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If we all do it, do you think it will make our hair-losing sentiments more understandable to him or will he just pretend he doesn't get why we're all

That's assuming he'd keep the 4Lo at the front of the program. 4A, 4Lo would be ridiculously extra, even for him. By my not-so-educated guess, he'd probably let the 4A stand on its own and /or follow it up with something a little smaller, then move the 4Lo to another part of the program or swap it out entirely. If memory serves, he has a 3Lo in there somewhere too, maybe he could convert it? Frankly it seems that the challenge with 4A isn't just landing it but making it fit into a program.

The falls have very distinctive cheering, I noticed. The whole audience goes "Oh!" with a sympathetic dropping intonation, then claps as the skater gets up. It's really nice, like audible kindness. Anyway, after all is said and done, Yuzu does say that audience participation gives him energy to compete, so he'd probably find it strange if the crowd was perfectly calm and composed and didn't scream. Performance (and skating is definitely performance) is always about a give-and-take between the performer and the audience. Yuzu's putting his energy out there for our enjoyment...the least we can do is give it back with energy of our own. About recognizing 4A: I rewatched the programs again and figured out where I think he's likely to put it: at the first gong sound in the Origin music. So if I'm right, Yuzu's first competition 4A will be announced by a gong. No way we could possibly miss it.

I'm sure his plan is to win with the 4A and a raft of other perfect jumps, flawless spins, and a dazzling StSq or two, with a couple or three amazing surprises thrown in for good measure.

You've also got to figure in the fact that the Olympics are a different beast; everyone's pumped up and excited because of all the other hoopla going on. It's not just a normal figure skating competition. Since I've been to all of one figure skating competition so far, I don't want to make predictions, but if the crowd is mostly like the majority of people who attended ACI (really, the rabid fanyus were a small percentage), the screaming will be at appropriate levels and times. Although if 4A makes an appearance, all bets are off. That one will raise the roof, I'm sure.

Pretty sure he counts the beats himself, so all he'd need is the opening few bars. He's so spot on to the music every time, he can't be reacting to hearing it because then he'd be a tiny bit behind (sound travels slowly).

I think the screaming in Pyeongchang could be forgiven as people were basically witnessing a miracle and millions of watchers around the world were probably doing the same thing. At ACI, most of the screaming took place while Yuzu entered the ice or during the applause after the performance, which is reasonable enough.

Actually, my understanding is that he and his parents have a pretty normal parent-child relationship with no problems, at least based on what I've seen in Canadian media. But I didn't watch his retirement speech so who knows. My overall impression of him is that he's a better guy than the unfortunate first impression he gives makes him seem. And I really do urge people to go see him skate live, it's a revelation.

We shouldn't complain, no matter how hard it is on our hearts and hair. That mindset is what makes him the champion after all.

Mine's cuter. : p

Well, he only has 4 minutes and seven jumping passes to get them all in. So the question remains, how? I'm liking the 4Lo though. Something nice and graceful about the way it takes off.

And he even admitted it this time.

@makebelieveup (regarding his scores obsession) Old habits die hard, eh?

You know that's an insane line-up when you think about it. Just punishing. Not only on the joints but also stamina. And let's not forget he's got that hydroblade leap into spin in there too, which will be brutal in itself. ( Leaping sky-high from a contorted crouch position then holding your whole body rigid against centripetal force? Ouch!) No wonder he was saying he needs to train...boy needs some triathlete or marathon-runner physiology, stat! Yuzu why u do dis? Crazy boy.

I don't know about a quint, but after seeing both programs I feel like Yuzu is trying to make his ultimate program, one that shows off all his abilities together. And then skate it clean. So maybe that's where the 4T3A is coming from. Praying that he stays healthy all season, because if he does...just imagine what we'll see by the time Worlds roll around!!!

Cripes. Yuzu was getting insane height on his 3As at ACI and making these kinda long drops to the ice after his rotations were finished, so I guessed it had to be from 4A training, but still... And I can't tell, even after seeing Otonal, which program he's going to put it into... I mean there didn't seem to be any obvious places to drop in a monster jump in either one.

I loved his R&J... just looking at it from a performance/dance perspective, he's doing some very nice things in that program. Like the bit where he synchronizes his arms to the ticking of a clock...not easy to get it right on the note at all. If I had to sum up my takeaway lesson from watching ACI live, it's this: any skater can skate well but it takes talent and a lot of hard work to deliver each element correctly on the musical note. It's really impressive when it works.

It'll take some doing but I'll at least try!

So very true. Live FS is amazing, and you're in for a massive treat.

Gawdammit, @KatjaThera, way to make me jealous! I was already kuyashii because I couldn't stay for Saturday and then I had the worst day on the roads going home... well, just means I have to find a way to see it live by hook or by crook. @Xen: those GPF Vancouver tickets are indeed calling out to me... I'll have examine ways and means and see what I can do. But I just know that arena is going to be a massive pain in the arse to get to from any hotel.

I love Otonal because I actually got to see it live, but I like the side of Yuzu that's shown in Origin a lot more, so I suspect Origin will be my favorite in the long run. God willing I'll find a way to see it live.

Wow, seriously? They just jumped right in? It's hard to picture any mature, normal person doing that and thinking it's in any way acceptable...maybe they wanted to ask politely but didn't know enough English so they got opportunistic? Either way, it's still rude, but if it's that they're not able to ask then at least it's an understandable reason...more or less. Srsly, tho, just...*facepalm*

My only problem with this is that for an athlete, when they're on the 'job' h i.e. at the venue about to compete - is the time when they most need to concentrate and be free of distractions, so to me it's the worst possible time to approach them. Cheering from the stands though, is not only fine, but expected. Since it is a sport. It's different for other celebrities in the sense that their 'work' can include events that are specifically set up for interaction with fans. But you still wouldn't go up to, say, an actor you admire while he's being filmed and ask for his autograph right then. I'm pretty much in the 'watch from afar' camp - I didn't even have the courage to say hi to Roman Sadovsky when I passed him in the hall, and he was giving me a big smile (not sure why - maybe my silly hat) - but I would always give a smile and eye contact to someone I admire, if it felt natural to do so. Approaching someone specifically to ask for a photograph...no. I'd be too embarrassed to do it. That being said, there was once an actor from a TV show I was a fan of, who freely offered to take a photo with me after I had been chatting with him a bit at a fan-organized event. I didn't even have to ask.

I get that, but sometimes it's easier to.make memories with a smile and a little chit-chat than a photo.

It's the opposite for me. Yuzu drew me back into watching skating, it's true. And I went to ACI mainly so I could see him in person, although I also wanted to see Evgenia, Jason, Jun-hwon, and Kevin Reynolds. And Brian and Tracy. I came home with the following list of skaters I'm now going to follow: Roman Sadovsky Kevin Aymoz the two Irish lads (who knew Ireland even had skaters? Wow) Julian Yi Josefin Taljegard of Sweden ( she had two fantastic skates, moves like a dream, just gorgeous!) Mae Berenice Mate Yura Matsuda Alexia Paganini Morgan and Cipres Weaver and Poje Soucisse and Firus ...and at least two or three other skaters that their names escape me right now. There's enough there to keep me going for years, and I wouldn't know most of them without having gone to see Yuzu skate.