Yuzuru Hanyu Cheer Thread

[Vash01]

Stay healthy young man! I want to see you skate for many many years. Fantastic skates at NHK. That LP was one for the ages. Loved his reaction when his marks came up.

 

[Amantide]

There are no words to describe Yuzuru as a skater. Even if I was a great writer I don't think I would be able to find the right words. Every thing would sound banal compared to what I saw him do in NHK. I'm speechless! There is nobody like him. NOBODY!

 

[alexikeguchi]

What a treat that was to watch as I sit attached to the CPM machine after my own hip arthroscopy for reshaping and labral repair. Please God, let him stay injury free. I am planning to travel to Boston for the Men's and Ladies free skates, and I anticipate chills down my spine from watching this stunning program live.

 

[Meoima]

Can anyone in US and Japan watch this video of Yuzuru's free skate, it's not geo block, my friend in US has tested. http://youtu.be/nAhaNUixLj8

 

[icie]

Can anyone in US and Japan watch this video of Yuzuru's free skate, it's not geo block, my friend in US has tested. http://youtu.be/nAhaNUixLj8

I'm in the US & just watched. Video & audio are great.

 

[danibellerika]

This Yuzu fangirl over here just can't believe it. I'm glad Brian gets to experience this with him unlike with the Olys where he first cracked 100 points. You could tell this was a complete rush for Brian too, haha. I really hope he can deliver this again at worlds. I really think I want to book my ticket now afterall. No, Yuzu isn't a boy anymore. He is the King!

 

[Edgecase]

That was the most unbelievable thing I've ever seen. And the scary thing is, that choreographically, he is capable of even better!! Congrats to him on this historic event!!

 

[Meoima]

Skater's reactions on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/gabby_daleman/status/670587000681078784
Gabrielle Daleman ‏@gabby_daleman
Just watched Yuzuru Hanyu's short & long No words absolutely flawless 322.40 New world record #YuzuruHanyu amazing job Yuzuru

https://twitter.com/mhjd_85/status/670536402942083072
Meagan Duhamel ‏@mhjd_85
Yuzu's program at #NHK15 is the best thing that I've ever seen in figure skating.In 20 years people will be talking about this performance.

https://twitter.com/Rad85E/status/670533083590971392
Eric Radford Verified account@Rad85E
Watching Yuzuru skate is the new highlight of my skating life! #WOW #WOW #WOW #NHK15

https://twitter.com/JoshiHelgesson/status/670596878271139840
Joshi Helgesson@JoshiHelgesson
Yuzuru Hanyu's long at NHK is the best figure skating performance I have ever seen!

https://twitter.com/namnamnoodle/status/670606887965089792
Nam Nguyen ‏@namnamnoodle
YUZU IS A GOD HOLY OVER 300 POINTS

https://twitter.com/JohnnyGWeir/status/670595701043298304
Johnny Weir @JohnnyGWeir
Absolutely stunning world record for Yuzu-kun! 322+ points! Nobody has ever been close. Bravo!

https://twitter.com/Marien89/status/670539768753602560
Marien dela Asuncion@Marien89
In my life I can say : "I was there" #Hanyu #worldrecord #NHK15

https://twitter.com/DouglasRazzano/status/670533851739893766
Douglas Razzano@DouglasRazzano
Omg!!! Yuzu 322.40! Omg! Thank God I retired when I did ���️������ #NHK15

https://twitter.com/paulachan/status/670535716183535616
"Brian was standing in front of me, how high he jumped at the moment Hanyu-kun landed 4T3T. That reminded me of him being "king of 3A" when he was competing. Wonderful."

https://twitter.com/EvgeniPlushenko/status/670536894321729536
"Congratulations to Yuzu!!! I am so proud of you. Boyang Jin great job , this is what figure skating about" (Plushenko)

https://twitter.com/gototaisuke/status/670538918438174720
"I saw great and magic filled moment" (Orser)

https://twitter.com/tati_firebird/status/670532615359881216
Volosozhar Tatiana ‏@tati_firebird
Yuzu's performance in NHK. Just wow

 

[Meoima]

Below are not geoblocked at all, please enjoy:

CBC commentary: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3g11sl

Bristish ESP commentary: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3g0wvi

All hail Dasani the uploader!

 

[Meoima]

Video of the merman performance: http://youtu.be/j93SXVcuZZw
I still cry over the green thing he put on himself.

Edit, encore: http://youtu.be/Tj_7N_lRnak

 

[Vash01]

I always liked Hanyu but this performance has made me his uber fan.

 

[alexikeguchi]

I love Javier's programs this year as well, but Yuzuru is just on another level right now. He looks to be completely recovered from illness and lost training time last season, maybe even physically stronger than he was before, and he maintained his stamina and focus through two packed programs and a beautiful exhibition. I am so excited to see these two skate brilliant performances back to back at the GPF and Worlds (hopefully live).

 

[handomi]

And he was on fire too in his encore at Gala. I love his Seimei program. He seems to be in amazing physical shape right now. Quads are coming easily. Hope he can continue like that.

