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oh my god he looks so nice and fresh!! so excited for this weekend

Oh my gosh congratulations!!!!! I'm so happy for you, I hope you have lots of fun

Happy anniversary everyone!!!!! It's been so great to be a part of this big happy family and I'm really looking forward to many more years loving Yuzu together. Huge huge huge thank you to the PH team and everyone here for all the wonderful resources and chats Love you all

When did you become a fan of Yuzu? Around October 2021, I think. I was reading a book with figure skating and I thought I'd watch some videos, just so I'd be able to visualise it better. Well, lo and behold, the first video that popped up was Sochi14 PW! I loved it so much, it was so different to what I was expecting and Yuzu is so captivating with the way he perfectly embodies the music and character, the ease of his skating, how it felt like he was performing for me and just everything about him was incredible. I fell down the research rabbit-hole then, and with each new skate and each new interview, I felt more and more proud to become his fan. Not just the beauty of his skating, but the beauty of his manners, his kindness and smiles, his determination and drive. I was really struggling with myself back then, with my place in the world and who I was and most days, I'd always have it in the back of my mind that it wasn't worth it. He gave me reasons to keep rising. He showed me, with each new skate and each new smile, all the beauty I would miss. He showed me all the beauty that was already here, if I could just open my eyes and see it. When and why did you sign up for Planet Hanyu? I signed up very recently, though I found out about PH pretty early on down my research rabbit-hole while I was searching for information. The Great Glittering Glossary was actually, I think, the first thing I read as a new fan! I 've been lurking in the forum for a while for all the news and love for Yuzu here and I decided to sign up nearing Beijing, since none of my IRL friends like Yuzu/skating (my mom likes him but she's not as invested ) Did you make any irl friends through Planet Hanyu? Not yet! I've only signed up recently, however, and I'm not quite that active so I hope I'll be able to in the future :) Have you participated in any group projects on Planet Hanyu? Also not yet! I'm looking forward to participating in the future Did you attend any meetups with other satellites at competitions? I'd love to meet other satellites some day, but I've still never been to a competition yet. I'm hoping to go to 4CC next year though, so it'd be great to get to meet some of you! What do you like the most about this forum? I really love how quickly news comes onto this forum, so I can stay updated on everything - it was a lifesaver during Beijing! I also love the videos archive, so that I can keep learning more about Yuzu (and of course, falling more in love with him.) But the best thing about this forum for me, is all the love and support we have for Yuzu and for each other. It's such a warm, welcoming place to be in and it's such a relief for me to have somewhere to rant or gush without getting weird looks like I do from some of my IRLs. Even though we don't know each other, even though we come from anywhere and everywhere across the world, I think it's so poetic that we all have something connecting us - Yuzu. Would you like to participate in the giveaway? Thank you so much for organizing this! I would love to enter It would be my first ever piece of Yuzu merch which I feel like is an awesome milestone to finally pass and I'd love something to remind me of him at home (even though I can never get him out of my head)

HE FINALLY GOT THE BING DWEN DWEN HUG

This and when he thanked the interpreters/translators - he really never forgets all the hard work everyone gives... He never forgets that it is a group effort... He never forgets to appreciate everyone's hard work, not just the people that are apparent. Everyone has worth and he never fails to show his gratitude and acknowledge that

I feel so helpless to help him :(( I just want to give back everything he gave to us - all of the hard work and efforts, all the blood, sweat and tears he's poured into a sport that hates him in return, all the love and care and passion he's poured into his skating and all the love and hope he's brought us - I just want some way to give back

Oh my god sameeee haha I watched PW because it popped up in my recommended and just wooshed straight onto the Yuzu fan train lol Managed to rope my mom into it too but I spent weeks frantically scouring every corner of the internet for information about him and the more I found, the more my love and admiration grew <33 I've only been a fan for a few months but already feel so attached I can't imagine what it's been like for people who've been following for years and years. I'm just a bit sad I didn't get to know him sooner but what's important is that I know him now and I get to give him all my love and support!

Hi This is my first ever post after lurking around for a while! I haven't yet caught up with all the pages since the SP. I was devastated after the SP, and my mom and I swore not to look at anything Yuzu/Olympics related until we could get our mentality straight - until today, when my friend accidentally told me what happened. And I'm a wreck, I broke down and we cried together for an hour and I was bawling and raging and crushed. I've only been a fan since a few months before JNats21 but his impact on us is greater than words could say. He inspires me to work hard and be better, he and his skating have given me hope when I thought I'd lost it for good and brought light to my life that I thought was growing dim. He has touched countless hearts and I'm just lucky to be one of them I think. He and his skating has saved my life and I'm so grateful to him. I was devastated and angry - still am - but I knew we had to just rip the bandaid off so we watched his free skate. And I guess the best way to heal from Yuzu is with Yuzu. I'm so damn proud of him. I'm so proud of everything he's accomplished, to rise up and fight after everything he's been through, with all the hard work and training and all his efforts and struggles. He's so brave and so strong. He said he would jump 4A at Olympics and he did. I've always admired that about him, his strength and firmness but I think I really understood it a little more now. I am so, so proud of him and that's the biggest thing I'm feeling now and I'm glad it's that instead of the anger. I really hope he gets to feel all the love and support from around the world. In the end, we watched Haru Yo Koi, like I always do when I'm sad and while I'm not super okay, I finally feel a little at peace. Spring will come.