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I like Stephane's choreo (as I said a few posts ago - I LOVE this free), but I would very much like to see what Rohene could create for Shoma. I think he could push Shoma to something absolutely magical.
Sadly, it will happen eventually~Why do I get this sad feeling...the sense of a generation of skaters changing over?
Were you not already aware that "he always URs his quads and unfairly gets credit for them most times"? We've always known this.So Shoma gets q on all his qauds. Even though the 4loop and first 4T were one if his best attempts. So:
1. He always URs his quads and unfairly gets credit for them most times
2. This was an unfair panel
It really takes away from the overall enjoyment when the scoring from a competition to another makes no sense.
So Shoma gets q on all his qauds. Even though the 4loop and first 4T were one if his best attempts. So:
1. He always URs his quads and unfairly gets credit for them most times
2. This was an unfair panel
It really takes away from the overall enjoyment when the scoring from a competition to another makes no sense.
Sadly, it will happen eventually~
When Yuzu was crowned a lot of the former top Man's fans acted in a disrespectful way and made the transition extremely uncomfortable
And though I've always adored Yuzu, I acknowledge that many of his fans can be very difficult as well
But from what I've seen throughout the years, Shoma's fans tend to be kind, gracious and respectful of his rivals and I admire them for that
Shoma could still very well retain the title of Japan's top man for many more seasons
But when the time comes for him to pass down the title, I'm sure his fans will be supportive of both him and his successor
Lambiel has been hinting that Shoma may retire after this season and I think Shoma's attitude and programs back that up. That said, I assume he imagined he'd get to retire at the top of his game and not as Japan's second man. Who knows if Yuma's resurgence and the possible rise of Adam Siao Him Fa will motivate Shoma to stay longer or just embitter him.Takahashi fans are still awful about Yuzu and his fans, even after a decade
I don't think Shoma can remain Japan's top man for many years. His jumps have never been that consistent and he's getting more calls...the judges will back Yuma as we have seen it at this competition, too. His 2 quad program with a fall got almost the same score as Shoma with 4 quads. He's been around for many years and he also won't get any younger. He's turning 26 in a few weeks, he'd be 28 by Milano 2026. I am not sure he want to continue until then.
Shoma always comes across as a very humble person. When you listen to him talk about his competitors, he is complimentary and he is very self-aware. He judges himself quite harshly. He's my favorite skater but I know he has very questionably quad technique. He knows it too. There are videos of him as a kid talking about how he liked step sequences not jumps because he isn't a good jumper.Lambiel has been hinting that Shoma may retire after this season and I think Shoma's attitude and programs back that up. That said, I assume he imagined he'd get to retire at the top of his game and not as Japan's second man. Who knows if Yuma's resurgence and the possible rise of Adam Siao Him Fa will motivate Shoma to stay longer or just embitter him.
If that is true, then there is a big issue that he got credit in the past. What I absolutely hate is that for this skate he can receive betweeen 186 and 200+, even 210, depending on the panel. My issue is how completely arbitrary it is. If ai remember correctly he got full credit for a clearly Ur’ed (ended in a fall) 4loop at 2018 Olympics which in the end was the decisive factor for him getting silver in front of Javier. That was so obviously Ur without the slow motion. Now he lands what is seemed to be one of his best 4loop and he gets ur.Were you not already aware that "he always URs his quads and unfairly gets credit for them most times"? We've always known this.
You guys make him sound like a washed-up has-been
To me, the more choreographers he would try, the better. How about Rohene, Tom Dickson, Marie France, Lori Nichol, Sandra Bezic, many others. I've mentioned Rohene before. That would be the Dynamic Duo / Dream Team, etc.I like Stephane's choreo (as I said a few posts ago - I LOVE this free), but I would very much like to see what Rohene could create for Shoma. I think he could push Shoma to something absolutely magical.
Thank you for your kind words, @tsuyoboogie . I too respect Yuzuru, though I don't usually engage with his fan community due how difficult they can be sometimes. It's funny, I bought tickets to the 2018 GPF with the intention of seeing Yuzuru there, but seeing Shoma for the first time made such a big impression on me that it made me curious about him, which led me to becoming his fan. The kindness of Shoma's fan community was certainly a factor in this, and I hope his fans continue to be kind... Being in his corner simply feels like the right place for me.Sadly, it will happen eventually~
When Yuzu was crowned a lot of the former top Man's fans acted in a disrespectful way and made the transition extremely uncomfortable
And though I've always adored Yuzu, I acknowledge that some of his fans can be very difficult as well
But from what I've seen throughout the years, Shoma's fans tend to be kind, gracious and respectful of his rivals and I admire them for that
Shoma could still very well retain the title of Japan's top man for many more seasons
But when the time comes for him to pass down the title, I'm sure his fans will be supportive of both him and his successor
I agree with you on this 100 percent. Jason and Shoma are just incredible artists. I am not going to say that others won't get there, (and I like Yuma) but their innate ability to embody the music, coupled with their skating skills, put them on a different level from anyone else still competing.I am just selfishly sad he is probably going to retire because while there are a lot of talented, artistic skaters Shoma and Jason are the two skaters whose skating really makes me feel something when I watch them.