Yuzuru Hanyu: 2014-15 Season

[shiroKJ]

So great to see Brian (in his usual sweater vest) tossing the ball to Yuzu! I love videos like this which show behind the scenes. So fun. In each new video Yuzu looking more and more like a jock and less like a "pretty" figure skater. A nice change, imho. Anyone else notice this?

He's definitely looking more manly lately. :yes:

Isnt the coming of age ceremony in Japan held on January 12th? Is Yuzu gonna miss it cause of his surgery or was he not going to go in the first place? (because he was supposed to be training in Toronto now, i think)

I hope he gets to go if he wants to/feeling up to it, since its a once in a lifetime thing. I assume Kanako is going as well?

 

[ahkeekee]

Oh, I wasn't in Russia! Were you? I did watch it live on my computer though. I was already supporting Yuzu by that point so it was very nerve-wracking But I did go to Barcelona to watch him in GPF!

Anyway I think there are other fans as well (I know another HK person who likes figure skating) but they probably use Chinese forums (well, she does at least). But I can't really read Chinese so

I wasn't, in fact, I never really seriously watched figure skating and missed the figure skating broadcasts entirely, lols... I only heard from my mum that he is the first person to get above hundred points for short program, so I decided to try watching the same program but in 2013 GPF.

 

[ahkeekee]

Who would ever have known that I would end up getting addicted to him this badly

 

[SuzyQ]

It seems so many Yuzu freaks in Japan are running around to get his clear holders of Ghana chocolate

http://ginmaku1982.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-786.html

http://ginmaku1982.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-790.html

This blogger says she inquired so many places and shops to get them (trying to forget about the embarassment when asking ), but it is already in far more demand than Xylitol ones and she has given up to collect all types. So sorry for her.

I'm not so intrested in this kind of novelties myself, but, that said, I'll try Family Mart somewhere near the office (as the campaign will start from 19th in Kanto area, I heard so, but not sure at which shops other than Family Mart)

 

[ObaFan]

I wonder if he's wearing a chest pad. Apparently skaters sometimes wear pads during practices on hips, rear, etc. to cushion against falls.

I don't think so Bonesfan, look at 1:34:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgJ6K1wpv9c
And it was 2012, now he's more strong (aka: bigger chest! LOL)

 

[annca]

It seems so many Yuzu freaks in Japan are running around to get his clear holders of Ghana chocolate

http://ginmaku1982.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-786.html

http://ginmaku1982.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-790.html

This blogger says she inquired so many places and shops to get them (trying to forget about the embarassment when asking ), but it is already in far more demand than Xylitol ones and she has given up to collect all types. So sorry for her.

Oooohhh! The ones on the first link are quite nice!

 

[Perdita]

Isnt the coming of age ceremony in Japan held on January 12th? Is Yuzu gonna miss it cause of his surgery or was he not going to go in the first place? (because he was supposed to be training in Toronto now, i think)

I don't think he'll attend the ceremony considering his health and also if he attends he has to deal with medias. Orser said Yuzuru would be going back to Toronto in the middle of January, so I've guessed he would go back after the ceremony. For girls, it's a big event where they can wear gorgeous kimonos, but most boys just wear suits so I hope he isn't that disappointed...

Edit:
BTW, it seems that some of you are looking for the video of Yuzuru's SP at Sochi and have not found one.
A bit uncomfortable to watch but here's one as far as I know: Yuzuru SP
The way the guy (is he Kurt?) says 'cooool' and 'eaaaaasy, eaaaaasy' makes me burst into laugh every time I watch this :hopelessness:

 

[Caustica]

I wasn't, in fact, I never really seriously watched figure skating and missed the figure skating broadcasts entirely, lols... I only heard from my mum that he is the first person to get above hundred points for short program, so I decided to try watching the same program but in 2013 GPF.

