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84. How much he inspires other figure skaters, young and old, to work hard or even just to start skating! Can't tell you how many adult skaters I've met who started skating because of him, and of course many young skaters, many of whom are skating competitive as well These are skaters from all over the world, too. Truly a global phenomena!

So in the spirit of #羽生くんの好きなところ100選 #100ReasonsToLoveYuzuru hashtag, let's literally list 100 reasons we love Yuzuru Hanyu! I'll start: 1. The way Yuzu loves figure skating....is unlike any other skater ever. He can make so much more money, get so much more attention, etc. etc. doing shows, but nope he would rather compete at ACI and Grand Prix events. 2. The awareness he has of all the people who appreciate him, the ones who attend competitions but also the ones watching on the internet or on TV, the ones who spend money on Poohs and flowers but also those who can't, is so sweet and so self aware and just so lovely. Thank you Yuzu

Honestly it's the same injury. Continuously damaging the same ligaments can't not have an additive effect on the injury. So one is not "less serious" than the other.

Too bad about the short, Shun lost by literal fractions

Stop making me cry

chills

Yayy! I hope you get to try it! Skating is so fun omg yikes, but if the pain faded in 3 days hopefully that means there's no damage at all! >.< be careful pls!

Yeah like @robin said you can start with pic skates or snow whites and mount them on old ice skates! they're not cheap though, it's basically the same as buying a figure skating set. but at least the rink time is cheaper. i think pic skate blades start at around $200. they're very different though. but i think they are similar enough that you're not falling on your face when you switch from figure skates to inline skates and vice versa, which reportedly happens if you just use regular inlines. also pic skates to me are harder to use than regular inlines (back when i used them before i started figure skating). the toe pick is higher, and they're taller and more glidey, which makes sense as they try to mimic figure skates? when i first tried pic skates i found that they were terrifying and i could barely control them. stopping is very different and the rocker is very different. but after a few hours i got the hang out of it better and could start doing crossovers, mohawks, skating backwards, etc. spins and jumps felt impossible so i haven't even tried. just doing anything that requires scraping the ice or turning on your rocker like hockey stops, snowplow stops, and choctaws seem impossible (but i'm sure it's actually not because people in pic skate videos do it). it's kind of hard to describe, but one major difference is that there is way more resistance. if you're going to go from inlines -> figure skates your issues will probably be quite different from mine THAT BEING SAID if you can't get ice time, i highly recommend trying it, a lot of the moves (like crossovers) are pretty much the same, and a lot of the muscles you will build are the same. and it's fun in the same way!

NOoooo! His lines!

....WHY also is that a...youtube screencap? lol

Sorry, do you know who exactly said that? I know it's the female commentator, but do you know her name?

Wait...really? But what about NHK '15 where he pointed at himself and then did the pointing "#1" sign

I forgot to respond to this but...if you would like to embed a google spreadsheet here, I made a post with the instructions to do so: That way if you want to post your content index it'll be easy/accessible for people to read/edit it.

Thank you 😍😍

Does anyone know where this photo is from? Is it a fan photo?

Hmm interesting, video hosting and playback is super tricky and resource intensive though.

I have the same spinner. I bought it because bees=honey=pooh, BUT i didn't know he has the same one now i may use it more diligently now

Btw I like your username

2018 Internationaux de France Men's Preview Nathan Chen, Boyang Jin, Jason Brown, and Dmitri Aliev face off in last Grand Prix The Internationaux de France will be this season's last Grand Prix event, and it will determine the top six skaters to qualify for the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver this year. Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan and Shoma Uno of Japan have won both of their events and qualified for the Final. Michal Březina of the Czech Republic has also qualified with two silver medals, and Sergei Voronov of Russia will mostly likely be in with one silver and one bronze. Cha Junhwan of South Korea is waiting in the wings with two bronze medals, the only other skater this season with two Grand Prix medals. The men's event in Grenoble this weekend will likely be a face-off between Nathan Chen of the United States, the reigning World champion, and Boyang Jin of China, the two-time World bronze medalist. Chen decided to simplify the number of quads in his programs from a total of eight (two in the short program and six in the free skate) at his peak to only five for this event. Jason Brown of the United States is coming off a less-than-stellar showing at his events earlier this season following a big coaching change this summer. He left his long-time coach of 18 years, Kori Ade, to join the Toronto Cricket Club and train under Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson. The change was made after Brown finished off the podium at last year's Nationals and missed out on a spot for the US Olympic team. Brown, the 2015 US National champion, is hoping to improve upon a sixth place finish at Skate Canada earlier this season. Dmitri Aliev of Russia is similarly hoping to improve upon his fifth place finish at the NHK Trophy earlier this year. The 2018 European silver medalist finished seventh at both the Olympics and Worlds last season. Also in the mix are Nicolas Nadeau of Canada, Kevin Aymoz of France, Romain Ponsart of France, Daniel Samohin of Israel, Keiji Tanaka of Japan, Deniss Vasiljevs of Latvia, and Alexander Samarin of Russia.

2018 Internationaux de France Ladies Preview Evgenia Medvedeva, Bradie Tennell, Rika Kihira, Mai Mihara, and Stanislava Konstantinova vie for the last spots at the Grand Prix Final The last stop on the Grand Prix series is always one of the most anticipated. No matter who's participating, it determines the remaining Grand Prix Final entries, and in Grenoble this weekend there is an especially nail-biting lineup. Two-time World champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist, Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia, will be looking forward to shrug off the bronze medal she earned at Skate Canada earlier this season. While a good result for almost anyone else in the world, Medvedeva must have felt disappointed with the third-place finish given that she's previously never placed lower than second in her entire senior career. Bradie Tennell, the US National champion and the only American lady at this event, is also looking to grab a medal in France after finishing a disappointing fourth at Skate America. Tennell made an uncharacteristic mistake in her short program when she failed to complete a triple Lutz-triple loop combination and only performed a single loop instead. If Tennell does not make the podium in France this weekend, it will be the first time an American lady does not earn a Grand Prix medal. In order to qualify for the Grand Prix Final, Tennell must win. Rika Kihira of Japan is coming off of a momentous win at the NHK Trophy earlier this year. She earned the second-highest free skate score of the season with two clean triple Axels. Kihira again has the highest base value of this event and, if she wins here, will be the only other woman to win both of her events other than Olympic Champion Alina Zagitova. Stanislava Konstatinova of Russia won a surprise silver medal at the Grand Prix Helsinki earlier this season. If she places at least second here in France, she will also qualify for the Grand Prix Final. Mai Mihara of Japan is also coming off of a strong showing at the NHK Trophy where she finished fourth with a score over 200 points. With a win here, she will be able to qualify for the Grand Prix Final for the first time. Also in contention for the podium are Laurine Lecavelier of France, Maé-Bérénice Méité of France, Lea Serna of France, Marin Honda of Japan, Maria Sotskova of Russia, Matilda Algotsson of Sweden and Alexia Paganini of Switzerland.

Figure Skating Event Previews & Recaps In this thread I will write event previews and recaps for major & interesting figure skating competitions! I will only write about singles because my knowledge in the other disciplines isn't as strong. If you would like to write recaps and previews with me, especially on other competitions or disciplines, let me know! The recaps were previously posted in this blog I made: http://planetfigureskating.blogspot.com I'll try to start off being really objective and just stating facts, but if there are any mistakes, please let me know!