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Yuzuru Hanyu: 2017-2018

I have to disagree here. Chopin 3.0 had a perfect distribution of jumps (independent from any bonus):
That seq-se-4S-se as an introduction: Hello everyone, I'm Yuzuru Hanyu and I do quads with step sequences in and out. Beware!
Then a little breather, halfway a 3A out of nowhere (Hello, I'm still here) and the badass 4T+rippon-3T at the end right on the crescendo of the music escalating in the StSq. That combo deserved 100% the label 'highlight distribution'. It was THE highlight of the men's SP for me - especially in terms of dramaturgy: Save the best for last.

Well, I said "argue". I've only seen 3.0 in person twice (ACI and Olympics) so they are perfectly fine with me and I am probably partial towards those for obvious reasons, but people have noted their preferences toward 1.0 and 2.0. That's all I'm saying.
 
Well, I said "argue". I've only seen 3.0 in person twice (ACI and Olympics) so they are perfectly fine with me and I am probably partial towards those for obvious reasons, but people have noted their preferences toward 1.0 and 2.0. That's all I'm saying.

1.0 and its variations had a similar layout to 3.0 in the element distribution (solo quad/3A, spin, spin, solo quad/3Ax, combox, stsq, spin) but I believe there was a bit more choreography before and between spins in the first half back then. 2.0, on the other hand, was a bit different in element distribution. Personally, 2.0 remains my favorite version, maybe because GPF 2015 SP was one of the first programs of Yuzuru I ever saw.
 
1.0 and its variations had a similar layout to 3.0 in the element distribution (solo quad/3A, spin, spin, solo quad/3Ax, combox, stsq, spin) but I believe there was a bit more choreography before and between spins in the first half back then. 2.0, on the other hand, was a bit different in element distribution. Personally, 2.0 remains my favorite version, maybe because GPF 2015 SP was one of the first programs of Yuzuru I ever saw.
Yep, I've just rewatched his SP from GPF '14:
In Chopin 1.0 there was a longer step sequence after the solo jump followed by a sit spin and a flying camel with doughnut.
In 3.0 he changed the order of the two spins and the sit spin became visibly longer in duration, therefore he had to cut away a few steps after the solo jump.

Can't really decide which layout was better. I really liked the steps after the solo jump in 1.0, but the sit spin in 3.0 was breathtaking, too. I think, the 4T+rippon-3T makes the difference for me. (It's so rare to see rippon jumps from Yuzu, so this combo was extra special. I can only remember the 3A+rp-2T and a 4Lz+rp-3T he has landed in practice. Was there another one?)

#Sidenote: GPF 2015 was the first SP, I've seen from Yuzu, too... and I loved it :biggrin: Never thought, that he could top that, but... aye. He could. :rolleye:
 
Wow there is place called Hanyu City? I wanna go there sometime ^^
And just curious, to our Japanese friends here, since a city named withn the same characters is it related to the feudal lords clan?
Or its just coincidence?
 
Wow there is place called Hanyu City? I wanna go there sometime ^^
And just curious, to our Japanese friends here, since a city named withn the same characters is it related to the feudal lords clan?
Or its just coincidence?

It is in Saitama prefecture, Kanto region. I checked Japanese wiki but it doesn't say about the feudal clan as far as I see. Generally speaking, the city is not for sightseeing but it would be interesting you can see letters of "Hanyu" everywhere :laugh:
 
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