Yuzuru Hanyu: 2017-2018

myself said:

A bit OT but I finally got around to watching the Onmyoji movies. (I know, I know. Bad fan! Bad, bad fan LOL). Anyway I really enjoyed them and now I've got a bit of an Nomura Mansai obsession going. Unfortunately I haven't found much to go on English-language-wise. Mostly just clips in Japanese with no subtitles. I am trying to learn Japanese (I just started a couple of weeks ago) but it's slow going. So other than the occasional word, I have no clue what's going on.

But I did find this clip about the movie "Floating Castle" where the actors are asked to say something in a "foreign language". Suprisingly, (at least going by the gasps in the audience) Mansai spoke in English (Yeah!!) saying that while '(His costar) is unique' [I think he was aiming for strange or odd?]. He continues, 'His character ... is very, very cool. I'm cool, but my character in the film is unique.'

Now every time I think of Yuzu skating that program, I picture Seimei lounging around drinking sake and I hear Mansai's low purr saying 'I'm very, very cooool." What have I done? Whelp.

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myself said:

A bit OT but I finally got around to watching the Onmyoji movies. (I know, I know. Bad fan! Bad, bad fan LOL). Anyway I really enjoyed them and now I've got a bit of an Nomura Mansai obsession going. Unfortunately I haven't found much to go on English-language-wise. Mostly just clips in Japanese with no subtitles. I am trying to learn Japanese (I just started a couple of weeks ago) but it's slow going. So other than the occasional word, I have no clue what's going on.

But I did find this clip about the movie "Floating Castle" where the actors are asked to say something in a "foreign language". Suprisingly, (at least going by the gasps in the audience) Mansai spoke in English (Yeah!!) saying that while '(His costar) is unique' [I think he was aiming for strange or odd?]. He continues, 'His character ... is very, very cool. I'm cool, but my character in the film is unique.'

Now every time I think of Yuzu skating that program, I picture Seimei lounging around drinking sake and I hear Mansai's low purr saying 'I'm very, very cooool." What have I done? Whelp.

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yude said:

This is my first hearing Mansai's English and I think his English is great! (I mean, for a Japanese) I searched a little and there was a video in which he talked about his studying in UK, he spent a year there and had workshops of Kyogen in English. That's why he is very good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v58KzgNlzpg&feature=youtu.be

Good luck on your Japanese study and thank you for learning our language

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kiches said:

Here's a list of all my Yuzu fancam videos from ACI. Since Yuzu didn't win I didn't record during the medal ceremony, but he was acting extra cute and apologetic the entire time (maybe his way of giving something to the fans for supporting him). Like during practice, he went and acknowledged the banners around the rink.

Last year this competition was pretty easy-going, this year there were more people attending to the point that they had security officers for the actual competition time. They didn't say anything about taking video during practice, but security did actively tell people not to record video during competition time. There were also a couple of people that had their flash on so they ended up posting signs around the rink about flash photography. In general it was a great audience and the rink was pretty crowded the entire weekend for all disciplines, to the point it got even more uncomfortable to sit on those wooden benches for hours on end!

Maybe the craziest thing I saw was the number of people who camped out to line up to be the first ones into the rink so they could get a good seat, I heard the police came by Friday morning at 2:30 AM to see what the crowd was all about. I think the organizers were slightly taken aback at the passion of some Yuzu fans, but in a good way. When I arrived at 7:30 AM on Friday morning to watch practice there was a long line of people to get in, I counted 286 people at the time and that rink holds about 700!

While the free skate was pretty lackluster, the SP was nothing short of breath taking. I've seen Ballade no. 1 before in Boston, but this upgraded version was just stunning. So much nuance and attention to detail, particularly with his arms and hands (plus my favorite spin where he basically touches his boot with his hand during the entry is back!). I just wish we had some better camera angles and lighting to preserve the performance. When comparing Ballade no. 1 in Boston to Montreal, both performances were clean, but I feel each performance has it's own unique feel and emotion. This is my favorite Yuzu program and it seems I'm not tired of it!

