Another American here whose current male singles favorite is Yuzuru. I support our men (especially Max Aaron), but I don't pick favorites based on country.
I don't agree with the 'too wild' explanation even if it's true that Hanyu isn't totally refined. I know Johnny Weir brings that up in his commentary, but he doesn't speak for the USA, and I feel that the American audiences have generally been pretty good to Yuzuru. If it seems like the recent audience reaction wasn't as strong to Hanyu as it was to say Javi, I'd look at the kind of programs they're doing. Javier tends to do very crowd pleasing programs with music that is going to be instantly loved by the audience and that was especially true with his Frank Sinatra program in Boston. Not that Hanyu should be like Javier. He should stick to his sophisticated, intelligent programs that give you chills when performed well.
As for Canada, remember that their guy was expected to win the OGM and continue to dominate before Hanyu came along. It isn't right, but some people will never like Hanyu because of that. (And there were a ton of Canadians in the audience at worlds this year.) Still, that's a small minority and Hanyu has plenty of Canadian fans, so I don't really agree with that comment either.
I don't agree with the 'too wild' explanation even if it's true that Hanyu isn't totally refined. I know Johnny Weir brings that up in his commentary, but he doesn't speak for the USA, and I feel that the American audiences have generally been pretty good to Yuzuru. If it seems like the recent audience reaction wasn't as strong to Hanyu as it was to say Javi, I'd look at the kind of programs they're doing. Javier tends to do very crowd pleasing programs with music that is going to be instantly loved by the audience and that was especially true with his Frank Sinatra program in Boston. Not that Hanyu should be like Javier. He should stick to his sophisticated, intelligent programs that give you chills when performed well.
As for Canada, remember that their guy was expected to win the OGM and continue to dominate before Hanyu came along. It isn't right, but some people will never like Hanyu because of that. (And there were a ton of Canadians in the audience at worlds this year.) Still, that's a small minority and Hanyu has plenty of Canadian fans, so I don't really agree with that comment either.
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But in terms of non-active skaters, hers is the only one that regularly has posts.
