I don't know how this kid could give such interviews that thoughtful, I mean, how? He's just 19 and matures so quickly. If we only see him on ice, we would never know he is the type to think that much.I just love the way that he answers questions, it just really shows how intellectual he is and that is another thing that I admire about him most aside from him skating prowess.
I got what you mean now. It does sounds like a difficult task for the kid. But I think he will improve it, nevertheless, he seems very serious and work hard to archive his goals. The slouching and postures are affected by the long program and his stamina, it's not his natural habit to be slouching. When he is off the ice his postures look pretty much normal I think.
I agree. I think people are too harsh about Wilson's choreography, and a bit too optimistic about how much Hanyu can put into a routine, beyond getting through his increasingly difficult technical elements.
Bear in mind it took him 2 years to perfect PW, and that was just a short program...!
I actually like the choreography of his last two free skates. But (just my opinion) I think he was pushing his technical and stamina limits so hard, he never managed to perfect them, or add the fire and passion that he's capable of.
And as long as he is pushing his limits so hard, I don't think it matters who his choreographer is - the same thing is going to happen.
So, if people are thinking that going back to Abe for choreography... would instantly result in performances like 2012 World's free skate... I think they'd be disappointed!
I think Hanyu is enough of an artist, that he could make any choreography into a 2012 world's performance... but only if he has enough time to perfect it... so the technical elements become "automatic", and he can concentrate on interpretation and expression.
This is why I think it was genius to keep his PW short program for an extra year... and why I think he should only change one of his programs each year. eg. one year, keep short program and make a new free skate. The next year, make a new SP and keep the old FS. And so on. Whichever one he keeps, just keep "tweaking" it, like he did with PW.
Eventually he will (hopefully) become strong enough, and skilled enough... that such a strategy would be unecessary. But until then, maybe it would be a good idea for him?
I don't know, he has quite a crooked shoulder (I don't know if this the right word) off ice too and he always bend forward when he sit, and I never seen him attempt to point toe in his routine. So it may be his natural habit.
Anyhow, since he is Yuzuru, I'm sure he can improve and overcome this shortcoming.
According to the Audience twitter, Hanyu LANDED the 4Lo at the show today! But there were no cameras there today so we may never see it!!!
Tooooo baaaad!
I don't know, he has quite a crooked shoulder (I don't know if this the right word) off ice too and he always bend forward when he sit, and I never seen him attempt to point toe in his routine. So it may be his natural habit.
Anyhow, since he is Yuzuru, I'm sure he can improve and overcome this shortcoming.
PChan did share a picture of his torso on his Instagram. He was injured a bit but it was not dangerous. He gave an interview in which mentioned about that incident. And Hanyu went over him to say sorry right after he accidentally kicked him. There is nothing serious about that, thank God.Glad nothing happened here. http://gall.dcinside.com/board/view/?id=figureskating&no=2227027&page=1
very very very dangerous
Yes, my pet peeve with Yuz is that his lack of extension and classical posture makes him look juniorish at times. He certainly deserved his accolades, but I am happy he is humble and objective enough to know that he needs more balletic refinement in his skating. There are so many skaters who think they're perfect.
No that's not true. Yuzru's PW program was almost perfect the first time he debuted it at SA, and that's why he got a WR the first time. DW's two programs never reached the level of PW debut in two years. That says a lot about the quality of DW's choreographing for Yuzru. I wish DW will be dumped if he still has no inspiration this coming season.Bear in mind it took him 2 years to perfect PW, and that was just a short program...!
That only means DW is a nice friend of Yuzru. It doesn't mean he's a nice choreographer for Yuzru. So far, Jeff has choreographed better program than DW.Yuzuru obviously trusts David Wilson and is comfortable around him. David Wilson in fact subbed for Brian Orser more than once in Yuzuru's K and C (2013 Worlds and Finlandia). I have read that Yuzuru has said that David Wilson was the most interesting person he met in Canada and that with David Wilson around, he doesn't need to consult with the other TCC coaches for specific things.
1. SA was not the debut for Hanyu's Parisienne Walkways. He only scored 75.57 when he debuted it at Finlandia... far from a WR.Yuzru's PW program was almost perfect the first time he debuted it at SA, and that's why he got a WR the first time. DW's two programs never reached the level of PW debut in two years. That says a lot about the quality of DW's choreographing for Yuzru.
1. It's the first time he skated at a formal competition i.e. grand prix SA. And if you say SA is not the debut, then fine it's second time he skated, so what? The second time he skated PW is better than anything DW's two programs could be skated in two years, which leads to1. SA was not the debut for Hanyu's Parisienne Walkways. He only scored 75.57 when he debuted it at Finlandia... far from a WR.
2. It says more about Hanyu's skating, than the quality of the choreography.
This is nonsense. Blame everything on Yuzru, huh? A lot of people don't like DW's programs but they like Abe and Jeff's programs for Yuzru. A lot of people don't like DW's SP for Fernandez either. Is that also Fernandez's problem?Choreographers can only do so much, it's up to the skater to bring it to life. Otherwise why bother skating? They could just hand out the medals to the best choreographers instead.
I said almost perfect because I wanted to be humble. I can say Yuzru's SA SP is perfect. This season they changed a lot from last year's program, but that doesn't mean the first version was not good. And a large part of those extra points is due to consistently skating the program cleanly and reputation judging. In fact, the first version was perfect too, something DW's two boring programs, even if skated cleanly, would not be able to come as close because DW the choreographer did not have any inspiration in those two programs.Also, "almost perfect" is not "perfect". In this case it's nowhere near. It took something quite extraordinary to get those extra points to set the current WR and break the 100 points barrier. Hanyu didn't come close to that performance in his first year with PW, and I maintain that he didn't in the 2nd year either, until near the end of the season.