I agree. Watching skating live is a very different experience. The crowd is more enthusiastic live than as it is feels like in the TV (Florent Amodio's long program was a super fantastic experience live at the Europeans this year, but when I re-watched it on the internet, well, the atmosphere was nowhere near as good as it was live). I also think they seem faster live and the moves are more dangerous than in the tv (especially for ice dance!).
The skaters are really very tiny in person, all of them are very skinny/small and musculous. Some of them also look younger than in tv, especially the ladies if the don't wear too much make-up off ice. Oh the costumes...they look 10x more gorgeous live. The colours are more vivid and the sparkling is even more stunning. I can't really imagine what Yuzu's Hope and Legacy costume looks like in person, because it it absolutely wooooooow in tv.
As for Yuna, she must have had lightspeed on the ice because even in the TV it was obvious that she was always way faster than any other skaters.
Neither have I watched her live, though I did have my chance. I will regret it forever that I didn't travel to Croatia for the Golden Spin in 2013. It was my first year at work and December was a a bit busy month so my boss asked us not to go on holiday. I should only have said that I've catched cold and offf..I could have traveled to Zagreb for Thursday-Friday-Saturday. I am so stupid
you should have went to golden spin, because it is a relatively casual and smaller event. It is a smaller rink and not many seats. You literally can seat in the front row to watch Yuna live, which is very very precious opportunity.
as for live impression of Yuna.
My first live impression of Yuna is her speed. yet it is not from 2013 world, it is from 2011 Harvard EWC. it was my first time ever watch Yuna live. and the ex is "Fever", speed is my first impression of Yuna. I didnot take any photo successfully at the time, cos every one of them blurred together (just a shade of purple). Yuna literally fast as lightning(literally). And it is just a EX "fever". I also watched ShibSibs in the same event. They also left a great impression on me.
for 2013 worlds. Les Mis. at the time, I have got just a little more experience watching figure skating. My feeling of Yuna is. She got that natural FLOW, very organic and sincere (like a growing tree, like a floating river,with life, dont know if you know what I mean) that you can not feel it from anyone else. If Yuna were to have EX in the future, and you can manage to watch, you will see it.
Also, in Les Mis, the communication of audience (eye contact) throughout that program is phenomenal, it is a consensus from all fans who watched that event in person. My heart literally melt when Yuna look at right at me with a gentle smile, felt very real.
As for sparkles etc. it is similar to others posted here. 100+ more times better live.
Also, her kiss of vampire make-up looked heavier up close in person than on TV.
Also, Yuna is a very fast learner of choreo (She got the ex group choreo right away, among all skaters). that I also witnessed. very cute.
you may search for Yuna's fancam, perhaps you can imagine what it is like. the fancams from 2013 worlds and 2011 EWC. always reminds me of my experience. and I somehow can relive my memory.
Her life is so movie-like.
