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....at the 4CC banquet, no less...while everyone else was after Yuzu for a photo. Camden still sounded amazed about when he mentioned it in the interview.

Roman's take on the return of the GP:

while we're on that topic, where's "global Muse" Yuzu? KOSÉ, come on!!

True, I'm going on the assumption that you pretty well have to build up all of it together - the speed, the technique, and the strength to control it all. presumably Plush understands that and will pass it on to his skaters.

true but you get so much back in return - more height, more rotation, more flow coming out the other side. At least, that's what I see with Yuzu anyway. Kolyada too, come to think of it. And I can see why Plush said that - she's still windmilling.

If she builds up strength and gets the right technique going, in theory there's no reason she couldn't.

Touché

She's skating too slow and has no momentum to carry through the combo. If there's one thing I hope Plush can teach her, it's to skate with sufficient speed. Then maybe the other problems will also get better. Sufficient speed = enough momentum to fully rotate 4 turns, for example. At least that's what the physics would suggest. Yuzu has spoiled me for anyone else. He's so darn fast on the ice that everyone else looks like a turtle by comparison. But after watching him, it really opens your eyes to how essential having good speed is for things like jumps.

You know what, I think that would be crossing a line and going too far...also weird. Like, who goes around evaluating hugs they've received?

Yuzu's hugs all look so warm and sweet.

As far as I know, there's no requirement to announce programs at all, just a rule that the music has to be submitted to competition organizers/the country's fed/ISU in advance? For example, we only found out Yuzu was going back to Ballade and Seimei for 4CC because they showed up in his ISU bio ahead of the competition, right? He meant it to be a surprise. But wow, if he does wait that long, we won't hear anything until mid-November at earliest...I really hope there's some reason for him to get on the ice before that...even if it's just 24-hr TV...don't know if I can handle full-on withdrawal symptoms...

Indeed.

@SitTwizzle God bless your pure heart for trying to put it into the best possible terms, but based on past actions, it's pretty reasonable to assume the whole "Kostornaia plotted this in advance' story is a flat-out lie.

It's not like he does it on purpose. most of the time.. at least I hope not! But I wouldn't put it past him either.

Which is very understandable, and what I'm getting at is that my understanding is, she never actually worked for Tutberidze so how can anyone say she left Eteri for Plush? IS the FS gossip really that crazy?

....but correct me if I'm wrong: I thought Ilyinikh was with some other group entirely, not Tutberidze at all? This "academy of champions" thing?

Well maybe he's learned since then. At least he didn't say that Tarakanova plotted behind his back for months before leaving.

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we'll be well-shrivelled cacti, indeed. Here's hoping he doesn't wait that long.

ToshI is every fanyu! Just imagine, someone as famous and acclaimed as him and even he feels shy to ask Yuzu for a photo.

Sadly, I fear that may prove correct. Hopefully not though.

Yes, I get the impression that he's a caring kind of guy and I find it hard to picture him kicking his athletes while they're down.

As long as he's not taking himself too seriously, it's magnificent in its own way. Yes, but what I said is probably true anyway.

Cats recognize one of their own!

Everytime I see those HUGE posters of Plush interspersed with the hockey players at his rink, I can't help but grin. All those hockey greats, but only one Plush. @Paskud maybe it's the whole combination of everyone, both at TCC and CSKA? Plus she's also working with TAT right now, come on. It doesn't get better than that.