Yuzuru Hanyu: 2014-15 Season

[shiroKJ]

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Could Yuzu and Kana skate to POTO together at WTT.......and could this be the tournament that they fall for each other

Yuzuru is on the cover again, and how could they take so many beautiful photos of him? http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00UVS2XDI?ref_=cm_sw_r_awd_RzLgvb023Z0EW

Enjoy
WTT2013 - Kiss & Cry !!
Team Japan 2013

The stunning boy with his cricket family

Look at his expression! (Someone might have already posted.)
http://www.amazon.co.jp/Sports-Graphic-Number-2015年-16/dp/B00UVS2XDI

There're some wallpapers of Yuzuru.
http://web.canon.jp/event/skating/gallery/wp/index13.html

hi~ just wanted to share some fancams :

various skaters watching yuzurus performance

before fs

after fs and javier skating through all the poohs XD

before ceremony

ceremony

cr.: WinterForever2009

aand...

Borsers interview about yuzuru, javi and nam

cr.: Vick B

thanks a lot misha !

was this posted here already?
Hanyu Ballade no.1 CG animation (DOI ver.)
cr:kaori2
(The very first version of this sp was the one i like the most but watching his beautiful sp performance at worlds changed my mind.)

I found it! http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/u0TuX6YXvCs

This one can be counted, I am dying muahhahaha
https://www.facebook.com/groups/363481468489/permalink/10153144958353490/

I remember his PW in the first programme at Olympics. You remember this SP on Sochi in Team Competition? (NBC commentary)
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/PJalQwqYSOU/
I hope you enjoy it !

Is this a joke....Yuzuru in skirt ? I haven't seen this before. I hope you like it!
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/YuDYHaYwfsw/
And the jumps are spectacular! Is this 4T-4T ?

And this is 3A-3A?
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/c1gzgrrbH5A/

From Sponichi :
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/04/01/kiji/K20150401010088100.html

From Yahoo:
http://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6155006

Or just google 羽生結弦 腹部 炎症, and we can see a bunch of news.

If it is an April fool joke, the media is just too mean! How could they come up with such unfornate thing to Yuzu?!

I hope to see his various reactions like this at WTT: http://kokoroai.tumblr.com/post/115154234480/this-dorky-is-bad-to-my-heart
Wish the best for him.

He won so much respect since Worlds 2013, when he was in 9 th place after the SP and he had an outstanding skate at FP, and finished at 4 th place. We all saw at that time how ambitious and fighter he is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbHNC3Nkh44

New interview, not yet any translation. But there is a cute selfie video by Yuzuru himself.
http://web.canon.jp/event/skating/interview/int_hanyu03_1.html

"Hi, it's Yuzuru Hanyu. A lot of things has happened to me here in this season, but I was able to make it this far. Thank you very much. I will work hard for the in future as well. Please support me."

Finally, Kanako shares a pic with Yuzuru at banquet - only these two! He looks quite calm and relaxed and didn't even bother to stand up and make faces. Hope this bubbly girl can cheer up Yuzu a bit.

Thanks for sharing! That's really cute!

Looks like there is compilation of Yuzu's "fans"!!! (apparently, Yuzu's charisma does not only conquer humans!!!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27bE5v5XyfY

and this is so cute!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXD3M8ETTTg

If anybody in Japan looking for WTT ticket please message this fan directly, more info here.

Yuzu! stop playing with Jason's beanie and glasses

"Ya’ll giving the prince a damn headache… Lol"

Looks like Yuzu has to bring Nam home too

Another new interview NEWS ZERO ｢羽生結弦 スケーターとしての覚悟とは？｣ . No translation yet.

