Nebelhorn judges were definitely stingy, but I still think Japanese domestic judges are worse in terms of being blind/biased.Seeing the scores Sota got, PCS especially, I wouldn't think so...
Sure, I didn't point it out to try and compare who was robbed more, but rather, I wanted to point out that there's no guarantee if Kazuki would have been scored fairly in Germany. There's no telling what a judge who is able to give a top JPN skater lower SS than Burak, might do if they were to judge KazukiNebelhorn judges were definitely stingy, but I still think Japanese domestic judges are worse in terms of being blind/biased.
I showed Kazuki's skate to a non-Kazuki stan friend and she used the word 'cruel' to describe his score
I'm myself so used to seeing Kazuki being scored like this, I feel desensitised at this point
Excellent point..and they should be ashamed.Great! Well done, Kazuki! And good luck in the freeJSF, are you ashamed now? To keep such a skater at home? In Nebelhorn, this would have landed him in 1st after the SP.
I watched the boy who came in second..very nice jump landings..a quad, 3 ax and a 3/3..Performance quality compared to Kazuki? Not even close. Every part of Kazuki's body is involved in his choreo..face, head movements..each finger..When is the FS?Nebelhorn judges were definitely stingy, but I still think Japanese domestic judges are worse in terms of being blind/biased.
I showed Kazuki's skate to a non-Kazuki stan friend and she used the word 'cruel' to describe his score
I'm myself so used to seeing Kazuki being scored like this, I feel desensitised at this point
He mentioned in the interview below that he is not yet in that good shape, and of course both his programmes are extremely difficult to pull off (that's why I wanted him to play safe!), but on top of that, it wouldn't surprise me if he caught a winter bug - sometimes they don't know knock you down, but they make you feel 'off' and fatigued.
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Shoma and Sota talked about it and they said they also watched Regionals on FOD including Kazuki's performance, before the talkshow.
Haha thank you for sharing this! I guessed only a mandatory competition would make Kazuki miss out on a Shoma event... Glad that Shoma and Sota were watching him!A little spoiler from the Shoma x Sota Mizuno talkshow on Sunday in Osaka- apparently Shoma also invited Kazuki for the event and Kazuki had accepted the invite, but Kazuki forgot he had Kinki Regionals on the same day and almost the same time
Once again I am amazed at Shoma's willingness to use his voice/position to give others the credit they are due, he is such a generous and honest guy.
I think he can be both (a winner and a fun skater), if only JSF had his back. Keegan Messing won accolades and medals with Singing in the Rain and Chaplin programs, although like Kazuki, he could do serious programs just as well. But there are precious few skaters who really make such upbeat music shine, so I hope Kazuki doesn't move away from it completely. After all, selling it is one of his strongest weapons.
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He participated in a group chat yesterday, and today he posted a picture of his own home-cooked food! He also said yesterday in his Smile+ radio corner he enjoys doing domestic chores - whoever he marries someday will be very lucky to get a fully house-trained man 
I'm starting to get seriously jealous of Japanese fans who can subscribe to this service! It seems that Kazuki and Kana are the most active there.
