Yuzurella

Yuzu's 4A is such a magnificent beauty! If he's healthy and still has the desire to pursue it, I would love to see him jump and land it in competition. He was so close to landing it during the Olympics. I think if it wouldn't have been for his injury, he might've been able to land it then.

A part of Yuzu's interview with Shuzo. Yuzu becoming the 4A himself... it's quite fitting as a symbol for his metamorphosis into the best version of himself and the best skater he can be. It's a long, painful, and hard road, but in the end the rewards will be even greater. [NEWS]

There are many of Yuzu's costumes that I love, but my favorite is probably Origin 2.0. It's just so majestic! The design is breathtaking and the details are precious. The shape and color fit Yuzu perfectly and flatter his figure and make him look even taller and more slender.

Happy Zuzu

They know who the star is (and who sells the most newspapers). [NEWS]

Aaaw... Yuzu still wipes sweat the same way as his mushroom self.

These fans are all of us. Hanyuconomy. Disney should hire Yuzu as their brand ambassador. He's probably responsible for the majority of their Pooh sales. Gosh, it still breaks my heart to see Yuzu like this, but at least he could finally find some happiness a few days after his FS. Fortunately there are people like Shizuka who always support him. [NEWS]

Aaah! So pretty! Hoping for HD pics. [NEWS]

I didn't know that Patrick already said in 2018 that Yuzu would be the first to jump a 4A in competition. He even called Yuzu's 3A the best he's ever seen.

Wow! Patrick! Kudos to him for praising Yuzu publicly like this. [NEWS]

Patrick is a great example of positive character development. He seems to be much more mature and at peace with the past. And from the last couple of comments he made, it seems like he has started to genuinely appreciate Yuzu and Yuzu's efforts. Talking of comments, I have to reiterate again how extraordinary Yuzu is in every way, including the things he says and and the way he speaks. From a very young age on, he has always been polite, humble, respectful, tactful, and eloquent in his interviews and comments. But at the same time, he has always remained genuine and authentic. Especially considering how famous he is and how much scrutiny he is under, this is more than remarkable.

Lae translated Patrick's comment. I'm really pleasantly surprised how supportive Patrick has become of Yuzu. He really seems to understand Yuzu's way of thinking, his struggles, and the meaning of his challenge. [NEWS]

Jeez. Someone should really take his phone away. He's making things worse. Sometimes, shutting up and not engaging is the best thing you can do. I also think we should not engage with any of this. Fernandez showed his true colors. The best way to handle this is to ignore the man and not give him even more attention. And yes, a salty thread chat would be helpful. I'm in a fan community on Discord and we have a channel called the dead sea for salty posts.

I think Yuzu's thoughts and feelings were probably still very complicated after the gala. No wonder, considering what happened at the Olympics. He will certainly still need some time to process everything in peace. After some rest and time to reflect, he will probably have more clarity about what he wants to do in the future. On top of all this, he has to get his ankle thoroughly checked and get the proper treatment for it. I still hope that it's not as bad as some other injuries he had before and that he recovers quickly. I guess we will get some official statement about whether Yuzu will participate in Worlds or not in the next few weeks. As for what will happen afterward, who knows? But whatever he chooses to do, I hope he follows his heart and makes his decision based only on his own desires and preferences.

