General Yuzuru Chat

[sweetwater]

My translation (cross posting from Worlds thread):

"It is disappointing that it has been canceled, but I am also feeling a sense of relief since it would lower the risk of spreading the infection among not only the skaters but also the audience and the organizing staff members, even for a little bit. I want to thank ISU for making an effort until the last minute to give us the place to compete in this circumstance.

I think this cancelation gave me a chance to give another thought to this new coronavirus and virus infection in general. Thanks to this decision, I feel that I have to be even more careful in my daily life now.

And I want to thank you so much, everyone, who has been supporting me until the end of this season. I will continue training for the next season, to go beyond my current limit. "

[Paskud]

3 minutes ago, sweetwater said:

And I want to thank you so much, everyone, who has been supporting me until the end of this season. I will continue training for the next season, to go beyond my current limit. "

Always with you, boy. 

[ralucutzagy]

 

 

[Pammi]

 

[raebia]

10 minutes ago, ralucutzagy said:

 

 

Beautiful photo:-)) 

[yumeaki]

26 minutes ago, KatjaThera said:

I think it could be Yuzu's way of saying "I know you guys are pissed off at ISU, but it's over, so please stop", plus being typically Japanese and super polite, thanking the organizers as one does. He's done this before, when fans were pissed off at one or another, he would politely thank that one or another or discreetly address it otherwise, like "I know, but it's ok, drop it." or so. Or maybe I'm overthinking it.

 

I still hope we'll get to see him... maybe TCC skaters can do a joint happy group pic or so... And CBC owes us that interview...

We all know he is polite. Whether he meant to hint to us to stop being angry or not, I'm not sure. Maybe, maybe not. I can deal with judging nonsense but I think ISU this time carried things a bit too far with the red carpet and fan festival amid the current Coronavirus situation despite fans' concern. Oh well, thankfully it's all over.

[Salior]

Oh no Toronto looks quite close to the New York State 

 

I hope he stays safe.... He's got asthma too, can't be good :c 

[KatjaThera]

35 minutes ago, yumeaki said:

We all know he is polite. Whether he meant to hint to us to stop being angry or not, I'm not sure. Maybe, maybe not. I can deal with judging nonsense but I think ISU this time carried things a bit too far with the red carpet and fan festival amid the current Coronavirus situation despite fans' concern. Oh well, thankfully it's all over.

I didn't really mean it like he hinted we should stop being angry. It's hard to explain, I see it more as acknowledging our anger, but also like "well, it's over, don't waste anymore energy on it" sort of pacifying? I think I'm explaining it wrongly. But I got the same feeling from him insisting he loved competing and was happy to continue competing in FS after Saitama and again GPF. Like he knew fans were pissed off because of the judging and he probably has his own feelings about it, but at the end of the day a sort of "It's ok, don't worry, I'm still loving it." He seems to have a way of indirectly and discreetly addressing fan issues and perhaps trying to calm us, while also doing the usual polite thanking. I'm sure he's also aware some of his fans can at times get aggressive and step out of line, so maybe he feels that trying to discreetly calm the spirits might help before it gets to that. But of course, that's just my speculation.

 

In Japan (and I think not only, but also other Asian countries), all celebrities, including athletes, are expect to take responsibility for their fans, to some extent, like asking them to behave when they don't and such. And even if they weren't, I'm sure Yuzu would feel responsible for how his fans act anyway, because he's that sort of guy. So it makes sense to me that he would try to calm the spirits, even while not directly saying there are any spirits that need calming.

 

4 minutes ago, Salior said:

Oh no Toronto looks quite close to the New York State 

 

I hope he stays safe.... He's got asthma too, can't be good :c 

Apparently, specialists say asthma isn't an aggravating fact for COVID-19. It is a bit confusing, because you'd expect it to be, but I hope they're right. And anyway, Yuzu rarely goes anywhere that isn't TCC, so I think he should be fine, as long as he doesn't have to travel.

[Salior]

20 minutes ago, KatjaThera said:

Apparently, specialists say asthma isn't an aggravating fact for COVID-19. It is a bit confusing, because you'd expect it to be, but I hope they're right. And anyway, Yuzu rarely goes anywhere that isn't TCC, so I think he should be fine, as long as he doesn't have to travel.

 

Strange, because mild to severe COVID causes inflammation & pneumonia that floods your alveoli, and I don't know his trigger for asthma but it's also basically an inflammatory disease on the airways of lungs. Maybe what they mean is that they affect different parts of the lungs? 

 

I'm scared though, because both have to do with inflammation response, and I hope they really have nothing to do with each other

 

Edit: F https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325312 "Asthma does not directly cause pneumonia, but people with a history of chronic respiratory problems, such as asthma, could have a higher risk of developing pneumonia."

 

I guess we should be happy that he does not have to increase the chance of exposing himself to the virus. Lots of figure skaters, fans and staff from Europe in an enclosed arena for days, with possibility of asymptomatic viral shedding? Definitely recipe for disaster. Glad the Canadian government stepped in because ISU didn't seem like they wanted to shut it down. If this went ahead Yuzu would probably have to attend. 

 

Also everyone who bought the gala tickets that got turned into an award show finally can get the refund lol

[Fay]

They are lighting the Olympic fire in Olympia now

https://youtu.be/yD58s2ikdHE

[Paskud]

I'm a simple fanyu. I know that possibility of Yuzuru being last torch bearer is super small. And that people's health and safety is much more important. But if Olympics will be canceled (or even postponed, because it may be during fs season), I will be REALLY. SAD.

[monchan]

I suppose we have no ice shows this summer. Can Yuzu at least do some interviews or any video message would be good. I can't imagine not seeing him in next 6 months how cannnn *mental breakdown*

 

Btw besides his success this ss, Worlds cancelled means 2 things not achieved yet: a season when he competes in ALL possible comps after a long time (what a pity as he's not injured so far), and men's skater with most Worlds medals (possibly next ss).

[Veveco]

4 hours ago, Paskud said:

We will miss you, Zuzu! 

Show yourself sometimes on ig, okay? இ௰இ

Spies. I mean kids. We need kids at TCC 

[holina]

Maybe he will be Kose beauty blogger again? (I hope).

 

Not sure if we will even have media day with the virus situation.

 

 

[monchan]

4 minutes ago, holina said:

Not sure if we will even have media day with the virus situation.

If the situation is better in autumn there might be media day. No media day also means old programs I'm not sure I wanna see Ballad 5.0 and SEIMEI 4.0