Yuzuru Hanyu: 2016-17 Season

[Interspectator]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCOl1dgeDSk

Mamma Mia what have I just seen .. even costume

So cute.

 

[Plumededragon]

You have a very short memory. Denis Ten versus Yuzu, sounds familiar? Yuzu let go, Denis is still making it a hit in his interviews. Also, Patrick is hardly controlling what he says when things go wrong for him. All of this is no way a product of imagination.:dev3:

I haven't forgotten, but I don't see it bothering Yuzu, nor anyone who chose not to focus on trivial things but rather on important stuff like training, health and competition. The matters in the earlier years of 2000 were more serious and annoying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCOl1dgeDSk

Mamma Mia what have I just seen .. even costume

What... the... ??
Ok, which coach/choreographer thought it would be a great idea? the copy of R&J1 from JGP this season was one thing, but trying to skate on the music from Seimei? I mean... Maybe the kid could try in a few years once he's grown enough (and with a proper costume), but that's very bold to do it the year after Yuzu has done it.
It's very hard to skate on someone's music without immediately thinking of the original skater... kind of like Liza's SP. The music was owned by Papadakis/Cizeron, it's not possible to ignore the memories.

 

[Camillo]

This is something that really baffles me. Is it sour grapes for Mishin? Yuzuru's a technical wizard, able to do stuff Mishin's students can only dream of. He's loved by the audience (not only Japanese) and commentators which implies considerable performance skills. Or is it realy the fact that one of these comentators is Tarasova? Because how can he pass that attitude to his pupils? "Listen, kid, Hanyu is nothing special. Don't be like him. Don't do those +3GOE jumps that judges love. Don't have the audience going crazy for you. Don't win all those gold medals." :scratch:

I'm lacking language skills so I can't explain it in details, but yes, I believe that coach greatly influences his pupils and their tastes in FS.
Yuzuru is technical wizard, however he is everything which is NOT Mishin's style and technic. According to Professor, Yuzu is too flexible ("wormlike body structure"), so he shoudln't have good jumps by the laws of biomechanics, but still... he jumps better than Mishin pupils with "right" body structure and "right" technic.

Also don't forget Mishin's neglect of "bantiki i poofiki" (I don't remember how it was translated, but it means every small things which are not jumps (transitions, movements, program interprtation, facial expressions). On the contrary, Yuzuru and Orser do care a lot about programs, linking of the elements in one story, small details, complicated transitions into jumps etc.

I believe it's not easy for an experienced and authoritative coach to embrace the idea that your technic is not working for some reason (Arthur left, Liza, Sasha, Arthur D., junior girls has serious technical problems). Probably his displeasure came out in this interview :think:

 

[yhmafan]

There is A LOT of jealousy and envy in this sport, even when expressed indirectly- it still exists, on all levels. But there is a lot of admiration, love and support too. You can't deny first but should not forget the second. That's all I can say.
I love the fact that Yuzu has good words to sy about his rivals, he respects their strong skills, always praising them in interviews. He's a great athlete and gentleman.:luv17:

:thumbsup:+10

I instantly recalled her words. Kind of same attitude.

 

[Biellmann]

I'm lacking language skills so I can't explain it in details, but yes, I believe that coach greatly influences his pupils and their tastes in FS.
Yuzuru is technical wizard, however he is everything which is NOT Mishin's style and technic. According to Professor, Yuzu is too flexible ("wormlike body structure"), so he shoudln't have good jumps by the laws of biomechanics, but still... he jumps better than Mishin pupils with "right" body structure and "right" technic.

Also don't forget Mishin's neglect of "bantiki i poofiki" (I don't remember how it was translated, but it means every small things which are not jumps (transitions, movements, program interprtation, facial expressions). On the contrary, Yuzuru and Orser do care a lot about programs, linking of the elements in one story, small details, complicated transitions into jumps etc.

I believe it's not easy for an experienced and authoritative coach to embrace the idea that your technic is not working for some reason (Arthur left, Liza, Sasha, Arthur D., junior girls has serious technical problems). Probably his displeasure came out in this interview :think:

I think this is more a coach vs coach thing

 

[DiamondDust]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCOl1dgeDSk

Mamma Mia what have I just seen .. even costume

Oh my! I find this really cute. Wonder what Yuzuru thinks about it.

