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He also said on media day that he wanted to land it 'before the deadline', whatever that means...presumably before someone else beats him to it. That means as soon as he can, IMO...which gives ACI a good chance.

The fifth cat would have to be Quint Toe...or maybe Five Sal...

Goes to show how much I don't watch pairs...

That just makes me sad for your friends...they are missing out. Now you're talking...but are throw axels even a thing?

Oh, don't bother to explain, just suck them into Hanyu fandom with you and make them watch him... they'll understand instantly.

No, cripes, no. This move frightens me when Eric does it with Meagan... I was panicking watching Javi upside down... I think seeing Yuzu do it would give me a good old-fashioned stroke...

So inspiration grabbed me and now I'm working on a little something-something for ACI...(work in progress) My thinking is that I won't crack it out unless Nessie makes her appearance, but if she does, then maybe we satellites present can sign it and I'll either drop it in Yuzu's gift box, or mail it to TCC later. I'm also planning to scan this image and convert it into something people can download and print out and use at the other comps this year, to be deployed ICN (In Case of Nessie). My thinking is to email it to those who request it. Your thoughts? So far this is a Planet-only project, not sure if I should make it more public.

As experience has shown, we're justified in feeling that way.

I vote b) as well.

Just try to imagine what Yuzu the great perfectionist would be like as a pairs partner. Who would put up with him? Never mind that, who could possibly keep up with him?

Seriously? Wow, Javi's brave and Eric is strong. I mean Javi's almost double Meagan's size, the risk of falling is great...

Just who is Eric swinging around there? I know he just got married to a Spanish ice dancer, is that him?

Me too!

Only? Cripes, we're slacking...

It's the one thing he does that the rest of us might also be able to do, at least...:)

Just thinking about it makes me so grateful he ended up at TCC

Please! That woman would have wrecked him. That or he would have walked out after half an hour, never to return.

That would be a great way to celebrate when he does land it.

That's true leadership, and I agree, this is what Hanyu always appears to be like in his interactions with his competitors.

Yeah, be prepared. Because it's Yuzu. Anything can happen.

Don't forget, in every case, he's talking about future plans. "Difficult to see is the future, always in motion..." --> he has no more idea than anyone else what'll happen to him, so naturally he can't give a definite answer as to when he might r-word. He might have a hazy of idea of what it is that'll give him the idea that it's time to stop competing, but that's probably all. When you climb a mountain, often you see higher peaks to climb next. I really believe Yuzu is this kind of person, and probably won't r-word until he can see no more peaks.

Just taking everything he's said, in all the interviews and at CiONTU etc, about his attitude towards skating since his injury and Olympic victory, does anyone else feel, as I do, that it's like Yuzu is feeling reborn? Or that his skating is reborn? Something like that anyway. That's the impression I'm getting. And if that's so, I'm so glad that I'm going to have a chance to see it live.

THIS is what we should all be tossing on the ice, all season long...it'll take months for people to figure out what it is...

Yes but it's the wrong version of SEIMEI. Kinda bugs me that they couldn't be bothered to get the right one...

His hands looked very fit in that video with the wooden doll...no signs of any problems...