Thank you so much for the video. How can we not love him... what a beautiful life!
Yuzuru Hanyu: 2014-15 Season
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Thanks for the update, and good to know that Brian is with him now. Hope he will have a good rest!
I love getting/hearing about Yuzu's real life snippets!! Seat 25A... that doesn't sound like business class seating? So technically people could be lucky enough to be seated next to him on a plane! What would I say to him if I ever find myself sitting next to him... I think I'd just faint from excitement and too much happiness haha~
A huge thank you to all the magic posters who are on top of Yuzu's news all the time and posting them here so promptly!
A huge thank you to all the magic posters who are on top of Yuzu's news all the time and posting them here so promptly!
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Germanwings is a budget airline, and I don't think they have a true business class (they are similar to Southwest Airlines in the USA). But that is something I've often wondered about with skaters...obviously a small handful are wealthy enough to fly business all the time, the rest I guess just have to rack up enough frequent flyer miles.
Thinking of Yuzu, Yulia, Lionel Messi and all the other super stars together in one city can just make me faint...... It must be so wonderful to be there. First watch the Europe Champion League between Barcelona and PSG, then the GPF, and that will be the most beautiful dream in my world! 
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At last, he used three times of “God telling me” to present his mindset in different phases.
“When the accident of CoC happened, it was God telling me to take a rest.“
“If I did not qualify to GPF, it was God telling me to take more rest and prepare for Japan Nationals until late of December.”
“Now I can go to GPF, it is God telling me to overcome the challenges ahead me.”
thanks for link and translation
Yuzuru never fails to amaze me!
“When the accident of CoC happened, it was God telling me to take a rest.“
“If I did not qualify to GPF, it was God telling me to take more rest and prepare for Japan Nationals until late of December.”
“Now I can go to GPF, it is God telling me to overcome the challenges ahead me.”
thanks for link and translation
Yuzuru never fails to amaze me!
the ticket says "DUS - BCN" and from Düsseldorf it takes only like 2 hours to get to Barcelona. So I guess that's a lapse of time one could survive in something not-business-classGermanwings is a budget airline, and I don't think they have a true business class (they are similar to Southwest Airlines in the USA). But that is something I've often wondered about with skaters...obviously a small handful are wealthy enough to fly business all the time, the rest I guess just have to rack up enough frequent flyer miles.
Actually I'm just glad this whole thing goes down this week because last week Germanwings/Lufthansa was in total strike mode once again (they do this like every other month this year) and I'm guessing not catching your connecting flight after you've already been on another plane for like 12 hours would be worse than flying cattle class for another 2 hours.
So I guess ANA doesn't fly to Barcelona then?! :-/
We'll be flying out there tomorrow, can't wait. Of course Yuzuru is one of our favourites, and will be one of the (many, many) skaters we'll be cheering for... and I personally believe he can actually win it.
(Look at the scores he got at CoC and NHK while severly injured and out of practice - if he's in better condition than that now... his scores could be dramatically higher...!)
We'll be flying out there tomorrow, can't wait. Of course Yuzuru is one of our favourites, and will be one of the (many, many) skaters we'll be cheering for... and I personally believe he can actually win it.
(Look at the scores he got at CoC and NHK while severly injured and out of practice - if he's in better condition than that now... his scores could be dramatically higher...!)
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At last, he used three times of “God telling me” to present his mindset in different phases.
“When the accident of CoC happened, it was God telling me to take a rest.“
“If I did not qualify to GPF, it was God telling me to take more rest and prepare for Japan Nationals until late of December.”
“Now I can go to GPF, it is God telling me to overcome the challenges ahead me.”
thanks for link and translation
Yuzuru never fails to amaze me!
I thought Yuzuru isn't Christian or Catholic? Or am I missing something here
I'm glad that he has such a positive attitude. It would have been really hard for other people to keep such a positive attitude after all that he's been through this season. Maybe that's why he's so successful?
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Obviously they didn't pay for the expenses by themselves. Every big competition like GPF, Worlds, 4CC, etc, accommodation, transport, and some part of the meals are covered by ISU.
ANA does sponsor him probably for his training, like going back and forth to Toronto..
From the ISU handbook
"The Organizing Member will pay travel expenses based on economy airfare rate for all Competitors qualified for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, for all Judges invited (see paragraph 9.6) from the country of the Member they represent to Barcelona and return. The travel expenses for all Referees, Technical Controllers Technical Specialists and the Data & Replay Operators are covered by the ISU."
Most of Japanese people doesn't have religion but some of them believe that praying and or believing leads to happiness and I think what Yuzuru means by God is not the Christian's God, might be what Buddhist believe since he went to the shrine before.
ANA does sponsor him probably for his training, like going back and forth to Toronto..
From the ISU handbook
"The Organizing Member will pay travel expenses based on economy airfare rate for all Competitors qualified for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, for all Judges invited (see paragraph 9.6) from the country of the Member they represent to Barcelona and return. The travel expenses for all Referees, Technical Controllers Technical Specialists and the Data & Replay Operators are covered by the ISU."
Most of Japanese people doesn't have religion but some of them believe that praying and or believing leads to happiness and I think what Yuzuru means by God is not the Christian's God, might be what Buddhist believe since he went to the shrine before.
