3 quads I don't know if he is physically strong enough to take on that challenge but surely the only thing he is thinking is "If Javi can do it, so can I"
I think you nailed it.
Thank you everyone for the information! :yay:
3 quads I don't know if he is physically strong enough to take on that challenge but surely the only thing he is thinking is "If Javi can do it, so can I"
It has been discussed a lot in the Edge and competition threads that CoP doesn't reward a quad combo enough. I won't go now into why this system was introduced considering when it was introduced. But the fact is that now a quad combo gives you the chance to perform the same quad one more time, like 4T and then 4T-3T(or 2T), or 4S and then 4S-3T(or 2T). So it does make sense to incude a quad combo and not just as a wow factor. Another question is who can do two quads in SP from top athletes. Probably Plu could pull it (before).
You can't have a 4T-3T and 3A-3T in the same prog. I mean you can, but the second combo will count as invalid element.
Actually that's a may not a must. So we will see what's going on next season. But I'm sure Yuzuru desperately want to put three quads in his free program. He insisted couple times before.
Yuzuru has been suffering asthma since he's 3 years old, even now he still has to take medicine twice daily, morning and night. Meanwhile he also has hay fever, all influences on his poor stamina. Sometimes Yuzuru has trouble to get sleep because of sensitive nerves, and also he has a small appetite.
I'm sorry because I'm probably stating the obvious, but I'm pretty sure that being 18 years old (and a half) qualifies someone as a young adult, not a kid. As in, someone who's almost, if not completely finished growing physically, someone who can get married and start a family, who can vote etc.
Actually, wikipedia says the age of majority in Japan is 20; persons under 20 are not permitted to smoke, drink, or vote. I wonder if it's part of the reason his mom stays in Canada as well, legal guardian and all?
But I agree that Yuzuru is old enough to make lots of decisions himself. As a fan on an internet forum there is not much one can do to affect how he chooses to train, maybe just passing on positive energy and hope for the best. :yay:
Yuzuru's mother, Yumi San explained once in the interview, she move to Canada with Yuzuru is simply because she worries her son's health, she just wants to take care of her son. Yuzuru said he dislikes eat out and he really likes the food his mother made for him in recent magazine interview.
If he really wants to go for three quads, I hope that he will concede and repeat the 4T. Incorporating a new quad when the 4S is still unreliable does not sound like a good plan to me.
Size doesn't always indicate lung capacity. I think of someone like Rudy Galindo, who was pretty small for a pairs skater, and he was splendid. Also, many ladies skaters are very tiny, and women have less lung capacity as a rule than comparably conditioned men.
Of course the asthma complicates matters. But it's the lack of off-ice conditioning that probably causes the most problems, because it affects not just stamina but strength. If you have to use more power to rotate your jumps, you are not being energy-efficient. I know that a lot of skaters do things such as Pilates (which is known for building core strength) and weight training. Even if the Sendai rink could only spare Yuzuru two hours a day, he could have found a way to do some other kind of conditioning. I hope Brian is able to rectify this lack.
Interestingly, I found a used book about how to skate by Maribel Vinson Owen. It's very old and dates from a time when there weren't a lot of indoor rinks around. She had a sentence in there about how to train for skating if you didn't have access to a rink! These days, with our more knowledgeable trainers, there's probably a lot that can be done to build stamina and even compensate for lung problems. Yoga, for example, centers on breathing. I hope Yuzuru figures all this out so that skating isn't a misery for him.
Yuzuru's physical health is a complicating factor that makes it impossible to compare him with almost anyone else.
Hello! It's my 1st post in this forum but I read it for some times.
I hesitated to write something here because I know that I won't certainly post so often, I have troubles to express my thoughts clearly in english.
But finally I decided to show my support for Yuzuru even if it's just one post.
I used to be one of those who criticised his changing location and coaching, but I felt worse than anything and thought it was useless to wish something we can't control.
Yuzuru makes his own decisions and whatever they are, we can't prevent him for doing it. So we just have to accept it, if not, it's like banging your head against a wall, it hurts.
wxunxx's 1st post made me realised this. And I feel better now, thinking that way.
So like she/he said, let's trust Yuzuru and wait. And congratulation for his graduation! Party on!
You can't have a 4T-3T and 3A-3T in the same prog. I mean you can, but the second combo will count as invalid element.
If it's all true (keep in mind that I learned to trust 100% only video/radio interviews of skaters/coaches rather than media or pigeon post's twitter), then it means that his current coach is completely out of the control. And the way how he keeps putting all the responsibility of the failure season on the skater's shoulders only confirms that he is unfit for this job.
Thanks zydeco88, I think maybe Yuzuru will skate True Love, most widely loved song from Fujii San, I remember I was listening this song when I was little, such sweet memories.
I was thinking the same song, too!
I think Boy's Heart or Go The Distance is more suitable for Yuzu, though. Fumiya-san has a lot of good songs, we're spoilt for choice.
I think Boy's Heart or Go The Distance is more suitable for Yuzu, though. Fumiya-san has a lot of good songs, we're spoilt for choice.