After determining that he would not participate in the NHK Cup because of an ankle injury, it was naturally impossible for Yu Yu to advance to the Grand Prix Finals in early December, so the next possible competitions included the Grand Prix Russia at the end of November, the all-day championship at the end of December, the four continents at the end of January next year, and then the Winter Olympics in February, and the Winter Olympics will also compete in the team and then the individual according to the schedule of previous sessions.
Analysis of the participation in these competitions, because earlier this week Yu Sheng also boasted that he would challenge the four-and-a-half jump (4a) in the NHK Cup, and yesterday announced his retirement, which means that his ankle ligament injury is also the middle of the week. Generally speaking, ligament injuries, the lightest strains also have to be injured for 4-6 weeks, then it is not realistic to catch up with the Russian station.
If he really has the lightest strain, it is still possible to catch up with the all-day championship, but even so, he only has 1-2 weeks of rehabilitation preparation time before the game, which is a bit of a rush in terms of time. If his injury had not been a minor strain, but a more serious one, it would have been unrealistic to catch up with the all-day race. In terms of the selection of Japanese Winter Olympic personnel, they have three places in the men's singles event, except for Masama Uno and last season's World Championships runner-up Yumasa, the other athletes are far from the ability and potential, and it is not an unconvincing decision for Yusei to parachute into the Winter Olympics without participating in the all-day championships.
As for the Four Continents Competition, because the competition time is too close to the Winter Olympics, it is also a relatively chicken race, and the event originally planned to be held in China has been taken over by Estonia due to the epidemic, which has increased the problem of travel and jet lag. In the preparation of the previous Olympic season, Olympians from participating countries such as Canada, the United States, Japan and China would not participate in the four continents, and unless Yusei decided to regain his form through this race, it was unlikely to participate.
As for the team competition of the Winter Olympics, Yusei's willingness to participate should still be great. First, if you can, it is a great advantage to be able to adjust to the actual combat and adapt to the Olympic venue. Second, unlike in the past, this year's Japanese team has the possibility of winning cards or even rushing gold in the team competition. Yusei's physical problems in recent years are more prominent, and it is easy to collapse in long programs, but short programs are generally in good shape. According to the format of the team competition, it is precisely the performance of the short program that has the greatest impact on the final total score. If Yusei's physical condition allows, playing for Japan on the short program of the team competition is the best choice for himself and his team to win medals. Third, he can choose to only skate short programs, not skate free skating, so that whether it is physical preparation, or preparing for the individual competition immediately after the team competition, it is more convenient.
As for the individual winter Olympics, the goal of chasing three consecutive championships should be the most important thing for Yusei. Judging from the state of several major male singles hot players this season, Zhou Zhifang's performance ability has a natural shortcoming, Chen Weijian's jumping state is bad, the short program is unstable, and he has also proved that he is not invincible in the United States. The formula for Yusei's victories in the past two Winter Olympics has been to play at a very high level in the short program, while his main opponent has made major mistakes in the short program and is in a desperate situation where he must chase points. In the free skating, although Yusheng's performance is not good, under the pressure of chasing points, his opponents either play worse, or the pits dug before are too big to catch up, so that Yusheng finally wins the championship with a total score advantage. In this Winter Olympic season, considering the competitive state of the opponent, Yu Yu may also have the hope of repeating this victory formula.
Another trend that has been more obvious in recent years is that the sustainability of the state is very poor, and it is difficult to maintain a high-end state for a long time. In the 19/20 season, his peak performance was now at the beginning of the season in Canada, after which he went all the way down, and by the middle of the season, he even lost the championship at the All Day Championship. The same was true last season, dropping out of the entire Grand Prix season and playing extremely well in the first game of his return, the All-Day Championship. But the Next few months later, the World Championships were playing incredibly badly, with the long-running show crashing and the worst third place in eight years.
Yusei must be aware of his competitive trend in these seasons, knowing that the window period for his excellent form is very short, and he can only skate out of the technical highest level in the very short time he has just returned to the ice rink, and it is his best choice to adjust his physical problems in other games before the Winter Olympics, avoid long journeys, and work hard in one battle, and freeze the best state in the Winter Olympics.