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Yuzu has been awarded the National Honor Prize by the Japanese government for winning his 2nd straight Olympic gold medal in Pyeonchang, it was announced on Friday. The ceremony will be held on July 2. Such a deserved honor! #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This is Yuzu with his gold medal and Nan Song and Artur Gachinski at the 2010 world junior championships in The Hague. Yuzu came from 3rd place after the short program to win the title. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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Which season of Yuzu's is your favorite? #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This is Yuzu skating to Notte stellata at the Exhibition Gala in Pyeongchang. Yuzu jumped during his program even though he was injured. He is a true performer who knows the show must go on. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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A press release overnight from US Figure Skating confirms Jason Brown will move to Toronto and train with Yuzu, Evgenia and Boyang under Brian and Tracy. The Cricket Club is really going to be the place to be!
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A report Tuesday confirms that Jin Boyang will begin training in Toronto in June with Yuzu and Evgenia under Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson.
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Today's Yuzu ... This is a video of Yuzu at the press conference the day before the short program in Pyeongchang. Very interesting as it reveals what his thoughts were at that point. It is bilingual (Japanese-English). Really worth listening to. #羽生結弦 youtu.be/LZxzTH4LTZY
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Today's Yuzu ... This marks the 100th day since Yuzu won the gold in Pyeongchang. Hard to believe that many days have passed since then. It was the moment of the entire Olympics. Epic in every since. Have another look at his free skate. #羽生結弦 youtu.be/23EfsN7vEOA
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Today's Yuzu ... Here is Yuzu at the 2012 world championships in Nice with Daisuke Takahashi. Yuzu earned the bronze medal at his first senior worlds. (Dave Carmichael) #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This is Yuzu at the 2010 Cup of Russia in Moscow. He finished 7th in his 2nd senior Grand Prix. Yuzu returned and won the event the next year. #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This is Yuzu posing with his gold medal at the 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final in Tokyo with Ross Miner and Nan Song. This was 3 days before Yuzu's 15th birthday. He came from 3rd place after the short program to win. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This is another shot of Yuzu at the Pyeongchang Exhibition Gala doing his Notte stellata program. I was really impressed by how Yuzu practiced so hard for the event despite being injured. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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The ISU has informed me that it could be as late as June 29 before the Grand Prix assignments are announced for the coming season. Last season they came out on May 26.
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Today's Yuzu ... Here is Yuzu with Takahiko Kozuka and Tatsuki Machida at Skate America in Kent, Washington, in 2012 where they swept the podium. Yuzu finished 2nd in his only appearance ever in the event. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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As promised, here is the ESPN Magazine story on Yuzu. An excellent piece by Elaine Teng. Very positive. Enjoy reading it. #羽生結弦 espn.com/olympics/story…
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Today's Yuzu ... This is Yuzu at the Pyeongchang Exhibition Gala. I will always remember how Yuzu stuck around for this even though he was injured. Some skaters would have just gone home, but Yuzu knew many fans had paid big money to see him. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This video shows Yuzu's free skate at the 2010 world junior championships in The Hague. Yuzu came from 3rd place after the short program to win his first world title. Well worth watching. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦 youtu.be/pr2ldzvTGgw
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Today's Yuzu ... This is Yuzu waiting for his scores at the 2011 Cup of Russia in Moscow where he won. This was Yuzu's first senior Grand Prix victory. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... Here is Yuzu doing a Biellmann spin at the 2011 Cup of China in Shanghai where he finished 4th. Yuzu went on to make the Grand Prix Final that season. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This is Yuzu and Brian at the 2014 Grand Prix Final in Barcelona. Yuzu won his second straight GP Final there. What a partnership this has been - 2 Olympic gold medals, 2 world titles, so many world records. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This is Yuzu at the 2012 Grand Prix Final in Sochi. Yuzu finished 2nd at this event, 14 months before winning his 1st Olympic gold at the same rink - the Iceberg Skating Palace. (Luu Photo) #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This is Yuzu and Shoma after their 1-2 finish at the 2017 world championships in Helsinki. Yuzu came from 5th place after the short program to win with an epic free skate. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... Here is Yuzu in the team event short program at the Sochi Games. This is the Canadian telecast of the event. "What he did was magic," said four-time world champion Kurt Browning. Check out the video. youtu.be/AZO5BCcGSFo #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... This video shows Yuzu at the 2006 Japan Junior Championships in Hiroshima. He was 11 years old and finished 7th. This is an early look at the two-time Olympic champion. A short interview is included at the end. Worth watching. youtu.be/8-0w1IEYD0s #羽生結弦
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Today's Yuzu ... Here is Yuzu cutting the cake for his 19th birthday at the 2013 Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka with Mao-chan looking on. This is after Yuzu won the first of his four straight GP Final golds. (Dave Carmichael Photo) #羽生結弦