Yuzuru Hanyu: 2013-14 Season
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:yay: I hope you will stay healthy and come back to Fukuoka for GPF!!
hello fellow Yuzuru fans!
well, i was a bit dissapointed about Yuzuru skating but probably it's a new Orser's strategy. last season Yuzuru and Javi were very good at the beginning but it's obvious they do not have much strength to be in good shape whole year. Denis Ten became a star of the season on WC and not before so maybe we should be patient. i completely understand Hanyu's feelings because when we are young we don't want to wait or to lose but it's better to be realistic (i hope and believe Brian is!)
Yuzuru was very good on EX though, very connected with music and charming as always.
well, i was a bit dissapointed about Yuzuru skating but probably it's a new Orser's strategy. last season Yuzuru and Javi were very good at the beginning but it's obvious they do not have much strength to be in good shape whole year. Denis Ten became a star of the season on WC and not before so maybe we should be patient. i completely understand Hanyu's feelings because when we are young we don't want to wait or to lose but it's better to be realistic (i hope and believe Brian is!)
Yuzuru was very good on EX though, very connected with music and charming as always.
I also love Yuzuru ( after Patrick!!).
I was at the competition - the ladies behind me who were from New Brunswick asked whether the upper half was Juliet and lower half Romeo. It was very effiminate and unnecessarily so.
On another note he is so cute when he skates. At the mens Free pratice he missed a jump and just nodded so sweetly as if to tell us all ... yes he knew he missed it..
He really tried hard in his ex and put a lot of effort into it. He wants so much to give to the audience.
I think the nerves get to him. He is young and he will learn to develop a better nerve when skating.
What I did notice this time was after the Free skate he wasnt panting and gasping for air so his conditioning is getting better. This was really bad when I saw him at worlds.
I was at the competition - the ladies behind me who were from New Brunswick asked whether the upper half was Juliet and lower half Romeo. It was very effiminate and unnecessarily so.
On another note he is so cute when he skates. At the mens Free pratice he missed a jump and just nodded so sweetly as if to tell us all ... yes he knew he missed it..
He really tried hard in his ex and put a lot of effort into it. He wants so much to give to the audience.
I think the nerves get to him. He is young and he will learn to develop a better nerve when skating.
What I did notice this time was after the Free skate he wasnt panting and gasping for air so his conditioning is getting better. This was really bad when I saw him at worlds.
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Firstly, I'd like to say that I don't care much about Yuzuru's costume as long as he skates at his best ))) I just don't like this year's and last year's FS costumes cuz he looks soooooo thin in them (it nearly breaks my heart), simple shirt and pants (like in SP) looks much better I think.
Yeah it doesn't help that Yuzu is a very, very thin boy already. I think he's one of the thinnest if not thinnest men figure skaters around. Tight-fitting clothes just accentuates his slim and slight body. His SP one does look better
Apparently Yuzu decided the colour and some of the design aspects of his new costume! Johnny said in his NBC Skate Canada commentary that Yuzu really takes ownership of his music and costume choice. If Yuzu likes it, I am okay with it too
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I doubt it is Orser's strategy to have Yuzu skate poorly early in the season. I'm sure he wants to do well in the GP series so he can make the final in Japan.
To me he just simply looked very nervous and "tight" as Brian said in the K&C after the SP. I think the expectations on him have increased and he is feeling the pressure. Hopefully he will let that go and skate from the heart and fight through like he has done in the past.
hello fellow Yuzuru fans!
well, i was a bit dissapointed about Yuzuru skating but probably it's a new Orser's strategy. last season Yuzuru and Javi were very good at the beginning but it's obvious they do not have much strength to be in good shape whole year. Denis Ten became a star of the season on WC and not before so maybe we should be patient. i completely understand Hanyu's feelings because when we are young we don't want to wait or to lose but it's better to be realistic (i hope and believe Brian is!)
Yuzuru was very good on EX though, very connected with music and charming as always.
Hello staska. Welcome to Yuzuru Hanyu thread. It's nice to have a fan from Russia here.:yay:
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A couple months ago I remember watching a documentary online that chronicled Yuzu's move to Toronto. I can no longer find the video on youtube. Does anyone know where I might be able to find it again?
Hi dorispulaski, yes, there is still doubt whether Team NZ will compete again in the next America's Cup as it is a 'very' expensive sport. Or rather it is a 'billionaire's sport'. The NZ government did contribute to this last America's Cup Challenge. Nothing is finalised at all at this stage. Thank you for your interest in NZ. Hope you can visit one day.
Thank you msteach3.
