-skates-toshinobu

This is the thread for ISU Communications for the season 2018/19 For all up-to-date ISU communciations click here: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications 2018/19 ISU Communications: Ice Dance - Requirements for Technical Rules with ongoing validity, effective July 1st , 2018 Communication No. 2164 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/17126-isu-communication-2164/file Ice Dance - Scale of Values (revised) Communication No. 2167 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/17140-isu-communication-2167/file Single & Pair Skating - Scale of Values, Levels of Difficulty and Guidelines for marking Grade of Execution, season 2018/19 Communication No. 2168 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/17142-isu-communication-2168/file Single & Pair Skating - Some changes in Special Regulations and Technical Rules accepted by the 57th ISU Congress Communication No. 2176 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/17400-isu-communication-2176/file Ice Dance - Changes in the General Regulations, Special Regulations & Technical Rules accepted by the 57th ISU Congress and Corrections to ISU Communication No. 2164 Communication No. 2179 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/17450-isu-communication-2179/file Single & Pair Skating - Scales Of Values, Levels of Difficulty and Guidelines for marking Grade of Execution, season 2018/19, replacing ISU Communication 2168 Communication No. 2186 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/17795-2186-s-p-scale-of-values-levels-of-difficulty-and-guidelines-for-marking-goe-2018-19-replacing-2168/file Ice Dance - Requirements for Technical Rules with ongoing validity, effective July 1st, 2018. Replaces ISU Communication 2164 Communication No. 2188 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/17801-2188-id-communication-replacing-2164/file List of Referees, Judges, Technical Controllers, Technical Specialists, Data & Replay Operators 2018/19 for Single &Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating - Corrections to Communication No. 2187 Communication No. 2203 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/18255-isu-communication-2203/file Decisions of the ISU Council (ISU 2019/2020 Grand Pix of Figure Skating Calendar, ISU Figure Skating Championships 2019 Minimum Total Elements Scores etc) Communication No. 2205 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/18349-isu-communication-2205/file List of Referees, Judges, Technical Controllers, Technical Specialists, Data & Replay Operators season 2018/19 for Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating Communication No. 2187 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/17794-2187-list-officials-fs-id-sys-2018-19/file ISU Code of Ethics 2018 Communication No. 2215 - https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/19025-isu-communication-2215/file

Season 2018/19: Handbook for Ice Dance Officials (Pattern Dances) https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/id-handbooks-faq/17931-handbook-for-ice-dance-officials/file Handbook for Technical Panel Ice Dance https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/id-handbooks-faq/17599-id-handbook-for-technical-panels-2018-19/file Handbook for Referees and Judges https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/id-handbooks-faq/17832-handbook-for-referees-and-judges-2018-19-final/file Grade of Execution of Required Elements https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/id-handbooks-faq/17529-grade-of-execution-of-required-elements/file Grade of Execution of Pattern Dance Elements & Pattern Dances https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/id-handbooks-faq/17528-grade-of-execution-of-pattern-dance-elements/file Deductions - Who is responsible? Rhythm Dance and Free Dance https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/id-handbooks-faq/3168-deduction-chart-who-is-responsible-2018/file

ISU World Standings for Single & Pairs Skating and Ice Dance (Communcation No. 1629) https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-communications/1625-1629-world-standing-sandp-id/file From the 2018/19 season ISU Constitution and General Rugulations (June 2018) https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-constitution/file Special Regulations & Technical Rules - Single & Pairs Skating and Ice Dance (June 2018) https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-regulations-rules/file Technical Panel Handbook - Single Skating 2018/19 (July 2018) https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/sandp-handbooks-faq/17594-tp-handbook-singles-2018-19/file Technical Panel Handbook - Pairs 2018/19 (July 2018) https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/sandp-handbooks-faq/17595-tp-handbook-pair-skating-2018-19/file Deductions: Who is responsible? Single & Pair Skating (August 2018) https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/sandp-handbooks-faq/17823-s-p-who-is-responsible-for-deductions-2018-2019-27-7-18/file Program Component Chart Single & Pair Skating/Ice Dance https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/sandp-handbooks-faq/17596-program-component-chart-id-sp-2018-19/file About the ISU Judging System https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/rules/fsk-judging-system

Probably you're right. It was established and supported by major German and Swiss companies and most award ceremonies were held in Europe (most of them in Monaco). The statuette is also made in Europe by the luxurious company Cartier. I've heard about it maybe because I'm following sports. But last year when Federer won two awards it was big news here, he was everywhere in newspapers and TV.

He landed a quad salchow at Japan Open but I don't know how much he practiced it before haha I'm sure that he's practicing quads now...I think it's possible that we'll see only one quad in the free skate and that's going to a be a salchow. I am not sure about a 4T. But we'll see it soon. Maybe there's not enough time to make a new costume now.

John Coughlin, chair of the ISU Athletes Commission and member of Singles and Pairs Technical Committee has died. RIP https://isu.org/isu-news/news/145-news/12403-isu-statement-unexpected-passing-of-john-coughlin?templateParam=15

I downloaded it to google drive, here's the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fIA-biM0M8gOlKCUGslfEBViZMXQin3E/view?usp=sharing

The Olympics account on weibo has posted a new, 4 min. footage of Yuzu warming up backstage on the day of the free skate: https://www.weibo.com/tv/v/HcxOEpYJs?fid=1034:4329898182125140

Jackie interviewed Javi in the new IceTalk podcast and it seems Javi's FS will be Man of La Mancha and he said about the SP "it's from 3 years ago I think" which may mean either Malaguena or Black Betty He said he jumped the last quad in July (the interview was made 2 weeks ago). https://icetalk.libsyn.com/2019-europeans-preview-with-javier-fernandez-and-michal-brezina

It happened in the past few years that the winner couldn't go...Valentino Rossi or Kim Clijsters when they won the Comeback award, Lindsey Vonn when she won the Sportswoman award, the Spanish football team etc...they took a video of them with the award which was shown during the ceremony. Like @rockstaryuzu says if it has an impact on training then Yuzu most likely won't go. But we'll see how he decides...

The cover of the new anan magazine (x)

New CM & making of video with Alina and Zhenya ETA: Pictures, too!

Tarasova/Morozov are going back to their Rachmaninov SP from last season

Yes, he is the first figure skater who has been nominated for Laureus (in any categories(. Fantastic, he deserves it so much! Congratulations, Yuzu!

In a costume like this?