Yuzuru Hanyu: 2015-16 Season

[yhmafan]

Oh, speaking of photos (and Finlandia)... I recently re-uploaded lots of photos from Finlandia 2013, including some of Yuzuru.

These are nothing new, I posted them a long time ago on a free Photobucket account - but the free monthly bandwidth allowance was getting used up within about 3 days so I took it all down ^_^; I'm slowly re-uploading stuff to my new site, when I have the time and inclination... :-D

Such awesome big pictures

This portrait is magnificent too

Yes, and I just don't know how to describe how amazing this one is, too.

 

[matmuh]

Thank you Matmuh! Excited to see this as it provides many learning points about figure skating through Yuzuru~ totally beneficial for a beginner like me

and just noticed that you're from Turkey... I just came back from Turkey last week XD

ohh nice, i hope you enjoyed your time in here, where did you go?

 

[YesWay]

This portrait is magnificent too

Thanks for the kind words! That particular photo is apparently very popular.

I didn't capture it very well - difficult angle from where I was sitting, and lots of people in the way with only occasional gaps to see him, so I had to be quick when the opportunity appeared! There is some blurring due to "camera shake" as a result, which I've tried to clean up using Photoshop.

But, it captured "that" expression :-D (He's waiting to go onto the ice for the 6 minute warmup before competition starts, and he looks very serious and determined...!)

When he's goofing around off ice, he often acts a bit childish, funny and well, "effeminate".
But when he's got his "game face" on like that... wow... you wouldn't want to mess with him!
He's like, radiating power and energy. The aura of a winner, a champion...

 

[hamaguri]

Thanks for the kind words! That particular photo is apparently very popular.

I didn't capture it very well - difficult angle from where I was sitting, and lots of people in the way with only occasional gaps to see him, so I had to be quick when the opportunity appeared! There is some blurring due to "camera shake" as a result, which I've tried to clean up using Photoshop.

But, it captured "that" expression :-D (He's waiting to go onto the ice for the 6 minute warmup before competition starts, and he looks very serious and determined...!)

When he's goofing around off ice, he often acts a bit childish, funny and well, "effeminate".
But when he's got his "game face" on like that... wow... you wouldn't want to mess with him!

　I hope you have a good time at Barcelona!



Thanks @ranran and @matmuh for uploading videos!:dance:

@Pika-Alva, tomorrow I'll revise the list of GPF. I began to make the list on a whim, then I've kept it updated every day(lol).


@matmuh, I miss you in this thread! Yuzu's SP will be aired this weekend, so please come here again!

 

[matmuh]

@matmuh, I miss you in this thread! Yuzu's SP will be aired this weekend, so please come here again!

ahh so sweet : i am always here just didnt post at Yuzu's thread haha, focused on summer competitions as distraction (and some of my other favourites competed ) so that time will pass faster till we get news about his SP

 

[hamaguri]

ahh so sweet : i am always here just didnt post at Yuzu's thread haha, focused on summer competitions as distraction (and some of my other favourites competed ) so that time will pass faster till we get news about his SP

I've checked some of other threads or competition information, so I knew you've been active in keeping up with many things (Now I’m listening to Nathan Chen’s TSL interview! ). But I waited your post here! I really like your humor and love for skate.

 

[ranran]

ohh nice, i hope you enjoyed your time in here, where did you go?

Oh I certainly did~ I sent you a PM of reply~ trying not to crowded the already crowded thread with unrelated topic XD

 

[matmuh]

I've checked some of other threads or competition information, so I knew you've been active in keeping up with many things (Now I’m listening to Nathan Chen’s TSL interview! ). But I waited your post here! I really like your humor and love for skate.

well, we all (and this thread ) need some rest after the season we had and for whats the come! even our boy Yuzuru rest (i think XD)
and about nathan, watch his novice and junior EX while you are at it!

 

[hamaguri]

I've already been on edge before GP season even started, because I've been to Finlandia last year as well. And you know what happened and then COC happened and then NHK happened and now I need special hair dye to cover all that gray :hopelessness: (it's kind of unfair. He looks like he's never going to age at all, while we all get gray hair and worry lines)

I really want to say "Yes!" to this comment! (I don't try to think about our gray hair and worry lines!).
this and this..These photos were in this June. He looks like a boy..

 

[alia jackson]

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Naming elements/moves after Yuzu

This spin with the foot over head could be named after him.

Well here's a Beautiful close up of the spin.. in his training gear...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3WYfOLUc4 starting at 4:15

The same with this pancake twizzle: Anyone can do it like yuzu?
white legend in Nice , 2:35-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPyx92EZ6ho

Here's a set of gifs of White Legend from Olympic Gala 2014
http://nightwizardwatch.tumblr.com/...t-re-watched-the-sochi-2014-gala-cant-take-my

I've got White Legend from Sochi bookmarked (it's the performance that cemented my love for Yuzu after seeing PW).
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1qu14j

Let's start naming it. Feel free to propose another name to the below as I'm not very creative.

