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:laugh: I love how he's gotten so comfortable with teasing his fans :love: Hyper Yuzu is best way to end the season :dance2:
 
 
Wuauu I just finished watching yuzu ex, that was my favorite swan ex for sure, I love how I never see him perform the same program twice, he always adds and change some details on the choreo to make it even better, is breathtaking:love: and the fanservice and that crazy swan :luv17: it looked like a concert, I can't help thinking how much he has grown in performing, he was so good before but now is just more amazing :laugh:
 
liha said:
He is really making me want to learn Japanese, too! What I wouldn't give to understand all the nuances in his speech. So I've been (slowly) relearning hiragana and katakana but kanjis are really scaring me. I have basic understanding of Japanese (and some words sound very similiar to Korean words- which is why I understood Kanako's r* announcement earlier) so I know I can do it. Just kanjis are intmidating me.
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Emzie said:
I was scared of kanji too when I started learning Japanese, don't be afraid; use mnemonics and games and they will come to you in no time
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liha said:
There was!

Mnemonics? I googled but that didn't really help.

I get sad when I think about how much of his genius I am missing out on...
I had a phase where I learned Hanji (the Korean equivalent) and I actually enjoyed it, too. But I ended up forgetting everything.
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I've been studying Japanese on and off for 11 years (more so because I was an anime nerd, lol). I put off learning Kanji for a very long time, but more recently when I tried the mneomonics route and cell phone apps, I learned it wasn't so bad at all. And it helps a lot because the Japanese language is homonym heaven, so even if I don't completely understand a spoken conversation, when there are subtitles I'm able to understand better. Within a few months I got up to about 600 characters (though I've had to dial it back again since I've been too busy with school lately). I plan to study harder over the summer. It helped a lot when I was in Japan this January. I caught a cold while there and I was able to get medicine and read directions, something I couldn't have been able to do if I hadn't been studying kanji. It's a fun challenge.

katonice said:
And wow, 4T-3T-2L and 4T-3T-3L :jaw: I've never seen anyone land those. No wonder Yuzu is a big Plushenko fan.
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liv said:
I was lucky enough to be at the GPF in 2001in Canada where both Yagudin and Plushenko were competing. Practice was amazing. I saw both men do the 4t-3t-3loop right in front of me. It was amazing. Plush had done it in competition, but that practice showed Yags could do it perfectly. Now THAT was a rivalry and that was an awesome competition.

Sorry for off topic!! But, had to share...
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I never saw Yags live but I did see Plush win in 2003 worlds live. He did the 4/3/3 in the qualification round (yep, they had those back then at worlds for you newer fans; instead of using the SP for qualifying they did a qualification long program THEN the short program and THEN the Free Skate), but he only did a 4/3/2 in the free there.

Here is video from the qualification round and his 4/3/3 is the first jump. And we actually have commentary from our good friend Tracy Wilson!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVS554SM-dA


ralucutzagy said:
Thanks!!! And Marian Dragulescu. He is 36. Can you belive it? :luv17:
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I've been eying Dragulescu since the 2004 Athens (he's dreamy :love:). It killed me when he messed up that second vault in Beijing. Would have been the champion no doubt!! I also remember first seeing Javi and thinking he was a total Dragulescu doppleganger:laugh:
 
liha said:
He is really making me want to learn Japanese, too! What I wouldn't give to understand all the nuances in his speech. So I've been (slowly) relearning hiragana and katakana but kanjis are really scaring me. I have basic understanding of Japanese (and some words sound very similiar to Korean words- which is why I understood Kanako's r* announcement earlier) so I know I can do it. Just kanjis are intmidating me.
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Like everything in life, it's intimidating until you get better. Of course you can do it. Mao is the reason why I learn Japanese. I've studied a few of Yuzu's press conferences lately and I'm very impressed at how articulate he is :bow:. I think living in Canada for such a long time definitely makes an impact in the way he confidently presents himself.
 
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marlet said:
Wuauu I just finished watching yuzu ex, that was my favorite swan ex for sure, I love how I never see him perform the same program twice, he always adds and change some details on the choreo to make it even better, is breathtaking:love: and the fanservice and that crazy swan :luv17: it looked like a concert, I can't help thinking how much he has grown in performing, he was so good before but now is just more amazing :laugh:
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I think I'm just too attached to previous versions, but I like to see him experimenting. I have to love Helsinki best because I was there! His confidence was amazing. You know the crowd wanted a quad, but he blew them away with steps, spins and showmanship.

My wishes for WTT surprisingly came true: he had fun (eventually) and we saw a crazy jump in practice.
 
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ETA: This video here discusses GOEs but it could help you with a few of the featured jumps!

