On 6/22/2020 at 7:48 PM, yuzuangel said:

Ichiroya.com for instance, from Osaka, who used to retail old kimonos and bolts etc, and to send them abroad, ceased their trade last week. 

They are still managing the current orders, but don't take new ones.

Nooooooo - I’ve bought several lovely things from them 

I used sou japan via ebay or their site, where the item was cheaper at the moment. Hope they're ok, though Japan Post has very limited shipping now,  that's why I used FedEx for cdjapan for the first time.

Omgosh I was totally thinking about them! COVID really sucked for them because Japan stopped sending packages overseas, especially to the US, for a long long time...and that was the nail in the coffin. I really loved Ichiroya -- they were super knowledgeable experts in vintage/antique Japanese textiles, clothing, and art... and very honest, hardworking, respectful people. I think other places have cheaper items but Ichiroya's is always the most well-described. It's definitely a huge loss 

@yuzuangel @Sombreuil & @Lunna

Sorry, I went to the site and read the closure notice, in fact the only orders they don't take anymore are Kimonotte (new, synthetic) made-to-order items.

All other items are available (and mostly on sale) until the end of July.

In saying this I am afraid of advertising for a private company, but at the same time I had written wrong information and I thought I had to rectify it.

By the way, I had sent them a link to page 5784 of General Yuzuru Chat and their reply was very kind.

The ISU Skating Awards are scheduled for July 11.

 

"Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu received two nominations for the inaugural International Skating Union (ISU) Skating Awards.

 

"The two-time Olympic champion earned a nomination in the most valuable skater category, which aims to reward athletes who increase the popularity of figure skating with their fan base and media attention.

 

"He was nominated alongside American rival Nathan Chen and French ice dance pair Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron.

 

"Hanyu's second nod came in the best costume category, with American free dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates, plus Russia's Anna Shcherbakova."

 

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1095737/isu-skating-awards-nominations

 

Given these criteria, if Yuzu does not win the most valuable skater category, there is something very odorous going on in the offices of the ISU.

16 minutes ago, Geo1 said:

The ISU Skating Awards are scheduled for July 11.

 

"Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu received two nominations for the inaugural International Skating Union (ISU) Skating Awards.

 

"The two-time Olympic champion earned a nomination in the most valuable skater category, which aims to reward athletes who increase the popularity of figure skating with their fan base and media attention.

 

"He was nominated alongside American rival Nathan Chen and French ice dance pair Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron.

 

"Hanyu's second nod came in the best costume category, with American free dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates, plus Russia's Anna Shcherbakova."

 

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1095737/isu-skating-awards-nominations

 

Given these criteria, if Yuzu does not win the most valuable skater category, there is something very odorous going on in the offices of the ISU.

I will be surprised if he does win. But I don’t really care. The awards suck.

If he doesn't win MVS, the last thing I'd want to see is a conciliatory best costume award...after ISU commentators took jabs at his costumes for years 

There is something worse than costume award - lifetime achievement and "yeah, you did great, now go away".  -___-

1 minute ago, Paskud said:

There is something worse than costume award - lifetime achievement and "yeah, you did great, now go away".  -___-

Oh yup, the award for the retirees 

Some beauty to be relished - 3A throughout the season 

 

@yuzuangel

Here are the past events that happened sometime around July I could think of now. If there is anything usable, please use it. Feel free to omit any of them or to rewrite the descriptions to use it on twitter.

 

2013	6/30	Yuzuru Hanyu landed 4T+3A+3A sequence for the first time in the finale of Dreams on Ice 2013 in Yokohama	No image
2013	7/1	ANA announced that they had signed the contract of affiliation with Yuzuru Hanyu.	https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/07/01/jpeg/G20130701006129200_view.jpg
2014	7/5	Yuzuru Hanyu collaborated with Sarah Alainn in Fantasy on Ice 2014 in Toyama and performed Final Time Traveler for the first time.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktu_jtL7KBw
2013	7/7	Yuzuru Hanyu landed 4T+3A+3A+3A+1A sequence for the first time in the finale of Fantasy on Ice 2013 in Fukuoka	No image
2019	7/9	Kakuda city revitalization team shared an aerial video of the tambo art (rice paddy art) depicted Yuzuru.	https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzse9QfhnDt/
2015	7/10	Yuzuru Hanyu visited Nagaoka to take part in Figure Skate Aore Nagaoka and met the mayor of Nagaoka with other casts.	http://tamionet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150710skater-21.jpg
2015	7/12	Yuzuru Hanyu took part in Figure Skate Aore Nagaoka and performed SEIMEI and Requiem of Heaven and Earth and concluded his show tour in the summer of 2015.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Je8E1wiuc
2012	8/10	Yuzuru Hanyu took part in 23rd Annual Mariposa Charity Figure Skating Gala.	https://barrie.snapd.com/events/view/434268
2015	8/22	Yuzuru Hanyu performed Hana ni nare with a choir from Minami Soma for 24h TV inviting people he met in Fukushima.	https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32n6l5
2015	8/28	Yuzuru Hanyu appeared in an NHK morning show Asaichi.	https://i.imgur.com/FWQntbC.jpg
2013	8/30	Yuzuru Hanyu opened his practice session to the media in Sendai and revealed his FS for his first Olympic season "Romeo and Juliet" by Nino Rota.	https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/08/30/jpeg/G20130830006514840_view.jpg
2016	9/13	Yuzuru Hanyu opened his practice session to the media in Toronto Cricket Club and revealed his programs for the 2016-2017 season "Let's Go Crazy" and "Hope and Legacy."	https://www.sankei.com/photo/images/news/160914/sty1609140007-p1.jpg

 

*By the way, Requiem's debut was actually on June 26 in Fantasy on Ice 2015 in Kanazawa, so the description for July 4 may need a little tweak.

https://sportiva.shueisha.co.jp/contents/photo/2015/06/29/post_131/index_3.php

Here's his struggle to get these 3A :

 

@sweetwater , could this 4T + 3A + 3A + 3A sequence be this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynbiujIygL4

Is suppose not, as there is no single Axel at the end?

 

8 minutes ago, sweetwater said:

@yuzuangel

Here are the past events that happened sometime around July I could think of now. If there is anything usable, please use it. Feel free to omit any of them or to rewrite the descriptions to use it on twitter.

 

2013	6/30	Yuzuru Hanyu landed 4T+3A+3A sequence for the first time in the finale of Dreams on Ice 2013 in Yokohama	No image
2013	7/1	ANA announced that they had signed the contract of affiliation with Yuzuru Hanyu.	https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/07/01/jpeg/G20130701006129200_view.jpg
2014	7/5	Yuzuru Hanyu collaborated with Sarah Alainn in Fantasy on Ice 2014 in Toyama and performed Final Time Traveler for the first time.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktu_jtL7KBw
2013	7/7	Yuzuru Hanyu landed 4T+3A+3A+3A+1A sequence for the first time in the finale of Fantasy on Ice 2013 in Fukuoka	No image
2019	7/9	Kakuda city revitalization team shared an aerial video of the tambo art (rice paddy art) depicted Yuzuru.	https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzse9QfhnDt/
2015	7/10	Yuzuru Hanyu visited Nagaoka to take part in Figure Skate Aore Nagaoka and met the mayor of Nagaoka with other casts.	http://tamionet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150710skater-21.jpg
2015	7/12	Yuzuru Hanyu took part in Figure Skate Aore Nagaoka and performed SEIMEI and Requiem of Heaven and Earth and concluded his show tour in the summer of 2015.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Je8E1wiuc
2012	8/10	Yuzuru Hanyu took part in 23rd Annual Mariposa Charity Figure Skating Gala.	https://barrie.snapd.com/events/view/434268
2015	8/22	Yuzuru Hanyu performed Hana ni nare with a choir from Minami Soma for 24h TV inviting people he met in Fukushima.	https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32n6l5
2015	8/28	Yuzuru Hanyu appeared in an NHK morning show Asaichi.	https://i.imgur.com/FWQntbC.jpg
2013	8/30	Yuzuru Hanyu opened his practice session to the media in Sendai and revealed his FS for his first Olympic season "Romeo and Juliet" by Nino Rota.	https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2013/08/30/jpeg/G20130830006514840_view.jpg
2016	9/13	Yuzuru Hanyu opened his practice session to the media in Toronto Cricket Club and revealed his programs for the 2016-2017 season "Let's Go Crazy" and "Hope and Legacy."	https://www.sankei.com/photo/images/news/160914/sty1609140007-p1.jpg

 

*By the way, Requiem's debut was actually on June 26 in Fantasy on Ice 2015 in Kanazawa, so the description for July 4 may need a little tweak.

https://sportiva.shueisha.co.jp/contents/photo/2015/06/29/post_131/index_3.php

Wow, these are great! I'll probably use most of them! Thanks!! 

On 6/28/2020 at 6:45 AM, SitTwizzle said:

Here's his struggle to get these 3A :

 

@sweetwater , could this 4T + 3A + 3A + 3A sequence be this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynbiujIygL4

Is suppose not, as there is no single Axel at the end?

 

That's the one he did in the same venue, but 5months later, at GPF2013, during the finale of the gala.  That's the jump he did in World Figure Skating Championship 2014 Osaka Exhibition. Unfortunately, the 4T+3A+3A+3A+1A in FaOI wasn't filmed. But you can find fans' reports on twitter if you search by ”4T-3A-3A-3A-1A. ”
It was exciting and scary at the same time to know his 4T+3A+ series evolved in a week because he was severely injured in March and didn't look fully recovered at the beginning of June...

 

ETA (7/2/2020): I'm sorry. I realized that I overlooked the other video (the one from youtube) and also shared the wrong info about his jump in GPF2013 Gala. The jump sequence he did there was 4T+3A+3A, the same as the one he did in DOI2013.

2 hours ago, SitTwizzle said:

@yuzuangel @Sombreuil & @Lunna

Sorry, I went to the site and read the closure notice, in fact the only orders they don't take anymore are Kimonotte (new, synthetic) made-to-order items.

All other items are available (and mostly on sale) until the end of July.

In saying this I am afraid of advertising for a private company, but at the same time I had written wrong information and I thought I had to rectify it.

By the way, I had sent them a link to page 5784 of General Yuzuru Chat and their reply was very kind.

I really hope they survive the fallout from this pandemic. 🙏🏻

36 minutes ago, Sombreuil said:

I really hope they survive the fallout from this pandemic. 🙏🏻

Nope, they are going out of business

We're streaming 2019 FaOI in Sendai rn 

https://planethanyu.com/tv/

Random but I was scrolling through this Yuzu fan account on instagram (@/yuzu_yuzuru) and realised that Sergei Rozanov liked several posts from the 2018 Olympics days... wonder if he’s a Yuzu fan too 😯