Yuzuru Hanyu: 2016-17 Season

[FTnoona]

https://twitter.com/GeumNa/status/832571115977449475
https://twitter.com/ifsmagazine/status/832578723140493312

I wonder what happened to him recently

Boy, did you think you were gonna miss the cut off for the free skate because you missed your combo

 

[mcq]

https://twitter.com/GeumNa/status/832571115977449475
https://twitter.com/ifsmagazine/status/832578723140493312

I wonder what happened to him recently

This is very hilarious and refreshing, which is why though the skate was not stellar I am surprisingly feeling happy?
Turns out indeed how I feel about his performance really depend on how he react and feel to his own performance lol.

 

[cherryncy]

Vodka wouldnt help, here's a dose of a weirdly cute Yuzuru.

 

[serafine]

I'm having a fever and period right now. Not good for my health. I think my fever went up a bit before Yuzu skate. I'm glad the SP is over. My bane of existence in the past: 4S, 3Lz, and now it's 4S+3T

Now Yuzu is in the position of chasing up. This actually gives me hope because Yuzu is damn good at catching up. Hope this will fire him up 1000x more :dev2::dev2: Just land that darn combo this Sunday *cross fingers*

 

[Raomina]

I'm not too surprised about the pop actually. Personally, I was expecting more of a disaster, so this was actually not too bad, jump-wise at least. I was so surprised he managed to get the 4Lo out so nicely. Edge jumps are so difficult to rotate when tensed compared to toe jumps and I think he was trying way too hard to be relaxed that it just backfires. Like, you can see that he's consciously trying so hard to not be nervous that he just ends up even more nervous than before. I was thinking before the competition that the fact that so many fans came specifically to see him adds to the pressure to be perfect as well. And you know that pressure to be perfect is always there, from himself, from everyone else. It's a double-edged sword. I don't think trying to relax before competing is the best strategy for him. He's an intense competitor and I think he needs that intensity to compete well (like at NHK and GPF last year) to overcome the nerves, rather than trying to remove the nerves by relaxing. I really hope that he can get into the right mindset for the FS, since physically he's quite prepared this time!

 

[Danibellerika]

SP, B.ESP

Get it while it's hot and still has audio

Audio but much slower. Thanks though. I'll have to check ice network when they upload the rest.

 

[Pamigena]

Not sure the hugely tall and thin look suits him... ;-)

Can I already make requests for next year's programs? :sarcasm: be not a warhorse and be something that survives more than 10 flippin' seconds on youtube. Tall order, I know

https://twitter.com/GeumNa/status/832571115977449475
https://twitter.com/ifsmagazine/status/832578723140493312

I wonder what happened to him recently

I think I'm not the only one who had a little something in her morning drink

 

[Yatagarasu]

He's an intense competitor and I think he needs that intensity to compete well (like at NHK and GPF last year) to overcome the nerves, rather than trying to remove the nerves by relaxing.

I was just talking to a friend about this. It's a legitimate possibility, I've got to say.

But it is nice seeing him happy and relaxed, so I'm conflicted.

 

[gladiolusc]

I'm not too surprised about the pop actually. Personally, I was expecting more of a disaster, so this was actually not too bad, jump-wise at least. I was so surprised he managed to get the 4Lo out so nicely. Edge jumps are so difficult to rotate when tensed compared to toe jumps and I think he was trying way too hard to be relaxed that it just backfires. Like, you can see that he's consciously trying so hard to not be nervous that he just ends up even more nervous than before. I was thinking before the competition that the fact that so many fans came specifically to see him adds to the pressure to be perfect as well. And you know that pressure to be perfect is always there, from himself, from everyone else. It's a double-edged sword. I don't think trying to relax before competing is the best strategy for him. He's an intense competitor and I think he needs that intensity to compete well (like at NHK and GPF last year) to overcome the nerves, rather than trying to remove the nerves by relaxing. I really hope that he can get into the right mindset for the FS, since physically he's quite prepared this time!

