Newprogramsplease

Yea Covid is what gradually led to the separation with Orser. He used to train in TCC before Covid, but since travel restrictions, everything kind of changed. First with the separation with TCC to his absences in GP.. it's so sad 2019 was his last GP. We only got 1 GP since 2017!!! Sad but that's life.

Yeah I agree. I was confused at first because I remember him not ruling out the next Olympics and him saying he wants to continue competing at the 2022 Beijing Olympics Press Conference. We all thought he might announce his retirement back then, but then he said things that made us believe he still wanted to compete. I think his mind changed somewhere between this February and July. That's why I was taken aback at first but I just think he deserves a good rest now. He has his own life to live. And I wish him that freedom. I think even if he does comeback (99.99% unlikely) it won't be for Milano but for a small competition or just J Nationals for one last time. But I'm only having bets about Japan Open and WTT

It happens alot in other sports. Michael Phelps retired after London but then unretired for Rio one last time. The legends do unretire but only once, and then they leave the sport for good. I think Yuzu might do WTT and Japan Open, but I doubt he will return for singles. I can't imagine Yuzu coming back after all this sensational retirement buzz.

I find it exquisite Yuzu's retirement from competitions just made so many ISU competition employees jobless. They should have fired nearly all their judges when Yuzu was robbed in 19~20 season against Nathan and readjust their entire judging system. I hope I see them regret with tears, being unemployed and cashless with their new "Quad king". Oh and I do think Yuzu might do Japan Open. It's a common team event competition for retired skaters, so I will hope to see him there someday.

I think all of us feel somewhat bittersweet. Parting is bittersweet with anything. I feel like the way when I knew the Harry Potter films were over. It feels not just like a Figure Skater retired, but feels like the end of an Era. When Harry Potter films ended, many fans had withdrawal symptoms because they knew there was no HP film to look forward to even though they could see the trio in other films. I feel the same way about Yuzu. I know I can see him skate, but it still feels like the end of an Era. He was a huge part of pop culture in Tumblr and YouTube during 2010 ~ 2020. He really was an icon of his generation, not just in figure skating, but pop culture wise.

Maybe he needs to skip ice shows during summer and work on 2 new killer competition programs. I think he needs new killer programs more than the quad axel. Yuzu is the full package whilst Nathan isn't. Yuzu should play to his strengths.

I just signed up hearing he is repeating his programs from last last season. I hope the judges don't underscore him for repeating his old programs on the pcs. They shouldn't but I'm afraid they will.