Yuzuru Hanyu: 2016-17 Season

[hamaguri]

I'm sketching as a way of passing the time before Autumn classic
http://fav.me/daj5ybv

His lip which you said difficult to describe is well done! :luv17: and the way he hugs a pillow is so lovely! His face, hands...

 

[Interspectator]

His lip that you said difficult to describe is well done! :luv17: and the way he hugs a pillow is so lovely! His face, hands...

Ha ha, thanks! These are speed sketches, so I had to go quick without thinking too much. That sometimes helps.

 

[YuzusHydroblade]

Awwwwwww!!


"I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure........."

If i could spend time with Yuzu it would definitely be something i would treasure forever, like, taking him to an ice rink "There, skate to your heart´s content, i will quietly watch you from here". I´m sure it would be very inspiring (why oh why must i live in a desert where there are no ice rinks in 200km)

 

[alia jackson]

The drawing are beautiful Specs

This cm certainly made fans have so many feelings :luv17:



Yuzusorbet tumblr rough translation from Nishikawa website/video, sources #1 and #2:

“Sleep is like eating, for the maintenance of our body, it is something very important. Since the time I was little, when I have trips or competitions, I would be very excited and could not sleep. I would get the feeling that I can’t move well or feel sleepy the next day. I have known this from young and so I place great importance on sleep.”

“When I am lying in a futon, I do image training, I listen to music and imagine myself skating; I do it like I am practising, I have the feeling of jumping and such in my head.”

“When I travel for competitions, there is jet lag, and often, I find it hard to fall asleep. To get good quality sleep, I try to make an environment that is easy to sleep. I do think about what is the best way for sleeping.”

 

[SuzyQ]

Shock waves of Nishikawa !!!!

If we are blown away by ふとん Futon (blanket), what would happen to us by ふろ Furo (bath) :hap57:

Wait, we have to prepare for Autumn Classic first :dumb:

This is just my illusion, but I felt like I've seen a little smirk on his face, just like the one we saw at NHK, at the news of 4Lo by Alexei Krasnozhon.

Cute Yuzu and fierce Yuzu. Overwhelmed already with expectation without seeing anything actually before the season begins

 

[alia jackson]

Shock waves of Nishikawa !!!!
If we are blown away by ふとん Futon (blanket), what would happen to us by ふろ Furo (bath) :hap57:

With Futon everyone's feelings

With Furo it will be this and this....this basically


Edit: Futon Furo fanart

 

[Biellmann]

We are getting closer and closer :hap57:

This week is going to be amazing, so many skating competitions (i don't have a life, so...)

 

[SuzyQ]

With Futon everyone's feelings

With Furo it will be this and this....this basically

:rofl2:

Anyway, Nishikawa did a great job. I think Nishikawa's cameraman takes good shots. I hope they will do a special campaign in a magazine featuring Yuzuru's photos, and hopefully a photo book someday (a small issue will do)

It's your turn, Bathclin. Expecting you so much :2thumbs:

 

[Pamigena]

Edit: Futon Furo fanart

That censored bathtub

 

[nagini]

With Futon everyone's feelings

With Furo it will be this and this....this basically


Edit: Futon Furo fanart

That censored bathtub

:rofl2: An uncensored (wearing swimwear of course!) tub would be the absolute death of the whole fandom.

 

[YuzusHydroblade]

With Futon everyone's feelings

With Furo it will be this and this....this basically


Edit: Futon Furo fanart

If the furo CM is anything like we've been imagining, then we will need at least a 1080p version, if not the 4k. You know, for science

 

[nagini]

Sorry i didn't get to welcome you to the forum YuzusHydroblade when you just joined but i will do that now. Welcome to the family YuzusHydroblade
!

 

[YuzusHydroblade]

Sorry i didn't get to welcome you to the forum YuzusHydroblade when you just joined but i will do that now. Welcome to the family YuzusHydroblade
!

