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It would be really interesting to see Marton composing a soundtrack extra for Yuzu. It doesn't have to be a competitive program. A live music EX would probably be the most exciting to watch

I tested Google translate (Japanese ---> German) with Yuzu's latest blog entry just for fun and this is what I got I think, KOSÉ would be desperate about the part with the wrinkles

A man looks really happy in this pic. Finally!! (Good job, Gabby ) ... but where is Jun hiding?

As much as I loved this moment in Helsinki... I really hope that Pooh-san will be saved from more whiplashes next week

Next blog entry: Hanyu-sama reveals who that lucky someone is that received a chocolate from him on White Day Serious question: Does Yuzu really plan to record a message every day from now on? Even if it's only 10 seconds... That's quite ambitious, especially during competitions. 5058 messages have been posted by fans within three days. That's a lot! I doubt that he has the time to read every single post... However, it's a nice alternative to the classical social media accounts and we get something from him during the long breaks between competitions.

Yep. One flat camera perspective is just not enough to judge this properly imo. Yuzu's second 3A at the very end looked totally okay to me in my screen recording, but visibly underrotated in the ISU slomo review... so what?... *brain smokes* If the rotation is such an important quality feature of a jump, ISU really has to invest in a precise measurement tool to prevent the sport from another UR madness as 4CC 2019. That was terrible to watch... and it will get worse the more skaters join the game of quads. I doubt that anything will happen, though.

I fed the full Helsinki FS into my video editor with 30 fps, slowed down the speed to 25% and switched back and forth between the freeze frames a dozen times. I looked where the toe pick entered the ice first, not the full blade. The biggest problem is the flat camera angle, it warps the entry and exit curves really much, so you can only have a rough guess of the true landing angle. I would say that 30°-steps are the absolute maximum that you can "see" without special measurement tools. Here's a live screen record of my editor and my personal observations: I pray that he won't give the judges any oppurtunity for a call next week and skate at his best #Footnote: my favorite animals are the giant tortoises from Aldabra and Galapagos Islands. Always chilled, protected by a huge shell, intelligent and blessed with a long life of +150 years. My soulmates.

Yep, I experienced that, too: There's one song that changed my view of life a couple of years ago. Today I can hear a bit of Yuzu within these lines, too: Why did we make it so hard? This life is so complicated Until we see it Through the eyes of a child.

Genetics, healthy lifestyle and... just feeling young. I mean, babies have the purest skin in the world, aye? If you feel like a playful kid on the inside, it turns to your outside as well and makes you look much younger than your passport actually says... Sure, Yuzu has grown and matured a lot in many ways, but there are still these lovely moments, where I can see a happy little baby dorking around, singing out loud and loving Pooh bears. His smile and grin haven't changed at all over the decades I'm looking forward to a happy and energic Yuzu the most next week. I hope that he can enjoy his return to home soil after such a long time

I've rewatched Yuzu's last competition in Moscow from a new perspective. These two fancams are so amazing (perhaps you know them already): I love them so much, because you can see the entire warm-up, performance, Pooh-rain, hugs and K&C moments from one perspective. In the official broadcasts with multiple camera angles you cannot really judge the huge ice coverage and speed that he actually has. I've never seen him live yet, but these clips gave me a rough idea. His aura and presence are so amazing. With every new day I get more and more nervous about Worlds... but when I hear, how many young skaters love him, look up to him and believe in him, it calms me down and makes me happy Tomoki, Gogo, Roman, Daniel, Plushy Jr, little Voronov, the flower girls... now even Vincent said that Yuzu is "on a different level from the rest of us"... this is so encouraging and satisfying.

In Yuzu's case all obstacles that he had gone through, brought him where he is now and made him the person that he is today: He's not brandmarked as a technical cheater or notoriously overscored skater. He gets what he deserves and deserves what he gets. He's not an arrogant puppy and doesn't have a family who tries to exploit his fame. He's grounded and knows where he belongs. He never forgets about his home, his origin and the people who paved his road to success. He always pays his tribute. That's why he's beloved all over the world.

Pssst... Golden suitcase 1: 10kg Golden suitcase 2: 40kg

I agree that Matteo's FS is very entertaining, especially the second half. However, I do believe that you could get out a lot more of that Queen medley. I remember Yuzu at the age of 16-17 (younger than many juniors yesterday!). He had the same arsenal of jumps as Matteo at the age of 20, but his performance level has been very high already. R&J1 in Nice was jawdropping despite the fall (or perhaps because of the fall?) As if his life depended on it. I miss that spirit with most skaters today. #Footnote: don't get me wrong. I really celebrated Matteo's skates at Euros and the Universiade and will follow all of his performances in the future, but he still needs time to become a true master of his music and choreo. That's why I pray that all these youngsters stay competitive till the age of 25-30. The technical content might suffer a bit, I don't know, but the maturity and artistic abilities could reach the next level. One of my absolute favorites this season is Kevin Aymoz. His programs are very innovative, unique and 100% passionate. He can sell them anytime even with mistakes. I have goosebumps after every performance. Another skater who could have a great total package is Camden Pulkinen. His style reminds me a bit of Patrick Chan. But without a quad and desastrous freeskates it's a hopeless story I fear. I'm not surprised at all that the overall quality of the short programs is much better than the freeskates. You have to consider: SP: 3 jump elements in nearly 3 minutes FS: 7 jump elements in 4 minutes In the short you have a lot more time and energy resources to do something creative and exciting between the jumps. Plus: you can drop your jump nemesis (unless it's the Axel). In the free you have to survive every technical obstacle first and that restrains your performance massively... If Yuzu wasn't bond to any rules and included the jumps the way he liked (number, type, frequency), I bet my Pooh plushy that Origin would be a performance for the ages at first attempt.