 

[Hanmgse]

I haven't been able to come here as much as I did before (school is killing me XD) but I just want to say that I can't wait to Skate Canada!, probably I won't be able to watch him live but I'm really excited

 

[YuzusHydroblade]

I haven't been able to come here as much as I did before (school is killing me XD) but I just want to say that I can't wait to Skate Canada!, probably I won't be able to watch him live but I'm really excited

I am already planning my nail art for that week! The following monday after ACI i painted my nails with Hope&Legacy gradient, this time it will be themed around his SP
And i really want to see an improvement on the FS♥ i know we will, he is Yuzu after all

 

[JuliettaG]

I love his LP ending pose! https://twitter.com/fuwayuzupi/status/786593109018759168
In this angle you can see it better. So dramatic

 

[alia jackson]

p. 2921 – 2940

AUTUMN CLASSIC

I found these. He always looks so gentle on your UA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgTt2ogXFDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zW8kVJ_scw

The lucky girl's mother who got flower from Yuzuru at Autumn Classic wrote on her instagram:
"That's my daughter, she wanted an autograph, but she got something much better!"
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLEM_SXD41r/?taken-by=karybree

Someone slipped during practice at AC

Yes it was Keegan Messing.

I think Yuzu skate may have gotten too close to the boards and his blade hit it, causing him to fall.

Medal ceremony view from another angle. Yuzu imitating Misha at 03:21. I laughed a lot.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4...having-fun-with-misha-ge-medal-ceremony_sport

I love his LP ending pose! https://twitter.com/fuwayuzupi/status/786593109018759168
In this angle you can see it better. So dramatic

ICYMI, seems like Japanese TV re-air (?) Autumn Classic 2016 (this video is only Yuzu's part).
There are some unaired bits of some behind-the scene footage, this video also includes full performance of Sp+FS, Kiss and Cry post-SP+FS, bits of medal ceremony and post SP+FS interview.
Thanks to YzRIKO for uploading

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4xipaa_y-h-autumn-classic-2016_sport

Have you seen this video from Autumn Classic. Now you can see his legs all right!
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4xipaa_y-h-autumn-classic-2016-sp音ズレ修正_sport

Before the Grand Prix begins, here are my photos & videos from Autumn Classic. Sorry the videos are not in exact chronological order.

https://flic.kr/s/aHskEZE46q

INTERVIEWS & NEWS

Keiji Tanaka's words about Yuzuru: https://twitter.com/Iron_Klaus/status/785847354687647745

This is the source of Kenji's Room (part 1, 2 and 3)

http://www.jsports.co.jp/press/article/N2016101112383006.html

Keiji was referring to "Yuzuru" so many times in the program. I wanted to count how many times he said "Yuzu".

And, its video http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4wzl4w_161011-kg-yz_sport

When they talk about skating, Yuzu asks, "How's the Quads doing?" and Keiji says "Not doing well."
Also, he was recounting his early career and various milestones. Keiji, Yuzu and Ryuju were direct contemporaries and went up the ranks together during their novice and Junior eras.
Keiji was talking about how he always felt like he had to catch up because Yuzu was the first to land the 2A, the 3Lz, 3F, 3A etc out of the group, and each time he'd think 'Yabai!' (uh, oh!) and try to land the next jump.
Kenji mentions that he won the National Athletic Meet (or Sports Festival) (国民体育大会, shortened into 国体 Kokutai) and Keiji said, "That's only cause Yuzu wasn't there that year."

TRANSLATION

Behind the first successful quad loop in (competition) history -brief translation of main points in video:

1) Snippets from Yuzuru’s Autumn Classic, SP and FS.

2) Last season, Hanyu’s quad jumps were toeloop and salchow. This season, he adds a quad loop, a jump that takes off with the right foot. It is a jump that is more difficult and has a higher base value (12 points) than the toeloop (10.3) and salchow (10.5).

3) We look at the story behind that successful quad loop.
In this scene from 5 years ago (2011), 16 year-old Hanyu was practising the quad loop. At that time, he was learning 2 kinds of quad jumps and he sometimes challenged the quad loop.

4) In 2014, 19 year-old Hanyu said he practised the quad loop just to challenge himself, but does not intend to include it in competition.

