Yuzuru Hanyu: 2016-17 Season

[giulia95]

Well chopin costume is my favorite (etude is beautiful too) so I am not complaining with blue at all :luv17:


Um. His mom? She recorded his practice there sometimes to send to Brian. But even brian said last season they did not do it so much anymore.
From the Sendai practices that I have seen there is noone in particular and he usually does it late in the middle of the night too, which is why I am not so happy with the idea of him spending too much time in Japan practicing all by himself (which usually may led to injury or something) .

Amazing! do you see Yuzu's practices in Sendai? can anybody see him there?

 

[mcq]

I can't stan the pants either, It's too tacky, if Yuzu gonna keep LGC for next season, please change it to black pants and balck shirt,(like PW 0.1 but more full black) add blings if it needed,

and if it true Yuzu will take typical warhores for LP, why not bring back Seimei instead?

Seimei is not a warhorse, and Seimei has been skated to its full potential in my opinion. It will not have the same effect as when he skated it at NHK or GPF. Yuzuru will have the ghost of his NHK+GPF performance that he must overcome every single time he skate it in the olympic season. I'd rather he start with something fresh, eventhough it might not be widely acclaimed as much as Seimei.

Amazing! do you see Yuzu's practices in Sendai? can anybody see him there?

Several times when he was preparing for competitions and was in Japan, not Canada, Japanese TV will show footage of his practices in Sendai Ice rink. You can look it up yourself.

 

[jinabee]

I'd be happy if he kept LGC for next season, I think it could be tweaked a bit to upgrade it but it's already a strong SP. It's a lot of fun to watch and if/when Yuzuru goes into it with a good level of confidence and the right energy he can perform it amazingly and I think by the time he's taking it to Pyeongchang he'll be comfortable with it and able to really perform it perfectly; get all the elements, get all the levels, get the energy right and it could be a Sochi PW moment where he just smacks the audience in the face with that flirty, confident, fun side of himself and suprises people who don't usually watch FS because it's not the typical FS program. He seems to have good luck when he keeps a SP for a second season, since he can do the SP with a degree of confidence and familiararity and he can pay more attention to developing the LP. However, as much as I enjoy the pants, I'd want him to change the costume (at least the upper half, the waistcoat needs to burn). But if they find something better I'd be fine with that too. I'm greedy for new programmes.


I say NO to Carmina. I'd much rather he find something that has the drama of his warhorse programs but the style and distinction of Seimei and H&L. Seimei was well recieved and hugely successful, it would not be bad to find something similar but maybe with a bit more drama (though I still get chills watching the step sequence and choreographic sequence. I think the percussion is amazingly effective and would love for him to use music with the kind of strong percussion again), I'd also setle for something classical but not something so...cliche. Yuzuru can carry pretty much any music but even with him I think I'd strain a muscle trying to not roll my eyes at Carmina.

 

[Yatagarasu]

Haha, I think it will really depend on what he will do in the FS. If he thinks he need more time to adjust to his new FS layout, I will not be surprised if he decided to reuse LGC (even with the old layout). And 4Lo3T in the second half of FS... Let's just say I can already feel my own hips in pain just typing this.
Actually Yuzu already said Jeff is going to pick the music for SP for him, so they definitely have something prepared beside LGC at the very least. (Brian said in the interview that music for Yuzu has been chosen too). Whether they will eventually use it next season or not would be up to how Yuzuru will adjust, I guess.

I don't think there's much chance he'll keep the old layout, even if he reuses LGC. If nothing else, he'd swap in the 4Lz because he kind of has to. As for the combo, we better be prepared though if he goes for 5 then I am curious where the passes go. I would expect a 2/3 layout where yes, the combo would be the first of the three in the second half

I remember the music talk which is why this surprised me but then maybe the FS is going to be a big adjustment, with the extra quad perhaps and certainly a new one so he won't risk it in the Oly season.
At least we'll have lots to talk about and go over, and over, and over again before it's all settled

 

[nekun]

Seimei is not a warhorse, and Seimei has been skated to its full potential in my opinion. It will not have the same effect as when he skated it at NHK or GPF. Yuzuru will have the ghost of his NHK+GPF performance that he must overcome every single time he skate it in the olympic season. I'd rather he start with something fresh, eventhough it might not be widely acclaimed as much as Seimei.

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I know, but for me Seimei is too good to not be showing off for the rest of the World, sure Seimei is not a warhorse but it's has the same music structure with many warhorse out there, start with strong music and then calm melody in the middle and back to strong again in the end.

