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Who's the special person who cuts his hair that he has go back to Japan for it?
Maybe Mama Hanyu left her magical scissors in Japan so they have to go back and fetch it
#EmergencyHaircut
Yuzuru Hanyu: 2016-17 Season
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Yuzuru electronic nerd=confirmed
He also mentioned once that he likes to know how machines work. He has all the qualities of an engineer, i'm sure he would have been a wonderful engineering student, if he had the time!
About the comparison, i had to use a dictionary for the term i didn't know. He says that until now (that is, up until going to train at TCC) he was like an analog tv, and wondered (i think he said wondered, he used かな) if it was possible for him to turn into a digital tv. That is, that his "complete form" (完成形）is (becomes?) "high definition". Also, he didn't know if he was going to someday turn 3Dlaugh2
...Or something like that
Perhaps is it because I am a nerd too, but actually I think his metaphor makes sense ?
Before CC = low-def, with noise and distorsion, --> analogic
at CC = high-def, no noise --> numeric
in the future = full HD with 3D, the "perfect program" he is striving for
(haha I think I've got to thank Yuzu for learning the words "kuyashii" and "kampeki")
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World Championships 2014, Free Skate, Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQjXwtrHArk
Commentators: I am not a completely sure who the first commentator (1) is but I think it is Sigi Heinrich. He commentates for various sports. The second commentator (2) here is Hendryk Schamberger, a former figure skater himself.
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1: Hendryk, you said it, Yuzuru Hanyu, if he delivers the ideal 4 and a half minute performance here he might be able to turn the tide to his advantage- it's just a question of how fresh he still is, the olympic victor from sochi.
2: I don't believe it. I believe.. ehm.. that is.. all olympic gold medalists go through the... the media hype that naturally arises and ehm they have to attend talk-shows and do this and that... and then to come here and be fit after this long a season which, after all, started in october for him.
(program starts)
1: Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota - his program.
2: Well, if this continues he still has a chance.
2: That means he will probably do all his combination jumps after the 2. minute where he can earn the bonus points.
1: He doesn't leave anything out- strong until now.
2: Now he really needs a break. The a program he planned- unbelievable.
(Yuzu lands his Lutz forward and still completes the rest of the combo.)
2: WOAH that's impossible! That he is able to jump a triple salchow in this situation- it's unbelievable.
2: This is enough! (to win)
1: This is enough.
(end of program)
1: This is ins*nity. Yuzuru Hanyu. There is not much more he could have done. He threw in his last energy back-ups and delivered a program that could not have been anticipated- not after the olympics. This is how the olympic gold medalist can also become the world champion.
Hahah
2: Look at this, they will probably have to carry him off the ice.
1: That was an act of strength, an-
2: Unbelievable
1: an unbelievable act of strength- by Yuzuru Hanyu.
2: And you can see that he was already drained by the second minute.
1: What kind of fighting spirit resides in him- wanting to prove it once again infront of his own audience.
2: And the last combination jump, that triple lutz - single loop - triple sal- after the lutz landing, how much energy is necessary to throw yourself into the triple salchow after that? Unbelievable... unbelievable...
1: He accepted this high-level declaration of war by his collegue Machida and probably even topped it.
2: Now, what is interesting is that salchow landing. It will surely be reevaluated and could mean a reduction of points for him. But if his score stays this way...
1: 288.26 points are to be beat, dear viewers. 100 already in the technical score- 7 points ahead of Machida in this category.
2: Right now, what was his deficit? He has a deficit if 7... on the dot, exactly.
1: So now the PCS is the determining factor- there he will earn more (than Machida).
2: Not by far but he will surely earn 1 or 2 points more than him. Now also comes the reduction of points that I had feared- it is going to be a close call.
2: A japanese world champion title can only be prevented by Javier Fernandez now.
1: The Spaniard.
2: But put your hand on your heart- after the olympic games, as you have adressed it, after the alleged and presumed fuss and all the schedules he had to attend- here at the world championships at the very end of the season, in the very last free skate of the season- to complete such a program says alot about the qualities of this young man.
(kiss and cry)
[something incomprehensile due to clapping and cheering]
2: He has already recovered! Well, he is sitting all alone because Orser has to tend to Javier Fernandez.
1: Well, the training collegues are fighting against each other- all in their own ways.
Well, everyone now is waiting for... is waiting, dear viewers, for the scores.
2: 282 point! (point=decimal separator)
1: That's enough.
2: That's enough.
1: 3 tenth... 3 tenth...
2: Wow!
1: 3 tenth!! The olympic gold medalist could also become the world champion- except if Fernandez wins the free skate now- but this was really strong.
2: Unbelievable.
(cut)
1: ... and Hanyu is walking like a 70 year old with a walking stick but now that is- of course his back is probably hurting- but now that is a bit for show. [He is calling Yuzu out for being fake. LOL] It's understandable, he may do that, he is a young lad, he may do that.
Hanyu ahead of Machida, the olympic gold medalist has also become the world champion and with that shows a great fighting quality. That shows personality.
2: Yes, yes.
1: That (the act of winning both titles) shows personality.
2: This really surprised me- that he managed such a close fight with Machida, that he gave it his all.
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I finally managed to catch up with the thread and saw that this translation request by Fayruza was left unanswered so yours truly- who has just gotten out of a 5-week exam period and cannot adapt to not having to study all day/night- has picked it up.
I don't really get their logic. It is "unbelievable" to earn both titles because once you're an olympic gold medalist you get hyped by the media? Ok.
Also I am very sleep deprived so feel free to point out mistakes.
...and "unbelievable" in german transports the meaning of "exciting" and of adoration
Very nice words from Shoma toward his senpai in the last "spirit of the athletes" about him - thank you Angelica Yuzu for translating the most interesting part : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1610393525875114/permalink/1871364233111374/
And Shampoo neko has been doing wonderful emoji-fanarts about Yuzu - the last one is particularly irresistible
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1610393525875114/permalink/1871180149796449/
Look look :luv17:
First fan skate (that I know of) of LGC
https://m.weibo.cn/status/4086921129590442
Where's Lambari? Time to update your yuzufan post
I just wanted to say, thank you everyone in this thread contributing with their hard work on translations. It's so nice to see such resourcefulness and willingness to share across all the different cultural backgrounds and languages.