My second reason for coming here is done, I just bought 1250 grams (yes, more than a kilo) of black chocolate tea. There is no better place in the world for this tea, imho, and I cannot buy it at home.
Going to the senior practices in a bit, hopefully will be there for the senior ladies and men. I suppose there is no way of knowing if Yuzuru will actually be there? Or is it customary for all men to practice on the ice every single day at a competition?
Oh, and I did come across some Javi GPF promo posters in the city. Cute.
Going to the senior practices in a bit, hopefully will be there for the senior ladies and men. I suppose there is no way of knowing if Yuzuru will actually be there? Or is it customary for all men to practice on the ice every single day at a competition?
Oh, and I did come across some Javi GPF promo posters in the city. Cute.
I think it's very unusual for a skater to skip an official practice session... I would expect Yuzuru to be there. Every competition we've been to, where Yuzuru was competing - he was at all of the official practices.
It's not just the competition practice and preparation - it's also getting used to each individual rink, and the ice (which may be varying degrees of "hardness")...
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I have been always curious about this….a lot of time when Yuzu takes the ice in competition, he does a Namaskara Mudra (a Buddha hand gesture for praying ), and then he does a cross over his body.
I thought Yuzuru isn't Christian or Catholic? Or am I missing something here
I'm glad that he has such a positive attitude. It would have been really hard for other people to keep such a positive attitude after all that he's been through this season. Maybe that's why he's so successful?
If he is a typical Japanese in the meaning of religion (like me), when he says Kami-sama (the God), I don't think he means Christ, Buddha, or any other particular god in Shinto. It is just something supernatural beyond human understanding, maybe the great nature (?). It is difficult to explain. Anyway, there are over 8 million gods in Shinto, so, never mind. This may be the reason why Japanese are not so strict on the religions. All gods are welcomed here
, except extreme ones.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Japan
Thanks you SuzyQ. This explains the Namaskara Mudra and the cross.
If he is a typical Japanese in the meaning of religion (like me), when he says Kami-sama (the God), I don't think he means Christ, Buddha, or any other particular god in Shinto. It is just something supernatural beyond human understanding, maybe the great nature (?). It is difficult to explain. Anyway, there are over 8 million gods in Shinto, so, never mind. This may be the reason why Japanese are not so strict on the religions. All gods are welcomed here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Japan
I believe he has explained that particular ritual, as nothing religious. Rather, it's a kind of "skaters mantra" - where he is drawing his core, body lines etc - the things he needs to pay attention to, for proper alignment/balance/jumps etc.
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He can win this with proper training and his normal mindset, or at least his last year mindset. Can he win this with his current form... I don't know. I can't tell. It seems both Yuzuru and Brian have already prepared that he might not be 100% there. I hope for the best but I think Yuzuru's fans should prepare beforehand.
This is Mii9000's post from the other forum. I simply copy it here:
Mii9000 said:
I read the article in here since many people said it was a good one despite the nature of these kinds of magazines. It was an interview of Brain.
(A Rough, partial summary)
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-Answering to the question "why did Yuzuru fascinate people even when he fell 5 times?", Brian said his passion for FS really makes his skating special. Brian himself is fascinated with Yuzu.
-Brian doesn't think he has a special skill to coach and produce OG champions. Yuzu is very talented to begin with and he already had developed his talent with the help of his Japanese coaches, trainers, his family and various other people before coming to CC. He just made sure for Yuzu to be in a right environment where he could further improve what he already has.
-Some parts discuss how they trained Yuzu so far (I think you guys already know, for example Yuzu’s basic SS practice at CC.) When Brian told Yuzu how important that skill is, he immediately agreed and said that he would work on that over times. That suppleness is his virtue, Brian said.
-Brian thinks Yuzu’s progress in technical aspect led him to mental maturity. Also having Javier, who has a very different personality helped Yuzu to loosen up a bit.
-They (Brian and Yuzu) have their goal set to win the next Olympic gold.
-Yuzu has recovered and been training now, so Brian expects him to give the performances everyone has been waiting for. But they want us to understand that the GPF is a pass point, so even if he does not do well there, he hopes that we won’t worry too much but consider him being in the process of his evolution.
-Brian wants Yuzu to improve his English further. He knows when Yuzu responds with his “Yeah”, that is the sign that he did not understand what he said (because Yuzu repeats the same mistake after that), so when Yuzu says “Yeah”, he calls him and explains more.
-He also wants Yuzu to learn to say “No”. After Sochi, many people wanted to be associated with Yuzu, to have business with him and since he is nice, Yuzu tried to deal with all of them. Sometimes it interfered his training. If he wants to win in Pyeongchang, he has to learn to say “No” and set enough time aside for himself.
-He wants Yuzu to enjoy being a star and to win the gold again. He thinks Yuzu can do it and he is ready to support him with all he can do.
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Just came back from the practices. I only went to the Ladies and Men Senior SP. Kovtun wasn't there, the others all were, though. Yuzuru Hanyu looked incredible, sigh. My mother remarked he did look a bit thin, well, I dunno, but definitely noticeable in comparison to the others. ;-) But he made some gorgeous jumps, and I am not an expert, but he seemed fine to me. Actually everybody seemed fine to me, grin. But Hanyu, lovely to see in real life!
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