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Can you imagine this:
Commentator: And last up is... Yuzuru Hanyu.... the space kitten, the swan, the ice fairy, space pooh, the living national treasure, the GOAT!!!!
Audience: ??? kitty? swan? pooh? national treasure? goat? Are we in a zoo?
Oh, I just remembered another iconic one: the Alien!
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32 minutes ago, SparkleSalad said:
>_> Goat
31 minutes ago, MrPudding said:GOAT
Haha, how can I forget this! (and uppercases do make or break this title lol)
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Just out of curiosity, does Yuzu have a title from figure skating fans in general? Like I have seen skaters being referred to as King (Plushenko, Takahashi (in Japan))... Queen (Yuna)... Tiny Queen (Satoko)... but does Yuzu have one? I haven't commonly heard him being referred to as something else other than Mushroom, Yuzu, Zuzu etc., which are more like affectionate nicknames.
If he doesn't have one, Yuzu needs to have something intimidating. Zuzu is not scary enough lol. (Granted, all he needs is his glare)
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30 minutes ago, Forcefield said:
I don't get it. Has this been updated? Just wondering why Nathan Chen isn't first, having made a Gold medal sweep currently this season (something I wished for Hanyu).
So world standings they give you scores base on your SB for each season? How does this work?
12 minutes ago, Sammie said:I have no clue how World standing work
. Maybe someone will enlighten us.
This is a post @xeyra had posted back in November explaining how world standing is calculated.
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As salty (and bitter) as I am of the judging and scores, a win is a win, and no one can take it away (Just like I still see people saying Yuzu's Olympic title was undeserved because Plushenko withdrew, like really?). Nathan won this season's GPF, just like Shoma did at last year's nationals. Even if their scores are lower than Yuzu's both times, their wins should still be recognized. Now, if people go around saying they beat Yuzu though... that's a different matter as it's untrue since he was not competing.
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1 hour ago, kiches said:
As for meeting Bestiminova and Bobrin, there's a video of them running into each other at the hotel lobby during Rostelecom, so he definitely met them (she hugged him and I think his mom, too). Maybe he meant at the rink though.
I am so happy to hear that, that I immediately went and look for it. Here is the video if anyone else missed it like I did.
And thank you for sharing your thoughts on my question! It is definitely one way to interpret it. Perhaps I was being too literal in his words. I will have to read the article again with fresh set of eyes after getting some sleep.
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16 hours ago, Yatagarasu said:
Yuzuru Hanyu x Ice Jewels Special Interview (Vol. 7)
Something to read in the meantime, thanks to our @gladi!
Once again, I am very impressed with his incredible self-awareness, on his performances, mistakes, expressions, season (slow start), and even his anxiety and fears. It is always nice to see him acknowledge how it is needed for him to change his mentality on his training methods in order to better suit his body at this point in time, instead of "jumping and falling and jumping and falling" method he used when he was 16-17 years old. (Which makes me incredibly sad for him to get injured in NHK despite the extra care he took; I pray he will come back from it).
It is very insightful to read his thoughts on his jumps and how body types factor into the jumps one can do (It never occurred to me to contribute his "lack of stability" to his body build. Maybe that is something to think about, but probably it goes beyond that). I always had a fun time reading up the discussions fans had on jumping techniques in the skating thread despite not knowing much myself. I also like how he described his performances: they are like "pieces of glass" which become very beautiful once they fit together successfully, but can be very dangerous and risky when they don't (which is similar to his jumps, beautiful once "everything falls into place"). As a fan, I am glad he didn't end up changing his build much in order to gain more stability in his jumps, because his lightness and effortless look when jumping are what make me enthralled with his skating.
His pondering on his roots in his expression is also fascinating and something I have to keep an eye out for when watching performances from skaters with different backgrounds. Now I really wondered what exactly is entailed in North American way of expression, same as Russian way and Japanese way? I especially like it when he credits his "fundamentals of expression" to Bestemianova and Bobrien's "way of thinking" specifically, not just simply Russian ways (because I think there are many schools of expressions in Russia- just look at Eteri for example). Lastly, when I thought I couldn't be more impressed with him, I became even more so when he started crediting the people who had helped him in the past, however brief the encounter was. I really hope Tarasova, Bestemianova and Bobrien know how much Yuzu holds them in high esteem, to the point of skating in front of them was the most happy aspect of skating in CoR. Too bad he didn't get to meet them during CoR, but I am sure they were as happy as he was to see him skate in Russia. Personally, I am really grateful he brought back Notte Stellata in Russia; I was completely entrapped by his performance despite the pink lighting.
