The big question is what will happen to all those fans who brought tickets to Milan to see him. Considering the number of fans he has will there be rows and rows of empty seats? I doubt many of them follow other skaters to make the trip for them. Tbh he should have announced it earlier as its very likely he would have planned to miss worlds before the Olympics considering the state of his injury going into the Olympics. I bet many brought tickets after the Olympics to see him.
Yuzu’s future?
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I think there was a very realistic probability that he would skip Worlds after his injury in the fall. He skated very well at the Olympics, but that doesn't mean he wasn't in pain while competing.
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He was mum on the state of his condition until the gold medal was around his neck and that is 100% his right and his strategy. And it worked out to be the right one. Directly after he won he made it known he was not yet healed and hinted at a withdrawal depending on the medical advice he received. He is an athlete, not a show pony. The condition of an athlete is not absolute and it is a risk we all take as fans whenever we purchase a ticket. Most fans will miss him but wish him all the best and want him to get well.
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Are you suggesting that a ticket is more important than the health of a skater?
There won´t be empty rows, people will go to see Shoma, to see Nathan and others.
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Men event at Milan was sold out already before the Olympics. Because people thought Yuzuru would go.
Even if at the Olympics he said he wouldn’t go to Milan, the tickers were all sold, no one could get back their money.
(I am looking for someone to buy my tickets now but the chance is thin).
I think to assume that most of Yuzuru's fans are also not fans of figure skating, or enjoy other skaters, is a bit unfair. It also doesn't take into consideration that a lot of top skaters have already withdrawn so the draw for Milan has already been waning even before he announced his withdrawal. I personally know several people who are his fans who still plan to attend, but I also know a couple of fans who are looking to sell their tickets and I hold nothing against it. Traveling to watch figure skating is expensive and often tiring. If one of the main reasons you planned to go see a competition is gone, and you have the possibility of getting back some of your investment, there's nothing wrong with it - it's not like tickets were sold out to begin with and I'm sure many will try to sell their tickets discounted as I heard the original price was extremely high this season for Worlds and it deterred people from planning to go to begin with.
Yuzuru also gave very clear hints immediately after he won gold that he would likely miss Worlds due to the injury, but he probably had ideas of actually competing at Worlds if the prognosis of his injury allowed him to (there were news reports spotting him getting his medical check up just 2 days ago, so this likely sealed the deal and the news came out immediately after). Besides, many people already purchased tickets to Worlds well before the Olympics and well before he got injured so the timing of the withdrawal wouldn't have helped in their decision to buy a ticket.
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Exactly, I love watching skating but to tell me spend almost $2000 just to go to a competition having no favorites of mine is a bit... it’s my money. I already bought tickets to WC and now I am looking for a way to resell them. I would still support other skaters from home. Just I don’t think I could afford to spend $2000 on them. It’s my money right. There’s already a high chance of not finding anyone who will buy my tickets.
The tickets for men event are all sold out, I don’t think ISU and Italian fed would feel much sad. They got their money already.
Did I ever said that? No. I said he could have announced it earlier that's all
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There is always a risk of injury but I'm actually less worried about 4A than 4Lz. His best jump has always been 3A so if anyone can do it he can. Even his 3Lz was a jump he would make mistakes on so I hope he forgets about 4Lz from now on.
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JSF got the test since the 28th, it was up to them to made the announcement.
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I'm sorry, but how do you know with such lofty certainty that "he could have announced it earlier"?
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I think part of the reason for delay is cos JSF need to confirm the replacement before announcing. The fact that it's Tomono and not Mura(as 1st alternate) means JSF had to go down the list to find replacement
Keiji Tanaka, stop being inconsistent. Japan's 3 spot is in your hands!
well nathan destoyed him in the free skate, got over +10 points. and could gain more if not his underscoring in program components and hanyu's crazy GOE's
so i doubt hanyu will show up again, because if not that bad short program by nathan the gold medal could be his.
so i doubt hanyu will show up again, because if not that bad short program by nathan the gold medal could be his.
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I do not think Hanyu is afraid of competition lol. And we don't know what would have happened had Nathan done a good SP. Hanyu might have upped his FP layout accordingly. He might have tried the loop and may or may not have landed it with his injury. No one can predict what would have happened. It's possible Nathan could have won but we don't know.
I'm sure Hanyu will be back to challenge the 4A and Nathan will continue to improve as well. They are both competitors who want to win and are not gonna be scared away by a little competition.
Not sure if you are aware but Hanyu best combined scores smashes Nathan best combined scores. And yes Hanyu deserves every PCS/GOE advantage over Nathan because his skating and jumps quality is on diffrent level compared to Nathan
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If Yuzuru had gotten that combo in the free he would have gotten first in the FS. What if scenarios are pointless.
