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Yuzuru Hanyu: 2013-14 Season

【video】Yuzu's speech before parade, very touching! :thumbsup:

Prince' victory, Parade of Olympics gold medalist - Hanyu

http://link.brightcove.co.jp/services/player/bcpid592369493002?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAiDPOpUo~,8ZTPNBC6qmb3e2ESD6OcDHNQJ4sjsu5q&bctid=816162789002

He mentioned Shizuka Arakawa twice; one is her gold medal motivated him to aim the Olympics Champion, and another is her effort to push the reopen of ice rink (his home training base) that play an important role to Yuzu’s success.

Yuzu ever mentioned in a book that the ice rink closed two years because of financial difficulty. Thus, he significantly reduced the practice frequency and could not have a chance to compete national games because Sendai was lack of male players making a team.

Until 2006, Arakawa won the gold medal to push the reopen happened. Yuzu can be trained locally and then we can witness his success.

No wonder he always took action to give back his hometown as he can. Good luck Sendai people, you have a sincere prince with great gratitude.

ps.
I won't be able to translate full length. Might someone can do it, please.
 
^Thanks echotpe for giving us the gist of what Yuzuru said. And I agree with you that he is Sendai's prince in all senses of that word.

I'm glad he mentioned Shizuka as an inspiration and role model for him. I remember he also personally acknowledged it to her when she interviewed him in Sochi after he had just won the gold medal. Previously he had also mentioned Mao and Yuna as models for him in, of all things, jumps (Mao's triple axel and the way Yuna incorporates jumps in her programs to make a seamless whole). Although we get to hear more often of his male idols (Evgeni Plushenko and Johnny Weir), for me it's refreshing that he also looks to female skaters for emulation. This is reflected in his skating which has been noted to combine the best attributes of male and female skaters: the explosive jumps of the first, and the flexibility and grace of the latter.
 
Thank you echoype.

I also have nothing but love for Shizuka Arakawa, she was not only a great skater, but an amazing role model an she gave back so much. The way she supported Yuzu after the earthquake was admirable and so selfless.

I think an unsung hero in Yuzuru´s story is Daisuke Takahashi. He was the one that invited Yuzuru to do a show inmidiatly after the earthquake that keep Yuzuru motivited to train even when he was sad and he has so much things going on in his life.

Edit.

Also thanks littlexflower for the post in media thread
 
AlexSaytor said:
Can someone please translate what little girl says about Yuzu in this video? She told the interviewer about how Yuzu signed her skates but she apparently said something before that as well. She appears at 05:47-05:50
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1rdwjd_140426おは日-めざまし土曜_sport
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First, the announcer explains that Asahi-chan treasures the photo she took with Yuzuru.
Asahi-chan says that he was very cooperative in taking a picture with her, was super nice, and was like an ordinary boy.
Regarding the autograph on her skates, she didn't have a pen when she asked him to sign it so he was asking around for a pen with a cute smile which left an impression on her.

So funny, being called kawaii from a cute 10 year old girl :laugh:
 
^Thanks annca for the link. I don't know Japanese but persevered watching the video when I saw Sashida Fumiya (love his interaction and friendship with Yuzuru and of course "Hana ni nare") and was rewarded with seeing an unexpected message from Evgeni Plushenko! I don't know whether his "see you soon" to Yuzuru was in reference to that much talked about return to competitive skating, but I thought it was sweet of him to tell Yuzuru that "You're my big idol."
 
Thank you, annca, for the video link! Could I just say Yuzu looks gorgeous in this video :love: How can he have such nice skin?!
That ''yahhh" is too cute to handle:bang:
His friend seems to be quite shy~
 
Okay, there is one big question I want to ask Japanese fellows. Since there has been a lot of criticism about the kid's costume for his free skate this year on this forum (and elsewhere), so I want to ask is there any talk like that in Japan?

There have been lots of interviews, they have asked Yuzuru so many things... but not a single question about his costumes? No single criticism in Japan? I hope his team will take some time to read the criticism online.

