Yuzuru Hanyu: 2016-17 Season

[HoneyGoldLev]

Med just posted her personal photo with yuzu :luv17:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTMZ6KaBQeV/

The amount of gold in this pic is too high

And what were Yuzu and Shoma doing in that last photo of Zhenya and Wakaba? :rofl2:

 

[sallycinnamon]

Does he imply that he won't do 4Lz and don't want to make major changes in his layout, and he rather wants to work on the overall quality of his skating?

 

[ralucutzagy]

She probably wants to hold him too
Well I for one wouldn't mind holding Yuzu even though I am smaller than him.

Or either way! Him to lift her!

 

[Yatagarasu]

Does he imply that he won't do 4Lz and don't want to make major changes in his layout, and he rather wants to work on the overall quality of his skating?

Yup, it's what he is implying. Which ...
But better to wait and see what he actually presents.

 

[nekun]

Yuzu: "I'm not trying hard with such as 4lz "

I hope it's just the way Yuzu to calmed the media...I still think 4lz is needed

 

[YuzusHydroblade]

How am I supposed to concentrate in my Japanese class with all of this ?

 

[HoneyGoldLev]

Does he imply that he won't do 4Lz and don't want to make major changes in his layout, and he rather wants to work on the overall quality of his skating?

No, he's implying that he will do straight to 4A instead of 4Lz HAHAHA...

(that's just a joke... I hope...)

 

[liha]

But then he also says "While I must get more quads or add something creative to combo, aside them, I would love to focus on GOE and the perfection of program..."

So I am a little confused with this interview. That would mean he wants to cut a 3A to go for a 5-quad layout w/o the Lz? That would make little sense.

 

[narcissa]

Noo, I hope that's not true. He needs a 4Lz.

He should go for it. His 4Lo was stable by the end of the season. Maybe he can stabilize 4Lz on the GP next year.

With so many people potentially doing 4Lz or 4F at the Olympics, not having it may be similar to not having a 3F-3T or 3Lz-3T combination for women hwell:

Maybe he's just playing the psychological game and keeping us (and his competitors) guessing? :think:

I'm trying not to worry. He wouldn't be practicing it if he wasn't seriously thinking about putting it in, after all. I guess it depends on how he feels with it. He will probably put it in if it's 80%+ or something. But it needs to get there. And we all know Yuzu, he changes his minds like he changes his...costumes?

 

[liha]

Or either way! Him to lift her!

I disapprove of that scenario

How am I supposed to concentrate in my Japanese class with all of this ?

Stop trying and join the dark side.

 

[LeeJiHye19]

Yuzu: "I'm not trying hard with such as 4lz "

I hope it's just the way Yuzu to calmed the media...I still think 4lz is needed

why does 4Lz is needed? because Chen had it and it has the second highest BV?

 

[Marin]

To me it is his way to avoid media before his layout will be decided in Toronto.
For me he roughly says: "I love to improve my consistency,quality, GOE . I also love to challenge difficulty. Will I upgrade my difficulty? It's not your job for now to know yet."

 

[Yatagarasu]

But then he also says "While I must get more quads or add something creative to combo, aside them, I would love to focus on GOE and the perfection of program..."
So I am a little confused with this interview. That would mean he wants to cut a 3A to go for a 5-quad layout w/o the Lz? That would make little sense.

Actually it makes sense considering his talk about cutting the 3A and one day putting the 4A in competition. Technically he can still keep one 3A and do a 5 quad program.
4Lo, 4S, 3F // 4S-3T, 4T, 3A-2T, 4T-Lo-3S, 3Lz or 4Lo, 4S, 3F // 4Lo-3T, 4T, 3A-2T, 4T-Lo-3S, 3Lz

I just don't think that's wise or profitable.
He is hitting all the bullet points for his GOEs, he's not getting them because they don't want to give it to him, not because his skating is suddenly faulty. If this is the result of the SP, I'll seriously curse LGC because guh. With the new skaters now having more variety of quads, things like his 3F will continue to get depressed GOEs.

On the other hand, he could be just playing a game with the media and getting them off his back, while he keeps his plans a secret, which would also be a very Yuzuru thing to do! So I guess we wait.

ETA LOL yes, basically what Marin said.

 

[xeyra]

Yup, it's what he is implying. Which ...
But better to wait and see what he actually presents.

With the way things have gone, it's not an easy decision to make. He hasn't gone clean aside from once in the FS this season, so he can't say he is completely comfortable in his layout. So he wants to improve on that, which is a good choice since going clean and consistent might help his scores. But then... where would he go from there? Hope he could be like Zhenya and keep getting more GOEs for the same program skated cleanly over multiple competitions? And yet what happens if he plateaus mid-season?

At the same time, he must know that it's only a matter of time before Nathan, Boyang and most of all, Shoma, upgrade their own layouts with more quads (Nathan going clean on his planned Worlds is already dangerous given the BV but Shoma is doubly so, since he has much better PCS than the first two and is getting good GOEs too). Adding a new quad has a lot of risks too, yes. And I'm not quite sure if he's actually considering the idea that he doesn't necessarily have to do 5 quads if he adds a 4Lz. That he can repeat 3T instead, which is already a good BV boost.

I guess it will all depend on how well he practices his 4Lz in the off-season, maybe.

 

[ralucutzagy]

I disapprove of that scenario



Stop trying and join the dark side.

 

[lilsailor]

if he is gonna r****** after olys, i'd say he'll stay until 2019 worlds, so he can retire at home

 

[fishheadanon]

I also agree that he not actually answering outright what his plans are. Also there's still the summer, it may depend on how training will go. He' a smart cookie, he must understand GOEs are not what they were and his consistency and quality aren't being rewarded as they should be.

 

[liv]

Uh uh uh. I am not sure what to think about this part. I really do not think it's wise to do this, considering his GOEs which really aren't a problem on his side and what everyone else is doing and is going to do.
Well, fingers crossed in any case.

I agree. I guess he believes that when he skates cleanly no one can beat him, which is true to some extent, but the others aren't going to sit back. BV will be upped, PCS will go up... that comfort cushion he has in his levels won't be there forever. I just hope he keeps training it seriously. You never know when a YOLO moment comes along and you need to be able to deliver that little bit of extra... and he may need the Hail Mary of all extras at the Olympics.

My favourite YOLO, Midori Ito in 1992 when she threw in an unplanned perfect 3A at the 4 minute mark. It won her the silver.

 

[xeyra]

Yuzu, remember Patrick at Sochi! He believed he could keep his lower BV against a young upstart and look what happened!

Edit: Then again, whatever plans he might have at the beginning of the season might not remain as he watches his competitors. He did change his SP in 2015 after SC.

 

[narcissa]

To me it is his way to avoid media before his layout will be decided in Toronto.
For me he roughly says: "I love to improve my consistency,quality, GOE . I also love to challenge difficulty. Will I upgrade my difficulty? It's not your job for now to know yet."

This makes sense and makes me feel better. Haha.

If he doesn't add it it's not because he doesn't think he needs it, IMO.