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Post by wolf4537 on Jan 2, 2011 10:24:45 GMT -5
After that jumping spider near miss, I kinda figured Yuuji would rush through everything else, but after he missed the Half Pipe attack platform, I wanted to hug him after the interview after his fail.
I have to admit though, that JS looked PAINFUL when he jumped backwards and landed right on his spine.
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Post by mikessssssss on Jan 2, 2011 10:27:16 GMT -5
I think he got lucky with the jump backwards and had a fairly cushioned blow, it obviously didn't help though. He definitely rushed it but he had too and theirin more mistakes were made..
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Post by quasikoz on Jan 2, 2011 10:28:10 GMT -5
Isn't this also the 2nd time Yuuji's had problems sticking the landing for the Half-Pipe Attack? Maybe he needs more practice on that than the UCH.
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Post by chackpop on Jan 2, 2011 10:29:10 GMT -5
His run felt so unreal.
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Post by obakemono on Jan 2, 2011 10:30:35 GMT -5
Another crazy run from Yuuji. Last time he failed the Salmon Ladder in an almost impossible way. This time he almost fell off the Escargot immediately, corrected, fell off the Jumping Spider but not the course, then had a double swing on the HPA and lost his balance through rushing. Entertaining, but disappointing.
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Post by jfeathe on Jan 2, 2011 10:36:08 GMT -5
It's a miracle he made it that far. In a sense, he was both incredibly lucky and unlucky at the same time. Everything gave him trouble... on the other hand he miraculously recovered at least twice.
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Post by davidcampbell on Jan 2, 2011 22:17:30 GMT -5
Yeah...he seemed REALLY nervous for some reason. He was getting ready applying spray and everything while sitting on the starting block and was chattering with the other Uncli members. And was just looking around and just acting really hurried and frantic before his run even. I noticed he applied spray to the bottoms of his shoes but not the top and then set the can down, so I yelled at him a couple times "YUUGI!!" and when he looked at me I pointed to the top of my shoe and made a spraying motion. He quickly smiled and said "thank you" and then applied some spray to the top of his shoe (for the escargot). But yeah, I had a bad feeling about that from the beginning just based on the way he looked. And I agree I totally thought he would have pulled it together and had a clean run after the Jumping Spider near miss.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jan 2, 2011 22:25:14 GMT -5
I think he was probably a nervous wreck for a reason... Look how many former finalists went out on the rolling escargot, not just that, friends and people he's trained with, and people he's looked up to. And right before that seeing Nagano going out on the Jumping Spider not even as a freak accident like 24... AND bearing the pressure of #100... s***... all things considered he had a great run....
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Post by gtoneko on Jan 2, 2011 22:27:21 GMT -5
Yeah...he seemed REALLY nervous for some reason. He was getting ready applying spray and everything while sitting on the starting block and was chattering with the other Uncli members. And was just looking around and just acting really hurried and frantic before his run even. I noticed he applied spray to the bottoms of his shoes but not the top and then set the can down, so I yelled at him a couple times "YUUGI!!" and when he looked at me I pointed to the top of my shoe and made a spraying motion. He quickly smiled and said "thank you" and then applied some spray to the top of his shoe (for the escargot). But yeah, I had a bad feeling about that from the beginning just based on the way he looked. And I agree I totally thought he would have pulled it together and had a clean run after the Jumping Spider near miss. Unbelievable. Guess this was the tournament that made the Japanese competitors take notice that it's not going to be a "walk in the park" anymore. My main question for you David is with after all of the Americans' runs, what was the "tone" like among the others who haven't had their turns? Were they becoming "nervous wrecks" or at least concerned? |
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Post by arsenette on Jan 2, 2011 23:33:07 GMT -5
Poor Yuuji has been feeling the weight of the 100. Even in Navi he talked about how nervous he is with it.