Who would ever have known that I would end up getting addicted to him this badly

Oh right! Were they actually broadcast on HK TV :O Haha the 2013 GPF one is amazing too

Hehe well it's not only you... As you can see from this humongous thread

 

[Lindacrow]

I don't think he'll attend the ceremony considering his health and also if he attends he has to deal with medias. Orser said Yuzuru would be going back to Toronto in the middle of January, so I've guessed he would go back after the ceremony. For girls, it's a big event where they can wear gorgeous kimonos, but most boys just wear suits so I hope he isn't that disappointed...

Edit:
BTW, it seems that some of you are looking for the video of Yuzuru's SP at Sochi and have not found one.
A bit uncomfortable to watch but here's one as far as I know: Yuzuru SP
The way the guy (is he Kurt?) says 'cooool' and 'eaaaaasy, eaaaaasy' makes me burst into laugh every time I watch this :hopelessness:

I found a better quality video of CBC's coverage of Yuzu's Sochi SP but it doesn't show the scoring.

Also, this [URL="http://skating.livedoor.biz/archives/51876773.html"]site[/URL] has a whole bunch of ok quality videos from different countries of Yuzu's Sochi SP

 

[Perdita]

I found a better quality video of CBC's coverage of Yuzu's Sochi SP but it doesn't show the scoring.

Also, this [URL="http://skating.livedoor.biz/archives/51876773.html"]site[/URL] has a whole bunch of ok quality videos from different countries of Yuzu's Sochi SP

Wow! Thank you. Good quality indeed.
I actually watch different coverages on nicovideo. If someone is not bothered with Japanese and making an account, I would recommend it, too.

 

[Pamigena]

Also, this site has a whole bunch of ok quality videos from different countries of Yuzu's Sochi SP

I just watched the Austrian version. The lady commentator makes things sound just slightly worse than they probably were "[...] he then went to Canada all on his own without speaking one word of English and the first few weeks were a complete disaster" (not to say that it was a piece of cake, but still)

I don't even know if the German version of his Sochi skates is somewhere out there, I don't think I've seen them so far. I do have them on my computer. If anybody cares to see it I can try and upload/translate it sometime next weekend (unless anybody happens to know if it's already uploaded somewhere)

 

[skatefan22]

I just watched the Austrian version. The lady commentator makes things sound just slightly worse than they probably were "[...] he then went to Canada all on his own without speaking one word of English and the first few weeks were a complete disaster" (not to say that it was a piece of cake, but still)

I don't even know if the German version of his Sochi skates is somewhere out there, I don't think I've seen them so far. I do have them on my computer. If anybody cares to see it I can try and upload/translate it sometime next weekend (unless anybody happens to know if it's already uploaded somewhere)

I haven't seen a German version anywhere. It will be great if you could upload and translate it. I am curious what they say about Yuzu's performance.

Orser said Yuzuru would be going back to Toronto in the middle of January, so I've guessed he would go back after the ceremony.

Mid January is the original plan. But reports are saying his date to return to Canada has to be postponed because of his surgery.

 

[Pamigena]

p. 1004-1013

According to this article, http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20150108/fgr15010820320001-n1.html
Hanyu is still in the hospital. "My postop recovery is progressing. I want to concentrate on my treatment without any rush. I can't train right now but I think this is a fortunate thing. I want to spend my time wisely preparing for the next step."
he also talked about competing at Worlds saying he wanted to give as good a performance as possible at that time.
So, in his mind, he is DEFINITELY going to Worlds. And we all know how strong Hanyu's mind is.

about the “ship” more to come.

Yuzuvier

Yuzumao

Yuzurika

Yuzunov

Yuzu VS. Kittens

Yuzuru's quotes in 2014:
http://ice-kingfisher.tumblr.com/post/107498192418/yuzuru-hanyu-quotes-2014

An article from healthpress about yuzuru's case
http://healthpress.jp/i/2015/01/post-1405_entry.html

