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Is Han Yan actually going to Worlds? Not going to lie, I'm a bit excited for him. Ans as much as I love G&P, ice dance being what it is, I don't expect them to be any higher than third, because politics.

That's so perfect for Yuzu.

Yay! That's so exciting! Origin 2.0 is definitely an incredible work of art so I'm pleased it'll be immortalized at Mme. Tussaud's.

Roman's latest. He sheds some light on why Keegan and not him was picked to go to Worlds. Essentially Skate Canada is being strategic in the event that WTT goes ahead. Scary bit about the car.

Stuff like this would be the actual sticking point for any published English translation. Basically the publishing company doing the translation would have to buy rights to translate and publish, and would have to be able to sell sufficient copies to make the venture worthwhile. I think I'll just keep plugging away at learning to read Japanese, myself. I know it's not an option for everyone but in the long run it's more useful to know the language.

As you pointed out in your previous post, we actually don't know that. But the signs so far have pointed the other way.

It's really really difficult to buy stuff from Japan where I live without going through an intermediary, so I can relate, yes.

Precisely what could happen.

Neither a stress fracture, lingering COVID effects, nor a back injury will improve under the regimen Eteri is reported to have stipulated. The real issue is the mental one. Kosto's reaction to her current state of skating does not seem at all rational to me. I know elite athletes are driven and ambitious but most of them know where to draw the line. It doesn't look like she does.

Been digging into the news about Kosto on Twitter a bit. All I can say is, if you take what Plush said about her health and what Eteri says about her training plans for Kosto, and add the two together, it's hard not to come to the conclusion that Kosto's health is going to break in very short order and then she won't be able to skate at all. Also, the things Kosto herself has been saying...don't make sense. They're the words of someone so obsessed with winning that they can't handle one single setback. Finishing 6th one time, given current conditions, is not a fail but a chance to regroup. Instead she seems to be frantically throwing herself at a wall to try and get over into podium territory again. This simply doesn't seem like it will end well.

This seem like a timely juncture to remind everyone that spreading charity and kindness, and having mercy on the suffering, is always the right thing to do, no matter what kind of challenges and opposition you face.

What's up with that? If you want to vent, feel free to DM me. Also, if we stick to just sending money to the hospital, problem solved.

I think that's PW actually. But it looks like TCC is using Yuzu's step seqs as learning tools?

Congratulations, that's great, @Geo1! I, too, got my first dose today. More or less out of the blue. Yesterday I had no clue when I'd be vaccinated, today suddenly here I am feeling relieved. I'm totally down for any competition that can be run safely in future. And I've never properly visited Vancouver. Looking forward to it , if it happens.

Yes. Ice-chan was acting the tsundere that day.

He said that to Kenji Miyamoto, I believe. When Kenji was in his mid-30s? Kenji did take exception to it, in a laughing way.

Oh Lord, I laughed so hard. Especially the punchline. and the coda:

I'm getting tired of TAT. Just last week, Kosto was sharply criticizing Eteri. If she goes back now, ay caramba. I didn't watch the Russian Cup, was what Plush did so horrible? Did he kick her out or something?

While reading this, the following rather crazy thought occurred to me: We know Yuzu is a student of figure skating history and looks up to those who came before. What if he's fully aware of Salchow's story, and, not only aware, but thinking, "heh, I can top that"? I mean, the age 42 for Yuzu is only 16 years away...he's already lasted 10...

I just want her to win because she's an actual adult and not a baby dressed up in adult clothes, but yes, it would be hugely entertaining.

This is why I like Mishin. He's ridiculous but sometimes pretty awesome At this point, I might just be rooting for Liza to win, tbh.

you just had to go there, @Geo1. Now my mind is lost in the gutter.

I don't mean this badly, but i sincerely believe Yuzu is level-headed enough to realize that the 4A is something he can't coach himself for. As much as i would love to see him do it, YOLOing it is not the way.

Poor baby is trying so hard!

Keegan does social media. I would think that if he's got a consistent 4Lz, he'd have popped it up on his Insta