KendallKlaire

The women's event was so healing, especially compared to the nightmare of the Beijing Olympics. It was so nice to see so many women be happy and celebrate each other. I admit I'm not a huge fan of Alysa's skating, but I love her personality and what she gives to the sport. It's amazing how she came back to compete for herself and doesn't force herself to do anything. Very important that she notes she doesn't diet or restrict herself for the sport. (Russian federation should take note.) Really hope that Alysa ignites a revolution in the sport in that way. She was just so happy to be there. Gutted for Kaori, I was so hoping for an individual gold for her but it was not to be... to lose by only 2ish points is devastating. Happy to see she was celebrating on the podium later. I'll always love her. I will say that I actually wished Nakai got the gold over Alysa as my personal skating preference but I won't complain. Have to say after watching the women the event is so much better without all of the Eteri girls. I know Eteri had one AIN athlete in there, but, wow, that girl had no personality. The choreography is robotic and there was no joy. We really need all the Alysa attitude we can get.

Wow Terry mentioned Yuzu after Mone's skate (yay Mone!) First Yuzu mention I've heard from USA coverage Hoping for a Japanese sweep of the women's podium, that would really make a statement, but wouldn't mind Alysa making it on there. I'm happy Alysa is back and skating for the love of the sport. Poor Amber though, she was so crushed after her SP. Her 3A was great and I wish she wouldn't be so hard on herself. I do think that compared to everyone else in that final group her skating was pretty slow and sluggish and I'd be surprised if she makes the top 5. But as we know from the men's event, ice is slippery and anything can happen.

There definitely was some odd Yuzu erasure at these Olympics, especially on the American media. Maybe I missed it but neither Johnny or Tara brought up Yuzu's attempt nor the fact that he's a major influence on Japanese skaters today (with their superior skating skills). I don't think I heard his name from them once. I'm so happy for Mikhail and Shun being Fanyus and getting on the podium! I hope Yuzu did send them something private but wouldn't be surprised if Yuzu is avoiding the Olympics to not bring up any sad memories of '22.

Finally watched the top 6 and so so happy for Mikhail! Such a victory for him. It was funny to hear Tara and Johnny remark during Mikhail's skate that this Olympics would give him good experience for the next one. If only they knew... Poor Yuma can't escape the silver curse but it was so sweet to see how happy he was Shun got bronze. Still feel for Ilia though, he looked devastated but kudos for hugging Mikhail and admitting he blew it. Wasn't great to hear him say in the kiss and cry that he would've won if he went to Beijing but I'll blame that on his post-skate adrenaline. Won't lie, I am sort of happy he didn't win just because of all the insane media hype around him and them acting like him getting gold was a sure thing. Ice is slippery and anything can happen.

Haven't even watched what happened but happened to see the results and OMG?! Ilia had a Nathan Chen 2018 SP meltdown but in his FP. I feel for him, I think once he fell once he crashed out. No one would have predicted the results

I can't watch everyone's skates since I can only watch NBC highlights which means focusing on the US skaters but from what I saw Adam's skate was my favorite. He looked like he was having so much fun and was a joy to watch. Maxim was also great, I thought he was very musical and obviously it was an emotional moment for him. I have to say I'm not a huge fan of Yuma's short nor Ilia's. Ilia is all about the jumps and I just don't like Yuma's music choice. From the team event I know I don't like Ilia's program but it won't matter when he lands all those quads. Really hoping Adam makes it on the podium Feeling a little empty after what I saw, it does feel like there is a lack of musicality in these programs

Like others have said in this forum I've had mixed feelings about watching the Olympics this year and after watching the team event I'm reminded why I both love and loathe this sport... While I miss Yuzu I'm happy he's retired and moved on. Shun though skated lights out in the team event, he was SO GOOD and I'm so proud of him! It came down to the wire between Japan and the USA and honestly Japan should've won. Ilia was very bobbly and his program was very stilted, still seemed nervous. Him getting 200 versus Shun's 194 was insane. I figured they were going to give it to the US but Shun getting a while 6 points lower than Ilia was too much of a gap. It's a shame because I am getting a bit warmer on Ilia, he seems more mature than in the past. Unfortunately the terrible judging, plus the media circus reinforcing the whole QuadGod thing (not to mention his FP includes his own voiceover) makes me just cringe... I'm rooting for Yuma and Shun in the individual but not optimistic on their gold chances

