as far as we know Yuzu arrived directly from Japan to Autumn Classic competition, then it is unknown the day he went back to Japan after SC, while Borser was abroad with Javi two out of three weeks before NHK so that Yuzu mainly trained without his main coach , actually the only one formally since Tracy Wilson was removed from the list but we don't know the reason why. But in those crucial three weeks before NHK Chopin SP layout and choreo were dramatically changed and Yuzu took an enormous risk on his shoulder.
then he trained in Japan from NHK to GPF in Barcelona , where he broke the WR twice.
IMO Yuzu 's training situation seems to be very complex.
Tracy Wilson is back on his coach list now.
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My understanding is rather simple. Megastar Yuzu has tons of appointments in Japan. His schedule is probably like a dictionary. Apart from his duties and works in Japan, he needs time for his college also even he's staying in Canada. And JSF is not as minimal in terms of size and grasp of skaters' plans, things get complicated in Yuzu's case.
If we are saying that he needs more time focusing on one place to train then the only solution perhaps is going back to Japan, which is my least favorite move. He should have stayed there if he could since 2012. The reality is that Japan doesn't have some crucial resources for him to work to be a tip top skater. No matter what that is. And one thing is that I don't feel like Japan has anyone local who can help him in a role as a rather long-term coach. Secondly, who knows if there will be more non-skating workload or not for him if he moves back to Japan.
I regard the problem is that he's being torn into pieces - everyone wants a piece of him and he tries hard to feed as much as he can. He needs to plan his schedule better. News reported long time ago that Orser had raised his concern but I have no idea how things went on later.
About the cultural gap between Yuzu and the western people, I don't feel anything wrong about this as he's a 21-year-old grown-up. Obviously he's been trying hard to engage more and his effort is rewarded. Listening to his recent interviews, his English leaped to another level (be generous to our baby
). And I think this is also a very precious life experience for him. People become better by tackling challenges. I think the worst time about communications breakdown had actually gone just as said in Orser's interview, he has found a way to communicate to Yuzu. Looking at their time at backstage, KC and green room, they are just fine and normal.
Thinking it again to myself, he failed actually in the FS not SP and FS. He did badly for one program. There's something wrong but not the whole thing. The world record was just pinned in a few months ago. There's always room to improve and it's good to be alert to potential issues but I doubt swiping everything away all in a sudden would be a right move or not.
Smart Yuzu is definitely planning himself. I saw that recently his long-term supporter Ms Shirota has joined ANA, having said that she will support Orser's work (please correct me if it's wrong). I hope she can improve the training arrangement for him.
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Geez, some of you guys are being paranoid over NOTHING every time something goes wrong with Yuzuru...
I'm a coward.
