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About The Origin of "Mrs. Hanyu", Yuzuru Hanyu, and Figure Skating

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Hello, welcome to my blog.
Well, I know it's not my real name. It's actually the name of one of the most talented Japanese male figure skater in the world (in my opinion). He is Yuzuru Hanyu.




Well, as you guess, I'm a really really really huge fans of him.
OMG I can't breath!!!! Gimme an AED please, I need a stroke!!!

Oke, lama-lama capek juga ya nulis pake Bahasa Inggris haha. Mulai dari sini saya pake Bahasa Indonesia saja ya biar cepat haha.
So, balik lagi ke Yuzuru Hanyu, based on Wikipedia:
Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生結弦 Hanyū Yuzuru?, born 7 December 1994) is a Japanese figure skater who competes in the men's singles discipline. He is the 2014 Olympic champion, the 2014 World champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16), two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2011, 2013), the 2010 World Junior champion, the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion (2013–2016). He has also medaled at three other World Championships (2012 bronze, 2015 and 2016 silver).
Hanyu has broken world records ten times, and currently has achieved the highest short programfree skating, and combined total scores.[10][11][12] He is the first man to have broken the 100-point barrier in the men's short program, the 200-point barrier in the men's free skating, and the 300-point barrier in the combined total score, as well as being the first Asian to win the figure skating gold at the Olympic men's event. He is also the youngest to win the Olympic title since Dick Button in 1948. In the 2015–2016 Grand Prix, he broke the world record for the largest victory margin, with 37.48 points.[13]
His skating techniques include the Biellmann spin and the doughnut spin. Both are known for their difficulty, for male skaters especially, due to the flexibility required.[14][15] He is known for his difficult triple axel entries,[16] usually from a back counter or spread eagle. He is also known best for his jumps, and considers the quad toe loop his specialty.[17]
Nah, sekarang udah tahu kan siapa itu Yuzu? =)

His name means a bowstring which is pulled tight, symbolizing confidence, strength, and traightness. His father named him, wishing him to be as hardworking and with strong mind. His parents wanted him to live a simple life, but be dignified, powerful and graceful.

Si Yuzu ini selain terkenal dengan sifatnya yang super ramah dan super ceria, dia juga dikenal dengan panggilan "Pooh Prince" (karena kesukaannya pada Winnie The Pooh), Ice Prince, and many more.

Menurut coachnya (Brian Orser dan Tracy Wilson), Yuzu itu orang yang tidak gampang nyerah, murid yang sangat berbakat, young, fun, laugh easily, he celebrates the other skaters, he will be the first one tho cheer up someone/the other skater, he's pushing himself to the limit, shows respect to the other skater, dia bakal marah kalo latihannya diganggu tapi dia juga yang bakal minta maaf pertama kali, he'll bow and say "I'm sorry, I'm sorry", very humble, and also had asthma and stamina issues (based on a YouTube video).
“Actually, Yuzuru was not very interested in figure skating in the beginning, and would rather play baseball or other team sports. He would get sick of skating after 5 minutes. However, after seeing his sister practicing with all her might, he gradually gained interest in skating. ‘If my sister can fly then I will fly too!’ ‘If my sister can do this trick then I can too!’ he would say, looking up to his sister as a goal for himself. It was then when he started trying harder and harder.” - Tsuzuki Shouichirou, who coached Yuzuru from primary school to his third year in junior high.
And for additional info based on a few interview, the girl he is looking for is probably a Japanese, a skater, cute, not restraining him to much. And that's definitely not me.

Kalo mau lihat gimana skatingnya Yuzu di 2015-16 Seasons bisa diliat DISINI (SP) dan DISINI (LP)
Best performance of Yuzuru Hanyu? Click HERE (SP) and HERE (LP)

FYI, figure skating olympic itu basically terdiri atas 2 tahap, Short Program (SP) dan Long Program (LP). SP biasanya berlangsung maksimal selama 2 menit 50 detik per peserta dengan beberapa elemen yang harus terpenuhi, diantaranya (for male):
  • A double or triple axel jump
  • A triple or quadruple jump immediately preceded by connecting steps
  • jump combination consisting of a double jump and a triple jump, two triple jumps, or a quadruple jump and a double or triple jump
  • flying spin
  • camel spin or sit spin with one change of foot
  • spin combination with one change of foot
  • Two step sequences of different nature (straight line, circular, or serpentine) were competed until 2010. Beginning with the 2010–11 season, only one step sequence is now required.

LP (atau biasa disebut juga free skating) berlangsung selama 4 menit 30 detik plus minus 10 detik. Sebenernya sama aja sih dengan SP tapi lebih panjang aja (gitu ga sih? maaf aku sotoy haha).

Nah, kalian pasti punya pertanyaan gini "kira-kira Indonesia punya atlet figure skating ga ya?" Jawabannya agak mengejutkan sih, tapi ADA. Ini serius.

Dari male figure skater ada Dwiki Eka Ramadhan yang bermain di segmen junior.
Ramadhan is, together with Maciko Audrey Chan, the first skater to represent Indonesia in ISU competition (ISU Junior Grand Prix 2014/15).
Kalo dari female sendiri ada Maciko Audrey Chan, Tasya P. P. Setiabudiawan, dan Elisa Tsuji. Semuanya sepertinya masih bermain di segmen junior.

Aku basically belum pernah sama sekali ngelihat permainan figure skater Indonesia jadi aku belum tau siapa yang bagus. Eh, tapi dulu kalo ga salah pernah nonton skatingnya Machiko di Youtube dan skatingnya sudah lumayan menurutku (tapi jangan dibandingin sama Yuna Kim atau Yulia Lipnitskaia atau Adelina Sotnikova yang gold medalist itu ya hahaha). Oh ya, aku sempat agak kaget sama skatingnya Machiko waktu pertama kali nonton hehe, solanya mungkin sebelumnya aku selalu nonton yang gold medalist terus kali ya hehe.

Click HERE (SP) and HERE (LP) for Yuna Kim's Performance (bonus her 2014 performance)

Click HERE (SP) and HERE (LP) for Yulia Lipnitskaia's Performance

Click HERE (SP) and HERE (LP) for Adelia Sotnikova's Performance

Ah ya, untuk ice dance and pairs skating aku paling suka pasangan Meryl Davis-Charlie White dan Tatiana Volosozhar-Maxim Trankov.
Kalo Meryl-Charlie aku paling suka penampilannya yang INI.
Sedangkan kalo Tatiana-Maxim yang INI. Sumpah mereka bener-bener keren dan looks like foating on the ice. Really.

Well, so that's all untuk hari ini tentang asal usul nama Mrs. Hanyu, Yuzuru Hanyu, dan Figure Skating. See ya next time ;)

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