I have been reluctant to make my opinion known until I have read a few more threads from fans of Yuzu concerning his costume. Another post here says the 'one piece' suit makes him look 'skinnier'. I agree. The SP outfit with shirt and pants, give him a younger and funkier look that suits his age. I also like his Gala outfit from last year when he skated to 'Hello I love you' by The Doors choreographed by Kurt Browning - leather studded gloves & belt, skinny jeans, white T-shirt underneath a shinny blazer - young, funky & exciting. So age appropriate for him. The one piece suit with 'chiffon & frills' tends to age him. Sigh........
I have been reluctant to make my opinion known until I have read a few more threads from fans of Yuzu concerning his costume. Another post here says the 'one piece' suit makes him look 'skinnier'. I agree. The SP outfit with shirt and pants, give him a younger and funkier look that suits his age. I also like his Gala outfit from last year when he skated to 'Hello I love you' by The Doors choreographed by Kurt Browning - leather studded gloves & belt, skinny jeans, white T-shirt underneath a shinny blazer - young, funky & exciting. So age appropriate for him. The one piece suit with 'chiffon & frills' tends to age him. Sigh........
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His FS costume looks like rose petals especially when jumping and spinning.
I think it just visualizes the lyryic of the refrain part of the original song 'What Is A Youth'.
"A rose will bloom. It then will fade. So does a youth. So does a fairest maid."
And in the original play by Shakespeare, Juliet assimilates Romeo to a rose.
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not called Romeo."
BTW, I found an interesting picture.
http://imgsrc.baidu.com/forum/w=580.../eea078afa40f4bfbb0e0b378014f78f0f736180f.jpg
The bird symbolizes his family name Hanyu(羽生）, which litterally means 'Have wings'.
I think it just visualizes the lyryic of the refrain part of the original song 'What Is A Youth'.
"A rose will bloom. It then will fade. So does a youth. So does a fairest maid."
And in the original play by Shakespeare, Juliet assimilates Romeo to a rose.
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not called Romeo."
BTW, I found an interesting picture.
http://imgsrc.baidu.com/forum/w=580.../eea078afa40f4bfbb0e0b378014f78f0f736180f.jpg
The bird symbolizes his family name Hanyu(羽生）, which litterally means 'Have wings'.
^ yude has summarized the content of a newspaper article on Yuzuru post-SC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBaGgoD3z8c
@2:43, he says that after his performance ended, he went to watch Patrick's and was hit hard with the great difference between his and Patrick's skating. He was amazed and could only gaze at the whole thing in admiration. He would like to deliver that kind of performance and thus, do his very best to up his level.
IIRC, there was an Asahi online article published last year in which Yuzuru also talked about how he admires Patrick's skating skills and that in his first season in the senior circuit, at the 2010 Rostelecom Cup, he was so mesmerized as he watched Patrick gliding across the rink on his deep flowing edges during official practices that he simply forgot to do necessary pre-event warm-ups. In the end, he performed badly and finished 7th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBaGgoD3z8c
@2:43, he says that after his performance ended, he went to watch Patrick's and was hit hard with the great difference between his and Patrick's skating. He was amazed and could only gaze at the whole thing in admiration. He would like to deliver that kind of performance and thus, do his very best to up his level.
IIRC, there was an Asahi online article published last year in which Yuzuru also talked about how he admires Patrick's skating skills and that in his first season in the senior circuit, at the 2010 Rostelecom Cup, he was so mesmerized as he watched Patrick gliding across the rink on his deep flowing edges during official practices that he simply forgot to do necessary pre-event warm-ups. In the end, he performed badly and finished 7th.
http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201310295805/
Summary:
Yuzuru (and Daisuke) have been selected as Sochi Olympics ambassadors for P&G Japan. They are participating in the 'Proud Sponsor of Moms' campaign and a slew of promotional and advertising activities will be set in motion starting from December 2013, which include, among the others, the athletes' anecdotes (to be shared on P&G facebook page) and web short films centering around the campaign theme 'Bonds between a mother and a child' and 'Familial bonds'. Both athletes will express their gratitude towards their mothers and families who have been supporting them towards achieving their dreams.
http://www.darrensim.com/2013/10/29...s-unite-kick-sochi-2014-olympic-winter-games/
Summary:
Yuzuru (and Daisuke) have been selected as Sochi Olympics ambassadors for P&G Japan. They are participating in the 'Proud Sponsor of Moms' campaign and a slew of promotional and advertising activities will be set in motion starting from December 2013, which include, among the others, the athletes' anecdotes (to be shared on P&G facebook page) and web short films centering around the campaign theme 'Bonds between a mother and a child' and 'Familial bonds'. Both athletes will express their gratitude towards their mothers and families who have been supporting them towards achieving their dreams.
http://www.darrensim.com/2013/10/29...s-unite-kick-sochi-2014-olympic-winter-games/