5) Last year, in 2015, he said:
–I am thinking that I want to include the quad loop.
–the younger skaters are coming up.
–the number of quads will definitely increase.
Q: Your goal is a gold medal at the next Olympics. If the quads don’t increase, it will be hard?
–You can’t keep up (if you don’t increase the quads).

6) Just as what he predicted, last season, the quads in men’s figure skating progressed. China’s Boyang Jin (18 years old) has a quad lutz as his weapon. It is the most difficult quad jump done so far. [scene from Nov 2015, NHK Trophy]

7) This year January, Hanyu said (at 4:00 of video, in the car):
–it did not take up that much time (to be able to jump quad loop).
–the control of it is difficult.
–it’s hard to express it in words, you have to enter the jump with a ‘shuuu~t’. (laughs)

8) Actually, last season’s World Championships (April), he thought of putting in the quad loop. But due to an injury of the left foot, he put off this challenge. From April, he needed 2 months to recuperate. Then last month (Sept), he showed a splendid quad loop in open practice. He said the 4Lo, which uses the right foot for take-off, puts less stress on the left foot compared to other jumps. So he was able to start practising it earlier (after recovery from left foot injury).

9) Then, at his first competition of this season, Autumn Classic, SP, he succeeded in the very first quad loop of official competition. But he made a mistake in the quad salchow combination jump. He was very dissatisfied with his performance.
“I want to practise as soon as possible.” (I have translated his interview in a previous post.)

10) His next competition is Skate Canada at the end of Oct.
—-brief translation by me; video thanks to YzRIKO
* I laughed when I heard him talk about the jump with his favourite word 'shuuu~t’. ^^ (There was one talk show in 2014 where Nobunari Oda asked him how to do a particular jump and Yuzu said 'just go shuuu~t’, and poor Nobu said, “What is 'shuuu~t’?? I don’t understand!!!”) ^^
(tumblr source with my thanks!)

Here it is, please use google translate but it is hard to understand: http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/931023
The title is: "Japanese Gagarin takes new heights"

OK. The journalist said that Yuzuru's jump was much better than Krasnozhon's, but Yuzuru didn't manage to skate the rest of his programs without mistakes, and his question was whether it was 4Lo which affected him.

Rukavitsyn's answer was that 4Lo is a very difficult jump since it's not a toepick jump but an edge one, and it requires special control and cold-blooded approach. The skater must not rush the jump too soon - it requires a perfect balance of all body parts taking part in it. The slightest mistake can ruin Quad loop, the skater will either underrotate or fall. These mistakes can crop up due to stress during competitions. An athlete can concentrate on 4Lo too much, and once it's done he can relax due to euphoria. Hanyu's mistakes are probably due to this cause. But the season has barely started - it's clear that Yuzuru needs time to get used to his 4Lo.

Question: So Hanyu wasn't just experimenting with the jump and won't give it up?

R: No, I'm sure it wasn't just an experiment. I've seen Hanyu jump 4Lo before, it wasn't his ultimate goal. He does it easily enough, if easily can be used about such an element. YUzuru has time and resources to include 4Lo into his programs and not lose points while doing it. I think he'll go on executing the element. He might want to correct his program - put an easier jump after 4Lo or increase the pause before the second element. There are a lot of options.

News section with Shoma uno and he mentioned Yuzuru here. There is Yuzuru there as well but my Japanese is LOL. Anyone can help translate what they said?

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4xl8uo_161015-%E5%BD%BC%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%9Fshoma-shoma%E3%81%AE%E5%BD%BC%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E6%80%9D%E3%81%84_sport

Yuzuru said that shoma is great skater, with jumps and good presentation. He commented his flip .
Shoma said Yuzuru is perfect senpai, Yuzuru is all rounded skater there is a huge gap between them, he goes 1 step up Yuzu goes further, he does step up again Yuzu does more and makes gap bigger , he said he's trying to catch up but Yuzu keeps going so he has a lot to do.