No, I don't want to bash his choice of costume. He has his taste, or it's Johnny Weir's bad idea I don't want to know that much, it's their choices.

I am just curious. Because it's true that a good choice of outfit would help you covering your weakness to some extent. And in Yuzuru's case, it's his lines and postures.

If Yuzuru wore something like his previous R&J at 2012, or at least a loose T-shirt, it would help him cover his slouching even it's just a bit. And his not yet beautiful lines wouldn't be so obvious to the eyes.

I really wonder why no one ever tells the kid that his choice of tight costumes this year and last year was not helping him cover his postures? Costumes should have helped him mask his postures, but in these 2 years, the tight costumes only exacerbate his weakness.

I find it strange that no one in Japan has ever said a thing about this.
 
Well, from what I gather--and I'm an anime and J-pop fan, but I'm not Japanese--Yuzuru's costume wouldn't be considered too "feminine" in Japan. They're all about the "bishonen" aesthetic, which would be considered too "pretty" for a lot of westerners. As someone who admittedly has tastes closer to Japan's than the west's, I didn't have huge problems with his costume. It was too over-the-top sparkly, maybe, but I didn't mind what he was going for (didn't quite succeed, but ah well). Much prefer the sparkles over, say, Kevin Reynolds showing up in what looked like his practice clothes.

If we're talking posture and how his costumes highlight/don't highlight it, I dunno. I don't think Yuzu's posture is so bad that it ruins his skating. But so much of the critique on Yuzuru's costume has focused on it looking "girly" or "gay" (even though that's not what denotes "gay" in Japan), I'm glad someone is actually criticizing it for a different reason than that.
 
His costume for the LP is not my favorite, and in Japan, I'm sure there are people of different tastes and styles that like or do not like, his costumes in general. But in the media they do not mention his costume in a negative way. It is all part of his personal appeal to be androgynous and that is mentioned in the media. If he's going for the 'frilly' look, I much prefer his 'Story' Ex costume. the frills were in the right places to show off his figure while at the same time not accentuating hes weak posture. I don't think his costumes will ever be 'manly' in the conventional sense and if you want that kind of thing, there is always Elvis Stojiko...heh heh.
 
Sandpiper said:
Well, from what I gather--and I'm an anime and J-pop fan, but I'm not Japanese--Yuzuru's costume wouldn't be considered too "feminine" in Japan. They're all about the "bishonen" aesthetic, which would be considered too "pretty" for a lot of westerners. As someone who admittedly has tastes closer to Japan's than the west's, I didn't have huge problems with his costume. It was too over-the-top sparkly, maybe, but I didn't mind what he was going for (didn't quite succeed, but ah well). Much prefer the sparkles over, say, Kevin Reynolds showing up in what looked like his practice clothes.

If we're talking posture and how his costumes highlight/don't highlight it, I dunno. I don't think Yuzu's posture is so bad that it ruins his skating. But so much of the critique on Yuzuru's costume has focused on it looking "girly" or "gay" (even though that's not what denotes "gay" in Japan), I'm glad someone is actually criticizing it for a different reason than that.
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I was anime and manga fan (until I finished college) so I can understand Japanese aesthetic a bit. I am not an expert, though. I think the costume somehow looks quite okay when he skated clean at worlds 2014. But that was the only time he performed R&J 2.0 quite believable so I can endure it a bit. I don't mind whether the costume is gay or not, cause I don't like stereotyping people. :p

Frankly, I have seen so many hideous costumes from my favorite skaters (example: Ilia Kulik, even Yagudin had a tedious phase, and Daisuke had some scary costumes, too). I don't care much as long as they skate clean. But at least all of them have this advantage: their postures were much better than Yuzuru. ;)

Newbiespectator said:
His costume for the LP is not my favorite, and in Japan, I'm sure there are people of different tastes and styles that like or do not like, his costumes in general. But in the media they do not mention his costume in a negative way. It is all part of his personal appeal to be androgynous and that is mentioned in the media. If he's going for the 'frilly' look, I much prefer his 'Story' Ex costume. the frills were in the right places to show off his figure while at the same time not accentuating hes weak posture. I don't think his costumes will ever be 'manly' in the conventional sense and if you want that kind of thing, there is always Elvis Stojiko...heh heh.
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Thank you for some confirmation. I am curious because Yuzuru is so thin, he has yet controlled his stamina completely (it's a good sign he improved quite a lot this season), his lines and postures were affected in the 2nd half of the program. And he knows it, as he said in the interviews. But does he know that those tight costumes only make his weakness much more visible?

