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Road to history ... Yuzu's third practice in Pyeongchang, two days before the short program. He was skating faster and more intensely at this point. #羽生結弦
702
The road to history ... Yuzu's second practice in Pyeongchang and first in the main rink. He does his first jumps since arriving, three days before the short program.
703
Yuzu's first practice in Pyeongchang. The start of his journey to make history with his second Olympic gold medal.
704
God bless Shoma. He is injured but fighting hard to keep the 3 spots for next year's worlds in Saitama. Men's free skate from Milan on Saturday night (Japan time). Keiji - 7:38 PM, Kazuki - 8:23 PM, Shoma - 9:21 PM. Top two need a combined finish of 13th or better. #宇野昌磨
705
A special section just on Yuzu at my local bookstore. This is separate from the regular skating section which is also almost all Yuzu!
706
Big poster of Yuzu on the cover of World Figure Skating magazine at my local bookstore now.
707
Good luck to the Showman this week at the world championships in Milan! Going for his first senior world title. He was the world junior champion in 2015. #宇野昌磨
708
Sweep for the Japan women at the Coupe de Printemps in Luxembourg today! 1. Mai (215.49), 2. Kaori (202.56), 3. Yuna (181.71). Congratulations! 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵
709
Hard to believe it has already been one month since Yuzu won the gold. Seems like just yesterday. Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) - Gold Medal | Men's Figure Skating | Free Programme ... youtube.com/watch?v=23EfsN…
710
Sota's comeback continues tonight. Starting times (in Japan) for the Coupe de Printemps free skate in Luxembourg: Sota - 11:44 PM, Hiroaki - 11:51 PM, Kazuki - 12:05 AM. Here is the link for the live stream: cdp18.com
712
Yuzu is on the cover of so many magazines!
713
A friend sent this to me recently ... This was the day before the short program in Pyeongchang. I told the interviewer, "If Yuzu is physically able to skate like we know he can, he will win." I also said, "Japan's men will get 2 medals."
714
Hard to believe it has been almost 3 weeks since Yuzu won his second gold medal! twitter.com/hitomiyuzuru/s…
715
Time for our boy Yuzu to take a well-deserved rest. Worlds in Japan next season!
716
Candeloro feels Hanyu will skate 2-4 more years
japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03…
717
Just watched a replay of NBC's coverage of the free skate in Pyeongchang. Johnny Weir called Yuzu "liquid silk on ice."
718
The entire AERA this week is about Yuzu - 98 pages!
719
I wrote this Feb. 15, the day before the short program, talking about Yuzu's stamina after the injury:
"If he is in the lead or close to it after the short program, the adrenaline of Olympic competition and his legendary spirit may be enough to carry him back to the mountaintop."
720
Pretty interesting to look back on this now.
Brian on Yuzu: At the 2012 Grand Prix Final in Sochi, "We started talking about the Sochi Games, and he just blurted out, 'I want to win that Olympics, and I want to win the next one,' " Orser recalled.
- Chicago Tribune - 2/14/2014
721
Yuzu spoke at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday. I didn't get back from Pyeongchang until late last night, so I missed it.
722
I just want to say a profound thanks to all who followed and read my stories and tweets during the Pyeongchang Olympics. I am very grateful to you. I gave it my all every day. My one wish before the games was that Yuzu would bring home the gold again and he did! He was amazing!
723
I felt fortunate to see Yuzu win the gold the first time in Sochi. To watch him do it again in Pyeongchang makes me feel absolutely blessed. Thank you, Yuzu!
724
Yuzu says, "You mean there is no skating today?"
725
I hope Yuzu will be carried on the shoulders of his fellow ream members at the Closing Ceremony. He deserves to be treated like a hero, because he is one!
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