rockstaryuzu

If LGC didn't do it for him, nothing would. Unless he thinks Yuzu should skate to Nickelback? (Note to Yuzu if you're lurking: please, please, please don't. If you must skate to Canadian rock, The Tragically Hip are your band, nothing else.)

I can't imagine how anyone could possibly consider Taiko drums and a flute "bland by Western standards". Taiko is the very antithesis of bland - it's supposed to be waking a god for crying out loud! Wow. Glad I missed that interview.

Consider the timeframe. 2010 Olys would definitely be Plush and Lysacek. And the Japanese contenders were Honda and Dai T. , if I'm not mistaken.

Suddenly I'm jealous of everyone who lives in Hong Kong

That one dot in the middle of the Indian Ocean... I guess it's the Seychelles? Go you, brave satellite of the remote tropics!

Wonder if he regrets YOLOing CoR now, or if it would have made any kind of difference if he hadn't. Also, him and Ice-chan...love affair for the ages.

Okay, that one of the cat in his lap while doing the LGC slide is too much!

I'm envisioning something more like a garden water feature or landscaping feature that isn't very big, but if a toddler fell over it, it would scare them terribly.

I keep watching it over and over and I don't see the skip. But I do question Aliev's ability to do it. He's not the greatest jumper in the world When I play it on my phone there's a noticeable break between 4T and 3A, and someone's head momentarily blips into the shot right where Dima would be setting up the 3A, blocking the view of him, and then back out again. Edited to add: Okay, you're right. I clicked through to the Instagram and the video played properly for me... it does look real after all.

If he decides to turn Origin into an ice show piece I would not complain. But it would make me sad if we never saw it again ever. I really think that if he doesn't stick with this year's programs for another season, then he has to make a clean break with his past and go for something completely new, artistically. What that might be, though, who knows.

There needs to be photos of Yuzu and cats. Maybe one of his sponsors can use it as an ad idea. Just imagine him in piles of fluffy kittens.

Idk, the video has a skip right in the middle between the 4T and the 3A, and it is April Fool's. I call shenanigans.

Just did my rewatch and was struck once again by how much this skate doesn't look like an athlete competing for a medal, but instead looks totally natural and easy, like some kid who went out on a frozen lake to skate for fun and is in his own world. It's truly a once in a million skate.

Satton just cracking up!

Bingo! It's not an addiction if we're happy about it!

Well, I want Yuzu to let On Ice Perspectives ( https://www.oniceperspectives.com) film him. Would be great to get a closer-than-close view of that massive 3A..

Oh thank goodness, the Planet's back... I was starting to have the shakes from Yuzu withdrawal.... Much appreciation to the Planet staff for getting it back up.

Well yes. It only emphasizes even more how he's doing something different from all the other skaters. Meanwhile, Nathan has made a choice in a different direction. By having all those super-similar, kind of generic costumes, he can go from program to program and season to season without having to make a lot of artistic choices that way, and can free up his mind to just focus on the skating and competing. I'm not sure I agree with the approach but I can certainly admire the thinking behind it. It reminds me of Steve Jobs always wearing black turtlenecks so that he doesn't have to waste decision-making energy on something trivial. Two totally different approaches - the busy athlete (Nathan) and the artiste who is also an athlete (Yuzu).

And Javi almost but not quite has Brian's landing position. All the landing positions skaters have, Brian's has always been my favorite. But you know who else is starting to give me serious Brian-like vibes on the ice? Julian Yee. Since he started working with Brian's old coach Doug Leigh, Julian's picked up Brian's old jump prep pose... although I hope it's only a phase and he can move on to making his jumps integrate more seamlessly into his choreo.

Even in his street clothes though, Johnny likes exaggerated proportions. As you say, it's a choice. You know, I find it interesting how Shoma always has a multitude of costumes but Yuzu sticks to the same two for the full season. Shoma's definitely a fashion kid. His choices aren't necessarily bold, but they're varied and interesting.

The eighties were a terrible time for costumes, and fashion in general.

Oh I know the type! Have a few in my family too. Although I think @Flutterby hit the nail on the head when they said he seemed deeply insecure about certain things.

Heaven forfend!

He reminds me of an old ad for Cadbury Gold chocolate bars. The main character is millionaire who waltzes around his gold mansion saying "Gold! I love gold! I love the way gold looks! I love the way gold feels! And I especially love...the way Gold tastes!!!" I can't see Yuzu sniffing a medal without that ad in my head.