Tsubame

He has shown this strange non-squat tachi-ai for a couple of days now.

Only one of the seven others didn't made it to yokozuna. So, quite a nice company he is joining there. #FiringUpTheHopes

When do we start talking about Aoiyamas yusho and the beginning of his ozeki run? #justkidding

Not exactly, as he doesn't raise his hand up in the air in the second part of the dohoyo-iri before the last "stomp", but rather hold his kesho-mawashi with both hands. It is only a marginal variation, a henka, but this observation brought me this this question. As compared to Wakanohana III, you will not see this position or part at the end:

As the title already said: Could there be a new third Hakuho-style dohyo-iri? As Hakuho is already slightly altering his original picked Shiranui-style, I wonder now for quite some time, if it is possible that he will intruduce an unique dohyo-iri style someday?! As far as I know there should be no rule that explicitly forbits a new style, or am I wrong? And as he is where he is, I can totally imagine that he wants to have his very own style. So I am curious: what are you thinking about this matter?!

When does the Tokushoryu-Next-Ozeki-Hypetrain depart?

It has to be. With set 42 rikishi in Makuuchi, there is no lower rank then M17w possible.

I guess Endo forgot to engage Basho-mode today...

With Tochinoshin being MK tomorrow, he will be trading places with Takakeisho (S <-> O) twice this year!

Since when it is not acceptable to lose against a certain rikishi?! What strange standard is that?!

Are you implying that he finally starts his ozeki-run?!

The correct answer has to be 20%. Hakuho gave away 20 kinboshi alltogether. And only four of them to fellow mongolian: Shotenryu, Arawashi, Takanoiwa and today Ichinojo. http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Query_bout.aspx?show_form=0&shikona1=hakuho&rank1=y&onlyl1=on&shusshin2=59&rank2=m

Which all has nothing to do with the work within the sumo association. It's like in football (soccer) where you find a lot of very successful players, who became terrible head coaches. Being good in sports does not also mean being good at managing this sport.

This tournament without a doubt! Why? Because the Natsu had a shin ozeki, a sekiwake trying to get his ozeki rank back, some alot new guys finally in makuuchi and a quite nice basho race. Without Hakuho competing you have a lot of possible winner names on your list. The last basho had only two interesting questions: will Hakuho get a zensho (yes) and will Takakeisho get his promotion (yes). But beyond that? Only Ichinijos 14 victories were quite remarkable, but since he could not tie up to this performance, you will remember this as a fluke (somehow).

Same angle and section of the video footage. Be your own judge: