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I still think below 1m60 is too short for powerful jumps like 3A and quad for men.
Lady skater like Midori Ito was short and stocky but I have never seen any men with good jumps and shorter than 1m60.
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Lady skater like Midori Ito was short and stocky but I have never seen any men with good jumps and shorter than 1m60.
Men have different growth rate than women. It's very difficult to tell what will happen to Shoma at this point. Oda is pretty small too. Shoma just seems like he still holds on to his baby fat. He might loose it at some point. Right now his problem is more on his technical issues. He needs to keep up with the rest of the teenage skaters. He might get away with his artistic and spins sometimes but he could be the new sensation when he gets all the jumps. I wish him all the best for his future.
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For the record Nobunari Oda is small but his height is still 1m64.
the problem with skater is since they practice too much, their growth rate is very different from normal people. I remember when Yuzuru was 15 he said his height was 1m70 and he wanted to grow taller but since then he seemed to grow only more 2-3 cm at most and they still lost him as 1m71. He seems to almost stop growing at the time.
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Machida is the shortest of all the Japanese men. Internet put him from 1m60m to 1m62.For the record Nobunari Oda is small but his height is still 1m64.
I remember when Yuzuru was 15 he said his height was 1m70 and he wanted to grow taller but since then he seemed to grow only more 2-3 cm. He seems to stop growing already.
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Yes, that's why I hope Shoma will get to 1m60 at least. But 6cm growth with a natural short body in 2-3 years is not easy, though.
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umm…..about Yuruzu’s height, I think that he now is around 173cm …no?:think:
in my eyes, he is a bit taller than Javier or the same height as Javi. and I guess Javi is 173-175cm
also he is at least 10cm is high, next to Mao. and Mao is 163cm
Edit: about Yuruzu’s height,>>>> about Yuzuru's height, silly me:disapp:
in my eyes, he is a bit taller than Javier or the same height as Javi. and I guess Javi is 173-175cm
also he is at least 10cm is high, next to Mao. and Mao is 163cm
Edit: about Yuruzu’s height,>>>> about Yuzuru's height, silly me:disapp:
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Well internet says that boys that don´t have growing spurts keep growing steady so maybe he will get there eventually.
Is there anyone in the international seniors that is shortert than 1m60?
I guess it's very varied from different reasons. I spent 11 years in a swim team and most of the boys shoot up at around the age of 12-14. They got like a foot taller in less than a year time at some point. My oldest doesn't play any sports but he is already 180cm at 16. He never have a growth spur though just kept growing at slow pace since he was 12.For the record Nobunari Oda is small but his height is still 1m64.
I remember when Yuzuru was 15 he said his height was 1m70 and he wanted to grow taller but since then he seemed to grow only more 2-3 cm at most and they still lost him as 1m71. He seems to almost stop growing at the time.
I heard that some of Thai teenage actors got the Acupuncture or taking some Protein milk tablets to increase their height. Seems pretty effective to me.
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He is still listed as 1m71 at the moment. Maybe that's his height when he first joined senior rank and they haven't updated it since. I think he is 1m73 now but without proper document, it's hard to know.
Japan's average height among men is 1m71 so Yuzuru's height is average in Japan. He is not a natural shorty. I have seen natural shorty people and frankly, if their body couldn't reach the height of 1m65 before 16 years old, it is very difficult for them to reach that height when they are 20.
But well, some people doesn't need much height to have powerful jumps. Midori Ito is an example. (But the leg wrap is not easy to the eyes, though).
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Anything can happen. Machida himself has had a lot of trouble with his technical content and just staying consistent over the years and he finally competed at his first Worlds at the age of 24.
Shoma is actually consistent with his performances despite the 3A problems so you never know what can happen in the future. He needs help with his jumps and he needs to fix his flip / lutz though.
Shoma is actually consistent with his performances despite the 3A problems so you never know what can happen in the future. He needs help with his jumps and he needs to fix his flip / lutz though.
Actually, growth spurts in boys starts at around 12 - 13, it would suddenly spike and reached peak by 14 to 15 y.o. There is still height velocity after but it's slow and mostly stopped by around 18. By Shoma's age, he could still grow but i doubt it would be quite significant. Genetics also plays a role, the average height of his parents is more or less the height he could obtain, give or take a few cm. By experienced though, some of my patients still grew taller, at most 2 inches after their peak.
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Yes, his PCS were a great contribution for his 5th place finish at the Junior Worlds.
Another picture from Keiji's twitter
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BrSo7z6CAAEA9zK.jpg:large
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Team Japan being serious, not being dorks like usual. So rare!
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Shizuka Arakawa and Yuzu
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1cv6mOr1rqqvu8o2_r1_500.gif
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1cv6mOr1rqqvu8o2_r1_500.gif
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If we have a beauty contest in figure skating world, I will nominate Shizuka as the Miss.
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Mao as Mahou Shoujyo. this is EPIC :thumbsup:
http://youtu.be/IFMWTlkmpZM?t=35s
and Yagudin STAR WARS version:yay:
http://youtu.be/r9lsveEqmdg
:thumbsup:http://youtu.be/IFMWTlkmpZM?t=35s
and Yagudin STAR WARS version:yay:
http://youtu.be/r9lsveEqmdg
The problem with these stats is that most of the champions have been Russians, who tend to be tall. I don't think it's necessarily an indication that tallness helps figure skating. Russia is a country that values figure skating and invests in it, hence why they have many champions. (Also, Evan is a huge anomaly, just like Scott, and he isn't a good jumper either).
We also have to consider people who won Olympic medals even if not titles. Orser, Chan, Browning, Takahashi, and Stojko were not tall. I don't think their heights had anything to do with not winning OGM.
I do hope Shoma grows to at least 1.60cm. Mainly because I think being taller helps make better lines across the ice, which could help for PCS.
I'm not sure if it's a deterrent in terms of jumps. Maybe he needs a different jump technique than the tall guys?Similar threads
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