Yuzuru Hanyu: 2021-22

[Alchamei]

I'm tired from defending him in The competition thread. Yuzuru world never blame others for his misfortune, but others think he can't admit he messed up and that others would get slack for saying The same when it's not The samé thing. I don't care if he Wins a a medal or not, just want him to do well.

 

[surimi]

I'm tired from defending him in The competition thread. Yuzuru world never blame others for his misfortune, but others think he can't admit he messed up and that others would get slack for saying The same when it's not The samé thing. I don't care if he Wins a a medal or not, just want him to do well.

Just leave that thread, it's pointless to argue with the usual Hanyu hater mob. It's the same people over and over again, with their pitchforks ready at every opportunity to drag Hanyu and his fans. Don't engage, not worth your time. Just report if necessary. To be fair, I've seen people drag skaters' characters before, just by different users. I recall P. Chan getting a lot of criticism for negatively commenting on ice quality, too. And others.

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Yeah, I’m avoiding most general men’s threads on purpose at the moment. It hurts enough when he doesn’t do well, I don’t need to see the gloating and jeering from certain posters.

 

[Silvia451]

I was just thinking that I've been rooting for Yuzuru for 10y now. I really hope he'll continue skating after the olympics. Even with the pop, the SP was beautiful and I want to see it again at worlds...

Good luck for tonight, let's see that 4A!

 

[Arigato]

Yuzuru world never blame others for his misfortune, but others think he can't admit he messed up and that others would get slack for saying The same when it's not The samé thing. I don't care if he Wins a a medal or not, just want him to do well.

That's not even his style to blame others for anything. If it were, I wouldn't give him the time of day. If anything, Yuzu is his own harshest critic and there are a large number of interviews where it can be easily seen and heard. As for the hole in the ice, hell, you can get the top of your three middle fingers in. But he's taking it in stride and moving on. Yuzu doesn't dwell on the past and when you live in the moment like he does, the past comes quickly. I used to laugh out loud when people would call him the 2-time gold medal winner and he would throw his head back and groan since he was so tired of hearing it. That was the past to him. The poor girl interviewing him had this look on her face like "Did I say something wrong?" New challenges is what that guy is about, not past titles.

I find this incident a bit on the spooky side since another athlete going for their 3rd gold medal in a row had a freaky thing happen at the top of the course in the Giant Slalom event - Mikaela Shiffrin is her name. She is amazingly talented, some already call her the GOAT, but not long after she left the starting gate, the edge of her ski caught the ice and down she went. I watched it live on TV and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Unlike figure skating, when you fall or go off course, you just lost the ability to medal at all. It's all or nothing.

 

[DiamondDust]

There will always be supporters and bashers. But here we choose to support since we understand Yuzu's words better. Cheering for Yuzu in the FS, gambare!!!!

 

[streams4dreams]

for being so supportive here! I've liked Yuzuru's skating for years now, but am new to this board, and was so surprised to read so many negative comments in the competition threads. Wishing him The Olympic Moment FS!

 

[RatedPG]

I"m glad he changed his free to add the 3a3L into a 3F. That is exactly the change I was hoping he'd do after Japanese Nationals. A 3A/3Loop is very rare and a thing of beauty and it would make me happy just to see that!!

Too bad about the 4S, but it happened. It can't be changed. I hope he's able to skate a free program that makes him happy. He's a 2xOlympic champion and that will always be the case.

I'd love to see the 4A, but i get the sense it's not quite there yet. However, sometimes a Hail Mary succeeds. I would never underestimate him.

At least my nerves are now calm for the rest of the competition. If he'd placed in the top 3 it would be so stressful, now it's just a case of let's see what a back to the wall Yuzu can do this time.

I feel exactly the same way. I look forward to the 3A-3Lo combination more than the 4A attempt.

 

[sworddance21]

Just leave that thread, it's pointless to argue with the usual Hanyu hater mob. It's the same people over and over again, with their pitchforks ready at every opportunity to drag Hanyu and his fans. Don't engage, not worth your time. Just report if necessary. To be fair, I've seen people drag skaters' characters before, just by different users. I recall P. Chan getting a lot of criticism for negatively commenting on ice quality, too. And others.

