IceWings

And some of the cakes are so pretty!

Love these cookies! eta: They're too pretty to eat!

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The thread had a lovely message too (used Google Translate).

May all your birthday wishes come true, including 4A!

Happy Birthday Yuzu!!! Hope you have a wonderful day!

I started watching FS when I was a kid. My mom loves watching FS, so I started watching with her. I've been soooo kuyashii that the time period I stopped watching FS was exactly the time when Yuzu started competing. After PyeongChang, I thought, "Oh man, I missed out on watching the GOAT compete." I feel very lucky and fortunate that he continued competing even after winning 2 Olympic gold medals.

Same for me. 1,022 days from February 16, 2018, the day of the Men's SP in the PyeongChang Olympics. Before Hanyu, my favorite skater was Michelle Kwan. After her, it seemed like Ladies FS was turning into a bunch of jumping little girls starting with Tara Lipinski. Also there were the scoring scandals at that time, and I lost interest in figure skating. Fast forward to 2018, I heard the Olympics were going on and decided to take a peek. I was planning to cheer for Team USA, but then I saw Yuzu skate Ballade, and I was totally blown away. All my years watching figure skating, I'd never seen anyone skate like that. So he brought me back to watching FS. I got really excited when I heard about the new scoring system too, thinking it was a more objective way to score, but now it looks like things are heading back to the bad old days with the judges colluding with each other to fix the scores. And we get a new generation of jumping little girls too.

A baby angel.

Your video is so beautiful! I hope he sees it. (And Yuzu has forced me to improve my photoshopping skills as well. )

Here is my message to go with my Pooh family picture I posted previously: Dear Yuzu, Wishing you all the best on your birthday and every day. I hope that you are happily doing the things you enjoy and are making good progress toward all of your goals. In good times and in difficult times, I will always be on your side cheering for you and supporting you. Can't wait to see you skate again! お誕生日おめでとうございます. from the USA, @IceWings

Broadcast info for JNats:

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As much as I miss Yuzu's beautiful skating and want to see him, I'd rather he skip Nats. There's no need to risk his health at this time when there's a vaccine around the corner. I don't trust them to prioritize safety when they insist on holding the competition with an audience. True sign of a , when top coaches (ahem, Eteri) want to coach you, and top choreographers want to do your programs.

Here is my Pooh family wishing Yuzu a Happy Birthday!

Aww. I miss them! Welcome to the Planet! Here's the thread of photobook reviews and recommendations:

I'm guessing they still want the broadcast money. It's probably why they insist on calling this the Grand Prix Series even though it doesn't look anything like a real Grand Prix. I suspect it's because they have the contracts set for broadcasting the Grand Prix comps.

Welcome to the Planet! Happy you are here!

I've also seen Yuzu and Nathan live, not at the same comp though. Yuzu jumped a 3A right in front of me at a practice that was without a doubt, quite higher than what the others were doing. I was like when I saw it. When I watched Nathan, his 3A did not stand out as being different than anyone else's 3A. Yep. Of course skaters want to test and push their limits to see what they can do. Iirc, Shoma said he wanted to start training quints. I've been to the rink where Nathan trains with Raf. Unlike TCC, it is not a private club, so anyone can enter the facility during operating hours. Inside, there are 4 rinks, and one of the rinks is dedicated to US Figure Skating, so you can't enter that rink while it's being used for training. HOWEVER, there are windows on the second floor overlooking each of the rinks and you can certainly stand outside and watch through the window. It looks like someone shot that video through one of those windows. There's also a cafe with windows that overlook one of the rinks so you can sit and watch while having lunch (when there isn't a pandemic going on), although I'm not sure if the cafe gives you a view of the USFS rink, or one of the other rinks. In any case, it's not really a private place, so I'm not sure if the people who train there really expect a lot of privacy. Japanese media is as desperate for Yuzu news as we are. Lol!

A fierce, passionate, kill-all-satellites SP in red costume. I can go for that.

Unfortunately yes, but we can all switch our speculation to high gear.

New SP with different vibe from Chopin. Sounds so exciting!!! Jeff only recently completed the SP? Yuzu must have asked for 4368538 changes, Lol. Can't wait to see it! Shouldn't have peeked in on the Planet. Now much too excited to concentrate on work.

Ugh. I would say I hope they re-evaluate this later, but that would mean the COVID situation got worst, which doesn't make it any better. Even though I'm a super dehydrated cactus, I have mixed feelings about whether I want Yuzu to compete at all this season.

Go Shun!