Hate to say this, however I told you so
fingers crossed for Yuzuru (his costume is horrible though
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He must have gone into Juliet's closet for that blouse
I've tried to come up with something for four minutes, but there's just nothing nice I can say about Hanyu's costume..
My wife just asked me if that was a skirt around Yuzurus shoulders.
I hate the costume, wish he would go back to the all black ensemble. I hate that ridiculous addition to the program - it sounds awful. And, I feel that the program is so watered down. Jeremy looks leaner but not more fit. It is over, I will stop dreaming as it will never happen for him.
I hate the costume too. Blah and too clingy in all the wrong places. SweetSkates don't stop dreaming yet!!!
Lucky you. My wife gave up after just two skater. And then she saw a skirt around Yuzurus shoulder and bugged out.
You know, I told you so :
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...ll-go-to-Sochi&p=773415&viewfull=1#post773415
But when I tried to phrase my feedback diplomatically, I was immediately attacked and accused anywhere from incompetent to homophobic. Hanyu's ubers should know they are not doing him any favor by making him an emperor without clothes by shielding away constructive feedback.
wallylutz said:
I know look is subjective and don't claim to be any authority when it comes to style. Though with decades in this sport, I want to believe I have keen sense of what's too far and what's not.
The fact is, Hanyu's TES once again managed to beat his PCS despite numerous major technical errors, including falls and pops on big jumps. When Takahashi or Chan had a similar skate, their PCS is always greater - in fact, much greater than their PCS.
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^^ To be fair he has looked sort of tired the beginning of this season. He has n't really come into form yet I think.
Already discussed here :
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...3-Skate-Canada&p=778925&viewfull=1#post778925
Once again, the regression is quite obvious by now but some of us were already noticing something was wrong a while ago at Finlandia.
One way or the other,
Mathman and his little fan club will probably mock me of this anyway :
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...n-Free-Skating&p=775050&viewfull=1#post775050
As always, feel free to ignore or dismiss my comments, if that's not what you want to hear. Hanyu's current issue has already been summarized in his thread earlier this month around the time of Finlandia :
http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...n-Patrick-Chan&p=769266&viewfull=1#post769266
Skate Canada Int'l shows he is still having the exact same performance problem, if not worse as evidenced by lower PCS mark vs. an error filled TES + the distracting costume. Even if his costume didn't receive a deduction, combined with his below average performance, it's enough to have the like of Jeremy Abbott who bombed earlier to beat him in PCS.
Once again, I have to ask, is he ill? Frankly, he looks in much worse shape than I remember he was last season. If he has some medical condition other than asthma, which is not disclosed publicly, that would explain a lot.
) think to learn, feel to skate. Yuzuru looked like he was thinking and worrying too much. He did seem to click after his ina bauer, but by then it was way way too late. As well, I really admire him for not giving up. The talent was also undeniable even with the hick-ups. Maybe we are expecting too much too early. I still believe he is capable of big things this season.