If you want to get the wallpaper of Yuzuru Hanyu for iPhone, iPad, Android, please visit Canon’s Wallpaper Download! (credit:rhereandthere.tumblr)

WTT Chopin costume colour prediction

 

[shiroKJ]

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I'm not sure if anyone posted already but there's a short interview with Yuzu at the end of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Qp7Nt-5-g
HIS ENGLISH IS SO GOOD!!!! I'm really impressed with how fast he's improved, he looks less terrified when he speaks now haha

I found this 720 p...if you could use them ...would be awsome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrKbN9khdCU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N3z0zvLHT8

Write up on Worlds Chopin SP

LOL Meoima, you nearly give me a heart attack

This black and white gif of the medal ceremony is so lovely, Yuzu is so beautiful

Yes, Yuzuru does have the tendency to make faces. Hope both of them can cheer each other up.


Diehard Yuzuru Kanako shipper there. I'm really looking forward to their interaction at WTT.

Yuzuru's "mosquito waist" appears to be similarly alluring

Thanks to everyone who posted links and updates.

Here is my own recording of the ESP streaming if you don't mind to download somewhat large size files (450mb for SP and 890mb for FS+interview 1280quality). Since this is a recording of the streaming so it's definitely not ts quality for sure but it's the best quality I was able to capture at the time.

The SP file is up and the FS file is being uploaded at this moment.

This short interview sounds a bit sad to me: Rough translation
Realizing my limit and talking about future retirement:
News Zero interview: ”I have been competing for so long now and my career as a competitive figure skater has passed its halfway mark (he joined senior circle at the age of 15). I think it is time to realize my own limit and cherish every single match that I have in the future. ”
Canon interview:“I will spend probably 1/4 of my life skating (he began figure skating at the age of 4), and I would then like to pass on my special experience to the next generation and develop my activities outside figure skating as well.”
—— So, as he used to mention several times, he is pretty much sure that he will retire at the age of 23 after 2018 olympics. And apparently, he is already planning his post-competitive skating career and life now. Coaching is something that he will consider as he mentioned he would like to pass on his experience to next generation. Meanwhile, all options are open to him.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

Be carefull, too cute to afford, if you have a weak heart, don't open, the alien is so strong, only one has such effect on us, call NASA:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBd4q8rU0AAr70t.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBd7BQEVIAAQmaE.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBd7BQKU0AAs316.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBbVsZjUMAAJCAd.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBbVsY5U0AA2EFU.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBbRjJIVEAA7L9Y.jpg

Uploaded my recording of the British ESP broadcasting on Worlds in case anyone is interested in larger size files. This is streaming quality 1080p, so it should be pretty HD but definitely not quite ts quality

SP, FS + Gala

welcome spot!!
btw just saw this on tumblr, its just hilarious

This is the chapter 1 To be continue.

(Q) I was so surprised to hear you got an operation just after the JN in December. Wasn't there any other options?
(Y) No, I had an abdominal operation. the doctor cut 4cms (in a crescent shape) around my navel. He/She (?) explained me that method damages my mustles the least. It was done under a general anesthetic. Then I stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks. Since I got my fascias sutured, my doctor said, I had to be very carefully in daily life for a while, so I just took rests at home for 4 weeks.

(Q) It was very long. I guess you couldn't help feeling anxious?
(Y) Actually I was afraid of losing my muscle power, so I thought I should have vivid images of my good executions in my head. I watched the videos of GPF etc., where I did well, and watching them over and over, I rehearsed them like "Oh, that's the timing." and practiced all the jumps in my head.
Thanks to the imagery training, the feeling of skating on the ice wasn't so changed as I had worried before.

(Q) I heard you got your right ankle sprained when you landed a quad jump.
Did you feel anxious in those days? You seem to have been in a hurry.
(Y) The opposite rather. as I had 2 months more to the Worlds at that time, I felt like putting 3 quads (in my LP) as the original one had had. So I did some training again and again, in which I practiced "the third quad in the tiring second half" after I did many run-throughs. I did the set many times. Consequently I got a sprained ankle. That's one of the learns I have to reconsider.

(Q) As a result, you resumed your training at the beginning of March.
Is that the reason why you couldn't go to Toronto?
(Y) Finally I decided to practice in Japan, for I wasn't in very good shape yet, for the short-flight of Japan-Shanghai is preferable to the long-flight of Toronto-Shanghai considering my health condition.

