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Yuzuru "received" an a award for devotion to the region of Tohoku, he wasn´t in attendance. Here are the scans from the newspaper. Credit to troublemakerstorm in tumblr.
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Yuzuru Hanyu: 2014-15 Season
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^^^ Congratulations Yuzuru 
, thanks for the link cruzceleste
He looks so cool pitching
....like he mentioned in this interview about baseball and skating "Being able to pitch so gracefully with a skinny body; I wanted to do something like that with my own skating."
, thanks for the link cruzcelesteHe looks so cool pitching
....like he mentioned in this interview about baseball and skating "Being able to pitch so gracefully with a skinny body; I wanted to do something like that with my own skating."
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The Olympic channel on Youtube just uploaded something called: "The Art of Figure Skating's Triple Axel | Faster Higher Stronger"
It's a short talk/explanation on how to do the 3A (with Alexei Yagudin and Denis Ten), and it uses Hanyu's 3A from Sochi as an example, replaying it multiple times.
It's a short talk/explanation on how to do the 3A (with Alexei Yagudin and Denis Ten), and it uses Hanyu's 3A from Sochi as an example, replaying it multiple times.
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The Olympic channel on Youtube just uploaded something called: "The Art of Figure Skating's Triple Axel | Faster Higher Stronger"
It's a short talk/explanation on how to do the 3A (with Alexei Yagudin and Denis Ten), and it uses Hanyu's 3A from Sochi as an example, replaying it multiple times.
Well, what can I say? Yuzu has one of the best 3A! Its quite odd, one of Yuzu's most consistent jumps are his 3A and 4T, jumps known for their enormous difficulty and jumps that most skaters struggle on!
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thank you again pamina
i loved their comments, everyone loves him and they express their love with different words and its amazing to see, i loved it when they said they hope program would be a fireworks of jumps, and it absolutely was aside from everything else also how they mentioned how humble he is twice after the program, apart from comments around 00:34 secs brian nods his head and yuzuru nods back, almost like brian says " you got this" and yuzu says "yes i do", sometimes you dont need words to communicate and its amazing to see their bond so strong(to me it looks so strong anyway), and few months ago there was interview of brian when he said he tries not to get too involved with his skaters after yuna and adam but i think its too late, you can see he is already too involved and i am happy that he is
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Hi guys! Does anyone have a link to video of the interview with Shizuka Arakawa "Friends Plus 2013?" It was that very long and interesting one. I also read translation of it on this thread. Thanks in advance!
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Hi there!
I've been lurking here for a while and decided it was time to come out from the shadow
First of all thank you to all of you for all the effort and time you put in updating this thread quite frequently.
And as a way to repay you, here is the translation of Sochi SP by the French-Canadian commentators. I have no idea as to how make subtitles and I don't own the video so here is the translation with the timing so you can follow it more easily. Also I'm not that great at translating the "technical parts" but that was the best I could come up with. Enjoy!
- 00 :00 : He’s representing Japan of course.
- 00 :11 : And now the Olympic race, the race for the gold medal has finally begun.
- 00 :28 : He’s gliding at high speed. Watch this…
- 00 : 36 : 4T. Perfect ! Perfect! Nothing can beat that.
- 00 :43 : And now the flying spin, the camel spin, on the outside edge. Changing of position there, the donut spin. He’s increaing the speed of his rotation.
- 00 :54 : This is a very long rotation. Very good!
- 01 :01 : And now the steps that lead to the sitting spin. Excellent position he gets there. The rotation is very fast.
- 01 :14 : and there he goes again.
- 01 :20 : The spread eagle. He’s gaining momentum.
- 01 :31 : for the 3A. Yeesss ! He’s done it ! Preceded by a three-turn, something which is incredibly difficult because he goes into the jump by turning over and pushing on the leg, while it is usually done by transfering the weight from one foot to the other.
- 01 :53 : Watch this now… 3lz, yes ! 3T, yes ! Perfect ! No mistakes so far.
- 02 :04 : He’s raising the level of this competition to such heights!