Aw, don't worry about it~! I am happy to be here with people who appreciate Yuzu like i do, figure skating isn't that popular in my country, i feel so alone! It was always a dream of mine to learn to skate, but the closest ice rink is kinda far from here, and because of that i didn't want to follow skating that much, it was just too painful. Yuzu came and changed that, now i can watch this sport with joy♥ And finding people who not only appreciate the beautiful way he skates but also the person he lets us see makes me really happy

 

[Interspectator]

Posting from Mura's thread

Muras interview with Kenji is being aired over the past few weeks and I've done a basic translation of a clip where he talks about Yuzu, quads, and wanting to continue skating. Please comment if you catch an error in the translation.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4uxg3t_160927-muraくんにとっての彼_sport

When talking about his decision to continue to skate past the 2014 Olympics season Mura said:
The Olympics is the 4-year goal isn't it? When Nationals was done I thought about the next four years. Should I continue or should I stop here. I was very unsure. About two days, ...but I didn't want it to end like this. I didn't think I had shown my full potential. I wanted to keep going as far as I could go. So I have continued till now.
I think Yuzuru has had a big influence on my decision.

K: In what way?
Well, he's younger than me of course, but I watched him at shows and in competition, and heared about how he researched jumps and skating. And I thought, this dude is amazing!
I asked him about his way of thinking, his way moving and his way of using his body, I thought 'Ah, it's like this'. There were lots of areas where I could understand (the word is 'nattoku' but I'm struggling to find the right word in this context. understand/agree with)
As we had this back and forth I saw the effort he was making, Yuzuru said to me, "Please stick with it" (again, the word is 'gambatte hoshii' not sure about exact English word in this context) And because of that I have continued.
K: What a good story!
....
K: Is there a specific story you can share about that?
The quadruple jump. I was unsure of it for a long period, should I put it in competition or not. I saw videos of Yuzuru and thought of where our quads were different, and when I really couldn't see it, I asked him, "Well, what do you think?" "What do you (Yuzu) Think is different? " And I learned that when I was going to jump I was hesitating on the rotation, but I should just really go for it instead. And also the direction my body is facing, the best way to hold my arms so I could jump successfully, he suggested that I think about the best way for me to bring my arms in for the jump. "For me it is like this" stuff like that. (sorry, this is vague, I don't know exactly how to write in English the pointers he learned)
K: During the Ice Shows practice sessions you guys are just jumping aren't you?
That's right.
K: it's weird, everyone is practicing and you two are doing triple axels and quads the whole time and talking about 'what's different, etc.' just the triple axel and quads and everyone just watches.
There is a battle of wills there.

K: You guys tried the 4A as well, that was scary.
I asked Shoma if he wanted to try it to and he was like "No, I'm good." So I asked Yuzu, "I'm going to try it, wanna try it too?" He said "Let's try it"

K: You both got about the same amount of rotation?
Yes. when it comes to the 4A that last half rev feels like forever. It's as if I could just hold my body closed I could rotate it but I can't hold it. I can't tell how much I've rotated. The triple axel is (makes gesture close, open) but the quad axel, I don't know how long to keep (the rotating position)

K: I've never even had a chance to feel that. I don't think anyone knows.
What I can say is that it feels very long in the air, You don't know when you will land.
I think if I can land the (quad)Lutz I can land the axel.

K: Are you training it?
Only when I'm feeling in good condition. If I'm in good condition, and my training is finished, and I want to play. I'm pretty sure if I practiced it for real, I'll injure myself.

K: For skating a lot of the tricks you try in fun is something you get good at later.
Some times, in the competitions official practice, you try something and you land it.

They go on to talk about Mura's earphone obsession as well.

 

[Biellmann]

Posting from Mura's thread

This is so Yuzuru
A coach in the making :agree:

 

[Biellmann]

A few years ago it was unthinkable for him to jump 3 quads in one program- now he is trying 4 ! :eeking:

 

[Sorrento]

New cover?

 

[daphenaxa]

Hey, do we know if Yuzu is in Quebec already? Is practice open at autumn classics? Is anyone from here going??

Omg i am so ready i can't wait i am checking twitter every hour to see if there is any footage lol

 

[xibsuarz]

Hey, do we know if Yuzu is in Quebec already? Is practice open at autumn classics? Is anyone from here going??

Omg i am so ready i can't wait i am checking twitter every hour to see if there is any footage lol

I'm starting to doubt whether the first practice will be streamed or not, since Skate Canada's DM page says the stream will start almost at 11pm tomorrow hopefully they will start earlier

 

[nagini]

I'm starting to doubt whether the first practice will be streamed or not, since Skate Canada's DM page says the stream will start almost at 11pm tomorrow hopefully they will start earlier

11pm for which country? As i calculated, for Eastern Europe the Senior Mens' Short Program starts at 2:45am (i didn't check what time the practice starts yet).