It was pointed out that
1.some GOE are wrong.
2.it needs more parts of before and after of each jumps.
So, I would say the video is incomplete.
 
ICeleste said:
hi! i'm new to the forum... my name is Celeste, i'm 16 and i'm from Argentina. i've been into FS in general since october '16 and becoming a fan of Yuzu was one of the best things that happened to me. sadly, winter sports are not popular here (i don't think i've ever seen a latinx skater at competitions), so i'm thankful i got to know such an inspiring athlete/person through social media. it's honestly a privilege to watch him perform, even if its just through videos. i'd die to watch him live someday, tbh.
i've been following him for the last months and i'm proud of everything he's achieved this season!!!
before the next season starts, i want to learn more about the sport technically.. although i've watched his programs countless of times, i've just focused on the beauty of it since i can only tell apart one jump, lol (it's the Axel). how long did it take you guys to identify each jump on the spot? what is the quickest way to learn them?
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It's Yuzuru's thread but here is really cool video with Yuna that explain all six triples lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu81i6vufWA From myself, I mainly looked at protocols and read them while watching programs (I did it for all elements tbh You have to learn terminology as well but you can find everything on wikipedia :laugh:).
 
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Forgot to mention that his EX was really mesmerizing :love: but I think you all know that already :laugh: plus he is really a rockstar I love how he was playing with the audience :bow:
 
ICeleste said:
hi! i'm new to the forum... my name is Celeste, i'm 16 and i'm from Argentina. i've been into FS in general since october '16 and becoming a fan of Yuzu was one of the best things that happened to me. sadly, winter sports are not popular here (i don't think i've ever seen a latinx skater at competitions), so i'm thankful i got to know such an inspiring athlete/person through social media. it's honestly a privilege to watch him perform, even if its just through videos. i'd die to watch him live someday, tbh.
i've been following him for the last months and i'm proud of everything he's achieved this season!!!
before the next season starts, i want to learn more about the sport technically.. although i've watched his programs countless of times, i've just focused on the beauty of it since i can only tell apart one jump, lol (it's the Axel). how long did it take you guys to identify each jump on the spot? what is the quickest way to learn them?
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When I first started to learn about the jumps I found this video, it explains all the jumps with yuzu as the example, and also has examples for other skaters too, hope it helps:)

ETA: And this blog by fan in tumblr put this great gifs to identify jumps with yuzu as example too :)
 
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ICeleste said:
hi! i'm new to the forum... my name is Celeste, i'm 16 and i'm from Argentina. i've been into FS in general since october '16 and becoming a fan of Yuzu was one of the best things that happened to me. sadly, winter sports are not popular here (i don't think i've ever seen a latinx skater at competitions), so i'm thankful i got to know such an inspiring athlete/person through social media. it's honestly a privilege to watch him perform, even if its just through videos. i'd die to watch him live someday, tbh.
i've been following him for the last months and i'm proud of everything he's achieved this season!!!
before the next season starts, i want to learn more about the sport technically.. although i've watched his programs countless of times, i've just focused on the beauty of it since i can only tell apart one jump, lol (it's the Axel). how long did it take you guys to identify each jump on the spot? what is the quickest way to learn them?
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Welcome to GS! :)

Here are some videos you may find useful:

Introduction
How to Perform the Six Basic Jumps

Edge Jumps
Toe Jumps

Good luck :hap10:
 
as much as im scared to see a competed 4a, i want yuzu to be the first, and im scared that if he doesn't do it soon, Nathan, Shoma etc. will beat him
 
lilsailor said:
as much as im scared to see a competed 4a, i want yuzu to be the first, and im scared that if he doesn't do it soon, Nathan, Shoma etc. will beat him
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To land the 4A? Nathan has said he wants to stabilize his 3A before thinking about a 4A. The 4A is a dangerous jump and has a great potential of injury, I don't think anyone will be practicing it next season. And Yuzu has said he doesn't really care about being 'the first' to land x or y jump. He does it to keep growing. :agree:
And I mean, even if he is not the first to land the 4A he has so many other firsts in his resume already ;)
 
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If you live in Japan, or do not mind subscribing from Japan, I recommend a monthly magazine "Hiragana Times" to learn Kanji, if you are a moderate-level learner with the knowledge of Hiragana letters. I'm not sure about their on-line service.

http://www.hiraganatimes.com/
http://www.hiraganatimes.com/latest-issue/

And, children's books and especially Manga with furigana (hiragana attached to Kanji characters for pronunciation). Actually, Many Japanese children (including me :biggrin: ) master how to read Kanji through these books with furigana. You can enjoy reading them anyway.

(Sorry, if you have already tried the above.)

Kanji is fun once you understand the structure with meaning. I feel as if solving a quiz sometimes :agree:
 
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