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Neenah #YOLO3A

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Now that I think about it, Yuzu testing his 4A at JNats was a genius move. Not only will he get 10 different camera angles for each attempt, but there will also be dozens of programs discussing the attempts and bringing experts in sports, physics, maths, aliens, etc to analyse every aspect of it. 

 

And he got a new title and an Olympics ticket by the way :biggrin:

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[NEWS]

Officially named for Beijing 2022, Hanyu Yuzuru says he's out to win it all

 

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Hanyu dominated the event with an astonishing 26-point win over runner-up Uno. But the 27-year-old veteran admitted that there was a point at which he thought that he would not going Beijing.

 

"This was not an Olympics I was thinking about", Hanyu said after taking the podium with his new teammates. "But because of what it took to get here and all the support I’ve had - which I still have - I decided to compete at these Games.

 

"And as long as I’m in it, I’m going to make sure I do everything I can to win it. I’m taking the quad Axel as a weapon. It won’t be like this time."

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Hanyu was referring to the quadruple Axel in his free skate that he stood up on after attempting to become the first skater ever to nail the jump in competition.

 

Despite coming up short on Sunday, Hanyu made it clear he has no plans to drop the element for Beijing. In fact, it appears to have fuelled his drive to land the quad Axel even more.

 

"Of course, I’m shooting for first place. But I know full well that right now, I don’t have enough to win it. Sure, I could drop the Axel and look at other ways of trying to win gold but the biggest reason I’m going to Beijing is because I want to complete the quadruple Axel.

 

"I want the championship by using the Axel."

 

Despite having already achieved his dreams in the sport, the opportunity to capture a third-successive gold is a privilege that Hanyu now feels compelled to chase.

 

"The Olympics to me was a dream up until PyeongChang. I won gold there and in Sochi; it’s the dream I had as a child and it was my lifelong goal," said Hanyu, who competed at the nationals for the first time since April.

 

"But I’m the only one in figure skating who is eligible for a third-straight gold medal. That's my opportunity. These Games might not be the dream I’ve always had, but I want to show a stronger version of me, one different from last time and the time before."

 

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Pammi Outside Spread Eagle

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I've been watching the 2 programmes one after another, it's quite overwhelming, they are so very beautiful. I thought about the performances and how Yuzuru is engaged in the whole process, from music choice and editing/arranging (and he is SOOOO very good at this), to costume input and theme of programme, never mind his unbelievable skating and artistic and musical and performance skills and how much he increasingly contributes to the choreo in his programmes - the judges really should be taking all of this into account on their performance/composition score imo - they give others, who have made nowhere near the effort or put the amount of thought into their programmes that Yuzuru does, they get the same (or better lol) scores as him.  It's ridiculous.  I was also thinking of what an artistic soul he is (to quote David Wilson) and how hard a figure skater has to work to show their artistic soul and creative spirit  - so hard, because it IS also  sport and requires not only athleticism and technical prowess (I can think of ballet or dance generally as a comparison), but also such mental fortitude to compete at this elite level, for years and years. And the bravery!! Jumping that 4A today in front of the sometimes sneering world, (bloody olyphil springs to mind - I actually like Phil's political views, but his FS views are blinded by partisanship and a lack of artistic appreciation and knowledge - Phil write about politics please instead of FS!!), working towards the 4A bit by bit (how Yuzuru builds and builds towards the beauty he shows us) I can't tell you just how much in awe of him I am.  He is so special, and I think most of the people in the world who come across him see it, even without knowing what we know about him;  JSF shouldn't dare to treat him in the way they have done, allowing other narratives to rise that I feel they could have challenged and prevented.  Why is he suddenly getting these GOE and PCS scores that he has been denied over the last quad?? He was getting better all the time then too! Honestly I do not think we will see his like EVER again. never mind in a generation or in 50 years.  If Yuzu lands the 4A (he will) I bet you anything the next person to do it will NOT have the all round skills, ability, musical talent, dedication, intelligence, artistic and creative genius that Yuzu has.  He is a once in forever type of artist/athlete/person imo.  Thank you so much Yuzuru - you should know that you have already far surpassed all others in the sport regardless of any scores or competitions, whether you include 4flips and lutzes at the Olympics or not, honestly nobody at all in the sport can compare to you. You totally have our hearts, that is all the evidence you need. You are truly the darling of the figure skating world. (also, the way you treat your fans and think about our experience of watching you perform is also incomparable to any others - the detail, the surprises, the suspense, the mystery, drama, the trolling, we love it so much!! And the bits you let us know about yourself, how intimate that can feel whilst you still manage to keep your life private....I really could go on and on lol!!)

 

(sorry for long ranty type post lol it's just me thinking out loud if you like (cos no-one in my family or friend group want to discuss FS!!) - you cant tell from it, but I am sooooo happy today, what a wonderful holidays/Christmas for Yuzu and his family and fans!!!)

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Yuzurella 4A

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34 minutes ago, Neenah said:

Now that I think about it, Yuzu testing his 4A at JNats was a genius move. Not only will he get 10 different camera angles for each attempt, but there will also be dozens of programs discussing the attempts and bringing experts in sports, physics, maths, aliens, etc to analyse every aspect of it. 

 

And he got a new title and an Olympics ticket by the way :biggrin:

 

On top of that, Yuzu also showed his absolute mastery and established his position as the top boss and one of the favorites for the OGM once again.

Oh, and I'm sure he also managed to make quite a few people nervous. :pouty:

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[NEWS]

 

FIGURE SKATING | Yuzuru Hanyu Claims Sixth Japan Title, Nearly Lands Historic Quadruple Axel By Jack Gallagher 

 

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Hanyu skated to “Heaven and Earth” and put on an amazing show. Despite not cleanly hitting the quad axel, he was undaunted, as he followed it with a quad salchow, then a triple axel/double toe loop combination jump, and moved smoothly through the rest of his program.

 

Hanyu said emotions almost got the best of him before he took the ice.

 

“I’m relieved. I was about to cry before the six-minute warmup,” Hanyu stated. “I remember thinking, ‘How many more times will I see this kind of scenery?’ and [thinking about] what I have done so far.”

 

Hanyu confessed that even his patented triple axel is no easy task.

 

“The axel is really difficult anyway, but I’m glad that everything was done properly as a program with respect for the song ‘Ten to Chi to,’ ” Hanyu commented. “I will continue to do my best.”

 

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Bilge Boobskirt

Bilge

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7 minutes ago, hamaguri said:

Thank you for updates!

 

He really has just decided to go to Olympics. I wonder,  do you think he will go to Canada?

Brian and he have done well in remote. But now, they will deepen their strategies towards Olympics.

Brian is a really reliable strategist. Remote is nice, but face-to-face is much better.

I don’t think he will, i think he get used to train this way

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