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  1. Which US-President once called Katarina Witt a "fridge" after realizing that she is not interested in him? Ronald Reagan Bill Clinton Donald Trump Barrack Obama Who is the designer of a watch named "Spin Master"? Evgeni Plushenko Stephane Lambiel Evan Lysacek Daisuke Takahashi Which woman was once a vice world champion at a men's competition? Katarina Witt Madge Syers Trixi Schuba Alexandra Trusova Which car manufacturer is sponsoring Shoma Uno? Fiat BMW Toyota Honda Which figure skater was once accused of stealing a car? Yuzuru Hanyu Shoma Uno Boyang Jin Andrei Lutai Which world champion lost one of his his gold medals in a car theft? Elvis Stojko Brian Joubert Alexei Jagudin Todd Eldredge What was Tonya Harding doing on a professional level after her figure skating career? Bobsledding Boxing Bowling Biathlon Who became the employer of the former "Quad King" Timothy Goebel? Google Amazon Microsoft Apple Which comic character was impersonated by Philippe Candeloro at the WC of 1996? Asterix Obelix Lucky Luke Spirou Which movie from the early 80s showed Denise Biellmann as an actress? The Bushido Blade Piratensender Powerplay Excalibur Raiders of the Lost Ark What kind of pets are owned by Boyang Jin? Honey Bears White Tigers Verreaux's Sifakas Reptiles What were figure skating women required to wear in the early days? Hats Handbags Umbrellas Cones of shame Which World Champion wrote a book named "Morphologische Studien über Borkenkäfer"? Willy Böckl Gilbert Fuchs Fritz Kachler Jan Hoffmann Who was singing "Sag es mir"? Javier Fernandez Manfred Schnelldorfer Emmerich Danzer Yuzuru Hanyu What kind of beverage is advertised by Patrick Chan? Wheat Beer Raspberry Juice Lemonade Riesling What is Stephane Lambiel called by his fans? The Stallion Captain Zebra Chief Crazy Horse Donkey King What is Ivan Righini's nickname? Gypsy King The Duke Ivan the Terrible Allgäu Boy Which Non-European skater used to be an European Champion? Brian Orser Brian Boitano Jeffrey Buttle Dick Button
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    📢Starting October 24, we'll be streaming Yuzu documentaries and interviews (in chronological order), every Saturday as part of #YuzuSkatingParty! There'll also be giveaways🎁 and newly subbed videos✨! 📅Every Saturday, 1 pm CET* 🌐twitch.tv/planethanyu 📺planethanyu.com/tv * On November 14, we are streaming at 1 pm CET, 3 hours earlier than usual, due to scheduling conflicts!
  3. The idea of a page for Yuzu on Wikiquote is taking concrete shape now, so I created this discussion thread here on the Planet to share quotes and exchange opinions. Here is the latest update on the page: Yuzuru Hanyu on Wikiquote The two main purposes of this project: - Bring some structure into the wild potpourri of famous Yuzu quotes, so that fans can find them easily with the exact source and proper translations. - Introduce Yuzu to the world, not only as a successful athlete but also as an eloquent speaker with impactful and iconic words. What needs to be discussed: 1. structure and sorting of the quotes (chronologically or sorted by topic, type of source, etc.) 2. relevance of a quote (should it be included or not?) 3. translation(s) of Japanese quotes 4. reliability of a source These are the manuals and guidelines on Wikiquote: Manual of style Layout guidelines Quotability Limits on quotations Sourcing Threads with quotes from and about Yuzu here on the Planet: Translations (folder) Yuzuru Hanyu famous quotes English translation Yuzuru Hanyu quotes Interesting comments thread If you share a quote, it would be great, if you provided these information: 1. Exact wording in the original language 2. English translation, if the original language is not English (preferably from an official source) 3. Exact source with publication date Request board More quotes from Aoi Hono I & II Quote Book: Original Japanese wording, English translations and original sources Quotes from Yuzu: from his novice/junior years (about his career/life goals) 'Versatility is my selling point' (from FaOI 2019 Kobe) about the impact of the music and concept of a program Quotes about Yuzu: from Tarasova and other coaches, skaters and choreographers (---> interesting comments thread) from athletes of other sports (Uchimura, Ohtani, Osaka, etc.) Carol Lane: There are good skaters, there are great skaters and then there is Yuzuru Hanyu. A masterclass in how to be a champion
  4. This thread is a compilation of translations of the short video lectures by Kazuki Wakasugi of Yomiuri Shimbun. *Part 1 and 2 have already been posted in the General Yuzuru Chat. Exhibition site is here! Hanyu Yuzuru Online Exhibition (July 1, 2020 August 2 August 31, 2020) ETA (8/16/2020): On July 29th, they announced that they were going to extend this exhibition until August 31st.
