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No one knows what Yuzu wants, other than to be healthy and able to compete. No one is saying he might not have been injured if he'd been at TCC. What the consensus of those who would like him to get back to TCC is that his jump coach, Ghislain, could help him achieve his dream of a 4A. He's a jump coach - that's what he does. Trade secrets? He could easily train privately at TCC so that's not an argument. And it's not like others aren't trying the 4A and everyone has seen Yuzu's attempts. And we all want Yuzu to recover and be happy.

Is that response okay with anyone? Why would ANY of us hope Yuzu would be injured and WHO is @180267? Why would you say something so rude and disrespectful? We are all Fanyus here. I can wish that Yuzu had gone back to Toronto and received in-person coaching, and I do, but that's because that's what I believe would have been and would be best for him. We can have a difference of opinion without getting nasty.

Only one person has said this in this super long thread of reactions to this new injury, but I feel it would be the absolute wisest decision for Yuzu to get back to Toronto immediately, where he can get the treatment he needs and the coaching he's been missing. Don't go to COC - just heal and train, with the proper medical people and actual coaches. I am devastated for him, but not actually surprised.

I think they are pajama pants -

We don't know if he's been vaccinated yet and he'd need to be to get into Canada...

I am still so bummed I haven't been able to wear my badge yet. But it's ready.

And the heart - if only he'd painted it purple, it would have ben totally over the top. He is SO cute.

The geologist (me) is not voting at all. Ice is a truly remarkable substance (it weighs less than water, even though it's the same thing chemically) but only considered a mineral/rock if it's naturally occurring, like in a glacier. I (again, as a geologist) have to say that I think olivine is pretty boring but is part of so many rocks. And I love green minerals, but olivine can't remotely compare to emerald or dioptase or even malachite. So, rink ice is not a mineral. But vote away.... for Yuzu.

I might be more inclined to purchase something like this if there was even a half tiny chance of seeing him skate live. Alas - no chance.

Oh, I hope so, too. I understand that Korea is now 70% vaccinated, so Jun should be (though he falls in the "young" group - he's an international athlete so I believe he'd have had his shots.) Thanks for the tweet!

Legitimate geologist here. And I don't consider ice a mineral, but I understand why the votes are coming in the way they are. And it coming down to ice or olivine? Not even fair.

This might not be the correct forum to post this on - but I know a lot of us have VPN's so we can watch Yuzu skating without being restricted by country...

If they have to announce entries and are a week after Finlandia, why hasn't Finlandia announced entries yet? That's the one I thought Yuzu would go to, if any, because it works into his schedule and it isn't an Olympic rest event (what "test event" means.....)

Where do we actually have spectators?

Rika does not have to quarantine when entering Canada (I am presuming she is vaccinated as the JSF said they would have their skaters vaccinated by August.). Who knows what rules will be in place for any country two months from now. I hope Japan gets their percentage of vaccinated up.

Any known update to Jun's plans? Canada is now open to international (vaccinated) travelers without them having to quarantine, so he could, hypothetically, fly back this week.

I love all those things - his gentleness, his artistic interpretation, his technical finesse, his transitions, his humanity - and, hello! His speed! He is SO fast.

R+J has been used by multiple skaters (Jun, for instance - but a very different version). I would think that Nam will have totally different choreo and probably even a different version of the song. Unless he states he's doing an something to commemorate Yuzu, I would think his take will be original.

I think this is the only place I've ever heard about Yuzu interacting like a regular person with a friend.

And then there's this from the OC

What do those symbols stand for? He doesn't have any repetitions in his name.... (Clearly I know zero Japanese...)

Tokyo forged ahead - but a year postponed. Will they postpone?

This needs to be a poster.

Has the IOC made sense to anyone in the last couple of years? Who did they use to develop this schedule? Flipping the individual men's and pairs events would obviously be better. If they have released multiple versions of the skating events schedule then they can correct this - probably after different federations complain about this. And, knowing Boyang is also at a disadvantage, it's clear that this is all IOC and not anyone in China. Does anyone know how far in advance of the 2018 games a final schedule was published?

Welcome back - but, what? There is some other sport to watch? It's a relief to have only one sport I am truly passionate about following (not that there aren't other sports I enjoy watching or participating in) - though, really, it has been a very dry 18 months being a FS fan - it's necessary to have other interests.