Who is Ayaka Morimoto? She has so many fun photos with Mao . Mao's fan thread will be inevitably quiet, but I'm so happy to see that she's having a blast.
:yes:She's the essence of a fighter: a true samurai!
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Maybe it's just me, but despite Mao coming in second in 2010 and "only" sixth in 2014, Sochi seems to feel more like a triumph than a defeat. There was something transcendent about that LP, something bigger than just winning/losing against Yuna. I hope Mao, whatever she decides to do in the future, is able to look back on Sochi with pride.
Looking at how Mao is relaxing during her time off... now I feel a little selfish for wanting her to come back/blindly believing she'll come back. But her Sochi LP and Saitama SP were just too good--I feel like she's still got more to show us!
Mao's exh. program in Sochi: https://vimeo.com/105686001