  5. I just wanted to ask whether it is true that Yuzuru Hanyu is the first skater since Dick Button in 1951 to come back and win the world championship after finishing 5th in the first segment. Is this true?
  6. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCACbAMaqBZs6nT7h86UdY9Q username: yyskater this is probably only wishful thinking, but there's a playlist in this acc titled "hope and legacy" and it was created months before yuzu officially announced his free program for 2016-2017. there's saved vids of monster hunter, bump of chicken, and...kara??? lmao. either way this could just be a very skilled poser...
  7. Among us I have seen long-time fans that follow Yuzu since junior days, as well as new ones who joined the ride after the historical free skate at Helsinki. So it makes me curious: When did everyone discover our favorite guy? (To avoid confusion for the polling, I'd like to define "discovered" as "became a fan," instead of "heard of/saw him for the first time.") And for the "how" part, please comment to share your experience of falling for →! How did you come across him and his performances? What was the first program that you watched/that made you hooked? How did you find your way to the fan community?
  8. Otekomachi, a news outlet of Yomiuri interviewed Kazuki Wakasugi, who is in charge of photography in Yuzuru Hanyu Online Exhibition, and Toru Yaguchi, the photographer of "Yuzuru Hanyu 2019-2020" by Hochi. (*Hochi is affiliated with Yomiuri) フィギュアスケートの羽生結弦、カメラマンが見た素顔 https://otekomachi.yomiuri.co.jp/news/20200708-OKT8T228107/ Their comments are really nice, so let me share them excerpted from the article. (Rest of the text in the article is information about the exhibition and the photobook we already know, so I skipped it in my translation. Sorry in advance.) Their comments are shared with their photographs in the original article, so please take a look at it when you have time. Especially the first photo is probably the one Wakasugi san mentioned in his comments, so if you look at it, you will see what he meant more clearly. Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, his natural self seen by photographers (excerpts) (Translation from the third paragraph) All the photographs (t/n: in this exhibition) are by Kazuki Wakasugi of Yomiuri Shimbun. On what is fascinating about Hanyu senshu, Wakasugi san says, "When Hanyu senshu appears in the venue, the atmosphere in the venue changes. The audience cheer. We photographers feel tense. Once he starts performing, he moves very fast and jumps very high. While other skaters take time to set up for jumps, Hanyu senshu jumps in the flow of his performance and doesn't make a set-up look like a set-up. He pays attention even to the tip of his fingers and to his facial expressions. He is an athlete and an expressive performer at the same time." He says sometimes he even forgets to release the shutter as he gets drawn in Hanyu senshu's performance and fascinated. The competition in the last season that is most impressive for Wakasugi san is the Grand Prix Final. Looking back at then, he explains, "He was radiating an incredible amount of passion that I could feel it even through the lens. That was so thrilling and moving, and made me a fan. The moment I got hooked on." Wakasugi san, who says he is totally fascinated by Hanyu senshu, pays attention to take a photograph that captures his (t/n: Yuzu's) natural self. According to Wakasugi san, Hanyu senshu's professionalism is so thorough that he tries to entertain the audience even in an official practice session and rarely reveals his natural self on the ice. "I may not be able to rival sempais and freelance photographers in terms of technique, but I am hoping to express Hanyu senshu, including what I felt about him with my photography. To do that, I am trying not to miss the moment he reveals his natural self as well as his performance." In that regard, the photo captured Hanyu senshu's expression after he finished performing in NHK Gala was satisfying to Wakasugi san. He says, "He looks in some way, relieved. I felt as if I had seen him as a person." He also says that he enjoys finding the small changes in choreography by watching him all through the season. "I think about the meaning of the