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Yuzuru Hanyu: 2014-15 Season
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Yeah, it can be difficult when we don't see him much in the news. On the other hand, it means that he is well rested and not bothered by the media. Hopefully, he gets some good quality training. We just have to wait with patience until he returns to competition.
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Those hands are a bit small
. Great job nonetheless.
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Today in history - Yuzuru Hanyu debuted at 2014 Olympic, place 1st with 97.98 in men's SP team event and social media went crazy 
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Today in history - Yuzuru Hanyu debuted at 2014 Olympic, place 1st with 97.98 in men's SP team event and social media went crazy
Happy Anniversary
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Someone has just reuploaded Yuzuru's FS at Japan National (which was deleted when it reached over 300,000 views: http://youtu.be/l76eAum7PLo
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Today marks one year since I became a fan of Yuzuru Hanyu and one year since my life changed forever in so many positive ways thanks to figure skating and the Olympics. 
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Today in history - Yuzuru Hanyu debuted at 2014 Olympic, place 1st with 97.98 in men's SP team event and social media went crazy
Wow!!!!! ☺
Time really flies!! I didn't even realise one year has passed since Olympics! All the things happening in 2014 seemed like yesterday and before I knew, I have also become a fan of yuzuru for.almost a year already!
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Today in history - Yuzuru Hanyu debuted at 2014 Olympic, place 1st with 97.98 in men's SP team event and social media went crazy
One year already
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I hope Yuzuru will have new LP next season.. with Jeff Buttle choreo. How awesome would it have been 
And maybe some interesting music choice. Pirates of Caribbean ? .... Matrix ? 
In 2018 he can go for "The best of Hanyu - Romeo 1, Romeo 2, POTO, Carmen, Chopin mix "
And maybe some interesting music choice. Pirates of Caribbean ? .... Matrix ? In 2018 he can go for "The best of Hanyu - Romeo 1, Romeo 2, POTO, Carmen, Chopin mix "
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Today marks one year since I became a fan of Yuzuru Hanyu and one year since my life changed forever in so many positive ways thanks to figure skating and the Olympics.
Yes, I became a fan of Yuzuru Hanyu after watching him perform the short program in the team event at the Sochi Olympics. I had no real interest in figure skating before that.
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I always LIKED figure skating but I turned to a lover and fan of skating after that.
I stopped following figure skating when Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen retired, personally I just don't like/can't seem to be excited with the new group of US skaters. I watched the team comp at Sochi since it was new and saw Yuzuru's short program. He dragged me back into fs 
He's very likeable and his skating style is very energetic and exciting. I also like his fun costumes
He's very likeable and his skating style is very energetic and exciting. I also like his fun costumes 
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I stopped following figure skating when Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen retired, personally I just don't like/can't seem to be excited with the new group of US skaters. I watched the team comp at Sochi since it was new and saw Yuzuru's short program. He dragged me back into fs
Welcome to the Yuzu fan thread and Golden Skate! Post often and long. :thumbsup:
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In 2018 he can go for "The best of Hanyu - Romeo 1, Romeo 2, POTO, Carmen, Chopin mix "
following the footsteps of his idol Plushy!I had never watched figure skating before last year’s Olympics. I don’t think I am a skating fan. I am just a Yuzu fan. I only enjoy Yuzu’s skating and so far I don’t enjoy anyone else’s skating. I find the judging system kinda fascinating though. If the essence of figure skating is stroking on ice, then I really don’t find figure skating very interesting to watch. I think part of the reason figure skating is not very popular in the US or in many countries is that the number of true figure skating fans (those who truly appreciate the blade skills) is very small, but the number of fans for a particular skater can be very big. These skaters’ fans (like me) mostly only watch figure skating to see their favorite skaters perform. Figure skating’s popularity is really riding on the star skaters’ popularity. So, when the star skaters (e.g. Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen) retire, if these fans cannot find new skaters that they enjoy watching, they will stop watching figure skating and the popularity of figure skating plummets as well. It’s difficult to explain star power. It requires a combination of look, personality/charisma, skills/talent and competitive achievements. Not every can be a star. A star only appears once in a while. So, I really don’t think the splat fest is the reason that the sports is dying. (IMO, it wasn’t very alive to begin with. The sport only becomes alive when it has new stars.) If the audiences really like the skaters, they will watch him even when he falls. How many of us here would not watch Yuzuru skates just because he falls? (I mean he falls very often). (These are just my observations.)
I stopped following figure skating when Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen retired, personally I just don't like/can't seem to be excited with the new group of US skaters. I watched the team comp at Sochi since it was new and saw Yuzuru's short program. He dragged me back into fs
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I agree that star power is an important factor with regards to the popularity (or lack thereof) of the sport. But I don't think the essence of figure skating is stroking on ice! I mean, you say you are fascinated with the judging system: it is clear that there are many elements that are evaluated, and 'stroking on ice' is only part of it (I'm guessing it would be under skating skills?). Anyway, I think figure skating is just one of those sports that are very popular during the Olympics, but not outside it. Maybe part of it is to do with the lack of continuity: there are only a few big competitions a year. And watching figure skating requires patience! Each programme is a few minutes long, and then you have to wait a few more minutes for judging. There's not always something exciting going on (for the casual viewer).
Based on some of the comments I read on this forum, it seems that some posters are suggesting that the blade-to-ice skill is the most important part of skating and everything else is embellishment. And the judging seems to resolve around that. I don’t know if that’s true, but that’s the impression I’m getting. But I do feel that most fans appreciate skills (especially the performance skills) other than the skating skills much more. I think the performance skill is very specific to each skater. And the performance skill is not really rewarded in the judging.
Even with the lack of continuity in competition, you can still see the big difference in popularity in different countries. I mean skating is popular in Asia, especially Japan, but not in the US or Canada. Do the US and Canada have less competitions than Asia? Do other sports have a lot more competitions every year?
Even with the lack of continuity in competition, you can still see the big difference in popularity in different countries. I mean skating is popular in Asia, especially Japan, but not in the US or Canada. Do the US and Canada have less competitions than Asia? Do other sports have a lot more competitions every year?
