rockstaryuzu

All of the things that have been mentioned so far are great, but I really like this one!

Been a while since I've been on the main chat. I saw the Shae-Lynn interview, and it got me thinking about Yuzu and where he gets his inspiration, and more generally where artists get their inspiration from. For a lot of artists, pieces that they create can comes from multiple inspirations and turn out to be a kind of sum total of all their experiences, distilled and viewed through the lens of their particular medium. Because of this, there are artists who continually seek out new inspiration and new experiences that can then use to inspire their art. For example, a ballet dancer might take some classes in a different dance style, or a painter migh travel to a foreign land to see new landscapes. So, let's pretend: if you were one of Yuzu's 'people', such as a choreographer or a coach or so on, and one day he said to you " I think I need some inspiration - do you have any suggestions?" - what would you suggest? What interesting thing would you point out to Yuzu as a way to feed his artistic soul? I think I would suggest first spending time in nature, then going to a famous art museum to look at things he's never seen before. Anyone else?

Jun's star is definitely rising! So much media. Can you imagine how it would be if he had won?

I'm just...relieved reading all this. Relieved for Yuzu, that he wasn't trying to do this completely on his own with no support at all. And relieved for Ghislain, that even though he couldn't be rinkside, he was still able to do somethjng for Yuzu from a distance. It would be incredibly nerve-wracking to have a brilliant student like Yuzu and be stuck on the sidelines while watching him try something risky that no one has ever tried before.

Ghislain is good people, though. Truly.

You know, she's risking a lot just by saying this much. Even if it doesn't seem like she's saying much by Western standards. I admire her bravery. Don't worry, Zhenya. We know ordinary Russians didn't want this. It is a tragedy all around.

Junnabauer! I love it! https://www.instagram.com/tv/CauqP3BI72f/?utm_medium=share_sheet

I believe Yuzu's exact words in Beijing during one of his mixed zone interviews were "My coaches are watching over me properly, please don't worry." I took that to mean that they were doing exactly what Yuzu wanted them to do, so we fans shouldn't try to over- interpret the situation. And really, i know everyone is starting to act like COVID is over and travel restrictions are done and what, but that's not necessarily the case. Yuzu may well still not be interested in coming back to a city like Toronto, where Omicron is running rampant and public health restrictions are about to be lifted anyway, willy-nilly. If he decides he needs to be at TCC again, I'm sure he'll go back there. He hasn't burned any bridges with them or anything.

Maybe we're all overthinking it, and Yuzu is simply enjoying the opportunity to practice with other actual people around, and have an appreciative audience as well. Let's not forget that for the past 2 years he's pretty much been not only solo on tge ice, but as far as we know, solo in the building at the times that he trains. For all his bravado about being able to do as many run-throughs as he likes with no interruption, that much solitude would get to anybody. He's having fun. His idea of fun. Just let him. There's no need to make it any more complicated than that.

They'd probably already follow him anywhere 😁

Has this been shared? Looks like Yuzu's practice today was all about being a rock star!! https://www.instagram.com/p/CaEtzgToaKE/?utm_medium=share_sheet

I've witnessed him making grey-haired grannies scream like teenagers at a rock concert, so...

And when you think that he works fulltime as an MD, too, it's even more amazing

Breathe. Remember to breathe. Sorry, after 4 years of stanning Yuzu, that is the only advice I have.

Because Yuzu's skating career is like an anime series that keeps getting new sequels...like Sailor Moon or one of those. Just when you think he's done, he comes back for more

Season 4? More like a series reboot, now. Or a sequel. Instead of: Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Mobile Suit Gundam SEED etc, its Mushroom: Yuzuru Hanyu Begins Junior: Yuzuru Hanyu Grows 2012: Yuzuru Hanyu the Romeo Year SENIOR 1.O: Yuzuru Hanyu Abroad SENIOR 2.0: Hanyu Rises YUZURU IN SOCHI Yuzuru Hanyu Can't Lose The Agony and the Glory: Road to Pyeongchang with Yuzuru Hanyu REBIRTH: Yuzuru's Quest for 4A begins Metamorphosis: Yuzuru Goes to Beijing etc Next chapter will probably be "Immortal Blades: Yuzuru Continues" or some such...

It would be so nice...but I guess it's hard for an athlete to sit still, too.

Scrolling thru the pages and it looks there's a whole lot of new satellites on the Planet, so if you've just joined in the last few days, welcome!!!

this man, I swear! Look after your ankle please Yuzu! ❤

I think this is the coolest thing ever. It boils down to: Yuzu was destined to do 4A from the very start.

I think no one except for the Chinese skiers have raced at this course before, too, because the pandemic meant test events were cancelled. So that's probably adding to the challenges.

I heard. Couldn't watch because work. But to me it sounded like he had a moment of intense frustration because he was popping axels, and pushed a little bit too hard to get the 4A done, and fell really hard. Those are the times when I wish someone could tell him to hold up a bit, take a breath, and reset his thoughts, before he tries the jump that one last time too many. After all, no one wants to see him hurt himself in a moment like that. Because he's probably too focused to realize he needs that reset. Our hearts can only take so much.

Ack! Oh no Mikaela!

Have a look at this. Eileen Gu lands 4.5 rotations in freestyle aerials. I think it's a good sign for Yuzu - this may just become the 4.5 rotation Olympics