changes in his mood and his expressions while taking photography," he says, and that makes him want to talk about what he felt during a competition with someone after watching it. Wakasugi san says, "I would be happy if this exhibition becomes something that enables fans to share their memories like, "At that time, he performed like this," or "After all, Hanyu senshu is great!" and re-live the touching moments." (Translation from the tenth paragraph) What makes him feel Hanyu senshu's excellence--Toru Yaguchi of Hochi Shimbun says it is that he can hear the music in Hanyu senshu. In other words, Hanyu senshu is making every movement in one with the music. "I can hear the music even when I am concentrating on shooting during a competition. If you remember the music and release the shutter in tune with the music, you will be in tune with his movement as well." There are some difficulties in shooting figure skating that you don't experience in shooting other sports. "For example, in baseball, we are close to the players and able to ask them about what we wonder about the way they play. However, in figure skating, there are only a limited number of competitions, and we can't get close to the skaters nor talk to them. We can only imagine what is happening in his mind. But if we can't feel what he feels, we are just following his movements. We can't take pictures that appeal to the heart of the fans that way," he explains about the difficulty of reaching out to athletes' minds. Yaguchi san is fascinated by Hanyu senshu through taking photographs of him too. "He is always serious not only during the competition but also in practice and before the competition. His words are convincing, and he is also kind. Through getting to know such sides of him, I realized how amazing Hanyu senshu was, and my feeling of respect towards him grew stronger. He is a truly amazing athlete." While editing the photo book, he was aiming to "express Hanyu senshu as a whole by showing multiple pictures instead of one." Also, he made the book square to show the photographs on bigger spreads using the margins effectively. This time, it consists of photographs taken in competitions, but he says, "Next time, I would like to cover the backstage of an ice show/ice shows, focusing on how they produce it/them."
  9. Let's bring them back to counter-act the withdrawal syndromes! Here a list of our previous party threads for those who are new to the planet and this concept: LWOFYPP (fave programs) 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 Exhibitions On this thread: Happy Sappy So we were thinking of doing a favorite prgrams streaming party first and then doing a few more season streaming parties in random order. (I am craving the 11/12 season personally!!) @cirelle suggested WR programs which I think could very well be incorporated in to a fave programs streaming party.
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    We're celebrating the first anniversary of Yuzuru's second Olympic gold medal this coming weekend and we're going to watch the full short program and free skate of the men's event on 16th and 17th February This will be the first streaming party, the men's short program. Streaming link: https://www.rabb.it/sallycinnamon
  11. Yeah, well. Troll-Yuzu striked again with Parisienne Walkways at Skate Canada @yuzuangel I followed your request and opened a new poll/thread. However, I decided to change the items a bit according to some suggestions that I've read here or in the gala thread.
  12. Since today is the anniversary of Yuzu winning his 2nd World title i wanted to start this thread Hope and Legacy a.k.a. the best free skate ever (until he skate a better one ) which he became the first and remains the only male skater in history to score above 220 points. Edit: Since yt deleted the legendary video with more than 3M views, here is the back up one
  13. Does anyone know if Yuzu is working on new programs for this season? Any information is appreciated. I asked my skater friend (who has trained with Yuzu before but is currently taking time off due to asthma) but she didn't know anything...
  14. Well, in less than two weeks Yuzu will probably reveal his brand new EX program at Skate Canada. What do you think will that be?
