Yuzuru Hanyu: 2013-14 Season

[makaihime]

Orser has said that he doesn't intefere in that aspect and leaves it all up to the skater themselves.

In the end, its the skater themselves who have to wear it, perform in it, and express themselves in it. Not the coaches. And if the skater isn't comfortable, no matter how good they are, they won't be able to put their 100% into their programs. I have commented on his costumes, but I respect each one that he's picked because its a part of who he is Yuzuru is one of those people who understands their own weakness and flaws better than anyone else so I'm not too concern about that.

 

[sajoya]

I don't think we'll ever see Yuzuru wear loose costumes throughout his career. He admires Weir's style, so he's probably going to have him as his costume designer until he retires. I honestly think he looks nice in tight costumes, it's just the design is awful and doesn't match him at all. If I recall, Weir mentioned that Yuzuru is the one who suggests the designs and all Weir is in charge of is making it (so the R&J 2 costume is literally Yuzuru's fashion sense, sadly). I remember looking through a blog where it translates comments from Japan's famous website, 2chan. Surprisingly, some Japanese people actually think he's "gay", it's not because of his costume, it's how he is like outside the rink. They make assumptions by the way he poses in pictures and his posture and gestures during interviews. I do hope to see a more masculine side of him though (just like his PW program).

 

[RantingSkater]

Does his costume matters that much? As long as he is a skillful skater, I could careless what he wears. Heck, he could be wearing a dress and I would still watch him.

 

[SuzyQ]

The first sight of R&J 2 costume at Finlandia just astonished me.

The atomosphere at the figure skating fandoms (although I haven't seen so many), was "Oh, well...."
But after two or three competitions, I saw comments like "Used to seeng it." It was just the same as my impression.

I heard the diagonal lace on it was to hide his skinny upper body, but I thought it was too much.
I like the dark gray lace of the top and the gradation to the black pants. It accentuated his long legs.

I like his Etude in D Sharp Minor costume in blue (2011 - 2012 season) the best, and using some drapes like that would fit him very well.

To the best of my knowledge, his costumes of that season (SP and LP - R&J 1) were made by a pro, not his mother. It may be a good idea to ask the same designer again.

 

[sajoya]

@RantingSkater: Costumes in general, I really do think they matter. Simple as that.

 

[happy_Yuzu_fan]

Do the costumes merit points for the skater?

 

[HanDomi]

I actually think tight costumes fits Yuzuru really well, it just it should be more like this :
http://media.oregonlive.com/olympics_impact/photo/evan-lysacekjpg-d382a79622723e72.jpg

or like his Etude SP

 

[Yuzusan]

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 don't understand all the discussions about his costume. What people reproach him for wearing not well costume ? The costume is not cover his lines and posture because he is sloushing ? I don't think with other costumes, it will cover his sloushing. Watch him in every videos, daily life, parade, press conference, everywhere, you can see he is sloushing, even with suits, it is flagrant. This is his natural posture, whatever clothes he wears, it doesn't hide that. So what are the other problems with his costumes ?

But I concede, because of his tight costumes, according to the angle of the camera on TV, some plans are ugly, but it is minor. And it is hide by the his beautiful skating.

 

[Meoima]

This is his natural posture, whatever clothes he wears, it doesn't hide that. So what are the other problems with his costumes ?
But I concede, because of his tight costumes, according to the angle of the camera on TV, some plans are ugly, but it is minor. And it is hide by the his beautiful skating.

R&J 1.0 did cover his posture a bit. if you notice. But it's true that whatever he wears, it can't erase his weakness completely. I think loose shirt could cover his slouching a bit, it does not mean it makes his postures look beautiful.

I am just saying, choosing which type of costume to help you with your weakness, is a small but helpful details. But it's true that you can't become a complete skater just thanks to the costume.

Some skater has okay costume, but it does not help them cover their TEDIOUS postures. Example: Kovtun.

If we do some comparison, then Yuzuru have much much better postures than lots of his peers out there. and it's true that, those who criticize him most about his postures are Canadian or PChan's fans.

 

[skatefan22]

Regarding Yuzu's taste for costume, here is a video about Yuzu's Mom making his costume when he was 11-12 years old.

http://www.acfun.com/v/ac1037577_2

His Mom was fixing those blingbling gems on the costume saying that little Yuzu is very fond of that costume (scarlet color, tight, with lots of gems), so even fixing all those gems on it was time/energy consuming, she still did it for Yuzu.