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Post by Badalight on Jan 2, 2011 23:37:43 GMT -5
Poor Yuuji has been feeling the weight of the 100. Even in Navi he talked about how nervous he is with it. Also, we know he doesn't like obstacles that spin. After 25 I figured something similar would happen, and you could tell he was dizzy after the RE. |
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Post by lars072 on Jan 3, 2011 3:40:12 GMT -5
Poor Yuuji has been feeling the weight of the 100. Even in Navi he talked about how nervous he is with it. I felt bad for him and I wonder if it's a bit like Nagano with the other All-stars. Perhaps Yuuji just felt so much pressure as the leader of this new group of stars or UNCLI or maybe even being the champion. He had a tough run but he'll be back. |
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Post by arsenette on Jan 3, 2011 4:06:10 GMT -5
Well we all know what the pressure of being last did to him before.. hell. .remember Takeda being the last of the All-Stars? He imploded too. I don't think a lot of people understand the pressure the top tier guys have to go through. The expectation is so high and unrelenting. That in and of itself is enough to push people over the edge. Yuuji just has to build mental strength to deal with the high expectations placed upon those who wear the 100 saddlecloth.
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Post by lars072 on Jan 3, 2011 4:15:58 GMT -5
Well we all know what the pressure of being last did to him before.. hell. .remember Takeda being the last of the All-Stars? He imploded too. I don't think a lot of people understand the pressure the top tier guys have to go through. The expectation is so high and unrelenting. That in and of itself is enough to push people over the edge. Yuuji just has to build mental strength to deal with the high expectations placed upon those who wear the 100 saddlecloth. I think Yuuji was carrying the weight of the leader of this new stars grup and UNCLI. Was Ryo there by the way? I also believe Nagano really missed having Takeda there with him- hasn't happened before and was a new experience for him. Not getting the back slap on the towel did him in...  |
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Post by arsenette on Jan 3, 2011 4:27:58 GMT -5
Well we all know what the pressure of being last did to him before.. hell. .remember Takeda being the last of the All-Stars? He imploded too. I don't think a lot of people understand the pressure the top tier guys have to go through. The expectation is so high and unrelenting. That in and of itself is enough to push people over the edge. Yuuji just has to build mental strength to deal with the high expectations placed upon those who wear the 100 saddlecloth. I think Yuuji was carrying the weight of the leader of this new stars grup and UNCLI. Was Ryo there by the way? I also believe Nagano really missed having Takeda there with him- hasn't happened before and was a new experience for him. Not getting the back slap on the towel did him in... Yep UNCLI was there and Ryo iirc competed. Agreed with Nagano missing Takeda. I honestly believe that's what is going on with Yuuji as well.. given also that most of his group hasn't ever gone through what Yuuji is going through now.. they are having a hard time trying to figure out how to calm him down. That takes years of experience to deal with that. Nagano went up slowly while Yuuji's rise was almost meteoric. |
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Post by mikessssssss on Jan 3, 2011 6:43:18 GMT -5
Well, Yuuji and Nagano are normal people - handling thst pressure isnt something they are used to.
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Post by Badalight on Jan 3, 2011 11:00:31 GMT -5
It didn't even feel like he failed the HPA. It's almost like he just gave up and purposely fell into the water.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jan 3, 2011 12:28:02 GMT -5
It didn't even feel like he failed the HPA. It's almost like he just gave up and purposely fell into the water. It didn't look like he gave up, It looked like he had it but out of nervousness didn't do anything to ensure staying on the platform. You'll notice when someone lands at the very edge of the back they lean forwards and put their hands on the mat to ensure they don't fall back like that, Yuuji just stood there and lost his balance |
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Post by cole77000 on Jan 3, 2011 16:37:09 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure his brain just went into panic mode after the rolling escargot. He knew he had to rush and not letting go of the rope on the second swing wasn't really an option becuase he had already used us so much time. I think that even if he did stay on he was probably going to time out at the rope climb (assuming his brain is still in panic after that, there are lots of little time wasting mistakes that could be made on the remaining obstacles).
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Post by artyfowljr on Jan 3, 2011 16:59:45 GMT -5
To be honest I had no reaction after Yuuji failed, simply because I was too shocked after Nagano's run. Though I did realize how bad the poor kid was feeling, and didn't expect him to pass, seeing how he wasn't simply nervous, he was completely panicking.
And heck, that landing after his Jumping Spider save must have been really painful. If the trampoline wasn't there he would have gotten seriously hurt.
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