I'm sure it's been mentioned in the 40+) how he redid old programs that were pivotal to his career and matched the programs/songs accordingly to the venues and the personal meanings of every competition.
Skate Canada - Étude in D sharp minor. The short program of his breakout season, a turbulent program associated with the strong emotions of the Earthquake. A pivotal competitive program.
Trophée Éric Bompard - Notre-Dame de Paris. A French musical skated in France. The first long program after his coaching change and move halfway across the world to a country whose language he didn't even speak. Could be seen as his first steps into a new stage in his career.
Fukuoka Grand Prix Final - Story. A song about never giving up, you're never alone, skated for a home audience who can understand the lyrics. The only truly new exhibition of the season for the first of his triple crown.
Japan Nationals - Hana ni nare. Live, cry, stumble, grow, become a flower that stands up in the wind.
Sochi Olympics - White Legend. A Japanese take on a Russian classic, presented on the grandest stage of them all. A program that brackets his career around the 2011 Earthquake because it was created before (2010-2011 season SP) but skated as an Exhibition after as well (2011 Nationals, 2012 Worlds).
World Championships - Romeo + Juliet. A last send-off to the beloved program and performance that propelled his career into stardom. An introspection into himself regarding his own maturing as a skater, performer, and person. Romeo has become a man.
If he does the same next season (assuming new SP/LP), how do you envision "The Greatest Hits of Yuzuru Hanyu: 2014-2018 Quad"?
Another translation - just because it took me so long to track this down, so I won't risk losing it once again. We spoke of young Romeo and... here it is! The wiser and older young Romeo of WC 2014 gala. His encore is cut off and I couldn't find it first - but gladiolusc was kind enough to track that down too! Thank you!!!.
WC 2014
EX
Rus ESP
Part 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIO0X6LRH88
So now it’s Yuzuru Hanyu’s turn. His free program, Romeo and Juliet.
- A quad at the gala?! (the commentator mistook Yuzu’s 3Lz for a quad! In fact, both of them did)
- Well, if they come as easy as triples, why not jump them?
- Again – 3A3T at the gala!
- That was a stunning skate – he skated his free (competitive) program with the same spirit.
- He seems to have got really angry about something! I think he was mad at himself. He seemed less exciteable all these years, but now it seems as if he got to be an adult or grew older…
- Or he grew both older and turned into an adult...
- Well, he might have become an adult without growing older, or he might have grown older without turning into an adult yet… But he was pretty tense while skating this. It’s as if he’d been trying to prove a point. Perhaps, to himself in the first place that he shouldn’t relax now and fight right till the end. Well-done, he was great, he’s a stunning skater in every respect.
Part 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klpt-f-BtDI
- The audience want him back on the ice, of course.
- Yes, he’s a super-talent. He’s 19. He won the Junior World Championship in 2010. He was… how old was he then?.. then he was 15. He won a Bronze medal at the world championship, but this year was his absolute best – he won grand Prix Final, the Olympic Games and World Championship. So a fragment of his SP, Parisian Walkways. Music by Gary Moore.
- That was the ending worth a true champion! He looks tired, of course, he does! This has been an extremely difficult season. He thanks the audience and he thanks the ice.
- And now he’s calling the other skaters onto the ice to join him! The finale!
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Can someone translate this ?
I don't know if this is new, but I think this is in Ice Rink Sendai? just curious since it says 2017 so maybe it's a new message from Yuzu?
Countdown vid for Worlds.
Edit:
There's actually two versions of this vid. The one where Patrick is holding the number 55 and the one with Nathan .
https://twitter.com/goldenboots125/status/843775860368785408
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5f9ngr_170318-19-小ネタ-etc_sport
Daisuke talks about Yuzu 3-18 on Merenge no Kimochi (Meringue feeling?)
0:00-0:50
rough translations, maybe incorrect XD
0:10 - He's happy about this passing on to next generation (Hanyu), but when he was still competing, Yuzu was making progress in leaps and it shook/worried him.
0:38 - (Host: Even from perspective of pro skater, Hanyu is amazing?) In terms of technique, no one can win against him. Quality is high, jump quality is great, good at spins.
0:44 - You get the feeling he has mastery over this space, he has such powers.
2014 Grand Prix Final, Exhibition, The Final Time Traveler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziyhDjwf-iI
Commentator: Petra Bindl
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Well, now Javier Fernandez is announcing his team collegue, since he trains together with Yuzuru Hanyu, the olympic victor, in Canada with Brian Orser.
And I can imagine very well that the two surely celebrated themselves yesterday after their double success and after bestowing their trainer with an incredible present. Of course it is great for a coach to have two such strong skaters together who are quite different from each other and yet such great artists on the ice.
Now we see Yuzuru Hanyu- we did already experience Javier Fernandez on the ice earlier and now the one who placed first among the men. He successfully defended his title which was not anticipated as such because he barely managed to get into the Grand Prix Final as the sixth one, the last one. He had alot of bad luck in the Grand Prix series: Among others there was his collision at the Cup of China with the chinese Han Yan. There he skated with a bandage on his head and didn't manage to gain momentum. But now he is back and on the track to success.
Yuzuru Hanyu! The winner at the grand Prix Final in Barcelona ahead of his team collegue, ahead of Javier Fernandez, and Sergei Voronov the russian who ranked third. These were the placements of the top three among the men. And he deserved it. He had a fall in the short program and yesterday he solely messed up the Lutz again- in the short it was the triple lutz triple toe loop combo where he fell on the toe loop. Other than that everything worked out- two different quadruples he charmed onto the ice. That is a fantastic accomplishment. And his skating style is truly unique- incredibly soft- and of course he is always rewarded with high components accordingly. He glides out of his jumps smooth as butter. You can also not forget that he is just 20 years young. Second, first, first are his results thus far from the last three issues of the Grand Prix Series. And now the next big goal, of course, is defending his title at the next world championships.
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Another one at Fayruza's request.
sorry if I am distracting you from work
Can I share a MAD of a tearjerker variety?
http://www.bilibili.com/video/av9177268/?from=search&seid=17144205309884313612
:scard7:
The song's in Chinese but there are translations.
This countdown vid to Worlds has Yuzu saying something in the end part. And I just noticed, based on the numerous recordings of this vid that I saw on Twitter, I think it is shown on this screen every hour? (or am I imagining things) :scratch3:
Yuzu banner on the subway
And was he headbanging a little to the beat of Romeo and Juliet?