  15. Hi everyone I'm new here and can't find a thread for posting my yuzu gifs... And thanks to encouragement from @SparkleSalad & @kaeryth, I'll spam my gifs here. As an idiom said in where I come from, ("throwing a brick out so as to invite jade in") I plan to repost some of my twitter gifs (I'm boredjdc on twitter) here and hope some master gif makers would add their creations! First, two gifs I haven't posted elsewhere before~ 1. NHK H&L ending always made one melt. Camera work was GOE +3. 2. Believe EX deserves more love. It's a crime that there're only two performances recorded??????? (I don't mind if my gifs are reposted with proper credit! I spent time on making gifs because I can't draw or edit well but I have to let out my love for Yuzu's skating via some creative activities lol Would be happy if people like them enough to share them :3)
  16. A place to track all the upcoming events of Yuzu! *for more detailed news please check the Yuzuru News and Updates thread Upcoming & Recent Events: Date Event Links 02.04 - 02.09 Four Continents Championships - Seoul, KOR 02.04-02.06 OP, 02.07 SP, 02.08 OP, 02.09 FS & EX 4cc site, Schedule 03.16 - 03.22 World Championships - Montreal, CAN 03.16-03.18 OP, 03.19 SP, 03.20 OP, 03.21 FS, 03.22 Award Show WC site, Schedule 04.03 - 04.05 SOI Hachinohe (3 shows) official site 04.10 - 04.12 SOI Yokohama (3 shows) official site 2019 Season: (2019 Archived Calendar) 10.25 - 10.27 GP Series - Skate Canada 10.24 OP, 10.25 SP, 10.26 FS, 10.27 EX SC site, Schedule, Music Rotation 11.21 - 11.24 GP Series - NHK Trophy 11.21 OP, 11.22 SP, 11.23 FS, 11.24 EX NHK site, Schedule 12.04 - 12.08 GPF - Turin, Italy 12.04 OP, 12.05 SP, 12.06 OP, 12.07 FS, 12.08 EX GPF site, Schedule 12.19 - 12.23 Japan Nationals 12.19 OP, 12.20 SP, 12.21 OP, 12.22 FS, 12.23 MOI JNat site, Schedule, TV Schedule: Date & Time (JST) Channel Program 01.19(Su) 10:00-21:00 CS Asahi GPF - all disciplines & Gala Exhibition 02.15(Sa) 12:00- CS Asahi ~Music with Wings~ Yuzuru Program Concert Key ISU / JSF Dates (2019): 06.19-20 2019/20 GP Assignments announcement entry list: Men, Ladies, Pairs, Ice Dance 07.01 JSF site - 2019/20 season skater's profile update JSF ISU Challenger & GP Series - Season 2019-20 locations & dates announcement ✿✿✿ Links to Archived Calendar: Ice Show Calendar: 2008- Archived Calendar: 2004-2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 (WIP for years 2004-2013) *Please DO NOT post a reply here as we would like to reserve this thread for upcoming and archived information only. For any questions or discussion please feel free to share in the General Yuzuru Chat **Please PM dasani or gladi for any information correction/clarification, thanks for your help ^_^
  17. Channel for EngSub Video - JpnSub Video : Yuzu Fairy Channel: DM Channel: https://www.dailymotion.com/user/yuzu-fairy/1 YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU9rYg ... 4abBMRIZQw Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user63667430 BBI/Ao Channel: YT Channels: https://www.youtube.com/user/ao4266 DM Channels: https://www.dailymotion.com/Aoyuzu Ngoc Anh Dang Channel: YT Channels: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyITsv ... W9G_UPbH_g YHworldTMP Channel: YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW30hH ... h_YibRdlxA Monidi Channel: YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhWsu ... h1lbvqunaA yuzurugonow Channel: YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/yuzurugonow/videos