This. Is. My. Favorite. Analysis. Of. This. Whole. Journey.
Yuzu didn't show a moment of weakness until he had the free and then touched his ankle and told Borser how hard it was. Until then he was so smiley and giggly and so carefree. (part of the giggles could have been the high potent pain killers. Lol jk). Anyone who is there to win it without proper outlook of competition and introspection into one's plan would be SHOOK. Amongst the top 5, the only one who plans his layout according to the competition is Nate. I want to say he deserved the sp. Its harsh. But he do. For overhyping himself, setting himself in the pr bandwagon for more sponsorship, for dragging the sport through literal mud, talking about mastering artistry when he had to know that he is a baby there, for not respecting SLB's beautiful choreo, for being American and belonging to usfsa and their ridiculous politics directly or indirectly... And I don't get the redemption arc. He skated without any pressure because he knew he would lose and he did 5 quads?? I'm sorry, a redemption arc needs a character development. Not this.
Basically I have been keeping a boiler in my heart for Nathan since CoR. Look at athletes like Shoma with much less talent than Nathan doing so well bc of hardwork and then Nathan with his ridiculous jumping abilities and careless attitude towards the rest of the sport. (Not gonna start on the costume at all. OmfJesus)