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As someone working in a highly academic field, I'm sorry to say, but high intelligence does not go hand-in-hand with moral rectitude as much as one would like to think As for Kozuka:

Well, so did Daisuke Takahashi, and yet, here he is, 4 years after officially retiring, about to skate in JNats again. Just goes to show that there's no telling what may happen. But seriously, if Yuzu has to go that route of sitting on the sidelines for a year or more before getting back to competition, I think it'll make me cry for months) I have faith. One day, all Yuzu's bad ankles shall be healed.

@swan_queen Thanks for sharing! I noticed this is your very first post on the Planet. You made it a good one . Welcome and I hope you enjoy it here. When you said this, I wondered how many of the people who have ever watched him skate, have felt the same. It's definitely a sentiment many of the satellites have expressed here on the Planet at various times.

So flexible! It's like he's made of rubber...if only we could all be so stretchy...

...oh my....

Ah, I see. Thanks for the extra explanations, everyone.

Yeah, that part sucks. It's callously using his name just to sell papers...and not just him. There's that shogi master whose name has the same kanji as Yuzu's...he will also be affected. Really irresponsible of the gossip media to do this.

Well, the fact that he was training it this summer, even after last year's injury, means there must be a way to do it safely. But yeah, now I'm worried too.

Yeah, that bit made me pause. Normally he doesn't complain about the pain that openly. Plus saying 'I hope the pain will go away' implies that he isn't sure it will.... Am I missing something in this gossip scandal? Why is it such a big deal in Japanese tabloids that two performers were spotted leaving a hotel with women they were meeting for business? I'm annoyed that Yuzu's name is getting dragged into it when he was in Toronto, half a world away. But I just don't see why two men spotted walking out of a hotel with some women is a scandal? Like, it happens all the time? Any business meeting could end up that way...yes paparazzi like to take these photos and sell them to People magazine, but it doesn't mean there was anything bad going on. It's just gossip.

Me too.

It's not far from the Don Valley, which is forested, so short answer : yes. Pooh has plenty of room to roam.

Slightly OT, but for any Canadian satellites lucky enough to have secured tickets to World's in Saitama, Air Canada just announced a seat sale for flights to Tokyo for travel between March and May of next year - ie during Worlds. Thought I'd mention it just in case anyone can make use of it. Air Canada

Aw, Yuzu...

Sounds like Abe is also a Yuzu fan.

I can understand this worry, but if you go back and look at some of the things Brian's been saying in the past year, but especially since the Olympics, I think he's learned what he needs as a coach to be able to manage expectations. Stephen isn't the first young phenom Brian has had charge of, and he won't be the last. I'd be more worried about Skate Canada. As an organization, it sometimes seems a bit clumsy in how it handles skaters with high potential.

You never know! There are therapy horse-riding programs for autistic people where I'm from, maybe that horse does tons of volunteer work! I realize there are problems with making sweeping generalizations but...your average figure skater is far more likely to be an upstanding citizen in other areas of life, than the average major league athlete. But figure skaters are also usually younger and make less money, so they probably encounter fewer temptations to go off the rails, as well. Best satellite post ever.

Welcome to the Planet, and there's a couple things you may be slightly mistaken about: Gogolev is still at TCC, and Brian is still the head coach there. So technically, Brian's still one of his coaches. Lee Barkell works closely with Brian and the team at TCC. Also, Stephen Gogolev is 13. He's a little young to have "unceremoniously dropped Borser like a bad habit before the JGPF, de-listed him from ISU website as if he wanted everyone to know it." IMO it's a little early to be calling Stephen Yuzu's successor. Yuzu's still around, you know. No successors until he's done the r-word and stopped competing. Plus, if there is a successor to be named, don't you think Rika Kihara fits the bill a lot better?

ESPN covers all sports.

Of course they work hard to get where they are. However, they don't have the character and integrity, honesty and general overall goodness Yuzu does, so to my mind he's head and shoulders above them. Plus, I just hate basketball in general (and NFL football, and soccer. I can tolerate baseball and enjoy hockey but most of the major league sports leave me cold). So I'm not inclined to be impressed by the sport's athletes. IMO rugby has far better role models and is way more entertaining to watch.

All LeBron ever did was bounce some balls. Any fool can do that. Let's see him do a 3A going up for a dunk and then we'll talk.

Early and often is always the best way to vote.

Well, Shoma and Jason have to come first sometimes...by 0.06 of a point...

They gave him cat ears! LOL!