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Yuzuru Hanyu: 2015-16 Season

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Meoima said:
We should be happy to witness such a legend maturing before our eyes. We shouldn't be greedy.

I have watched FS since 6.0, since Kwan, Plushy and Yags. I have to say this time is the most exciting time to live as a FS fan.

And what's so great about Yuzuru's wins today? Because despite the fact that all his biggest competitors were clean before him, and to skate last, he still won the competition by over 38 points. Now, this is what makes this win a legend, and this is the kind of competition Yuzuru loves to win.
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I was a Sasha Cohen and Plushy uber back then myself. Sasha was a frustrating head case but still my favorite skater even to this day, so the ladies for me aren't as exciting anymore. The men though, I love Plush and I always will (and I love Daisuke a hell of a lot but I wasn't quite as into skating during his best times), but Yuzu pretty much reinvigorated my interest in the sport. And now I'm finding that I'm enjoying so many skaters in the men's field particularly.

nagini said:
So i just went a bit crazy and bought a ticket for Worlds 2016 in Boston. Though i have difficulty finding a hotel. Did anyone book Hyatt Regency by chance and/or want to share a room?
Please don't hesitate to write in PM. :)
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No, not crazy at all! Have fun! What are your seats? Not sure about the Hyatt but I booked at this other hotel that's about a 15 min walk and it was more affordable than the hotels closer to the TD garden. I cancelled it though since my cousin's letting me room with him and his fam. Maybe you should make a thread about it so that it's not buried among the posts here? Good luck!

won0066 said:
Oh Patrick, just stop talking.....when I attended that presser with Patrick, he was improving (ie not saying any stupid things)...now after I read his latest comments, I can only slap my forehead!!!!! I think what he said can be taken a couple different ways, but I am sure the Yuzu fandom is gonna freak out about this....regardless of what his actually intended meaning was.

Maxed out?? Yeah, I don't think so! I think I know what he meant....and its not as bad as it sounds...for example, when he says Yuzu has maxed out, he probably means "with the current layout" but he doesnt say it that way..... I am not going to defend him though....Patrick dug this hole, he can get out of it himself...

http://www.thestar.com/sports/skati...eaver-andrew-poje-reign-in-spain-dimanno.html
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Actually, I think Patrick understands what he is up against, albeit begrudgingly. He said Yuzu pulling off these quads was impressive. He said he's having a hard time catching him. Yuzu now gets the PCS he deserves which will make it an uphill battle for everyone (Patrick included). With nearly a maxed out PCS (that Chan almost gets as well), the differentiator will be the tech...and it'll take more than just another quad or 3 axel. He'll need 2 more of each.
 
Well, it's on tv right now, 2pm local time across all the time zones. And, Kurt didn't say anything throughout the entire performance. They spoke a little bit at first when he was being introduced, like how he owned the stage before he even started and said that the program didn't need any help from them, so they were going to let the skating speak for itself. They were silent for the entire program. Then on replays, for the second 4T, Kurt said Yuzu looked down at the mark on the ice after the second quad toe (Kurt thought it was UR) and gave it a look as if to say how dare you quad toe!! He was just really impressed. He also said he has to compete against his own ghost for the rest of the year, in a way.
 
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hamaguri said:
Now gala is over... He seemed so emotional..
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He was very emotional indeed, it was amazing to watch live. The mistakes broke the spell a little, but he always quickly drew me right back in. His body expressed the music so dramatically, there were so many lovely details. There was this little moment where he threw his arms back, then stilled them for a split second and than just sort of straightened them back like a string, right on a small music note. I wish I could go back in time and watch it again.

Other than that, it's so evident how music and good mood gets to him, he was grooving and air-guitaring in his place before joining the choreography, lol, and then his big rock star slide had everybody laughing. :love:
 
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I have been so busy running around, I wouldn't have had time anyway to check out all the videos and stuff, but I am really looking forward to being home in two days so I can properly catch up with everything on the laptop.
Oh wait, there won't be time because of that pesky Star Wars movie that will be eating my life (home on Tuesday evening, movie on Wednesday 10 am, talk about careful planning!)

Who was it here in this thread who called Yuzuru a Jedi? I am sure I saw something like that when I checked the thread this morning. Whoever it was, thank you, I haven't been able to get the mental image out of my mind. :noshake: Have there been any manips or cute manga style drawings of that yet? *grin*

Pamigena, not sure what is on my recordings, I think you're safe, though. All I know is that I just saw that I accidentally recorded Yuzuru jumping up and down when Javi landed his quad. Bwahahaha. So cute!
 
Winnie_20 said:
Who was it here in this thread who called Yuzuru a Jedi? I am sure I saw something like that when I checked the thread this morning. Whoever it was, thank you, I haven't been able to get the mental image out of my mind. :noshake: Have there been any manips or cute manga style drawings of that yet? *grin*
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Its Silvia451..see below
Silvia451 said:
I'm speechless once again.
He cried...we cried...everyone cried :laugh: Long live the kid! My sweet Japanese jedi was on fire (again). And he didn't break the rule...best performance of the year at the GPF :biggrin:
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No drawing yet. The only one I can find is an old photo from 2014....Yuzu with lightsaber in this photo set
 
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Winnie_20 said:
Ah, okay, thank you both. :-) I suppose with the new movie coming out, chances are some Japanese fans will eventually make some nice drawings. *fingers crossed*
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Well, I'm also a big Star wars fan so it just came to mind when I first watched his FS this season:laugh:

(and I also hope some creative fans will come up with nice fan art :biggrin: )
 
Pamigena said:
Gas anybody mentioned yet how super duper uber mega sparkly that costume is??? :love: I love it! I love it! I loved it before just for being what it is, but OMG it is sooo sparkly!! (and by the way, have I mentioned before that his FS costume is just as super duber uber mega sparkly? We loooohohohohoved that so much! I know many of you like the old, less blingy version better, but what I saw is simply a dream come true for me. I love that!).
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:laugh: He was hands down the shiniest person at that gala and that included all the girls! Seriously, he was sparkling like a diamond!
 
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