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Okay, this is hilarious. A fellow fanyu suggested to hold an imaginary all-stars GPF with Yuzu, Dick Button, Ulrich Salchow, Yuna, Mao, Sonja Henie, Virtue/Moir and others and post about it as if it really happened. With competition schedule, live scores, excited tweets about costume reveals, practice sessions and everything Joking aside: It's disappointing but not surprising that GPF did not get cancelled and is planned to be held in a "bubble". I pray that no one will catch covid or spread it, especially with the new omicron variant on the map. [edited]

I did. I'm sure, they will be delighted

I had a talk with my mom this weekend and we came to the conclusion that there are three fundamental aspects that set Yuzu apart from the rest of the active field: Yuzu is a professional skater and entertainer. Unlike most sports, a figure skating event is not just a competition. It is also a live show with music, where you go as a spectator to be entertained. It's a bit like going to theatre, opera, musicals or rock concerts, and you expect top quality performances for your money. It was painfully evident in last season's competitions and ice shows like DOI that Yuzu was the mature professional performer in a group of young amateur skaters who are good, but simply no pros yet. You can see how focused they all are to get the technical elements done and the performance visibly suffers from that. When Yuzu skates, you feel his experience, the way he casually embeds his elements into the choreo, how he plays with the music and the audience's expectations. You can only do that if you're 100% confident in your jumps and your skating - when you are a professional. When Yuzu enters the ice, it's no longer a competition. It's his stage, his show, his moment in the spotlights. And people are willing to pay a lot of money to watch that show. Yuzu not only skates, but also creates his programs. He is a program designer, music editor, choreographer. He chooses the music himself, he knows exactly what the piece is about and what message he wants to convey with it. He has a clear and logical concept to realize the piece as a skating program, he has a set of different strategies to translate the music to movements and find the best place for the elements in the choreo. This is extremely rare and an immeasurable enrichment for the performance. No matter how good your choreographers and coaches are - nothing can top a galaxy brain and tailor-made program with your own ideas. This is what sets a genius apart from the rest. Yuzu is always 100% Yuzu. With Yuzu we are lucky that he shares many of his thoughts and feelings in public and reflects a lot on himself aloud, so that we get a chance to understand him better as a person. He's very direct, self-critical and honest. When he says something, you can expect that he really means it. He never plays a role to satisfy others' expectations. He's not shy to break with gender norms, cultural habits or figure skating trends. He goes his own way and stays true to his values. And his values resonate with a lot of people. On the ice, he's always authentic and pours his heart out, what makes him vulnerable but also very likable for that reason. To quote my mom: 'Yuzu is not a puppet, who can be controlled that easily. He's grown to a mature puppeteer, who pulls the strings himself now.' And that's probably the reason, why ISU and JSF want to get rid of him as quickly as possible.

Can't help but imagine the comical scenario if Yuzu wasn't selected for the Olympic team, how Kao and Shun showed up in the JSF headquarters on REAL warhorses, fully armored and equipped with sword and shield lol.

I share this here too, because I totally fell in love with these slow motion studies of Yuzu's jumps. It's so satisfying to watch. Love that triple Axel from DOI especially, but the other two are also brilliant. Footnote: Just realized that I forgot to mute the 3A clip LOL. I'm actually thinking about doing clips for the 4Lo, 4Lz and 3F as well, but I'm still searching for proper footage that needs: high resolution (1080p is absolute minimum) very high framerate (live recording in at least 60 fps, replay footage in 30+ fps) not too high contrast (ice marks should be visible) good camera perspective that captures the whole body (not just the feet)

Well, if it's only competition time he heeds, he can go to 4CC as well. Doesn't need to be the Olympics. If he decides to go to Beijing, we can be sure that his goal is winning, not just showing up.

Someone asked on tw what it would be like to have Yuzu as a skating coach. This is just my guessing, but I actually think that Yuzu would be the type of coach who would spend a lot of time listening to his students. How they think, how they feel, what their ideas and goals are. He would let them talk a lot and value their contributions to make them feel more comfortable and confident. Teach them autonomy, initiative and self-reflection from the beginning. And I think, he himself would enjoy these conversations a lot. I can imagine that he would create similar logbooks for all his students that he'd used himself throughout the years to note his technical developments. Also let his students work with sensors, AI tech and all the other tools he uses himself. Overall I think, he would be more of a researcher than the typical "instructing" coach, not working for but rather with his students as a team. And that's the reason why I feel that the coaching job might not be so ideal for Yuzu. It's one thing to fight the system yourself and get shabby scores. But I fear it would break his heart if his students were treated badly by the judges and feds. I can't say that for sure, but that's my feeling.