hyunsifs88 Channel (Yuzu, Evgenia, Shoma, Javi) Channel: YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/maknaelover88/videos magnes1410 Channel: YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/magnes1410/videos Momo Matsumoto Channel: Yuzuru Hanyu after Sochi Olympic interview (eng sub) : Yuzuru hanyu, daisuke takahashi interview (Eng sub): Monica Wong Channel: YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMxUbX ... cfKAhWL32A YuzuruHanyuVietnamese : [ENGSUB] Yuzuru HANYU SP 4CC Taipei 2011 vn In Channel (several German commentary here): German ESP Worlds 2016 Gala Yuzuru Hanyu ( with English/Japanese subtitles) Sochi FS Y.Hanyu SwissTV Commentary (German) - Japanese subtitle: Duc Khung Channel: Yuzru Hanyu - 2013 GPF SP Russian commentary (English sub) Yuzuru Hanyu - LP GPF 2014 - Germany Commentary (English Sub) Yuzuru Hanyu - LP GPF 2014 Italian commentary (English sub) Yuzuru Hanyu - LP 2012 WC Italian Commentary (English sub) Yuzuru Hanyu - LP 2012 WC Russian Commentary (English sub) Yuzuru Hanyu - LP 2014 World Russian commentary (English sub) Yuzuru Hanyu - SP World 2015 Russian commentary (English sub) Yuzuru Hanyu - Hana wa Saku (Vietsub - English sub) plumplumi channel: GPF 2016 Yuzuru Hanyu Exhibition - french commentary (english subtitles) Figure Skating 2014: [Eng Sub][日本語字幕] タラソワ氏が羽生結弦へ送った感謝のメッセージ - Tatiana Tarasova commented about Yuzuru Hanyu crystal22 Channel: [ENG SUB] Kanako cheers for Yuzu at JWC2010 SP yuzuru-hanyu-translation-video (nonchan1023) website/channel: https://yuzuru-hanyu-translations.weebl ... ideos.html ElenaC Channel: DM Channel : https://www.dailymotion.com/elechicca Spirit of Athlete I - When Yuzu Goes to Canada [Engsub] Jinno Dai Channel: DM Channel: https://www.dailymotion.com/trang-hunh-th-thuy Yuzuru Hanyu subbed Channel: DM Channel: https://www.dailymotion.com/yuzusub Moni Channel (Eng sub -Czech Commentary) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhWsu ... h1lbvqunaA Cefy Chokoreeto Youtube Channel (Esp & Eng sub): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIjzlTU0JeSHa7Ekwj_g5AA/videos (Sub Eng/Esp) Yuzuru Hanyu. Blood donation campaign CM + making off (Sub Eng/Esp) Yuzuru Hanyu. Skaters rivality and motivation p1: Patrick Chan
  18. Hola, and welcome in this forum! This is the place for people all over the world to freely gather, talk, or discuss anything about Yuzuru Hanyu, or figure skating in general. ------------------------------------------------------------------ There are several simple rules that I ask you to follow to maintain peace here: 1. Always use ENGLISH so other people can understand you. 2. Do NOT use PROFANITIES. 3. Respect each other. ------------------------------------------------------------------ For now, those are the rules applied here, but changes can be added anytime. To start off, let's introduce ourselves! You can use this form below. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Nickname: Nationality: How long you have been a fan: ------------------------------------------------------------------ I'll begin. Nickname: Gita Nationality: Indonesia How long you have been a fan: Figure skating has always interested since I was young, but I've begun to religiously follow it since the airing of anime "Yuri!!! on Ice" back in 2016. That led me to the discovery of Yuzuru Hanyu, and the rest is history. NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN!
