Here is the first part of the NHK Gala interview.
(Start to 7mins 56 secs)
Part 2 to follow later.
NHK GALA INTERVIEW (Hanyu, Murakami and Mura) (Part 1)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2b...E3%83%AB_sport
O=Oda / Y=Yuzuru Hanyu/ D=Daisuke Murakami / T=Takahito Mura
Start – 7mins 56 secs
MC: Welcome to the interview corner. The exhibition will start at 3pm and we will be inviting some of the skaters here to talk to us. Soon, Oda Nobunari will join me to interview the skaters. He is on his way. Here he comes. I’m going to move seats so he can sit here.
O: Excuse me.
MC: So, in this first segment we are going to interview Hanyu Yuzuru, Murakami Daisuke and Takahito Mura.
All: Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (formal Japanese expression used in these situations)
MC: The whole arena is very excited to see you all. First I’d like to ask all three skaters to give us their impression of the competition that has just ended. Let’s start with the nearest person, Yuzuru Hanyu
Y: I’d like to thank everyone for their support. Even in this kind of unstable condition I was able to skate to the end. I am also very happy that I have made it into the final. It is greatly due to your support. In this competition I found myself dealing with very difficult conditions but I really feel that I was held up and supported to the finish but you all. I will continue to do my best from now on.
MC: Now let’s turn to Murakami Dasiuke. This was your first win, wasn’t it?
D: Yes. Thank you very much.
MC: You have completed the competition and it is now one day later. How do you feel?
D: Well, I had to compete with the two athletes sitting beside me and I didn’t imagine that I would get the result I did. I also want to say that I think Mr. Hanyu really did his best (did a really great thing) during this competition. Mr. Mura also made it to the final so Congraltulations”.
T: Thank you very much.
D: I really want to thank everyone here for their support during this competition.
MC: And now Mura Takahito, please.
T: Thank you all for your support. When I finished top after the short program I started to think that I could win the competition. I guess I focused on that a little too much and made some mistakes. Both Hanyu and Murakami performed really well. We are all going to try really hard from now on so please continue with your kind support.
MC: There are a lot of things we want to ask all of you but let’s ask Oda to put some questions to you.
O: Oh. You want me to start? Oh ok. Well, I’d like all to think back on your performances.
Y: (Interrupting) Why are you mainly looking at me??
O: I want to ask everyone…How were the last two days…three days..? no two days? Including both the short and free programs? Thinking of your total performance how was it? Basically how was the NHK competition for you?
Y: I first want to say… Oh excuse me for speaking first…..Speaking personally, unlike the two people sitting next to me, this competition gave me so many things to work on. But I also want to say that while I was skating I was able to feel the power / energy of the spectators.
O: I wonder if it is ok to even ask you this????
Y: Please ask.
O: During the 6-minute warm up I saw that your quad salchow had become very good. And we talked about this backstage, too. Of course there must be some effect from the injury, but the actual jump is getting better and better. That’s my impression anyway. What do you feel about it?
Y: The actual jump is better but deciding where or not to include it into the program is a really important thing. I just think I need to push harder to do it properly from now on
O: Thank you very much. Dice…. Congratulations!!!! You know, when you landed that second quad I couldn’t help but shout out “Wooo” when I was backstage. It was a very moving performance. How was this NHK competition for you?
D: I was able to get a lot of experience by taking part in this competition. What I’m most happy about is the fact that I was able to give two clean performances.
O: Regarding quad jumps. During the short and the free programs you landed all three….so….was that the first time for you?
D: Yes. That was my first time to land all three in competition. It was my first time to even include two quads in a program during a competition.
O: They were very beautiful.
D: Thank you very much.
(5.00 mins) Video replay of Murakami’s program
MC: Here we can see you performance on the screen. This is Murakami Daisukes program. The opening quad was fantastic, wasn’t it Oda?
O: It really was. I’m really bad at salchow jumps so I am really jealous that you can jump such a clean/ beautiful salchow. It is perfect. It is beautiful. After the jump the flow of the program is also great and very much improved. Just wonderful. Here comes the second quad. Ahhhh the video stopped. Sorry. I was expecting that it would be shown. Even so, what a wonderful performance.
MC: And Now Mr. Mura.
O: Mura…Are you doing your best to help with bringing up your child?
T: I’m working hard at that. / I’m doing my best with that.
MC: That’s right. You are both fathers…
O: Yes. I’m really wondering about how things are going for him in that respect. Your kid is getting bigger, right?
T: Yes. A year and a half old now.
O: Has it been a year and a half already? Children grow so quickly.
T: Yes they sure do.
O: It is shocking how fast they grow.
MC: Mr. Oda. Do you have any advice to offer a new father?
O: Well, I just want say that when you have a family to go home to, the way you are able to relax is completely different. It is completely separated from the world of skating and you get pulled into another world. That’s a really big thing. Don’t you think so, Mura?
T: That’s a really big point. When I get home and I say “I’m home” my kid shouts “papa” and runs to me and that is a really great thing.
O: Ahhhhh that’s a really happy home life. You made me want to go home to my own house. I’m sure you received / borrowed a lot of power for your family to take part in this NHK competition. How was the competition for you?
T: Well after I won Skate Canada I was trying to go with the flow. I did get a bit nervous but the short program went better than I expected and I then became too nervous as I realised I would be the last to skate in the long program. I started to think…”What’s going to happen to me in the free skate?” But all things considered it was a very good experience for me.
O: I talked with you about this before, but wasn’t this the first time you have ever skated last in the free skate?
T: Yes, it was my first time.
O: Don’t you feel it is really scary to be last to skate?
T: Yes.
O: I have had that experience in the GP series. The wait time is longer, so there is a longer time to be nervous about and that makes people more tired than ever. You can also hear what is going on with the other skaters? You can hear the parts when other skaters are being cheered for loudly and that give me the feeling of “Ahhhhhhhhh”
MC: You explain that waiting time really well.
O: It really is a nerve-wracking experience having to skate last.
(7mins 56 secs)