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2016 Grand Prix Final in Marseille, Free Skate, Hope and Legacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUG1KOyGcx8
Commentators: Petra Bindl (PB) and Hendryk Schamberger (HS)
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PB: After such a performance he has to come onto the ice- Yuzuru Hanyu, the world record holder. Last year at the NHK Trophy he set a new world record- over 322 points in the total score. At the Grand Prix Final, as well, he was quite convincing in Barcelona. At the World Championships then he was left standing by his team collegue, Fernandez. But here he is, leading by a huge margin. And we know him already- he is pretty cool, this japanese man.
HS: Triple loop- quad loop, I mean- he is the only one who jumps this one securely.
HS: That was the next quad, this time a salchow.
(end of program)
PB: Ahh... We have wished dearly that he gets through this program without errors, as well, and he started so well, Hendryk, the quad loop was better than the ones we have seen so far from him in bigger competitions- until now he always was off axis. And after that, the quad salchow also looked really good, the fall on the next salchow did not hurt much and the following solo quad was there again but then- the slip-ups thereafter- were quite uncharacteristic for him.
HS: Oh well..
PB: The single lutz...
HS: He did that before as well...
PB: But it's been a while...
HS: It's been a while.. During the olympic free skate, as well... [ something incomprehensible]
Whatever the case, it is really enormously exciting that the ones who were miles ahead of the rest of the field, like Javier Fernandez, are being put under pressure now. And because they have to risk more they end up making more mistakes. It is more difficult for the likes of Hanyu, Fernandez or Patrick Chan to escape that. Nathan Chen has nothing to defend- he can just skate and if his four quads end up going awry it's not too bad. He has nothing to loose. For the others it is a clearly more difficult situation. That's why, I think, we are experiencing considerably more mistakes.
PB: He was 20 points ahead of Nathan Chen so I think when it comes to the total score it will be enough for him to win but in the free skate he won't be able to get ahead of Nathan Chen's score.
(about the jump on-screen) This was of course the highlight of his program, this quad loop.
HS: Yes that would also be my bet- he will loose the free to Nathan Chen by a small margin but overall he will clearly, without problems, be at the top.
PB: But what concerns the Grand Prix Final, he has been stronger in the past two years, more secure in the free. Especially last year, that was really his best season and we actually thought that he would get his first world champion title but somehow it should not happen that way.
HS: Yes but there the pressure was not as high.
PB: Or let me say his second worlds title, he did win it once during the olympic season.
HS: There just weren't as many skaters who could have put him under pressure. That's why the starting point today, or this year, is considerably more difficult. He isn't very secure. The title he lost to Fernandez, as well. There he was already deemed the clear winner and he had a huge advantage in the short program and he still didn't manage to overcome the pressure. I'm curious what will happen from now on. We still have two world champions left, the reigning- and the three time ex-world champion.
PB: Yes, five quads are yet to come if we sum them all up. Just now we said, hopefully all of them will have a clean skate so that eventually the best may win.
We don't want to discredit his performance. He has already given us so much joy, Yuzuru Hanyu, and it is just not always possible to make no mistakes at this level and this niveau. That would be inhuman. 187.37, he had 219 before. Even compared to Uno he is 8 points short.
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Again one of those commentaries with no mention of Yuzuru's injury and too much focus on Nathan's quads.
And she seemed to have made a mistake about the world record.
Would you guys agree with Hendryk Schamberger that there was less pressure on Yuzu last season?
I mean, he always had rivals, just that he kept on outgrowing them. And Boyang and Shoma were pressuring him even before Nathan and during the GPF itself Nathan had not yet skated his 5 quad program. And above all Yuzu has expressed before that he felt more pressured about having to defend his two-time GPF win last season compared to having to defend it this time.
This was an article written in response to Yuzu's Jounetsu Tairiku documentary that aired right after Worlds last year. If you haven't yet, you can watch it subbed here thanks to nonchan1023. Although that was almost a year ago, it seems timely since we're just about to roll into Worlds and recently another documentary of his came out. I thought it was an interesting take on Yuzuru Hanyu vs. documentaries
ETA: Added some links to the relevant parts in the documentary along the text, for easy reference
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Why Yuzuru Hanyu failed to fit in the "emotional grammar" of Jounetsu Tairiku (Morita Hiroyuki, journalist)
2016.04.14 Gendai Business
Original source: http://gendai.ismedia.jp/articles/-/48414
Eng-sub (thanks to nonchan1023) of Yuzuru's Jounetsu Tairiku program: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x465qy3
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"The ever-popular documentary series Jounetsu Tairiku shall feature figure skater, Yuzuru Hanyu, for its 900th broadcast anniversary──"
The moment I learned about this news, I went to set my TV recorder. I wasn’t an avid fan of the series itself, but since they picked Hanyu, I couldn’t afford not to check it out. <Yuzuru Hanyu x Jounetsu Tairiku> seemed a perfect combination. However, after watching the program, I thought something was off. “Something is different from the usual Jounetsu Tairiku…” The thought came up just as the credits began to roll. “Wha─ that’s the end?” And the sense that something was out of place remained. What happened in this episode?
A stirring impression and a nagging sense of incongruity from Jounetsu Tairiku
I guess Jounetsu Tairiku needs no further introduction. A documentary series that brings out the raw, untold sides of its notable subjects by closely following their day-to-day. 900 episodes, including the current one, have been broadcast since the start of its run in 1998; you can say it is a “program of national significance".
Surely, there is also no need to explain why such a program chose to feature Yuzuru Hanyu as its protagonist for its 900th broadcast anniversary. Hanyu is unquestionably a "national hero".
In the program, audiences at an ice show headlined by Hanyu in Osaka were asked to explain his charm. That Hanyu was popular on a national level was clear from their answers.
"Hanyu-kun, so cute"
“And very honest"
“His interview responses are amazing"
“Doesn’t seem to be human anymore"
“He’s younger than me, but he’s so dependable, as if he carries Japan in his skates"
From the interviews, we can see that Hanyu has gained broad support across generations and sex. Yuzuru Hanyu × Jounetsu Tairiku - a superb combination with matching national levels of popularity.
Even so, why did the program leave such a huge sense of incongruity? To confirm, I reviewed it once more.
