General Yuzuru Chat

Sabrina · September 15, 2019

3 minutes ago, rockstaryuzu said:

Do it! Just make sure it's not against the rules ( undue pressuring of judges or something, maybe it's a thing, you never know)

Who knows what kinds of rules they come up with but I’m super exited to finally be able to attend a figure skating competition ! Took me way to long ! But the idea with the +5 is good!

meoima · September 15, 2019

2 hours ago, Henni147 said:

Between all the scoring mess I totally missed THIS:

Yuzuru Hanyu has completed his first LV4 step sequence in a freeskate since WTT 2017!! (That was in Hope & Legacy)

In fact it's been more than two years since his last one. Crazy.

Okay, it's another question, whether all those LV3's were legit or not...

To be fair, the majority of single skaters' step sequences have been judged easily. If they were judged by the ice dance standard, they would just get level 2 or 3 at most.

But that is ok, single skaters have taxing elements like quads and triples. So their "less than ideal edge quality" in the step sequence could be overlooked.

The biggest issue is that "some skaters" are overlooked more than some others.

For example, you can see that Javi tended to get level 4 a lot... Or at WC 2019, Vincent step sequence was HORRIBLE and should just get base level or level 2 yet they gave him the level 4.

The issue with step sequence is that the more you look into it, the more errors you find to deduct. So for many cases, it is mostly about the "first impression". Some skaters tend to execute their step sequence slowly and clearly before the judging table. But sometimes it backfires. Either the tech panel could not see your turn as you execute the turn too far from their camera, or that you turn your back at them so they ding that turn as blurry. Fact is, if they review seriously, the single skaters would tend to drop down one or two levels.

My point is that, if they want, they could easily give him level 4, just like they have done it to many of their favorites. Because it is easy for the tech panel to justify their level calls by saying "that turn was not clear enough" because the majority of turns are flat if you compared them to ice dancer qualities.

mokjakarma · September 15, 2019

I am imagining rows and rows of +5s everytime Yuzu executes an element. I can see it clearly in my head.

+5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5

Yuzurella · September 15, 2019

23 hours ago, yuzuangel said:

Hey, check out what we did for ACI A lot of people didn't show up for the photo, but we printed and handed out 10 distinct flags. If you look closely at crowd photos you may be able to see, but it was a small effort because we kept it to PH for the time being. Would love to do this for Skate Canada etc. too to show the love Yuzu has all over the world.

I think these flags are a wonderful idea! They're simple, clear and convey our message perfectly. Thank you for making them.

Veveco · September 15, 2019

7 minutes ago, mokjakarma said:

I am imagining rows and rows of +5s everytime Yuzu executes an element. I can see it clearly in my head.

+5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5

+5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5

+5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5

Imagine if we could ever coordinate smth like that with the Japanese & Chinese fan communities... +5s everywhere in the crowd... :hihi:

Sombreuil · September 15, 2019

Lovely thoughts - I’m just thinking about the next competition- the ‘traditional’ Skate Canada silver. Not feeling optimistic. Wish he was skating in Europe or China.

Louitunes · September 15, 2019

46 minutes ago, rockstaryuzu said:

Do it! Just make sure it's not against the rules ( undue pressuring of judges or something, maybe it's a thing, you never know)

As I said in my original post - just in jest. Along with other fans I was upset about the unjust calls.

Yes, as you say, if we did it can you imagine the uproar from other competitors, they'd definately say we were pressuring the judges. Certainly those in other camps would see it that way.