I had a similar conversation recently in the Jason Brown thread. I go there when I get tired of the haters on the main competition threads. I thought Yuzu was lovely in the SP and I'm sad he popped the jump. I also don't think he was blaming anyone. He was super unlucky to hit that pick hole.

 

[icetug]

What comforted me after what happened on Tuesday were the many warm, supportive words towards Yuzu that I found in various parts of the Internet. Sometimes quite unexpectedly. A Polish girl who lives and studies in China posted a link to a Chinese article about millions of Chinese fans supporting Yuzuru. Let me add that this girl never posted content related to figure skating, so I think the SP echoes were exceptionally strong in China.
If you wish to read how Chinese fans loves Yuzu, here is the link: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009...loved-japanese-skater-after-a-slippery-start-

 

[Enero]

Good luck to Hanyu tonight! I think if he dropped the 4A and replaced it with the 4L he might would have a chance at sneaking in for a medal. But with the 4A and the way he’s not hitting it at all, he’s likely going to leave points on the table that could potentially push him ahead of others.

Did he and Brian split? I noticed that he was not waiting for him at the boards during the warm up and after his SP and wasn’t in the K&C with him.

 

[liv]

Not that we know of, for now. Brian said it was at Yuzu's request that they not be with him at the boards at this competition. And in an interview prior to the sp Yuzu said Brian respected his decision and that the coaches were properly watching over him (or something like that).

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Whatever happens tonight, I hope Yuzu can show everything he’s capable of and be proud of how he skated at his third Olympics. It’s often been a rocky road following his journey since 2015 (some time maybe I’ll post about how he’s the reason I started closely following skating after being just a four year fan for most of my life, and stuff but not now) but I don’t regret a thing and I bet most of you feel the same no matter how long you’ve been his fan. I’m gonna stop before I get sappy but

 

[Sam18q]

I don’t think I can watch it live. I am just worried about him and pray that whatever the outcome is, he is not discouraged. This is likely his last Olympics and I just wish he is satisfied with the whole experience. Even if he is off the podium he is the most decorated skater already!!

 

[Arigato]

Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose.

Henceforth I ask not good fortune, I myself am good fortune,
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,

Strong and content, I travel the open road.

You road, I enter upon and look around, I believe you are not all that is here,
I believe that much unseen is also here.

Here is realization,
Here is a man tallied—he realizes here what he has in him,
The past, the future, majesty, love—if they are vacant of you, you are vacant of them.

Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me,
I inhale great draughts of space,
The east and the west are mine, the north and the south are mine.

I am larger, better than I thought,
I did not know I held so much goodness.

All seems beautiful to me.

 

[sailormoon]

The jumping mistake was accidentally caused by a hole left on the ice rink. Hanyu said it was just a bad luck and he didn't even think it was a mistake. Since he had not accumulated GP points in the season, the skating order in the short program was disadvantageous to him.

 

[kimganos]

I'm tired from defending him in The competition thread. Yuzuru world never blame others for his misfortune, but others think he can't admit he messed up and that others would get slack for saying The same when it's not The samé thing. I don't care if he Wins a a medal or not, just want him to do well.

Some people are just evil. Just ignore the few bozo’s in the competition thread.

 

[Enero]

Yuzu came so close to the podium. If he’d gone clean he would’ve taken Bronze. The fact that he ended up in 4th even with major mistakes in the short and long programs is a testament to his talent. I would’ve like to have seen him medal, but I’m happy with where he placed considering all that went wrong for him in this competition.

I hope he’s not too hard on himself about the final result.

 

[yugra]

But, he did it!
4 A <
Judges Scores FS (pdf)

 

[Arigato]

Hiding his ice behind his back. I'll bet. That fall sucked yesterday in practice. It reminded me of watching Rostelecom 2018. Btw, the 4A wasn't downgraded in the protocols this time. Heal the ankle injury as much as possible and stay infection-free.