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My final batch of banners~ Thank you all for all the wonderful praise!

Wow, thanks for all your kind comments! My hand slipped and I made more banners... Hope you guys like them!

Here are some banners I designed for Planet Hanyu! Hope you guys like them! Edit: Fixed the links!

I became a fan of Yuzuru during the Sochi Olympics. It all started when my friend told me about this cute 19 year-old who broke the WR in the Olympics and she showed me a video of Yuzu's Parisienne Walkways (though it wasn't the Sochi version because of copyright issues). I remember thinking, "What a weird program (I wasn't a fan of the music back then) and what a weird-looking guy!". I remember being rather amazed by how long his neck was - it was almost alien-like to me then. :rofl2: I also remember thinking that this guy must be very skilled because he looked so effortless. But at that time, it wasn't enough to make me a fan. Few days later, I was on Twitter and I came across a news article with the headlines to the effect of "19-year old Yuzuru Hanyu becomes first Asian man to clinch Olympic Gold". I was like, "Hey I remember this guy!". And being Asian myself, I just had to check him out. So I went on Youtube and tried searching for Yuzuru Hanyu Romeo & Juliet. At that time, I didn't know he had two R&Js. So I mistakenly clicked on his R&J I (I didn't even notice the year was wrong, silly me) and I watched it. And boy, was it an experience. I can't remember how many times I replayed that video. I just kept watching it over and over and over again. And that's when I realized I was a fan (it was funny when I realized I was watching the wrong program all along haha!). I joined GS and Tumblr on the same day and I've never looked back. :love: I learned how to identify jumps from watching Yuzu's programs (his textbook jumps are just... :bow: ) and I have been to both GPF 2014 and GPF 2015. The things that Yuzu makes me do.... :devil:

On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter ( ) Weaver/Poje skated to this in the 2015-2016 season, and while it wasn't their most memorable program, I thought the music used was very riveting, especially when watching it live. Perhaps Yuzu could use a cut from this music for a step sequence, not the full piece cos the slow build suits ice dance more than singles imo.

YES x1000000 to this! :love: While I also love Yuzu's more introspective and calm programs like Chopin Ballade and Notte Stellata, I think Yuzu's forte is dramatic music and I really want to see him do a program where he just lets it all out again a la Romeo and Juliet I. I think Mad Max is a good choice because it has many rhythmic(?) moments in it that would fit well with step sequences, and also dramatic and sweeping climaxes that would be perfect for his Ina Bauer. I don't think many people have skated to it, which is also another perk? Wouldn't want another POTO season during the Olympics. :nono: