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Who now watches other Romeo and Juliet 1.0 performances and feels weird without the fall during the stsq? its as if it was just part of the choreo haha so his jumps and falls are all part of the choreo

I always get so happy to hear about how other artists are paying tribute to Yuzu. I am sure he would feel really happy to know how much he has inspired so many people in this world even outside of figure skating.

To think this was nationals and scores were already somewhat "inflated" yet Yuzu was only able to get 103.10 for this near flawless performance. well its japan after all but a 46.90 pcs is unacceptable when thinking about how some skaters these days get higher for a meaningless perf anyway...please enjoy this underexposed Parisienne Walkways performance. Sochi was of course legendary but this was the making of a legend p.s. i loveee this costume on him. it showcases his golden proportion

unfortunately it has a watermark there so I am unsure whether it is fantaken or not haha He was also able to skate to the programs he had wanted to skate to. He was also able to get his 4loop back within the same season after a reinjury. His success rate of landing a 4loop in competition was 2/3 if we exclude the "underrotated" one at helsinki. Landed 4T3A with 2/2 success rate (he didnt ratify his first one but thats just him). Got his 6th world medal. Won 3/4 events and podiumed 4/4. The season after the olympic is always a weird one. Zagitova coulnt escape it with 1 gold medal, Yuzu, who has 2, has been more than impressive at withholding the pressure on him. If this is what you call a bonus/filler season then its been a treat. As for that second part of COR, it was definitely a traumatic event for fanyus/sattelites but I'm glad we survived. Personally, i thought Origin at COR was still his best interpretation of the program, taking away the the mistakes and fall in the second half. if he hadnt injured, we could have seen not just a clean origin there but a perfect one that day. he was in top form the day before and you can see how much details and energy he used to attack each element even after he was injured.

his eyes are so huge loll

aside from the awful injury that sat him out of the rest of competitions and directly affected his world performances, I would say he still had a great season like he always has. antis will write off his achievements but as a fan, i couldnt be more proud of him. it isnt what on the papers or writings. its the events we witness and the journey he goes through that make all of his achievements so resounding and deserving. i mean who else could have done it but Yuzu even when all odds were against him.

another way Yuzu fans can donate to. just a suggestion

so happy you are making that impact even in an academic setting!

LOLL I failedd at using photoshop! but Yuzu's face saves the day

You're challenging me to use some photoshop now!

His expression in here doesnt go along with the attire lol!

I prefer my black haired Yuzu bc thats the last thing that makes him relatable. Yuzu would look even more otherworldly with colored hair! and lets cleanse Planet with my twitter poll I'm campaigning for Mr. Enrique bc he is losing and I cannot stand this pure soul losing!

I love Enrique, he represents every fanyu out there. im shook he is winning

this is why quads are no longer real quads and quints will probably be 4.25 rotations in the future. they set the standards. when Yuzu talked about the quad axel, its because he has been attempting it since 2015. or when he actually attempted the 4t3aseq, we know how successful it was on ice shows for years and he never even used it as a pr move. he just went and did it on the day of the practice before the competition. but today we get all kinds of pr moves when in reality their triples are even underrotated. i wish we get more of so and so is working on a new spin or working on their skating skills.

what the can skaters please fix their foundation and work their way up? serious question tho is this some kind of pr move young skaters are doing to get that PCS?

yeah I even tried to get my email draft translated before submitting to them. I think one of the reasons could be ice rink does not really organize charity in the first place. we only know they are hugely funded by Yuzu over the past couple of years so we feel inspired to do the same. I feel like getting them to actually organize some kind of charity for us to donate might be difficult.

Thank you for sharing!!!

@Veveco and I have each contacted playground and ice rink for a while now but have not heard anything back. do you think we should look into other international charity instead?

yayy thanks for giving it a listen. ohh yeah i love joe haisaishi music. have always wanted him to skate to prince kaguya, princess mononoke or howls moving castle

I think he had a bit more of a lean during the competition than the one in practice and judges took it as an opportunity to give him lower GOE. well its always been that way but i get why he might want to "play it safe" with the back counter entry. but even so its not rewarded as it should so just screw the judges hahaa

my bundle of joy, my only sunshinee 😭😭😭 ---- I really miss this twizzle 3a. the quality can rival the back counter 3a at olympic. it hits every note in and out of the jump. i hope he will bring it back at least in exhibition

I don't know what Yuzu wants. Maybe he might feel like he wants to accumulate more happiness = more achievements, but it might not necessarily mean his double olympic gold medals aren't enough for him. One thing I do know is to many of his fans, they are enough and that a 4A is only a bonus. The point is, if people can't acknowledge that he has already transcended the sport with everything he has done and contributed thus far, it's something a 4A or a 3rd gold medal can't solidify. I'm not saying landing a 4A is not a good thing, in fact, I pray day and night Yuzu could land it since it's declared as his goal to achieve. But for me, without it, it's fine. And if you disagree, fair enough. I think we can only agree to disagree. I guess the reason is because you mentioned "not the first since 66 years or 90 years but ever" that's why I brought up the fact that Dick Button wasn't the first ever to become the double olympic champion yet he even his legendary status persisted. People don't even remember who's the first to win 3 OGM ever. People remember Dick Button because of his dominance and other achievements. Yet even so, when you compare him to Yuzu, he competed during the post world war era when the field was pretty much very shallow. So the reason what makes Yuzu's OGM so great isn't simply because it's the first time in 66 years or whatnot. It's because this "first" actually has a lot more meaning to it. He skated during a very competitive era where the field is so deep and him not having support from his own fed. So that's what makes it so powerful, not just because of the whole "first in 66 years" title. If a skater just does something for the sake of "first" without giving meaning to that "first" with his or her skating, it means nothing. I guess that's my point. I get that you think a quad axel isn't something to be replicated easily so that's a fair point. But looking at today's way of scoring, if someone with 3.25 rotations in the air could be considered a quadster than maybe the first to land a quint might only get as much as 4.25 rotations. If we're talking about an exclusive group of men with multiple OGM, he's already separated himself by being better in every aspect of skating and dominating an era during the most competitive field. If we're talking about those without an OGM, well he's already got the 2 OGM to secure even without the 4a. But most importantly, it is because he is the kind of skater he is that truly makes him different. I'm still of the opinion that he doesn't need a 4A to prove anything else, yet of course, if he is able to acquire a meaningful 4A, it will add to his happiness and more to the skating history itself. Let's agree on this.

I don't agree. Being the first to do this or that is simply a milestone that could also be broken, just like a record. What separates a skater from the rest isn't simply what's on paper. It's what people witness they do on the ice. Someone else could be the first to land a quint or a quad axel, but if they lack the complete package, if they land it sloppily, if they drop every other aspect in order to achieve it, what we really get is "quad axel is landed" or "quint is land" rather than "John Doe landed the quad axel". What the skater wants to express with that jump or the way they deliver that jump is what truly separate them from other skaters. Shoma Uno was the first to land the quad flip, but people won't remember him as a great quad flip jumper. He has bad technique, a toe hammer, and underrotation problems. People prefer Nathan Chen's Quad Flip majority of the time. Vincent Zhou is the first to land the Quad Lutz at Olympic level. But his Quad Lutz, is that even a quad? Artur Dmitriev Jr. attempted the quad axel in competition and we all laughed when we watched it. It's all about what people witness on the ice. Yuzu wasn't the first to land 3A but people will always remember his 3A. I don't even know who was the first to land the 3A. Also, Dick Button isn't the first to win double consecutive (Media has certainly misinformed that information) He was the first to win double olympic gold in 12 years since Karl Schäfer. Yet even his legendary status that has persisted for so long. So yes, while I don't know if Yuzu's legendary status would persist after decades or not but only time will tell. Being the first to do this or that is great, but if they don't push themselves as a skater with everything else, it doesn't mean much to me. They could push the sport forward on paper, and then the sport would move forward without them. That kind of glory is shortlived. Being the first is great, being an olympic champion great, but it's all about what they really do on the ice that separates them from the rest. Yuzu just already happens to have both, but what really makes him a memorable skater is his skating skills, the quality of his technical elements, his commitment to every single detail of the program. and I think he doesn't need another 4a to secure his legendary status, now or later. and if he does land a 4a, it better be a program enhancement and received positive points. Otherwise, to him it means nothing.

I think he cares more about the 4A because it's a shorter term goal and more attainable. That doesn't downgrade the fact that winning another Olympic gold is the most desirable goal he could be having. While I agree that it would be great if he could be the first to land a 4A in competition, I personally cannot see how landing a 4A is more legendary than getting an Olympic medal or how being a double olympic champion is not exactly legendary yet. or correct me if i have misunderstood your point? If you ask any skater, i'm pretty sure most of them would choose winning their first Olympic gold medal over being the first for anything. On top of that, getting an Olympic gold medal isn't everything because not every gold medal is earned -- some are literally gifted-- it is the fashion in which Yuzu won his Olympic medal in that makes it most impressive. Other sports aside since I don't follow it (although one could obviously see how much more popular and huge Yuzu is compared to many other Winter sport atheletes) Yuzu's status in his discipline is as legendary as any skater could possibly wish to achieve. Yuzu isn't just a double olympic champion, he is the first to do so in 66 years among a very very deep and competitive field and during a period where corruption is peaking. So the fact that he skated on injured ankles and fought to be above the scoring system to dominate the game speaks volume about its impressiveness and prestige. and if he goes and win the 3rd gold medal, that means he would be first to win in probably 100 years. Winning an Olympic gold medal for the third time proves a skater's dominance, longevity, and further confirms their skills. Not to say he would be 27 by then, skating on a chronic injured ankles and with a worn out form, competing against an even deeper field, trying to be even more beyond the corruption; all of this, to me, is something you won't be able to see for the rest of your lifetime. So I don't get how being the first to land a 4A could be any better. So Yuzu has already earned that legendary despite not landing a 4A in competition. if he lands it, it would only be cherry on top for his career.