:gclap:Do you guys want some good news? Even after WTT, Kazuki's SB is still within the season's Top 24, which means he's guaranteed to have at least one GP assignment next season
I'm not very sure, but having WS:20th and SB:22th do sound like he'll have two assignments. I really do hope he will!!! He must! (Otherwise, I'll be torn to think about NHK home pick...)
Re: NHK home pick, I was thinking about that... does anyone know whether Dai is planning to go for the the GP this season? Because if he does, I assume the chances that Kazuki will be the home pick would be pretty slim?
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I see. Really do hope he will get 2 and that I will be able to go to one of them
LOL of course, the ramen guru needs a certain hair-style for sure. rA-men!I guess it is wild for my own taste, maybe it is his Ramen/noodle style
I agree with what Dreamer57 and KiraraChin said above. (Except that I've already been torn and freaking out about NHK lol) I'm a normie, but as far as I know, if Takahashi-kun follows what he said he would do, he might try some B-competitions, but not GP series. It would be the completely opposite of "not wanting to take away the young skaters' opportunities" as he put it. Besides, he's playing the main role for Hyoen musical in late July and the GP potential skaters (or whoever designated to compete internationally) are supposed to join the national summer camp in late July unless injured or something, iirc.As for GP assignments, I'm not a specialist but I'd say being on the Top 24 for both previous season's SB and World Standings puts Kazuki in a good position to get two assignments! Therefore, I will not be freaking out about the NHK Host spot quite yet
Ahh I see. I wasn’t aware of what Daisuke has planned for the summer. I was just thinking that with his ability, he could totally do the GP (I’ve always had the mindset that any athlete/team that wish to come up in any sport has to earn it themselves and no one’s actually in anyone’s way.)
I don’t know how it will work out but I think Nathan will choose NHK due to his school schedule, if he gets NHK, Yuzuru won’t be there. If, say, Shoma goes to NHK, how many home pick would there be left? And if neither Yuzuru or Shoma are there, how many will there be?
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The biggest difference between this season and the coming season is that Hanyu-kun and Shoma will be in a different seed, the seed for 1st to 3rd and another for 4th to 6th. This season, Hanyu-kun and Shoma were in the same seed, so only one was assigned to NHK (which Shoma got) and Japan had 2 home picks (Sota and Sato. H this season), but the next season, there is a high chance that both of them get NHK. (I have no idea how high the chance is and how it is decided.) In that case, there will be only 1 Home pick for Japan, and JSF most likely wants to keep one for Sota as long as he stays healthy.
I think Tomono-kun will have 2 spots himself by his stats alright, but JUST IN CASE IF NOT, and if he podiums in the only one assignment he participates, then the home pick would go to him for his potential GPF entry. That's the only scenario (that I can think of) for him to be assigned at NHK.
Buuuut, just let me repeat, I'm no expert and it's just my amateur guess!
Wholeheartedly agree with you, but imo, doing the GP and being competitive are a bit different. At the press conference, what he said was he had no plans for the next season YET (except that Hyoen is already scheduled), but he said he'd need to be prepared and determined enough to compete in the world and to fight the pressure (of representing Japan) if he were to take part in important competitions. As his long time (but casual) fan, it's always lovely to watch his performances, but it's extremely tough to see him heartbroken under pressures at his age, especially after seeing how the new system rewards those with multiple quads, even with PCS as well, at WC and WTT. I... dunno, I probably just let my selfish emotion override myself and would rather see him stay in his comfort zone. As for Hanyu-kun, I honestly want him to take a season off or something to heal completely first, but as long as he wishes, that's his decision and I'll just pray for him.
I never thought that Nathan would want to choose NHK, so I don't know lol But, here is the pdf file of this season's GP announcement, and it says "A maximum of three (3) Skaters/Couples in each discipline from the Organizing ISU Member may skate in the Organizing ISU Member’s event." So, technically, max 3, but in practice, max 2, I think. If neither Yuzuru nor Shoma are assigned to NHK, then either Keiji or/and Tomono-kun will be assigned to NHK and JSF get 1-2 picks, I guess? As for juniors turning seniors next season, only Koshiro is officially announced afaik atm. I think Mitsuki Sumoto said he wanted to stay in junior. Japan has some young seniors waiting in line other than Sota; Hiroaki Sato, Shu Nakamura, Taichiro Yamakuma... but when it comes to podium-potential with the current stats, it'll be Sota. (That said, you don't know who starts shining next season!)
:thumbsup:BTW, I came across these tweets with baby Kazuki and baby Koshiro cheering on his team mates at JWC 2017... So cute!
https://twitter.com/choromatsu333/status/1117499476451655682
https://twitter.com/choromatsu333/status/1117505163139457025
Also, I am dying to see him again with Koshiro and Sota in a competition I think there's some misunderstanding there. 1回生 means freshman/first year student in university, so the original line is "I'll get results in my first year as a university student." It sounds like he's strongly determined to do so, like, "I'm definitely getting results within this academic year." (Maybe because this is the last year he can stay junior, but just my guess.)
