Yuzu_GOAT

Thanks! That is so helpful!

When you REALLY want to enter but don't have the skin type or money for sekkisei.... also wow, it really is the offseason now.... withdrawal indeed.

For jump combos, is the combination BV just the sum of the BV of the elements? Or is it different?

Thanks!

Does anyone know where to find the men's singles ISU technical handbook? Also a base value elements chart for the current scoring system? I really want to play around with some layout ideas + just get a better understanding of the scoring. Also, I'm new to this forum, how do you use the Yuzu emoticons/emojis/GIFs? Thanks.

This would definitely be a sight to see.... everyone would be like wHat juSt hAppENeD.

O.M.G.

WHY does this sound exactly like something Yuzu would do...

Exactly... and if we are so exhausted simply from supporting him (He keeps me in a state of perpetual worry lol), no wonder Brian has so little hair left.....

I think he is just saying like, Yuzu tells us sleep is important yet he is the reason that most of us are up at like 2 am in the morning just to watch him skate lol.

Yay Kose!

This is such a mood lol... and so true!

Exactly.

Ok, here we go... this may have been a while ago, but in the same year of the Tohoku earthquake, I too was caught in one, albeit of a slightly smaller magnitude (Christchurch NZ earthquake.) Despite me being rather young at the time, I was continually waking up with nightmares. When I finally managed to banish this somewhat to the past several years later, I was caught in yet ANOTHER big earthquake (7.8 magnitude). I also moved schools shortly after, where I was bullied as I am rather intelligent but don't like large groups, and therefore was considered weird. On top of that, my asthma was getting worse, and I am a singer, so that was really difficult. I would have to stop singing as I was on the verge of passing out. Even music had betrayed me in my mind. I remember seeing Yuzu perform at Pyeongchang, without really paying close attention to him (I didn't even watch FS). But then, several months later, when I was getting worse and worse as I was still being bullied and beginning to crack under pressure, Haru Yo Koi popped up in my recommended list. I cried when I watched it. Looking into Yuzu's backstory, I began to try to emulate him, and in bad situations think WWYHD? Thank you Yuzu, for everything.

196. For challenging me to be a better person 197. For being respectful to Nathan even though people are trying to pit them against each other in a bad way. 198. For never giving up. 199. Causing me to think about my personal values and mannerisms in everyday life and making me try to emulate his positive qualities. 200. Haru Yo Koi and the ice-kissing hydroblade. (Sorry, had to put that in lol) 201. For showing me light in times of darkness.

I can't really rank them per se, as each of his programs is special in their own way, but here are some of my thoughts. FS H&L - I love the music and costume for this program. The jumps are some of the cleanest I have ever seen of Yuzu's. Not quite my favourite though, as this skate doesn't "Tell a story" to me as much as some of his other ones. Origin - While obviously, he couldn't perform this as well as he wanted due to injury, I really enjoyed this program. Admittedly it is a little rushed, something many people are quick to point out. I love the music, and as for the costume, well, it is so quintessentially Yuzu! As for the emotion, I don't get why many people say there is little 'storytelling' in the skate. To me, it almost reminds me of his character from Seimei; delicate and ethereal, yet also mysterious and complex. It reminds me of the more mysterious side of Yuzu that we don't know overmuch about. Seimei - I loved the NHK 2015/2015 GPF performances for the frenetic energy and reckless abandon he puts into the skates (The ending step sequence - perfection!). However, I love the Olympic performance because I see him truly playing the role of the warrior. That's all I can really say. (I hate typing lots lol) SP Etude - One of Yuzu's most under-appreciated skates. An all-time classic, with beautiful costume and choreography. PW - Love the Olympic performance, he gets so into the feeling of the program. Same goes for LGC actually Chopin - I love Chopin 3.0 most of all, it's just so...... pretty. So delicate, yet strong, weaving the technical aspects and artistry together to produce an incredible performance. Otonal - While it is a slow beginning that I don't really enjoy THE STEP SEQUENCE. That's all. Ex Notta Stellata - Okay, unpopular opinion incoming... I..... don't really like this skate. I enjoy the costume, and I understand the backstory behind, but it just seems...... bland. Not because of Yuzu's interpretation, in fact, I can appreciate his beautiful delayed axel and 3A, and it is emotional but I just don't enjoy it. Requiem - Costume: No. Music: It's okay. Emotion: Good, but altogether I think this program is overrated tbh. HyK - Right, THIS is an ex. Lot's of people don't like this as much as the previous two, but this one, without fail, brings me to tears. The costume is so delicate and pretty, and wearing it, my idea of gender is completely forgotten, it's so amazing. The music is incredible, and the choreography so well timed, with little flourishes that define as a Yuzu skate. As a major earthquake survivor myself (NZ satellites, you may know what I am talking about) this program just TALKS to me. From the instant the music starts, he's saying Look at me, this is what I'm trying to say. To me, he looks... sad, overwhelmed at the start. (Btw I know this isn't really the meaning of Hyk, but this is my interpretation.) He looks so delicate, as if he is being crushed under peoples' expectations with him and the weight of his own traumatic past. There is one part where he put his hands over his ears as if to say I can't hear, GET OUT OF MY HEAD, LEAVE ME ALONE, as if his own thoughts are tormenting him. Then, the music turns gentle, and he turns to face the audience with such a vulnerable look on his face (At Helsinki gala you can hear people audibly gasping). And then, the beautiful spin, as if he is lost, unsure of his own direction. THEN.... the step sequence that tears me apart every time I watch it.... a desperate glance over his shoulder, hands coming instinctively over his head as an imaginary ice rink shatters around him. Skating desperately away (In worlds gala, he also raises his hands to his throat. I thought it was a reference to the difficulties of his condition, but rewatching it he looked extremely panicked and breathless, potential asthma issues maybe? Thoughts? Look for about 4.25 onwards on the video below to see it.), he goes into his legendary ice-kissing hydroblade (Again, he actually does this at worlds!), as if to say despite the fact I have been injured multiple times on this surface, despite the fact that on that day you cracked beneath my feet, I still love and respect you. Then, the scooping of the ice, more hands over his head, as if he was being crushed by nightmares, and then, (Perfectly time with the low chord) the hands down, the I will not let this define me, I will continue (with wings - sorry, I had to lol), the rebirth, the hope, the spring. The beautiful Ina Bauer, a statement: Watch me rise above this and bare myself to the world. The final, drawn-out pose, then it's over, taking my poor heart with it. (Also I know that drags on and uses specific words way too much and is probably incorrect grammar but FIGHT ME). THAT is why I love HyK. (840 words later) I recommend both performances for different reasons... if you watch both you'll see why... Skip to 50 seconds in.

I know right, it's appalling! I

I know, right! Yuzu just has this ethereal quality on the ice that no one else has ever and will ever possess. I can't even describe it in words, as there is nothing to liken it to, it's just so essentially...... him. And that is why so many people love him.

Oh Yuzu... just please put your health first. I'd rather you didn't jump the 4A if it will damage your ankle even more...

I like the Playground For Hope idea... You're totally right, it reminds me of when Yuzu lost his rink for a while back in 2011.

Exactly.

Ikr! Like, Yuzu goes to uni too, y'know! But all people talk about is how hard it must be for Nathan with him being at Yale, it gets kinda irritating.

I am so down to do this! I really want to show my support of Yuzu, and I think its important that he knows just how much we fans care for him, and I'm willing to make a donation too if someone organises it