They talked about why yuzuru only did his surgery after nats, what might have been the cause ( there was no direct relation but since acquiring several injuries from the cup of china accident without having enough rest to heal/ recover and with yuzuru's schedule due to competitions, his physical condition became poor which can be susceptible/prone to infection so indirectly, they considered his injuries that time has led to his emergency hospitalization and surgery. ) and since jsf didnt actually state the type of surgery that was done, they speculated which type from the given length of rest and explained how the surgery is done. It also stated on why yuzuru was given 11/2 month to rest (if he's a normal office worker, there is no need for him to take 6 weeks of rest but since he's an athlete which does strenuous activities he needs the rest before going back to practice.) )

(There are 2 pages in total, i hope someone can help translate it since i think the article was very informative about his case, surgery procedures etc. )

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If you are OK with any translation for the moment, here is mine. Some paragraphs towards the end of the article related to the speculation of which type from the given length of rest and explanation of how the surgery is done. Plese feel free to make corrections.

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The comparatively long hospitalization and recuperation suggests Hanyu underwent a surgery to remove the urachal remnant, not just to remove pus. However, there is a question. He was complaining of a stomachache on 27th. That suggests the presence of inflammation, and in such a condition, they could not have done any kind of surgery. Because before surgery, the inflammation first needed to be managed by taking antimicrobial agents.

According to the media, he had a pain during the Grand Prix Final and after coming back to Japan, went to a doctor and was recommended a thorough examination. Considering above, we might be able to imagine this way: he had already been taking antimicrobial agents during the period. Although the pain was not completely blocked because of intense exercise at the competition, by 30th, he got ready for the surgery.

The removal of urachal remnant is not always necessary. But in his case, it can affect his performance at important competitions at any time. Therefore, it is most likely that he decided to remove it now.

Depending on the location, size, and form of the urachal remnant, the surgery sometimes cannot be done laparoscopically, and it has to be performed by opening the abdomen. If he had a choice, Hanyu must have a laparoscopic surgery which allows faster recovery.

[...] Given that he is a top athlete who will exercise very hard once leaving off the rest, he may need a longer recuperation time than ordinary people in order to be ready to go back to his hard practice. If that is the case, it is no surprise that he had a laparoscopic surgery and still needs the time to recover longer than usual. Also, since Hanyu has asthma, the damage after anesthesia might be greater than usual, which might also explain the given length of rest.
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Another translation of the article about Yuzuru´s operation. Credit Otomodachi0409

This article stated that Yuzu’s illness might be indirectly caused by his injury at CoC. However, it is not something uncommon. They say 1-2 people out of 100 will have this illness. Not everyone with this illness has to go through the operation. Having said that, having the operation will prevent Yuzu from getting sick again during major competitions.

They also suspect that Yuzu could have been taking antibiotics since his return from GPF to cure his inflammatory before his surgery.
As for his operation, there are 2 ways of doing it. With general anesthesia:
1) cut 10cm under his bellybutton (can’t wear his bikinis anymore) and it takes longer to heal
2) 3-4 cuts beside or under his bellybutton (still can’t wear bikinis….sigh….) but heals quicker

They’ve suspect Yuzu has chosen the latter. For an average person, it shouldn’t take 6 weeks to heal. Given that Yuzu is a top athlete which goes through tough training, it’s better for him to stay still for a longer period of time.

More pictures from GPF medal ceremony

And it looks like a page from a girls magazine in Japan, looks funny. Can someone please translate.

By the way, I just read a blog saying that an Italian article published on 30th also reports Yuzuru had "un piccolo intervento chirurgico" (which in this context means a laparoscopic surgery) and that the length of rest was probably due to his asthma. I started believing this (because I want to).
Minor or high surgery, he will learn to take deep breaths while recovering.

Flashback to boobskirt times, more Yuzuvoronov

And a picture of a just plain "boobs" top this season (giving "airing your clothes" a whole new meaning).

http://horiyan.tumblr.com Ahem...is there anyone else who finds the photo of Yuzu's back quite sexy? More attractive than any ruffled, blingy, lacy costume imho.

