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It's worse than the yuna situation. People forget yuna could only jump 4 types of triples; sal, toe, flip and lutz. Yuna could not jump triple loop and took it out for nearly her entire senior career. She has never landed 3lo consistently throughout her entire skating career. She only had 4 triples up her arsenal. Thus she was many points behind in BV than adelina sotnikova at sochi. Not to mention Yuna never had the athletic ability to ever attempt 3A or quads competitively. However Yuzu and Nathan's case is VERY different. Yuzu and Nathan can both only jump 4 types of quads and land them consecutively at a high rate at this point. Thus their BV is similar and the amount of quad types they have up their arsenal is the same.

Seems like they intentionally filmed Yuzu's segment the longest. We need to retweet this tweet loads so their social media manager knows Yuzu is loved 👏👏😎😎

So glad we get to see Yuzu compete in the next decade too! I am so glad we can see Yuzu compete past the 2020 mark! We are so blessed! Let's enjoy all the time we left we have with Yuzu competing for Japan! May the next decade be a happy, healthy decade for Yuzu! May he achieve everything he wants to achieve and more, both in his personal life and in his public life!

No offence but sort of criticizing Yuzu's humility and recycling and ending your point with praising Zhenya for trying new programs and for Zhenya being honest, courageous does not sound very good in a Hanyu fan forum. For a split second I thought I was reading a Zhenya fan post in a Zhenya fan forum.... 😟 I know you like Zhenya but criticizing a whole list things about Yuzu and then ending with a whole list of things Zhenya is doing great does not sound very good when they are put together. It almost seems like you are comparing Yuzu with Zhenya and saying Zhenya is better.

Hi guys. Just a quick question Is "yuzu" and "yuzuru" specifically only a name in japan? Like have you guys seen foreigners use that name ever? If I ever have a son when I'm older I want to name him "yuzu" or "yuzuru" But I'm not Japanese. Would that be weird to name your child like that in countries outside japan?

I'm talking specifically about biological age. As with ankles, I have less clue. The biological age is actually imprinted in the DNA. The information theory of aging suggests that the the information of the DNA is not lost, but as we get older, it is not read in the same way as when we were younger. I am really curious as to what Yuzu's biological age is in regards to this. He looks much younger than his peers his age.

Yuzu's age is coming up alot so I am going to have to discuss the biology of aging. David sinclair is a Harvard professor of aging. He has published researches on the fact that not all individuals age at the same rate. Also your chronological age does not automatically equal your biological age. The speed of aging of an individual depends on: 1. Genetics 2. How many calories you consume. The less calories you eat, the slower the speed of aging 3. How much exercise you do. (The more the better) Number 2/3 slows down aging because both activities activate sirtuin pathways, increases the level of NAD in our bodies (one of the main reasons we age is because NAD levels decrease as we age). They also allow us to heal our DNA damage (we accumulate error in our DNA info as we age). It is also one of the reasons why fasting is healthy; it also raises NAD levels in our body and helps repair damaged DNA info + activates sirtuin pathways. Thus Yuzu eating less than average people and also exercising more than ever (harder training) is actually helping him retain his youth for much longer than average people. Ironically, Yuzu attempting to add more quads and training more vigorously than ever is helping him age less faster, not aging him quicker. When your NAD levels rise your body also heals injuries faster. Also there is a theory that the reason why Japan has the longest life expectancy in the world may be due to both diet and genetics (ie they might have genes that help them stay youthful for longer. But individual variations always exist. The theory was in terms of "national average" (look up study on okinawan centenarians). How I know all this is because I have a biotech research member at a world famous grad school in the family We may never know what Yuzu's biological age is, but it is typically reflected in a person's appearance. ie if someone "looks younger" they probably are younger biologically.

love this international fan service

OMG so elated with the news that google put up Yuzuru Hanyu at Times Square, NYC. The billboard was on top of the Broadway sign OMG I definitely think we need to tag Google, or let them know via twitter, facebook, youtube etc that we really appreciate this and that we want to see more of it. Also, if people have the time, they can send customer feedback to Google for free to let them know we really appreciate them for putting up Yuzuru Hanyu on the Times Square billboard at NYC https://www.google.com/tools/feedback/intl/en/ I saw someone saying on twitter, that the more positive feedback and responses they get from this, the more they will keep doing it. And I think that is logical. All companies love more attention, and keep doing marketing that has impact or that works. So please let Google know how we feel about this! Who knows? If they keep getting heaps of positive reactions every time they use Yuzuru Hanyu, maybe he will become the Google global ambassador someday lol Loves Loves

He seems to have lost confidence in himself... Like J Nats I understand, but GPF should not have been a competition that made Yuzu feel so down. Life is strange When ISU keeps underscoring Yuzuru to make him retire early it only fires up Yuzu more, thereby, ironically ISU is extending his planned competition life expectancy. Wondering if ISU is purposely doing this, or is unaware of the side effect they are causing.

Translating some golden ticketing tips for 2020 4CC found on Japanese Fanyu twitter! The 1 Day ticket sales are released on 2nd January at 1 pm (KST) The Gold seats that are available A1 ~ A5 is available (A1, A2 are presumably reserved for sponsors and VIPS) A6 ~ A7 seats are also available Silver B6 ~ B7, B15 ~ B17 are also available (B15 is presumably the skaters / VIP seat) Hope this helps! @geumna first posted it and then Japanese fanyus started circulating it around my timeline! So it's trustworthy info

I think it also helped Zhenya was almost insanely consistent for the first 2 senior seasons. Insanely consistent. Almost non-human. It was what made her unbeatable for nearly 2 years. Whereas Yuzu has never had 2 seasons where he was always so consistent (probably because Yuzu jumps quads, and it is much harder to be insanely consistent with quads).

