rockstaryuzu

I have definitely come to regret joining Twitter.

Hey, Han Yan just got back on the competitive scene with a great showing at Cup of China. Don't write him off as a part of the past!

If that's not the exact description of what we saw Yuzu doing during the takeoff on those 4A attempts, I don't know what is. I mean, it was distinctive and obvious; his forward motion all but halted as he vaulted into the air and began to rotate. Also, I was checking schedules and I don't think I'll be able to watch any of JNats live. I'm babysitting my sister's kids over the Christmas holidays and the broadcast schedule for the live viewing is exactly at the same time they have to get out the door to school...maybe for the final I can watch because I think that's Sunday morning for me.

If the GPF organizers hadn't thought streamer confetti was such a great idea, we might even have had that side by side beauty by now, who knows?

maybe his nose needed some lotion too.

That other forum has a fairly large contingent of members who don't like either Yuzu or fanyus. So those comments are about what I would expect from them.

Apparently you gave him a linguistic challenge as well because he couldn't figure out how to pronounce "shea"...that made me laugh so much.

Oh, which one's yours? I thought they were all really nice ideas.

Ok, just leaving this here. Roman loved NHK. And apparently he likes Doraemon. I can picture the Doraemon rain now...

No, no, no. Hanyu/Papadakis for the comedy gold. They're both so quirky and have such a sense of fun. It would be delightful to see what they'd come up with No, you don't understand what the ROM is like. If he times his visit to the right time of day, no one will even realize it's him. I bet he would do it side by side with Nathan if Nathan asked, though.

I'm positive he was trying to memorize Nathan's Benny and the Jets choreo/step sequence during the GPF OP.

Oh, I hope Yuzuru finds out about this and gets a chance to go!

If she does, it'll be under another coach, of that I'm sure. But maybe she's lost her zeal for competition. She doesn't seem to have the same fire of defiance in her that Zhenya does. Well, at this rate, who wants to lay odds that none of this year's crop of Eteri girls makes it to Beijing (WADA ban notwithstanding)?

I think it would be great to see Yuzu do a Taiko drum-based program with a natsu matsuri feel. It would be completely different from anything he's ever done and could be super high energy and fun.

I love that they have Johnny Weir playing a pairs skater. I don't love that this article doesn't even mention the skaters who are in this, just the actors. Actors, who cares? We're all going to be watching for the skating anyway.

I know, right? I'm always torn between wishing I had that much fitness myself, and admiring what he has going on. @Geo1 So to sum up, as far as Tourism Kelowna is concerned, Yuzu is welcome back any time. I picture all the nice old ladies working in the tourist information center doing this if he ever shows up again.

I thought he was alluding to the fact that the next Olys are in China, but it could also be interpreted the way you have. hard to know, I don't follow Max usually so have no idea what his attitudes are. ...and I see I'm late to the discussion as usual

It's still early days...so far the only news is that an investigation has been launched. Might not be enough for NBC to jump on yet. But yes, it would seem more consequential of a story than Hersh's gossip hunting

Well, I have a comment to make. I'm Brian's longtime fan. Since he was a skater. I've always watched what he's done and followed any news there was about him. One thing that's been a recurring theme in his life, is that he is always sincere in his intentions and he always does the best he can. Whether an observer would agree that what he does is the correct course of action or not, Brian's heart is now, always was, and probably always will be, in the right place. It hurts incredibly to see him get attacked like this (and I'm just a fan who never met him, not someone who works with him every day.). It hurts even more knowing that Yuzu trusts him, likes him, and respects him, as is evident by all their interactions that we've been able to see, and that Yuzu is probably hurt by seeing his fans viciously attack his coach for things that are a) often insignificant and b), frankly, not the fans' business to begin with. Yuzu's coaches are clearly precious and important people to him. Why can't we fans respect that? None of us would attack his parents that way. No more should we be heaping abuse on his coaches, then, especially over a situation none of them could help.

Why, why, why did you use this turn of phrase? My brain went some really strange places on that one. Joking apart, at least in a Speedo we'd get to see just how big those thigh muscles really are. In a spirit of academic inquiry, I mean.

A blanket ban seems just as unfair as allowing Russia to continue compete when they clearly think anti-doping is a joke. Sports with a low frequency of positive doping test results should get case-by-case consideration. It would be really odd to have no Russian skaters competing at Worlds, for example. It would totally change the field. Although, no Russian competitors might mean no Russian judges either.

If you want to try convincing him to wear one - be my guest!

One can only hope! I absolutely hate that technique. It looks bad. I have no words. I thought the same. Truly, I've thought that since her growth spurt after PC and her blow up at Worlds '18, Alina's been skating on borrowed time, and the chief reason Eteri let her is because she didn't want to give truth to the rumours that Evgenia's departure had already fueled - that the girls are discarded after puberty hits them. Does anyone think the WADA ban is going to affect figure skating very much? I really can't see it, it's not a sport where doping is a thing, but I'd love to hear what others think.

So that the age-guessing software can get it right for once?