Another translation

BATHCLIN CM

Has this been shared? The Bathclin commercial
https://www.bathclin.co.jp/sp/kikiyu/cm/movie/2016_koshi.mp4

I checked twitter only one user posting these screen shots, are these from the cm?...#1, #2, #3, #4

Hmm. maybe it wasn’t supposed to be released yet. Oops. According to this industrial news article, the ad will start airing from 2nd half of October so it should come out in a week or two. And there may be 3 types of them by looking at their website.
https://www.bathclin.co.jp/sp/kikiyu/cm/

the expectation vs reality came true

Tumblr managed to produce one single screencap of the CM

https://67.media.tumblr.com/cca0590a63c1320a3521b725dae0087e/tumblr_oeu7cvGon31tusua6o1_540.jpg

Priorities

Mr. Kikiyu is released.
https://www.bathclin.co.jp/sp/kikiyu/cm/

this is such a fun CM series.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4xeaw5_161014-氷上の-mr-きき湯-挑む自分越え_sport
Behind the scenes cilps from TV

PICTURES

Yuzuru and Jun Hwan https://twitter.com/Iron_Klaus/status/785143636216410113
I want to see Yuzuru senpai with Cha at GPF, please!

IFS Magazine ‏@ifsmagazine 10h10 hours ago
Yuzuru Hanyu, one of many in a long line of great Japanese skaters, graces the December cover of IFS.

The Cover

He looks great!

Seems like today was Misha's last day at the TCC. Could that person on the right be Yuzu? Too bad we didn't get a selfie.

Every time someone at TCC posted a clip/photo, our eyes immediately scanned the surrounding...fans zoom in, slow mo etc.

So Misha did take a picture with Yuzu after all

Two more pictures of Yuzu with Misha from his weibo. They look like they had fun as always!
https://twitter.com/abby900215/status/787492774404771841?s=09

Latest photo from TCC

Another picture at the TCC on Instagram

GIFs & VIDEOS

My favorite is CM Love in Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sYeca6GXCo
I miss our boy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AzL2aWwRXg

Baby Yuzu and mama Hanyu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNmtSICKX_4

His last EX, especially the one skated at Boston gives me shivers every single time I watch him. Such incredible expression. I remember I showed it to an old dancer friend of mine who doesn't watch skating and she was stunned, especially by this part from 2:30 onwards and we talked how it was true dance on ice.

better quad loop than this ?
https://youtu.be/W7nTVtETXwE?t=29. I would like to see anything better than this

Here is the flip: https://giphy.com/gifs/3otOKChFFUtMFGwD9S
And lutz: https://giphy.com/gifs/l2YSmZLNhc5agV7Mc

Prince Yuzu

How does he do it? I've watched the first loop easily a hundred times. Even watching him walk is a delight. Although this one is a bit longer♥ and in slow motion for your viewing pleasure

Yuzu saying in spanish See you tomorrow! ¡Hasta mañana!.
So cute! He is capable of pronouncing well the sound ñ, which I think it's difficult for non spanish speakers.

It seems like a lot of videos have been taken down.

Could I check if anyone here has a copy of this video?

CALENDAR

I demand this to be delivered to my house right. NOW.

I agree with you. I was not going to buy any of his calendars as they are rather expensive and I've spent a lot already for magazines/books (they are expensive too. About 2,000 yen each.) But this calendar has very good shots. I can't resist buying it

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product...t_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=6Q6TDB18ZDD7QDDVSRGA

Other calendars:

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product...t_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=6Q6TDB18ZDD7QDDVSRGA
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product...t_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=6Q6TDB18ZDD7QDDVSRGA

And, one more.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product...g_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=F7VV25TWTJEHH82E8DRJ

FANARTS

http://fav.me/dakyktj
I did a proper waterpainting this time, with details. Love the colors he chose this year for his LP.
Still not gonna paint the SP costume. I'd have to get a black paper.
Photo Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=312998299074784&set=pcb.1787029948211470&type=3&theater

And we have a cute fanart following bathclin CM: https://twitter.com/runrun8383/status/786926194511884294 What are those words in it, anyone can translate, please?

OTHERS

Maybe we should spread this post to new fans who find Yuzuru and skating interesting thanked to Yuri on ice: http://chibura.tumblr.com/post/151669176160/hello-all-recently-i-have-seen-quite-a-lot-of

You know, Yuzuru's air position is often not mentioned and is underrated but it is actually so pretty and tight and straight and beautiful. Seeing many men and ladies jump with air position that is all over the place makes me really appreciate his, thus I feel like mentioning this.

