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Oh yes, the joy of being Yuzu's fan: we can first worry because we don't know anything, and then he kindly gives us something to worry about....

We know he likes cats and bees, what other creatures could be on his "okay to release information" list? (I hold out hope for 4CC next year, because if Yuzu comes to Australia not only will I do everything I can to get there, but someone will ensure he meets and cuddles koalas - it's pretty mandatory for visitors - and Yuzu+koala is adorability overload the world needs....)

Being the Trollking, maybe he'll tease us with a hint or two about the new programs.... No I know he won't but a woman can dream!

Wakaba is adorable ... okay though, how long before the promised Yuzu? And yes, he can top 'I like cats'... 'I still like cats!'

Just a little one would do....

That would be lovely. I like this girl

Several sports stars (footballers, young and brawny and not exactly endowed with common sense for the most part) have been outed by the media here for breaking actual rules - they'll be fined by both the police and their clubsm whether it goes further is anyone's guess. We do tend to forget that our heroes, of any stripe, are not necessarily as bright as we'd like them to be. In the end, Evgenia's done it, can't undo it, doesn't appear to regret it. Whether or not she ends up suffering any loss of Japanese fans/income is in the hands of Japanese fans, and neither she nor anyone outside Japan will know until the world reopens... I'm going to leave it there now.

Her twitter fans are NOT helping - not content with dragging Yuzu, one of the most loved figures in Japan, they have now brought in Alina... The whole thing was ill-judged, I can only hope whatever ice she found proves worth it.

Like being asked which of these four perfect priceless diamonds do you want...

Everyone and their moms didn't vote the way Ari wanted them to, and he's going to keep inflicting it on us till we get it RIGHT.

He has over half the votes so far, I think he just may scrape in with a win Rika is top in the ladies with about 27%, even over the tennis star....

What confuses me is why her fans are blaming Yuzuru????? Neither he, not his fans, made her do any of this....

As someone who has a long history in the shallows of different media fandoms and who remembers (didn;t touch, just watched with popcorn) the real people fic wars for half a dozen, I agree, though I doubt any skating RPF is like some of them.... But I wouldn't be surprised if Yuzu does inspire writers both pro and fan. especially in Asia, for years to come as he does artists and musicians.

Oh I love it!

She is losing respect - and fans - in the country where most skaters would most want to cultivate them. It's foolish to say the least, and she may regret it later... But she's an adult so it's clearly her own doing.

Yes and no.... I adore Masquerade but Yuzu himself said it was too emotionally intense for competition. Maybe as a formal gala piece...

If it is true (and we don't know for sure, remember all the rumours Yuzu has had to deal with) then it's not 'hating; to say she is in the wrong here.

Oh wow....

I found two copes on youtube, neither perfect, but together they did me The first is complete https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck3zGOUO6lo The second is better quality but missing quite a chunk - 20 minutes! at the start. All of Ao Bing's parts in it it... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZPkiHpjMfA

I found and watched an English dubbed version of that Chinese movie Ne Zha - the one where Yuzu was used for inspiration for one of the characters? Two thoughts: - boy, they made the character in question veeeerrrrrry beautiful. I approve - someone ought to use the official soundtrack (which I can't find online so just from listening in the movie itself) as a skating program. Not sure Yuzu would, he's more likely to choose a Japanese one, but someone should. The music is great!

When you think of it, the depth of the love he gets through Asia is a testament to him. I remember reading an old GS thread in about 2015, where it was stated - and agreed to - that there was no way the Koreans would allow a Japanese skater to win gold on their soil. Memories are looong, and so is hostility, and they would stop it somehow. But from what I could see, they honoured and cheered on this Japanese boy as hard as anyone. The Chinese also have long memories and a relationship with Japan that can and does get fraught at times. But Yuzu is more loved even than their own skaters.

You'd think if they were going to support anyone outside their own, it would be Nathan and/or Vincent with their heritage. But no, they and Chinese skating fans in general want Yuzuru.

Why this image though, is she going to show us a bit of her choroegraphy or talk about it? Yuzu is NOT on the list of skaters...