(“I feel alone, really.”)
The selling point of Jounetsu Tairiku has always been “total, close coverage". This time as well, the program seemed to have this properly covered.
The program’s cameras, as is tradition, followed Hanyu into places barred away from media. An ice show waiting room in Osaka, at a private car ride, in his hotel room in Boston where the World Championships were held… (Even though the program claimed to have obtained footage from an “unprecedented 3-month-long coverage”, they were in fact only allowed coverage twice, once during the ice show in Osaka in January and again beginning in late March from his training in Toronto to the World Championships in Boston). (Oh ninja zuzu…)
From a cinematographer’s perspective, they did manage to capture rarely seen, “bare-faced” moments of Hanyu. A Hanyu who yelled “kusso—! (damn it)” in frustration during a rough practice. A Hanyu taking off his jacket at the ice show so he could lend it to his junior, who was only wearing a T-shirt. A Hanyu who messed around with Nobunari Oda in the waiting room and threw his head back, roaring with laughter.
And of course, there were plenty of wonderful comments from Hanyu. In my previous article, I analyzed how Hanyu was a "mediagenic" athlete. "Mediagenic" means “presenting an attractive image in the media” in English, and Hanyu's ability to handle the media exceeds that of all athletes up till this point.
What someone of his caliber says on Jounetsu Tairiku couldn’t possibly fail to fascinate. For example, in the following scenario:
"Well, I do feel lonely, truthfully. Since the surrounding environment really affects my mental and physical state, without blocking it off, I wouldn’t be able to deliver the kind of performance I have in mind. So in some sense, you could say that I’d rather be left alone."
- Are you a strong person?
“I am weak, very very weak. It’s because I am weak, that I can’t perform to my max without blocking off (my surroundings). If I were strong, I would be myself regardless of what was being said around me, and what environment I was in. I guess the reason why I cannot is probably because I am weak."
- How do you overcome painful or tough times?
"Ah, I don't aim to overcome them anymore. Painful things are painful, I just admit it. If I no longer want to do something because it's painful, I can just quit. I think it’s good that way."
Did they manage to portray a “raw, unexpected side” of him?
The words of Hanyu touched and left a deep impression in the hearts of fans who saw the program. You'll understand this much if you search for "Hanyu Jounetsu Tairiku" on Twitter.
"I thought Hanyu-san's comments and way of life on Jounetsu Tairiku were really cool (admirable). And, I am beyond touched to see that even in such tough situations (referring to Boston), he still responded to media with a firm smile on his face."
“I saw Jounetsu Tairiku, and although there were many unexpected scenes, it was really nice. Hanyu marching ahead and objectively observing himself—even as he was calling himself weak—the sight of that filled my eyes with tears."
When I revisit the program and start to write down notes like this, I can sense that Hanyu had said truly amazing things. But it was also the case that, when I saw the program for the first time, nothing reverberated.
While I was wondering why, I came to read this tweet:
"The content in Jounetsu Tairiku felt surprisingly bland, perhaps because Hanyu-san himself was too deep/profound. On many different levels."
The tweet gave me a hint, and I finally realized why things felt out of place with this particular episode. Probably, I felt that the Hanyu captured in film, despite days of close coverage, was no different from the Hanyu I’ve always seen in the media.
The production team followed Hanyu quite closely, and Hanyu may have been showing his real side. But since he was so mediagenic, I didn’t feel like I was shown Hanyu's “unexpected real side” through these “close coverages”.
His answer to the question, “how do you overcome hard times,” quoted earlier in the article, is a good example. To say something like "I don’t aim to overcome these feelings" is quite an intelligent, clear-headed response that shows great thinking and eloquence. But it didn't reverberate in my mind, because Hanyu simply rattled off his answer without missing a beat. So, at least for me, it didn’t quite stick.
Had his reaction been to pause and let his gaze wander while he was lost in thought, and only then, with some deliberation, “…I guess I no longer fight to overcome those feelings,” my impression would probably have been different.
However, Hanyu doesn’t do that. He doesn’t need to do such a thing because he’s too capable at responding to media. Lines that would have taken a normal person some dawdling and deliberation to get out, Hanyu rattles off smoothly in a calm, composed manner.
As it were, a lot of what he talks about in Jounetsu Tairiku can be found in the so-called “Hanyu Vocabulary”. Such as positioning himself as a “weakling”, that’s a big theme to Hanyu. In the past, he has stated that “to be weak, is to have the potential of becoming stronger. Being able to say ‘I am weak’ means there’s a sense of wanting to become stronger. If I were to think ‘I am strong,' that means I’ve reached the end."
In what felt like an instant, the 24-minute program came to an end, while I was still savoring what he said. What remained was a slightly complicated feeling of disappointment.
Did mediagenic Yuzuru Hanyu dismantle the formula of Jounetsu Tairiku?
The malfunctioning of an "emotional grammar"
There is a kind of “emotional grammar" in documentaries. For example, documentaries dealing with athletes often follow the pattern of "glory → frustration → effort → restitution".
It can be said that this episode of Jounetsu Tairiku adhered to the same flow. After winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games, Hanyu rode on the wave of momentum to rake in world record scores one after another. However, at the recent World Championships, after an almost insurmountable lead in the short program, he made repeated mistakes at the free skates, resulting in an unexpected second place finish. Glory → frustration, check.
In addition, Hanyu acknowledged that he had been suffering from intense pain on his left leg in the program. It was a fact that had yet to be revealed to the media at the time of recording. So the narration went, "We heard about this in secret, that he is feeling intense pain in his left foot."
However, after finishing second in the World Championships, the final scene where he was interviewed at his hotel room in Boston begins with the following narration, "Hanyu's sight is already set on the next season.” “Not to say the result was this or that, I want to raise my ideals, the things I want to do, and my skating even more,” said Hanyu.
The narrator concludes the program with the following, “A 21 years old continuing to evolve. Before his eyes, uncharted territories stretch out into the afar.” A sense of effort → restitution.
However, isn’t Jounetsu Tairiku’s most distinguishable “emotional grammar” and also its selling point, the full-coverage and intimate take on its subjects? The concept of the series as described on the official website of Mainichi Broadcasting, which produces the show, reads, "Jounetsu Tairiku interviews and takes an intimate look into the lives of successful people active in each field. It is a documentary series for introducing these peoples to everyone.” Quite easy to understand.