 

[Amantide]

And he was on fire too in his encore at Gala. I love his Seimei program. He seems to be in amazing physical shape right now. Quads are coming easily. Hope he can continue like that.

I love his LP too. Shae-Lynn has done a wonderful job. I didn't liked her as an Ice Dancer very much but I'm loving her as a choreographer. Brilliant job.

p.s. I was thinking that even after this performance Yuzuru has still margins for improvement and that's just crazy and LOL. He is incredible.

 

[Meoima]

Yuzuru's interview with Akiko before Gala, full translation, it seems he is putting pressure on himself to skate clean at GPF. Poor boy it's rare for him to skate clean.
Oh try your best kiddo, but don't force yourself too much, enjoy life as it is: http://yuzuland.tumblr.com/post/134229435102/akikos-room-with-yuzuru-hanyu

 

[Meoima]

For fans in the US and Japan that have had difficulty with geoblocking and Sony copyright, icenetwork.com has made Yuzu’s FS video open to the public without paid subscription and commentary. http://web.icenetwork.com/video/v532119883

 

[danibellerika]

#Impact!!

 

[DDNatalia]

For fans in the US and Japan that have had difficulty with geoblocking and Sony copyright, icenetwork.com has made Yuzu’s FS video open to the public without paid subscription and commentary. http://web.icenetwork.com/video/v532119883

Thank you Meioma.

What an extraordinary moment, especially given how much pressure there must be on the Japanese skaters when they compete in front of a home crowd. Yes there is tremendous love and support, but there is also pressure.

What a moment. Music has incredible impact.

 

[iloveemoticons]

Incredible. I personally hope he doesn't try to do the 4lutz or 4loop. He doesn't need it and if he stays uninjured, we can see him skate for a long time!

 

[Vash01]

Incredible. I personally hope he doesn't try to do the 4lutz or 4loop. He doesn't need it and if he stays uninjured, we can see him skate for a long time!

I had read that he was working on a quad loop, so we may see him use it at some point.

I too worry about injury to him.

 

[Meoima]

CBC Podcast by PJ & Kurt, the part on Yuzu's skate at NHK, uploaded by Dasani: https://youtu.be/grSbeqnEwaM

 

[BittyBug]

Thanks, @Meoima. I hope someone will interview Brian Orser about the event. I would love to know what he was thinking as Hanyu was skating, and his reaction to Hanyu's recordbreaking scores.

 

[PeterG]

I haven't posted anything about Yuzuru...a thought that just popped into my head is that maybe I have been stunned into silence... And now I am wondering if I will never seen two performances again like his two at NHK...in my lifetime...

 

[Meoima]

Thanks, @Meoima. I hope someone will interview Brian Orser about the event. I would love to know what he was thinking as Hanyu was skating, and his reaction to Hanyu's recordbreaking scores.

Here around 9:00: http://dai.ly/x3g3gw5
They interviewed Brian Orser. And our dear coach looked so emotional, as if he had just cried.
Brian Orser said something like this to the press, pardon my poor English: "this is one of those special moments in skating, I am sure all of us will remember it forever. It will be hard to top this program but... He will just keep getting stronger."
It's just a short interview, I think there will be some full interview to be released in this month soon.

 

[BittyBug]

Thanks, @Meoima. For some reason I cannot watch dailymotion on my computer. I've tried everything and just cannot get it to play (I have a Mac and have tried both Firefox and Safari, but I think there's something in my security settings that is blocking it and I can't figure out what it is. And I do have the latest Flash plug in installed.)

 

[Meoima]

Thanks, @Meoima. For some reason I cannot watch dailymotion on my computer. I've tried everything and just cannot get it to play (I have a Mac and have tried both Firefox and Safari, but I think there's something in my security settings that is blocking it and I can't figure out what it is. And I do have the latest Flash plug in installed.)

Dailymotion is also slow here, so I often download videos to my computer, watch them to see if there is anything interesting then delete them.

Here is one quick way to download it, please visit this site http://en.savefrom.net/
Paste the link of the video you want to download, whether it's from Youtube or Dailymotion, vimeo... for example in this case you want to download this video: http://dai.ly/x3g3gw5

Just insert the video link and enter, the download option will appear. You can also apply this trick to video you are geoblocked.

Instruction: https://youtu.be/QzzTKkWPsNM

 

[BittyBug]

Thank you!

 

[Meoima]

Thank you!

Welcome.
Another video combined both Yuzuru SP and LP at NHK 2015, good quality and free to watch anywhere, no worry of being blocked by Sony music: https://youtu.be/v9_SqnxMM1s

 

[liv]

What a joy for a coach, to see his student achieve something so special. He's worked with some amazing skaters in his relatively short coaching career, but this was beyond even what he probably ever imagined.

Brian was such a great skater himself, and you rarely see great skaters become great coaches... or great athletes in general rarely become great coaches, but he's doing it. Yes, the skaters he has attracted are supremely talented, but not every talented skater becomes Olympic or World Champion... they must be doing something right at the TCC.

 

[Vash01]

I feel very happy for Brian Orser, after the disappointments he suffered at the Olympics and the recent (after 2010) fallout with Yu na. It is nice to see him as a very successful coach, with two top men in the current field as his students.