4 hours ago, Murieleirum said:

No offense, but is Golf even a sport

 

People say the same thing about figure skating tbh...Especially those who might have been voting. I had a feeling it'd be either Vonn or Woods.

You know looking back at these PC photos and memories, it's kind of amazing how Yuzu managed to make his defense look...not THAT hard.  Only the best can make something so difficult look so effortless.

 Who could resist that look with scrunchy- nose-smile!!!

2 hours ago, ruruzest said:

Wow, they must all have fallen in love with him from that description! I would have 

6 hours ago, Paskud said:

More than, for example, F1.

meanwhile *nervous laugh* 30 days until worlds

I really don't want to get into an argument about what's sport and what's not, since it's OT, but I can't agree with that statement. I'm sure a good physical condition helps in golf, with all the standing around and such, but you cannot compare that to the physical condition F1 drivers must have to withstand the G forces they are submitted to while driving an F1 car. Yes, it's motorsport, because the technology plays a huge part in whether you win or not, but the drivers ARE athletes, more so than many others in other sports. F1 isn't just guys - and, hopefully, soon girls, too - out on a stroll in a weird looking car. That being said, I'm happy neither Lewis nor Mercedes won, because they weren't as dominant last year as they were in other years.

 

I guess that to me is what makes the difference: the physical effort required to practice the sport. So, F1 is a sport, FS is a sport, gold maybe less so, snooker, no comment. To give just a few examples. (And I mention snooker because it's often broadcasted on EuroSport)

 

Anyway, back on topic, Yuzu has won much more important awards than this, so it really doesn't matter. And Worlds is definitely more important now!

2小時前, ruruzest說:

 

 

What is this pure kid smile?! every one melt when seeing this..........................!!!! It make my day

11 часов назад, Paskud сказал:

More than, for example, F1.

I beg to differ. F1 drivers must be very fit and have great reflexes. *It's a former fan speaking in me*

So yeah, let's not go there... I had a laugh over the winner, but at least we got a video message

8 hours ago, ruruzest said:

 

Sharp jawline, huh?

6 hours ago, KatjaThera said:

I guess that to me is what makes the difference: the physical effort required to practice the sport. So, F1 is a sport, FS is a sport, gold maybe less so, snooker, no comment. To give just a few examples. (And I mention snooker because it's often broadcasted on EuroSport)

 

A little personal experience:

Spoiler

 

I've been a Snooker player for five years now. Not pro level yet, but competing in minor events (as a girl I'm an exotic species in this sport ).

It's true that Snooker doesn't require that much physical strength, but there are multiple other aspects that are very challenging in the long term:

 

1. Many players suffer serious back problems, if they don't take care of their body posture. An average match lasts 3-4 hours with a 15min break inbetween (the WC final is even two days long, 10~15 hours) and that can cause a lot of damage, if you're not well trained.

2. The tournament schedule is really tough, especially at the international Main Tour (similar to Tennis). A competition lasts a week or two with only one day break before the next one and it's a permanent travel from Europe to China and back to Europe. If you're not used to jetlag and playing late at night, it's not your sport.

3. Most beginners need a day to hit a single ball and lose their motivation, before they have potted anything. (Normal Pool Billiard is a joke compared to this.)

In your first year as a newbie you don't do anything else but try to hit the cue ball in a straight line up and down the table. 4-8 hours a day. If you've survived that torture, you're the titan of self-discipline and nothing can bore you anymore 

4. Snooker is a mix of chess and archery. Good cueing requires excellent precision and coordination of your eyes, head, arms and fingers. It's not enough to pot a ball, you have to look five or six steps ahead in your break building and bring your opponent into trouble. While chess is a pure cognitive sport, in Snooker you have to execute your ideas first. In 50% of the cases the balls don't follow your brain...

 

I think it's quite the same with Golf. Looks easy peasy, but if you want to be on top, it's not enough to find a course and buy your equipment. There's a lot of hard work behind it.

I'm just a bit disappointed that Woods has already been the sportsman of the year twice while others like McMorris haven't won any Laureus yet and their Comeback story was truly inspirational.

 

 

 

Olympic Channel stays a true Fanyu 

https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/laureus-comeback-award-hanyu-vonn/

 

Yuzu in the header, Yuzu in the headlines plus extra paragraph for him. I guess they're more disappointed than we are 

1 hour ago, Henni147 said:

 

A little personal experience:

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I've been a Snooker player for five years now. Not pro level yet, but competing in minor events (as a girl I'm an exotic species in this sport ).

It's true that Snooker doesn't require that much physical strength, but there are multiple other aspects that are very challenging in the long term:

 

1. Many players suffer serious back problems, if they don't take care of their body posture. An average match lasts 3-4 hours with a 15min break inbetween (the WC final is even two days long, 10~15 hours) and that can cause a lot of damage, if you're not well trained.

2. The tournament schedule is really tough, especially at the international Main Tour (similar to Tennis). A competition lasts a week or two with only one day break before the next one and it's a permanent travel from Europe to China and back to Europe. If you're not used to jetlag and playing late at night, it's not your sport.

3. Most beginners need a day to hit a single ball and lose their motivation, before they have potted anything. (Normal Pool Billiard is a joke compared to this.)

