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Wise decision. Japan's dance and pairs aren't much of a threat anyways, to allow Japan on the podium.
Mainstream newspapers are reporting that Brian Orser "clearly stated" in an interview that all of Yuzu's quads except the Lutz are fine, he is "remarkably well trained" and "definitely a contender for the gold medal." He will not be including the 4 Lutz in his programmes.
https://www.asahi.com/articles/GCO2018020501002727.html?iref=pc_ft_slider_txt_2
(Couldn't find an English translation of this article)
OK, so it could be positive spin, but I would like to believe it's true.
“He’s training and he’s training well, I can say that much,” Orser said on Tuesday at the Gangneung Ice Arena practice facility, where Orser was working with another skater.
“He’s back jumping and… the whole past week was really good. Every day he was getting stronger and stronger. He’s training without pain, and being cautious and smart.”
ISU is wishing that our lord and savior Yuzuru Hanyu will bring back the beautiful skating with packed transitions to show the world what is true figure skating, not figure jumping. Yes I am all for Hanyu winning Olympics over fake quads and thousands of bad quality crossovers. :agree:He doesn't have to execute a single, clean quad to score/place high. http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2015/index.htm
http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2015/wc2015_Men_SP_Scores.pdf
http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2015/wc2015_Men_FS_Scores.pdf
Orser said missing the team event starting Feb. 9 had been a difficult, but smart decision by the 23-year-old.
"I know it was a difficult decision for him because at the last Olympics he did do the team event and my advice to him was that you need to think about yourself."
"He has his goals and wants to win the Olympic gold medal again. Then we have to say, how do we do this? The injury from the NHK (Trophy) was not in the cards for this season but it happened, and we had to be smart and recover 100 percent. He needs to think about himself and what his goals are for the individual (event). They (Japan) still have a strong team and I think he was smart."
"It is amazing how we can peak pretty quickly. I remember in the summer we got back training in July and saying then he's ready for the Olympics. He was ready in August. So we have all that work behind us and it is sort of in the bank and thank goodness for that because now it is all coming to fruition," said Orser.
"We are kind of peaking again and it is mainly conditioning right now and getting some run-throughs done. But he has done a lot of conditioning off the ice so in some ways he is much stronger than ever but we need the extra time."
Orser said that with exception of Hanyu's quad lutz, all of his jumps were fine ahead of the men's singles starting on Feb. 16.
"It was his decision and everyone's decision not to do the quad lutz. He is not ready to go there and I have said all along he doesn't need it."
ISU is wishing that our lord and savior Yuzuru Hanyu will bring back the beautiful skating with packed transitions to show the world what is true figure skating, not figure jumping. Yes I am all for Hanyu winning Olympics over fake quads and thousands of bad quality crossovers. :agree:
There is this thing they call sarcasm but someone does not get it :dance2:Funny, that sounds like something Dick Button or Patrick Chan would have said, but they wouldn't have been referring to Yuzuru.
Seriously though, I like Yuzuru, but why are you making him into the Messiah or some sort of god, and the fandom into a religion? It's really a bit disturbing. The man is human. He's neither invulnerable nor omniscient. He deserves respect and admiration, but I doubt he'd want to be worshipped.
Oh, was your whole post sarcastic? Well, that makes more sense then! I thought you were a Yuzu fan. Since sarcasm (my particular brand of humor) is usually used to mock someone, I didn't think you'd be mocking either Yuzuru or his fans, hence my confusion with your sarcastic comment. Forgive me.There is this thing they call sarcasm but someone does not get it :dance2:
Of course Dick Button would not refer to Hanyu because he wants someone with similar style as the Dick Button in the past (Javier) to win. I respect the old man but if he believe comical style is the best artistic way for men skating... [emoji23] people get to be biased and it is ok but somehow it's too hilarious.
Nah I mock noone but if you want some clarify then for sure I can tell you this, many coaches and ISU members in general do not want to participate in the quad races. Quads are great and all but they want beautiful skating, not figure jumping.Oh, was your whole post sarcastic? Well, that makes more sense then! I thought you were a Yuzu fan. Since sarcasm (my particular brand of humor) is usually used to mock someone, I didn't think you'd be mocking either Yuzuru or his fans, hence my confusion with your sarcastic comment. Forgive me.
Good that he's not doing the cursed 4Lz. Hopefully he doesn't push for a 5-quad program. Skate clean, skate well. Not too long now.
...many coaches and ISU members in general do not want to participate in the quad races. Quads are great and all but they want beautiful skating, not figure jumping.
If there is anyone who can blend the beauty of jumps + figure skating in the most seamless way, it's Hanyu. If somehow Hanyu manage to do some perfect performances at the Olympic, I am not suprised ISU and co would be over the moon because his skating suites the ideal image of whatever they're truly hoping for from the inside.
This is certainly true. But I still get nervous when I see all the other sports that are promoted at the Olympics. All I see are things like snowboarding, hot-dog skiing, etc. -- in other words, other winter sports' equivalent of quads. I think that as far as the Olympics are concerned, old-fashioned sports like figure skating and classic ski jumping are on their way out.
I agree. Here in France, biathlon is definitely the sport that will be most watched, since we have quite a number of athletes, especially Fourcade. But ice dancing will be watched closely since this is the first time in several Olympics that there’s a real chance at gold.Perhaps in the USA. Ski Jumping and Biathlon are THE Winter Sports in Germany, extremely popular and most people couldn't care less about snowboarding. And - if you ask the japanese - I doubt they would say figure skating is on its way out. You have to look at it globally, but I understand it's probably because the 'promotion' you guys see is quite different to that of other countries.
There is this thing they call sarcasm but someone does not get it :dance2:
If there is anyone who can blend the beauty of jumps + figure skating in the most seamless way, it's Hanyu.
how many quads Patrick has though?*cough* Chiddy Chiddy bang bang *cough* *sputter* *gag*
*runs away like a bat out of hell out of this thread.