great news, I thought he was in Toronto already.
As I understand it: Yuzu comes to Toronto this week, then he stays in Canada the entire time (training and taking part in competitions held in Canada) before he has to go to Japan for NHK. That would be fantastic, honestly. Then he goes to Europe for GPF, goes home for Nationals and I really hope comes back to Canada in mid-January to get ready for Worlds.
As I assume this interview was given last week , during US Classics and Orser was waiting for Yuzuru that week, it makes me think that he might be already in Toronto.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
This is very precious. Mansai Nomura really has different aura and Yuzu is really perceptive at such young age. With my rusty Japanese, I can pick up a little bit from the conversation. It's very deep and really impressive to see them together. I swear, I feel there are some similarities between these two, but I can't put my finger on it.
Really glad Mansai Nomura shares his knowledge and teaches Yuzu some of his movements. Imagine Yuzu incorporates these graceful movements into his Seimei programWhat an honour
the training and overall environment in canada does him well, it's exciting to think that he will be super prepared entering this season's competitions. ugh i can't wait for the slayage :dance:, prayer circle tho that injuries would be kept at bay.
.Mansai is a wise man. Yuzu is very young and eager to do his SEIMEI as authentic as possible. But he has to realise that figure skating has the rule that is basically above the other arts he wants to input in his skate. Like for example- that drums sound at the end of the program- I can clearly hear the sound he makes with his foot and the hands move- they do resonate and give that sound he wants to achieve to be in line with SEIMEI authentic dance. So if Yuzu decides (God forbid) to put his foot on the ice a bit later than the sound of the drums comes- it might be a deduction cause he finishes after the music ends. And it would not make sense whatsoever by the way. He already got that sound very resonating (Yuzu, please hear me somehow, will you). As per the starting pose- I had a laughter too on Mansai telling him it looked like flamenco- it did not to me but if Mansai says it does- I just have to give his words a credit. Also- the jumps technique. Dear stubborn Yuzuru, please jump according to figure skating base knowledge that your body has naturally incorporated through the years of trainings, don't try to impress us with extra heavy landing resulting in a loud sound on your second jumps in the combos. You are not going to perform in the theatre, you still compete on the ice.I'm having the same stress as you too on choreo changes, on top of the difficult transitions and increase tech content :hopelessness:. Even Mansai said "Hopefully [my advice] will not bring you any harm", probably from looking at Yuzu excitement and talking about choreo change