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    This is a broadcast for Laureus World Sports Awards 2019. The discussion can be found here
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    We're celebrating the first anniversary of Yuzuru's second Olympic gold medal this coming weekend and we're going to watch the full short program and free skate of the men's event on 16th and 17th February This will be the second streaming party, the men's free skate Streaming link: https://www.rabb.it/sallycinnamon
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    We'll celebrate Yuzu's birthday with lots of videos from from his junior years to this season! Streaming link: https://www.rabb.it/sallycinnamon
  22. What is your favorite Yuzuru moment? I hope this thread will be an appropriate topic for Planet Hanyu forum. It is quite simple. I am wondering, which moment in Yuzu's skating career is the most important one, interesting or your favorite? For me, it was this:
  23. What Russian fans think about Yuzuru Hanyu Yuzuru Hanyu is finally coming to Moscow after a long gap - he last was in the Cup of Russia in 2011, he won and that was his first gold medal in the senior circuit. A Russian fan collected many gushy thoughts, ideas and opinions about our favourite skater to give the world the idea Russian fans can compete with the rest of the world in their love for Yuzu. The post is long, rambly, sometimes not very comprehensible, but I hope you enjoy it! The original can be found here. https://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/figureskatersconfessions/1297168.html Today we’ll speak about the Japanese skater Yuzuru Hanyu. AKA the genius, king, shaman, extraterrestrial… and all other descriptions which are applied to this personality. The athlete is hugely popular not only with the Japanese but also with fans from other countries. In this blog, I collected scores of opinions about him which Russian fans left in different social media platforms. This year Yuzuru Hanyu himself is coming to Russia to Rostelecom Cup! This news was the cause of rapturous joy among Russian fans who started discussing excitedly where to get tickets. Well, Hanyu, we’ll welcome you with joy – but let’s not scare him away with excessive love! I haven’t learnt to be eloquent when writing so I’ll get down to business at once. Some of you may look at Yuzuru differently, some of you may discover new aspects of him, some of you will rave about him, and some will be jealous at him getting so much love (get out of here and don’t spoil it for others!) I wish all the others to have a good read. The text will be long. “Yuzuru’s skating, his look and his manners are inimitable, his courage and will to win make you want to achieve the same and his words make you stop and ponder. He’s not just an amazing athlete, he’s also a warrior, a philosopher capable of seeing and understanding the hidden essence of things. I’m incredibly happy to love such an athlete as Yuzuru, to take every battle of his as my own, to lose and win triumphantly along with him, to feel the way his fiery heart beats with every bit of my being” “Has there ever been a skater so adored, so deeply loved and so superb as Yuzuru? His magic is not just down to his huge talent and his masterful skating, but to some calm, deep radiance emanating from him which wraps you up softly and makes you trust him infinitely – he’s the one we’ve been looking for. A human being with a huge heart - he gives to us most generously the best he has in him. His words are wisdom, his skating is beauty and he himself is strength. He’s been the joy of the recent years and the source of inspiration for me. Seeing his skates, I feel like giving a foolish oath to him… I won’t give up, I’ll pray and root for him, and my belief in him is boundless” “There was one young man who helped me fall in love with figure skating – Yuzuru Hanyu. I first saw him when I was 9. Since then 7 years have passed. I grew up in that time and I understood one thing: Yuzuru is an incredible human being”. “You’ve got to emulate him, you’ve got to admire him. He’s a one off. I’m happy to be living during his era” Photograph published on December 7th, 2015: 21 years ago, the world became a bit more perfect, it gained in beauty, warmth, love and light The following three opinions were expressed after Boston WC 2016: “My figure skating world is Yuzu. The most captivating, most tender and recklessly courageous skater. The fire burning in his heart has captured so many people already. His loss at the world championship has in fact been a blessing in disguise. There are wins leading to a dead end, and there are losses opening new paths. Fate is indomitable in teaching him and preparing him for the most important test of his life. Time will pass and he’ll see that the boulder which blocked his way now wasn’t an obstacle, but it was a step for him to get even higher, to the pinnacle of pinnacles”. “There are things in this world you can’t measure in medals. They have different measurements. The love of the whole world, light and warmth emanating from this young man, the magical poignant beauty of his skating. All right, he lost this