羽生結弦 Yuzuru Hanyu

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2022/07/19

Yuzuru Hanyu retires from Competitive Skating

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Thank you, Yuzu, for many many years of fantastic competitions, for pushing the sport to new heights, and for showing everyone what hard work can do.

Take care and enjoy your time as pro skater! ❤️

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Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) has won 7 medals competing in 8 Figure Skating World Championships (2012 - 2021)

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花は   花は   花は咲く /   The flowers, the flowers, the flowers bloom again

いつか生まれる君に   /   For you, who will come into the world someday.

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Do I have a favourite of my own students?! […] You know, I can’t … No, I have to stay neutral. I want them to do well. Of course they all have their different personalities. When you think of Yuzuru Hanyu from Japan and Javier Fernandez from Spain, they are completely opposite cultures. Javier lives on his own, he does his own cooking, his own cleaning, he gets himself to the rink, and Yuzuru is still with his mom, and he’s very self-protected, he’s very private, and not very social, so they’re opposites. But maybe that makes it a little bit easier to manage, if they had the same personalities it would be difficult, so… So they’re like my children. My father and mother always said – because I’m the youngest of five children – they said „you are all the same, I love you all the same". So …

Brian Orser chats with Katharina Witt on German TV (Feb 20th, 2018). He was asked how he manages so many different students and if he favours anyone. (via this-is-yuzuru-hanyus-world)

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Yuzu and Javi have a moment after Javi’s FS at the PyeongChang Olympics.

source: NBC Olympics x

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Four Years...

I was just looking at pictures from Sochi compared to Pyeongchang, thinking ‘wow, what a four years it’s been…’

And then I stopped, thinking ’… wow, what a four years it’s been’.

I mean, I remember the high everyone came off after Sochi, and like a month later he became world champion (!!!!). All at 19.

During the summer there were parades, and ice shows, and interviews, and meeting the prime minister and the Emperor of Japan. Everyone lived and breathed Yuzuru.

Summer comes and goes, and a new season starts, and with it the Grand Prix events. And THE event. Cup of China 2014. Which left everyone in shock, whether they watched it live or not. Boy gets knocked out and concussed, bleeds all over the ice, nearly kills himself performing (and I’m not exaggerating here), and somehow still makes it with a little push from the judges.

A month later, battered and bruised, he competes at home, falls left, right, and center, and finishes off the podium for the first time in ages (and for the last time as a matter of fact).

Still makes it to the GPF, KILLS HIS PERFORMANCES, and finishes with almost a new FS world record.

But, our boi wouldn’t be our boi if he didn’t have something up his sleeve. And so, just after winning Nationals, it turns out he has to rush to hospital to receive abdominal surgery. Needs time to recover, has barely time to train (much similar to now, actually), and finishes second at worlds.

Seasons come and go, and after the year of tears we’re glad the drama’s FINALLY over but, haha, no. Because Mr. Hanyu comes back with a vengeance.

Introduces two masterpieces of a program (although the SP had been introduced in the previous season but it got a nice little makeover), and after struggling in the first two competitions, changes the layout to make them way more difficult… And drops a world record bomb at NHK. NEW SP record, FIRST to break the FS 200, and FIRST to break the overall 300.

And because he enjoyed it so much, did it again at the GPF. Because why not. Piece of cake, right?

He collects a few more medals over the season to finish second at Worlds again, because, surprise! He’s injured again. So, time off to heal. Again.

(He should really have a routine going by now but still the boy does not understand how to let his body rest.)

With the new season come two new programs, and one very purple suit. It was white at first, but white costume on white battleground? Meh, not necessarily the best choice.

Oh, and also a new quad. No biggie! With very young, very bouncy skaters right on his heel, he keeps on pulling all his tricks out his sleeve.

Turns out this is actually a very relaxing season without major injury drama (oh, the nerves!), and in the end he get’s rewarded with his SECOND WORLD CHAMPION TITLE.

And finally, the season of all seasons! It’s almost time for the Olympic Games! Everyone wants to be in top form! Everyone pulls out all the guns! And Yuzu brings back the two most beautiful programs in history (sorry, I’m biased)!

And because everything is going well enough, Yuzuru. Gets. Injured. Again. And badly this time. During the training of the quad Lutz he severely injures a lateral ligament in his ankle. Now, I’m not a doctor, but for an athlete that’s goddamn serious.

Withdraws from NHK which is a massive shock (and also a relieve). Withdraws from Nationals which is a shock (but is kind of expected and is also a relieve). Then nothing. Nada. Niente. The Olympic Games, HIS GOAL SINCE SOCHI and before (he once said he hadn’t actually planned to win the OGM at Sochi, that was supposed to be his test run to shake the nerves for Pyeongchang) and the driving force behind all of the above, come closer and closer and there is no word of Mr. Hanyu. Yes he got nominated. Yes he doesn’t withdraw. But were is he?

