1 minute ago, yuzuangel said:

Lol I watched his runthrough live and I didn't really panic. Yes he made mistakes but it's practice, you are not 100% concentrated nor do you want to push yourself 100% in practice.

But then I come read comments here and am starting to panic  help

 

Don't - it's not the Olympics. So losing isn't that big a deal. 

3 hours ago, ralucutzagy said:

Messed up all three jumps ... looked annoyed abt it and rubbing his leg ... 

i saw him shaking his right leg, it must still be sore.

he definitely seems rusty, which is in line with the news that he hasn't practiced in a while. must be frustrating to him not to be able to practice.

 

but that's ok. he did look annoyed but he's always annoyed when he messes up. 

 

i think when you watch practices live, you get the feeling that they're not pushing 100%. so you don't get as worried. but maybe on TV it looks like more cause for worry. 

 

now i am worried about meoima saying that some insider claims his condition is not good. i hope they are lying 

1 minute ago, Fay said:

 

Don't - it's not the Olympics. So losing isn't that big a deal. 

Well it's not about losing - but about his health. 

1 minute ago, yuzuangel said:

i saw him shaking his right leg, it must still be sore.

he definitely seems rusty, which is in line with the news that he hasn't practiced in a while. must be frustrating to him not to be able to practice.

 

but that's ok. he did look annoyed but he's always annoyed when he messes up. 

 

i think when you watch practices live, you get the feeling that they're not pushing 100%. so you don't get as worried. but maybe on TV it looks like more cause for worry. 

 

now i am worried about meoima saying that some insider claims his condition is not good. i hope they are lying 

Well it's not about losing - but about his health. 

 

I'm pretty sure that if the injury was serious, he wouldn't be there. 

1 minute ago, Fay said:

 

I'm pretty sure that if the injury was serious, he wouldn't be there. 

you are right!

1 minute ago, yuzuangel said:

i saw him shaking his right leg, it must still be sore.

he definitely seems rusty, which is in line with the news that he hasn't practiced in a while. must be frustrating to him not to be able to practice.

 

but that's ok. he did look annoyed but he's always annoyed when he messes up. 

 

i think when you watch practices live, you get the feeling that they're not pushing 100%. so you don't get as worried. but maybe on TV it looks like more cause for worry. 

 

now i am worried about meoima saying that some insider claims his condition is not good. i hope they are lying 

Well it's not about losing - but about his health. 

omg...i still hope that him and Brian know what are doing... and if he was really bad he would wd...

Ok, guys, I'm watching dancers... anyone along with me? 

5 minutes ago, yuzuangel said:

he definitely seems rusty, which is in line with the news that he hasn't practiced in a while. must be frustrating to him not to be able to practice.

 

When you do very very difficult things, not doing them for a week makes you feel like you haven't been doing them for YEARS.

Also, it's the case even with normal-to-difficult things. To confirm this, I went on the piano (haven't been playing for probably even more than a week) and I totally messed up the first difficult part of Chopin's ballade It's not that Yuzu is in bad condition, it's just that he's literally out of practice. So, honestly, even if he bombs the SP tonight (although I'm sure we will see delightful things), it would still be normal for his body to be behind schedule.

1 minute ago, Murieleirum said:

When you do very very difficult things, not doing them for a week makes you feel like you haven't been doing them for YEARS.

totally

im not even doing difficult skating moves and not doing them for a week (i.e. this week) will make me feel like i have to relearn how to skate from scratch. i totally sympathize haha.

Ice dance begins... 

I'm watching ice dance too !! 

me too

 

also, from what I saw, definitely seemed like he was ramping up slowly. he did a lot of stroking around, edge exercises, etc. very few jumps and even fewer spins. well, he definitely seems a lot less reckless, so  good job, yuzu. must be hard to hold back when you just want to jump. especially when you make mistakes i.e. on your beloved axel. must be hard not to want to do it again immediately just to prove to yourself that you can do it correctly.

 

but i agree, his axel axis has been very tilted lately...

Latino dances produce plenty of pleasantly horrible costumes... I can see one painfully bright dress already. 

Yuzu is in good hands, @yuzuangel, believe in him and his team! He wouldn't compete at a senior B event if it was something serious, he wouldn't risk it in the Olympic season.

 

All we can do now is to support him! You are there in the arena, your voice and cheering can reach him faster than ours here on the internet

GROUP 1

 

1. Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER - CAN

 

2. Kaitlyn WEAVER / Andrew POJE - CAN

 

3. Marie-Jade LAURIAULT / Romain LE GAC - FRA

SD: "How Deep is Your Love" & "September"

 

4. Olivia SMART / Adria DIAZ - ESP

SD: Samba: 1 2 3 4, Cha Cha, "Bailar" by Deorro