Yuzuru Hanyu: 2016-17 Season

[HanDomi]

Watched his FS now again, first part was stunning. THis will be special once he will have stamina to skate it fully to the end

 

[Raomina]

There's quite a lot of new information from this article and quotes from Orser that are quite interesting: https://bevsmithwrites.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/hanyus-fall-classic-or-classic-fall/

Looks like he sprained his ankle again a few weeks ago and also hasn't had enough practice on his long program.

And then to add thistles to thorns, on the way to the mixed zone, Hanyu slipped on the floor and did a pratfall. Hanyu’s skate guards were plastic and didn’t grip the footing. “So he just bit it,” Orser said.

“My only concern or advice is we can’t get caught up with what the others are doing,” Orser said. “And that’s not where we always win anyway. We won on the other marks. That’s what we need to train and focus on. That’s what Javi [Fernandez] is doing. Javi has no intention of upping the ante.”

“He was so focused on the quad loop,” Orser said. “What we are discovering on a technical level is that the rhythm and tempo of the loop are totally different from the Salchow. We’ve talked about it. You do the loop and then you have your body wrapped around the Salchow feeling and tempo – and shift gears to execute it.

Yes, Hanyu was tired at the end. “We didn’t get a whole lot of long programs done,” Orser said.

Then, two weeks ago, Hanyu sprained his right ankle. “It’s just been this or that,” Orser said.

 

[hamaguri]

Was out for the evening so just watched the video on Youtube. Beautiful program which will definitely improve as his stamina increases. I may be in the minority here, but I'm not a fan of the costume as it seems so similar to others he has worn and I've never liked ruffles on guys. The program is similar to his exhibitions which makes me appreciate "Let's Go Crazy" even more as it is so different. I'm sure I'll end up loving this, but right now I'm not feeling as excited as I was the first time I saw Seimei. Knowing Yuzu he will work his tail off to be ready for SC. Looking forward to that!

According to the Twitter live reports, his performance of fp was much worse than in official practices. He seemed to focus on recovering jumps after coming back on the ice and hadn't enough time to take care of others. Further, his stamina didn't allow him to prosecute all the things which he wanted to do this time. The program which he prepares should be not what he did today. Yes, let's wait and see him in scate Canada!

 

[hamaguri]

His interview video

https://mobile.twitter.com/tyugaeri/status/782452654890889220/video/1
https://mobile.twitter.com/tyugaeri/status/782453364533567488/video/1

 

[DiamondDust]

There's quite a lot of new information from this article and quotes from Orser that are quite interesting: https://bevsmithwrites.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/hanyus-fall-classic-or-classic-fall/

Looks like he sprained his ankle again a few weeks ago and also hasn't had enough practice on his long program.

I hope he deals with that sprain before it turns to something worse and not over practice. :dev2:

 

[mcq]

According to the Twitter reports, his performance of fp was much worse than in official practices. He seemed to focus on recovering jumps after coming back on the ice and hadn't enough time to take care of others. Further, his stamina didn't allow him to procedure all the things which he wanted to do this time. The program which he prepares should be not what he did today. Yes, let's watch him in scate Canada!

I noticed this too. Not just for fp but also for sp. His first practice was gorgeous. He landed all jumps and just popped a lutz. But he didn't fully perform his program there as well (skip some elements) so it is not necessarily the same especially stamina-wise. I think the silver lining of this competition is for him to get the 4Lo out of his system, so he can work on other parts of the program and jumps other than his 4Lo. We can't forget this is his first event in front of audiences after a long time off ice and injury, the jitters and nerves must be there too.

 

[roxella]

OMG...Now we're talking...the FS is AMAZING!!!! The music,the choreography,the interpretation, everything is just WOW! Even with the falls, this was a great performance :hap93::luv17:

Can't wait for the moment when he'll break his own world record again with this wonderful program!!!!

 

[Winnie_20]

Well, yuzuru saying very-yuzuru-like things is the highlight of my day

Wouldn't it be hilarious if one day, instead of saying he needs to work harder or practice more, he went "Nah, it's all fine, I'm good, what happened today was just bad luck."

I hope he deals with that sprain before it turns to something worse and not over practice. :dev2:

I guess the sprain didn't cause him any more problems now, but it sure must've added a lot of time away from practice.

I wish I weren't a fan of him, this injury-proneness or whatchamacallit is gonna be the death of me of this season. Before, I could just put it aside easily enough, not worry about it too much. Now, I've definitely reached a point where everything injury-related makes me go "Nooooo, not this season, you cannot, you must win Worlds!"

 

[hamaguri]

Jump battle video which live streaming failed to catch perfectly!
http://dai.ly/x4vn58f
He got the jump having the flowers!

 

[hamaguri]

He gave one gerbela to the child... beautiful photo
http://www.asahicom.jp/articles/images/AS20161002000798_comm.jpg

 

[Wo|flax]

Re-watching the FS, I have to say I've rewatched this more than any other program where he'd made mistakes, usually I cant bear to rewatch, but actually the amount of expression he had, and the choreography- I think its the best I've seen from him at the start of a season. Even on the second half, while the jumps went out, I think the choreo, or at least the potential for it really came through.
It's obviously very different from Semei too, less samurai/strength stuff, it's so very gentle and beautiful.

