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Ah, that interview is so scary!! He sounds so exhausted and worn out. Please rest Yuzu, I hope he at least took some days off for the holidays...

Crazy idea, but I wonder if he's tried 4A with rippon? It seems to work well for the Russian girls and getting an extra little boost on their quads. Plus a 4A rippon would just be insanely cool. Has he ever done 3A with rippon?

Wow, it's crazy that he's never landed it but still almost took it to worlds. I wonder if he thought the pressure might make him anime-protagonist whip it out at the last moment? I completely agree! I hope he hasn't convinced himself that he's fine training alone and doesn't need assistance... Sure he probably can self-train better than the vast majority of skaters, but I feel like having a coach's assistance would be immensely helpful. I hope he can go back to Canada soon.

I wouldn't be too surprised if this was the case. I know Trusova initially started trying to learn 3A before realizing it was easier to learn quads instead, and I've heard other skaters of all levels talk about how doubles/triples/quads are easier than single/double/triple axels.

Unrelated to previous conversations, but wasn't Yuzu's step sequence for LMEY downgraded to a 3? Has anyone figured out why yet?

I'm pretty sure Yuzu mentioned in some interview in the past few days that he plans to quarantine. Not sure which interview though or if he mentioned how long he'd be in quarantine.

I'd just like to point out how insanely impressive it is that Yuzu did as well as he did yesterday. Yuzu was one of the oldest men's skaters there with one of the longest careers, has had multiple major injuries, spent the past year-ish coaching himself, performed an insanely complex and difficult program with multiple ultra-c elements, and finished 4th in the long program and 3rd overall while on the verges of an asthma attack. That's insane!! Any one of those would be impressive, but what other skater could do all of that while also having trouble breathing! Sure, Yuzu didn't win yesterday. But my god that doesn't make him any less impressive.

Lmao that interviewer just flat out asked him rather than playing around it, even he thought that was funny. I'm glad to see how much confidence he has in his general skating improvement. It's amazing that he's (presumably) sacrificing training for non-4A things and still doing so well in competition. As much as I want to watch him skate forever and still think he's incredibly competitive for gold in any competition he's in, part of me hopes he lands it cleanly and can retire to rest his body.... god knows he's gonna have chronic pain and health issues for the rest of his life, and as someone with (non-sport but still joint and muscle related) chronic pain, I know how absolutely exhausting that is.

I feel like they realize that figure skating is a sport where athletes have a generally short "lifespan", and they're trying to find a way to replace him with someone else before he retires naturally?? They're trying to hold on to the money but instead just pushing it further away.

Is there an archive somewhere showing all of the white wall videos? I feel like I missed a few. How many did he do?

Sad, but really the best decision. I was getting nervous thinking about him going to any competitions. Even if there's not been any really conclusive links between COVID and asthma (at least not that I've seen), I hate the idea of him getting sick and suffering from even more lung problems. Very smart of him to recognize how some fans will go to see him regardless of health risk. Hopefully we'll see him in next year's GP... yuzu please don't leave us yet

I saw your posts on reddit and loved your pins!! I just donated to kickstarter, I can't wait to see how they turn out

Whenever I hear my alarm songs they immediately fill me with irrational rage and hatred haha, I couldn't ruin a Yuzu song like that!

Which Yuzu skate do you guys rewatch the most? I always find myself rewatching 2017 Worlds Hope & Legacy for obvious reasons (specifically I like this video because it cuts out the cheering and stuff so it's just him and the music ) and 2018 PC Seimei for its power, history, and that part after the last jump where Yuzu breaks character and is just smiling while he skates.

Yuzu's moveslots were full, he had to forget 2A to learn 3A. Yuzu is a pokemon confirmed!