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This is so sad to hear. I joined Rabbit just like a month ago and really loved the streamings. No matter what happens, thank you so much @faeline and @sallycinnamon for all your effort so far!! Your streamings were a wonderful experience and absolute treasure for all of us, who didn't have any other access to these broadcasts. Thank you very very much!! I hope that we can find an alternative solution soon. Toes and fingers crossed

EDIT: I have some serious allergies and sensitivities myself (Penicillin is the worst, but vanillin and strawberries do horrible things to my skin as well). So yeah, I can imagine that for some people ethanol can cause allergic reactions, too. However, even if you're not sensitive to alcohol, you can still say no. I don't drink either, I have my reasons, end of story. Some of my collegues, friends and familiy members try to lure me into a sip again and again... it can be annoying sometimes, but I'm not ashamed.

YOLO Nessie. Even the thought is criminal omg Let's wait what Mr 20% will do. After the 4F attempts in Toyama nothing can really surprise me anymore...

I'm so torn Of course airplanes are advanced pollution masters. However, I had one flight in the last 8 years, never been on a cruiser... Mommy Nature could turn a blind eye this once... aye? PS: I could write a page-long report about the two weeks with my little soulmates, but that would be way too OT

Good taste, Yuzu. Tortoises and turtles are my all-time favorite animals. I had the chance to study a group of 14 turtles in Turkey for two weeks. They were so busy and relaxed at the same time, it's incredible. It broke my heart to say goodbye to my babies My future dream is to have a giant tortoise by my side - not as a pet but a companion and co-philosopher for the next 120 years (there are not many fellows who can get 147 years old, aye? ) I agree with @sallycinnamon and @KatjaThera that a 4A will be very risky in both programs. If you pop it into a single, it costs you many many points. If you fall, the pain will probably affect the rest of your program and you get punished heavily in PCS on top. I don't really see any compromises with the 4A. You either land it or pop or fall. A Javi-save or other weird stumble must be suicidal with 4.5 rotations, what do you think? However, in the current inflation and judging madness Yuzu might need 4A, 4Lz or 4F to win the short without relying on others' mistakes. I don't know, if 4S and 4T guarantee a safe lead, when others skate clean with 4F and 4Lz. It shouldn't be, but I fear that it will be... And aye: the gong in Origin was prepared for Nessie, that's for sure.

I do believe, that Nessie will celebrate its premiere in the SP, but for different reasons. If I were Yuzu and landed a 4A in a big competition, my heartbeat and adrenaline would go through the roof and I would need some time to calm down from the excitement. In the short program you have the necessary breathing room to recover, do a spin next or 3A that you're familiar and comfortable with and get your focus back. In the FS it's probably a 4Lz or 4Lo next and you have to be back at 100% immediately. Another advantage of the SP is that you have the room and stamina for a really difficult entry, huge height and distance and long exit curve with deep running edge. In the free you have to do so many other quads and difficult jumps one after another that it's not clever to use up all your energy reserves for the first jump... We remember the premiere of the 4Lo. That was in the SP as well and it was flourished with Spread Eagles in and out, while the 4Lo in the FS had a simpler entry and exit, if I remember correctly.

This is very OT, but I've found an interesting table on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiple_Olympic_gold_medalists_in_one_event This list shows very well the competitive longevity and dominance of individual gold medalists at the Olympic Games. It's one rare list, where sports with a bunch of disciplines like swimming, gymnastics or cross-country skiing don't flood the first 30 placements I have the highest respect for every athlete, who could win gold medals at different Olympics. The mere thought of an athlete winning at four Olympic Games gives me goosebumps. That means a competitive career of 16-20 years at the highest level! Even two golds prove that your success was no coincidence, but the sum of athletic prowess, mental strength and perseverance. Fun fact: Gillis Grafström is the only athlete in this list, who has won gold at the Summer AND Winter Games. If Yuzu had the motivation and physical plus mental health to compete in Beijing, he would have the extremely rare chance to become the first ever male figure skater to win three consecutive Olympic WINTER Games. That would be insane, especially in this highly competitive field... However, health and well-being first.