Also, we have to note: Since 2019 Yuzu's lowest competition score was a 279.05 at the 2019 Autumn Classic with a total of 4 UR calls in SP and FS. Even his weaker performances at Nationals 2019 and Worlds 2021 both scored above 280 in total. If we count out Shoma and Yuma, this is more than 20 points heigher than any of the other active Japanese men's personal best at the moment: Keiji Tanaka 258.84 (2019) Shun Sato 255.11 (2019) Kazuki Tomono 251.05 (2020) Sota Yamamoto 240.11 (2019) Kao Miura 232.89 (2021) Koshiro Shimada 220.45 (2018) [Other skaters have lower PB than 220] Also, look at the results from last year's nationals: 第89回全日本フィギュアスケート選手権大会 (jsfresults.com) There is a 40 point gap between the podium and the rest. Even with a total meltdown Yuzu would probably achieve a better result at the Olympics than any of the other men listed above with a perfect skate. And they know that. It would be absolute madness not to send Yuzu, if he's fit and willing to go.

Honestly. If Yuzu withdrew from Nationals, he would get bashed and ridiculed either way. People already do. Media is playing dirty games, paparazzi are invading his privacy, antis are gloating, although Yuzu doesn't do literally anything. Just staying quiet in Sendai. I just pray, that they won't go any further and that Yuzu is properly protected, wherever he is and whatever he does In a way, I hope that he won't have anything to do with the Olympics at all. On the one hand, they try to force him to compete. On the other hand, they wish him to hell. This is an impossible environment to compete fairly. It's like being a puppet, where your strings are pulled by different people in different directions ripping your arms off.

Imagine Yuzuru Hanyu as the reigning 2-time Olympic champion, 5-time national champion, WR holder, only one of two skaters to score above 300 in the new system and potentially the first ever skater in history with all 6 types of quadruple jumps in his arsenal NOT being selected by the JSF for the Olympic team EDIT: I actually think that - in that absolutely hilarious case - the IOC would give him the opportunity to compete as an IOA (Independent Olympic Athlete). If he himself wants to go. That would be a good solution for everyone actually. Yuzu wouldn't take away any spot from Japanese skaters and Yuzu himself would be independent from JOC and JSF. Only issue: He would be forced to compete neutrally under the Olympic flag and no Japanese anthem on the podium for him.

I share this here, too. Cricket Bros made me so soft at NHK this weekend that I just couldn't not do a TCC Ina Bauer compilation Wish our cricket boys, the Planet and all fellow acolytes a nice Sunday and successful start into the new week

For me it's the other way round actually. The violin version has a rather smooth timbre and fluent play, while the piano version has more of a staccato sound that fits quick, accentuated movements better. So I would go with an elegant burgundy/black for piano and pastel white/gold for violin. Footnote: If it's about a bright red color scheme, I agree that for a piano piece that might be too striking. A discreet shade of wine red or burgundy would be beautiful, but not that bright Ferrari red.

Lol. Imagine Jeff and Shae putting their heads together this summer like: If ISU and national feds politic their favs to gold, then we choreograph our crazy boy to 1 billion views on YT Jeff, ready for Rondo? - Yep. Let's go and create the ultimate badass SP that will record the first ever ippon win. High-five, Shae

I share this little discovery here too, because it made me feel really happy today Shae's comment on the TenChi step sequence can be read here:

This is a really cool and positive surprise for me tbh. I expected him to go for the piano, but I 100% support rockstar Yuzu Just feel very sorry for the Hanyu household and neighbors in advance. Imagine him praciticing guitar, bass and drums every day like... 10h straight to get THERE By the way: Oly Seimei is less than 100K views away from hitting 21 million And Parisienne Walkways is less than 70K shy of 10 Mio!

Omg, this gets funnier with every minute I keep thinking about it. EDIT: Imagine if we find out about his new SP music next week and then are left to speculate for months what the choreo will look like

Interesting news: There was an update on the Olympics article about Yuzu's withdrawal today and Shintaro Kano has been added as co-author. The info that Yuzu's withdrawal was "released on the NHK website" has been changed to "in a statement released by the JSF". So it seems that articles on the Olympics website about Yuzu are now double-checked by Japanese authors, which is a good sign.