In your first year as a newbie you don't do anything else but try to hit the cue ball in a straight line up and down the table. 4-8 hours a day. If you've survived that torture, you're the titan of self-discipline and nothing can bore you anymore 

4. Snooker is a mix of chess and archery. Good cueing requires excellent precision and coordination of your eyes, head, arms and fingers. It's not enough to pot a ball, you have to look five or six steps ahead in your break building and bring your opponent into trouble. While chess is a pure cognitive sport, in Snooker you have to execute your ideas first. In 50% of the cases the balls don't follow your brain...

 

I think it's quite the same with Golf. Looks easy peasy, but if you want to be on top, it's not enough to find a course and buy your equipment. There's a lot of hard work behind it.

I'm just a bit disappointed that Woods has already been the sportsman of the year twice while others like McMorris haven't won any Laureus yet and their Comeback story was truly inspirational.

 

 

 

Olympic Channel stays a true Fanyu 

https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/laureus-comeback-award-hanyu-vonn/

 

Yuzu in the header, Yuzu in the headlines plus extra paragraph for him. I guess they're more disappointed than we are 

Thank you for the OT, loved the info

 

For laybackInaBauer lovers, some IB for every taste here

 https://twitter.com/yuuhi_hy/status/1097795072093958145

I love how Yuzuru uses his arms in different ways in every program. Even when he does the same move, like holding his arms up and then opening them, he can make it look gentle and dream-like as in NS, or fierce and explosion-like as in Origin.

OWG Seimei was also extra-special and extra-powerful among all the Seimei IB thanks to that added little flourish

13 minutes ago, LadyLou said:

Thank you for the OT, loved the info

 

For laybackInaBauer lovers, some IB for every taste here

 https://twitter.com/yuuhi_hy/status/1097795072093958145

I love how Yuzuru uses his arms in different ways in every program. Even when he does the same move, like holding his arms up and then opening them, he can make it look gentle and dream-like as in NS, or fierce and explosion-like as in Origin.

OWG Seimei was also extra-special and extra-powerful among all the Seimei IB thanks to that added little flourish

How exquisite is the Swan IB.  Just 

1 hour ago, Henni147 said:

 

A little personal experience:

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I've been a Snooker player for five years now. Not pro level yet, but competing in minor events (as a girl I'm an exotic species in this sport ).

It's true that Snooker doesn't require that much physical strength, but there are multiple other aspects that are very challenging in the long term:

 

1. Many players suffer serious back problems, if they don't take care of their body posture. An average match lasts 3-4 hours with a 15min break inbetween (the WC final is even two days long, 10~15 hours) and that can cause a lot of damage, if you're not well trained.

2. The tournament schedule is really tough, especially at the international Main Tour (similar to Tennis). A competition lasts a week or two with only one day break before the next one and it's a permanent travel from Europe to China and back to Europe. If you're not used to jetlag and playing late at night, it's not your sport.

3. Most beginners need a day to hit a single ball and lose their motivation, before they have potted anything. (Normal Pool Billiard is a joke compared to this.)

In your first year as a newbie you don't do anything else but try to hit the cue ball in a straight line up and down the table. 4-8 hours a day. If you've survived that torture, you're the titan of self-discipline and nothing can bore you anymore 

4. Snooker is a mix of chess and archery. Good cueing requires excellent precision and coordination of your eyes, head, arms and fingers. It's not enough to pot a ball, you have to look five or six steps ahead in your break building and bring your opponent into trouble. While chess is a pure cognitive sport, in Snooker you have to execute your ideas first. In 50% of the cases the balls don't follow your brain...

 

I think it's quite the same with Golf. Looks easy peasy, but if you want to be on top, it's not enough to find a course and buy your equipment. There's a lot of hard work behind it.

I'm just a bit disappointed that Woods has already been the sportsman of the year twice while others like McMorris haven't won any Laureus yet and their Comeback story was truly inspirational.

 

 

 

Olympic Channel stays a true Fanyu 

https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/laureus-comeback-award-hanyu-vonn/

 

Yuzu in the header, Yuzu in the headlines plus extra paragraph for him. I guess they're more disappointed than we are 

 

Spoiler

Thank you for the experience share! I actually have no doubt that each sport has something that those who practice it must excel at. I could never hope to be a successful snooker or golf player, because I'm really bad at aiming and such.

 

Back issues for snooker make sense. For golf, too, actually, as there seems to be a lot of standing around.

 

My point was more that there are sports who require more immediate physical effort than others. So, from that point of view alone, I classified them. But at the end of the day, it depends on how each person defines sports and certainly each of them have their charm, or else they wouldn't be popular, right? lol

 

4 hours ago, Lunna said:

I beg to differ. F1 drivers must be very fit and have great reflexes. *It's a former fan speaking in me*

So yeah, let's not go there... I had a laugh over the winner, but at least we got a video message

Yay, fellow F1 fan (even if former lol I'm not nearly as into it now as I was many years ago, either)

 

Now I randomly wonder if Yuzu has any interest in cars... though I guess if he did, he might have been tempted to at least try to get his drivers license, so maybe now...

A suit that accentuates the Waist!!!