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So cute! She's kissing his ankle better

Sounds like Yuzu might be paying forward what maybe Javi did for him at one time? Good man, yourself, Yuzu.

Well, for starters, there are plenty of three-time Olympians in figure skating. Javi was one. Patrick Chan. Tessa&Scott. Plushenko (I think). Aljona who finally got a gold at her fifth Olympics and still hasn't ruled out going again! So, in that sense, Yuzu wouldn't exactly be blazing a trail if he hung on until 2022. Whether he can remain on top is a different matter. There is an AWFUL lot of very competitive youngsters coming along. But. I do think that if Yuzu thinks it's possible, he'll do everything in his power to achieve it. Of course, by then he'll be beyond stardom; he'll have become a supernova.

Women of the world should be jealous...

I think you've mixed up Misha Ge and Mikhail 'Misha' Kolyada, micaelis . I think people are actually talking about Kolyada today. He just skated a clean SP (first in a very long time) at Europeans and folks are excited for him.

Is such a thing even possible? I'm a puddle of emotional goo after that. So who else rewatched the video first thing when they woke up, just to start their day with All. The. Feels., plus Yuzu's sweet voice and cute accent?

That would be exponential worrying. Like, worrying squared, or maybe cubed.

Wow. This! Tsuzuki-sensei's hopes for Yuzu are enormous!

Is that the most English we've ever heard him speak together all at one time? His accent is so cute.

At least we all knew Shoma's hands stayed warm! Those sleeve lengths....

In a more practical vein, he already has the hakama, he'd have to go get the tux. And I doubt our boy would ever commit the sacrilege of renting one...he might borrow one though...maybe Javi has one he can lend? Yuzu in Javi's clothes would be

This was the first thing I saw logging on just now, and it was an instant

Yes. We stan a beautiful gentleman. By the way, I know it's the prevailing Internet slang for 'to be an intense fan of', but I really don't like using the word 'stan', because it comes from that Eminem song about a nutjob who kills his pregnant girlfriend when he doesn't get a quick enough reply from his idol. I don't like associating that image with Yuzu. Maybe we can come up with something different to use? Can we make 'fanyu' a verb maybe? As in 'We fanyu Hanyu' ?

I've seen pictures posted of the first two as works in progress, but the ginger LGC cat is new. They're wonderful.

Isn't it great? I love it.

There are also people out there who don't like anyone who's 'too nice', just on general principles...sort of a 'too-good-to-be-true' thing. Although I'm inclined to think that the reason Yuzu has antis is exactly as others have said, he defeated their favorite and they're too caught up in idol-worship hysteria to adjust to that reality. I don't see the point of it, really. You've only to watch how so many figure skaters treat each other (i.e. with plenty of respect for all their hard work and talent) to realize hating one because you're a fan of another is a pointless waste of time and energy, and only interferes with the fun of watching all the skaters try their best.

I see zero difference...

(& @Veveco) You can tell me that, but I'd never heard of it before Yuzu got nominated...by 'well-known', I mean 'something the world-wide general public would have heard of'...methinks it's prominent in Europe, more than the rest of the world, and given the number of Europeans on the panel, maybe I'm right?

Haven't yet, but was thinking about it!

That's a list of very big names...makes me wonder why Laureus isn't more well known...

Just my 2 cents here...the 3A's Yuzu was doing in practice at ACI were so big and airy that it was immediately obvious he'd been training 4A.

Yuzu in a tux? We'd all be knocked so dead. I can't really picture Yuzu as a snowboarder. He'd probably be an amazing one, but it doesn't really seem like it'd suit his personality, somehow. But I bet he'd absolutely love the feeling of flying through the air for so long.

He's nominated beside a snowboarder who does slopestyle and big air, who was the first man to land a trick ( backside triple cork 1440) once considered impossible. Yuzu and him would have plenty to talk about. I suspect whether or not Zu attends this ceremony in person depends on the timing. If it impacts his training for Worlds he most likely won't go.

The Laureus is exciting news, and Yuzuru's in with some tough competition there. Especially against McMorris, who basically walked his way back from near death and near paralysis to get on the Olympic podium in only 10 months. I mean, when they stretchered him off the mountain after his accident, no one knew if he'd even walk again, never mind do flips 2 storeys into the air on a snowboard...

I now have a completely new perspective on all his scrunchy smile moments. Thanks. Also, you reminded me of this: