General Yuzuru Chat

[EternalSpin]

57 minutes ago, Veveco said:

I love seeing the answers/RT to this tweet.

 

So far I've seen English, Turkish, Malay, French,  Russian, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Indonesian, Arabic, 

Hindi, Tagalog, Chinese, Croatian, Spanish and Greek.

(No Japanese yet )

Added in Catalan 

[ralucutzagy]

1 hour ago, Veveco said:

I love seeing the answers/RT to this tweet.

 

So far I've seen English, Turkish, Malay, French,  Russian, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Indonesian, Arabic, 

Hindi, Tagalog, Chinese, Croatian, Spanish and Greek.

(No Japanese yet )

Done it, too! Maybe he'll read and answer! 

[Veveco]

Not new, I believe it's from the Ciontu behind-the-scenes but it's too adorable not to share (Jeff looks so gentle)  

 

 

 

14 minutes ago, Fay said:

Is it worthwhile registering in Twitter to post something in Tatar?😂

I'm sure one of us can spare you and transfer your message 

[Fay]

29 minutes ago, Veveco said:

Not new, I believe it's from the Ciontu behind-the-scenes but it's too adorable not to share (Jeff looks so gentle)  

 

 

 

I'm sure one of us can spare you and transfer your message 

here we go then - I even had to install Tatar keyboard layout into my Macbook. 

Spoiler

Юзу, исән-сау бул һәм безнең күзгә тизрәк күрен! Без сине сагынабыз! 

 

[Veveco]

50 minutes ago, Fay said:

here we go then - I even had to install Tatar keyboard layout into my Macbook. 

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Юзу, исән-сау бул һәм безнең күзгә тизрәк күрен! Без сине сагынабыз! 

 

 

Done 

[Fay]

4 minutes ago, Veveco said:

 

Done 

[rockstaryuzu]

1 hour ago, Fay said:

here we go then - I even had to install Tatar keyboard layout into my Macbook. 

  Hide contents

Юзу, исән-сау бул һәм безнең күзгә тизрәк күрен! Без сине сагынабыз! 

 

 

19 minutes ago, Veveco said:

 

Done 

I love the Planet's teamwork. 

 

[Yuzu_legend]

Hace 4 horas, SuzyQ said:

Quick translation of the article by Mr. Tsutomu Takasu. (Not so quick actually  )

https://real-sports.jp/page/articles/422376074614145985

 

Yuzuru Hanyu continues to take on challenges in the harsh world he has created himself.  Photographer Tsutomu Takasu gives us a glimpse of his true face

At the moment an athlete shines, we are thrilled and excited, and moved to tears at times.  The photographer waits for such a moment through the viewfinder to capture them forever.  Since we stand on the same field as the athletes stand and do not miss any of their moves, there are scenes that we can feel.

Yuzuru Hanyu, also known as the “absolute champion” by the media, was however going through a tougher time than ever before last season.  How did he look in the eyes of Tsutomu Takasu, a photographer, who has been pursuing many sports scenes including figure skating?  We asked him to tell us the real face of the athlete he saw:

 

" The harsh world created by Yuzuru Hanyu.  A perpetual challenger who always aims for the higher level.

When I'm taking photos of sports, what I put most importance on is the facial expressions of the athletes.  To be precise, I’m particular about the position of their eyes.  In that sense, Yuzuru Hanyu is the best subject.  At a press conference, while listening to his rivals talking, he is staring at one point, then nodding with a big smile.  He is always very expressive.  My most favorite thing about him is his murderous eyes.

 

I've been following his every move, literally from the moment he arrives on the scene to the moment he leaves the rink. I don't know any other athlete like him.  Why do I keep chasing him?  Of course, I have to respond to the needs as it’s my job.  However, even if it’s my job, I am not such a hard-working man that I can keep up with it all the time.  I once thought there might be some other reason.

 

In writing this article, I was looking for the reasons, and I found a few things that came to mind, so I'd like to share them with you.

 

I think that the world of figure skating has changed before and after Hanyu, as the framework of two opposing advantages; "highly difficult jumps vs. expressiveness", which was a hot topic about 10 years ago, no longer holds true.  Nowadays, you can't talk about figure skating without quad jumps.  It requires more difficult jumps and more beautiful skating.  It is definitely Hanyu who has created such a world of figure skating.

 

But the world he wanted to live in was harsh.  The quad jumps hurt his ankles mercilessly.  Still, he would not give up.  He keeps challenging.  The media that want to hype up might call him the absolute champion, but I don't see it that way.  He is a man who is always aiming for even higher levels and is willing to take risks in order to reach there.  To put it in a cool way, he's a perpetual challenger, but put simply, he has a ultimate competitive spirit and hates to lose.  He does not care where his interests lie.  Losing in a competition is out of the question. He doesn't even like to lose to himself yesterday.

 

Last season, he spoke of his wish to "skate without injury through the season".  I guess that's because he has been suffering from injuries over the past years, but it was a bit surprising to me.  Did you blame me if I would say he had matured?  I thought he had chosen to endure for the challenge aiming a new world in the next season.  But after all he is not a man who can control himself inherently.  He didn't get injured, but he couldn't win.  I think the sudden announcement in February that he was going to change his program meant it was the limits of his patience.  I nodded when I heard the news, saying to myself, "I knew it, that's what Yuzuru Hanyu is.”

 

I think that I can watch him all the time because he's such a competitive guy.

 

There was another thing I noticed last season.  It was at Skate Canada.  During the practice, he picked up a bottle with a red liquid in it.

 

“Oh, was it that color last year?  I wonder what it tastes like.  Smoothie type?　No, it's not viscous, so maybe it's a sports drink?”

 

I was really surprised to realize that I was thinking like that while shooting.

Is this the so-called (Hanyu) swamp? "

 

 

 thank you so much for translating it! I had read it with google’s help but it was really hard to read/understand!! 

[SuzyQ]

In addition, this picture was taken one hour after his first victory of the Nationals in 2012.

So many feelings are coming to even my mind seeing this expression of his. 

Victory is sometimes very cruel.   

 

 

[BWOZWaltz]

3 hours ago, SuzyQ said:

In addition, this picture was taken one hour after his first victory of the Nationals in 2012.

So many feelings are coming to even my mind seeing this expression of his. 

Victory is sometimes very cruel.   

 

 

 

His expression tells so much and I just can't... 

[BWOZWaltz]

 

It's an old footage but I've never seen it so it's a new crumb for me 

[Veveco]

Olympic Chopin just reached 2M views 

 

 

[SitTwizzle]

1 hour ago, Veveco said:

Olympic Chopin just reached 2M views 

 

 

And Olympic Seimei 9M66. I'm a bit despairing of its reaching 9M7 this week though, because views seem to be slowing down.

I confess I'm just watching them once or twice a day now, instead of 5 times before Fakewards.

 

[river]

I was planning to ask for the weekend of NHK Trophy off of work (assuming Yuzu goes there as he’s in Japan) only to realize it’s a holiday weekend in the US and I’ve already agreed to cover it for a coworker! That’ll teach me to agree to anything without checking the figure skating schedule first... 

[rockstaryuzu]

1 hour ago, river said:

I was planning to ask for the weekend of NHK Trophy off of work (assuming Yuzu goes there as he’s in Japan) only to realize it’s a holiday weekend in the US and I’ve already agreed to cover it for a coworker! That’ll teach me to agree to anything without checking the figure skating schedule first... 

All your patients will just have to watch Yuzu along with you!