It is true that Yuzuru is the most important figure skater of all time and he had a huge fan base as a competitor, but even he was scared of what the future would bring for him after he retired. Life is not the same for athletes once they stop competing. But the guy kept going, training as hard as before, even more conscious now about his own body and abilities. And he literally reinvented ice skating. Nobody is doing what he does. And nobody will. He's unique. Once he disappears, no one will be able to replace him. For a sport that is actually very niche, he manages to create something that different types of people want to see.

Regular ice shows are good for retired skaters, but no summer ice show is going to sell what any Yuzuru show sells. Yuzuru himself is a whole brand that he built with dedication and love, and he's not taking it for granted. He's working every single day to get better, if that's even possible.

Season Rewind: Fraser Minten’s rookie campaign

Post will be updated with more links once available. I will try to upload all the shows that have a TV broadcast. I do not have a lot of online storage space, so if you want to keep the videos, please download them as soon as you can! The links will stay up for at least the duration of the off season.

Notte Stellata: Day 1 (March 7), Day 2 (March 8), Day 3 (March 9)

Stars on Ice Osaka: Day 3 (April 5)

REALIVE Day 1 (April 11)

Favourite Elements: Layback Ina bauer

Reichel on fire! 🔥 // Die erste Reihe um Freddy Tiffels, Josh Samanski und Lukas Reichel macht mächtig Laune bei dieser Weltmeisterschaft. Letzterer schnürte gestern gegen Österreich einen Hattrick und verbesserte so seine beeindruckende WM-Bilanz auf 29 Punkte in 27!Spielen. 🤩 // Ehre, wem Erhe gebührt. Gratulation, Luki! 🇩🇪

Reichel on fire! 🔥 // The front row around Freddy Tiffels, Josh Samanski and Lukas Reichel is getting a great mood at this World Cup. The latter scored a hat-trick against Austria yesterday, improving his impressive World Cup tally to 29 points in 27 games. 🤩 // Give honor to whom honor is due. Way to go Luki! 🇩🇪

REICHS GOT A HATTY!?!?!!! MY BOY!!!

The two-time Olympic gold medalist and Triple Gold Club member will play at #MensWorlds for the fourth time (2006, 2015, 2025, 2026). 🇨🇦 // In addition, Mathew Barzal will miss the tournament as a precaution due to a minor, pre-existing injury. // - - // Le double médaillé d’or olympique et membre du Club triple or participera au #MondialMasculin pour la quatrième fois (2006, 2015, 2025, 2026). 🇨🇦 // Par ailleurs, Mathew Barzal ratera le tournoi par mesure préventive en raison d’une blessure mineure préexistante.