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Gosh Hanyu is fulfilling my image of him as a Flower boy from Hana Yori Dango nicely... talk about ultimate skating idol build up. He can head billing his own ice show soon. He seems so much more emotionally invested in this performance than his FS... perhaps he can consider doing something more closely home?
Last of Samurai perhaps? Or something by a Japanese composer?
This article says that Yuzuru passed an essay examination, and after that, he had an oral examination using Skype on Dec.9 in Sochi. No wonder he got sick from a lot of mental pressure.
As for future programs... I'd actually love for him to skate to something by Joe Hisaishi (not Nausicaa though since Taka already skated to that).
Yuzuru is definitely growing hugely every season, sometimes I feel like telling him to slow down cause I can't keep up, but that's part of what makes him so interesting to follow.
Thanks for the welcome! I used to watch figure skating as a little kid and loved it...then it kind of slipped my mind until this year when the Japanese men began to really gain momentum. I'm a fan of Kozuka, Takahashi and Yuzuru....actually of anyone who can put together an entertaining performance! I love the way, when he's having a good day, Yuzuru makes his quads look so easy and smooth...however I hope he gets a better free program next season. I think this program lacks a crescendo (the choreo, not the music) unlike his last one; so it moves along at roughly the same pace throughout. Even though the music is dramatic, I don't feel that it's been choreographed quite right...or maybe he just hasn't gotten the hang of it? Seeing his Romeo and Juliet again the other day in EX really brought it home that he 'could' do a lot better in the musical interpretation if given the right steps. I'm still getting the hang of the technicalities of scoring and stuff but these are just observations from someone who is relatively new to the sport.
I'm going to be optimistic and hope that David Wilson can create a stronger free program for him next season, now that he's had a chance to interact with Yuzuru and get to know him as a skater a little better. One good thing is that now we know Yuzuru can be pretty darn good even with an average program .
This is a super cute clip: Yuzu's already inspiring the next generation! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUfCPfaNNSM
Kenji choregraphed Yuzu's prog, his EX in kimono is Miyamoto's work.my heart belongs to Nanami & BB, but in my wildest dreams there are Miyamoto first , then Tarasova and may be Nichol
Kenji choregraphed Yuzu's prog, his EX in kimono is Miyamoto's work.