Oh wow, I cannot believe it! It's been 2 years! Honestly, I still remember myself crying for a week 2 years ago, desperatly thinking I will not have the chance to see him skate again. Boy, I'm so so happy to have been so wrong.
Happy 2nd anniversay, Yuzu! To many many many more!
And happy freedom day for all his fans!
Now, for top 3 Yuzu moments this past year. Quite a hard choice, but here it goes:
3. It's a tie between *2* gorgeous programs, I really cannot decide: Danny Boy & Megalovania.
Danny Boy: what a skate! What feelings! The incredible flow, the precision of stopping after a jump, the most beautiful Ina Bauer, the backhanded spin, the superb one leg pivot! And the wonderful surprise that he added it as a *2nd* program at FaOI after so many years of skating just one program.
Megalovania: the sound of Yuzu's skates on ice, in pure silence, is an experience that cannot be duplicated. It really gave me goose bumps. The structure and the speed of that program, truly something that only Yuzu can do.
2. The *2nd* day of NS, Saturday noon. First time in almost 5 years to be able to attend his practice. Oh, what a surprise that was! Is it nostalgia, maybe?
1. The *2nd* day of RE_PRAY Yokohama, the first time of clean Messenger of Destruction. It felt like over the tour, we could see him evolving and perfecting the program. That first time he gets the program clean has always been special and thrilling. And I couldn't be happier for him. His hard work since Saga paid off and I hope he was satisfied with finding this new way of training to move forward.
Special mention: meeting everyone again, having our get togethers, exchanging gifts, filming our little encouragement videos for Yuzu, making new friends, all thanks to him!
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