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Russian figure skater blogger Yulena has just published another article comparing transitions, linking footwork and difficult steps of all top men in their free skate (LP) at Boston WC (she does not count the step sequences). A summary on tumblr: http://chibura.tumblr.com/post/143622025520/here-the-russian-figure-skater-blogger-yulena

English translation of Chart 1 and Chart 2

So Yuzuru only does 12 crossovers in his entire free skate. :eek:

The author says Yuzuru is the only skater who in both programs does quads and axels with different entries, in both SP and LP. As in the LP, Yuzuru jumps with combination entries, where he uses variety of entries with difficulty. These entries are risky but they contribute to the program’s difficulty and they look great as a whole.

The original article:
http://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/dobroefk/927138.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
 
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Walking around Kyoto and Osaka, I saw Yuzu posters a handful of times. He's the only skater I've seen around here. I'm very surprised I haven't seen any of Mao yet. Maybe she's more abundant in Tokyo.
 
Walking around Kyoto and Osaka, I saw Yuzu posters a handful of times. He's the only skater I've seen around here. I'm very surprised I haven't seen any of Mao yet. Maybe she's more abundant in Tokyo.

wow, are you in japan now? enjoy!:)which kindof poster have you seen there?
do you plan to come up to tokyo?
 
The making of "Tono, Risoku de gozaru".

The actors are asking the costume, make-up staff and the camera person who the Tono is from around 3:25.

The actors are impressed by how he moves at 8:27.

Satoshi Tsumabuki getting a photo with Yuzuru at 9:40 and then turn all fan-girly afterwards :laugh:

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Nobu's version of SEIMEI (the last spin) at PIW today.
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The making of "Tono, Risoku de gozaru".

The actors are asking the costume, make-up staff and the camera person who the Tono is from around 3:25.

The actors are impressed by how he moves at 8:27.

Satoshi Tsumabuki getting a photo with Yuzuru at 9:40 and then turn all fan-girly afterwards :laugh:

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Nobu's version of SEIMEI (the last spin) at PIW today.
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Thanks for sharing Mikaboo :hap93:


A couple of behind the scenes gist of translation by Asri & Angelica @YHIFG FB.

He made a crying sound and said "I want to skate" (instead of doing this). The turn at the end, the narrator called it "Tono(My lord) turn"

"I am more nervous here than in Olympics". At the end, the narrator says something like: That is indeed a gold medalist!

I cannot help grinning and laughing watching all these, this is harder than the quads.....that's ok Yuzu just like English slow and steady you will get better and better at it :agree:
 
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NEWS

Today in an Asahi TV program http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4770ph_160427-tetsuko-s-room_sport

- Nomura-san mentioned they went to a skating rink after the talk show last August and Yuzu skated and Nomura-san advised him a bit.
- He was also surprised that Yuzu appeared to understand everything he said. He mentions that people often do not understand what he means especially if they are younger, but this wasn't the case with Yuzu.
- *Everything he said <---He's referring to acting and artistry and how an actor projects himself to the audience. Regarding these things, the communication flowed naturally, like water, from Nomura-san to Yuzu.

^^Shared by Echo Cheng & translated by Ayako Nakamura @YHIFG FB

Yuzuru is one of the skaters for top JSF support level for new fiscal year. http://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/image_data/fck/file/2016/H28FS160427.pdf

Yuzuru and Miho Takagi (speed skater) received JSF Best Excellent Athletes award for 2015. In honor of his 3rd consecutive win at GPF.

Tokyo Sports Press Club named Yuzu as "Skater of The Year" in skating category.

http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/general/2016/04/27/0009030417.shtml
Noriko Shirota attended today's JSF awards celebration and said that Yuzuru will start training around June.
Preparation for new programs that were scheduled in early May will be postponed until after he starts training again. (so a month later than usual according to the article below)
After Worlds, he's been prioritizing resting and hasn't put his skating boots on. He's been stretching and training the upper body.

