Dominique

YAY

Oof… Kao Miura bombed his short at Junior Worlds. sad, i was looking forward to it

hmm.. the first one his him watching his 2014 Sochi freeskate, the second one is an interview after PC 2018 and the last one is from a documentary from the time around the 2016 World Championships? im not sure…

Enough to make a grown man cry. About negative comments about other skaters, because I feel the need to defend those who don’t try to see everything through a positive lense:

I am not a skater at all, but if I could tell him something , it would be: If you want to continue, then do it. Be aware that you’ll need support because you’re not getting it from JSF. Get sponsorships, have a voice. I know Yuzu is all about that private life but having a social media account to have brands promote you. Yuzu has a ton of marketing power, and to withstand the machine that is the ISU, he has to channel it. Lets be honest: he could have Nike or Adidas knocking on the door at the end of 2022 if he tried. Why is that important? These brands are known for being able to shift the narrative.AI judging wouldn’t be a pipe dream. Those ads would have lines like “The GOAT, no matter the age” and we would have other athletes under Nike propelling Yuzu’s and also fs popularity. I strongly believe Yuzu still has the physical and mental capabilities needed to cement his legacy even more. (And I need more classical music recommendations , because I only play piano and forgot the title of rondo although i had already heard it :D) #chopinforlife

This is unrelated but I love how many tennis fans we have here but yeah, skating is judged so it makes it a lot more difficult, although it should be simple in theory…

Hope everyone is safe

The 4S is an edge jump, right? The ppl who said that probably think Morisi‘s saltoe is the way to do it

Savage

It’s funny how USfed criticizes RUSfed for corruption and cheating when they actively engage in changing results unfairly as well

Corruption

Ghislain… damn .

Look, as someone who is aiming to be successful in a sport where long careers are cherished and one hit wonders are kind of frowned upon (tennis) i cannot stress HOW SHOCKED I am by the mistreatment of the sport’s biggest star.WHY ?! Push out the athlete that gains the most attention by fans and non-fans alike? The most prominent face? I don’t get it. Even people with questionable opinions (for example Djokovic) or controversial players like Medvedev are treated better than Yuzu by JSF or ISU.Other sports governing try everything to make sure their top stars are accommodated properly and can perform at the top for the longest time possible. I just don’t understand who in their right mind thinks that this is the right way to make skating more popular -

Call me crazy but if we see Yuzu doing quintuples (legit ones) after he’s figured out how to land after 4.5 rotations I wouldn’t be surprised

I’m all here for it tbh

Interesting. This kind supports me in my belief that Yuzu (out of all the senior men) might be the only one to achieve it. Is air positioning something you can discuss per Zoom chat? He came very very close, but maybe a tiny bit of in person advice will help to land it fully rotated. (That said, it annoys me how Yuzu is always held to the standard of his best performances, but others are given the pass with “balletic ankles” or wacky landings. But then again, this is what makes him the best.)

Epic, Daniel.Epic

I am absolutely baffled by the fact that it seems like there will be no investigation into Eteri Tutberidze‘s team after all that has unfolded these Olympics. Kamila didn’t medal , which was convenient to sweep things under the rug, and with everything that is happening right now, Russian athletes won’t be allowed to compete anyway at Worlds. Is this how it’s going to end? The ISU is a pathetic organization all across the board. From judging scandals , to abuse, to even doping. Why is everything so discussed in a “hush hush, let’s not talk about, that was an outlier” way (hope you get what I mean)? There is obvious bias and corruption in the way the sport works, and if rules and athletic integrity were applied correctly , respected, and valued, it would be better for everyone involved, from the athletes, who would then know what aspects to improve on, to the casual viewer, who would finally start to understand what to look out for when trying to understand scores , because the most important aspect wouldn’t be how much the media hypes you up , but your athletic and artistic ability and the competition would be healthier. No starving just so you can still jump like prepubescent girl at an age where peers in other sports have reached a more mature physique already, no extreme injuries because you need the “tech “ to be able to keep up, and others aren’t punished for qualities that aren’t making their skating more technically clean and get rewarded with obvious faults in their skating. Healthy competition. Not artificially fabricated. Real narratives, that people can get behind. Longer careers that aren’t just ending after winning an Olympic medal because the body can’t take it anymore. Why does the ISU only want short term results? Why aren’t they considering the long term benefits for all the athletes involved. Other sports federations treat every athlete at the elite level with dignity, respect and appreciation, no matter the country they are from (this may be a naive view) and the sentiment between competitors is way more calm and caring? Meanwhile in FS , I get the impression that there is way more of backstabbing mindset? “As Long as it’s benefits me and my federation , it’s no problem “ is the vibe I’m getting. This all imploded 20yrs after SLC with a 15 yr old under a abusive coach being the face of a doping scandal, and the outrage overshadowing OGM of the other disciplines . With the only skater more polarizing than the whole FS event being ironically the one they have been wanting to bury since the beginning of this quad- competitors, federations, commentators alike- and we all know who that is. summary: I’m sick of the ISU and need Yuzuru Hanyu and Yuna Kim with an army behind them to march into the Headquarters and reform this whole organization

This made me cry in less than 2 min wow

HAHA EPIC