 

[yume]

I don't want to see LGC next season. Because i'm tired of these purple pants. But i can tolerate them if he does a 4lz or a 4-4 in that program.

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[mcq]

I don't think there's much chance he'll keep the old layout, even if he reuses LGC. If nothing else, he'd swap in the 4Lz because he kind of has to. As for the combo, we better be prepared though if he goes for 5 then I am curious where the passes go. I would expect a 2/3 layout where yes, the combo would be the first of the three in the second half

I remember the music talk which is why this surprised me but then maybe the FS is going to be a big adjustment, with the extra quad perhaps and certainly a new one so he won't risk it in the Oly season.
At least we'll have lots to talk about and go over, and over, and over again before it's all settled

Same, I expect something like 4Lz 4Lo 3F /// 4S3T 4S2T 4T 3Alo3S 3A? It is not like he has not done a layout with 3A as the last jump
Or if he wants max BV with extra 1 point, he can do 4Lz 4Lo 3Lz /// 4S3T 4S2T 4T 3Alo3F 3A.

Well, Yuzuru himself is still confused about what to pick and what to do, whether it is music choice and/or layout. So us fans would be much more confused than he is, of course.
There is a lot to talk about alright, we haven't even reached GP assignment announcement yet After he announced his programs, costume speculation would be on fire

I know, but for me Seimei is too good to not be showing off for the rest of the World, sure Seimei is not a warhorse but it's has the same music structure with many warhorse out there, start with strong music and then calm melody in the middle and back to strong again in the end.

He can do seimei for his olympic ex like he did for white legend. It does not have to be his program for the olympic season. Seimei performance still haunts and burdens him until now. Though I would love to see it again, I am not sure it will be a good idea for him to reuse that in such a stressful season.

 

[Altie]

Actually, as was suggested before, skating to Kenji Kawai sounds like a wonderful idea. He's japanese, and Yuzu skates sublimely well to japanese music as we all know - and his soundtracks are full of drama, which fits an olympic season free skate and a passionate Yuzuru

As for LGC... I'll be happy if he keeps it (I agree with the costume change though ), or if he has a new SP, as long as it is Jeff choregraphying. Keeping it might be wise strategically since it would give him more time to perfect the new free skate and working on upping his technique. But a new program would be yummy.

 

[Yatagarasu]

Same, I expect something like 4Lz 4Lo 3F /// 4S3T 4S2T 4T 3Alo3S 3A? It is not like he has not done a layout with 3A as the last jump
Or if he wants max BV with extra 1 point, he can do 4Lz 4Lo 3Lz /// 4S3T 4S2T 4T 3Alo3F 3A.

Well, Yuzuru himself is still confused about what to pick and what to do, whether it is music choice and/or layout. So us fans would be much more confused than he is, of course.
There is a lot to talk about alright, we haven't even reached GP assignment announcement yet After he announced his programs, costume speculation would be on fire

I think he really liked the 3A finish at 4CC so I would not be surprised one bit if that's exactly what we get next season. Plus, it is effective to pull that off as the last jump. Of course, watch Shae stick it truly way at the end like she did for H&L and we'll have continual heart palpitations for over 4 minutes.

At least we're entertained! I think all the speculation will truly kick in after WTT and maybe a bit of a break. And costume talk is the best (at least he won't be doing something like Tina Turner ... can you imagine those options )

And I am going to be late, again. Because of Yuzuru, again :scard7:

 

[yume]

Actually, as was suggested before, skating to Kenji Kawai sounds like a wonderful idea. He's japanese, and Yuzu skates sublimely well to japanese music as we all know - and his soundtracks are full of drama, which fits an olympic season free skate and a passionate Yuzuru

As for LGC... I'll be happy if he keeps it (I agree with the costume change though ), or if he has a new SP, as long as it is Jeff choregraphying. Keeping it might be wise strategically since it would give him more time to perfect the new free skate and working on upping his technique. But a new program would be yummy.

Japanese music 3 years in a row isn't necessarily a good idea

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[nekun]

He can do seimei for his olympic ex like he did for white legend. It does not have to be his program for the olympic season. Seimei performance still haunts and burdens him until now. Though I would love to see it again, I am not sure it will be a good idea for him to reuse that in such a stressful season.

maybe I'm a bit desperate, Ok I'll take it even it's just an EX, I want Yuzu skate to Seimei once again real bad

Yuzu should not have the burden anymore no? he broke Seimei WR at Worlds, it's the Chopin one which unbreakable atm

 

[mcq]

I think he really liked the 3A finish at 4CC so I would not be surprised one bit if that's exactly what we get next season. Plus, it is effective to pull that off as the last jump. Of course, watch Shae stick it truly way at the end like she did for H&L and we'll have continual heart palpitations for over 4 minutes.