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/1638473.html
According to this article, Ms. Shirota also said that this (injury?) shouldn't affect him next season.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160427-00000113-dal-spo
According to Shirota, He was supposed to start doing his new programs in May but it's been postponed.He'll only start skating and doing new programs in June. For now he is not skating, now He's stretching, doing muscle training of his upper body. It is said Yuzu is fully concentrated on his health and full recovery.
lol Mikaboo beat me

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160427-00000118-mai-spo

The article about his injury

SHIROTA Noriko, director of ANA responded to the interview and stated as follows.
“Now he is in the condition that he isn’t allowed to put on skating shoes. Quiet rest is the best thing.”
“He had some pain since around Skate Canada, then the injury got gradually serious.”
“I think his injury will recover completely just by taking rest.”


I remember reading an article saying that his pain began around GPF.. But actually Skate Canada? So long. His season must have been tougher than imagined.

He said that in that 900 interview that his pain started before GP and then got bigger through the season.

I just saw this report from Phiten.
http://www.phiten.com/list/news_con.aspx?NewsID=1169
Phiten delivered some drinking water for the earthquake stricken areas in Kumamoto Pref. by Yuzuru's request.


And this is just a trivial information to add to what was already reported yesterday, but Yuzuru is currently working with a Japanese physical therapist for treatment.
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2016/04/28/kiji/K20160428012484000.html



MOVIE CAMEO

New photos from the movie he's in
http://news.walkerplus.com/article/77204/image435181.html
More down below the main photo.

Maybe this information has already been shared here, but one of the main actors in the movie, Eita, apparently described Yuzuru in a magazine interview (S-style) as "beautiful as a life form" (生命体として美しい). So there was a hashtag going around called #生命体として美しい


New lord Yuzuru's footage!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv4IUe6VhEs

Edited------------------------------------------------------------------
Translated as much as I could, as a trial.
English is not my native language, so I'm sorry for inconvenience in advance.

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Subtitle 1: "Tono,Risoku de gozaru.": Talk show before the premiere
Subtitle 2: Sadao Abe praises Yuzuru Hanyu's acting

0:44-
Yuzu: I'm Shigemura.
An actor (off-screen): My lord!
Assistant director (off-screen): Cut!

1:01-
Yuzu: Where's Asanoya Jinnai?
Asanoya: Here.
Yuzu: And his brother Kokudaya?
Kokudaya: Here.
Yuzu: I heard that you would never travel on horse or palanquin... (he stammers)...Sorry.
Director: No problem, it's OK.

Translator’s note:
Asanoya is a sake-brewer who lived in a small town named Yoshioka. People of Yoshioka was very poor for they had been harshly taxed by Sendai-government, so Asanoya and a few volunteers including his brother Kokudaya decided to lend their money to Sendai government with interest to help the people of their town. Having heard about Asanoya and his company, Shigemura wanted to see them, however Asanoya did not show up to his castle for he had pain in his legs and he despised traveling on a horse or on a palanquin for it gives others pain. So Shigemura came to Yoshioka, where most people had never met their lord.


1:21-
MC: Mr. Abe, when did you come to know who would play the lord?
Sadao Abe (who plays Kokudaya): On the very day of the shooting, at the rehearsal. Until then I had no idea who would play Shigemura. We all had been wondering and making guesses about it, and Mikio Date of Sandwich-man (Japanese comedian whose ancestor is Masamune Date, an ancestor of Shigemura) was most expected among us.
Director: Ridiculous.
Sadao: And who we met at the rehearsal was...him. We were so surprised.
MC: There's a footage of the moment he appeared on the set.
Michifumi Isoda (the author of the book this movie based on): Oh I've never seen it before.
MC: Let's see the moment when they first met Hanyu.
Isoda(to the audience): You are the only people who can see this footage.
MC: This is the world premiere. Please play the video.
Sadao: We didn't know who's coming yet...
Sadao: I'm grinning.
Director: You should not be grinning here (laughs)
Sadao: And I'm staring at him.
Yuzu (on screen): Where's Asanoya Jinnai?
Asanoya (on screen): Here.
Yuzu (on screen): ...So I came here to see you. Bring me my inkstone.
Shigemura's retainer (on screen): Yes, my lord.
Director (on screen): OK!
Yuzu (on screen): Please to meet you. I'm Yuzuru Hanyu.
Director (on screen): OK, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Yuzuru Hanyu as Shigemura Date. Please to work with you!
Yuzu (on screen): Sumimasen.(すみませんcan mean “Sorry.” or “Thank you.” On this occasion it sounds more like "thank you for your warm welcome.")
Director (on screen): Everyone, your reactions to him was not quite right.
Yasufumi Terawaki (on screen): We were grinning.
Yuzu (on screen): I could see you smiling from here...

