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Not only 10 years as a senior, but he pretty well moved into the top rank at once.

This is true. Given everything he has done in his career, everything he now chooses to give the world is a gift. And it occurs to me, the fact that Seimei and Chopin were repeated and therefore skated more often doesn't change my fresh and new enjoyment of each separate performance (I mean, how many videos do I have - and regularly watch - of each?)

.... I'm hungry now.

When you think about it, other skaters with career of equal length may have more programs per se on their 'resume'... but how many can you name who have more masterpieces?

... which has been screencapped or giffed a million times for its sheer beauty...

If only... I would be in heaven if he did

I think I like...

I admit, when I saw them the first thing I thought of was that video where he got to talk (fanboy) with the Tokyo Ghoul voice actor and was all "please eat me!!" (I have resigned myself to the fact that I will probably never see Yuzu skate to the Tokyo Ghoul soundtrack or other Japanese horror, but we can all still dream...)

Oh I don't like him (I think the Eunsoo-Bell business put the nail in that coffin) but I try to be fair even to people I don't like (well, sometimes)

I still recall a video of Raf getting Yuzu's autograph, and remember it when he does something off-putting.... of course he wants Nathan to win, I'd think the less of him if he didn't have that loyalty and drive for his own skater (and he hasn't any Oly individual medals for his stable as yet, has he? he'd be hungry for that), but there's no doubting his genuine admiration for Yuzu. Pretty much every top coach on the planet would give all their eye-teeth, a kidney and goodness knows what else to have had the shaping and coaching of him, and pretty much all of them are unstintingly in awe of what he has become.

Yuzuru, serenely and apparently unconsciously, challenges gender norms by being and wearing exactly what he wants (as in a different way does Daisuke Takahashi IMO) and that - along with his bishonen beauty and contrasted with his athletic prowess - can make men in Western countries uncomfortable, especially as he appeals to both men and women in all kinds of ways, purely asthetic, deeply emotional, and yes, for quite a lot of people, erotically. It's all just another facet of his multi-faceted megastardom. He chooses not to make his private life and preferences any of anyone's business, and that's fine with us...

I approve of this area of scientific research

Wouldn't it be something if they both made the final?

Gorgeous, so gorgeous...

Welcome! He really is so worth it...

He's now old enough for this woman to say that she finds Yuzuru eating chocolate rather... erotic....

Have these pictures been posted?

Oh wow I missed this (I tend not to watch a lot of pairs or dance). Who are they?

Here's a closeup of little platic Yuzu...

I want all three, even if we don;t get a good look at the red and black ones here.... I want all three!!! (okay okay and the chocolate)

Please don't tell me that we are already learning to love it.....

With luck someone will record and share it