(The usual Hanyu)
Unfortunately, this attempt of “emotional grammar” did not work on its subject this time.
After all, they were up against Yuzuru Hanyu. Regardless of how close Jounetsu Tairiku got, the Hanyu who spoke in front of their cameras remained the usual Hanyu you’d see on television. The “behind the scenes” and “subject’s unexpected, raw side” that we’d come to expect from Jounetsu Tairiku… such impressions wore extremely thin in Hanyu’s (and only Hanyu’s) episode.
Why? Ultimately, because he scores too high in mediagenicity. Yuzuru Hanyu has long lived “within media". Even with Jounetsu Tairiku’s 360 coverage, we simply got to see him the way he always has been in front of the TV cameras.
Perhaps, some of their staff might have noticed—even though we have been following that Hanyu around, why did it feel somewhat different than usual…? Even so, it wasn't really the producer’s fault. Since their target was Yuzuru Hanyu.
Mediagenic athlete, Yuzuru Hanyu, has broken down the “emotional grammar” in this nationally popular documentary program—I was left with this impression after 24 minutes.
Organizers announced that they received 12'000 applications for 800 seats for Shizuka-Yuzu talk show in Sendai on April 16
https://twitter.com/msmf40239/status/844278986167336960
Just how many polls are there in Japan to determine who's the ideal boyfriend ???
Anyway, once again, Yuzu ranks high.
The funniest part are the reasons that were given to the question as to why he would make an ideal boyfriend... I can't help but wonder about women wanting to date a man they have maternal instinct for and want to nurture. Sounds incestuous.
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This time they made sure not to forget it
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2017 Worlds Update --
2016 Grand Prix Final in Marseille, Free Skate, Hope and Legacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUG1KOyGcx8
Commentators: Petra Bindl (PB) and Hendryk Schamberger (HS)
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PB: After such a performance he has to come onto the ice- Yuzuru Hanyu, the world record holder. Last year at the NHK Trophy he set a new world record- over 322 points in the total score. At the Grand Prix Final, as well, he was quite convincing in Barcelona. At the World Championships then he was left standing by his team collegue, Fernandez. But here he is, leading by a huge margin. And we know him already- he is pretty cool, this japanese man.
HS: Triple loop- quad loop, I mean- he is the only one who jumps this one securely.
HS: That was the next quad, this time a salchow.
(end of program)
PB: Ahh... We have wished dearly that he gets through this program without errors, as well, and he started so well, Hendryk, the quad loop was better than the ones we have seen so far from him in bigger competitions- until now he always was off axis. And after that, the quad salchow also looked really good, the fall on the next salchow did not hurt much and the following solo quad was there again but then- the slip-ups thereafter- were quite uncharacteristic for him.
HS: Oh well..
PB: The single lutz...
HS: He did that before as well...
PB: But it's been a while...
HS: It's been a while.. During the olympic free skate, as well... [ something incomprehensible]
Whatever the case, it is really enormously exciting that the ones who were miles ahead of the rest of the field, like Javier Fernandez, are being put under pressure now. And because they have to risk more they end up making more mistakes. It is more difficult for the likes of Hanyu, Fernandez or Patrick Chan to escape that. Nathan Chen has nothing to defend- he can just skate and if his four quads end up going awry it's not too bad. He has nothing to loose. For the others it is a clearly more difficult situation. That's why, I think, we are experiencing considerably more mistakes.
PB: He was 20 points ahead of Nathan Chen so I think when it comes to the total score it will be enough for him to win but in the free skate he won't be able to get ahead of Nathan Chen's score.
(about the jump on-screen) This was of course the highlight of his program, this quad loop.
HS: Yes that would also be my bet- he will loose the free to Nathan Chen by a small margin but overall he will clearly, without problems, be at the top.
PB: But what concerns the Grand Prix Final, he has been stronger in the past two years, more secure in the free. Especially last year, that was really his best season and we actually thought that he would get his first world champion title but somehow it should not happen that way.
HS: Yes but there the pressure was not as high.
PB: Or let me say his second worlds title, he did win it once during the olympic season.
HS: There just weren't as many skaters who could have put him under pressure. That's why the starting point today, or this year, is considerably more difficult. He isn't very secure. The title he lost to Fernandez, as well. There he was already deemed the clear winner and he had a huge advantage in the short program and he still didn't manage to overcome the pressure. I'm curious what will happen from now on. We still have two world champions left, the reigning- and the three time ex-world champion.
PB: Yes, five quads are yet to come if we sum them all up. Just now we said, hopefully all of them will have a clean skate so that eventually the best may win.
We don't want to discredit his performance. He has already given us so much joy, Yuzuru Hanyu, and it is just not always possible to make no mistakes at this level and this niveau. That would be inhuman. 187.37, he had 219 before. Even compared to Uno he is 8 points short.
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Again one of those commentaries with no mention of Yuzuru's injury and too much focus on Nathan's quads.
And she seemed to have made a mistake about the world record.
Would you guys agree with Hendryk Schamberger that there was less pressure on Yuzu last season?
I mean, he always had rivals, just that he kept on outgrowing them. And Boyang and Shoma were pressuring him even before Nathan and during the GPF itself Nathan had not yet skated his 5 quad program. And above all Yuzu has expressed before that he felt more pressured about having to defend his two-time GPF win last season compared to having to defend it this time.
This was an article written in response to Yuzu's Jounetsu Tairiku documentary that aired right after Worlds last year. If you haven't yet, you can watch it subbed here thanks to nonchan1023. Although that was almost a year ago, it seems timely since we're just about to roll into Worlds and recently another documentary of his came out. I thought it was an interesting take on Yuzuru Hanyu vs. documentaries
ETA: Added some links to the relevant parts in the documentary along the text, for easy reference
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Why Yuzuru Hanyu failed to fit in the "emotional grammar" of Jounetsu Tairiku (Morita Hiroyuki, journalist)
2016.04.14 Gendai Business
Original source: http://gendai.ismedia.jp/articles/-/48414
Eng-sub (thanks to nonchan1023) of Yuzuru's Jounetsu Tairiku program: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x465qy3
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"The ever-popular documentary series Jounetsu Tairiku shall feature figure skater, Yuzuru Hanyu, for its 900th broadcast anniversary──"
The moment I learned about this news, I went to set my TV recorder. I wasn’t an avid fan of the series itself, but since they picked Hanyu, I couldn’t afford not to check it out. <Yuzuru Hanyu x Jounetsu Tairiku> seemed a perfect combination. However, after watching the program, I thought something was off. “Something is different from the usual Jounetsu Tairiku…” The thought came up just as the credits began to roll. “Wha─ that’s the end?” And the sense that something was out of place remained. What happened in this episode?