3:36-
Subtitle: How was Hanyu's acting?
Sadao: Wasn't he very natural? Well we couldn't see much of his acting in that footage, but he looks very natural...not like an athlete trying to act but like a real actor...and his expression was beautiful. I was so surprised, really. I was grinning, and in my mind I was like "Wow Hanyu kun is so good!"
MC: Just like an ordinary person admiring a noble person.
Sadao: Yeah, exactly, and I was so quick to approach him, just like an ordinary person (who found a celebrity.)
Isoda: One of our teammate from Higashinippon Broadcasting went to see his father bringing my book and the script with him. After reading them, Hanyu's father said this film would be good for the people of Sendai, and his son would be able to learn something as a performer. Then after a while, upon reading the book and the script together, they received our offer. It was a big surprise for us because we did not expect they would.
When he was on the set, he seemed to be having fun, eating things he like, which he usually avoid as an athlete, then he made that record-breaking score, so we were very glad that this movie didn't become his obstacle.
MC: Or this movie might have contributed to his record-breaking score...
Isoda: Oh we shouldn't be that bold. Let's be humble about that.
MC: This must be the moment when he made mistake.
Isoda: Good expression.
Sadao: He asked for retakes and repeat without complaining.
Isoda: Everyone said that those who can claim the top can do anything wonderfully.

Longer making of "Tono, Risoku de Gozaru!" video featuring some new Yuzuru cuts and interviews with him both before and after filming his scenes.

Updated working link: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k3cj7mrg2hSXt3heUOu Thank you alia jackson for the link and YzRIKO for the upload.

Edit: The timing of this movie premiere is perfect to alleviate the off-season blues. I realize how fortunate we are as fans of Yuzuru to be able to enjoy all the extras he's done outside of the sport. He's worked so hard.



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More options to watch this video in case any are again deleted or difficult to view. Thanks to サバラン @savarin_ice on twitter for the links and to all the uploaders.

https://vimeo.com/164674462 uploaded by yuzuka
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTU1MTkzNzQ0MA==.html?from=s1.8-1-1.1 uploaded by yeyeyeye117
http://www.msn.com/ja-jp/entertainment/newsentertainment/羽生結弦が映画出演、メーキング公開/vi-BBsnUtJ?ocid=st uploaded by 時事通信 (JIJIPRESS) so will probably be removed soon.

Short translation on behind the scenes
Also from 2:24 to 3:00 is the first time the cast saw him as the person who will play the lord. At 3:06, you can hear someone introducing him, "Date Shigemura is Hanyu Yuzuru-san" - credit Yuzusorbet

This Yahoo news translation might be from this clip as well


http://ameblo.jp/reichel-mh/entry-12155005343.html
This blogger has compiled all of today's newsclips. (so many!)

Thank you tsuyoboogie. This video ~11:47min has been removed. If anyone find another copy please download them first . Edit: Another copy of the video by YzRIKO at DM.

Ayako Nakamura @YHIFG FB translated the video as below :

The making of "Tono Risoku de Gozaru" with a message from Yuzuru Hanyu at the very end. This one features a lot more of Yuzuru acting as well as talking than the other videos. Enjoy!

Excerpt:
Transcript:

00:46 I was nervous. I was nervous but I’m not an actor, so I just thought I’d have fun doing this and this is the first time I’ve come to a Studio Park so I thought I’d enjoy this experience too.

01:05 And memorizing your lines?

01:06 I have memorized my lines and have memorized how I need to move. However, I’ll probably make mistakes because I’m nervous. But I’ve calculated the possibility of making these mistakes in terms of executing my performance. (laughs) I don’t think this can be helped.

01:20 How do you plan to portray this character?

01:30 Having read the script, the protagonist is stately and dignified. I’m going to try to convey a little bit of the dignity and majesty (威厳) he exudes. There are also things that only I can express through acting too. I am going to focus on the contrast between the protagonist and me. The protagonist will make his entrance in a lordly majestic manner befitting him, but he will also apologize and ask them not to close the brewery (giving them a name?). So he goes from entering the area in a majestic way to feeling apologetic and does something for them. I hope I will be able to convey this.

