June 25, 20233 yr 11 hours ago, rockstaryuzu said: After watching that, I do think I like the avant-garde nature of Yuzu's "IF" performance better, but Glamourous Sky has a charm to it that kind of reminds me of baby Romeo Yuzu. It's nice to see him jumping, twizzling, and hydroblading up a storm. Plus the scream at the end is very dramatic. So, I'm thinking I'll be having a soft spot for GS in my heart. Between the 2 programs, I like IF more also, but I love how Yuzu decides he wants to add 7 jumps to a program just because it has significance related to NANA. 7 jumps in a show program performed in small rinks, under show lighting, and at the very end of a long show tour. That is so Yuzu! Always up for a challenge, and he performed that program flawlessly in the final show. Also, his costume matching Mika's NANA, he totally slayed that!
June 25, 20233 yr 8 minutes ago, IceWings said: Comparisions between Yuzu's encore and JW's Otonal. Yuzu is so fast! The thing about Yuzu that continues to astound me is how he manages to skate on the absolute knife edge between abandon and control. Other skaters, including Johnny, may skate with proficiency and even passion, but they seldom transcend the impression that they are very carefully, with great effort, executing a series of choreographed elements. Whereas, with Yuzu, it looks as though the most technically exacting elements are simply bursting out of him, spontaneously and inevitably, spurred by the music. It is beyond proficient, beyond even greatness. It is the essence of genius. On the subject of Yuzu's relationship with Johnny, I personally am glad that he can still connect to that boyhood impulse to take what is good in Johnny's skating and draw inspiration from it. His generosity of heart is one of the reasons I love him and want to be worthy of him.
June 25, 20233 yr 52 minutes ago, ZuCritter said: The thing about Yuzu that continues to astound me is how he manages to skate on the absolute knife edge between abandon and control. Other skaters, including Johnny, may skate with proficiency and even passion, but they seldom transcend the impression that they are very carefully, with great effort, executing a series of choreographed elements. Whereas, with Yuzu, it looks as though the most technically exacting elements are simply bursting out of him, spontaneously and inevitably, spurred by the music. It is beyond proficient, beyond even greatness. It is the essence of genius. Very, very well said!
June 26, 20233 yr 18 hours ago, Melodie said: I'm gonna say it. If is much better than Glamorous Sky. Perhaps because I'm not a fan of the song to begin with. I just don't really feel it. I am NOT complaining, but imho Glamorous Sky just goes to show that a program built on jumps is going to be less engaging than one built on superb skating and unique interpretation — as a certain international skating federation is now learning to its detriment. Just sayin’.
June 26, 20233 yr "I got a handwritten letter from Hanyu-kun. I'm sure words full of love were written in the Grand Finale. It was a wonderful memory. And the relationship between the top class that will continue from now on 🌟 Story > From DEAN"
June 26, 20233 yr 4 hours ago, ZuCritter said: The thing about Yuzu that continues to astound me is how he manages to skate on the absolute knife edge between abandon and control. Other skaters, including Johnny, may skate with proficiency and even passion, but they seldom transcend the impression that they are very carefully, with great effort, executing a series of choreographed elements. Whereas, with Yuzu, it looks as though the most technically exacting elements are simply bursting out of him, spontaneously and inevitably, spurred by the music. It is beyond proficient, beyond even greatness. It is the essence of genius. On the subject of Yuzu's relationship with Johnny, I personally am glad that he can still connect to that boyhood impulse to take what is good in Johnny's skating and draw inspiration from it. His generosity of heart is one of the reasons I love him and want to be worthy of him. Tracy Wilson once commented on Yuzu's Otonol (during Skate Canada 2019 SP I think ) : Let's watch how Yuzu play with the music during step sequence 🥰
June 26, 20233 yr 13 hours ago, Alpha_orionis said: Hi all! Is there a recording of today's show? I missed the livestream due to time difference Hi @Alpha_orionis You can find here a Yuzu cut from yesterday's final show. 🙏 Many thanks @Aerisfor the upload.
June 26, 20233 yr On 6/25/2023 at 9:38 AM, Anni said: Messages from Yuzu & JW [NEWS] Here also the translation from Yuzu's message [NEWS]
June 26, 20233 yr Max tweeted this and posted a clip from the yesterday's Otoñal performance [NEWS] Yuzu is really bighearted.
June 26, 20233 yr From Touya's IG storie New Yuzu photo Source https://instagram.com/touya_0123?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== *I edited my post, because Touya this also posted on twitter. [NEWS]
June 26, 20233 yr 16 hours ago, ZuCritter said: The thing about Yuzu that continues to astound me is how he manages to skate on the absolute knife edge between abandon and control. Other skaters, including Johnny, may skate with proficiency and even passion, but they seldom transcend the impression that they are very carefully, with great effort, executing a series of choreographed elements. Whereas, with Yuzu, it looks as though the most technically exacting elements are simply bursting out of him, spontaneously and inevitably, spurred by the music. It is beyond proficient, beyond even greatness. It is the essence of genius. Well said. To me that's what separates him from other skaters: Music flows out of him, he and music are one. In a way, I'm glad he has less formal/in-class training (like dancing and expression training and stuff) that most skaters go through since young. That abandonment of his comes from somewhere deep within himself, even though it is also built on years of hard work.
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