 

[HanDomi]

Re-watching the FS, I have to say I've rewatched this more than any other program where he'd made mistakes, usually I cant bear to rewatch, but actually the amount of expression he had, and the choreography- I think its the best I've seen from him at the start of a season. Even on the second half, while the jumps went out, I think the choreo, or at least the potential for it really came through.
It's obviously very different from Semei too, less samurai/strength stuff, it's so very gentle and beautiful.

Agree, I think he is in best condition he was at this stage of season ever. Let's not forget it's the hardest program he ever had to skate and the hardest program in the field without a doubt, it's nothing strange he run out of stamina at this stage

 

[mcq]

I just rewatched the FS too, and realized there is no actual breathing point like what he had in Seimei or POTO programs, where he just stopped skating and breathed then restarted his skating slowly entering the 2nd half. He is also doing 2 quads and 2 3As in the second half with spins and Chsq in between jumps, the crazy transitions, etc. I am just... amazed at how taxing and difficult this program is, even more difficult than Seimei. I wonder if they will alter something like perhaps give him a point to breathe or lessen the transition in some parts to ease him. :think:

 

[Raomina]

Re-watching the FS, I have to say I've rewatched this more than any other program where he'd made mistakes, usually I cant bear to rewatch, but actually the amount of expression he had, and the choreography- I think its the best I've seen from him at the start of a season. Even on the second half, while the jumps went out, I think the choreo, or at least the potential for it really came through.
It's obviously very different from Semei too, less samurai/strength stuff, it's so very gentle and beautiful.

I'm also finding myself watching this way more than the SP but I think the music really helps as well. The song has been stuck in my head all day and I find myself playing the video and leaving it on to listen to the music when it loops while I do other things.

This program is also way more in his comfort zone than the SP and he commits to the choreography very well already. I love the step and choreographic sequences and how he uses his whole body to interpret the music. This program will be soo good when he does it clean.

 

[Plumededragon]

Honestly, last year AIC was about same as this year: no clean program, but promising debut. and considering how he lacked training, that's really good!
So I'm not worried at all. Congrats on 1st place, Yuzu!

And the FP costume... I really like it! It's like Etude 2.0 with shades of green added! I have to admit that I do prefer the skin-colored part of the Etude costume. On this one, it's white and it's not the same feeling. But overall, it's a beauty.
And this time, Yuzu's lines cannot be missed, yay!

 

[Wo|flax]

I just rewatched the FS too, and realized there is no actual breathing point like what he had in Seimei or POTO programs, where he just stopped skating and breathed then restarted his skating slowly entering the 2nd half. He is also doing 2 quads and 2 3As in the second half with spins and Chsq in between jumps, the crazy transitions, etc. I am just... amazed at how taxing and difficult this program is, even more difficult than Seimei. I wonder if they will alter something like perhaps give him a point to breathe or lessen the transition in some parts to ease him. :think:

If Yuzuru has his way probably not XD why don't we have the cry/laughing smiley like on twitter. This program really is out of this world difficult. Nam/Orser talked about how game-changing stamina wise it is to add just one quad. and here he's somehow managed to up other aspects as well, from his already super high level

I'm also finding myself watching this way more than the SP but I think the music really helps as well. The song has been stuck in my head all day and I find myself playing the video and leaving it on to listen to the music when it loops while I do other things.

This program is also way more in his comfort zone than the SP and he commits to the choreography very well already. I love the step and choreographic sequences and how he uses his whole body to interpret the music. This program will be soo good when he does it clean.

Yeah, the LP is more traditionally beautiful. The SP is more modern/artsy/cult idk. But it is super fun, it'll be awesome when he's clean and therefore happy/free.

 

[Silvia451]

The costume is beautiful, the music is beautiful, the choreography is beautiful...I can't wait for the GPF to see this program skated perfectly. I'm sure he'll be flying the last step seq.

Oonly 2 performances, but...4Lo really works

 

[Raomina]

I just rewatched the FS too, and realized there is no actual breathing point like what he had in Seimei or POTO programs, where he just stopped skating and breathed then restarted his skating slowly entering the 2nd half. He is also doing 2 quads and 2 3As in the second half with spins and Chsq in between jumps, the crazy transitions, etc. I am just... amazed at how taxing and difficult this program is, even more difficult than Seimei. I wonder if they will alter something like perhaps give him a point to breathe or lessen the transition in some parts to ease him. :think:

I was thinking that too when I was rewatching it. There is no real pause in the music and it seems like they tried to slow it down and give it a small breathing room after the flip (which didn't really fit that well to the music to me). I was exhausted just watching him skate so it must have been really taxing for him. He also seems to have to mentally prepare himself for his quad salchow way more than his quad toe or he would pop, so I'm not sure it's good for his consistency having two quad salchows in his program, even though it is better for his injury.

 

[Sorrento]

I have to admit that I do prefer the skin-colored part of the Etude costume.

But it wasn't skin-colored, it was transparent grey.

 

[ranran]

Honestly, last year AIC was about same as this year: no clean program, but promising debut. and considering how he lacked training, that's really good!
So I'm not worried at all. Congrats on 1st place, Yuzu! ....

Very true. It bothers me so much when the article posted before keeps calculating how much different between ACI scores and his world record score. It's an unnecessary pressure. People shouldn't expect him to achieve that kind of score every time he skates. Besides this is just the beginning of the season.