Oof, video leaked of Alex Shibutani being verbally abusive to Maia. Apparently Alex has had a history of being horrible to ex-girlfriends and this is also proof that the 'Shib-Sibs' image was a sham. It's so disappointing and I think Alex's career is over. I don't think any skating fans want to see him near a rink after this and hope their Olympic comeback is over. I hope Maia is doing okay

Well unsurprisingly Ilia won... watched him with my boyfriend and we agreed that there was no program just jumps. The music was so weird, not my cup of tea. It really just seems he's all about the jumps and knows he'll win regardless if he falls a couple times. It makes things so unexciting to me Happy Yuma got on the program but I actually enjoyed Shun's skating and the Kazakhstan boy

Watched the women's free last night and the top 6 really stepped up! Kaori was my favorite of the night but can't be mad about Alysa winning at all, especially after all she's gone through to get there. It was a great event Only thing is I had to listen to Johnny and Tara's commentary and Johnny mentioned that FS is Japan's 2nd must popular sport after baseball. I really don't think this is true, especially given what I've seen from JP television ratings for FS events, but any other thoughts? I think viewership might be down since Yuzu left 🤔

Not watching the men's event kind of out of spite lol. I don't want to listen to Tara and Johnny push Ilia really hard (I figured he had this in the bag since Shoma and Yuma have been on and off all season). Interesting to note that in America they aired the pairs and ladies (the only other events I watched) on the cable exclusive channel USA rather than the main channel NBC which they aired the men's event. Very clear NBC is pushing the Ilia agenda for the 2026 Olympics. Idk I feel indifferent towards the men's event since Yuzu retired which I feel bad about. There's a lot of great men's skaters but as long as Ilia is landing his quads and he's got the PCs in the bag (suspiciously high at that) then I really don't know who can put up a good challenge to him. I'm just not a fan of Ilia as a person so I can't enjoy his skating

I'm so shocked and saddened that this happened to him and his loved ones (literally feel physically sick). It's so messed up and for this to happen only three months after his marriage announcement means the harassment was really bad. The fact he's calling out the stalkers and media means that this was a majorly f*cked up situation that he and his spouse were in. I can't even imagine how bad it was that she could not leave the house without being harassed and how unhappy that made her and her family. It's heartbreaking that divorce or separating was the only way out for them. I had thought after the first week or so all the excitement over Yuzu's marriage would have died out and very few people would actually care who his spouse was but no...I almost hope that he takes a break from everything and goes abroad for awhile to collect himself (I know this may seem like the media/haters "win" but I think it would greatly help his mental health). It's horrible to think that Yuzu may not get to have a private life in Japan unless he stops skating...

Given by how many people are surprised by this news, and I'm not talking about fans or the general, but people/skaters who know Yuzu, I think Yuzu and his s/o really kept things under wraps. I don't think any other skater or coach knew of Yuzu's relationship so he really put a tight lock on his private life. As others have said, Yuzu is very professional and separates both spheres of his life strictly. But I have to say I'm shocked that his first coach and Nobu didn't seem to know if his relationship. He really pulled a surprise out on everyone!

I really don't think we should be guessing who Yuzu's other half is. It's something he clearly wanted to keep private and unless he reveals it himself or if it gets leaked by overzealous paparazzi then we'll probably never know. Given that the info of their identity was not released they are not in the public eye and a private person (just who Yuzu needs imo) I made the mistake of glancing at TSL's latest video and the comments on that video are...stupid. They think that Yuzu made up his marriage and is using it for attention yikes...

Ahhhh! I closed Twitter for 30 minutes and I miss this????!! Congratulations to Yuzu and his partner! I'm so happy he kept their relationship so secretive, my cheeks hurt from smiling. I checked Oricon news and literally the top three stories are all about his marriage lol