EDIT :
Actually, a lot of his other qualities as a skater are often underrated and not mentioned. People are often fixated by his quads and jumps (which I can't blame cause they are top of the field and are things of beauty)
Spins : From current active male skaters, there is not much who is actually a better spinner than him in my opinion. I can think of a few but his spin is definitely one of the best. Fabulous speed, centered with difficult position and arms movement/choreography matching the music. <3
Transitions : King of transition in and out of elements tbh.
Skating skills : Honestly among current active males, aside Chan, can't think of a lot of guys who have better skating skills than him.
Steps : Though I can name a handful of skaters with perhaps better steps, his step is also top-class.

Not mentioning artistry cause it is subjective. But personally I think he has very good interpretation skills, musicality and is very artistic.

Last year, there's AnonSkaterGuy from Fsuniverse saying the kind of boot Yuzuru is wearing (Edea Ice Fly) make it really hard to point toe. Here are some extracts of his post:
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[[[You can't point your toe in Risport RF2 Super boots. I want to say Ice Flies (Edea) are almost as impossible as the Risports.
The boots aren't designed to make you look good. They're designed to make technical elements more efficient, by putting you forwards in the boot and eliminating some of the "roll to toe" that you have to do in other boots as well as keep our foot in a more optimal position to vault into toe jumps.
..........
I cannot point my toe at all in the Risport RF2 Supers I have, or the Edea Concertos. Period. Edea has improved the Concerto by lowering the back a little and padding it, but the Ice Fly is still rather high (this is what Hanyu wears).
Edea is made by the people who used to own Risport, so it doesn't surprise me that the two share some design characteristics (how they look is irrelevant compared to how they "fit," IMO).
..........
I have Risport and Edea boots here... And there is no way you can flex those boots that way... This is why Edea added the padding to the Concerto, they were absolutely horrible until they added that.]]]]
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Yuzuru has changed his boots to Edea Piano this season, and if you read Edea's description of this new boot, it's even more stiff than Edea Ice fly (piano is 95 and ice fly is 90), how can he point his toe like ballet dancers as those fans demand? Lol

Ice dancers' boots are softer so they can somewhat point their toe actually. Boots for top ice dancers are different from boots for singles and pair skaters for sure. You can see that some ice dancers are critized for their toe, which is still too much but it's kind of legit. Ice dancers don't have to jump so their boots have lower cut and softer, the heels are higher than boots for single and pair skaters a bit so it helps them with point toe as well.

Top skaters are recommended not to use boots with high heels because it makes them harder to jump. Yuzuru wears boot covers so you will never see his heels but I have looked up some of his photos in practice and see that his heels are average, quite low. Some skaters who are too short wear boots with quite high heels though (look at Satoko and Shoma), it helps with their extensions but it's wrong to say they point their toe, more likely their boot point the toe for them.

If I remember correctly, Tracy didn't say Yuzuru couldn't point his toe, she just said that he had other things to worry (to land his jumps, get levels) so he is exhausted during his difficult programs so not enough time to care about point toe. I think she was being political correct. If it were me I would have told TSL that: "why don't you try to use his boots, jump quads and point toe so we can see how you do it?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCOl1dgeDSk

Mamma Mia what have I just seen .. even costume

Well, they do have similar hairstyle. Just out of curiosity, is it because of this tumbr post? ---> http://fulcherdepp.tumblr.com/post/150074960286

From Misha Ge twitter :

"Its great to skate with Javi & Yuzu on normal session(without so much things going around)Just a peaceful training feel with great skaters"

https://twitter.com/mishageofficial/status/785641827437195264

There is A LOT of jealousy and envy in this sport, even when expressed indirectly- it still exists, on all levels. But there is a lot of admiration, love and support too. You can't deny first but should not forget the second. That's all I can say.
I love the fact that Yuzu has good words to sy about his rivals, he respects their strong skills, always praising them in interviews. He's a great athlete and gentleman.:luv17:

:thumbsup:+10

I instantly remembered her words. Kind of same attitude.

Seeing Yuzuru with Misha and Max on the podium, I guess you all would agree, Yuzuru should revise his height in his personal data. Misha is said to be 175cm and Max is 173cm in their data. No way Yuzuru is still 171cm.

