rockstaryuzu

Yes, but that's a judging issue. On pure ability, Yuzu is clearly the better skater.

Umm, I dunno. He's had some pretty spectacular fails. Of course, it's new rules, new format, so we'll see.

Who's the other one? Kolyada? I feel like he has a long way to go to beat Yuzu even on a bad day...

The women's field in Laval looks interesting. Also on the men's side...2 of Brian's proteges and Shoma..I guess I'll keep my tickets and not complain....:( lesson learned though: next year just GPF...

I was thinking the opposite, that no one on that list is capable of giving Yuzu or Boyang a run for their money...

So I get Shoma and Evgenia. Not bad, but should I plan a trip to Helsinki? Otherwise my only hope is AC, or GPF...

Lord knows, he never got the time of day while P. Chan was competing.

So far SC has only released the Canadian skater's assignments. No wonder they were trolling...

Not that I object to having him back or anything, but something doesn't seem correct here.

WTH is that 'Kevin Reynolds" at NHK? Dude announced his retirement this spring, yo.

The idea that any Canadian sport federation has a gazillion dollars for something like that: They probably used other political pressures...

I dunno. I tried counting the rotations and I'm not 100% sure I see 4.5...but he's spinning so fast I can't hit the pause button quickly enough to be 100% sure I got it all. I'd be shocked if he did 4A, honestly. He never struck me as that great of a jumper but he's clearly been working hard...

Someone at Skate Canada is being an ass...

Stuck in traffic on the 401...

Someone had to make a Timmie's run before they could put the list out, I bet... no posting can be done without coffee and donuts... Edited to add: How do I post/embed an outside gif so everyone can see it?

...or all 3 days of CiONTU. Nice of the ISU to make sure we got the opportunity.

I stand corrected. Everybody waiting for the assignments: It's only 1:25pm here (13h25 for those on the 24-hr clock)(My city is in the same time zone as Toronto). ISU hasn't even had time to come back from lunch yet. As this is my first year on watch, I don't know exactly what hour they release assignments, but I'd say it won't be for at least another 30 - 90 minutes. Plenty of time to watch a FAOI highlight reel or something...

Shoma went to SC last year. What are the odds he'd do it twice in a row? I peg him for SA & NHK this year. By the same reasoning, Yuzu is due for SC, since he was at CoR last year instead. Here's hoping that's how it works!

This is really what I am hoping Brian will say if asked. I would enjoy that!

I though it was. Gabby Daleman seemed to think so when she mentioned it in one of her YouTube vlogs. Someone asked her what she thought of Evgenia's arrival and Gabby was just all giddy and excited about having all of them at the rink, and mentioned Boyang by name.

Come on, Skate Canada! Yuzu-baby needs a new gold for his collection!! It has nothing to do with me having tickets, no sirree Bob.Not why I'm rooting for it at all :p.

So, is Brian planning to encourage competition between them then? And how come no one ever asks about how Boyang's presence will affect Yuzu? Inquiring minds want to know!

I vote for Celestial Maiden. I like TCC raccoon too. and in light of the recent conversation, I think we need one called 'Sparkle Explosion" too. You know he's going to do a costume like that sooner or later.

I'm agreeing with you, and going one further, in that, as I've said before, I think him being that person is exactly what enables him to portray what he does on the ice, and also what allows him to share his emotions as part of the performance and in interviews, with his skater friends, etc. I'd even go so far as to say he's a great example of what modern, positive masculinity can be, but if I say that, then I'm delving into gender politics and getting a bit too heavy for this forum I think. Regarding the term 'fey' - the first time I ever saw the word, it was being used in a book I was reading to describe someone who had the power of 'second sight' - i.e. could see prophetic visions. So for me the term has overtones of 'unnaturalness'. And I find Yuzu to be very natural * in his performances, so that's why it doesn't feel like a good fit to me. *Natural for him. I'm pretty sure half the jumps and steps he does would never come naturally to anyone else... I still feel sorry for Mura...

Tbh, I'm not sure you're entirely wrong... I think at least one of the H,ILY costumes was sparkle-free...but then it did have shiny black patent leather pants so, still shiny... IMO, Hanyu's the type of person who would look sparkly even if he wasn't wearing any. He'd sparkle even in a burlap sack I think.