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Ahahaha that guy is so charmed! I can't find the video right now, but it reminds me of the lady who is standing behind him when he finds out he's first at Sochi.
Yuzuru Hanyu: 2014-15 Season
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Ahahaha that guy is so charmed! I can't find the video right now, but it reminds me of the lady who is standing behind him when he finds out he's first at Sochi.
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Will there be a party post if this reaches 2 million views?
Just asking for a friend ......
Just asking for a friend ......
I am a native Chinese speaker. When we say "like" or " dislike" someone in such context, we mean "attracted to" or " not attracted to" . For example, my mom asks if i "like" my guy friend and i say i don't, meaning we are just friends ( no chemicles). I would think the Chinese translator translated Yuzu's words based on Chinese meaning, and then they were literally translated into English, which could sound offensive to non-Japanese.
Actually, I heard it's not b/c of superstition but the blood from that incident. They couldn't get the blood stains off and decided to make him a new costume.
EDIT: Shame, I really liked that costume too. It was so nice
Me 2
I'm sure many of us would love a LP from Buttle
I will wait a century just to see Yuzuru skate an SP and LP choreographed from Buttle, just imagine the beauty of that season if it were to happen.
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Has anyone translated this?
It seemed not, so I did
The way Shizuka talked was quite difficult to translate...she has a typical Japanese way of speaking without subjects in a long sentence...
I actually watched this on my TV. It was great to see Yuzuru's performance replayed over and over again, and what Shizuka talked was very nice, too. But, seriously, not an HOUR report of Yuzuru on the morning of the national election... (I still remember that following morning after CoC FS, I woke up, turned the TV on to watch some news, then watched almost un hour report of Kei (tennis player) wining a match in ATP finals, and then another hour for Yuzuru's collision...
)Anyway, enjoy!
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Commentator1 (in the video): He landed that as well!
Commentator2 (in the video)(Sano Minoru, a former single male figure skater): What a man he is! Wow.
Narrator (N): Hanyu Yuzuru decided to challenge the Granprix Final in the season after winning the Olympic.
Shizuka (S): It was a wonderful performance which he didn't let the audiences know that he had gone through a difficult time.
N: While many Olympic champions do not compete in the following season, why could Hanyu have a mind to carry on? Shizuka Arakawa, who also have won in Olympic, talks about the biggest factor which let Hanyu win this competition (GPF).
S: Most male skaters have strong points and weak points, so each skater has a different point-gaining-element, like a quad or a triple axel. But Hanyu has enough skills for both quads and triple axels to compete with. So he showers [weird translation but that's what she said] two quads in the first half, and in the second half, he has combinations with 3A which not only worth over 10 points but also adds GOEs for its quality. That means massive points. So he can spread the elements which he earns points. His skating keeps the audiences' tension, or concentration until the end. When skaters attempt their strong elements in the first half, it's difficult and not possible for them to do something that they can even earn points from its quality in the second half, due to running out of stamina. But Hanyu's programme is composed of point-gaining-elements until the second half, so I think it's hard for other skaters to have a more difficult layout and make a higher score.
N: Among those, his biggest strong point is…
terop: Jumps in the second half
S: (while watching the video) Here he jumped triple axel…in the second half so the base value is multiplied by 1.1…and he did this beautiful 3A+3T. He was not only able to just jump, but he had such a clean straight axis, or he jumped right after steps. This is his strength that he can do such jumps which he can expect GOEs, in the second half. This 3A+1Lo+3S, too, had a flow which adds GOEs.
N: Moreover, she says that it also shows his strength to do an Ina Bauer, which was a byword for Shizuka Arakawa, in the second half.
Interviewer (I): We often associate Ina Bauer with you..so how is his?
S: His Ina Bauer, set in a [choleo] sequence, matches well with the rise of music, and there isn't another male figure skater who can show such flexibility. That makes him distinctive, he can show his peculiarity. These steps matched well with the music, too.
I: There really is a power to gradually draw the audiences into it.
S: Yes. His fascinations are that he is also lithe and airy, among male skaters who stand out in power. If you look at his step, that makes it really attractive.
N: Yuzuru Hanyu is powerful, yet lithe and airy. Arakawa supposes that he must have had a particular pressure to compete as an olympic gold medalist.
S: This is not something we all can have…to have a courage to challenge, while having fear of unknowing future, yet being looked as an olympic winner wherever he goes, and not having a 100% confidence that he is capable of answering those expectations [I think she's talking about the accident and injury]…I think it really is his spirit as a genuine athlete, a top athlete.
N: After his FS, our camera catched an action Hanyu did. He acted as if he would practice a jump, right before he left the rink.
S: This is his current problem. Well, he himself is laughing. The lutz, this season.
N: It was the only jump he fall during the FS. It seems that Hanyu wasn't satisfied with that jump.
Interviewer to Yuzuru after FS: The last lutz, was it an assignment from god?
Yuzuru: Yeah…but really, as I always think, I am such a lucky person to be able to find a next challenge in a competition in which I produced good results. I could have great cheers although the hall was filled with people cheering for Spain, thanks to all the cheers from the Japanese fans who came all the way to Spain, and the fans from all over the world who came to see this competition. Thus, I strongly thought that practices and a luck are not enough to win [he meant that the fans' cheers supported him to win].
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WELL DONE! That's a LOT of translation. 
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I will wait a century just to see Yuzuru skate an SP and LP choreographed from Buttle, just imagine the beauty of that season if it were to happen.