(Q) Did you wonder whether you would be scolded unless you went to Toronto?
(Y) No, not at all. (Laughter) Brian always cares about me and he is not the person putting incessant pressure on you, not the person thinking all the time, like " I have to order him to do this or that to make him busy."
He approached me in the same manners as usual, in order that I could be relaxed. I'm really grateful to him for his consideration.

Part 2

(Q) How did you practice without him?
(Y) I e-mailed him every day. I asked him about everything, even about how to correct my ill-positioned jumps on the e-mails. It was such a hard job for me to explain everything in English. But Brian knows my original manner/capability of jumping well, so he compared my good jumps and bad jumps on the videos of COC, GPF etc. and gave me advices like, "Yuzuru, you have a tendency to do that, so adjust it in this way when it happens......" In that way, I regained my sense/feeling of jumping gradually, better and better.

(Q) Did you feel a kind of lag, a gap compared with given advices on face-to-face basis？(Y) When I made some mistakes on jumps, I couldn't get any advices from him on the spot. That was hard. But I came to understand the points to be payed attention to when I jump, because the points Brian and Tracy are always advising me are mostly the same things recently. So, basically I recalled the advices they had given me at TCC for three years and followed them.

(Q) You had only 3 weeks of training. What practice did you aim at?
(Y) Anyway I did more run-thoughts than last summer or before GPF and tried gaining stamina. So I thought I'd got prepared better, in better condition than JN.

(Q) Then you determined to enroll WC, right?
(Y) No, in my mind, I didn't have the option to withdraw. Because I am a skater on the active list, a competitor, I don't have any illogical feeling about it.
I was chosen as a member od Team Japan, then I must skate to compete there.
I've always thought I'm happy that I can continue skating, which I love most, thanks to my family and the people supporting me, who have been always allowed me to do what I want.

(Q) You've come to WC at last and you met your team members again here in Shanghai
(Y) I was really relieved meeting them. Brian seemed to be relieved too.
And when he saw my practice, he said to me, "Oh, good/that's fine/you're doing well!"
(I don't know what he actually said.)
So that words made me reassured. I think I'm happy that we could be reunited here this time.

(Q) Did't you feel lonely while you trained alone by yourself?
(Y) Since you can practice freely using the music, it's not a disadvantage at all.
Brian asked worriedly, "Can you keep your motivation?" But he also said like that, "but you're Yuzuru. You're gonna OK/You'll make it.“
Yes, definitely I was highly motivated to peak myself here to WC.

Part 3

(Q) It's been a long time since you practiced among the other skaters last time.
Didn't their skating speed affect you? (IMO the interviewer wanted to ask more streight, "frihgten you?")
(Y) Oh, yeah. I was a little nervous during the public practice. Kozuka Takahiko, Mura Takahito, Michal Brezina, Dennis Tenn, and Javier were there and they were skating on top speed. And of course I probably had a bit of thought, "That was the Shanghai, where .....you know"
That's why I couldn't concentrate on the practice well.

(Q) How did you feel (when you were) with Javier?
(Y) This season, I've hardly practiced with Javi. Though, I got to feel as usual soon after we started the public practice, feeling like a kind of daily routine, Brian is there watching both of us.

(Q) And the day of SP, you stepped out the first 4T.
(Y) To say the truth, I'm not reconciled yet about the 4T. It's my score-making jump. It's big. Fiest of all, I have a feeling I've lost my competitive intuition(試合勘).
I wasn't used to the tense atomosphere during the public practice and the 6mins practice. So I might have lack my concentration on what I did.

(Q) Even though you couldn't concentrate on skating well, you got 95.20 and you were top at that point.
(Y) Yes, the 4T's mistake wasn't so fatal as falls, or 2T replacing 4T. I could manage it, just a stepout.
And I think this 3weeks' hard intense training led the rest of the SP to the high level which I could add enough points to recover the ill-4T.