- 02 :12 : This performance will serve as a benchmark for the judges.
- 02 :19 : And he’s holding nothing back! Now it’s not the time to make a mistake with the steps.
- 02 :26 : (Yuzu performing his pistol pose) Oh oh oh! He doesn’t shy fom anything. He can do whatever he wants with his body on the ice.
- 02 :37 : The camel spin. He changes from the inside edge to the outside edge to make things even more difficult. He changes to a half-sitted position. Changing of foot. He’s jumping, goes back to a sitting position. And this is Yuzuru Hanyu at his best!
- 02 :53 : Bravo!
- 02 :57 : This was perfection.
- 02 :59 : the stage has been set!
- 03 :00 : the stage has been set indeed!
- 03 :09 : What an incredible skater!
- 03 :16 : And Orser, the skating genius has made a wonderful job in preparing him for here. Brian Orser is the one who gave to this exceptional skater the tools to get there: on both the psychological and the physical level.
- 03 :39 : We’re talking about someone who got 99.94 this season.
- 03 :44 : What a programme!
- 03 :48 : I get the feeling he’ll get over 100 this time around. This was remarkable. Completely error-free!
- 03 :59 : Yes I think you’re right.
- 04 :01 : So here he is with Brian Orser.
- 04 :10 : Wonderful!
- 04 :13 : Let’s take a look at all this once again.
- 04 :16 : Let’s take a look at his 4T first. Look at the way he prepares for the jump, the way he throws himself, the rotation of the upper body and then the way his left knee goes up, allowing his free leg to go forward and then back, all this without losing any speed before he turns around again
- 04 :33 : Then the 3-turn preceding the 3A. Look at the rotation, the way he puts his free leg back. This is once again perfection and he knows it!
- 0443 : Then the 3lz – 3T which is literaly a walk in the park for him! And look at Orser who is living every second of the programme with his athlete.
- 05 :54 : What a great performance from Mr Hanyu, Yuzuru being his given name. He’s waiting for the judges’score.
- 05 :23 : I bet it’s going to break all previous records!
- 05 :27 : 101.45 !!! Yes !!! 101. 45 !!!
I've been lurking here for a while and decided it was time to come out from the shadow
First of all thank you to all of you for all the effort and time you put in updating this thread quite frequently.
And as a way to repay you, here is the translation of Sochi SP by the French-Canadian commentators. I have no idea as to how make subtitles and I don't own the video so here is the translation with the timing so you can follow it more easily. Also I'm not that great at translating the "technical parts" but that was the best I could come up with. Enjoy!
- 00 :00 : He’s representing Japan of course.
- 00 :11 : And now the Olympic race, the race for the gold medal has finally begun.
- 00 :28 : He’s gliding at high speed. Watch this…
- 00 : 36 : 4T. Perfect ! Perfect! Nothing can beat that.
- 00 :43 : And now the flying spin, the camel spin, on the outside edge. Changing of position there, the donut spin. He’s increaing the speed of his rotation.
- 00 :54 : This is a very long rotation. Very good!
- 01 :01 : And now the steps that lead to the sitting spin. Excellent position he gets there. The rotation is very fast.
- 01 :14 : and there he goes again.
- 01 :20 : The spread eagle. He’s gaining momentum.
- 01 :31 : for the 3A. Yeesss ! He’s done it ! Preceded by a three-turn, something which is incredibly difficult because he goes into the jump by turning over and pushing on the leg, while it is usually done by transfering the weight from one foot to the other.
- 01 :53 : Watch this now… 3lz, yes ! 3T, yes ! Perfect ! No mistakes so far.
- 02 :04 : He’s raising the level of this competition to such heights!
- 02 :12 : This performance will serve as a benchmark for the judges.
- 02 :19 : And he’s holding nothing back! Now it’s not the time to make a mistake with the steps.
- 02 :26 : (Yuzu performing his pistol pose) Oh oh oh! He doesn’t shy fom anything. He can do whatever he wants with his body on the ice.