One take from me on the current situation: The truth is, we know nothing about Yuzu's injury really. Neither the circumstances nor the severity. We only have his word that he fell on a jump and injured his right ankle again. We don't even know which jump it was. Sure, it's likely that it was the 4A, but it could have been literally anything, another unlucky fall on a 4Lo or whatever. Yes, it might have been recklessness or jump drill or something similar, but it just could have been a short moment of distraction as well. You're setting up for a jump and in the moment of the take-off your phone rings, you hear a loud noise outside or feel a small earthquake - and flupp. Concentration gone. Damage done. This can happen anywhere at any time. So, it makes 0 sense to do any speculations at this point and heaven forbid pretending to know what's best for him to do now. It doesn't help him, it doesn't help us. All we achieve is to create unnecessary tension. The best thing we can do is to send him positive vibes, trust him and hope that his recovery will go smoothly

Rollercoaster career is such an understatement, to be honest. But you know what? I was earnestly worried that this load of new CMs and never-ending push from Beijing Olympics would pressure Yuzu to compete at the Olympics, even if he didn't want to go. Maybe now that this setback happened, they will quiet down at least a little and give him a fair chance to decide himself what he can and what he wishes to do. He is a human being and not a marketing puppet after all. Especially not for a sport that has treated him so badly over the years. Whatever happens, I wish him a speedy recovery and a lot of positive energy. Also hope that he will skip COR with all the covid cases going up, and return to competition when he himself feels that he's ready to return. And please don't worry about us, Yuzu. We will wait for you

Well, at least they managed to stay factual and write something kind this time. Hanyu Yuzuru pulls out of this month's NHK Trophy after injuring ligaments in right ankle (olympics.com) [NEWS]

It's such a weird feeling. I think, my eyes wanted to cry but my head said - no. You must not. Yuzu surely doesn't want us to be sad. So I decided to make a hot chocolate and pudding and tried to send some positive energy to Sendai

Great news! Olympic Parisienne Walkways has reached 9.9 million views and is less than 100K shy of the 10M mark!

I don't know, but looking at fans' reactions to his latest announcement, the most fitting term is probably "yonkaiten supernova". But is it really just me who got much calmer and relaxed AFTER the 4A news? I would be honestly more worried if he didn't plan to land it at NHK, because that would mean: a) The 4A is nowhere near ready, perhaps not even in sight b) Something went wrong in the preparations and he's forced to skip it c) He has changed his priorities again for whatever reason In fact, I am really happy now, because chances are good that he has made significant progress in practice. I think, we can expect Yuzu to be heavily pregnant with little giant Quaxel-chan by now Joking aside, I expect him to attempt the 4A in his first practice session on Thursday and maybe in the FS run-through as well, because: He needs to check the ice conditions and adapt the jump to reduce the risk of injury to a minimum It might take too much energy out of him to test the jump on competition day, and Thursday is the only practice day without comps Landing the 4A successfully in practice would give him some confidence and an opportunity for the audience to stomach the first shock/excitement Attempting it in the run-through would be a good test to maintain his focus for the next element (regardless of success or failure) If he aims for a good performance, it's crucial for him to keep his concentration after the 4A. In that sense, it might be actually beneficial for him that the crowd is not allowed to scream. Clapping alone is less distracting. Another big plus to go for the 4A here at NHK: No jetleg or long exhausting travelling and it's the first comp of the season, so it's the best chance for him to be in the best possible physical condition. It will be more and more difficult and hence more dangerous as the season progresses. Whatever happens, I wish him a successful competition and cross my fingers that he stays happy and healthy Fun fact: In his career, Yuzu has landed all solo quad jumps successfully at first attempt with positive GOE: first 4T attempt at the 2010 NHK Trophy with 1.29 GOE first 4S attempt at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy with 0.83 GOE first 4Lo attempt at the 2016 Autumn Classic with 0.80 GOE first 4Lz attempt at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup with 1.14 GOE Except the 2017 Rostelecom Cup, all events were his first competition of the season.

Here is a full list to all of Yuzu's protocols including Nationals and junior results. Just click on "Details" and you'll be navigated to the result pages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Yuzuru_Hanyu#Detailed_results

The fact that Yuzu's new CM has +250 K views in 24 hours and felt 100x more resonance than Skate Canada as a whole lol. We all know who the real topseller of this sport is. This is a little off-topic, but it always baffles me how Yuzu's performances from GPF 2015 are still the highest scored programs in PCS until today: There is so much wrong with these 4 lists that I honestly don't know where to start. Even the new term Political Corruption Score doesn't do the amount of f*ckery justice anymore.