(Q) What do you think about the 2 quads in LP?
(Y) This time, I got the feeling I was much swayed by the circumstances, like the atmosphere in the venue, or my rival skaters......I had such kind of weakness (mentally) this time.
I could make it during practicing, but I couldn't make it at the competition. That means, to me, I have to reconsider the method of practice and how to prepare (peaking?) for the moment of competition.
Yeah, I executed both SP and LP pretty well at GPF, but COC, NHK, and GPF were scheduled in succession, not having a big blank between each competition. Brian and I had a picture like, "I was like that (at COC), now like this (at NHK), and will be like.....(at GPF)"
But this time, I've had 3 months' blank. While my mental state has been changing (apart from competitions and skating), small lags/gaps occurred in my intuition.

(Q) In the public practice, you made 4Ss so cleanly.
(Y) Yeah, I didn't worry about 4Ss because my 4Ss had been more consistent/stable than my 4Ts, even when I practiced in Japan. I landed them in the same clean way all the time. Brian also said, "That's fine!" So I trusted my feeling, but it turned out to..."
That means nothing if you can't make it at a competition, you know."

Part 4


(Q) What do you think about the result? (SP 1st with 95.20, LP3rd with 175.88, Total 2ns with 271.08)
(Y) I'd rather say, "I recovered well." I lost about 20pts due to the quads' mistakes, 2S replacing 4S, 4T with a fall. I usually get GOEs too.
I got the feeling, "My expessions, skating etc earned much points. That rescued me."

(Q) Fernandez skated after you.
(Y) It must have been very difficult for Javi. He was supposed to skate after me, there were so many flowers and stuffed animals in the ice. The stirring mood of the rinkside, noisy. Moreover, as Brian was watching my LP, he had to be focused on his preparation alone in the hall until his turn, and came down to the rink and, at last, Brian joined him. This washis situation.
So it was due to his unremitting efforts that let him execute the LP of that (high) level.

(Q) Fernandez stole the 1st from you/got the come-from-behind victory.
(Y) if I had been 1st and Javier 2nd, he would have congratulated me on my victory. Even though he envies someone's success a bit, he can subdue the fire deep in him or even put it out, and never ever show nor speak out negative things to annoy others.
GPF was held in Barcelona, his country Spain. There he executed his LP very beautifully, yet he was the 2nd. He must have been very chagrined at the result, but he still congratulated me from the bottom of his heart.
Then about me, 90% is "envy/chagrin.!" But I found an undoubted joy in me, a joy to celebrate the victory of my team mate.
All the people on my team said to me, " Javier has been working on the training so hard this time. I've never seen him working on it so hard before!" And I'm really happy to see his efforts fruit at last because I can surmise how he's been practicing hard.

(Q) This time, Javier is 1st, you're 2nd, and Nam is 5th. The sons of B. Orser did a marvelous job.
(Y) I'm really glateful to Brian. I really realized that TCC with Brian is incredibly wonderful, and that we're training in such a happy environment.

(Q) Team Brian is the KEY, right?
(Y) Yes, it's Brian that travel with us around the world. But each of the coaches is a specialist in each field, with having the expertise of high level and they exchange their knowledge and opinions each other.
And they teaches all the athletes including Javi and me equally with great care. Equally, no exception.
It's been 3 years since I moved to Toronto. Javi is like a very thoughtful elder brother for me, and Brian is sometimes like a mother. He is a sort of warm-hearted person who is always with us and watching us growing (not only as a skater but also) as a person.

Part 5 it's the last. I wonder if you guys can understand my poor translation. please point out wrong parts and correct.
Yuzuru is a very clever boy. So let' not worry too much about him and support him positively


(Q) ( I'm saying it) again, you've gone through an extraordinary season.
(Y) There have been so many accidents and unexpected events this year.
But all of them can't be said to be negative.
You spend only one-third or one-fourth of life as a skater. And I think all the experiences in this short term can be useful in the rest of your life whatever you choose as a second career.
I,ve been skating for almost 16 years and I've had a lot of precious experiences which only I could go though, including the accident, injury, and so many, I hope I'll be in a position in which I can pass on my experiences and knowledges to the next generations beyond the field of figure skating, some day.

