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It's interesting how the two articles on the costumes designing process speak bounds about the skaters' personalities too.

I like that theory! I hope the dear raccoon is enjoying the company...

I agree with you totally, I didn't mean they need to reveal their identity publicly, maybe to an administrator? But I hope it is not something bad that happened on this planet to cause them to hide their posts suddenly. Yes, I will do my best to contribute!

Can the user speak up on their reasoning on hiding their posts, and propose an alternative? I want to be saved from this alternate dimension/timeline we are on now... At this point we will never get past 1970s... I want to be in the same era as Yuzu and his extraness...

I keep wincing every time we get pulled back a year... we will never get to Yuzu's birth year at this point! Does that mean Yuzu will cease to exist in our planet?!

Is Vegatta the one writing Yuzu a message, or did Yuzu write him a message? Sorry, I don't quite understand the tweet. But I love any interaction between Vegatta and Yuzu lol

Oh, thank you for clarification! I don't even know there is that feature.

Is there a reason why we have less and less pages? I remembered we were in the 1980 something pages a few days ago, and now we are back in the 70s.

Can anyone tell me the name of the spin at 2:54? Is it like a modified doughnut spin? I really like the look of it. P.S.: Am I the only one who really like his costume and hairstyle in this program? Such a contrast to his image in his FS program that year.

This tops everything.

I believe the award ceremony will take place in the upcoming January (11th I think) so it is a little too early to say whether he will attend or not.

That's the highlight for sure. Last one for the day: no one beats chibi Yuzu when it comes to cuteness. I just want to squish his cheeks!

How's this for cuteness? (esp at 2:47)

Oh... after reading your post, I went and watched another video from the uploader... it looks like it is about the protest of Korean influence in Japan (not 100% sure)? Wow they are really heated in their protest...

In the midst of Yuzu drought and Yuzu withdrawal symptoms, I present to you this one cute child who was warming up in a play room (?) back in 2012. I hope it makes your withdrawal much less painful.

I sure hope it is reuseable...

I couldn't resist... But I watched "Future of Tohoku" for the first time yesterday and it was really interesting to note the differences and similarities between the Yuzu then and the Yuzu now. Ease my withdrawal symptoms for a while...

It wasn't so bad when I was kept busy with school the past week or so, but now with things slowing down for me... I started to watch all of his past documentaries and TV appearances from the beginning... what has my life come to?

Is it too selfish for me to hope that Olympics is the repeat of NHK 2015, and Worlds is GPF 2015? Haha, but no matter, I just hope he does his best and has no regrets at the end of the day.

But do you think that the less pressure Yuzu has from not going into Olympics as reigning GPF winner will be offset by the pressure he is under now with everyone expecting he will make a comeback at PyeongChang? Like, now many people (many fans included) are hoping and expecting he will do very well in PC because of the angst and the "kuyashii" feeling he accumulates from being injured and missing out a chance of defending his GPF title for the fifth time, sort of like how he made a comeback after SP at WC 2017. Will that expectation create a potentially greater pressure onto him, perhaps even worse than the pressure of a reigning GPF champion, since Yuzu is probably exerting the same kind of pressure onto himself? Also, if he wins over Uno at Japan Nationals in December, can it simulates the same kind of pressure as if winning GPF? I am sorry if my words are jumbled- my brain is taking a break right now.

I am curious, do you think it may be due to his jumping techniques that he doesn't have the major injuries some of the other skaters have? I have read in this forum before that Yuzu has quite good axis and body alignment when jumping and landing (not sure if I remember right), so can that be the reason why he hasn't suffer a "major" injury so far like Nathan (for example)? On another note, it seems like majority of Yuzu's injuries are at his ankles and knees, what can be the contributors to that? Is it his technique that makes him more prone to injuries on his ankle and knee?

So after looking it up on the net, MAD comes from the Japanese phrase "Kichigai Tape", or "Tape of Madness". I believe these tapes were recognized as the first videos to contain re-edited, mash-up segments of video clips and stuff (I am not sure how accurate this is). The tapes were made by Japanese university students in the 1980s. Another term you may be familiar with is AMV, which is Anime Music Video. The two terms are used interchangeable these days.

I believe it originates from Japanese anime culture? It used to only refer to a fan-created video for an anime, piecing together different clips of the anime. Now, it is broadly refers to as any fan-created music videos, not necessarily just for anime. So in this case, the fans piece together many different clips of Yuzu and add in a song they think is appropriate for the message they want to send out.

