Vincent Zhou

[yyyskate]

Vincent uploaded 2 stories, when is the last time...it is been like forever.. Tears of joy
According to the stories, Vincent is grinding in the Gym and apparently is in Toronto(Cricket Club, okay I add the CC part)
Fans really hope Vincent can get some quality training in Toronto. be it choreo/performance refinement or jump quality improvement.

in terms of never ending grinding, I wish Vincent can reach the optimal body shape and muscle ratio, not become bulky cos those quads rotation needs slim body type.

About possible choreo refinement, for the FS, the third part of CTHD, from https://youtu.be/NJbV46YhCOo?t=163 (after 3A) to the beginning of rising sun, the music building of this part is a little repetitive to previous 2 CTHD cuts. The drum is a nice difference but it is quite subtle and a bit monotone. Sometimes, the audience's attention may wander away here.
I wish Vincent's choreo/program team (J_Butt and music mixer) could make some changes here. either add extra music tracks to highlight and awaken or add some choreographically highlighting movement. BTW, I love the Kongfu styled little choreo here https://youtu.be/ExIL_OfF7L8?t=164 "showing some real character" and this little choreo has 2 versions.

Also, fans wish Vincent can still use the squat styled change of edge spread eagle in your FS stsq instead of the inna bauer.

 

[yyyskate]

There are still some harsh and inaccurate comment about Vincent's skating.
I hope Vincent to have a open mind. this Old Chinese saying presented to our poet Vincent “有则改之,无则加勉”
English version "Correct mistakes if you have committed them and guard against them if you have not."
Japanese version "誤りがあればこれを改め,なければいっそう努力する.人の忠告は謙虚に聞き..." ,
Estonia version ...

 

[Zenchio63]

Latest IG post from Ontario, with Lori & Kurt Browning:
Two legends and a random boi who's there for the ride.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-2oHKHfZR/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=b3e8wptxvmvs

 

[Zenchio63]

Latest IG post from Ontario, with Lori & Kurt Browning:
Two legends and a random boi who's there for the ride.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq-2oHKHfZR/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=b3e8wptxvmvs

Vincent looks really cute in this picture. Away from competition stress and time zone difference, he looks well rested and peaceful. All that good Asian food and clothes shopping, as well as working out at LA Fitness (Instastories), must be a big help . TJ Nyman commented: "The boi lookin like a meal tho." Guess TJ is taking a page from Alex_Kambam

Wishing Vincent and all the fans a wonderful holiday season where we all get to enjoy & appreciate the last month of 2018!

 

[Zenchio63]

Hi, yyyskate, can you please translate this page:
https://m.weibo.cn/profile/5591120300

The online translation came out:
Good afternoon, everyone, I am sorry to bring you a regrettable news. Since the Jinboyang visit draft of SkatingChina was seriously infringed by the pages of @腾讯体育 and @搜狐体育, in order to protect their rights and interests, we decided to suspend the interview of Zhou Zhifang's exclusive article. See the picture for Chen Qing.

Sounds like Skating China has an exclusive interview with Vincent, which is temporarily suspended due to copyright infringement from the other 2 named publications/sites on a Boyang article? Is that right?

 

[oatmella]

Not yyyskate , but I read it as these two publications infringed on Boyang’s rights ... and to protect their personal rights, Vincent’s interview is temporarily suspended.

 

[yyyskate]

Hi, yyyskate, can you please translate this page:
https://m.weibo.cn/profile/5591120300

The online translation came out:
Good afternoon, everyone, I am sorry to bring you a regrettable news. Since the Jinboyang visit draft of SkatingChina was seriously infringed by the pages of @腾讯体育 and @搜狐体育, in order to protect their rights and interests, we decided to suspend the interview of Zhou Zhifang's exclusive article. See the picture for Chen Qing.

Sounds like Skating China has an exclusive interview with Vincent, which is temporarily suspended due to copyright infringement from the other 2 named publications/sites on a Boyang article? Is that right?

yup, that is unfortunately what happened. like @oatmella said.

afaik, the suspended interview of Vincent is about how will he deal with new rule change in term of jumps and what is his strategy, something like that. Sounded very relevant.

 

[yyyskate]

Vincent is abnormally active on insta lately.
Could be his insta account been taken over or hijacked?

Anyways, Good job and we wanna more

 

[yyyskate]

Vincent, I have one question. is this really you, I don't know what emoji to put here.

 

[oatmella]

Wow - 小周 will be attending a lot of proms - lol

 

[Zenchio63]

Latest IG post with Jeff Buttle: After a week of exploring and relishing the creative process, I feel excited and anxious for what's next. Big things are coming. @j_butt thank you ever so much for making the magic possible! :2thumbs:

Today's instastories include some cool moves with Jeff, workout essentials and a bowl of delicious beef noodle soup! (drool)

Looking forward to seeing the latest updates to the program. Now, please don't start criticizing and complaining before you even see the changes (you know who you are ). As long as Vincent is excited and optimistic about them, that is what ultimately counts!