(Q) WC was over. what kind of thought do you have?
(Y) Gratitude. I want to say thank you to many many people, countless gratitudes to countless people.
First, of course to my family who let me continue figure skating. Figure skating is a very very expensive sport, though they respect my desire/determination and let me continue Figure skating. Then to the Saltlake City Olympics, which led me to this world.
To Evgeni Plushenko, to many teachers and Brian.
And to my shoes. They've been enduring the weight a couple of times heavier than me (when I jump),and protecting my ankles and knees. When this season ends, I'll say thank you to the shoes and keep them in my closet.

In Shunghai March 29, 2015

Okay, before reading the comments below, I recommend you that I am not the one who translated it. And I don't know about the credibility of the articles. :hopelessness: So don't kill me, don't throw anything at me okay? I hope some Japanese poster can tell me about the sources that published this news:
https://twitter.com/Samantha_nsd/status/583071140895031296/photo/1

Here are some comment from Japanese posters on facebook (I don't know how to share link to the fb post, will go home and use my ipad but not now):

Quote Originally Posted by Kyoko Kaseno
I am not good at English・・・
When he is hospitalized, Japan skating federation forced the participation of many events.
Yuzuru's mother was angry, and she cancelled all events before World figure skating championships begining.

Originally Posted by Pika Ichi
addition to Kyoko Kaseno translation, basically the article wrote about how cruel JFS to Yuzuru, once he couldn't even walk and his mom asked him tp withdrawal from WC...she denied all event asked for Yuzu's participation.
my poor eyes couldn't read the tiny print...

And here:

It's that gossip mag that always does sensational pieces. [In response to the news link above]

Thank you Victor for your translation! Yuzuru really has amazing inner strength which helps him to cope with all these challenges.


btw just watch Yuzuru's Quad Loop during gala practice and considering he said it has been 4 months since he last attempted it but it still looks stable. I say replace that 4S with this 4Lo Yuzuru!

Anyone has read Number Issue 875 on April 2nd?

"At night, when they were back to hotel, he (Yuzu) hang his medal on her mother's neck and sid thank you - that is a routine that they have been doing since Yuzu was young. 'Silver? I don't want it.' His mother said jokingly. In fact, the color of the medal don't matter at all. Just a 'thank you' is enough for her." :hopelessness:

 

[gsyzf]

Thank you everyone for showing your inside thoughts about that, There are some posts which can be very helpful. I like people are in logic.

I am OK that some people don’t like him, of course, not every single person has to like him (his skating). It's normal as generally champions get love and hate.
but what I really don’t get is that they easily swear just “he is overrated” severely without any explanations, most of the time. I see it’s quite unfair and disrespectful.
I would accept if each of them has her/his own reasonable opinion why/what/where he is overscoring/overrated. but I’ve never seen of such a thing from them.
As for as I’ve seen none of them are persuasive, unlike amazing Yuzuru fans here. :thumbsup:

I thought his talent is so obvious. I'm always puzzled that there are people who can't see his talent.

 

[alia jackson]

Misha Ge's 2015 World Championships Gala Highlights video. Yuzu is very cute and definitely having a lot of fun....so happy that he is happy like that

The dance move he was doing at from 0:55 is awesome , he is so versatile :yay:. Thank you Misha!


Edit: Link is fixed

 

[sajoya]

Omg! Gracie is going WTT, 4 POTO

Well, that settles it. I'll just be there for the WTT results As much I would love to be there during the live stream and support Yuzuru, there's no way I'm gonna force myself to hear the POTO four times in one event. I mean sure, I can watch it on mute but I'm going to be hearing the songs in my head while watching their performance, and that alone is like psychological torture. After the men's event at Worlds with 5 POTOs, and 3 of them back-to-back, I just can't anymore with the musical :hopelessness:

 

[Interspectator]

Misha Ge's 2015 World Championships Gala Highlights video. Yuzu is very cute and definitely having a lot of fun....so happy that he is happy like that

The link is not working...

