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Can't wait to see him! [NEWS]

Canceling a GP costs ISU money, and I think an athlete's wishes will take a backseat if the ISU can hold the GP instead of canceling. All they have to do is to pressure JSF into switching Yuzu with Yuma, so that Yuzu gets COC-replacement + IDF, and Yuma gets NHK + COR. That said, reassigning Yuzu to the replacement GP with the hope of selling out that event only works if they really can sell tickets, and border restrictions are lifted, etc. So the chances of seeing Yuzu is still very slim.

Last I heard there were 400+ cases of COVID inside the Tokyo Olympics "bubble", and at least one person traveling into Tokyo for the Olympics tested positive for the lambda variant. That probably spooked China. It's a lot easier for them to cancel a GP than the Olys, so they might still hold the Olys. GP Helsinki again? And can Yuzu go there instead of COR? Last time, Helsinki wanted the Oly gold medalists to ensure success before agreeing to hold the GP. If they ask for Yuzu, maybe they will shuffle assignments around to make that happen.

Videos of Yuzu's participation in 24hr TV from 2014-2020: 2014 R&J 1.0 2015 Hana ni Nare 2015 Requiem of Heaven and Earth 2016 I Can't Say 2017 White Legend 2018 Notte Stellata 2019 Haru yo Koi 2020 Remote interview [NEWS] Can't wait to see what he does for 2021!

YouTube link, but OP says will delete soon, so download fast. [NEWS]

More 24hr TV! [NEWS]

Lmao, I never really paid attention to the lyrics. I think it used to list "music", but with the latest update it turned to "none". Well you know how competent ISU is. They make so many mistakes related to info about Yuzu, I lowkey think they do it on purpose. I always think of Lords and Ladies, like in British nobility.

Well if fanyus are going bananas, we want to be purple bananas to match LGC and Origin 2.0.

World Standings for the 2021-22 season. Yuzu No. 1. [NEWS]

Or to choose those things because he does not want people to think that he is gay, which basically is homophobia. Yuzu acts silly and goofs around with people that he likes and is comfortable with. He never does that with Nathan. He is only polite and friendly with him, the same way he acts with other people that he does not know well. I think he respects Nathan and that's it. The skaters that came out recently have big fed support, so it's probably safe for them to do so. Also, they conform to their gender roles. I think judges are more likely to punish a skater if they "look or act gay"... and they don't even have to come out to receive that harsher treatment. The perception of being gay is enough. I want to see Jason in sparkly, flowery, pink ruffles flouncing around to Barbie Girl as his new SP, and let's see how he gets judged. So I just looked up that song on YouTube and omg those lyrics! I never knew that song was like that! I always thought that song was about shallow, materialistic women. I don't think Nathan is any different than most American guys and their mindset is pretty much "gays are ok, but god forbid anyone should think I'm gay". And I'm being generous here because a lot of American guys are downright anti-gay. It's a reflection of society at large where there is still a stigma to being gay. If that's the way Nathan truly feels, then now is a good opportunity for him to take a good, hard look at himself to see why he feels that way and why it's not a good thing.

My mom has been watching the Tokyo Olympics. She just called me and asked when Yuzu's going to be on. I'm not sure if she thought he was competing or if she thought he was going to take some part in it just because it's the Olympics.

This reminds me of what Kikuchi-san said in his book about young Yuzu. This was his description of Yuzu doing an exercise on the balance beam: Source: https://yuzusorbet.tumblr.com/post/627491746405908480/translation-of-kikuchi-sans-book-a-friend So this clearly shows that Yuzu endured the same teasing from other boys as a child, but being the cat that he is, he followed his own path and didn't feel the need to "be cool" and follow the mainstream. I agree that responsibility comes along with being the champion of your sport. I do hold them to a higher standard because children and younger athletes look up to them as role models. Yuzu said that he was aware that all eyes were on him during DOI rehearsals so he felt it was important to put in his best effort. I don't think it's easy for him to always be the role model as he has said he always feels like he has to be "Yuzuru Hanyu", but he accepts that responsibility just like he accepted the responsibility of representing the disaster victims. The following is in response to comments about N*, so I will put it under the spoiler. I also wanted to say welcome back @KatjaThera! Missed you and glad that you're back!

Brazil Yuzu! ETA: Some of the replies to this tweet are really good too: This post has been tagged by yuzuangel as [NEWS].

And Nick McCarvel retweeted. Isn't he US media? Expected crickets from them.

Here's the Eng sub video! [NEWS]

I was surprised when I found out how closely tied together NBC is with the IOC, and that probably extends to the ISU as well. I remember someone saying the reason why they don't have more cameras for judges to view replays and stuff is because NBC won't allow it. I was like . Why would NBC care, and why would they have that much influence? Well now I know. I read an article about how FS in the US used to draw in BIG ratings, but then the sport has drastically declined in popularity. They look at Yuzu's popularity and they're dying to replicate it and bring back the glory days. And I think the "macho culture" is even stronger in Mexico than it is in the US. For Trumpsters, it's all about America First. I know someone who is a Trumper and she was outraged that N* didn't win gold at Pyeongchang since he won the FP. When I pointed out that he bombed his SP, she grudgingly conceded, but then insisted that he should have at least medaled and that no way Javi deserved his bronze. Also, the Trumpers are mainly in bible-belt middle America, so most are conservative and narrow-minded and they're not going to want to see graceful, sparkly men. I don't think they're really trying to draw in the hockey crowd because seriously, even if the guys jump 10 quints, the hockey crowd is not going to watch FS. I think the audience they're aiming for is the conservative women.

Another thing I want to mention, back in the day when Yuzu was known as a jumper and Patrick Chan was Mr. PCS, Yuzu praised Patrick and said it was difficult for him to do the deep edges like Patrick because it tires him out when he tries to do deep edges for a long time. Compare that to how N* and others who just dismiss the skills and athleticism required to do things like deep edges, complex transitions, etc.

And here's what Donovan said when asked a similar question: He's the same age as N*, so I don't buy the "cut him some slack cuz he's young". Also, they've been grooming N* to be the top men's skater since before Pyeongchang. He's had tons of experience with interviews, so I don't buy the "he's just trying to vibe with the dude bros" excuse either because how can he not understand that what he's saying will be posted for the public to see? It wasn't like he was just chilling with his dude bros in private. Plus this is the exact same narrative that ISU and media have been pushing: classical/soft/artistic (Yuzu)=old; modern/edgy/athletic (N*)=pushing the sport and increasing viewership. Only N* was foolish to explicitly add a gender association with ISU's coded narrative. And don't forget, when they say increasing viewership, they mean US viewership to increase NBC profits, and half the population in this country are Trumpsters, and the "Make FS straight Again" is right up their alley. That's what bothers me most about all this (besides his insult to the LGBTQI+ community). He's 3x WC champion. To many non-Fanyus and FS newbies, he is the top guy right now, the "new face" of Men's FS, and he wants to replace Yuzu's beautiful vision of FS where the artistic is seamlessly intertwined with the technical to deliver a program that touches people's souls. He wants to replace that with HIS vision of skating, and we know what *that* looks like.

[NEWS] Look at those smiling eyes! He's as cute as his bb self!!!

Yep. He can convince me to buy anything with that soft, soothing voice!

I ran across this on YouTube when I was taking a peek at Kpop videos. Some years ago, Jimin wore a T-shirt with a picture of a mushroom cloud and text saying something about the liberation of Korea. Of course that was highly criticized by the Japanese as commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and a Japanese TV show canceled a BTS appearance over that. I'm sure Yuzu's Japanese antis are latching onto that to criticize him for liking BTS. I've seen some people criticize Naomi for not speaking out/helping Haiti (her father is Haitian) so she's probably pulled in multiple directions by different people. That's something that she would have in common with Yuzu... people expect her to represent them and that can't be easy for her.

Yuzu already gave him the answer to that "impossibly difficult" question. All he had to do was remember it. With regards to him being Straight, I thought this was hilarious

I think judging at Beijing will be same as always, so ISU and the major Feds will have the most influence. I'm avoiding NBC too, so here's what I'm doing: I think once the Canadian border reopens and the athletes are vaccinated, they will be expected to return to TCC for training. Continuing remote training might be possible, but I don't think Ghislain will travel to Japan. He has to coach the other TCC skaters too, like Jason, Conrad, Joseph, Jun (if he returns), etc. so I don't think he can just leave.

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