<--- that's the thing I'm not sure. He didn't do his "zusa" in practice at all, and this zusa he did there was no lean back at all. We'll probably know based on Bielmann tomorrow... but eek. It makes me wonder if all this relaxed talk is another version of his "dekiru dekiru dekiru." Like one of his mind over matter tricks. What you said about him trying to relax and dispense with intensity, I was just thinking about as well. Maybe he needs to be intense.

 

[Marin]

he was late in that part on stsq He had to rush it to catch up that's why he didn't do full slide xD
no back injury , relax

 

[liv]

I think skating after Shoma is a good thing for him, mentally. Shoma will skate well and Yuzu will want to beat him.

 

[Elaine666]

After his 6min warm up I really thought he could have done worse. Now I am just happy for his gradual improvement in 4lo. It is going to be GOE+3 very soon!

 

[mcq]

Anyway, is his lisfranc completely okay now? In case his 4S3T is not working out again, maybe 4T3T can be considered. It is just 0.2 points difference anyway. And to get off with a fresh jump might be better mentally than trying to deal with the same jump he keeps bombing over and over. But then again, his instep... :think:

 

[Yatagarasu]

Anyway, is his lisfranc completely okay now? In case his 4S3T is not working out again, maybe 4T3T can be considered. It is just 0.2 points difference anyway. And to get off with a fresh jump might be better mentally than trying to deal with the same jump he keeps bombing over and over. But then again, his instep... :think:

Forget that. He should do the 4Lo-3T. YOLO!

I'm back to good mood, the wine is working.

 

[Pamigena]

SP, Japanese

Can't say much about the quality because my internet officially hates me like hell and won't play anything beyond the first 10 seconds

 

[NordEsque]

Forget that. He should do the 4Lo-3T. YOLO!

I'm back to good mood, the wine is working.

Can I have some? I think I need some (a lot of) alcohol

 

[Meoima]

I guess I was right about he never did well after a long rest. Actually this is better than I expected honestly. Call me not CoP friendly but I don't like step out or fall, so I agree with judges giving him higher PCS today. At least that 2S3T had nice flow. :cool14: 4lo and 3A had nice flow too. So I don't agree with people saying he should get lower PCS. Cause in my book that was still a clean performance, I mean not fully landed all the tech, but no abrupted error that messed the flow of the program.

I am quite disappointed that he still let skating 2nd affect him that badly. I mean how many times already? Why he still let it affect him I can't understand. He is better than that.

I don't have much expectation about the FS honestly. Will he do well or will he do so so... but anyway I only hope he can medal.

 

[Yatagarasu]

Can I have some? I think I need some (a lot of) alcohol

Please, help yourself. It's making everything better.
I have the harder stuff ready for the FS because I am not watching that thing without being at least a third to half sloshed before it starts. Wise life choices

 

[mcq]

Forget that. He should do the 4Lo-3T. YOLO!

I'm back to good mood, the wine is working.

Haha, good for you You might need more alcohol for the FS
Weirdly my mood did not change much even after knowing about the SP. I am curious about how they will approach the FS. There are 2 practices tomorrow. I wonder if they will just go all out and attend both to ensure he is really ready. Or they are still trying to try to conserve and reserve to ensure he stays healthy so that he can really do well at worlds.

 

[Sydney Rose]

I was just talking to a friend about this. It's a legitimate possibility, I've got to say.

But it is nice seeing him happy and relaxed, so I'm conflicted.

I'm conflicted too but I suspect Raomina is correct. When I read yesterday about Brian saying in the Javi documentary that he thought Yuzu was "too intense" it bothered me but I wasn't sure why. Then this morning I realized it reminded me of something I heard Frank Carroll say to Ted Flatt about Gracie Gold being "an emotional girl"--Frank said it like this was a bad thing. He could have instead thought of it as something positive--"she's an emotional girl and we can use that to unleash her passion for skating." But his perspective was so narrow that he just couldn't see the possibilities.