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Not to be shallow, but spring is here and it is a beautiful season

4-4 combo? 4-3-3 combo? If we're going for chaotic energy, might as well go all the way yeah... why not... we're all going to die of anxiety anyway...

And they know it

That. Seriously, do they not learn? They limited gift throwing to only the premium seats, and fans got organized to throw hundreds of bears anyway (while following the rules, because, you know, Japan, which I find pretty impressive). Short of an absolute ban (for everybody, not just Yuzu), fans will take as a challenge any attempt of restriction and find a way to do it anyway. The more they talk about it, the more fans will want to do it. Also, Shoma had to skate after Yuzu for the short. Where was their concern then? Shouldn't they worry about their own skaters before worrying about Nathan? (Nothing against Nathan, I just don't understand their priorities at all)

I can definitely draw smth if others are on-board with the idea

He looks a little confused ... or is it scared ?

I'm also not too keen on the medal idea because I feel that even if it is not a compensation, he might feel like it is anyway because he is always so hard on himself Argh, this is hard... Anything material feels tricky to me... I prefer this kind of project personally, even if it seems repetitive with what was done before. A book, a photo album, or a compilation video of messages in our native language + Japanese "subtitles" (from a kind bilingual soul) seems more straightforward to me.

I'm 100% for a cheering project, but a medal could maybe backfire given recent events. It could be interpreted as either "we love you for your wins" or be a reminder of what he did not get at worlds, which is obviously not what we'd want to convey. I don't know how to express it better, but I feel it's a bit of a delicate topic right now.

Our lord extra. Bring up the sparkles, the ruffles and the colors.

The video does have the SkateAmerica sign in the background so it's probably not from Saitama, indeed.

I can't believe this comes from the t.sl guy, of all people. @WinForPooh can I borrow your stapler to throw at a wall?

I can't quite hear that part myself but if the source is indeed Yuzu himself - well.

Well, he's been skating like that for months now, apparently. One more week probably won't make such a difference at this point (Am I trying to convince myself? Of course I am ) I do also hear "team trophy" quite clearly. But we don't know where she got it from and whether it's a reliable source. I have a feeling though that he'll go, personally.

I don't think it's necessarily an unpopular opinion - some were saying the same before this season started. But it's clearly not Yuzuru's style and I think most of us are just resigned about the idea of "taking it easy for once to heal" just not happening.

Well, you can definitely be proud of Nathan. He's a great a great athlete, and as far as I can tell, he seems like a good person. I doubt he merely "deals" with the VW costumes though. That one is for sure on him Jokes aside, Yuzu wasn't shading Nathan in the press conference. He was 100% talking about how he views himself, and he's known for his crazy personal standards.

After having a micro meltdown this morning (only micro because it was a beautiful performance, but still a meltdown because Yuzu won't be happy with it!), I had to run to work. And, in a strange way, it helped me. I had to focus on something else rather than drown in my own negative feelings so I didn't have time to panic about the situation. I'm much calmer now. I trust Yuzu to show his fighting spirit on Saturday. Whether victory is at the end or not, I know he'll fight for it. He's human (as much as we like to joke about it), he can't win every time and mistakes will happen sometimes. The pop was costly, it is what it is. But he'll give it his all on the FP, and I'll definitely be watching and cheering for him behind my little screen, hoping for a small miracle. Yes, chances are kinda small (yeah, looking at you judges for overscored GOEs and PCs), but not desperate. Yuzu won't back up from a challenge anyway. I'm sure he'll go for the risky moves. He'll show his heart and talent. His love for figure skating and his desire to win. So I say: BRING IT ON!!!

Are we going to get more blogs?

Shhh! They're spying on us.

Shameless promotion of my own work (gotta find a way to deal with my worlds-related anxieties)

If a collaboration for an ice show were to happen, it'd be so interesting! Yuzu always seems so into his performances with live music Thank you for the interview !!

Posting this here too so more people will see it

Yeah, I usually Google translate the Japanese tweets about Yuzu or FS that appear on my feed to have an idea of what is going on... And most of the time you need a very creative mind for the result to make any sense at all... Indeed, so bad it's hilarious (though I'm still grateful for the function since I barely speak 3 words of Japanese )

Yuzuru's name - always butchered. Even Olympic Channel isn't safe