This season has tought me one thing: Some skaters can get their points together. Few can skate clean. But only a very small club of skaters really needs music in the background. I have the feeling that most skaters could mute or rotate their music and I wouldn't notice it. There is barely any connection to it. When I watched the Universiade and the Juniors' FS today, I asked myself: What is actually left from the program, when I erease all the jumps? Well. Not very much tbh. If you decide to skate to a specific music piece, you have to translate the music into your body movements and the music has to "sound" through them. When I watch Yuzu skating to Otonal, Javi to Malaguena or Jason to Love is a b*tch, I can "hear" the music through their bodies. I can see something else than just a random chain of elements, steps and turns. The choreo is made for that specific piece and only for that. I pray that this connection with the music won't be lost completely in future skating generations... for me that's the REAL heart of figure skating.

For me (beware! *very personal impression and opinion*) it's both ice and fire. Yuzu has a lot of power and temperament in this program (and he looks hot in this black transparent costume of course). In some parts his skating feels even a bit aggressive. He's like a pulsing volcano indeed. However. The program is also cold to me, because there's not a single smile in these four minutes. He has skated a couple of very serious programs in the past, but there's always been a moment, where he found his inner peace and calmness... where he was tender and vulnerable... In Origin he's a bit... yaah... badass to me. [His performance in Moscow is an exception. I think there was a little glimpse of a smile and kuyashii feeling after the final 1A pop and the final pose. In Helsinki he stayed in that serious/death stare mode until Brian gave him a hug.] And this contrast of "hot" and "cold" makes Origin interesting to me. It shows a new side of him that we haven't seen before.

For me Yuzu is a skater, who is very sensitive, emotional, introverted, mysterious and etherial in most of his programs. But a positive appearance throughout. Origin is pretty much the only program where I have a really "badass" impression of him. The death stare, the cold atmosphere and tension in the air, the gelled hairstyle, the black and gold costume, the music, the jumps... It's like: "Okay everyone, playtime is over. Boss has entered the rink and he will kill you, if you dare to mess with him."

Sharpness and passion. That's what I'm looking forward to the most in Saitama. I'm still waiting for those goosebumps that I felt at Media Day. I want him to "tear" out my heart - in a positive way. Origin is a very busy and action packed program that lives from top speed, dynamics and power from start to finish... but I think the biggest challenge is the abstract and badass character of the music. Plushy had the advantage that he could slip into the role of Nijinsky and include some of his iconic moves in the choreography. Yuzu has nobody to portrait really, he has to bring this program to life with his own style, feelings and personality. That's much harder than acting/role play I'd say. So his moves have to be 100% on the note and tell HIS story. That's what I hope for at Worlds. #Sidenote: You might be right that Origin has grown beyond a mere tribute program. However, for me it builds a duo with Otonal and I can't image one without the other. It's like trying to seperate two sides of a coin. He either recycles both or none of them... My vote goes to something new that no other skater has ever used yet and add a new facet to the landscape of figure skating programs. Especially if he plans to r***** in 2020.

I really hope that he can skate Origin clean this season. Saitama would be a dream venue, but I'd be fine with WTT, too. Then he can frame both programs, put them on the wall at TCC and save them forever with best memories. Recycling Otonal and Origin would somehow destroy their magic as a tribute duo for me. However, I would celebrate a revival at CWW 2022 without jumps

Lol the collar again I took the time to rewatch Origin from Media Day: Love love love the camera angle at 3:40!! I feel personally adressed by him in that moment, as if he wanted to reach for my heart through the screen. Really cool. Pity that he doesn't do this little move into the judges' direction. That for sure would boost his PCS by 5 points. At least It would be great to see him like this in Saitama again. Fast, light-footed, dynamic and passionate. To be honest: I really don't care about points and the number of quads at the moment. He can do three or five or none, it doesn't matter for me. I just want to see him again, healthy and motivated with a performance he's satisfied with at the end of the day.

To be fair: I think Javi will go anyway. I mean: how can you reject the cutest kindergarden in the world?

Don't be too loud... Olympic Channel will build an extra ship to sail Javi back to Toronto

His magical skating must have reached even the Wizarding World already, aye? An article in ancient Runes would be badass. Btw: I hope, Rita Skeeter hasn't written any unpleasant things about him in the Daily Prophet yet

I shouldn't be surprised anymore, but... I am surprised, in what a good shape his skating boots are. You can only see some little scratches on the toepick, but the rest looks completely new. Thumbs up.

I've been a die hard Queen fan since my baby crib days, so I completely freaked out, when bouncy Yuzu freestyled to Don't Stop Me Now with air guitar and kneeslide and everything. I played it on repeat for... what? two days? The best laugh: I wonder, if he was actually aware of the meaning in that moment? I would celebrate any kind of Queen program in the future. Whatever he likes. However, I would probably get a never ending laugh attack, if he chose Bicycle Race or Good old-fashioned lover boy