After everything that had happened these couple of days, I thought I will share this MAD with you. I had heard it when I first became a fan and was catching up on Yuzu's history, now I find it quite fitting for such challenging times. The lyrics in this MAD were edited and re-sung by the team who created this MAD in order to fit Yuzu more appropriately, so I think as fans we can all relate to the message. I am quite limited in the Chinese language, so I can only roughly translated what I thought the words mean. If there are any mistakes, feel free to correct me. https://www.bilibili.com/video/av7024733/ (Please watch the video too; it is really moving.) 牢牢吸引着我们目光 Our gaze are firmly planted on 变幻成的花静静开放 The blossom you morphed into quietly 旋转跳跃无数种花样 Spins, jumps, and numerous moves 成功后多少创伤 The injuries behind the successes 停留空中如翙羽生长 The plume feathers that remain in the air 一切和你的名字一样 The same as your name 冰皇让我领略它模样 The frigid ice gives me a taste of what it's like 却是因为你爱上 But I fell in love with it because of you 摔倒几次你从未在意过冰凉 You never care of the coldness when you fell 浴火的鸟不流浪 The phoenix that rise from the ashes doesn't stray 笑起来的时候眼里星光闪亮 The bright stars in your eyes when you laugh 一声BYE-BYE不曾忘 You never forget to say bye-bye 腰部猛然地弯折 Your waist sharply bend 徐徐地下落 Slowly fall to the ground 额头手臂都在脚踝扣成锁 Your chin and arms are locked with your ankles 宁愿跳跃后摔倒也不空落 Rather jump and fall than pop 所以战袍永不脱 That's why your battle armor is never taken off 你是英雄的颜色 You are the color of hero 纪录手中握 Armed with numerous world records 让你背负这么多是对是错 Is it right or wrong to let you bear so much? 你说我无时无刻不鞭策我 You say there was never a time you never not challenge yourself 窥探到你生活 When I pry into your life 孤独而寂寞 Alone and lonely 笑容挂在沉默的脸上 The smile that hangs on your silent face 转头露出本来的模样 Reveals its true look when turned away 忍着痛似乎没有受伤 Endure the pain so it doesn't show its injury 但毕竟不同往常 But it is still different from before 汗水在脸上缓缓流淌 The sweat slowly drips down your face 延续了一年前的愿望 The wish from a year ago still goes on 再一次失败没有伪装 You don't hide from your failure 大不了再上战场 And continues stepping onto the battleground 曾经最后出演的阴阳和肖邦 In the past you performed Seimei and Chopin 还有巴黎的阳光 Also the sunshine of Paris (Parisienne Walkways) 莎翁出名的剧目同花在绽放 The famous Shakespearean play bloomed like flower 掌声都为你而响 The applause thunders because of you 多少苦痛经历过 You experienced numerous pain and hardships 突发的灾祸 And the sudden tragedy 哪怕躺在冰面上只求结果 Even when you lied on the surface of the ice, you only begged for results 用生命做赌注跳起的血色 The blood from the jumps you betted your life on 到最后泪眼婆娑 In the end the tears you shed 那块奖牌拿到过 The piece of gold you've gotten 历史缔造过 The history you created 失意也要为别人鼓掌庆贺 Even when you failed, you clapped for the others 正是为什么爱你越来越多 Which is why I love you more and more 是为你的人格 It is because of your character 谦卑而执着 Humble yet stubborn 为何什么都不说 Why do you not tell, 全部隐瞒着 And conceal everything 一遍一遍地摔倒你不痛么 Are you not hurt from the falls? 被别人诽谤后你也会自责 You blame yourself after being slandered 哪怕你并没有错 Even when you are not in the wrong 维尼熊玫瑰花朵 送你十万个 I give to you hundred thousands Winnie Poohs and roses 觉得除了你冠军无人可夺 I believe no one but you can earn the title 你是前无古人和后无来者 You are unprecedented and unsurpassed 爱你不求有所得 I love you for no gain, 只想你快乐 Just want you to be happy 这一路我们陪你走 This road we will accompanied you 哪怕再寂寞 No matter how lonely it is. (So please, keep on smiling.)

Slightly off topic here, but just out of curiosity, at what age or what point of their skating career do skaters normally transition into new coaching team? Like for example, Yuzuru had switched to TCC two seasons after he made his senior debut (age 16), while Cha Jun-Hwan started training at TCC before he made his junior debut (age 14). Stephen Gogolev seems to have been with TCC for quite a while now? and he is only 12 currently. So is there a trend or similarities among the timeline of skaters (esp the ones who trained foreignly) when they made the decision to switch from their original coaching team to a foreign one? I am really curious in how influence of coaching can impact the career of a skater Also, do you think it make a significant impact on their development as competitive skaters, such as do they have better results when they made the switch earlier in their career than later in their career? On a personal note, do you think Yuzuru would benefitted from an earlier switch, like would he have "better" techniques as a skater now if he did that? I have seen in multiple places Yuzuru really benefitted from the switch to TCC and had really improved as a skater, which make his successful Olympic season possible. As a new fan, I am still learning the ropes in the figure skating world, and there are quite a lot I have yet to learn. I apologize in advance if these questions are too troublesome or not suitable for this thread. I will be really grateful if someone here who is more knowledgeable to explain the whole process a little more if it is of no convenience.