Here are some of my thoughts after reading Yuzu's interview. Regarding scoring, I'm sure Yuzu has known for years that he doesn't get the points he rightfully deserves according to the rules and that the system is against him. Nevertheless, he decided to carry on and keep competing despite the unfair scoring. But he changed his focus to his own goals, especially landing a 4A. Even when the pandemic started and he ended up without coaches, he still kept on chasing his own goals and delivering programs and performances that are simply a class of their own. I think the time when he practiced all by himself in an empty rink was a very lonely and tough time for Yuzu. No matter how capable and self-sufficient you are, it's still important to have some kind of external input, a fresh point of view, and some companionship from time to time. I believe that the time period from Japanese Nationals to the Olympics was especially hard because Yuzu had committed to competing in another Olympics. And as he said himself, he committed himself to winning another gold medal with the help of the 4A as his weapon. I can imagine that the pressure from the outside world as well as from himself must've been enormous, crushing even. That's probably why he looked so tense and stressed when he arrived in Beijing. We all know what happened then. Considering my own sorrow at the sheer unfairness of all this - with bad luck piled on top of injustice - I can't imagine the utter anguish, pain, and suffering Yuzu must've felt at the time. But being the unbelievably courageous person he is, he fought back and wrote sports history despite all odds against him by almost landing a 4A. And then he went back to the practice rink just a few days later to rediscover his love and joy for figure skating. That was the first time he looked happy and at ease since arriving in Beijing. Yuzu said in the interview that being rewarded isn't everything in life and that he's still happy in the unrewarded present. He also said that he was happy to perform for other people. This might very well be the key moment in Yuzu's career in which he realized that his love for skating and performing is greater and more important than his desire to win competitions, more important than medals and titles. Yuzu has always been extremely ambitious with a fierce desire to win. And he did achieve incredibly accomplishments and became a legend of figure skating. With fair scoring, he should've won even more competitions and hold more titles, but the corruption of the system is unfortunately the way it is. Yuzu can't change anything about it and neither can we. But what he can do is to skate and perform to his heart's content and show his incomparable skating to the world. As I've already said before, what happened at these Olympics has shown that Yuzu is as loved and supported as always, in fact even more so. Despite not winning a medal, he has won many more fans and admirers and it has become clearer than ever that his fans don't love him because of his achievements and medals, but because of who he is, the way he skates and performs, and the way he makes us feel. This might very well be what freed him from the pressure of winning. Yuzu always wants to give us his all and show us everything he can do. He doesn't want to disappoint people. But I hope that the love and support he's received showed him that he will never disappoint us and we'll love him no matter what. Perhaps, now that he's gone through hell and survived again, now that he's survived being off the podium for the first time in many, many years, he can let go of the burden of always having to win and really just focus on his love for skating and performing. I believe he still has so much more to show. He's only been getting better and better the last couple of years and I think he hasn't reached his peak yet. And this kind of freedom might very well enable him to soar even higher and shine even brighter than ever. Of course everything depends on Yuzu's health and his own preferences, but I believe he will continue for a few more seasons. I think there's a certain thrill to competitions and being able to perform for a huge crowd during a competition. This kind of atmosphere is probably very different during ice shows, not to mention the lack of Pooh rains. And Yuzu definitely deserves a couple more huge Pooh rains before he decides to bow out. No matter what he decides to do in the future, I will always support him. In fact, no matter what he chooses to do, it will always be a success regardless of corruption, manipulation, and fake hype from the ISU and feds. If he competes, the competitions will be sold out and the audiences will always support him the most and cheer for him the loudest. If he decides to retire and only do ice shows from now on, they will be sold out everywhere and the crowds will flock to where he is. In this sense, Yuzu will always be the winner.

Yuzu's 4A wasn't ratified, it was certified. I think in order for a jump to be ratified, it has to be fully rotated and landed cleanly.

Ikr! At least his self-preservation instincts seem to be getting stronger with age, but still... If we feel about him this way and worry so much about him, I can't even imagine how his family must be feeling. Source Let's enjoy a beautiful ice fairy to comfort our hearts and souls. This post has been tagged by yuzuangel as [NEWS].

I think this should be the complete interview. Now I just hope Yuzu gets some good rest, recovers soon, and finds comfort in the knowledge that he is loved and supported more than ever. [NEWS]

Hanyuconomy. I bet Citizen will make more limited edition watches with Yuzu considering his growing popularity in China. [NEWS]

Even Yuzu's name is a masterpiece. I mean, his name is really amazing. It's like poetry. Li Yugang even used the characters from his name in the lyrics of the song he wrote for Yuzu.

Two more examples of how loved and popular Yuzu is in China. [NEWS]

https://twitter.com/sof8894/status/1495389407104598018 Yuzu's 9-year-old self was jumping together with him.

Yuzu is really an exemplary human. I hope he finds happiness within him, regardless of his path. [NEWS]

Yuzu is an angel! He is just such a good and kind person. [NEWS]

I was talking to my mom about Yuzu's incredible popularity in China. She said that one of the reasons why Yuzu is so popular is probably because he is the perfect ideal of a Chinese gentleman in the classic sense. I googled this a bit and found this in an article in Britannica. A junzi (gentleman) is "a person whose humane conduct (ren) makes him a moral exemplar." "...the junzi is cultured (wen) and knows how to act and speak appropriately in any situation; he is thus an exemplar whose virtuous influence promotes a flourishing human community." On the other hand, a xiaoren (literally little/small person, but that term has nothing to do with physical size) is someone who is petty and "who cannot transcend personal concerns and prejudices and acts only for his own gain". Also, after I sent my mom a link of Li Yugang's song, she wrote a small poem in Chinese. I translated it with my limited Chinese and the help of Google Translate. Hanyu Yuzuru Beauty from the east Transcendental and refined with every gesture He came into the world like an immortal god Leaving all the beauty in the mortal realm