I really start to ask myself what Yuzu's criteria for a 100% 4A look like... I fear that this list does not come even close

I wonder what Mr 20 Percent's latest practice session looks like

Yes, Origin in Masquerade costume cannot NOT be published. This is a must have. And of course we need the 4T+3A sequence in the opening PS: I wonder, if USFSA has evaluated the 'social experiment' already... Must have been the sweetest torture for them to scroll through +350 Yuzu-related comments

Ups, forgot the SalSeq #meaculpa And he has already jumped on ice from the stands!!! Wow, awesome. Didn't know that. Thanks for the footage!!!

Yep. That's it What 3A entries did we have already? Spread Eagle Back Counter Twizzle 4T 4Lo Ina Bauer Hydroblading outside SE + inside IB + clockwise double 3-turn + change of edge 1A pop ... So... from the stands next? (Would be a smart solution to handle the increased entry and rotation speed actually... Jumping from the stands reduces the preparation momentum to the absolute minimum and would be the ultimate unexpected entry...)

After 17 and 1/2 minutes of pure 3A hypnosis my brain was suddenly working: "Hey, what's with that 4T in a 3A vid-... aaah... yo. The sequence."

Yes, with @runrun as art director. I've pre-ordered my copy already Edit: Special feature: choose your favorite commentators to sweeten your competitive experience!

Nintendo's next big coup: I wouldn't be surprised, if that game actually came out within the next four years #hanyuconomy

Same thought It must be so annoying, if your game character cannot jump as high, distant and technically divine as you

Yes, I think the blog is a clever solution that gives him the possibility to interact with his fans, talk about himself and still avoid the contact with antis and hate.

I would celebrate so hard, if Yuzu, Boyang and Misha set the three highest scores in this GP series. Please boys, do your best and reestablish the good old 15/16 standards.

Plus he is the only one with a fully rotated quality 4Lo at the moment. I would even go that far that he has the best 3A, 4T and 4S in the current men's field as well. His success rate and raw GOE on these jumps is still superior to everyone else (apart from the two errors in Saitama his 4S was insane over the last two seasons).

Hihi, I don't use any make-up either However, without a dryer I would probably lie with a cold in my bed everyday. My hair is so extremely thick and multilayered that it takes me 50-60 minutes to dry it even in the hottest summer...

Love this spin!!! Is it new? I've never seen it before. I'd really like to call this feature "elevator-spin" Technically this would count as a valid CCoSp with travelling camel entry, aye? So he could use it in competition...

I agree with @rockstaryuzu that with 6 different types of quads Yuzu is more flexible in his program layouts and can adapt better to poor ice conditions, opponents etc. However, varying your layout multiple times during the season could lead to more mistakes, too. When you have so many things to focus on, it might be clever to stick with one A plan plus recovery options and build up on that. Yuzu has done that during the 15/16 and 16/17 season and it worked quite well. I think what he needs next season is a clean competition first of all to slowly up his GOE and PCS back to Barcelona '15 level. His last totally flawless free program was two years ago in Helsinki. For the last fully clean competition you have to go back a full cycle to Barcelona '15. ISU of course can rob you even with clean skates, but they have less options overall

I think, when Yuzu talks about 20%, his criteria checklist looks something like this: Success rate (number of fully rotated jumps with +GOE quality per total attempts) isolated with n laps preparation embedded in choreo with standard setup with Spread Eagle entry with Back Counter entry with other ridiculous entry before/ after the 2:00 mark YOLO-rate in total Quality features truly difficult, unexpected AND creative entry exemplary take-off (ideally with delay, 0 pre-rotation and clean picking in case of toe jumps) excellent height AND distance AND ballistic trajectory very good body position with rocksolid axis, aesthetically pleasing arm position and nice facial expression in the air very good landing with high free leg, ideal knee bend, deep running edge AND flow out truly difficult AND creative exit with huge long gliding curve soft and effortless throughout jump matches the music in timing/ rhythm, choreographic highlighting AND narrative meaning camera friendly from every angle Energy/ efficiency average preparation time average recovery time stamina demand (in kcal) sweat level (in drops/ cm2) The spooky thing is: that might not be too far away from reality

Yuzu's checklist for the next three practice months: jump practice (4A, 4Lz, 4F, 4Lo, 4S, 4T+3A,...) muscle, stamina and balance build up working on choreo and performance skills working on everything else that has not been mentioned but is necessary for the 'total package'. Status: busy.