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29 minutes ago, kaerb said:
Hii again, does anyone have a full clip of JP Nats 2014 mens podium w Yuzu, Shoma and Kozuka? (the one where they forget their certificates on the podium lolol). I found a gifset but the link to the video was broken ;;
Hi, it's me again!
This video has the "unreleased" footage of the moment where they forgot their certificates on the podium, which is not part of the victory ceremony clip.
If you looking for the actual victory ceremony though, there is a clip here:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av1882944/
I hope that helps!
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It had formally past midnight here (albeit a little late), so happy birthday Yuzu! I wish you all the best (and health) in the upcoming year. I hope there will be less rocks in your path to gold in the upcoming year and season! And even if there are challenges ahead, I hope you know your fans will be behind you supporting you every inch of the way!
.gif ":)")
Lastly, I thank you for being such an inspiration, both as a person and a skater. Also, I am really grateful to all your family members and friends for shaping you into the admirable and strong person you are.
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38 minutes ago, sallycinnamon said:
He tried the first 3A in competition in his SP at the Tohoku-Hokkaido Regional competition in October 2008. It was underrotated and he fell on it. He jumped the first clean 3A with positive GOE three weeks later, at the East Japan Junior Championships where he got +0.80 for the jump
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A quick question: when did Yuzu learn 3A? At which competition did he land his first 3A?
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3 hours ago, kaerb said:
Does anyone have a link to the full victory ceremony at NHK 2015 and Nats 2015? ;;
This is NHK 2015 Men Victory Ceremony: (By full, do you want the Ladies too?)
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41 minutes ago, Floria said:
With a little bit of practice I think he is capable of doing this spin
It's not so beautiful yet, but I keep watching it on repeat... I hope next season Yuzuru will include new spins. I love watching his spins (and his arms movements!).
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In anticipation of hitting 2000 pages, here's something for all of us to review:
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Considering we are on the topic, here are some information about body fat of swimmers, swimming education in Japan and how swimming can affect asthmatic people. I hope it is not too off-topic for this thread. I want to make the disclaimer that the articles provided below, while can shed some lights on the topic discussed, are not the absolute truth. As we all know, the triggers and effects of asthma are very individualistic, so what are mentioned in the articles may or may not be what is affecting Yuzuru. He might just not invest a lot of time in swimming as a child, perhaps due to his severe asthma when he was really young or his investment in figure skating instead. But I thought the information below may be considered interesting to fellow satellites here on the Planet.
SpoilerOne interesting tidbit I thought may contribute to the discussion of body fat is from an article in American Journal of Sports Medicine, in 1983:
QuoteFive hundred twenty-eight male athletes participating in 26 Olympic events and 298 female athletes participating in 15 Olympic events underwent determination of body fat percentage (% fat) and lean body mass (LBM) via hydrostatic weighing and/or anthropometric methods. All groups of athletes were below the average values for % fat of college age men and women of 15% and 25%, respectively. In general, athletes involved in a sport where their body weight is supported, such as canoe and kayak (males, 13.0 +/- 2.5%; females, 22.2 +/- 4.6%) and swimming (males, 12.4 +/- 3.7%; females 19.5 +/- 2.8%), tended to have higher % fat values. Athletes involved in sports where a weight class has to be made to compete, such as boxing (males, 6.9 +/- 1.6%) and wrestling (male, Junior World Freestyle 7.9 +/- 2.7%), events such as the 100, 200, and 400 meters in athletes (male 100 and 200 meters, 6.5 +/- 1.2%; female 100, 200 and 400 meters, 13.7 +/- 3.6%) that are very anaerobic in nature and extremely aerobic events such as the marathon (males, 6.4 +/- 1.3%) demonstrated lower % fat values. Athletes involved in sports where body size is a definite advantage, such as basketball (males, 84.1 +/- 6.2 kg; females, 55.3 +/- 4.9 kg) and volleyball (males, 75.0 +/- 6.6 kg; females, 58.4 +/- 4.5 kg) tended to have a larger LBM.
(http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/036354658301100604)
For those who are wondering about swimming education in Japan, this article may be interesting to read about.
(http://spbio.naruto-u.ac.jp/matsui/Materials_files/Matsui-IAHSFF 2012_Book.pdf)
These tidbit may be interesting to note: @katonice
QuoteSwimming is one of the sports that Japanese love, and many people enjoy swimming and aquatic activity in the swimming pool and in the open water. Swimming is one of the compulsory subjects in school education in Japan, so that children growing up in Japan must learn how to swim in a swimming pool. The swimming ability of Japanese people is related to what they learn and develop in the schools.
QuoteAccording to the “Can You Swim?” project, Japanese can swim well with the crawl and the breaststroke, but are not good at staying afloat, backstroke, dive into, and underwater swim (Moran, 2009; Goya, 2011). It is reasonable that Japanese must have training for the crawl and the breast stroke at school, and it is not required to try treading water, surface dive, and underwater swim at school. The reason why the Japanese schools do not develop such important skills in swimming is not clear. Before the explosive spread of swimming pools began at 1970s, swimming pool in Japan had enough depth to perform underwater swimming and vertical movement in the water like in foreign countries. But when the government promoted school swimming pool construction, most new pools had shallow depth (0.8- 1.1m at elementary school, 0.8-1.4m at junior high). According to the design guidebook of pool construction released by Japan Cement Association at that time (Japan Cement Association, 1952), it is described that swimming pool should be shallow as possible to save building cost and the maintenance cost. For this reason, shallow pools are desirable for both the side to place an order and to receive an order to construct them. It is also desirable to secure the safety not to be drowned for everyone can stand up in the swimming pool. But it is not appropriate as a place of the learning to get abilities for certain swimming security. Thus the abilities given at school are limited by the condition in the design of the swimming pool. And that is one of the major reasons why they train only the styles of race swimming.
And for the satellites who are interested in how swimming affect asthmatic, here is an article that can contribute to your knowledge,
Here is a summary for the article:
QuoteSwimming is a common pastime activity and competitive sport for patients with asthma. One reason for such popularity may be the low asthmogenicity of swimming compared with landbased activities. Review of available evidence suggests that swimming induces less severe bronchoconstriction than other sports. The mechanisms for this protective effect of swimming are not clear, but there is some experimental evidence intimating that it results in part from the high humidity of inspired air at water level, which reduces respiratory heat loss (and possibly osmolarity of airways mucus). Beneficial roles of horizontal posture and of water immersion have been tested but not confirmed. Swimming poses two potentially deleterious effects to the patient with asthma. One is the exaggerated parasympathetic tone due to the 'diving reflex', that has been shown to trigger bronchoconstriction. The other is airway irritation because of chlorine and its derivatives. Swimming as a training modality has definite benefits for the patient with asthma. These include an increase in aerobic fitness and a decrease in asthma morbidity. There is no conclusive evidence, however, that swim training causes a decrease in the severity or frequency of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.
Another article is on the chlorination in pool and the potential effects it has on swimmers: (I remembered some users were discussing about chlorination before)
(http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppul.20947/epdf)
The biggest takeaway from this article is the wealth of references in it that can be used for further investigation, as well as how contradictory findings have been on the extent of the effects chlorine has. The quotes below are just 1/100 of the information in the article.
QuoteTaken together, these studies suggest that swimming, like other forms of physical exercise, has a beneficial effect on aerobic performance and exercise tolerance in asthmatic subjects. Nonetheless, it may be that repeated exposure to irritant chlorine by-products has some kind of harmful effect on the already-inflamed airways of asthmatic individuals.
QuoteWe can conclude that, while there is evidence suggesting that chronic exposure to chlorine derivatives may damage the respiratory tract of highly trained swimmers, available data on the effects of low chronic exposure in recreational swimmers are more uncertain. Given the popularity of swimming, the problem of the health hazards related to swimming pool attendance is currently a major issue at international level. If there is a real cause–effect relationship between swimming pool attendance and asthma development, the practice of swimming might have influenced the burden of asthma reported in Western countries in the past decade. On the other hand, if there is no such relationship, there is a risk of drastic measures being needlessly implemented (e.g., the cancellation of swimming courses for children), which may have a negative fallout on the children’s overall well-being. This is a very important issue with a relevant impact on public health, and there is therefore an urgent need for prospective follow-up studies to establish whether or not a cause–effect relationship really exists between recreational swimming and asthma development. Meanwhile, the chlorine levels and temperature in swimming pools should be carefully regulated, indoor pools should be properly ventilated and bathers should be told about how good personal hygiene can reduce the irritant nature of swimming pool environments.