- The "Yuzu 3A entry" move, the one-footed back counter to 3A. It can be called after him as (1) It's one of Yuzuru's signature moves which he has done in almost all competitions (2) He popularizes this move.

- The "Yuzu 3A sandwich", the spread eagle-3A-spread eagle. He is the first skater to perform this element in competition and he also been doing this in gala/shows the past season. Credit hanyyuzu.tumblr.com for "sandwich" naming.

- The "Yuzu spin", where he has his feet over his head.

Yuzu is confirmed in Toronto

From Joshi Helgesson's blog http://joshihelgesson.se/andra-veckan/
Denna veckan är Yuzuru här så nu är det ännu högre nivå på åkarna här! Jag får massa motivation och inspiration och eftersom träningarna går bra är det ännu roligare!

Google translate:
This week's Yuzuru here so now it's even higher level of riders here! I get lot of motivation and inspiration, and because the trainings are going well, it is even more fun!

- Picture from Gabrielle Daleman's twitter ! Well you don't see his face, but definitely in the second row it's him, in black as always.

- Another one "one second before we all fell down"

Pretemporada 2015 en Toronto http://www.javierraya.com/2015/07/pretemporada-2015-en-toronto.html

Yuzu's wishes at Japanese Star Festival (ie Tanabata)

Yuzu’s new “tanzaku” (a strip of paper to write a person’s wish) at Ice Rink Sendai
https://twitter.com/miruku0623/status/626565505663406081

This year’s wish of Yuzu:
I wish to do my best in every competition.
I wish to improve myself much finding a lot of challenge.

P&G "Yuzu Days" 2nd interview

Sharing info shared by Echo Cheng in YH International Fan FB group

- P&G released the second interview of "Yuzu Days" series on 31 July and photos.

- News release in Japanese from P&G: http://media.jp.pg.com/news/release_pdf/20150730p01.pdf

- The article is exclusive to P&G members only. P&G myrepi member registration website. It's free. Afterwards, you can login with your facebook account as well.
registration: https://www.myrepi.com/page/registration?IsFBRegister=1
login: https://www.myrepi.com/page/login

Others

Cricket pyramid fanart........and what we did not see was Pooh at the back.

Have you noticed it? "Begatta Sendai" was under Pooh!
Begatta and Yuzu at Soccer studium

About Yuzu in cricket pyramid. http://twitter.com/yokobig/status/627221450798182400/photo/1

"Yuzuru is always positioned upper." "Always treated like a girl in a meaning."
"First time in the middle in the pyramid!!"
"But it seems girls are beneath him in the pyramid too (laughs)"

Everyone thinks the same. The fanart link introduced by alia;

https://twitter.com/wahuwahueriko/status/626919926637441024

The tweet says (as imaginary talks);

"Boys, you form the base. Oh, Yuzuru is here, in the second!"

And, I had a similar feeling as the second sentence of the tweet:

"I feel like crying when I see Yuzuru relaxing and enjoying. Is this a sign of old age ? (laughs)"

Also, I feel my heart being warmed up when I see Yuzuru relaxing and enjoying

- Yuzu's summer 2015 ice shows fanart....the creator explained "Yuzu SEIMEI'd like to practice early.He's full of enthusiasm" and Angelica Yuzu @YHIFG FB translation of the creator tweeter post "That summer, this summer, a photo to commemorate your hard work. May everyday from now be free from mishap too."

- Yuzu's 2015 ice shows photos memories

A fan vid with plenty of Yuzuru smile : Yuzuru pre-season smiles. Too cute !

This is a bit old and some of you might have already seen it, but I love it and want to share it with you again. Hope you can reach it.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm24610681

The lyrics "Titanium" - David Guetta feat. Sia, is exactly Yuzuru.

The link of the video in Tudou for those that cannot access Nico.

- Yuzuki & Yuzu in traditional chinese costume fanart?

- Is this video from CoC or Worlds?

- Wowser! the jump was greatly captured

- Then and now

- Look under what names these guys book their Irish Rail seats...photo #1, photo #2

- Requiem fanart

- Romeo & Juliet fanart

- Wow! amazing detail in this SEIMEI toy

- Yuzu say hi! to everyone

- The boy in a black coat

- A challenge for your Starbucks' barristas, here's the sample

- Body alignment 101

- At first glance I accidentally read the wording on the pot as "hunky"

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=3a002763134487fac7e31cb35476e7ca&oe=563CA367
Cuteness overload...Where can i get one!

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[SuzyQ]

Your pics are amazing !! Thanks for sharing them
Love the one on the podium and with Akiko they both look so cute !
This portrait is magnificent too

I agree with you.

This is the one that explains Yuzuru. So, cool. He seems to have a blue flame inside.