Anyway I noticed about the height too! Maybe on skating boots it is trickier to tell because perhaps there are inserts/different height in heels/whatever it is. However I noticed he is generally taller than Javi even without skates on and in Javier's ISU bio he is listed as 173 cm. So Yuzuru should be 174-175 cm now?

So I don't know If anyone is watching this show here, probably some but lmfao (?)

They for sure aren't letting any FS world detail slide.

Oh my https://twitter.com/marananta/status/786835538737147905
Mini POTO

Look what the fan found..black pants!

And necklace instead of tie

Yulia is referred in Japanese anime and of course Yuzuru. https://www.instagram.com/p/BLiaie2BGTM/

By virtue of my crusade for links look what I've found.
Relatable. We've all been there. LMFAO

MASTER LIST OF FANBOYS & FANGIRLS

Master list: Fan(boys/girls), mostly skaters, with tributes to the sparkliest costumes and the fanciest programs of the Figure Skating World as performed by the Owner Of The Boobskirt™:

Alessandro Fadini - Etude/Foreshadowing of Hope & Legacy
http://data23.gallery.ru/albums/gallery/3331-a5eb1-69156273-m750x740-uf8d0b.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uit7-qQRw

Simone Cervi - Etude/Foreshadowing 2.0
https://twitter.com/tamahimodqx/status/580387668615294976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i8a5N8_utk

Sota Yamamoto - Etude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr9bMhWNA8s

Carlo Vittorio Palermo - Chopin
http://i59.tinypic.com/73jcxh.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9hCrCXxDs8

Jari Kessler (extreme left) - R&J 1.0
http://i58.tinypic.com/av28so.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ8hTKwJusw

서채연 (Seo Chayeon) - Etude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjhEKj0ou4

Adrien Tesson - R&J 1.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-3fWGAWVnQ

Yauhenii Puzanau - R&J 1.0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5ZL9IKlcw]

Daniel Albert Naurits - Possibly Etude + Boobskirt
http://67.media.tumblr.com/2f113da8224ac076fdf2e8eeeab66a0f/tumblr_inline_navpl60ifR1rqsqmc.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zolwdb-gpPI

Vsevolod Usoltsev - Seimei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCOl1dgeDSk

Leung Kwun Hung - Possibly leather Boobskirt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk1W4qMQoVU

Kim HanGil - POTO 2.0
https://twitter.com/marananta/status/786835538737147905
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUVNlZ-vS_A

Марк КОНДРАТЮК (Mark Kondratyuk) - POTO 2.0
https://twitter.com/BluecosmosH/status/772281630169759748
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KSyF8SjxHc

Unknown Little Boy (To identify - apparently a novice skater from Turkey) - NDP
http://40.media.tumblr.com/e3989e52814ebe47e17189b5c5734ce8/tumblr_ngz4qwgXaZ1tae69fo1_500.png

This legendary Beijing flowerboy - Boobskirt, NDP, Chopin.
https://twitter.com/fslove08/status/662902428350574592
https://twitter.com/mottsu_sk/status/662918902209384448

Little chinese boy 2 - Etude
https://twitter.com/mau150830/status/663334877358518273

Little japanese girl - Chopin
http://i.imgur.com/gyYFed4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hQUXS6C.jpg

Hugo Li - Chopin
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3251l0_20150814-hugo-li-sp-thornhill-summer-skate_sport

김건모 (Kim Gunmo) - Boobskirt
http://live.sports.media.daum.net/video/general/108684/108740

Andrew Torgashev - PW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvpnd3hP8VU

Nina Ouellette - Hana Ni Narae
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2f5hh0


Off ice tributes:

Chopin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffz75LknEIE
R&J 1.0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvFhuih6C3c / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teayWCISfpc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTLz2KdufRQ lmfao

PW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLgEy4IQtVM
Hana Ni Narae - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhsATuCKVcM
The Final Time Traveler - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avb5PuVHiE0

Missing links:

- That other epic Etude tribute, where the guy even receives a pooh on the ice; can't find the link for my dear life.
- That PW flowerboy, I can't remember where, maybe Barcelona.
- That guy who made a hilarious reprodution of a competition program using Yuzuru's R&J 1.0 audio (must find!) - Update: FOUND IT (!!!) - Included at "Off Ice Tributes"

