Takahashi admits knee not 100 percent
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Oh no... I hope he can perform decently and has 2 great skates.
Oda and Kozuka must be rolling their eyes about now...
Oda and Kozuka must be rolling their eyes about now...
And to think, in 2012 he was a Gold Medalist hopeful...ahhhhhhh the cruel reality of sports or just anything. Yeah my (unrealistic) dream of him winning is gone now......
I hope he has two performances he can be proud of!!!!
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He is toast :disapp: but he is still one of the greatest skaters of all time. Ice is his canvas, his body his medium and nothing will change that plus he already has a bronze medal, a world championship, a GPF and multiple nationals. I would be excited to see him in fifth; I predict he will be about 8th or 9th depending on how badly Abbott bombs - which he will - royally! Abbott will get crushed by all of the men listed below and hopefully Daisuke. I expect to see him in 15th or worse after the SP and in about 11th or 13th after the FP since others will make more mistakes then.
Yuzuru, Tatsuki, Fernandez, Plushenko, Chan, Brown, Yan, Reynolds (ugghh), will all be above him - atrocious really atrocious but likely.
Yuzuru, Tatsuki, Fernandez, Plushenko, Chan, Brown, Yan, Reynolds (ugghh), will all be above him - atrocious really atrocious but likely.
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Takahashi bolstered by tight-knit family
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001017451
I think I'll take a page out of his parents' book. I just want him to have two skates that he can be so proud of--if they just happen to be enough to get him on the podium, I'll be even happier for him.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001017451
I think I'll take a page out of his parents' book. I just want him to have two skates that he can be so proud of--if they just happen to be enough to get him on the podium, I'll be even happier for him.
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Huge Dai fan and really hopes he can have performances he is satisfied with -- and he has always seemed to place more importance on doing what he finds meaningful than just in results. For example, his going for the quads in Vancouver, when he might have placed higher with easier content.
I assume this is the knee he had the cruciate ligament surgery on years ago? I've had ACL reconstruction (I had no ACL left, my body had absorbed it after it was torn) and meniscus trimmed out and my knee has never been the same. I've always been amazed at what Dai has done for years now after similar surgery.
Dai is just amazing and I hate that his chances for gold are all the more diminished.
I assume this is the knee he had the cruciate ligament surgery on years ago? I've had ACL reconstruction (I had no ACL left, my body had absorbed it after it was torn) and meniscus trimmed out and my knee has never been the same. I've always been amazed at what Dai has done for years now after similar surgery.
Dai is just amazing and I hate that his chances for gold are all the more diminished.
I want to cry.....I was really rooting on Daisuke to get Japan's first OGM in Figure Skating. I guess I'll invest all my hopes on Yuzuru now :'( But in reality, I knew it was more of a dream. I hope Daisuke can exit the sport on his own terms with two admirable performances!!!!
I am very distressed. I just hope we get the chance to see him at his best, because he's so wonderful. He is one of the best ever in terms of what he can make skating convey. I'm glad we had these extra years from him after the injury that could have ended his career. I too regret that he didn't win in 2010, but that doesn't take away from the quality and electricity of his skating.
It's all about the money. It's all about the dum dum dum dum dum. And I don't think it's funny. I'd rather see Oda who deserved his place.
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(And I say this as somebody who really admires Takahashi's skating. I am really not looking forward to seeing him limping onto 8th place or so.)
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Daisukes 3Axel in training looked pretty good to me. Why is everybody talking like it is over for Daisuke already? Remember where he landed in Vancouver when he also came from a mediocre season and surgery! I'm not awaiting any wonders here, but I think it ain't over til it's over.
Well, Takahashi showed at NHK Trophy that he is still capable of greatness so yes, you shouldn't write him off. I'm just preparing myself mentally for disappointment as at this point, he's more likely to bomb than he is to skate well.
I'm just still feeling extremely bitter about JSF's selection criteria which did not create a level playing field and were basically an excuse for them to send their biggest stars. I love Takahashi but Oda did have better GP results and placed higher than him at Nationals (but the way the criteria were set, they placed him behind both Takahashi and Kozuka).
I'm just still feeling extremely bitter about JSF's selection criteria which did not create a level playing field and were basically an excuse for them to send their biggest stars. I love Takahashi but Oda did have better GP results and placed higher than him at Nationals (but the way the criteria were set, they placed him behind both Takahashi and Kozuka).
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I am very sorry to hear this news. The big problem IMO is that Japan needed to be able to send 6 men to Sochi. They have such an incredibly deep men's field that 3 places just isn't enough. I really love Dai's skating and am still hoping for a gold medal or at least a podium finish.
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I said 5 men and 5 ladies in the "rant" thread, but yes, MFarone, perhaps 6 would have been even better!
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