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Clicked through the photos at the bottom of the article. It makes me so happy to see that they had to start a second panel for their Olympic winners, and that Javi is the first one on it.

Oh God he looks so beautiful. Clearly he's been working on his lines. Looks like ballet. Also, my computer gave me the best auto-translate fail just now. It translated the caption of the main photo as "Hanyu Knitting Public Practice"

Word. Honestly that post by Phan makes me feel rather sorry for Yuzu today. Also, guys, it occurs to me that this might be a bit of a media week at TCC, rather than just a day. The CBC did their bit on Stephen yesterday, today the Japan press are doing Yuzu. I can't imagine the Russian media are planning to leave Evgenia alone if there's footage to be had, and there's also the US (Jason) and Korean (Jun) media that might want a piece. It would be logical if Brian and TCC have just decided to have everyone in on the same week. So , hopefully, maybe, you never know, we might be getting quite a few stories.

Stop being the voice of reason darnit! I want to scream and flap my arms and jump up and down in excitement, not be sensible.

...umm, yeah... legs. That's it. That's the part those pants show off...legs. That's my story and i'm sticking to it.

Brian trying to coach his athlete through the glass, computer, and however many miles in between...

I love these photos. And I like the two of them. However, maybe other satellites can correct me if I'm wrong here but...ever since I watched their duo number from FAOI this year, I keep having this little sneaky feeling that Stephane is still the better skater...I hope I don't start any fires by saying that but does anyone else see it?

That'd be some kind of record! She'd be 39...it would probably make her the oldest female skater at Olympics ever, if she did it. I hope that she does. Oh my. You know who's going to be wanting to try this next, right?

*Tosses a Pooh at you. "Wheeeee!" says Pooh. "Such fun! And it helps me train for the season too!"* Sailing through the air in arenas doesn't just happen, you know. it takes practice. 'Legs Appreciation Spin' sounds so much nicer. Although I like the camel spin for that.

I dunno, I think half the reason it's so devastating is because it's unconscious on his part. Or, he does it, then realizes a second later and thinks "Oops, not again.." So please pass those tissues

And then have to protest in an interview later that he totally didn't mean to do it....

Now we must fight. I get why it's in the programs. I just personally find it looks awkward on most of the skaters, including Yuzu.

Yes, me too. That's what I was referring to when I said 'travelling sit spin'. I wonder if he could come up with anothen twizzle variation.

Besides the music and the hair, what moves would you all really like to see in this year's programs? The jumps are a given but what else would you like to see? Personally, I love Yuzu's travelling sit spin and want to see more of it. It's a really unique move and I can't think of anyone else who's currently doing it in the men's. I'd be quite happy if it turned up in both programs, along with the Ina Bauer. Are there any of his moves that you could do without? I never want to see that blasted A- spin (butt spin) again, from anyone, ever.

The funny thing is, you know he'd make it work. About any Gogolev hype: I think it would be hard not to get hyped about a kid Brian's training who's only 13 and can already do all 5 quads and 3A (it seems a given that once he gets old and strong enough, he'll be trying for Nessie, too - who wouldn't?) and especially in Canada, where we seem to be able to train 'em, but we can't win 'em when it counts. That being said, he's not a hockey player, so the hype from our press will be minimal by comparison to what might happen in other countries (like Japan). If he were a hockey player, though, well...Sydney Crosby comes to mind...the coverage that guy got before he was even old enough to drive was nearly nauseating...talk about pressure.

They're just drawing a word picture of how Gogolev looked next to Hanyu. It's not meant to be a comparison in the way you're thinking, it's meant to be a substitute for a photograph so that everyone reading the article gets the image in their mind. What they're saying is that Gogolev is still small. I really like that this article is showing how Brian is building strength upon strength here. Everytime I think about what he's done at TCC, I sit back and marvel. I've been an athlete, and I've been a coach, and I have a reasonably good idea of just how freaking hard it is to build a program like Brian's done, and I honestly can't stop admiring the whole thing. Of course it couldn't have happened without the athletes as well, but Brian had to start it all and drive it forward, and just, can I say, wow. Just wow.

"The willowy Hanyu looked like an oak tree beside the slender, blond, five-foot teen." That's unusually poetic language coming from the staid old CBC. See what you inspire, Yuzu? And yeah, Yuzu the Oak? He's definitely more of a willow. Plus, a willow seems more, well, Japanese. Google 'bonsai willow', you'll see it.

See, I'm starting from scratch, and I figure the radical names don't matter asuch as knowing the shapes of them and how they get used, so it's not bothering me that way. However I am finding it slow going just because I don't have the time to put into it.

I'm with you on that, but if I were forced to choose, I'd rather see him do Roxanne. IMO it suits his fire and energy better than Carmen does. But I really feel like warhorses are beneath him at this point in the game...

That wouldn't necessarily be bad... I just made it to the PH status of my favorite program! Can I stay at 'Let's Go Crazy' forever please? With PPOS Yuzu to accompany me? Pretty please?

Well, there's no obligation upon him to have media day unless there's a lot of Japanese press asking for it, TBH. And I think he's definitely experimenting. After all, it's a new scoring system, new length, he's fresh off the greatest triumph the sport has ever seen so he can pretty well do as he likes...it's the perfect opportunity to make bold new choices and try new things.

try www.wanikani.com. I'm using it to learn kanji and it's pretty fun. As for Yuzu's 2018 programs...honestly I'm feeling a surprise vibe. I think we're going to see something 100% new and fresh from him this time.

There was an interview he gave (in 2015 or 2016, maybe?) to a Japanese interviewer (my memory is suggesting it was for Kenji's Room, but I"m not sure) where the interviewer asks him, in English, "How's your English?" and Yuzu replies in Japanese that it's 'questionable'. He's also on the record (in one of the P&G commercials I think) as saying that he finds it a relief to speak Japanese with his mom when they're at home in Toronto because being surrounded by English all the time is a strain. I'm pretty sure that no matter how much he's improved, he finds English a constant challenge. I can relate. Even though Canadians are officially supposed to be bilingual and I understand French well enough to watch TV in the language, if I spend too much time ( more than a couple days) in a purely French environment, my brain gets tired and it makes me really cranky.

I'm plumping for carnivorous heart-breaker Yuzu, myself. As opposed to NHK 2017 heartbreaking Yuzu...really please let's not do that again.

I forget who did it ( maybe TSL?) But somewhere in the depths of YouTube there's an interview with Brian after 2017 World's in which he talks about the lessons learned after Boston and basically implies that the whole team has changed the way they communicate so that problems don't get hidden anymore. He gives an example using Javi and Gabby, but it's not hard to read between the lines and see that he means Yuzu too.