Once again, please note that what conclusions one research article can reached, other articles may disprove them under another circumstances. Please read them with a grain of salt. Because this post is in Yuzuru thread, I only compiled some information that may be relevant to Yuzuru, but not the whole picture, so I apologize in advanced if the information is skewed.
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7 hours ago, KatjaThera said:
I'm pretty sure I remember him saying it's 3-4% during competitions, 5-7% during ice shows, but hoping someone can back that up with links. I only remember a TV show, where both Yuzu and Mao were way bellow average. I think Yuzu was 3% and Mao 7% or 10%, but I could be wrong
His body fat percentage is quite a mystery. In his Aoi Honoo, from an interview back in 2012, he said:
Quote“(After that period of rest) My muscles diminished and my thighs were only two-thirds of what they are now. But my fats increased. (laughs) At that time, my body fat percentage was 8%. Normally, during ice shows, it’s about 4%. During competitions, it’s about 5%. Ice shows are sometimes twice in a row, so my body fat gradually decreases. The 5% during competition time is best I think.”
(https://yuzusorbet.tumblr.com/post/148632005622/bits-from-chapter-2-of-aoi-hono-ii-yuzus-2nd)
In a Japanese TV show in 2014 (pre-Sochi), it is said his body fat is 3%.
(http://yuzuryuu.tumblr.com/post/77478325979/oo0000000-body-fat-percentage-of-hanyu-is-3)
ETA: This information is repeated in Japanese TV programs around 2015 GPF and 2016 WC.
In an article posted on JapanTimes, after GPF 2016, his body fat is estimated by IceTime to be 1-2%.
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2 minutes ago, kaeryth said:
Wow! Thank you! Chinese fans are amazing and scary. (I feel like they have lots of those early vids that were lost/gone on youtube due to copyrights).
They do! I am depending on them alot when it comes to footages and translations of Yuzuru's early career, since some fan groups have been fans of Yuzu quite early on. It is really interesting to see how Yuzu's popularity in China had grown (more like skyrocketed) over the years.
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On 11/27/2017 at 6:02 AM, kaeryth said:
I hope I can add this video to your encyclopedia, if you don't already have it. I think this is the 2009 version that you are talking about right?
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av2922339/?from=search&seid=6683205241965637134
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On 10/8/2017 at 10:27 PM, yuzuangel said:
Does anyone have a link or a gif of the time when Javi and Yuzu were comparing their biceps? I feel like it was a couple seconds before this:
but none of the videos I found on YouTube have it
I know it has been quite a while, but I stumbled across this gif. I hope that helps!
http://nanoka12.tumblr.com/post/116998480576/heltra91-javier-fernandez-yuzuru-hanyu-world
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12 minutes ago, Shayuzu said:
I think it was a local regional competion but thanks!
Hmm... interesting. As far as I know, NHK was the first competition he did in 2010-2011 season, and he didn't do any regional competitions before then. I know he performed in the ice show Carnival before when he displayed his FS of that season, but he fell on the quad toe. Did you seen the footage before, what does it look like?
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On 11/21/2017 at 12:06 PM, Shayuzu said:
Is there a video of yuzu jumping his first quad at comp in 2010
I believe this is it.
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2 hours ago, SparkleSalad said:
Looking for this footage from News Watch 9 (or any other program.) I think it's 2014 NHK official practice. (Quietly placing bets on who will fulfill my request.)
And if anyone knows where this lovely photo of loveliness was published, I'd love to know.
And here is the footage you wanted!
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODM1ODA4Mjcy.html
P.S.: Sorry for spoiling your bet.
I was combing through COC 2014 era a few days ago so I had slight impression on where to look.
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1 hour ago, SparkleSalad said:
Looking for this footage from News Watch 9 (or any other program.) I think it's 2014 NHK official practice. (Quietly placing bets on who will fulfill my request.)
And if anyone knows where this lovely photo of loveliness was published, I'd love to know.
For the picture, it is from the exhibition at Madame Tussaud Tokyo in 2015.
Here is a website that has many beautiful pictures of Yuzuru shown in the exhibition, including the one in the twitter post.
https://ameblo.jp/yohoho29/entry-12053654537.html
P.S.: Prepare some tissues before clicking the link.
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