 

[Zenchio63]

yup, that is unfortunately what happened. like @oatmella said.

afaik, the suspended interview of Vincent is about how will he deal with new rule change in term of jumps and what is his strategy, something like that. Sounded very relevant.

Thank you both for your confirmation. I wanted to be sure since the part about infringing on Boyang's rights does not really make sense technically. If they (other publications/sites) claimed to have interviewed him or took his words out of context, those are lies but doesn't have anything to do with his "rights".

The interview with Vincent will be a really interesting one as China surely wants to know what his plans are in regards to the new rules. It is doubtful USFS will place focus on the elephant in the room. The Skating mag article pic was taken from Champs Camp, before the UR stigma started in Skate America, so we probably won't get anything new there. Really looking forward to reading the interview with Skating China.

 

[Zenchio63]

Flashback Friday pics for comparison:

Then: 2016 JGP Tallinn Cup podium: with Roman Sadovsky and Alexander Samarin

Now: 2018 Tallinn Trophy podium: with Maxim Kovtun and Anton Shulepov

 

[yyyskate]

Now, please don't start criticizing and complaining before you even see the changes (you know who you are ). As long as Vincent is excited and optimistic about them, that is what ultimately counts!

shoot, :hopelessness: palm over my face, already did that

and about the Skate China article of Vincent, I think they did it at NHK, they also interviewed Rika there. They released Rika's interviews recently, based on Rika's interview, they really ask the right questions and could dig out some answers that fans wanna know and is not generic PC answers.
I really hope to read their interview about Vincent. I assume they definitely have some scoop.
They said they are thinking about the format and timing of releasing Vincent's article to avoid infringement. but they are also concerned about the timeliness of their article. So I would assume, they won't let us wait too long and release the article maybe before nationals or 4CC(which is an international event).

 

[livetoskate]

I'm so happy to read that Vincent spent time with Jeffrey Buttle. Jeff was always so stylish and smooth, a really elegant, well-rounded skater. That's the kind of polishing Vincent needs. Can't wait to see him at nationals!

 

[Zenchio63]

I'm so happy to read that Vincent spent time with Jeffrey Buttle. Jeff was always so stylish and smooth, a really elegant, well-rounded skater. That's the kind of polishing Vincent needs. Can't wait to see him at nationals!

Happy holidays, livetoskate! It's good to see your posts again. Vincent sounded like he had a really good session with Jeff so I am really looking forward to seeing the updates!

NBC Sports published the rankings of the US men going into Nationals:

Nathan Chen — 282.42
Jason Brown — 263.42
Vincent Zhou — 234.25
Camden Pulkinen — 223.95

So despite the UR calls, Vincent still has a really good chance of making the podium. Hope his PCS continues to increase.

 

[Zenchio63]

shoot, :hopelessness: palm over my face, already did that

and about the Skate China article of Vincent, I think they did it at NHK, they also interviewed Rika there. They released Rika's interviews recently, based on Rika's interview, they really ask the right questions and could dig out some answers that fans wanna know and is not generic PC answers.
I really hope to read their interview about Vincent. I assume they definitely have some scoop.
They said they are thinking about the format and timing of releasing Vincent's article to avoid infringement. but they are also concerned about the timeliness of their article. So I would assume, they won't let us wait too long and release the article maybe before nationals or 4CC(which is an international event).

Thanks, yyyskate, please be sure to let us know when the interview gets published. USFS are so behind, the current issue of Skating mag is still not uploaded.

 

[Zenchio63]

Skating Magazine Article

The December issue of Skating magazine is finally up:

Honest Zhou Is His Own Man

Don't like the hair, outfit, pose - seem very unnatural and not Vincent at all, but the content should make up for the photo.

 

[yyyskate]

The December issue of Skating magazine is finally up:

Honest Zhou Is His Own Man

Don't like the hair, outfit, pose - seem very unnatural and not Vincent at all, but the content should make up for the photo.

you know, USFS totally does NOT get what kinda looks today's young lady hearts, and they got such a handsome and teen-idol potential with global appeal Vincent on their hand. and they don't know how to take a cute photo.
Fans do a better job.

 

[yyyskate]

I'm so happy to read that Vincent spent time with Jeffrey Buttle. Jeff was always so stylish and smooth, a really elegant, well-rounded skater. That's the kind of polishing Vincent needs. Can't wait to see him at nationals!

speaking of which, Jeff's timeless classic from 10 years ago:luv17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsphwWu1B2s started to float around lately among skating fans again.
Besides Jeff's textbook musicality and sensibility demonstrated in this performance, I kinda wanna recommend his costume/styling to Vincent too, who has gorgeous long legs and long lines like Jeff, thus deserves an outfit to show it off like Jeff as well.

and the 2007 version, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxlMDroBT3s always my sentimental fav