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To be frank that would be a lot easier on our nerves than him telling us he's landing it regularly

Rabbit hole is a good description...doesn't help that they basically have their own TV channel...there is so much stuff! It's like the opposite of following Yuzu...rather than being a cactus, it's more like being a water lily...you're awash in a sea of great content. I don't have time for another fandom, but I guess I have to make an exception for RM* & the boys... //All right, back to Yuzu chat... *My bias. What can I say, I like the smart ones best.

that was very nicely done!

Ugh. This BS again. Always with the 'a Japanese would never ...blah blah blah'. Always, always trying to treat Yuzu like the nail that sticks up and hammer him down. Yuzu's basically the daimyo of figure skating at this point. He has earned every right to do whatever he sees fit! SMH. Edited to add: So this anti is in the casino business, huh? My mind goes immediately to sports gambling...I don't know if people place bets on figure skating, but if they do, then there's probably where the sour grapes are coming from... dude's ticked off at a loss of potential income for his business...

I was around - but totally distracted by BTS...and Roman's fully to blame for that one. After he posted his DNA dance video, I started clicking on BTS vids, and, well, here I am missing skating streaming parties now... Dang all these cute talented boys... what's a woman to do...

Maybe. I can't help but think that if he were in Canada right now, he'd probably go to SCI (if it gets held - still no announcement on that), just because otherwise it would seem like a waste. Meh. I'm starting to think the fall season will be a bust altogether. Russia's the only place that's proceeding with serious competition at the moment

I wasn't expecting such a long extension on the travel ban. That's basically bad news for a good-sized portion of the TCC crew. On the other hand, I agree with you that this extended time at home in Japan could turn out to be really good for Yuzu. I hope he's able to make the most of it. This is only my own personal opinion so take it what it's worth but I feel like it might be a good opportunity for Yuzu if at this time he could try his hand at teaching some kids skating. If he's interested in coaching in the future, now would be a chance for him to start working towards that, since he's at home anyways. That is, assuming he could do it safely in a socially distanced way.

When even Hersh is getting it...

@FlyingCamel yeah, this pandemic has gone on long enough.

I applaud Yuzu's caution and the leadership he's showing in making this decision, and some of the things he's said about the pandemic have left me a little concerned for him. I hope he's not letting this situation prey on his mind too much. It's a scary time, especially for someone with asthma, but it will end eventually and in the meantime, it does no good to worry too much.

Well, that's news I wasn't expecting today, but I think he's doing the right thing. Also, when you look at it, he's giving up one competition that doesn't count for world standing points, and potentially the GPF, which we're not even sure will be held. It won't affect his standing in the rankings or him qualifying for World's etc. Even so, it must have been a very painful decision for him to make. This is the first fall in a decade where he's not competing.

Re Kose: Has there been official news, or just sponsor ads disappearing from event websites, like Worlds? I wouldn't want to jump to conclusions about their ongoing sponsorship when it might just be one of two events they're withdrawing from.

The times we live in.

Like a competition without the competition!

I wonder if Brezina is done, or coming back for another year. Was there a retirement announcement?

.... It will be interesting to see if he can do that music justice. So much looking forward to seeing what Kolyada's getting ready for us. I read that the FP was inspired by the life of Nureyev. Pretty ambitious subject to tackle.

So do we all.

HYK. Personally, I would have thought Etude or another watery one for Aquarius, but I'm not complaining.

I honestly can't say that I think this is the best idea Russia ever had: https://twitter.com/ifsmagazine/status/1298695131877515264?s=20 they must be doing better at controlling the coronavirus than we realize because this seems like a big risk

And even then, change will be a long time coming. There have been so many child sex abuse scandals in my lifetime, in so many different sectors of society, from religion to community organizations to schools to sports, that I'm now of the opinion that the problem is much broader and deeper than any one 'culture of impunity' and really speaks to a general issue of moral fibre and the lack thereof. To put it simply, there's a subset of humanity that thinks it's perfectly okay to victimize those who they hold power over, and that victimization can take many forms. Some forms - such as abusive training methods - are unique to a certain setting, but they all stem from that same basic evilness of "You're weaker than me so I can do whatever I want to you" . So how do we build a world that eliminates this idea from people's minds so completely it will never rise again? because that is how you end abuse.

Still not as unlikely as Adam managing the LGC step sequence...which I'd pay good money to see if he could even do it.

Oh, I missed that part. I thought the contest was open to anyone on Weibo, ie the whole platform, which is a much higher number.

I have to agree, I think Yuzu in general only takes sponsorships with companies he truly feels he can support.

I knew it would be someone like that... can't decide whether I hope he did it for his girlfriend to have the photo or whether he wanted it for himself. Either way that's a lot of competitive spirit!! Edited to add: apparently the guy in question has admitted to being a fanyu himself...pretty impressive. But I'm surprised that there were only 107 participants, I figured there'd be thousands.