Sunday -- last night was a gold medal night

Feb 09, 2020 14:16

I slept incredibly late today. Was watching the Men's Free Program of the Four Continents Championship until after 2:00 a.m. Yuzuru won the Gold Medal that gave him a complete set of one Gold in every major international competition he has been eligible for from his junior years through now. No one else has ever done that. There is a weird feeling ( Read more... )

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elfscribe5 April 14 2020, 20:42:34 UTC
For some reason this post just came up in my in-box. Thanks so much for introducing Yuzu to me after that wonderful story you wrote about him and Javier. After watching the vids you posted of Yuzuru I became a fan too. You've described the magic of his skating so well. I find it extraordinary that anyone can do what he does.

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heartofoshun April 14 2020, 21:15:14 UTC
You are very welcome! Well, that is as far as he got this year. The World Championships in Montreal were cancelled. It would have been a crime to have held them. But some fans moaned and groaned about the cancellation anyway--nearly as bad than the money-grabbing pastors of the megachurches before Easter. God only knows what will happen for next season since no one is able to train now.

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