TITANIUM

 

[alia jackson]

^^^ totally :yes:

But when he's got his "game face" on like that... wow... you wouldn't want to mess with him!
He's like, radiating power and energy. The aura of a winner, a champion...

By the way, just realised is the Phiten necklace he's wearing titanium?

 

[Pika]

Thanks for the kind words! That particular photo is apparently very popular.

I didn't capture it very well - difficult angle from where I was sitting, and lots of people in the way with only occasional gaps to see him, so I had to be quick when the opportunity appeared! There is some blurring due to "camera shake" as a result, which I've tried to clean up using Photoshop.

But, it captured "that" expression :-D (He's waiting to go onto the ice for the 6 minute warmup before competition starts, and he looks very serious and determined...!)

When he's goofing around off ice, he often acts a bit childish, funny and well, "effeminate".
But when he's got his "game face" on like that... wow... you wouldn't want to mess with him!
He's like, radiating power and energy. The aura of a winner, a champion...

I really like the effect of the people around. I think it strengthens his expression.
It's like "I'm here, no matter what's up around, you're going to see me ." In accordance with your last sentence.

 

[won0066]

Oh, speaking of photos (and Finlandia)... I recently re-uploaded lots of photos from Finlandia 2013, including some of Yuzuru.

These are nothing new, I posted them a long time ago on a free Photobucket account - but the free monthly bandwidth allowance was getting used up within about 3 days so I took it all down ^_^; I'm slowly re-uploading stuff to my new site, when I have the time and inclination... :-D

Thanks very much for this!!

 

[won0066]

On 10 August, Yuzu is supposed to appear in the "Let's stop bullying" campaign in Sendai by video message. If someone finds this, can you please post a link here? Hopefully his words will have some impact on kids.

Thanks!!!

 

[Giuliana]

I'm going to GPF this year too (I went there last year as well)! And here I am recalling the possibility that Yuzu might not have qualified for GPF last year - anyone remembered how close it was? I think it was that Jeremy Abbott had to score lower than Yuzu at NHK in order for Yuzu to qualify (Jeremy scored 229.65, Yuzu scored 229.80 in the end, yay!), and if Jeremy scored higher than Yuzu, Jason Brown would've qualified for GPF. I was literally shouting when Jeremy scored 0.15 lower than Yuzu haha, because I knew I would be seeing Yuzu at GPF (last year). Hopefully everything goes as planned this year, i.e. we will be seeing Yuzu again at Barcelona!

Oh my! I was teaching during NHK. I couldn't see the event online but I had put ISU site on so I could follow. Even my students agreed we should stop our class to celebrate when I told them Yuzu would be in GPF

 

[hamaguri]

On 10 August, Yuzu is supposed to appear in the "Let's stop bullying" campaign in Sendai by video message. If someone finds this, can you please post a link here? Hopefully his words will have some impact on kids.

Thanks!!!

OK. The information has yet to be published except this http://bizpro-x.com/article/detail?category=5&article_id=1459. I’m not sure the video will be uploaded after August 10, but at least the content of the message will be known on a twitter or so. Yuzu shall get a strong message across.

Oh my! I was teaching during NHK. I couldn't see the event online but I had put ISU site on so I could follow. Even my students agreed we should stop our class to celebrate when I told them Yuzu would be in GPF

Really heart-warming!

 

[alia jackson]

Nonchan1023 has translated Part 1 of Data Man documentary which analysed Yuzu's jumps with +GOE and the physics behind it.

Together with Takeshi Honda, they first went through the basic rules, elements and scoring of SP & LP. Followed by a thorough analysis of Yuzu's Olympic SP jump and flight distance including simulation by other skaters. As Nonchan1023 stated "This is a MUST WATCH for anyone who likes figure skating but never really looked into the physics behind it."

Links of "Data Man Part 1" per Nonchan post for easy reference:
- Download video with hardsubs
- Download video RAW
- Alternative watch link

For other videos' translations refer to her masterlist.

Thank you Nonchan1023

 

[SuzyQ]

I've already been on edge before GP season even started, because I've been to Finlandia last year as well. And you know what happened and then COC happened and then NHK happened and now I need special hair dye to cover all that gray (it's kind of unfair. He looks like he's never going to age at all, while we all get gray hair and worry lines

Sorry but
I think I know what you felt though.

In an interview, Yuzuru said he was told by his grandma that her life span had been shortened by 3 years (all by the incidents last year). Of course this was told as a joke, but no doubt she had worried about her grandson so much. Poor Grandma

Fingers crossed that his good results without any injury or accident the coming season would lengthen our life span, of course including his grandma, giving our hair special care

 

[hamaguri]

The list is kept revised! (8/5)

Members going to GPF2015
@Pamina
@kelleigh
@tzazu
@Moria Polonius
@ficelle
@Caustica
@Lunna
@Lysambre
@DarR
@YesWay
@Winnie_20