A stirring impression and a nagging sense of incongruity from Jounetsu Tairiku
I guess Jounetsu Tairiku needs no further introduction. A documentary series that brings out the raw, untold sides of its notable subjects by closely following their day-to-day. 900 episodes, including the current one, have been broadcast since the start of its run in 1998; you can say it is a “program of national significance".
Surely, there is also no need to explain why such a program chose to feature Yuzuru Hanyu as its protagonist for its 900th broadcast anniversary. Hanyu is unquestionably a "national hero".
In the program, audiences at an ice show headlined by Hanyu in Osaka were asked to explain his charm. That Hanyu was popular on a national level was clear from their answers.
"Hanyu-kun, so cute"
“And very honest"
“His interview responses are amazing"
“Doesn’t seem to be human anymore"
“He’s younger than me, but he’s so dependable, as if he carries Japan in his skates"
From the interviews, we can see that Hanyu has gained broad support across generations and sex. Yuzuru Hanyu × Jounetsu Tairiku - a superb combination with matching national levels of popularity.
Even so, why did the program leave such a huge sense of incongruity? To confirm, I reviewed it once more.
(“I feel alone, really.”)
The selling point of Jounetsu Tairiku has always been “total, close coverage". This time as well, the program seemed to have this properly covered.
The program’s cameras, as is tradition, followed Hanyu into places barred away from media. An ice show waiting room in Osaka, at a private car ride, in his hotel room in Boston where the World Championships were held… (Even though the program claimed to have obtained footage from an “unprecedented 3-month-long coverage”, they were in fact only allowed coverage twice, once during the ice show in Osaka in January and again beginning in late March from his training in Toronto to the World Championships in Boston). (Oh ninja zuzu…)
From a cinematographer’s perspective, they did manage to capture rarely seen, “bare-faced” moments of Hanyu. A Hanyu who yelled “kusso—! (damn it)” in frustration during a rough practice. A Hanyu taking off his jacket at the ice show so he could lend it to his junior, who was only wearing a T-shirt. A Hanyu who messed around with Nobunari Oda in the waiting room and threw his head back, roaring with laughter.
And of course, there were plenty of wonderful comments from Hanyu. In my previous article, I analyzed how Hanyu was a "mediagenic" athlete. "Mediagenic" means “presenting an attractive image in the media” in English, and Hanyu's ability to handle the media exceeds that of all athletes up till this point.
What someone of his caliber says on Jounetsu Tairiku couldn’t possibly fail to fascinate. For example, in the following scenario:
"Well, I do feel lonely, truthfully. Since the surrounding environment really affects my mental and physical state, without blocking it off, I wouldn’t be able to deliver the kind of performance I have in mind. So in some sense, you could say that I’d rather be left alone."
- Are you a strong person?
“I am weak, very very weak. It’s because I am weak, that I can’t perform to my max without blocking off (my surroundings). If I were strong, I would be myself regardless of what was being said around me, and what environment I was in. I guess the reason why I cannot is probably because I am weak."
- How do you overcome painful or tough times?
"Ah, I don't aim to overcome them anymore. Painful things are painful, I just admit it. If I no longer want to do something because it's painful, I can just quit. I think it’s good that way."
Did they manage to portray a “raw, unexpected side” of him?
The words of Hanyu touched and left a deep impression in the hearts of fans who saw the program. You'll understand this much if you search for "Hanyu Jounetsu Tairiku" on Twitter.
"I thought Hanyu-san's comments and way of life on Jounetsu Tairiku were really cool (admirable). And, I am beyond touched to see that even in such tough situations (referring to Boston), he still responded to media with a firm smile on his face."
“I saw Jounetsu Tairiku, and although there were many unexpected scenes, it was really nice. Hanyu marching ahead and objectively observing himself—even as he was calling himself weak—the sight of that filled my eyes with tears."
When I revisit the program and start to write down notes like this, I can sense that Hanyu had said truly amazing things. But it was also the case that, when I saw the program for the first time, nothing reverberated.
While I was wondering why, I came to read this tweet:
"The content in Jounetsu Tairiku felt surprisingly bland, perhaps because Hanyu-san himself was too deep/profound. On many different levels."
The tweet gave me a hint, and I finally realized why things felt out of place with this particular episode. Probably, I felt that the Hanyu captured in film, despite days of close coverage, was no different from the Hanyu I’ve always seen in the media.
The production team followed Hanyu quite closely, and Hanyu may have been showing his real side. But since he was so mediagenic, I didn’t feel like I was shown Hanyu's “unexpected real side” through these “close coverages”.
His answer to the question, “how do you overcome hard times,” quoted earlier in the article, is a good example. To say something like "I don’t aim to overcome these feelings" is quite an intelligent, clear-headed response that shows great thinking and eloquence. But it didn't reverberate in my mind, because Hanyu simply rattled off his answer without missing a beat. So, at least for me, it didn’t quite stick.
Had his reaction been to pause and let his gaze wander while he was lost in thought, and only then, with some deliberation, “…I guess I no longer fight to overcome those feelings,” my impression would probably have been different.
However, Hanyu doesn’t do that. He doesn’t need to do such a thing because he’s too capable at responding to media. Lines that would have taken a normal person some dawdling and deliberation to get out, Hanyu rattles off smoothly in a calm, composed manner.
As it were, a lot of what he talks about in Jounetsu Tairiku can be found in the so-called “Hanyu Vocabulary”. Such as positioning himself as a “weakling”, that’s a big theme to Hanyu. In the past, he has stated that “to be weak, is to have the potential of becoming stronger. Being able to say ‘I am weak’ means there’s a sense of wanting to become stronger. If I were to think ‘I am strong,' that means I’ve reached the end."
In what felt like an instant, the 24-minute program came to an end, while I was still savoring what he said. What remained was a slightly complicated feeling of disappointment.
