26 minutes ago, makebelieveup said:

Yuma getting 208 in the fs plus a possible 100+ in the short will almost guarantee him a medal if he skates clean. I cant believe they are going that all out for him sighs he is like the shoma in 2016/17 season now

Everyone thought the dark horse is Yuma but the breaking news is that the real dark horse is in fact JSF. JSF was totally capable of doing extreme politicking all these years. Totally on par with RUS and USA but wow, left any skater that is not named Yuma to be lowballed.

3 minutes ago, Pammi said:

I think Yuzu is worried about Covid and wanting to stay as safe as he can, and he knows others don't share his caution? He will like the peace and quiet too maybe, which he is so used to.

I wonder if this is related to his experience in Stockholm. I don't remember what he did in 2018 and 2014. But good to know that he is very careful and his mom is with him. I noticed his mom had some credentials in her hands in airport so maybe she will replace the lady with glasses.

22 minutes ago, Pammi said:

I think Yuzu is worried about Covid and wanting to stay as safe as he can, and he knows others don't share his caution? He will like the peace and quiet too maybe, which he is so used to.

 

Are all the other Japanese athletes staying in the hotel as well? I could only read the google translate version so I'm not sure

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/figure-skating-beijings-most-wanted-hanyu-finally-touches-down-2482601

This post has been tagged by yuzuangel as [NEWS].

Excellent - sounds as though he’s taking his own precautions which is what I hoped he would do.  There are a lot of careless individuals around in the venue and I’m glad he’s being proactive.

48 minutes ago, YuDai said:

 

Are all the other Japanese athletes staying in the hotel as well? I could only read the google translate version so I'm not sure

I think the other athletes are in the Olympic village if photos taken by the athletes themselves are anything to go by? Not heard any different.

I wonder how officials will manage his and his mum's hotel stay as part of a bubble - the information released before the Games didn't indicate there was a choice other than staying in the village. is that right? I wonder if there are any health exemptions that apply (not that I think we should know Yuzuru's private health matters of course, just wondering).  Also other athletes not allowed to come with parents, but his mum has been described as his manager before, and as he hasn't been at TCC I bet she's been his manager, psychologist, training confidante, chef...and chief hugger too! I'm glad she is with him.  The article said other "delegates" were at the hotel - I wonder where Nobu is staying?? Questions, questions!! Well never know the answers probably! 

Peacock premium seems to offer live streams of practices. If i understand it correctly, only Americans can subscribe to it, so not an option for some of us, unfortunately.

By any chance, is there any other tv/channel that plans to stream practices live?

1 hour ago, Pammi said:

I think Yuzu is worried about Covid and wanting to stay as safe as he can, and he knows others don't share his caution? He will like the peace and quiet too maybe, which he is so used to.

 

I'm glad Yuzu is staying in a hotel. It's certainly safer and more comfortable there and he will also have more privacy. There is probably a lot going on in the Olympic village and some people might not take Covid safety precautions seriously. And with Yuzu being the biggest star of the Olympics, he would probably be swarmed by people all the time. So, yeah, hotel is definitely better.

7 minutes ago, Pammi said:

I think the other athletes are in the Olympic village if photos taken by the athletes themselves are anything to go by? Not heard any different.

I wonder how officials will manage his and his mum's hotel stay as part of a bubble - the information released before the Games didn't indicate there was a choice other than staying in the village. is that right? I wonder if there are any health exemptions that apply (not that I think we should know Yuzuru's private health matters of course, just wondering).  Also other athletes not allowed to come with parents, but his mum has been described as his manager before, and as he hasn't been at TCC I bet she's been his manager, psychologist, training confidante, chef...and chief hugger too! I'm glad she is with him.  The article said other "delegates" were at the hotel - I wonder where Nobu is staying?? Questions, questions!! Well never know the answers probably! 

 

From what I read somewhere, the hotel is actually a part of the bubble. It makes sense, since once you're inside the bubble, you're not allowed to leave it. It's apparently where officials are also staying. As far as I know, the other Japanese skaters are staying in the Olympic village. I guess his mom got an official accreditation as his manager.

 

I hope Yuzu has a smooth ride and everything goes well for him.

The real drama is in the pairs event it seems...I don't understand how R & J haven't been reprimanded yet since this may have been the THIRD time this happened between these two teams

 

Meagan continues to be not subtle at all, lol

 

I wonder what kind of practice Yuzu is planning for tomorrow...

13 minutes ago, Saawa said:

Peacock premium seems to offer live streams of practices. If i understand it correctly, only Americans can subscribe to it, so not an option for some of us, unfortunately.

By any chance, is there any other tv/channel that plans to stream practices live?

someone said the Olympic channel had streamed a practice the other day (no sound) but that might just be because no other sport was being televised at the time, they suggested trying the Olympic channel via Indian VPN - (Yuzuru is practising at 14:05 in group 4 on 7th Feb then 7.50am on 8th with the short later that day)

30 minutes ago, Pammi said:

I think the other athletes are in the Olympic village if photos taken by the athletes themselves are anything to go by? Not heard any different.

I wonder how officials will manage his and his mum's hotel stay as part of a bubble - the information released before the Games didn't indicate there was a choice other than staying in the village. is that right? I wonder if there are any health exemptions that apply (not that I think we should know Yuzuru's private health matters of course, just wondering).  Also other athletes not allowed to come with parents, but his mum has been described as his manager before, and as he hasn't been at TCC I bet she's been his manager, psychologist, training confidante, chef...and chief hugger too! I'm glad she is with him.  The article said other "delegates" were at the hotel - I wonder where Nobu is staying?? Questions, questions!! Well never know the answers probably! 

 

Here is some information from the Beijing 2022 Playbooks 

 

 

24 minutes ago, Pammi said:

someone said the Olympic channel had streamed a practice the other day (no sound) but that might just be because no other sport was being televised at the time, they suggested trying the Olympic channel via Indian VPN - (Yuzuru is practising at 14:05 in group 4 on 7th Feb then 7.50am on 8th with the short later that day)

Thank you!