- 02 :37 : The camel spin. He changes from the inside edge to the outside edge to make things even more difficult. He changes to a half-sitted position. Changing of foot. He’s jumping, goes back to a sitting position. And this is Yuzuru Hanyu at his best!
- 02 :53 : Bravo!
- 02 :57 : This was perfection.
- 02 :59 : the stage has been set!
- 03 :00 : the stage has been set indeed!
- 03 :09 : What an incredible skater!
- 03 :16 : And Orser, the skating genius has made a wonderful job in preparing him for here. Brian Orser is the one who gave to this exceptional skater the tools to get there: on both the psychological and the physical level.
- 03 :39 : We’re talking about someone who got 99.94 this season.
- 03 :44 : What a programme!
- 03 :48 : I get the feeling he’ll get over 100 this time around. This was remarkable. Completely error-free!
- 03 :59 : Yes I think you’re right.
- 04 :01 : So here he is with Brian Orser.
- 04 :10 : Wonderful!
- 04 :13 : Let’s take a look at all this once again.
- 04 :16 : Let’s take a look at his 4T first. Look at the way he prepares for the jump, the way he throws himself, the rotation of the upper body and then the way his left knee goes up, allowing his free leg to go forward and then back, all this without losing any speed before he turns around again
- 04 :33 : Then the 3-turn preceding the 3A. Look at the rotation, the way he puts his free leg back. This is once again perfection and he knows it!
- 0443 : Then the 3lz – 3T which is literaly a walk in the park for him! And look at Orser who is living every second of the programme with his athlete.
- 05 :54 : What a great performance from Mr Hanyu, Yuzuru being his given name. He’s waiting for the judges’score.
- 05 :23 : I bet it’s going to break all previous records!
- 05 :27 : 101.45 !!! Yes !!! 101. 45 !!!
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http://www.tagtele.com/videos/voir/151137/3/
And here is the link to the video. I hope it works for everyone!
And here is the link to the video. I hope it works for everyone!
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Thank you so much for the translation and the link! I really enjoy reading people praising yuzuru
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All the former links have been taken down or made private. Will continue to look.
I remember Shizuka had on a very beautiful dress for that interview.
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Thank you for the translation Terrapin! I especially like how the commentators spent more time talking about his spins. I often find that people comment on a skaters' jumps and forgo the spins, but it's really great to see the French-Canadian commentators talking about Yuzuru's spins more because he does have really good spins too
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His SP at Sochi was really something. I remember I was shaking from nerves a bit when he started gaining speed for 4T
His SP in the Team Event though is what made me become a fan of him. He was the first skater I became a fan of. I will never forget that day. Well I saw it on NBC on TV, but still. The way he skated, took my breath away. Made me so drawn in at perfection. Man. And that my friends was the beginning of me being a fan of figure skating and of some skaters.
Pictures of yuzuru from 2005 competing at asian novice championships
https://mobile.twitter.com/Chiyochiyoyo/status/556820623054229504
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7o5Z9LCMAADBoB.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7o5Z9MCcAAJHli.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7o5Z2mCEAANSsY.jpg
2008-2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu8HyxSuk5c&feature=youtube_gdata_player
2010-2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJC_ED1qtbo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
cr: sorairo oriaros
https://mobile.twitter.com/Chiyochiyoyo/status/556820623054229504
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7o5Z9LCMAADBoB.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7o5Z9MCcAAJHli.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7o5Z2mCEAANSsY.jpg
Thank so much Terrapin! :yay:
Here are video collections of yuzuru's spins from 2008 to 2014 (+ some galas) that you might likebut it's really great to see the French-Canadian commentators talking about Yuzuru's spins more because he does have really good spins too
2008-2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu8HyxSuk5c&feature=youtube_gdata_player
2010-2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJC_ED1qtbo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
cr: sorairo oriaros
Here are video collections of yuzuru's spins from 2008 to 2014 (+ some galas) that you might like
2008-2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu8HyxSuk5c&feature=youtube_gdata_player
2010-2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJC_ED1qtbo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
cr: sorairo oriaros
I thought Yuzuru has really good spins, but it seems that he often gets GOEs less than the skaters who have average spins. I am puzzled.
