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I got some great comments from Philippe Candeloro today on Yuzu. He is here working for French TV. Will write it up as soon as I have a chance.
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Yuzu and Alina ... Your two gold medalists!
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Evgenia also praised Yuzu at the press conference. "I have been watching Hanyu's skating for many, many years and have seen him developing as an athlete and winning all those medals. Definitely he is one of my role models, like many other skaters."
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Alina had kind words for Yuzu at a press conference tonight. "Hanyu is a distinguished athlete and someone to look up to. He has participated with success in two Olympic Games, he is a double Olympic champion, and I would like to thank him very much for being our role model."
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Here is our man coming through the mixed zone ...
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The great master is all alone on the ice now ...
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Yuzu is talking to himself now as he often does at practice ...
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Yuzu just posed for pictures with Evgenia ... Friends to the end.
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Yuzu is doing a huge leap into the air but no rotation at one end, then a triple axel at the other end.
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Now Yuzu is skating his Exhibition program ...
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Yuzu is doing a lot of triple axels today ...
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Yuzu just slipped and fell right by Evgenia ... She had a big laugh about it :-)
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As I sit here watching now, I keep thinking back to Yuzu's free skate. I have been around sports my entire life and I can't recall a more courageous performance under pressure. Yuzu has the heart of a lion!
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Yuzu, Alina, Evgenia and Satoko are all on the ice at the same time now ... Wow.
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I just saw Yuzu ... Looks like he might have been coming from the practice rink downstairs. He was surrounded by about 20 people.
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Just ran into Yukina Ota ... She was 2003 world junior champion. One of the most beautiful women ever to skate competitively.
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The fact that Yuzu has stuck around and is actually practicing for the Exhibition Gala says a lot about what kind of person he is, especially with his injury. After winning a 2nd gold medal, many would have left and gone home, saying they had to rest. Yuzu is greatness defined.
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Hamilton, Cousins reflect on Hanyu’s brilliance, drawing power japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/02…
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Here is the Japanese translation of the Ice Time (Hanyu's second Olympic title reaffirms greatness) I wrote on Yuzu after he won the gold on Saturday. ameblo.jp/yuzuemon1207/e…
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Scott Hamilton, the 1984 gold medalist, told me that he really admires Yuzu.
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Great time lapse shot here from the New York Times on the hydroblading and Ina Bauer in Yuzu's free skate.
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A collector's item here ... Sunday print edition of The Japan Times with Yuzu on the cover ... Available at your local kiosk or station.
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Yuzu ... Japan's greatest ambassador. Intelligent, respectful, compassionate.
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Bless our boy Yuzu. He's done do much for skating these past four years. Olympic gold, world championships, world records. We must stand by him no matter the result!
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