 

[Yuzusan]

Regarding Yuzu's taste for costume, here is a video about Yuzu's Mom making his costume when he was 11-12 years old.

http://www.acfun.com/v/ac1037577_2

His Mom was fixing those blingbling gems on the costume saying that little Yuzu is very fond of that costume (scarlet color, tight, with lots of gems), so even fixing all those gems on it was time/energy consuming, she still did it for Yuzu.

Who is the other child with Yuzu ? It seems I know his face or I already saw it somewhere ...

 

[mikaboo]

Regarding Yuzu's taste for costume, here is a video about Yuzu's Mom making his costume when he was 11-12 years old.

http://www.acfun.com/v/ac1037577_2

His Mom was fixing those blingbling gems on the costume saying that little Yuzu is very fond of that costume (scarlet color, tight, with lots of gems), so even fixing all those gems on it was time/energy consuming, she still did it for Yuzu.

Thanks for the video! I'm looking forward to Ryuju Hino (and Keiji Tanaka) to come up to seniors next year. I hope he can become Yuzuru's rival again. He looked so confident back then...

 

[mikaboo]

This article came up on Yahoo news today. It's from a gossip magazine so I won't post it on the other thread, but the content is about food and is harmless even if it's a lie so I will translate it a little bit.
http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20140427-00000000-pseven-spo

Hanyu faced some problems with meals when he moved to Canada because he did not like meals served in North America such as big steaks and deer meat.

"With a small appetite, Hanyu was scared off by the big meals that were served in front of him, like large amounts of meat and big plate full of food. He felt as though he were 'being attacked by meat'. He doesn't like meals with strong flavors either so his appetite became smaller and smaller. His mother tried to reproduce meals she made in Japan by going to Korean supermarkets but failed." (quoted by a Figure Skating anonymous)

His immunity went down and he started to miss practices due to sickness. His physical and muscular strengths deteriorated and he injured his knee right before the WC in March 2013.

His mother decided to improve his diet and consulted a dietitian. She then realized that Hanyu's tendencies when eating meals.

"Hanyu gets full after 5 minutes of eating and does not finish his meal, but he starts eating again after 20 minutes saying he's hungry again." (quoted by the same anonymous)

It wasn't that he had a small appetite. "His stomach takes time to start moving so it took time for him to develop an appetite after starting a meal." (quoted by the same anonymous)

Then the article goes on about how his mother, under the instructions of a dietitian is making him drink soup before meals and making use of glutamic acid to increase his appetite. She tries to lessen his burden of eating visually by serving his rice in onigiri style rather than serving them in a rice bowl. Hanyu likes "nabe" (hot pot?) meals so she makes them often and since the ingredients are easy to buy anywhere, he usually eats nabe when he travels, etc.

 

[Yuzusan]

This article came up on Yahoo news today. It's from a gossip magazine so I won't post it on the other thread, but the content is about food and is harmless even if it's a lie so I will translate it a little bit.

I don't understand, this information is not true ? What is the credit to bring concerning this gossip magazine ? because it's a little bit weird.

 

[foruiz]

Who is the other child with Yuzu ? It seems I know his face or I already saw it somewhere ...

Ryuju Hino

 

[mikaboo]

^ I don't think anyone trusts what a gossip magazine is saying 100% especially with a quote from an anonymous. I just translated it because he recently talked about his food issues at the press conference so we all know he has a small appetite and the nothing in it includes anything that would ruin his image if it were inaccurate in some parts.

 

[skatefan22]

Who is the other child with Yuzu ? It seems I know his face or I already saw it somewhere ...

I think that is Ryuju HINO

 

[Pamigena]

I have no idea if this "article" is accurate or not - but it sure sounds like someone has gathered bits of information (except for the quotes of the anonymous source all those things have been mentioned several times) then added some "artistic license" and hey presto, there's your gossip article (good to know that the quality of Yahoo journalism seems to be equally questionable all around the world)

 

[cruzceleste]

Well Yuzuru then is happy, he just got 240kg of rice for his onigiri

http://dayzdai.tumblr.com/post/83980608925/yuzuru-hanyu-received-240kg-of-rice-xd

 

[giulia95]

Independently from the article , it was quite visible Yuzu was underweight last season from FT to London Words, many fans were worried about it , videos are still there. Fortunately food problems are over now.

Nothing new under the sun ...