Yuzuru Hanyu: 2019-2021

[pianistliz]

I should add one of the reasons Yuzu's Chopin ballade is one of my all-time favorites is that he doesn't just feel the music, but he truly hears every little note, even when it's part of a big sweeping scale or fast technical passage, and he seems to instinctively know how it fits in with the other notes, how much attention to draw to it, etc. I bet if he took music theory courses, he'd be at the top of his class. The way he truly hears everything and how that influences his interpretation was also very evident I thought in Heaven and Earth.

 

[TallyT]

After taking 9 months off for my health, I've started playing the piano again. For one of my upcoming projects, I've started working on Chopin's Winter Wind etude. It would probably be a really hard piece to skate to (it has a steady, driving rhythm but there are constant sweeps of fast notes in the right hand and if you make the left-hand rhythm too percussive, the artistry of the piece suffers), but I'd love to see Yuzu interpret it. So fiery! Intense! Yet deceptively beautiful and nuanced. It's quite a deep piece (when played well and not like a robot). IF any skater could skate to it, I think he'd be perfect.

Chopin - Winter Wind (Op.25-11) by Hayato Sumino

Chopin Etudes Op.25 No.11 played by Hayato Sumino.I don't know how many hours I practiced this piece...＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿I'm Cateen (Hayato Sumino). Feel fr...

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That would be amazing. He is reportedly looking for a piano piece but has yet to find the one he wants...

 

[pianistliz]

That would be amazing. He is reportedly looking for a piano piece but has yet to find the one he wants...

PLEASE let it be Chopin. Any Chopin. I'm not picky!

 

[Sanaemilia]

On March 12, a year ago, we were blessed by the message from Yuzu and his teammates from Toronto Cricket Club.
Let me tell you a STORY BEHIND this video.

[ENG SUB] STORY BEHIND the message from Yuzuru Hanyu, Jason Brown, Jun-hwan Cha, Ekaterina Kurakova

On March 12, 2020 figure skating fans received the message from Toronto Cricket Club. Let me tell you a STORY BEHIND this video.#yuzuruhanyu #jasonbrown #jun...

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[Nachi]

After taking 9 months off for my health, I've started playing the piano again. For one of my upcoming projects, I've started working on Chopin's Winter Wind etude. It would probably be a really hard piece to skate to (it has a steady, driving rhythm but there are constant sweeps of fast notes in the right hand and if you make the left-hand rhythm too percussive, the artistry of the piece suffers), but I'd love to see Yuzu interpret it. So fiery! Intense! Yet deceptively beautiful and nuanced. It's quite a deep piece (when played well and not like a robot). IF any skater could skate to it, I think he'd be perfect.

Chopin - Winter Wind (Op.25-11) by Hayato Sumino

Chopin Etudes Op.25 No.11 played by Hayato Sumino.I don't know how many hours I practiced this piece...＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿I'm Cateen (Hayato Sumino). Feel fr...

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Chopin very often seems quite challenging. I'm not super young anymore but I'd say I'm still far from old and when I'm finally done with university I'd love to start learning how to play piano just because Yuzu introduced me to Chopin . I'd like him to skate to this difficult piece as well and I wish YOU great success in mastering this piece of art ^^.

 

[CarolPooh]

I should add one of the reasons Yuzu's Chopin ballade is one of my all-time favorites is that he doesn't just feel the music, but he truly hears every little note, even when it's part of a big sweeping scale or fast technical passage, and he seems to instinctively know how it fits in with the other notes, how much attention to draw to it, etc. I bet if he took music theory courses, he'd be at the top of his class. The way he truly hears everything and how that influences his interpretation was also very evident I thought in Heaven and Earth.

Chopin very often seems quite challenging. I'm not super young anymore but I'd say I'm still far from old and when I'm finally done with university I'd love to start learning how to play piano just because Yuzu introduced me to Chopin . I'd like him to skate to this difficult piece as well and I wish YOU great success in mastering this piece of art ^^.

I learnt piano when I was a kid. I didn't have much passion for it and basically never practised. Right after reaching grade 8, I quitted and seldom played piano for years.

When I watched Yuzu's Ballade, it inspired me so much that I picked up piano again just to play it. (It also helps that Chopin is my favourite piano composer.) I practised for 2 months to play the whole piece (though my playing still sxcks lol). I have never worked harder than those 2 months for piano playing in my life, despite having a full-time job now. Thank Yuzu for giving us this masterpiece.

 

[yude]

I had never seen gum server in my life until yesterday What an idea!

 

[TallyT]

I had never seen gum server in my life until yesterday What an idea!

I've never seen one so pretty.....

 

[ankifeather]

More Worlds promo

 

[TallyT]

More Worlds promo

Those are gorgeous as art and as, well, Yuzu!

 

[TallyT]

If Yuzu podiums, he will be the only man since the 1980s to do so seven times at worlds - someone pointed this out elsewhere, the first and only man in the IJS era. At least dodgy judging probably can't take that...

 

[Sam18q]

Do we know if one of his coaches will be with him at Worlds?

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Do we know if one of his coaches will be with him at Worlds?

We will certainly see Yuzu Washable Pooh.
And TCC coaches will have Jun Hwan Cha and Jason Brown at Worlds (Ekaterina Kurakova will come with Lorenzo Magri with whom she had a training camp lately).
What we don't know is if they will give him some on-site coaching during practice.

 

[pianistliz]

I was just thinking how cool it would be to see Yuzu skate to an anime theme song, something epic like Attack on Titan Season 2's opening theme. I'd give a LOT to see him do something like that in an ice show (ok, I'd give a lot just to see him stand on the ice...)

 

[TallyT]

Do we know if one of his coaches will be with him at Worlds?

At this stage we don't appear to know anything. Our man of mystery is still doing his mysterious thing...

 

[TallyT]

A beautiful message from a health care workers to an athlete who reached out to them before...

 

[FayD]

Yuzu, stay safe

 

[TallyT]

The Japanese press are taking photos, but make it clear it's from a careful distance.

羽生がストックホルム到着　世界フィギュア、24日開幕 ｜ 共同通信

【ストックホルム共同】フィギュアスケートの世界選手権で4年ぶり3度目の優勝を目指す男子の羽生結弦（A...

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[yude]

I really like Japanese press started to tweet in both Japanese and English It seems we don't have livestream for official practice, so only we can do is to rely on information from the journalists. Good luck, Yuzuru

 

[yude]

This fan noticed that Yuzuru had "priority tag" of first class in the photo taken at the airport. Good, protect yourself, Yuzuru!