02:33 Is this the first time you’re going to meet the leading actors?

02:33 This is the first time. Yes. I don’t really have much opportunities to meet actors or other people in show business. This will be fun…or rather, I’m nervous!

02:48 It’s a pretty star studded cast. I guess you have to be careful not to be overawed by them.

02:53 I’m going to try to control it so that I am overawed by them in a good/positive way and use this to help myself perform. Right now my primary focus is to do my best so that I’m not a liability in the process of making this film.

03:06 Thank you. Let us continue after you have changed into your costume.

03:18 This is embarrassing. I’m embarrassed.

03:22 Aren’t you used to being filmed?

03:24 I don’t think so. (laughs) I’m nervous.

04:06
Male Voice: Let me introduce to you, the person who is going to play Date Shigemura – Yuzuru Hanyu. Yoroshiku Onegai-itashimasu!
(applause)

04:18
Yuzuru: I’m sorry (I wasn’t very good).

04:20 Director: You all didn’t react to the entrance of Shigemura in the correct way!

04:25
Actor: We were smiling too much.
Yuzuru: I could see you all smiling.

04:33
Q: What is your first impression of him?
Director: He’s better than I thought. I didn’t think he’d be such a perfect fit. I’m surprised.

05:46
Abe Sadao: He’s good. He’s got the aura of a Lord…or should I say he’s beautiful? I’m impressed. Is it because he’s an athlete? I can really see that he wants to improve and do it better. He’s amazing. I’m impressed.

06:09
Satoshi Tsumabuki: I was really surprised. But he’s the kind of person who makes you feel happy just by seeing him, no matter who you are. He said he’s never acted before, but he seemed like a confident and dignified Lord. He was wonderful. People who become No. 1 in the world (in any field) are different aren’t they? We chatted backstage as well. I wanted to have a photograph taken with him. (laughs) I asked him if we could do this like a regular person (regular person versus actor)…(laughs)

07:38
Yuzuru: My brain is experiencing an overload…

07:55
Yuzuru: I would like to thank everyone and the staff for putting-up with me over many hours. We did so many takes. I will continue to do what I do best and I also hope the cast of this film will continue to prosper. I’ll be looking forward to seeing this film. I wish you all - good health. Thank you very much!

08:31
Q. This is the first time you’ve acted and the first time you’ve acted in a historical piece. Tell me about this.
Yuzuru: I was very nervous. There was no choreography (sometimes) and I had to think about how to move. Also coordinating my movements as I said my lines was extremely difficult. And us skaters usually don’t express things with words, so this was very difficult for me.

08:55
Q. Earlier you said that you were very nervous about having to act in front of these veteran actors.
Yuzuru: Yes. I was nervous the entire time and my heart couldn’t keep beating rapidly, so it calmed down half-way through. But in the beginning, I was so nervous I couldn’t say my lines properly and even though I memorized them very well, it was hard to say my lines in this environment. I was unable to capture the atmosphere of the scene and was just reciting my lines. I am feeling now that I should have prepared more for this. I could have tried a little harder and done better.

09:30 Were you able to pay attention to the details that you set out to pay attention to?
Yuzuru: I failed. It was difficult. But after my initial nervousness dissipated somewhat, toward the end of the shoot, I was able to think about what I wanted to do while I acted more. I hope the audience can see the difference.

10:00 What did you talk about with the actors?

10:11
Yuzuru: They told me that there was no need to be nervous. But if you are nervous that’s OK. Nervousness can translate into film in a good way too. They were reassuring.

10:22 What score would you give yourself out of a 100 points?
Yuzuru: 20. I need to apologize to the audience about this, but this really was the first time I have acted in a film and I was nervous among other things. Especially when I made my entrance, my nervousness was overwhelming. I was able to act better toward the end of the shoot, but I have a lot to learn before I can act properly.

10:51 There is a rumour that you will be a figure skater and actor?
Yuzuru: Absolutely not. Please don’t worry. I’m not going to do that. It was a wonderful and valuable experience to be able to experience being an actor. I’m going to use this experience to enhance my artistry when I skate. Perhaps I will be able to play roles like this in my competitive programs as well as those for the exhibition.