Noriaki Kasai (Japanese ski jumper) talking about Yuzuru at the imperial garden party (where famous people gather at imperial garden and chat with the emperor and the empress).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riSKYEdmLZg

He says: "At the imperial garden party in spring, I was so nervous. The emperor and the empress was there, and I kept being very nervous. But, Hanyu-kun was talking to me all the time although I was trying to look formal. He was earnestly asking me about my sport, like 'How are your jumps?' 'Don't you feel fear when you jump?' 'How do you manage your mental condition?'. I was like, 'oh... he's asking me lots of questions when I'm feeling so nervous like this...' Then I looked up at his face, and he gave me a very very cute smile. So I immediately forgave him."

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2eccyc_フィギュアtv①_sport

A new video on japanese nationals. Yuzu's part starts from around 9:40
Does anyone know the purposes of yuzu's excercises? I don't get why he throws a ball or pulls the rope for the warm up. It seems he transforms the preparation room into a playground

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Yaginuma Junko's assesment of Hanyu's warmup:
First one: Stretching/softening of butt-muscles
Second: Body awareness training -When jumping off the left foot; where the energy is going and the condition at that time. Overall movement and ballance.
Third: Positioning the arms right before a jump. Timing becomes important.
Fourth: The usual appointment with Orser. Catch-ball. There's a balancing board underneath his foot. This uses the core and bottom muscles to catch the ball from any direction.

This video with segments of Yuzuru´s performance at Olympics was uploaded today at their Youtube´s channel.

Who, me?

Adding another ship Yuzu + Adelina

LOL he realised it after hearing the announcement . That body is

In the second part of the video, it seem like one of Yuzuru old competition mates came back to figure skating after watching him in Sochi http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ece43_フィギュアtv②_sport

here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiJzcQyX2ZE

I like this. His gurdian angel.

http://prcm.jp/album/5b8cdd355c28a/pic/39756871

But, I confess that I love both of them for the ship

http://prcm.jp/album/yu1207zu/pic/32038129

GPF programs with Polish Commentaries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emU4hxho3B4&index=1&list=UUxZ86oODnZwCGUfRvqfI5OA

Hopefully someone will translate and upload the Italian commentaries

Yuzu's GPF FS and EX - italian commentary

thanks to the uploader!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34e9NquOL-Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR3vP087dTg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V0BbeKiLnMY

The last 2 minute is the JN12 medal ceremony. i can't find the whole ceremony anywhere on the internet. There are rumors that someone from the audience said bitter things to yuzuru, but this video does not show it (I think the japanese media will never release such scenes to the public though).

Mr popular with little girls

Awesome Yuzu fanart

I wonder if this video has been shared before.Post Nice Worlds Interview Part 2: http://youtu.be/_2xfVR7IPmw

It's an interview with interesting and funny clips of hanyu after Nice Worlds . (spoiler warning: hanyu got a NG shot for his interview at nice )

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I can translate based on the Chinese subtitles.

(Skipping the opening interview bit because you can hear Narumi and Mervin speaking in English and Narumi is just translating.)

Yuzu's interview

Interviewer asks to see medal, and Yuzu poses with the medal - interviewer says so cute! (The repeated images of him)
Interviewer asks how he's feeling. Yuzu begins to say that he is now in the position to be chased, but then trails off and asks for a repeated take (laugh)
In the repeated take, Yuzu says that even though he's now in the position to be chased, he still has people whom he has to chase, so he will continue to try hard.
Interviewer: second take is perfect!

Narumi & Mervin

Interviewer: Narumi's reaction (jumping onto the.. block?) - so impressive - and then jumps onto the coach like a koala

Back at the studio

Interviewer: This is great, so many funny scenes - like not really a show of happiness (I didn't really understand this)
Other interviewer: Yes, like never before
Interviewer: Do you still remember the scenes?
Narumi: Don't remember it, pictures are on the newspapers - it's really a Miracle Shot - but it's not really a Miracle Shot, I wanted to do it so I did it - it was a big surprise, I can smile about it till the year's end

(Again, not translating Mervin's stuff because it's in English)

