5 days … I'm getting really nervous … 

58 minutes ago, turquoiseblue said:

56 minutes ago, turquoiseblue said:

Why I'm more worried about his costumes than performances and scores?

1 hour ago, 4Nessie said:

 

And here it is, for those who want to join me: 

 

 

How can someone so fierce and ruthless in competition, so calm and eloquent in front of a press frenzy, look like an adorable trying-not-to-blush schoolkid???

5 hours ago, Fay said:

We’re past a quarter of a million posts, guys... 

Only? Cripes, we're slacking...

25 minutes ago, Sammie said:

Me too! 

5 hours ago, Sammie said:

Bejiing 2020 pair podium 

 

I just notice Yuzu blades aren’t all black like the one he used for comp. Does he switch blades for practice or he switch around his boots? 

Just who is Eric swinging around there? I know he just got married to a Spanish ice dancer, is that him?

Just now, rockstaryuzu said:

Just who is Eric swinging around there? I know he just got married to a Spanish ice dancer, is that him?

Javi. 

Just now, rockstaryuzu said:

Just who is Eric swinging around there? I know he just got married to a Spanish ice dancer, is that him?

He swinging Javi  

6 hours ago, Fay said:

Javi. 

Seriously? Wow, Javi's brave and Eric is strong. I mean Javi's almost double Meagan's size, the risk of falling is great...

9 minutes ago, rockstaryuzu said:

Seriously? Wow, Javi's brave and Eric is strong. I mean Javi's almost double Megan's size, the risk of falling is great...

 

But wouldn't you pay quids to see these two pairs on the ice????

10 minutes ago, rockstaryuzu said:

Seriously? Wow, Javi's brave and Eric is strong. I mean Javi's almost double Megan's size, the risk of falling is great...

 

Javi is bigger than Meagan but he's still a smol to a male pairs skater. Except maybe Cong Han, who is himself a smol.  

 

Alas, now Javi must be removed from the list of potential Yuzu pairs partners, since they would clearly be fighting over who gets lifted and thrown around.

What kind of first pancake do you expect next week? 

a) 2 invalid jumping passes and +5GOE 3A in short program à la Skate Canada 2015 and comeback in free skate

b) WR in SP and pop concert in FS with REP on 3Lo and dying in the second half of the program

c) some unexpected new "topping" in FS 

d) Yuzu will skate well in both programs 

e) something else

 

If he keeps 4S and 4T-3T in SP and his FS is so packed, I expect B Though with twizzle-3a-twizzle sandwich you never know. 

2 minutes ago, Yoa said:

What kind of first pancake do you expect next week? 

a) 2 invalid jumping passes and +5GOE 3A in short program à la Skate Canada 2015 and comeback in free skate

b) WR in SP and pop concert in FS with REP on 3Lo and dying in the second half of the program

c) some unexpected new "topping" in FS 

d) Yuzu will skate well in both programs 

e) something else

 

If he keeps 4S and 4T-3T in SP and his FS is so packed, I expect B Though with twizzle-3a-twizzle sandwich you never know. 

 

A or B seem like the most likely to me. Maybe he'll even throw in a new jump while he's at it 

9 minutes ago, Yoa said:

What kind of first pancake do you expect next week? 

a) 2 invalid jumping passes and +5GOE 3A in short program à la Skate Canada 2015 and comeback in free skate

b) WR in SP and pop concert in FS with REP on 3Lo and dying in the second half of the program

c) some unexpected new "topping" in FS 

d) Yuzu will skate well in both programs 

e) something else

 

If he keeps 4S and 4T-3T in SP and his FS is so packed, I expect B Though with twizzle-3a-twizzle sandwich you never know. 

 

It's hard to speculate just because we've seen so little of his SP. I would say, after seeing a bunch of the men struggling with their free, that the time cut might be more difficult to adjust to than we think and may actually be more exhausting, especially for Yuzu who appears to still be packing 4:30 worth of content into 4:00. I will say a mild d), he'll do alright in both and probably set at least one new high score which will be broken once the GP starts, but his free will be messier than his short.