Do we have a list of LPs Buttle has choreographed? All I could find was:
Brandon Mroz Carmen, Nan Song ,Elizaveta I think he did one for Alaine but it was in conjunction with D Wilson (actually I dont know if the same applies to the above three); which I know some of you wouldn't like
although that may be good; D Wilson for the experience + CoP savy; and Jeffrey for Yuzuru savy- Joined
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WELL DONE! That's a LOT of translation.
Yes! thank you so much! So I was wondering, has Yuzu always had issues with his Lutz or is that something new?
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He's had a lean on it from time to time but it's only this year that he's been un-able to land it. There are times when his lutz is absolutely magnificent though. It's a matter of practice I believe, as Shizuka said.
I know we've moved on to the next topic, but I just wanted to share a personal story about the whole 'prefer someone from my own country' thing. Please feel free to skip the long post if not interested!
First of all, it has nothing to do with racism!! I was born in China but I've been living in Canada since I was a little kid, and for those of you who don't know about people in Canada, well, we are a cluster of people from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds (find a random person on the street, the chances of that person having all Canadian grandparents is extremely low). So now I've grown to the point that I couldn't care less of what color/ethnicity/religion are people I hang out with.
So at some point I dated a guy from a different country, and let's just say, I'll be learning from that experience and will be looking for someone with a Chinese background for my future preference... I have absolutely no disrespect or prejudice against anybody else, but I'm simply recognizing the differences that exist between different cultural backgrounds. Recognizing differences is NOT racism. These differences can cause issues when you're talking about dating someone and potentially sharing a lifetime together. Everyday things like food (Canadian borns are always shocked when I say I don't like cheese sticks), shows we watch, jokes in a different language that cannot be translated, communication with family members who don't speak perfect English, 'standard' (which standard?) mannerisms, holiday traditions... I could go on! In fact, I can still be attracted to people from other countries, but I know that the chances of the relationship working out is significantly lower than dating someone from the same background as myself. Don't know if I'm making any sense, maybe only people who's had experience living in a different country would understand.
To me, Yuzuru seems like a guy who's very 'Japanese' in his lifestyle and his personal traits. From previous videos, it seems that simply 'blending in' and getting used to life in Canada was difficult for him. Hence I can't imagine him dating someone non-Japanese. But you never know, only time will tell I guess... He DOES love to surprise us with drama all the time
Super sorry for the long post... I hope it illustrated a point at least.
First of all, it has nothing to do with racism!! I was born in China but I've been living in Canada since I was a little kid, and for those of you who don't know about people in Canada, well, we are a cluster of people from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds (find a random person on the street, the chances of that person having all Canadian grandparents is extremely low). So now I've grown to the point that I couldn't care less of what color/ethnicity/religion are people I hang out with.
So at some point I dated a guy from a different country, and let's just say, I'll be learning from that experience and will be looking for someone with a Chinese background for my future preference... I have absolutely no disrespect or prejudice against anybody else, but I'm simply recognizing the differences that exist between different cultural backgrounds. Recognizing differences is NOT racism. These differences can cause issues when you're talking about dating someone and potentially sharing a lifetime together. Everyday things like food (Canadian borns are always shocked when I say I don't like cheese sticks), shows we watch, jokes in a different language that cannot be translated, communication with family members who don't speak perfect English, 'standard' (which standard?) mannerisms, holiday traditions... I could go on! In fact, I can still be attracted to people from other countries, but I know that the chances of the relationship working out is significantly lower than dating someone from the same background as myself. Don't know if I'm making any sense, maybe only people who's had experience living in a different country would understand.
To me, Yuzuru seems like a guy who's very 'Japanese' in his lifestyle and his personal traits. From previous videos, it seems that simply 'blending in' and getting used to life in Canada was difficult for him. Hence I can't imagine him dating someone non-Japanese. But you never know, only time will tell I guess... He DOES love to surprise us with drama all the time
Super sorry for the long post... I hope it illustrated a point at least.
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yes, he considers every obstacle,good or bad, a way to learn new things and improve himself. and i ll say it again, i think one of the perks of COC i think it made brian and yuzu closer
ahh this is hilarious
me like haruka!! and she looks fragile sometimes , just the type yuzu would like, one that he can protect (Googled each of the top 24 ladies in last year's Japanese nationals championship... it's very difficult to find a girl who's nearly as pretty as Yuzu himself...
Edit: Slightly older - Haruka Imai? she seems cute ^_^
he said his layout would be same as GPF but he will bring it back for COC since he will have time to prepare for it more than month(hopefully)
always so positive !! thank you for translation!
and about racism, 2-3 days ago he was cold, 2 faced , hungry for attention and now this??
i agree with everything TUTU said about this, being friends with ppl and hanging with them and being in relationship with someone from other country are totally different things, we can see from videos etc that he is friendly to everyone from other countries and gets along well with them, but as he said in that interview that he feels so lonely at TCC, because he has to speak english to communicate, and how he feels relieved around his mom and other japanese stuff cause he can speak japanese, lets not assume things about him, its Yuzu we are talking about here
Thanks for correcting me)
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2 million views!!!!!! 
A milestone already.
A milestone already.
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2 million views!!!!!!
A milestone already.
and we're at 925, it'll be 1000 by the end of Nats
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Amazing! Well done everyone. --And well done to Yuzuru Hanyu for inspiring us to chat about him so much...may he continue to be 100% himself in years to come. :dance:
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2 million views!!!!!!
A milestone already.
AWESOME! I wonder if the American commentators will mention it during the next competition like they mention Jason Browns youtube view count all the time
'did you know that Yuzuru Hanyu has 2 million views on goldenskate?'This was a very nice of putting it. I too think the translation refers more to the fact that he's afraid of a communication gap.