Autumn Classic Fancam Videos - September 21, 2017
20170921 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Image Training
20170921 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Practice 1 of 3
20170921 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Practice 2 of 3
20170921 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Practice 3 of 3
20170921 ACI - Yuzuru Hanyu FS Run-Through


Autumn Classic Fancam Videos - September 22, 2017
20170922 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Image Training
20170922 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Practice 1 of 2
20170922 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Practice 2 of 2


Autumn Classic Fancam Videos - September 23, 2017
20170923 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Image Training
20170923 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Practice 1 of 3
20170923 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Practice 2 of 3
20170923 ACI Yuzuru Hanyu Practice 3 of 3

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Bonnie said:

I'm reading some articles now, cause I hadn't have checked FS news since WTT...
I felt he seemed to decide to continue competeing after the olympics.
Has he said something about his career?

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Interspectator said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVrxYJnRY5k&feature=youtu.be ISU grand prix promo.

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myself said:

I found this clip where Mansai is performing Hamlet and his kids are watching. Hmmm, I wouldn't think Hamlet is very kid-friendly, what with so many characters dying. Even more so if your Dad's Hamlet. Yikes! And oh dear, the poor things do seem a bit agitated. Fortunately they seem happy enough back-stage (after Dad's miraculous recovery at the curtain-call perhaps). LOL Though, when I say kids, the vid is dated as 2002 so they are probably all grown up by now. 2002? That'd put it between the Onmyoji movies right?

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yude said:

I'm feeling the same, his nuances of the comments here and there in the interviews makes me guess he is not going to retire next year. But he has not said anything particular about the near future as far as I remember.

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This season’s layouts are aggressive with 2 quads in the SP and 5 in the FP––furthermore, 3 of them in the second half with a 1.1 multiplier in Base Value. The skating that he learned at his training base in Toronto, Canada, too, has seen marked improvement since the Sochi Olympics. Including everything from basic skating like crossing his feet to advance to the starts at the end of his spins, Coach Orser states that [Hanyu] “always keeps paying attention and has never stopped doing that.”

Accumulating training in a watchful environment, his skating has become smooth with deep edges that grip the ice, [allowing him to use his full body well]. To ISU Technical Specialist, Shin Amano, Hanyu “looks about the same” as Patrick Chan, whose skating skills are the best amongst active competitors.

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myself said:

So sorry for the repeat posts guys!!! Although I've been lurking for awhile, I'm new to posting on the board and I was getting these error messages that I didn't understand. I figured out that if I edited out the quote bit the post would go through but I had no idea the earlier ones would be there as well. Oopsy :dumb:

I think I've deleted all the extras. Again sorry to clog up the boards.

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To ISU Technical Specialist, Shin Amano, Hanyu “looks about the same” as Patrick Chan, whose skating skills are the best amongst active competitors.

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yude said:

That's a sweet video! His son kept saying while watching Mansai's play, "I love my dad, I don't want to see him being cut! Why? Why was my daddy cut? Noooo, you can't be cut! Ganbatte, papa!!" and he said similar things as well in the backstage to his dad

His son, "Yuuki", is 17 now.
https://twitter.com/nanameuekarakon/status/884653646880702464

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xeyra said:

I believe this wasn't posted yet here?

Latest translation by gladi (original article):

[ARTICLE] Hanyu aims at the ultimate dance with aggressive layout & refined programs (Kahoku 2017.09.28)

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kiches said:

Here's a list of all my Yuzu fancam videos from ACI. Since Yuzu didn't win I didn't record during the medal ceremony, but he was acting extra cute and apologetic the entire time (maybe his way of giving something to the fans for supporting him). Like during practice, he went and acknowledged the banners around the rink.
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Maybe the craziest thing I saw was the number of people who camped out to line up to be the first ones into the rink so they could get a good seat, I heard the police came by Friday morning at 2:30 AM to see what the crowd was all about. I think the organizers were slightly taken aback at the passion of some Yuzu fans, but in a good way. When I arrived at 7:30 AM on Friday morning to watch practice there was a long line of people to get in, I counted 286 people at the time and that rink holds about 700!

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