And then he shows up. Late to the party, with an entourage of bodyguards that look like they could snap your neck like a twig if you walked the wrong way, all smiles and deeply relaxed.

Gives a few interviews, turns up to training to do a 15 minute session of stroking, singles and a tripple Axel, byyyeeeee. Comes back the next day with almost his full repertoire of quads, informs us that he’s been training for a few weeks now, that’s good (giving everyone a heart attack, because HOW??), goes on with his life and smashes this competition.

And becomes a two time (consecutive) Olympic Gold Medalist.

I mean… one of the injuries above is enough to throw someone off so much that they never really recover and have to look on as younger skaters take over. 

But not Mr. Hanyu. He wanted that OGM, he worked for that OGM, and he went and goddamn took that OGM.

And I couldn’t be prouder to have watched everything unfold.

And I couldn’t be happier to see him succeed.

Mr. Hanyu, I bow to you and everything you have achieved in and for this sport. 

Wow, what a four years it’s been.

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Yuzuru Hanyu in 2006 (age 11) and in 2014 (winning the Olympic gold medal at the Games after Vancouver) x

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And in 2018 (age 23)!

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Hello, I don't have a tumblr but for a forum I wanted to ask if I could use one of your gifs in my signature? I will be sure to credit you in the description. If it's not okay, I won't use it ^^

Yeah sure, thanks for asking :) 

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Yuzuru Hanyu – 2016/2017 Medals

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2015 – 2016 – 2017 

the gift that keeps on giving

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Just dropping by to say you've gained a follower for all the incredible and HILARIOUS tags you put in your posts/answers/reblogs. Gotta look through few more pages, I seriously need that laugh!

I received this message AGES ago but forgot about it, I’m so sorry orz

and hahaha thanks, I’m giving it my worst

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I can’t pick a favorite reaction so here’s all of them [x]

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How do you think about the discussions that Nathan shouldn't have won 4CC? Some Hanyu fans are being quite advocate for it.

I’m staying out of it. Far, far out of it.

We’ve seen this before. Different skaters, different competitions, same complaints.

But it is interesting to see to what length people do go to prove their points.

I read those posts like

I love Yuzu, and I like it when he wins, but other skaters are damn fantastic, too.

There’s always a next competition to aim for, that’s just how the sport is.

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Hi!!! In your introduction to Yuzu post, there were two gifs where Yuzu put his medal around two guys(?), right after the "He is aware that he wouldn’t have accomplished any of this without help from others." section. May I ask who he/they are? Thank you, and I love your blog!

Hey :D 

these are both from the same event, the 2014/15 GPF which yuzu had to work really hard for because of previous injuries

this is his trainer Brian Orser

and this is Shuzo Matsuoka, a sports journalist 

which might seem a bit odd, but he’s done many very insightful interviews with yuzu, particularly before winning the medal he gives him here (the man next to them is Nobunari Oda, former competitive figure skater turned commentator)

I assume these were the ones in question? :)

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Yuzuru was selected for 4CC and Worlds

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Yuzuru Hanyu withdraws from Japanese Nationals due to influenza, says "I want to recover fully"

The Japan Skating Federation announced on 21 December that Sochi Olympic gold medallist Yuzuru Hanyu has withdrawn from the Japanese Nationals which commence tomorrow due to influenza. Hanyu started showing symptoms of influenza on 15 December, which were followed by the development of pharyngitis. It has been diagnosed that about one more week of rest snd medical treatment is necessary.

Hanyu released the following comments through the Federation: “To everyone who is supporting me, people involved in skating, the sponsors, members of the media, and everyone who was looking forward to the All Japan Figure Skating Competition, I am very sorry to have caused concern and inconvenience. Right now I want to focus on recuperating, and recover fully.”

Source: http://www.daily.co.jp/general/2016/12/21/0009770072.shtml

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Favorite Yuzuru Hanyu blogs? <3

Hmmm..... I actually don’t follow that many YH blogs tbh :/ I just go through the tag whenever I go on tumblr and see what people posted that day

But some personal favorites are

@seobiiiiieluv especially around competition time she finds tons of pictures and videos from twitter and other sources, though she rarely tags the posts so you’ll have to follow her for that :) every now and then a big pile of YH reblogs, but barely any posts of other topics, so she really is a good source for YH things <3

@yuzuland I’m too terrified to watch competitions live lol but as soon as I know yuzuru’s performance is done I check this tumblr for his score and jump reports 

@yuzusorbet tons and tons of translations, both video and magazine/online articles :)

@zzh-fs tons and tons of reblogs 

also @nonchan1023 (as I mentioned before, the expert), @sukisukiyuzu (like seobiiiiieluv a mix of reblogs and good finds of new material) and @anniesgifs (amazing gif sets)