time, he got the silver medal. But can that make my heart stop beating so furiously every time you step out on the ice?” “Yuzuru, I promised at the start of the season that you’d be No.1 for me always no matter whether you are on the top of the podium or come among the last in the list of the competitors. Well, there. I won’t go back on my promise. You’re still the best and most favourite, a ray of light and a skating genius”. “I can’t put it in words what I feel when Hanyu’s on the ice. I don’t just get emotional, I’m so nervous as if my own fate were at stake. I tremble all over. But I never turn aside or close my eyes. Every single moment I’m mentally there, with him, I can hear the beating of his warm heart. Win, Yuzuru!” «There are good skaters, and there are phenomenal ones, one-offs who send shivers down your spine and make you teary. Yuzuru. You can’t compare him to anyone. A slender Japanese boy with a tender smile on those baby lips… and heaps of talent. I don’t think there will be another skater like this”. “If at the Olympic Games Yuzu was a young, not fully mature boy with a crazy potential, now he’s a young man who shows us the real flight of his full-grown talent without fear, without boundaries. It would be impossible to skate as poignantly and soulfully as he does so that your breath is taken away for joy, if he didn’t have that blinding light in his own heart. He’s just the most wonderful and beloved figure skater of our times”. “I admire Yuzuru’s ability to pull himself together at a decisive moment, to switch on his explosive willpower and to make that spurt, that super-effort. Now he’s also got that serene strong core which shows in his calm self-control as he does what he has to do. I find his stubborn and steely resolution of character surprisingly reassuring and soothing – I no longer fear for him. If he chose a goal and started his way towards it, we understand it instinctively – he’s sure to achieve it”. “I realised not so long ago that this sweet Japanese guy has become part of my life, and perhaps, he can’t conceive how much joy he brings to people. His joy is my joy, his wins are my wins, his pain of losses is just as painful to me. He’s the man who can evoke tenderness and admiration in my heart. Be happy, dear Yuzuru”. “I can’t quite explain what’s so special in him, but I feel something angelic about him. He emanates such a lot of warmth and softness, but at the same time you can feel some inner toughness and a spark of playful joy in his look. Knowing that there’s such a fine young man living makes my day bright”. “This skater is quite incredible. The embodiment of modesty, sincerity, generosity, unbelievable work ethic and huge musicality. He’s a dancer on the ice, I’ll insist on using these words, his moves and the way he feels music is beyond comprehension. When you watch his skates, you forget everything – the only things left in the world are the music and his skating”. “When I have a streak of bad luck in my life, when I face some problems, when I get into arguments with my family, I just switch on Yuzuru’s interviews and his skates and I forget all my troubles. In comparison with what he had to deal with, my problems seem petty. Thank you, Yuzuru, for just being there”. This opinion was expressed after 2017 World Championship “Now I’m feeling so elated and euphoric that I can’t find words to describe my feelings. I just want to bow to Yuzuru, who’s made me so happy and who’s regained his world title. I’ve always believed in him! And there he is, once again the untouchable, ethereal and magical Japanese god”. This confession was made at the end of the 2015-2016 season. But now Hanyu has brought the program for the Olympic season! The writer must be happy: “I’ll miss Yuzuru’s Chopin. It was a very special program for me. Yuzu’s Chopin is unforgettable, unearthly and ethereal as a vision, as if a creature with a beautiful mind decided to show the hidden loveliness of his world. While he’s so light and ethereal, he’s also seamlessly natural and masterfully precise. That’s the way the Olympic champion skates getting stronger and stronger with every performance”. This confession is quite recent: “Fantastic! I love Chopin! I started liking Hanyu with this program! He really started to skate differently. Previously he was a gentle and delicate boy, but now it’s manly, mature and profound skating! I admire his perfectionism – to skate a program of such difficulty in a show! This first struck me as special at a gala in the 2015-2016 season. He’s a one-off. I wish him health, that’s what matters most. He’s got the rest in spades!” “Prince’s LGC turned out to be spectacular, but obstinate. It’s OK. I’ll never forgive the judges for the combination in his SP at the WC. But he introduced 4Lo and won the WC. I want to say so much, but I won’t manage it in one post only… I’ve been rooting for Yuzu since his junior years, and not since his last junior season either. He’s not perfect, but he’s all my nerves and pain, my wings, my joy and exaltation. He’s my genius and my most favourite athlete. He’s the embodiment of the figure skating, creating music with his blades. His ideas always reach out to