Did mediagenic Yuzuru Hanyu dismantle the formula of Jounetsu Tairiku?
The malfunctioning of an "emotional grammar"
There is a kind of “emotional grammar" in documentaries. For example, documentaries dealing with athletes often follow the pattern of "glory → frustration → effort → restitution".
It can be said that this episode of Jounetsu Tairiku adhered to the same flow. After winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games, Hanyu rode on the wave of momentum to rake in world record scores one after another. However, at the recent World Championships, after an almost insurmountable lead in the short program, he made repeated mistakes at the free skates, resulting in an unexpected second place finish. Glory → frustration, check.
In addition, Hanyu acknowledged that he had been suffering from intense pain on his left leg in the program. It was a fact that had yet to be revealed to the media at the time of recording. So the narration went, "We heard about this in secret, that he is feeling intense pain in his left foot."
However, after finishing second in the World Championships, the final scene where he was interviewed at his hotel room in Boston begins with the following narration, "Hanyu's sight is already set on the next season.” “Not to say the result was this or that, I want to raise my ideals, the things I want to do, and my skating even more,” said Hanyu.
The narrator concludes the program with the following, “A 21 years old continuing to evolve. Before his eyes, uncharted territories stretch out into the afar.” A sense of effort → restitution.
However, isn’t Jounetsu Tairiku’s most distinguishable “emotional grammar” and also its selling point, the full-coverage and intimate take on its subjects? The concept of the series as described on the official website of Mainichi Broadcasting, which produces the show, reads, "Jounetsu Tairiku interviews and takes an intimate look into the lives of successful people active in each field. It is a documentary series for introducing these peoples to everyone.” Quite easy to understand.
(The usual Hanyu)
Unfortunately, this attempt of “emotional grammar” did not work on its subject this time.
After all, they were up against Yuzuru Hanyu. Regardless of how close Jounetsu Tairiku got, the Hanyu who spoke in front of their cameras remained the usual Hanyu you’d see on television. The “behind the scenes” and “subject’s unexpected, raw side” that we’d come to expect from Jounetsu Tairiku… such impressions wore extremely thin in Hanyu’s (and only Hanyu’s) episode.
Why? Ultimately, because he scores too high in mediagenicity. Yuzuru Hanyu has long lived “within media". Even with Jounetsu Tairiku’s 360 coverage, we simply got to see him the way he always has been in front of the TV cameras.
Perhaps, some of their staff might have noticed—even though we have been following that Hanyu around, why did it feel somewhat different than usual…? Even so, it wasn't really the producer’s fault. Since their target was Yuzuru Hanyu.
Mediagenic athlete, Yuzuru Hanyu, has broken down the “emotional grammar” in this nationally popular documentary program—I was left with this impression after 24 minutes.
Organizers announced that they received 12'000 applications for 800 seats for Shizuka-Yuzu talk show in Sendai on April 16
https://twitter.com/msmf40239/status/844278986167336960
Just how many polls are there in Japan to determine who's the ideal boyfriend ???
Anyway, once again, Yuzu ranks high.
The funniest part are the reasons that were given to the question as to why he would make an ideal boyfriend... I can't help but wonder about women wanting to date a man they have maternal instinct for and want to nurture. Sounds incestuous.
World Championships 2014 in Saitama, Short Program, Parisian Walkways by Gary Moore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XKaEZ2rufQ
Commentators: Sigi Heinrich (1) and Hendryk Schamberger (2)
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1: The olympic gold medalist is doing himself the honor, Yuzuru Hanyu!
From Sendai, one of the cities that were severely affected by the earthquake- It didn't spare him, nor his family.
Barely 19 years old and simply just the Olympic gold medalist.
And his rivals did not just set the standard, they did it mightily.
2: Ohhh, he won't place first anymore, yes. At least in the short.
1: Neither second.
(end of program)
1: Above all it became clear that his self-confidence grew considerably, Yuzuru Hanyu's, which is understandable. And that an error happens from time to time can only be deemed normal. A quad toe loop may go down the drain occasionally. But his chance to medal still stands, naturally, at these world championships. He isn't far off nevertheless.
2: Oh well, he will place second.
1: Yes, for second this will be enough.
2: Now, it depends on... no.
1: No, no...
2: The toe loop has been downgraded after all, because he landed backwards. But he will place second, he will still be second.
Yeah and I'm sure that after his win at the Olympics he's had to face a huge media-hype in Japan and couldn't have trained as he did during the rest of the season. That's why...
Yes, Brian Orser is also saying he wasn't too surprised that is happened.
1: But at least there's one thing the Canadians do well: Training Olympic gold medalists. The Canadians themselves never win it.
2: That's how it is... Yeah, Brian Orser only placed second twice, Patrick Chan was second, as well. But Brian Orser has produced gold medalists in two consecutive Olympic Games. First Yuna Kim in 2010 and now Yuzuru Hanyu. I mentioned it before but Brian Orser is probably the coach of the season. He has made the European champion, the junior world champion, the Olympic gold medalist and the Grand Prix Final winner.
1: Browning and Stojko have also never been Olympic winners, for example.
2: That's true. Yes, that's true. You wouldn't believe it.
1: Yeah he is, he's been on the top, Brian Orser. That needs to be noted.
1: The scores for Hanyu- we do want to see them.
Yes, indeed he is second.
2: But not far away (from third).
And clearly ahead of him is Tatsuki Machida with a margin of seven points.
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Until we get more news here's another translation
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A bit of shameless auto-promo, but I had to do something to cope with the wait...
You'll be frantically checking your phone as soon as you land then!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSBjUNsFS-o/?taken-by=brianorser
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Yuzuru Hanyu, the true trend setter
World Championships 2016 in Boston, Short Program, Ballade No. 1 op. 23 in G minor by Frédéric Chopin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCMQQQesQvw
Commentators: Sigi Heinrich (1) and Hendryk Schamberger (2)
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1: Dear viewers, we're back with one of the greatest figure skaters of recent years- Yuzuru Hanyu, 21 years old, from Sendai, Japanese champion in the last 4 years, the Olympic gold medalist. Last year he lost to Javier Fernandez but we still remember the world championships after the Olympic Games well. How, even though he was done with the world, he still dragged himself to the world champion title. You can say that was an incredible act of strength that he managed back then.
Frédéric Chopin will support him here... somehow.
