I'm pretty sure it's a take on the old proverb "The nail/stake that sticks out will be hammered down." - which pretty much translates to "if you stand out, people will try to bring you down/If you're unique or do something unique, people will try to get you to conform to everyone else." Hanyu pretty much turns this statement around by saying that if you stick out enough, someone will take notice and pick you out from the crowd (in a good way). i.e 'pull you out.'" Sorry I'm not very eloquent in describing this lol.
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I'm pretty sure it's a take on the old proverb "The nail/stake that sticks out will be hammered down." - which pretty much translates to "if you stand out, people will try to bring you down/If you're unique or do something unique, people will try to get you to conform to everyone else." Hanyu pretty much turns this statement around by saying that if you stick out enough, someone will take notice and pick you out from the crowd (in a good way). i.e 'pull you out.'" Sorry I'm not very eloquent in describing this lol.
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Great, so let's wait for SC videos and we will do both choreo sequence and step sequence. For sure the version at SC will be...harder.Alia, I cant play the video, but I can tell you it begins just after the triple lutz-triple toe and finishes with the spin.
Meioma, great idea! I'll be very pleased to do this with you
Finlandia trophy 2013 is not listed because at the time the challenger series didn't exist, so the only senior B that counted towards the PB and SB list was the nebelhorn tropy
P.S. amazing work you dif on that list
Thank you. According to Wikipedia, the Finlandia Trophy became part of the Challenger series in the 2014-15 season. I had made the mistake of looking at the Challenger series in Wikipedia for a list of the competitions and the Finlandia Trophy was noted to have been established in 1995 so I mistakenly assumed that it had been part of the Challenger series since that time.
What I find confusing in the ISU list of the Highest Total Scores (over 150) is that Yuzuru's total score of 226.26 achieved at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy is not included. You would expect to see it between 334 (Evan Lysacek 226.27) and 335 (Thomas Verner 226.25). According to Wikipedia, the Nebelhorn Trophy became part of the Challenger series in the 2014-15 season which would explain why Yuzuru's 2011 score would not be included; however, there are multiple entries in the list for scores obtained at the Nebelhorn Trophy before the 2014-15 season. The following are only three examples of this. This is why I am confused.
http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/o100mto.htm
307 Jason Brown Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 – September 28, 2013
SP 79.41; FS 149.02; TP 228.43
952 Ryan Bradley Nebelhorn Trophy 2009 – September 27, 2009
SP 68.18; FS 127.50; TP 195.68
974 Viktor Pfeifer (Austria) Nebelhorn Trophy 2009 – September 27, 2009
SP 65.32; FS 129.34; 194.66
Am I simply to assume that for some reason the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy was not considered part of the Challenger series? Or were other competitive seasons in which the Nebelhorn Trophy was not considered part of the Challenger series? I did not notice scores from the Nebelhorn Trophy for some other years as well. You would expect to see scores from all of the Nebelhorn Trophy competitions since a total score of 150 is not that difficult to achieve in order to make it on the list.
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I would assume he's doing the requiem of heaven and earth but I would like to see something upbeat again :yay:
i'm guessing Requiem as well, but the good thing about Yuzu is that we'll know right away which EX he'll do the moment we see his costume
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Was watching Eurosport today during Shoma Uno's K&C section, and the commentator basically commented, "Now that Daisuke has retired, this guy could be the new king of Japanese figure skating".
My reation turned from this....:shocked:....to
.........to "what about yuzu?, he's not retired nor dead, and as a matter of fact, does exist"
My reation turned from this....:shocked:....to
.........to "what about yuzu?, he's not retired nor dead, and as a matter of fact, does exist"Thank you! So I searched and watched ... That shirt ............................................................................. Just why. No comments. Well, not my favourite EX.
Yep, something upbeat might be better.
Was watching Eurosport today during Shoma Uno's K&C section, and the commentator basically commented, "Now that Daisuke has retired, this guy could be the new king of Japanese figure skating".
My reation turned from this....:shocked:....to
While Yuzuru has earned a lot of titles, he didn't quite actually had the artistic impression that a skater like Daisuke left yet so I think it's understandable. He probably just mentioned because Shoma reminded him of Daisuke really, so he sees as Shoma filling the void or something like that.
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Was watching Eurosport today during Shoma Uno's K&C section, and the commentator basically commented, "Now that Daisuke has retired, this guy could be the new king of Japanese figure skating".
My reation turned from this....:shocked:....to
Honestly I wouldn't take it to heart as those guys can get overly excited with their comments....dunno, has he ever done Hana ni nare away from Japan? IMO, it'll be similar with Requiem (though I'd love to see it in Barcelona
Between the two I think Believe would be better for the international stage.
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Last season was the very first season of existence for the Challenger Series.
The inaugural year of the Challenger Series included ten comps: 2014 Nebelhorn, 2014 Finlandia, and eight other comps.
This season is the second season of existence for the Challenger Series.
And for future reference, the 2015 list of Challenger comps (ten comps again) is DIFFERENT from the 2014 list.
For example, the 2014 Challenger Series included 2014 Lombardia Trophy and 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic International.
BUT the 2015 Challenger Series did NOT include 2015 Lombardia Trophy and 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic International.
Finlandia Trophy and Nebelhorn Trophy have been included in the Challenger Series in both 2014 and 2015.
But again, the list changes from year to year.
Whether Finlandia and Nebelhorn will continue to be Challenger events every single year going forward cannot be guaranteed. (Although for those two particular comps, it seems likely, IMHO
. Likely, but it is not guaranteed.)
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Was watching Eurosport today during Shoma Uno's K&C section, and the commentator basically commented, "Now that Daisuke has retired, this guy could be the new king of Japanese figure skating".
My reation turned from this....:shocked:....to
As ShiroKJ said, the B.ESP commentators get very, very excited with a good FS sometimes. I thought they talked about Shoma in the same way they talked about Yuzuru when he was young ("an incredible talent"). And well, I think most people on this thread know how much the B.ESP guys adore Yuzuru, I mean, they've called him one of the greatest skaters if not the greatest skater of all time.
So I'm pretty sure they haven't forgotten about him, but Shoma's style reminds of Daisuke's the same way Kurt Browning said that Sota's reminds of Yuzuru's. I think we'll still see them gushing over Yuzuru next week
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Well, you can't say his Chinese fans aren't dedicated....Probably 5 years supplies of gum here 
Fans are buying out the whole store
Fans are buying out the whole store
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Haha， don't take it personally. They sometimes get over excited after a great skate and say things without thinking twice.Was watching Eurosport today during Shoma Uno's K&C section, and the commentator basically commented, "Now that Daisuke has retired, this guy could be the new king of Japanese figure skating".
My reation turned from this....:shocked:....to
During the Shanghai World Championship last year, many commentators were saying that so many Japanese fans travelled to Shanghai to support Yuzu, yes there were many, but I honestly think they couldn't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese and assumed everyone Asian waving a Japanese flag after Yuzu's performance came from Japan. Many of them were from China. You certainly don't see "Winnie the Pooh rain” to that extend when Yuzu competed in Japan. Anyway, Yuzu is very popular in China.
I just want to discuss again the need for 3 quads now that Skate America is over and Skate Canada is upon us. While I don't know about attempting three quads, a quad in the second half seems to be getting closer and closer to the norm for the top guys. 2 skaters landed theirs in Skate America (Max and Shoma) and I am sure there are others who have planned to do so (like Javi). It seems like for points sake, at least in the TES department, that is coming up to be the next "thing". Thoughts?
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No idea. He don't need 3 quads now, but he may need them at next olympics so he wants to make them consistent by that time
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