Thank you, Pamina, Terrapin, and everyone else who helped translate/put together all these videos of Yuzuru's Sochi SP! It really was something special. I was livestreaming the entire segment from start to finish, and at that point, everyone before him had taken a spill or stumbled or had some cringe-inducing falls, and people were saying that that ice wasn't really good so that's why everyone wasn't performing so well. I was incredibly nervous when Yuzuru came out, because in my mind I could see the same thing happening to him. Thankfully, I was proven wrong when he skated his best performance of Parisienne Walkways across two seasons. 
Now I'm hoping he'll turn in a clean performance of Ballade, which I love more than PW, at Worlds and gain another record-breaking score for it. /knocks on wood
Now I'm hoping he'll turn in a clean performance of Ballade, which I love more than PW, at Worlds and gain another record-breaking score for it. /knocks on wood
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You're all welcome !
Actually while I was doing the translation I realized there was also the Team event SP there I had never seen before! So I did this one too in case you were interested. As the commentators are Canadian they talk a lot about Brian too of course ^^
If you ever need other translations from French videos just give me a shout. I might not do it right away because of lack of time but I'll get to it at some point. It helps me work on my translating skills anyway!
http://www.tagtele.com/videos/voir/188617
- 00 :00 : And now someone who’s having quite an interesting season so far. The Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu who’s being coached by Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson.
- 00 :27 : I’ve sometimes seen him making poor performances but when he’s on, boy HE IS on. (chuckling). This whole season I’ve seen him making errors and then at the GPF he completely owned the competition!
- 01 :08 : 4T!
- 01 :14 : He’s on a mission for Japan here. He’s settled his goal and his coaches told me he put a tremendous amount of efforts in his training. Have you seen the donut spin he’s just performed after the camel spin?
- 01 :42 : Wonderful position in the spin here.
- 02 :03 : And now the 3A preceded by a three-turn. Which means he doesn’t shift his weight but that he turns over and pushes on his leg.
- 02 :11 : And this will add bonus points to the base value of the jump.
- 02 :28 : Now the 3lz followed by the 3T. He’s in a tough position here with his body leaning forward but still he is able to perform the following jump. He’s got springs instead of knees !
- 02 :41 : The skating quality is excellent. And this is Brian Orser’s work here. Brian Orser who’s a skating god, an exceptional coach who led not only Hanyu but also Yuna Kim to this kind of level.
- 03 :03 : What a wonderful skater he is!
- 03 :11 : On the outside edge, the camel spin here. He reverts to an upright position on one foot. Sitting spin. And here you’ve just witnessed the winning programme from this section of the competition.
- 03 :28 : This season he got 99.84. I can’t wait to see how the judges will score him here. But in any case he was way above the other competitors.
You’re right. That was wonderful. Quite extraordinary. A very high level of skating here. And this is such an extremely nice person, so pleasant to talk to, and a wonderful skater on top of that. Congratulations to Hanyu and to his coach who you’re going to see on your screen any minute now. Brian Orser who went from being a competitor to a coach, a very high-level coach, which is something that you don’t see that often. Here he is. Here is the man who was able to pass on all his knowledge and sensitivity to this skater.
- 04 :20 : Let’s watch his 4T again. Look at this. Perfect ! He knows what he’s doing here!
- 04 :30 : (Talking about his 3A) Then see how he turns over here. This is what we call a three-turn. And here he goes again on the same leg. This particularly difficult move requires quite exceptional strength and precision.
- 04 :43 : (Talking about the combo) And that’s where it got tough, his exit from the 3Lz wasn’t that good but still he went on.
- 04 :59 : I was looking at Orser from the corner of my eyes during Hanyu’s performance and you should have seen this. He was skating too!
You did good to watch him. He is quite a sight to behold !