At least we're entertained! I think all the speculation will truly kick in after WTT and maybe a bit of a break. And costume talk is the best (at least he won't be doing something like Tina Turner ... can you imagine those options )

And I am going to be late, again. Because of Yuzuru, again :scard7:

Shae-Lynn, PLEASE NO! at least let me enjoy his program for an extra 30s without heart attack, I beg you

Anyway, after boobskirt and cabbage/lettuce/seaweed requiem etc, I highly highly doubt that anything he will wear after that would ever really surprise me. :scard7:
Random thoughts : I wonder if Yuzuru knows that his international fans called his RJ2 costume as boobskirt

maybe I'm a bit desperate, Ok I'll take it even it's just an EX, I want Yuzu skate to Seimei once again real bad

Yuzu should not have the burden anymore no? he broke Seimei WR at Worlds, it's the Chopin one which unbreakable atm

It seems that Yuzu thinks HnL is not as widely accepted and appreciated as Seimei (which I think is true), so the burden is still there for him. His program onwards will be compared to Seimei, which even happen among his own fans. And I don't think I want to hear people (whether it is FS fans, commentators, bloggers etc) watches reused Seimei and say BS like "something missing compared to before" etc. The program is a masterpiece, and I'd prefer if it were to be put to rest as that and stay in people's memories as how it was. Meanwhile score is score, he did 4 quads so of course he will break WR, no matter what kind of program he might do. If he did a program skating to Spongebob with 5-quad I am pretty sure he will still break WR too

 

[Altie]

Japanese music 3 years in a row isn't necessarily a good idea

And Why not ?
Somehow western music for all skaters, from everywhere in the world, and for decades don't seem to be a problem at all... but japanese music would ?

 

[yume]

Same, I expect something like 4Lz 4Lo 3F /// 4S3T 4S2T 4T 3Alo3S 3A? It is not like he has not done a layout with 3A as the last jump [emoji14]
Or if he wants max BV with extra 1 point, he can do 4Lz 4Lo 3Lz /// 4S3T 4S2T 4T 3Alo3F 3A.

Well, Yuzuru himself is still confused about what to pick and what to do, whether it is music choice and/or layout. So us fans would be much more confused than he is, of course.
There is a lot to talk about alright, we haven't even reached GP assignment announcement yet [emoji14] After he announced his programs, costume speculation would be on fire [emoji23]



He can do seimei for his olympic ex like he did for white legend. It does not have to be his program for the olympic season. Seimei performance still haunts and burdens him until now. Though I would love to see it again, I am not sure it will be a good idea for him to reuse that in such a stressful season.

Why not a 4-1-4 instead of the 4lz? He tries more often that combo than the 4lz.

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[Altie]

Partial transcript of the Q&A from this morning : https://cinnamonsmolyuzu.tumblr.com...ial-transcript-during-the-commemorative-event

 

[yume]

And Why not ?
Somehow western music for all skaters, from everywhere in the world, and for decades don't seem to be a problem at all... but japanese music would ?

Japanese music is not a problem. But the repetition could be a problem. Some people could tell again that he's "not enough versatile".

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[mcq]

Why not a 4-1-4 instead of the 4lz? He tries more often that combo than the 4lz.

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He has to do the 4th type of quad if he wants to do 5-quad FS. So he has no other choice but to do 4Lz (unless he wants to do 4F or 4A which is more unlikely).
4-1-4 is not beneficial in the CoP system, he will exhaust his quad choices and there is less GOE received in total due to putting 2 quad in 1 sequence/combo. I see no reason why he would do this.

 

[sallycinnamon]

And Why not ?
Somehow western music for all skaters, from everywhere in the world, and for decades don't seem to be a problem at all... but japanese music would ?

He won't use Japanese music simply because the Olympics will be held in Korea.

 

[yume]

He has to do the 4th type of quad if he wants to do 5-quad FS. So he has no other choice but to do 4Lz (unless he wants to do 4F or 4A which is more unlikely).
4-1-4 is not beneficial in the CoP system, he will exhaust his quad choices and there is less GOE received in total due to putting 2 quad in 1 sequence/combo. I see no reason why he would do this.

Ah i see. That's a shame.

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[jinabee]

He won't use Japanese music simply because the Olympics will be held in Korea.

well...yeah there is that....

I don't now a lot about the sort of music used for figure skating *sigh* I just hope the pick isn't boring or overused.