11:24
Yuzuru: I really tried to do my best. I hope I was able to communicate my feelings to you. It would be great if even a modicum of what I wanted to express comes across to you all. The cast is star studded. I hope you enjoy the film!

The making of "Tono, Risoku de gozaru".

The actors are asking the costume, make-up staff and the camera person who the Tono is from around 3:25.

The actors are impressed by how he moves at 8:27.

Satoshi Tsumabuki getting a photo with Yuzuru at 9:40 and then turn all fan-girly afterwards



PICTURES & VIDEOS



Here's a cute thing: https://www.instagram.com/p/BDr9gzNnYEP/
He picked up something fan dropped on the ice. He has great observation.

I've never seen this fotage. He was/is so cutehttps://twitter.com/yuzu_ka127/status/724967321022795777
He was so happy when he landed 3loop, I wanna pinch his cheeks

I just finished my first Yuzu fan video
I hope you'll enjoy it, even though I'm not very good at making videos. It's mostly with the happiest moments from 2012-2016

http://youtu.be/9Fvzo6DkbMo
Just saw this CBC commentary version of Yuzuru's 2016 WC Gala performance.
At the beginning, Kurt said something like "Yuzu would have already got one point deduction."?
Does anyone know what he means here?

I find that costume is so beautiful, and the color combinations are gorgeous. A latest drawing of Requiem.

I think Yuzu got the body that looks good even in brown paper bag

The stages of that Requiem drawing by @runrun8383....outline...halfway painting...final

Original photo

Amazing isn't it, I cannot even draw a circle properly



OTHER

Shared by Ayako Nakamura @YHIFG FB

This article in the not very reliable magazine Josei Jishin was actually written by a respectable author, Jung-Hoon Kim (金正勲 / 김 정훈). It doesn't have a lot of content, but he writes:

「自分に降りかかった病気を「一つの幸運」と受け止められるこの器の大きさ。順境に自惚れず、逆境に怯えない姿勢。そして厳しい逆境に直面するほど成長のチャンスを手に入れたと思い、喜ぶことができる羽生選手は、世界の宝物だと思います。」

"You can tell he is an admirable person because he was able to look at his illness as a fortunate thing. He is a person who doesn't become arrogant when things are going well, and a person who does not fear facing hardships. The more intense those hardships are, the more he wants to find an opportunity in this situation to grow, and rejoice in this. I think Yuzuru Hanyu is a treasure to all humanity."

Joon-Hoon Kim has a degree from Keio University and has been a visiting researcher at Harvard University and Oxford University.

Russian figure skater blogger Yulena has just published another article comparing transitions, linking footwork and difficult steps of all top men in their free skate (LP) at Boston WC (she does not count the step sequences). A summary on tumblr: http://chibura.tumblr.com/post/143622025520/here-the-russian-figure-skater-blogger-yulena

English translation of Chart 1 and Chart 2

So Yuzuru only does 12 crossovers in his entire free skate.

The author says Yuzuru is the only skater who in both programs does quads and axels with different entries, in both SP and LP. As in the LP, Yuzuru jumps with combination entries, where he uses variety of entries with difficulty. These entries are risky but they contribute to the program’s difficulty and they look great as a whole.

The original article:
http://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/dobroefk/927138.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed

Nobu's version of SEIMEI (the last spin) at PIW today.
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you painted? nice! the colors are impressive and it really captures the features of his costumes! :):further, you put the star mark on SEIMEI!:agree:

This drawing is so creative. 👍🏼

Thanks guys, but actually I'm not creative, the idea was from this photo :o:.
Mine from the top supposed to be Chopin, PW black, red Poto, NDP the little red one, FTT, Requiem, Seimei, RJ2, Etude :p

And I used this (make me feel like 12yo again), now everyone can draw :laugh:

Yuzu's photos, costumes, personality and actions etc. really inspired beautiful fanarts. Even me that don't know how to draw feel inspired to try something :biggrin:.

More fanarts on tweeter: drawing1, drawing2, drawing3, drawing4
 
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I need to plan vacation right now. Not that I'm going to be in there but I just can't skip Yuzu's SP. My god...:bed:

Oooooooooo. Good days...Not too sure what my schedule will be since I'll be in my first year of grad school when it happens...Ah I remember when the men's SP and FP happened for last Olympics. School was cancelled cause of snow.... :) Thank you snow.
 
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