rockstaryuzu

Greetings back! Would love to know your mom's predictions for the season if she has any.

Happy Birthday, Tracy! Thank you for your continued positive influence over the sport!

Oh dear Lord, I'm sorry. I also dislike that song for its inherent nihilism...which is of course a take that no one agrees with...but, like you, I clicked off again and went scrolling through some of the other performances instead.

Hi satellites! This is not directly Yuzu-related, but it's a great cause and a good concert, so check it out: And because I'm not confident in my ability to cross-post between forums, here's the direct link to the concert:

well of course, but as you say the artist made it much more obvious with their choice of drawing style for him.

that's actually kind of incredible. It implies that they're a creative partnership made in heaven. The fact that not only did they both have a clear vision of the program, but that they - and especially Yuzu - stuck to it until it was fully realized, makes me wonder what other visions they had/have for his programs, and if Yuzu is still pursuing those, too. Maybe it's not just a coincidence that Yuzu's been bringing other old programs back. That makes me so frustrated that Yuzu and Jeff aren't able to work together in person right now. I wanna see what else they make!

Wow. He's starting the season really late, then.

And that's what you get when you don't give a fiddlers tinkle about people complaining that you're 'always recycling' and instead take all the time you need to perfect a performance.

1. the world needs more Yuzu at all times 2. the original music fits the performance better 3. why can't people just accept Yuzu's music choices? His taste is impeccable and there is no need to re-edit with other music 4. I sound cranky, thinking that.

They made Yuzu look so cool. So kakkoi.

Well, Ice-Chan won that round and now they're on malachite vs rhodocrosite. I voted for malachite because I own some and it's gorgeous.

I voted already. I feel mildly sorry for the geologists who don't know what hit them, but only mildly.

No. After Yuzu makes you faint, you stay . That's the power of the man.

...aaaaannnddd .... - I just fell in love with him all over again. 😍 It's really unfair how gorgeous that man is. Especially in jeans and a T-shirt. If anyone wants me, I'll be over here in the corner , knocked dead. Also, I am happy to report that I actually understood a couple words that Yuzu said in Japanese in his beauty blog. Operation Language Learning From Yuzu Interviews is succeeding 🐌 slowly.

It's like they learned nothing from the first wave....

Holy cannoli! Will there be any healthy Russians left by the time the Olympics roll around?

Hmm, Idk. To me it looks like they want Yuzu for the prestige, but they want a plausible excuse for why their own skaters won't win gold in Men's.

I thought so too. My understanding is that they're officially responsible for receiving fan mail for their skaters.

Thank you for saying it, @Geo1.

from what I've seen reported, even with Canadian citizens returning from abroad, they've been fairly strict up 'til now. If you can't show good proof of vaccination to the customs and border agent, you will be told to quarantine. That being said, the quarantine is proving difficult to enforce at times. The authorities are mostly trusting people to do the right thing and stay home. However, a group of foreign athletes would probably attract attention, so people would definitely notice and start to ask questions if a large contingent of foreign skaters suddenly showed up and didn't seem to be observing quarantine. On the other hand, now that the borders have been opened to international travel again, I suspect Health Canada will be in a hurry to review Sputnik and Sinovac and so on, and make a decision on approval or not. So by the end of October, the way may be clear. Possibly.

interesting list. a lot of them would normally have been at ACI. I hope Roman will be able to secure that second spot!

She already said earlier she was taking this season off from competition. Then she gave that interview that said her lung function dropped to 48% when she had COVID. IMO she's still recovering and whether she ever comes back remains to be seen. But I'm glad she's decided to further her education, that will always be useful.

as far as coming to Canada, not unless the government decides they'll be bringing COVID in with them...to my knowledge there's no ban on Russian entry to Canada at the moment.

excuse you, they are the Gleaming Pants of Ascension....because fanyus ascend to Heaven upon seeing them grace our boy's beautiful leg lines... @Henni147 again with the tough to answer questions! Rather than pick a program for each one, I'm just going to go with the one that I think is the best all-arounder on all those points, and that's LGC. Notwithstanding that Yuzu never quite did it clean in competition, it's still the best designed and probably most difficult program he's ever attempted. The step sequence alone is insane.I think if he revisited it now, with the added ability all his training for 4A has given him, not even a judging-bias-boosted certain other someone could possibly touch it in terms of excellence. if he ran it with 4A as the starting jump...just imagine. but in terms of a skate that was perfectly performed by Yuzu in every way, and was everything skating should be, it's Worlds 2017 H&L, and then 20204CC Ballade.

Rika has travelled so much during this pandemic, that I think she must have a very good set up for training in quarantine when she returns to Japan. I can't see how she's managed, otherwise. She's been around the globe while everyone else has been stuck at home. IMPORTANT TO NOTE: I am not saying the above as a criticism. If Rika has this pandemic thing figured out so that she can safely go where she needs to, when she needs to, then good for her. It might just be the thing that gives her the edge she needs in Beijing.