I bet Orser knows about the postures, along with David Wilson. So I hope they will try their best to help him. Still I am not so sure if the kid can change his mind about the costume.

I hope that he will try other types of outfit that help him cover up the slouching a bit. Johnny Weir designed that FS costume for him, I guess it based on Weir's own experience as a skater. The problem is, the costume seems to work well for someone like Weir, who has much better postures than Yuzuru. It doesn't help Yuzuru with his weakness.
 
I put "gay" in quotation marks to denote it's what some people are saying. I totally agree with you--I don't care of the costume is gay or not and I don't like stereotyping people either.

I definitely don't want Yuzuru to burst out with Stojko-type costumes. It would be good for a one-time laugh but I'll probably die a little inside every subsequent time I see it. Yuzu isn't suited for Stojko's costumes any more than Stojko is for his.

While I personally agree that the Weir costumes looked better on, well, Weir, it doesn't seem like a universal agreement. I know at least one RL person who thought Weir's 2010 costume was too "feminine," but has no problem with Yuzu's costumes (she was even confused when I made some light-hearted jokes about his gala outfit; she couldn't see what was wrong with it). And I have a friend who was meh about Yuzu's SP costume but adored his free skate costume (the outfits, not the skates themselves).

Different strokes for different folks, I guess. If I had to rank Olympic-winning LP costumes from the past several Olympics, I'd put Yuzu's far below Plush's and below Yagudin's as well, but above Kulik's (cheap plastic giraffe), Urmanov (I can deal with the fluffy top, but those tight pants ruined it), and Petrenko (where to start with this one?)
 
Sandpiper said:
Different strokes for different folks, I guess. If I had to rank Olympic-winning LP costumes from the past several Olympics, I'd put Yuzu's far below Plush's and below Yagudin's as well, but above Kulik's (cheap plastic giraffe), Urmanov (I can deal with the fluffy top, but those tight pants ruined it), and Petrenko (where to start with this one?)
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:laugh:, totally agree! Urmanov is a head-case for me. Look at how handsome he was, look at the outfits he chose! :unsure: I mean what a waste of his good-looking! :bang:

My point is, the costume does not matter, because I chose to appreciate Yuzuru's effort in his skates. No matter what type of costume he will choose, I still support him as long as he does not give up.;)

I am just saying, his fitted costumes make his weakness in lines/postures stand out to viewers. A loose T-shirt would make a different, make his postures look more easy to the eyes. If I were his coach, I would suggest him to wear something loose, to make his upper body's slouching less visible. :)
 
Maybe Yuzuru is not interested in covering up his posture but wants to work on improving it from within.
Just like he's not interested in giving up his 4S in the FS which has failed him many times.
 
Meoima said:
I am just saying, his fitted costumes make his weakness in lines/postures stand out to viewers. A loose T-shirt would make a different, make his postures look more easy to the eyes. If I were his coach, I would suggest him to wear something loose, to make his upper body's slouching less visible. :)
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Maybe Borser doesn´t feel with the right to tell Yuzu what to wear, or he likes his costume too. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/001064/f1/0719orser17-v6.jpg

It seem none of team Borser Boys have good taste for costumes

http://img02.mundodeportivo.com/201...nte-su-pr_54399392434_54115221152_960_640.jpg
http://web.icenetwork.com/assets/images/2/0/8/69228208/cuts/nguyen_s2i9box8_er8vck0s.jpg
 
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