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- Nov 24, 2006
Too bad all the tickets to the world championship men's and ladies' free skates are sold out now. Guess I'll enjoy worlds from the comfort of my living room. No news from Mura's FB fanpage since 4 Continents.
I wonder though if at some point there might be a mass selling of tickets if certain people don't participate?
I wonder though if at some point there might be a mass selling of tickets if certain people don't participate?
I was thinking of that but it seems a little risky to buy a ticket from a total stranger by mail. I live in the eastern part of the US, and the flights & time change, plus my work and family obligations, make it all tough to travel to Milan alone. *sigh* Just enjoying all the skating through TV and the internet for now, although Skate America, Skate Canada, and the Grand Prix Final are possible travel destinations.
Nah I don't think so. There will be a lot of big names at Worlds and I know if I had planned a trip to Milan I would not cancel it for any reason except death (mine).
Seems like it is pretty much a given that Yuzu won't be there. It will be great to see Mura! I felt bad that he did not make the Olympic Team.
As Interspectator posted already, Takahito Mura has announced his retirement.
Being a huge Takahito Fan , I know I should be saying something wonderful to thank him and to celebrate his new exciting stage of his life as a professional skater, but right now... I am just... :sad4:https://twitter.com/ifsmagazine/status/974511233046011905
Awww. I can cry all over again reading wonderful comments about Takahito from you guys... :sad21::sad4:
Anyway... The official FUJI TV Skating LINE account has posted a short VIDEO MESSAGE FROM TAKAHITO MURA to his fans.
It's in Japanese, but I translated into English below. The sound may be turned off at first, if so, click on the speaker icon.
VIDEO LINK: https://timeline.line.me/post/_dS4MXuIHyIUa88R9rJuhpDQdewztu19piTpYW10/1152121109105066056
"I really think, because of your support, I was able to compete for 24 years. Thank you so much.
Even until the very end, I was struggling to achieve good results, so some fans may have been frustrated, but still, there were many fans who supported me always, saying that they just love to see me skate. I really appreciate it.
From now on, it won't be in the form of competing anymore, but as a professional skater, I'd like to give something back to the sport of figure skating as much as possible, so please come to a rink again. Thank you!"
Awww. I can cry all over again reading wonderful comments about Takahito from you guys... :sad21::sad4:
Anyway... The official FUJI TV Skating LINE account has posted a short VIDEO MESSAGE FROM TAKAHITO MURA to his fans.
It's in Japanese, but I translated into English below. The sound may be turned off at first, if so, click on the speaker icon.
VIDEO LINK: https://timeline.line.me/post/_dS4MXuIHyIUa88R9rJuhpDQdewztu19piTpYW10/1152121109105066056
"I really think, because of your support, I was able to compete for 24 years. Thank you so much.
Even until the very end, I was struggling to achieve good results, so some fans may have been frustrated, but still, there were many fans who supported me always, saying that they just love to see me skate. I really appreciate it.
From now on, it won't be in the form of competing anymore, but as a professional skater, I'd like to give something back to the sport of figure skating as much as possible, so please come to a rink again. Thank you!"
http://figureskating-in-color.tumbl...a-thank-you-for-being-a-great-skater-and-most Here's a tribute sketch for Mura that I made today. This is just the beginning...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgaIzauB4jx/ Some moving words from Misha.