yuzupon

@Planet Hanyu Staff can we? I am putting this under the suggestion as well if you don't mind, @ZuCritter

Oh, I know, and understand. But you see, your line of thinking about the 4Lo fall, that's similar to how I saw what happened in Nov 2017. If he hadn't insisted practicing while sustaining a fever, that injury perhaps wouldn't have happened. It just so happens that the fall happened when he jumped 4Lz, but it could literally be any jumps. It was the fever, not the 4Lz specifically. I also don't like the "writing off of the 4Lz because it 'injured' him", because the US media used that line, adding "the jump that our skaters landed regularly" when reporting about it. I was and still am very pissed about that. And so, would really like to see Zu proves them wrong. As to Zu being against training 4Lz, I don't think it's mental and iirc it wasn't reported that way. It's, again, the fact that the picking foot for both Lz and F is the injured foot. That's why even the 3F and 3Lz were the slowest to come back. Adding to that Zu peculiar picking technique, it's more the actual physicality of the jumps than a mental block. I, for one, welcome the day he could pick well again with the injured foot, because that would mean his ankle is definitely healed.

I was here in Nov 2017, and I would like to have his glorious 4Lz back. It's now hard due to the damage the injury did to his ankle (which then makes the take off to Flip and Lutz more difficult), but a fair number of us here in this forum atributed that injury mostly to him insisted on practicing with a fever. He was injured as he landed the jump, which is always the exact same foot and the same edge, no matter the type of jump. He wasn't doing a 4Lz when he reinjured himself this time around, was he? Are we gonna write off that jump for him as well? I'd say, go for it, Zu. As long as your health allows. Get those 4A and 4Lz, but reasonably. ETA: aaand that's my 4000th post, which coincidentally made me '4A'. Signs, signs everywhere!!!

This article was recommended to me by google, cz I read/watch too much FS probably. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/sports/gracie-gold-figure-skating-.html It gives slightly more details re: Gold's struggles. True to US media general unawareness of where they actually place in the international standing, tho... "Gold appeared to be a gold medal favorite in figure skating for the 2018 Winter Games" Was she really? I mean, medal hopeful before the bombing in WC '16, sure. But 'gold' medal hopeful? These kind of hype contribute to their athletes struggles with mental health. When.will.they.learn. I sure hope Gold can recover well, and live happy and healthy again.

Ok, @Winnie_20 I shall try my best to join you. At least on Friday-Sunday. *fingerscrossed

The Curious Case of Yuzuru Hanyu?

I just find that rather baffling cz every other skater who competed were younger than him, so if by 'young athlete' he meant younger than him, then obviously there are more than just Shun who landed a quad(s). If he just meant 'young' in general sense, Sota is 18 yo. Unless 18 yo is now considered 'old'. Plus, look at how Shun is being lowballed in PCS (2nd highest TES but 5th lowest PCS, in fact). Obviously, quads, even by JSF's calculations - however tf they conduct it, are not everything.

Is he talking about junior skaters only there? Cz if not, that's Sota Yamamoto erasure.

Shii-chan's instagram post Isn't this the cutest or what.

Zuzu bby, Happiest Birthday to you!!!

Wakababy... Get well soon! And please rest. I know it's dire, but your health, bby...

@lajoitko Big hug from me I am so sorry for your loss. ______ By this point, I just ignore US media.. Even Weir and Lipinski's praises for Zu's in GP Helsinki failed to impress me because I doubt their sincerity (Lipinski's more than Weir's). As for Plushenko's failure to understand what Origin is about.. *sigh what can I say. He might be Zu's idol, but he most definitely doesn't impress me much (and it's not the only time I question Zu's taste)

Seconding this!!

@Figure_Frenzy As for Zu's PCS... I can only sigh

I am amazed Indonesia is 2nd, considering... our lack of representative athletes in the sport itself😅... It's either Yuzu's potency or Indonesians' notorious high activity on the internet. I'll take either or both. I tag NL because I live here now, but I carry the Garuda passport🇮🇩

I know only 1 pair in ID. Not that my answer for the other disciplines are not random, honestly. Thanks, @Joey!

Please correct me if I'm wrong. But, isn't Yelim already safe? She won tie-break against Tarusina, right? So, given no miracle happens, Trusova will be in with 30, and if Kanysheva got the 2nd, she is another 26. And among the 26-ers, Yelim is not the last in tie-break. So, she is in, right?

Same experience. Lost the planet completely for several terrifying minutes just before SP and was really laggy during the SP; I think about 3 of my submissions actually went lost. The lag problem continued during the FS, but I checked out during the last group, so I didn't know what happened then.

And to make it even more hysterical, this is after winning the competition! It's not like he lost, and so was suddenly confronted with the reality of losing.

I am cackling all the way to Pluto for Zu's "I want to win". The Zen didn't last, did it, boy?

I am travelling tomorrow!!!!!!!!!! Heeeeeeeeeeeeelp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*impatiently tapping foot, drumming fingers, clenching teeth* So???

... and spoiler alert to Mission: Impossible - Fallout... maybe? Yuzu has hijacked my life.