Interviewer: Really - Hanyu has suddenly changed - this face is not similar to the normal atmosphere (face at the end of Nice FS - the intense one)
Hanyu: Yes - sorry - I will work hard in the future
Interviewer: Let's ask Daisuke, what is Hanyu like normally?
Daisuke: What - not very similar to his outer appearance - inside he is like a man
Interviewer: Oh - is it like that - surprising
Daisuke: Maybe the most manly out of all of us
[Hanyu smiling awkwardly]
Interviewer: Oh - the opposite to the appearance
Daisuke: Face is very cute hahaha
[Hanyu dying of embarrassment]
Daisuke: I feel like this should give an example - he is a carnivore, with an appearance of a herbivore outside
Interviewer: Final candidate - questions to the most senior lady - looking forward two years, what are your ambitions?
Akiko: Yes - the Japanese team will keep on growing - I hope everyone can be happy - results afterwards would be pleasing (I think? Not sure)
Interviewer: Let's continue to support them, thank you everyone
Everyone: thanks

Yuzuru EX from GPF from Polish Eurosport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4kiqdx7JQU

Pictures of the 2015 Calendar
Love how big it is
https://twitter.com/07958871e9b6/status/550616719882850304/photo/1
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6K61U2CAAAu8hI.jpg
https://twitter.com/love8_yuzu/status/550324461283450880/photo/1

Baby Yuzu following his sister around
Never seen this picture before
Just because

I wasn't joking

I agree, looking at this collection: http://yuzu-ice.tumblr.com/post/107696543534

It seems so many Yuzu freaks in Japan are running around to get his clear holders of Ghana chocolate

http://ginmaku1982.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-786.html

http://ginmaku1982.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-790.html

This blogger says she inquired so many places and shops to get them (trying to forget about the embarassment when asking ), but it is already in far more demand than Xylitol ones and she has given up to collect all types. So sorry for her.

I'm not so intrested in this kind of novelties myself, but, that said, I'll try Family Mart somewhere near the office (as the campaign will start from 19th in Kanto area, I heard so, but not sure at which shops other than Family Mart)

I don't think so Bonesfan, look at 1:34:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgJ6K1wpv9c
And it was 2012, now he's more strong (aka: bigger chest! LOL)

 

[ahkeekee]

Oh right! Were they actually broadcast on HK TV :O Haha the 2013 GPF one is amazing too

Hehe well it's not only you... As you can see from this humongous thread

I think tvb did broadcast the short programs live and long programs not live. I didn't see any of them because of school though.

 

[annca]

I don't even know if the German version of his Sochi skates is somewhere out there, I don't think I've seen them so far. I do have them on my computer. If anybody cares to see it I can try and upload/translate it sometime next weekend (unless anybody happens to know if it's already uploaded somewhere)

I would really love to see it pamina :

 

[matmuh]

while i randomly wathcing videos on youtube i came accross to this one from finlandia trophy in 2012, its warm up, he really dodged another bullet there, it looks scary, would be really ugly if he hadnt noticed it :hopelessness:

 

[ahkeekee]

while i randomly wathcing videos on youtube i came accross to this one from finlandia trophy in 2012, its warm up, he really dodged another bullet there, it looks scary, would be really ugly if he hadnt noticed it :hopelessness:

Wow, it was really close to a terrible accident!

 

[HanDomi]

while i randomly wathcing videos on youtube i came accross to this one from finlandia trophy in 2012, its warm up, he really dodged another bullet there, it looks scary, would be really ugly if he hadnt noticed it :hopelessness:

He popped at the end of video quad attempt and did 1lo after that , I wonder what jump he did after that , I would like to see him doing combo like 4T-1lo-3S

 

[matmuh]

He popped at the end of video quad attempt and did 1lo after that , I wonder what jump he did after that , I would like to see him doing combo like 4T-1lo-3S

that would be awesome haha, it might be his end game at olympics with other quads like lutz and loop

 

[Hanmgse]

while i randomly wathcing videos on youtube i came accross to this one from finlandia trophy in 2012, its warm up, he really dodged another bullet there, it looks scary, would be really ugly if he hadnt noticed it :hopelessness:

well that was quite scary