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On 11/5/2018 at 12:42 AM, turquoiseblue said:

 

Wow, that's amazing!

2 hours ago, Terrapin said:

I think people are becoming more critical now that he is a two-time OGM, but yeah, Yuzu always made it clear that one of his major inspirations was Johnny Weir. He really likes the androgynous beauty and sparkles and has always worn these kinds of apparels. But Yuzuru has definitely made this style his own (the biellman, the inna bauer, the more introspective aspects of his performances etc belong to him, as well as being tributes to other persons who inspire him). Plus, I've always found it funny that his other hero should be Plushenko whose style is so different from Weir's. There is a quiet kind of power in Yuzuru' skating which could be more linked to Plushenko's style. And anyway, these two programmes this year are explicitely dedicated to these two skaters, so of course there 's bound to be some similarities with them. 

Well said.

Rediscovered this.

Am glad Kailani got a spot.

21 hours ago, sweetwater said:

Was afraid of that. I think we're nearing the end of Elena's competitive career, unfortunately.

Are they going to replace her?

23 hours ago, BWOZWaltz said:

Trip down the memory lane today...

 

 

This t is one of the 70/80s J-Pop golden tunes. I love it 

I'm now listening to this.

Part of the reason I made this thread was to discover new music

Still with the K-pop

So, what are you listening to at the moment? Is it a hot new track, something that brings back fond memories or is it Carmen or the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack?

I'm back into K-pop and the Queen of it has just brought out a new track:

What about you?

I got into anime because I was already playing Japanese RPGs.  So from there, I started watching anime as well. My first ones were Revolutionary Girl Utena (still one of the best, imo) and Escaflowne.

Thanks for making this topic, by the way

3A animal special: 

Alexandra's instagram especially is one big dog party.

Alena above Anna. Somehow I thought it was the other way around

So four spots for the ladies in JGPF are now decided: Shcherbakova, Kostornaia, Tarakanova and Kim.

Congratulations to Yelim Kim for making it to the JGPF

-3 spots for Shcherbakova, Tarakanova and Kostornaia

-Only Kanysheva and Trusova can end up above her still

-Tarusina has two silvers as well, but a lower total score, meaning the sixth spot will be hers in any case.

Anna seems ready to challenge Sasha.

On 9/24/2018 at 7:57 PM, turquoiseblue said:

 

Not long ago I didn't even know whether or not she spoke English well, but she is so witty in the language.

I love her more by the day.

12 hours ago, TallyT said:

 

 

This turned up on my pinterest, no credit (if anyone knows, tell me) but I thought it still needed sharing...

This looks like Final Fantasy cover art.

Amazing!

On 10/4/2018 at 6:13 PM, WinForPooh said:

 

Axel-off, between Yuzu and Waka! YES!  

They can add pair skating as a discipline and win four gold medals in Beijing together.

1 hour ago, Murieleirum said:

 

Just from the top of my head, I've always had trouble with 義 and 議 or 織 and 職. Although these are not recent kanji so I guess at all levels you have to fight to distinguish kanji lol! 

 

Edit: ah, I should specify that by 'hard to distinguish' I don't mean that I cannot see that there is a difference - more like, I switch their meaning/reading very easily. 

Thank you!

Maybe it helps that you wrote them down here. It helped me with some words.

I always forget how to write Sweden, so I might as well just put it down here too: スウェーデン

On 9/17/2018 at 10:39 AM, Murieleirum said:

 

Although I guess it's a killer for a foreigner to study both Japanese and Chinese. I mean, I'll learn my kanji allright! I'll learn ALL the Chinese characters! 

I'm starting to enter that phase of Kanji where you have to start really paying attention to every radical, and not just approximate what you see... because you will have 20-30 kanji looking alike. I envy Chinese for their abilities developed earlier to distinguish and recognize thousands of characters... 

  

 

Can you give an example of kanji that you find hard to distinguish?

I also downloaded a nice app called 'kanji tree', which allows you to practice kanji in all sorts of ways. Even if I have just a minute or two to spare, I play with it.

On 9/22/2018 at 4:59 PM, yoloaxel said:

https://mrsport.ria.ru/interview/20180922/1142324747.html

 

Apparently Zhenya and Tracy cut the skirt of her SP dress in the changing room before the competition LOL why is everyone at TCC in such a wild mood lately!

This is so funny!

I imagine them doing it with giant scissors too

On 9/14/2018 at 9:31 PM, Sammie said:

How cute! He going to wonder what the heck are these monsters on the ice next to his Pooh 

That would be great

EDIT: I just realized I made my 100th post talking about crocheted Nessies

I know it's a really busy weekend for us figure skating fans, but the World Championships Rhythmic Gymnastics are also held now.

Stream of the Groups Competition:

Sometimes I notice that my Japanese skills are quite uneven. I would say I'm somewhere in the middle of intermediate. I know some words that are quite obscure and advanced, but at other times I notice that I don't know quite basic words.

I did a test online and realized that I didn't even know the word for beside. It's 横 (yoko). A while back I had the same with 床 (yuka), which means floor

Does anyone else have the same thing, or is it just me?

A favourite Japanese word:

I like 鐘 (bell: kane)

Glad to see so many Tuk fans!