- 04 : 59 : And he is not a constraining coach, he is always able to play on nuances and sensations. He is equally good with the steps and the jumps. And he had such a difficult time you know. He’s always been beaten by the Americans for the Olympic gold. It was Scott Hamilton in 84 and Boitano in 88. So he never got the medal he had come for, the gold medal.
- 05 :50 : I can’t wait to see the score. A personal best to beat for him… 97.98. It’s below his 99 points but it puts him in first place of course, above Plushenko and Patrick Chan. Han Yan is 4th and Florent Amodio 5th.
For now Canada is in 3rd position.
Actually while I was doing the translation I realized there was also the Team event SP there I had never seen before! So I did this one too in case you were interested. As the commentators are Canadian they talk a lot about Brian too of course ^^
If you ever need other translations from French videos just give me a shout. I might not do it right away because of lack of time but I'll get to it at some point. It helps me work on my translating skills anyway!
http://www.tagtele.com/videos/voir/188617
- 00 :00 : And now someone who’s having quite an interesting season so far. The Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu who’s being coached by Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson.
- 00 :27 : I’ve sometimes seen him making poor performances but when he’s on, boy HE IS on. (chuckling). This whole season I’ve seen him making errors and then at the GPF he completely owned the competition!
- 01 :08 : 4T!
- 01 :14 : He’s on a mission for Japan here. He’s settled his goal and his coaches told me he put a tremendous amount of efforts in his training. Have you seen the donut spin he’s just performed after the camel spin?
- 01 :42 : Wonderful position in the spin here.
- 02 :03 : And now the 3A preceded by a three-turn. Which means he doesn’t shift his weight but that he turns over and pushes on his leg.
- 02 :11 : And this will add bonus points to the base value of the jump.
- 02 :28 : Now the 3lz followed by the 3T. He’s in a tough position here with his body leaning forward but still he is able to perform the following jump. He’s got springs instead of knees !
- 02 :41 : The skating quality is excellent. And this is Brian Orser’s work here. Brian Orser who’s a skating god, an exceptional coach who led not only Hanyu but also Yuna Kim to this kind of level.
- 03 :03 : What a wonderful skater he is!
- 03 :11 : On the outside edge, the camel spin here. He reverts to an upright position on one foot. Sitting spin. And here you’ve just witnessed the winning programme from this section of the competition.
- 03 :28 : This season he got 99.84. I can’t wait to see how the judges will score him here. But in any case he was way above the other competitors.
You’re right. That was wonderful. Quite extraordinary. A very high level of skating here. And this is such an extremely nice person, so pleasant to talk to, and a wonderful skater on top of that. Congratulations to Hanyu and to his coach who you’re going to see on your screen any minute now. Brian Orser who went from being a competitor to a coach, a very high-level coach, which is something that you don’t see that often. Here he is. Here is the man who was able to pass on all his knowledge and sensitivity to this skater.
- 04 :20 : Let’s watch his 4T again. Look at this. Perfect ! He knows what he’s doing here!
- 04 :30 : (Talking about his 3A) Then see how he turns over here. This is what we call a three-turn. And here he goes again on the same leg. This particularly difficult move requires quite exceptional strength and precision.
- 04 :43 : (Talking about the combo) And that’s where it got tough, his exit from the 3Lz wasn’t that good but still he went on.
- 04 :59 : I was looking at Orser from the corner of my eyes during Hanyu’s performance and you should have seen this. He was skating too!
You did good to watch him. He is quite a sight to behold !
- 04 : 59 : And he is not a constraining coach, he is always able to play on nuances and sensations. He is equally good with the steps and the jumps. And he had such a difficult time you know. He’s always been beaten by the Americans for the Olympic gold. It was Scott Hamilton in 84 and Boitano in 88. So he never got the medal he had come for, the gold medal.
- 05 :50 : I can’t wait to see the score. A personal best to beat for him… 97.98. It’s below his 99 points but it puts him in first place of course, above Plushenko and Patrick Chan. Han Yan is 4th and Florent Amodio 5th.
For now Canada is in 3rd position.