But we are allowed to spoil you. We already know what he has planned- an absolutely amazing program.
(end of program)
1: Is there a word other than (that describes this performance better) perfect? For something like this, I don't know. It is almost terrifyingly perfect.
2: His security and ease which he displays after his quad jumps is really incredible.
1: It's one of a kind. Where all the others are fighting just to stand their quads he charms them onto the ice and then casually adds a few steps at the end. What happens in between, too, is tremendous. After all it's not just about jumps, dear viewers. This is a gesamtkunstwerk of figure skating.
If nothing out of the ordinary happens he will be the world champion- Yuzuru Hanyu. Because none of his big rivals, Chan and Fernandez, skated a clean short program. He had a clean skate.
2: Yes, this is going to result in a huge margin. Alot has to go wrong (for him not to win gold) and right now I don't see where he could have lost points. I would say, gold has been assigned and Fernandez and Chan will will fight it out over silver and bronze.
1: This was impressive to a high degree. This, dear viewers, you forget so fast because it happens so fast. These are moments of bliss in figure skating which we are witnessing here. You don't get handed this on a silver platter every day. This is one of a kind. And now pay attention...
2: Just like that he goes into an outside spread eagle. This is truly one of a kind.
1: This is what I am talking about. This is what makes it so inconceivably great. This is a new dimension we have entered in men's figure skating. Whoever wants to reach the very top has to reach Yuzuru Hanyu's level- but how many could do that?
2: Yes I am really wondering where this is going. He also jumps quad loops in training. But it probably makes no sense to work it into his program at this point of time.
1: He still looks fresh. That should be noted, as well. He seems likely to have brought the right physical condition with him to Boston. He didn't partake at the Four Continents Championships which is reasonable. There is... (He looses his train of thought at Yuzuru applauding and bowing to Brian Orser) Hah hah that's such a nice gesture. He is also thanking Brian Orser, who has grown up with Yuna Kim, the Korean wunderskater.
110.56! And that isn't even his personal best. That one he set at the Grand Prix final with 0.4 more than this score.
If there exists the expression that someone cannot be beat, or that someone is unbeatable in their respective field these days then I think it can be applied to Yuzuru Hanyu to the highest degree.
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Although I don't believe in jinxing... If someone did it it seems these commentators are likely to have done it.
I feel so conflicted whenever I watch this program, knowing that he was injured. But it's still so beautiful. (I never brought myself to watch the LP. I don't think I ever will.
In any case, this is my favorite commentary by these two so far! Hope you enjoy it, too, despite my awkward translations.
Let me release this into the world before the influx of real news.
Fanvideos -----
Pretty Yuzu
Turn your magic on! (by S Dalia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAkrJZV04kg
Cool Yuzu
Dirty Work (by Yuzu Honey)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbiC_9X_Z0E
(Sorry if already posted. I'm frequently lost in the thread)
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New translation up, this time a review of H&L by sorairohituji, a Japanese fan of Yuzu. You may have seen her traces for SEIMEI, etc. :luv17: Might be a calm read while we're all waiting for the new wave of zuzu news Pay attention to 1) the traces for each part of the program, 2) how it all fits with the music, 3) “…there is a spot where Yuzuru brings his hands forward and looks into it. In that scene, Yuzuru finds himself looking into the mirror.” What is Shae-lynn talking about?
Too many images and GIFs and a video to fit into a post on GS
So it's on tumblr instead... but I miss all the emoticons 
H&L review, tumblr post here
Pay attention to 1) the traces for each part of the program, 2) how it all fits with the music, 3) “…there is a spot where Yuzuru brings his hands forward and looks into it. In that scene, Yuzuru finds himself looking into the mirror.” What is Shae-lynn talking about? Too many images and GIFs and a video to fit into a post on GS
So it's on tumblr instead... but I miss all the emoticons H&L review, tumblr post here
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March 26 - Worlds, Yuzu's arrival in Helsinki
March 26 - Worlds, Yuzu's arrival in Helsinki
https://www.daily.co.jp/general/2017/03/26/0010036785.shtml
Uh. News said he left from NARITA AIRPORT
New translation up, this time a review of H&L by sorairohituji, a Japanese fan of Yuzu. You may have seen her traces for SEIMEI, etc. :luv17:
She has kindly allowed me to translate her wonderfully detailed review of Hope & Legacy, Yuzuru’s FS program this season. Pay attention to 1) the traces for each part of the program, 2) how it all fits with the music, 3) “…there is a spot where Yuzuru brings his hands forward and looks into it. In that scene, Yuzuru finds himself looking into the mirror.” What is Shae-lynn talking about?
Too many images and GIFs and a video to fit into a post on GS
https://wherespacepooh.tumblr.com/post/158833326514/hope-legacy-traces-etc-空色羊-sorairohituji
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YES!!! Good morning with good news! He's finally in Helsinki (and his ice skates arrived - which shouldn't be taken for granted)
He's landed in Helsinki with his ice skates??? Eeee where did this come from?
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New translation up, this time a review of H&L by sorairohituji, a Japanese fan of Yuzu. You may have seen her traces for SEIMEI, etc. :luv17: Might be a calm read while we're all waiting for the new wave of zuzu news
She has kindly allowed me to translate her wonderfully detailed review of Hope & Legacy, Yuzuru’s FS program this season. Pay attention to 1) the traces for each part of the program, 2) how it all fits with the music, 3) “…there is a spot where Yuzuru brings his hands forward and looks into it. In that scene, Yuzuru finds himself looking into the mirror.” What is Shae-lynn talking about?
Too many images and GIFs and a video to fit into a post on GS
Tumblr post here
*_* Things like this are so interesting!! I love how fans can break down exactly how complex the programme is and analyse things like this. (One day, one day, I will know skating well enough to be able to recognise these things... it's why I kinda want to learn how to skate even though I'm too old to be able to do much because at least I'd understand more when watching...)
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I was floored by the complexity of her post, honestly.
She has the details down to the tempo of the music, whether or not it's been sped up for a particular part or not. And she goes even deeper into details in her separate post for H&L step sequence :luv17:I also referred to this a lot: https://info.skatecanada.ca/hc/en-ca/articles/202398574-Figure-Skating-Terms-Defineôd
It's ice dance but it helps a lot with understanding all the different steps and turns.
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