Bonus list of Certified Current Skater Fan(boys/girls) with varying degrees of fan(boy/girl)ness in no particular order:

- Sota Yamamoto
- Boyang Jin
- Nathan Chen
- Cha Junhwan
- Yulia Lipnitskaya
- Evgenia Medvedeva
- This chinese skater
- Brooklee Han
- Andrew Dodds
- Michael Christian Martinez
- Chloé Ing
- Ernesto Martinez
- This lifelong fanboy not skater that should be mentioned
- This actor that should also be mentioned due to extremely pertinent remarks.

~ ∞ ...


This list is open to aditional links and will be modified as more fabulous tributes continue to come (and while I find more lost links!). Stay tuned.

 

 

[Biellmann]

people react and feel differently to music. Some people might be absolutely shaken and moved deeply by Yuzuru's music and some might feel it is monotonous and doesn't built and there is nothing wrong with either opinions.
If you truly think that your feelings and your opinions are the only ones valid then take your own advice and ask yourself why.

I personally come to this forum to fangirl and keep updated on my favourite skaters but also to read fellow fans opinions and analyses, what people think of certain performances, choreographies, musics. To exchange you know.
You dismissing people as haters/unable to feel when they make valid points (that we can all agree or disagree with that's not the question) about music selection, composition, choreographic rules and program building is vain and arrogant.

You still don't get it, right? This has nothing to do with me or with "opinions". I was trying to tell you that people do things with a REASON. They criticize someone with a REASON. And people have many reasons, not all of them are nice.
You're accusing me of something that YOU do, isn't it funny? I'm actually really disappointed. I was trying to explain something and it's really not easy bc english is not my first language, but you're attacking and insulting me. Good to know, it says alot about you.

 

[Lambari]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCOl1dgeDSk

Mamma Mia what have I just seen .. even costume

I'M DECEASED.

Cuteness overload.

This makes me think how odd is that part of a whole generation will grow up idolizing Yuzuru.
Last time I've noticed he was still that breathless nuts kid with a horrible bowl cut falling on that damn 4Sal. I feel like an accomplished mother.

~~ flashback tears ~~

 

[YuzusHydroblade]

I'M DECEASED.

Cuteness overload.

This makes me think how odd is that part of a whole generation will grow up idolizing Yuzuru.
Last time I've noticed he was still that breathless nuts kid with a horrible bowl cut falling on that damn 4Sal. I feel like an accomplished mother.

~~ flashback tears ~~

Not a skater, three years older than him and i already idolize him this kid is amazing
(btw THAT WAS SO CUTE AAAH)

 

[alia jackson]

Yuzu is such an inspiration :agree:

 

[Yuzu Beloved Angel]

Watch Yuzu skating for me is like tasting a very precious wine. You need to drink slowly not to lose the richness of its flavor. I see the videos several times to capture all the rich detail of the difficult programs to be executed. This kid is skater and an amazing person. No matter what they are talking about it, because only throw stones in good fruit trees, the more time goes by it just gets better and better. Others will come, but Yuzu is already a living legend and all that he accomplished here will never be erased from the history of world figure skating. Go Yuzu! Your best is yet to come. I trust you. Gambatte!

 

[Lambari]

So I don't know If anyone is watching this show here, probably some but lmfao (?)

They for sure aren't letting any FS world detail slide :agree:

 

[msteach3]

An article that didn't even get Mirai's nationality right is not precisely the most reliable source :noshake:
And well, that's Mishin's opinion, but I don't think it was rude. He did say he respects Yuzu a lot, he simply sees more value in what Nathan's doing. Figure skating would be very boring without differences in opinion

He's extremely biased which is not at all surprising.

 

[sweetwater]

Mr. Kikiyu is released.
https://www.bathclin.co.jp/sp/kikiyu/cm/

 

[Meoima]

Oh my https://twitter.com/marananta/status/786835538737147905
Mini POTO

 

[Fayruza]

Oh my https://twitter.com/marananta/status/786835538737147905
Mini POTO

someone should seriously make a video of these Yuzu motifs used by juniors.