lol, the Nam overhype is getting hilarious
not long ago Rogozine won Jr Worlds
At 7:22 you can see that his blade is on the ice, more than 1/4 way around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtoUoiorSQ8
As far as rest of the content, there haven't loads of times Takahashi/Fernandez/Hanyu/etc. delivered their content internationally.
lol, the Nam overhype is getting hilarious
not long ago Rogozine won Jr Worlds
Of course not. People hardly ever skate perfectly. Hanyu has been the most consistent over the past seasons, though. He usually only misses the 4Sal and hits everything else. He has only missed the Triple Axel once this entire quadrennial. That's amazing.
That is not a fairer question. Age is the silliest argument ever, as clearly some skaters perform better younger than older and some older than younger. Clearly Yuzuru is a prodigy whereas Chan took a few years to peak - not to mention, he was hampered by injuries and could have actually been more accomplished by 19.
The argument in question is Yuzuru/Chan being the top skater of the past QUADRENNIAL. Not just the past 2013-2014 SEASON. Chan has clearly been the top skater taking into account the past FOUR seasons.
Haters will always whine that Chan only earned 1 World title, blah blah blah. It's as delusional as them saying he lacks artistry. They will wail until the cows come home, but Chan's got 3 World titles and that's the fact. But even with 1 World title and 3 silvers, Chan would have far better results than any other man this quadrennial (if he medalled at 2014 Worlds, which he would, he'd be the only man to medal at all 4 Worlds of this quadrennial, not to mention his 6th world medal in a row). There is simply no question.
But you are comparing Chan to Hanyu, which is not fair either, since at the start of this quadrennial, Hanyu was 15 and still in Juniors while Chan had been in Seniors for two years prior to the start of the quadrennial. Hanyu is not exactly a prodigy as Plushenko was (Plushy earned his first World medal at 15). Sure Chan has had injuries----what skater hasn't? Hanyu has chronic asthma, which is a far worse problem for an athlete, because injuries heal, but asthma never goes away.
At least Hanyu is starting THIS quadrennial with an OGM. Let's see what other hardware he can add to it.