Translating some golden ticketing tips for 2020 4CC found on Japanese Fanyu twitter! The 1 Day ticket sales are released on 2nd January at 1 pm (KST) The Gold seats that are available A1 ~ A5 is available (A1, A2 are presumably reserved for sponsors and VIPS) A6 ~ A7 seats are also available Silver B6 ~ B7, B15 ~ B17 are also available (B15 is presumably the skaters / VIP seat) Hope this helps! @geumna first posted it and then Japanese fanyus started circulating it around my timeline! So it's trustworthy info

Agreed. To be honest, I would rather stan Yuzu who has ups and downs but still consistently podiums, than stan someone like Zhenya who won nearly every single competition for 2 years straight, and started losing competitions and placing off podiums all of a sudden (I respect her, but just as an analogy) Yuzu never dominated the senior circuit like Zhenya did during her first 2 senior circuits. Zhenya was almost unbeatable, but Yuzu never was. And that's why I was so attracted to Yuzu, because he seems, real, human, yet electrifying, and brilliant even during his worst days (J Nats SP was awesome!) And what attracts me to Yuzu is that his life is like a movie. Yes, we have downs, but when he goes up, the high is so high, the winning glory is so dramatic and movie like, that I can forget all the unfair judging and bad competitions of the past, in that glorious moment when he finally wins something BIG. I'm talking about Yuzu winning olympics twice and him sometimes skating the skate of his life at 2017 Worlds FS. It's those moments that erase all the down times with Yuzu for me. Those big moments when he wins. Because it seems he has luck on his side, and also steps it up despite the immense pressure when it comes to the competitions that really matter; the Olympics. If Yuzu continues to compete, he will eventually have competitions when he gets silver or maybe even bronze (I hope not). But there will always be days when he makes a comeback. I think that is the essence of who Yuzu is. He always comes back from a down time with a BIG BANG.

I completely agree. The media treated Yuzu as if the 2018 Olympic gold medal made Yuzuru invincible. Also the fact that Yuzu won all the Grand Prixs except GPF after PC olympics solidified the narrative around his "invincible" status. He has been so consistent after PC olympics, way better than he was before PC olympics in terms of consistency. But sometimes Yuzu is human too. What I didn't like is how some media reacted to his Silver at Saitama Worlds, Torino GPF and 2019 Nationals. Yuzu has always won 2 silver medals per season before PC olympics, but somehow they act as if ***************SHOCK******************* "The 2 time olympic champion GOAT can get silver in a competition?!!!!!!!!" Ah no........ like he has always won silver medals before and it's not because he is getting "older per say" If you followed Yuzu for long, you will know that he sometimes even got bronze occasionally and that sometimes he skates like 2012 Skate America FS (bombed) 2014 CoC FS (after injury, so perfectly understandable that he bombed) 2019 J Nationals FS (bombed) He's also bombed some Skate Canada and ACI free skates in the past even when he was at the "prime age of early 20s" he also was setting World Records at GPF in 2015, but not being as good at Boston worlds when he was in his early 20s. so older age is not the main factor he bombed J Nats yesterday it's just Yuzu. He always has ups and downs like everybody else, and guess what A SILVER MEDAL IS FRICKIN BRILLIANT, some of them act like Yuzu placed off the podium or won bronze or something I wouldn't mind if Yuzu ever gets bronze before he retires, but the media (especially some Japanese media) will blow it out of proportion and act as if Yuzu is "falling" blah blah, that he is now a bronze medalist (if he ever gets one, I hope not) I wish Yuzu competed for the joy of skating and lay aside the crazy expectations, but Yuzu will always be Yuzu: he skates to win. I just hope the media and some fans let Yuzu sometimes win silver or bronze before he retires and be chill with it. Congratulate him for medaling even after all his successes in figure skating. (As long as the judging is fair, I don't mind Yuzu not winning to be honest) And I hope Yuzu can sometimes be okay with it too (I guess he is though for now).

We need a Fanyu Koola King to make this graph very public on Youtube. It is a shocking graph.

Agreed. I almost think we shouldn't say Yuzu is retiring unless he himself announces so. When he does he will hold a retirement press conference. Also I remember Yuzu saying male athletes peak near 30 in 2017. We never know, but each season with him is precious so can we please stop repeating the "retirement" word unless it is absolutely certain?

I agree. If he wants to do 4CC it is because he loves competing...not because he wants to retire. Retirement is a sensitive topic to fanyus and I feel some just blurt it out without much thought..

Hmmm he did say he wants to jump all quads in one program and that it is his dream.. So I won't think he is retiring yet...

Just booked tickets after this. But I just checked the site and all the gold tickets are sold out... Hurry guys The good seats are almost gone

「とりあえずは大きな怪我なくこなすというのが一番だと自分の中では言い続けています。もちろん、世界選手権とか四大陸の選考会というのもあるので、あの、いい演技したいって気持ちも強くありますけど、まずは体調をしっかり大事にして、その上で最大限の実力を発揮できるように、ここでいい演技ができるように、いろいろ頑張ります」 Yuzu just mentioned he wants to be healthy in order to compete at Worlds and 4CC. He's planning to go to 4CC! https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2019/12/18/kiji/20191218s00079000286000c.html?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true

Spirit of the Athletes and NNN documentary??? I guess so

I don't like the costume, but I think Yuzu might suit skating to "Prince of Persia Soundtrack" or "Aladdin" or "Mask of Zorro" wearing something like this

I'm waiting for the day when Times finally takes notice of Yuzuru Hanyu and include him in the "Time's most Influential 100 of the Year" List one day

Who are athletes in Japan most likely to be the final torch bearer at 2020 olympics?