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But he'd have to make a whole new music cut for the shorter time limit

Thanks.

And if he can skate, he should, just to keep his muscle tone and fitness, so that getting his jumps back won't be too hard.

What does Javi Raya even do? He seems to be everywhere, he skates nicely, but he's not in any big competitions or seniors yet?

I think all that kind of talk, not just for Yuzu but for all the athletes, is way too premature. Lots can happen in the next three years.

If an alien landed rinkside and was asked to tell how difficult different jumps were by watching Yuzu do them, they'd probably say 3A was the easiest one! And then you think about the 'top' skaters who can barely land a 3A to save their lives and it's like, what the heck gives?

What makes me laugh about that article is Todd Eldredge claiming that he and Elvis had a rivalry. Please! They were never even in the same league! But Todd got rewarded with high scores for skating 'classically' while Elvis always got spanked for trying to do new things and for pushing the athleticism of the sport. Reminds me of someone actually.

Whoever it is, they've been having the time of their lives writing about Yuzu. And the fanyus.

Well, I'm not surprised, ankles can be very tricky and he's beaten the hell out of his already. I hope this time marks the last time he decides to skate a competition injured, though. He's not doing himself any favours when he does that.

Seriously. When you look at that, you wonder why it's so hard for everyone else.

Doesn't he already do that?

Especially if you ask the age-finding app!!

Yuzu saying that made me laugh because he himself still has the aura of 'boy wonder' - even though, at the ripe old age of 24, he's squarely between the young'uns and the uncles. He's not a whippersnapper any more, but you can hardly put him in ojii-san territory yet.

This should go in the " if weren't for Yuzuru" thread!

That photo always throws me for a loop, because although it's logical that Yuzu has those kind of leg muscles, they're not so obvious under his skating pants so you forget they must be there.

I can see it now: Tokyo 2020 --> the IOC sends Yuzu to cover all the sports.

I very much think we need to include the "thank you for your hard work!" sentiment, for two reasons: 1. It's a part of Japanese culture to say exactly that to your co-workers at the end of every day, so it'll resonate with Yuzu; and 2. he absolutely deserves the gratitude. I know we're planning to include it anyway, but I just want to emphasize how important I think it is.

Exactly so.

Talk about heated rinks...

I know...but it's the design, not the craftsmanship.

Now I can't unsee...

It's not entirely relevant but you remind me of something I saw in one of Roman Sadovsky's Youtube vids. He's doing viewer Q&A while in a friend's car and someone asks about his sexuality (which is a rude question at any time). Before Roman could answer, his friend pipes up with "They all think that if you don't skate like a block of wood, you must be gay", which to me is a great way of highlighting the exact same attitude that those people have, who think there's a correct kind of skating that has be appreciated a correct way. Reality is, the sport can't expect to survive on traditionalism, and at least the athletes and the coaches have enough good sense to realize it, even if the spectators and the ISU don't.

If so, the only thing I can imagine it being is some kind of allergy? or her boots don't fit correctly? Both of those would be easily sorted out within a four week time frame, though, you'd expect.

At least Skate Canada chose the better costume. No offense to those who like it, but I hate that Zigeunerweisen outfit.