perfection. I just want him to be happy”. “I never thought I’d cry seeing an athlete, a musician, a dancer who just does what they love doing. But today I just happened to switch on Match TV with the broadcast of 2017 Figure Skating World Championship, and when I saw this extraterrestrial skating to a gorgeous tune in his FP, I just sat still and I cried. Never before had anything evoked such emotions in me. I hadn’t known anything, anything at all about figure skating then, but I sat there and I understood that this was beautiful, this was just unbeatable, it was beyond comprehension. Thank you, Yuzuru, for making me fall in love with figure skating, for this most beautiful and stunning sport. I learnt so many new and exciting things, I watched so many performances and I don’t understand how I could have lived without that beauty, power and will before that”. “Yuzuru, if you only knew how happy you make me when I see your beautiful skates and your heartfelt smile. You’re like a bright ray of sunshine shining through all the shadows to brighten our souls with its warmth and kindness”. At the end of the 2014-2015 season “You all were witness to how hard the season was for him. There were many falls, many failures. But he was still strong enough to fight and to how he’s ready to fight to the end. He’s got a true warrior’s spirit inside him, he always strives for big wins. I believe in him, I believe he’ll show us many stunning skates. He’ll show us his inner spirit is stronger and it’ll allow him to overcome his shortcomings. Yuzuru is a wind which can be weak, but it can also get so strong as to blow away all the obstacles on his way.” And now for the dessert! This fan’s enthusiastic (and indignant - Fay) emotions after the free skate at the 2017 WC: “Where did they overscore Yuzuru in that free skate, which was skated according to the plan for the first time, without any changes in the layout, without recalculating on the fly? Not a single +3GOE for all the pristinely clean jumps with no mistakes, with all the transitions intact. How to jump high and fly to the sky after he failed his combination in the SP and he was 11 points behind the leader and after he’d been consistently underscored throughout the season? Who could have imagined when they were predicting him to come first that he’d do it this way? That he’d wrench it out of his competitors’ hands – desperately, stubbornly, putting there all he had? This guy who’s too sensitive, too emotional, too easily upset by his failures, too hard-working and still doubting his own abilities to do what he can do. That’s the panther who never had your bloody ballet classes. He’s no longer that delicate and frail, he’s a mature young man. Why do you dislike him so much? Why? Where’s that bias line which makes you think it should be Javier or at least Shoma winning? That’s what you read between the lines – ‘was it him who won once again’? You mean he shouldn’t have? He should have just given up? You’ve picked the wrong man. Are you tired of him? You’re tired of the fact he was capable of pushing aside all his doubts and fears while skating first in his final flight – and he was able to land clean jumps. And set a world record despite the smallish GOE. They were small because he’d never been clean during this season, and now he was the first to skate in this sharks’ tank. He was the first, so he couldn’t count on +3GOE which he would have received if he had skated among the last three or last two. <…> Shoma got +16GOE for his FP. That’s no joke – both Yuzuru and Javier could only dream about such GOE once. Boyang got +15 and he deserved them. Yuzuru got more – for his clean skate with high-quality jumps and high-quality everything. But he could have received more if he had skated among the last three, but he had to be kept down for the five coming competitors. I can’t convey how angry it makes me. Thank this man for showing you what excellence is and for leading the other men there too. No one would have tried all those quads if they didn’t want to overtake him” Some first emotional outbursts at learning the results of GP placements: Yuzu at CoR!!!! My jaw has fallen down onto the floor (literally, I’ve fallen down and never got up)!!! Both him and Zhenya!!!! I’m screaming at the top of my voice in my flat!!!! I’ve scared the cat!!!! I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it!!!! Yuzu at CoR!!!!! Whaaaaaaaat? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! TEACH ME TO BREATHE AGAIN Yuzu at CoR! This is what happiness look like!!!! I can’t believe it! Yuzuru’s coming to Moscow!!!! I’m happy!! Thank you for reading all this to the end, if any of you survived that long J I love this genius, I love him – and that’s that. And I’m not alone. Let’s wish him luck in the next season! Thanks for the materials: https://vk.com/figureskatingconfessions https://vk.com/figureskating_love https://vk.com/hanyu_yuzuru https://vk.com/wbitm http://sendme-serenity.livejournal.com/805942.html https://vk.com/fsassociation
  24. Kind of rough around the edges, since I dont see any real point in polishing it but here, took a shot at it:
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