 

[alia jackson]

^^^ sorry link has been fixed :

 

[sajoya]

Misha Ge's 2015 World Championships Gala Highlights video. Yuzu is very cute and definitely having a lot of fun....so happy that he is happy like that

What a bunch of cute dorks they are They must be a fun group to hang out with.

 

[gsyzf]

Misha Ge's 2015 World Championships Gala Highlights video. Yuzu is very cute and definitely having a lot of fun....so happy that he is happy like that

The dance move he was doing at from 0:55 is awesome , he is so versatile :yay:. Thank you Misha!


Edit: Link is fixed

He seems happy. I'm really impressed with Yuzu's flexibility. He is more flexible than many ladies. I always find his spins beautiful to watch.

 

[Interspectator]

^^^ sorry link has been fixed :

Thanks! It's so cute. Yuzu breaking out his inner...Yuzu-chan. Nice lift Javi.

 

[matmuh]

Misha Ge's 2015 World Championships Gala Highlights video. Yuzu is very cute and definitely having a lot of fun....so happy that he is happy like that

The dance move he was doing at from 0:55 is awesome , he is so versatile. Thank you Misha!


Edit: Link is fixed

omg that was awesome, yesterday i saw misha's tweet about the video he was gonna post and he didnt disappoint!! loved it, they are all bunch of dorks and about satoko, i think she wont have any choice but join the team dork at WTT i feel like she is starting to open up more since she started to get medals and become more confident :yay:

 

[Meoima]

Orser interview with CCTV about Yuzuru: http://www.tvm.cn/ishare/play/play.html?id=489232

 

[ranran]

I've found a fancam back from the GPF where we can see Shoma's face when Yuzuru takes his arm,
his face during the whole photo session is priceless

Also fancam from WC 2015 Gala, with some moments from when skaters leave and Yuzuru goes back to touch the ice for the last time.


LOL What

Love the small gesture moment with Han yan

and seems like Yuzuru has someone new to hold his pooh?

 

[matmuh]

Orser interview with CCTV about Yuzuru: http://www.tvm.cn/ishare/play/play.html?id=489232

thanks! its great interview

 

[ahkeekee]

Misha Ge's 2015 World Championships Gala Highlights video. Yuzu is very cute and definitely having a lot of fun....so happy that he is happy like that

The dance move he was doing at from 0:55 is awesome , he is so versatile :yay:. Thank you Misha!


Edit: Link is fixed

The video totally is funny and wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Meoima]

Canon video has English sub already, by the uploader, not me: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2lmx4z_hanyu-yuzuru-message-canon-video-eng-sub_sport?start=1

 

[Caustica]

Orser interview with CCTV about Yuzuru: http://www.tvm.cn/ishare/play/play.html?id=489232

Thanks, that's a great interview indeed - pretty good questions. And Brian answers them in quite a detailed, not wishy washy way I like how he was honest that if Javier and Yuzu had similar personalities, it would be more difficult to coach them (more comparisons). Also, he spoke quite frankly about Yuzu's challenges (pressure of being Olympic champ, doing shows, endorsements), which was interesting to hear.

 

[Rissa]

Misha Ge's 2015 World Championships Gala Highlights video. Yuzu is very cute and definitely having a lot of fun....so happy that he is happy like that

The dance move he was doing at from 0:55 is awesome , he is so versatile :yay:. Thank you Misha!


Edit: Link is fixed

I loved Blades of Glorym especially that Pang/Tong move with Yuzu and Misha.

 

[Yuzusan]

The dance move he was doing at from 0:55 is awesome , he is so versatile :yay:. Thank you Misha!

Damns so cuty ....

 

[ranran]

TV Asahi is not going to show the short program for men and women? :think:

I need to see Chopin! :hopelessness: I hope FUJITV broadcast the short or better the whole event~