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Satoko Miyahara

ioanna said:
Boom Sports, the official publication of Kansai University, has announced that Satoko will soon be entering Kansai University's Faculty of Letters - the same faculty Tatsuki Machida graduated from back in March.

She has also signed with the same agency as Mao Asada and Kei Nishikori (the tweet doesn't mention it but it's probably IMG).

She may be participating in an exhibition to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kandai ice arena.
https://twitter.com/boomsports/status/682584375293116416
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That's great! But didn't Satoko mean to study to become a doctor like her parents? Or maybe she meant to study until getting a doctorate? Since she's entering the faculty of Letters...
 
Plumededragon said:
That's great! But didn't Satoko mean to study to become a doctor like her parents? Or maybe she meant to study until getting a doctorate? Since she's entering the faculty of Letters...
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Yeah it was in an article but Kansai University is saying Faculty of Letters :confused2:
 
Maybe she decided being a medical doctor wasn't for her.

I'm happy she's going to Kansai University, so many skaters go there!
 
malo42 said:
Maybe she decided being a medical doctor wasn't for her.

I'm happy she's going to Kansai University, so many skaters go there!
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It was only natural since she's been part of the Kansai Skating Club for a while, and trained with the likes of Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda and Tatsuki Machida a couple of seasons ago.
 
Thank You ioanna!!!!! :thank: Keiji is so funny! he was trying hard to make her talk at some point and teasing her "why are you laughing on your own Satton" and trying to speak in English with her :laugh2: its interesting that she cant do deathdrop, i wonder why :confused: and she practiced her spins for an hour bc her coach forgot to tell her to stop? :eeking: what a hardworker she is :bow:
 
I only just realised I've never posted in here - Satoko is one of my favourite ladies skaters (along with Elena Radionova). I first watched her a few years ago and love that she can spin in both directions :love:
 
OMG that pic gives me feels. I love it. I'm not really the "I ship X with Y" type of person, but that pic kinda makes me ship them, haha.
 
this is the interview with Marin after her 1st JGP, bringing parts related to satoko
You always look like you’re having a fun time when you’re talking with with them. Last season, Miyahara Satoko became the national champion.
Marin: I really look up to Satoko-chan. She’s the senior I’m closest to, and I really respect her. Satoko-chan doesn’t mess up in practices and she competes exactly as she performs in practices. She’s the one I have to watch and learn from the most.

What’s your favorite thing about Miyahara’s skating?
Marin: She’s always so consistent. When you watch her, she just gives her best out there no matter the competition. That’s the kind of skater I want to become.

When you watch each other in practices, it really does motivate you to work harder, doesn’t it?
Marin: It really does. When Satton is killing it in practices, everyone tries to follow suit. After the third practice session, everyone is tired or unable to move, but there goes Satton still going hard in practice with her spins, moves in the field, jumps, etc. When you see that, it’s real motivation to go back to practicing.

Does Miyahara ever take it easy or take a break?
Marin: No. I haven’t seen her. I do a lot though (forced laugh). That’s why, every time I see Satton, I have to work harder! I learn from her.

So that’s an area to work on?
Marin: Yes. Every season, I realized this, but I’ve let it drag on forever so here I am (laughs). I think all of the top skaters are prodigies, but lately, I’ve noticed how the hardworking skaters are the ones that separate themselves as the best. As expected, hard work and effort is necessary.

So “hard work” wins out against “prodigy”?
Marin: When I watch Satton, there’s no argument. If you don’t work hard, you can’t make it.
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THANK YOU ioanna!!!! :thank: this part was so funny thanks to that dork Yamato and the constant teasing :rofl2: Kenji saying its 2nd time Yamato is there without invitation and mentioning what he said before during Dai Episode but probably doesnt remember because he was drunk :laugh: ( btw i really wanted to watch that episode with Dai and Yamato but there was only 1st part translated :sad21: ) my favourite part is when Satoko tried to get the gum of off car seat but she made it worse, poor baby :laugh:
 
here is an another great interview with Coaches Mie Hamada and Yamato Tamura translated by ohlovesosweet, its a great one, they talk about all of their students, here are the parts about Satoko

(Interview took place at the end of August) Last season, Miyahara Satoko became the national champion and won the silver medal at the World Championships. Would you say the 2014-2015 was the best finish?
Tamura: On the day of and the day after Nationals and the World Championships, I was so happy, part of me felt like I was floating on air. But, the next day, I immediately readied myself for the new challenges to come. Unbridled joy lasted for just a moment.

Hamada: Exactly. Until we reach the PyeongChang Olympics, these are still just mile markers. Of course, success is great, but they become meaningless if we cannot build on them in the next season. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t happy, but it makes me more nervous if I say it.

You’re competing with the PyeongChang Olympics in view, but what are the challenges you’re working on this season?
Hamada: That would be strength. The focus in training is to build strength and power such that less strokes are used to get across the ice.

Could you describe the training in more detail?

Hamada: We’re training on building speed to lessen the number of crossovers she uses. If possible, we want to use as few as possible. Right now, say she uses ten so we want to cut it down to eight this season. We’re working on adding more power to her strokes.

Tamura: We are. Well, I think she’s improved.

Hamada: I think she’s improved, though, when we were with Lori (Nichol), she had the chance to skate together with (Carolina) Kostner. When Satoko saw her skating, she said she is still not there yet. There are a lot of areas to work on.

In a previous interview, Hamada-sensei was asked an area Miyahara should work and she answered that she could be a little more carefree. What do you think about that now?
Hamada: I did. For this season’s programs, a focus area is to make the program her own, feel the music. She participated in more ice shows during the off-season, and it brought out more of an artist in her. Her attitude towards practice has not changed, and her humility is absolutely incredible. Her strengths, steadiness and tenacity, have not changed. What has increased lately is that she is opening up more. When asked for her opinions, she shares what she would like to do.

Tamura: She does.

Hamada: Satoko is a humble girl. She isn’t the assertive leader-type, but everyone can learn from watching Satoko. Even after winning Nationals and coming in second at the World Championships, her attitude towards her younger teammates have not changed at all. She is still the same Satoko who gives her seat for others. I haven’t seen her act like an arrogant brat even once. For that reason, I admire her.

Does Miyahara’s approach towards skating positively influence the team

Hamada: She has a huge influence. The other girls always see Satoko’s steadiness and humility in practice. Like when we’re working on conditioning, I don’t like when someone leaves out parts of the program. You may end up doing the same thing when it matters. But, Satoko always does it perfectly, and the younger skaters notice that. It makes me think I don’t have the same big influence. If you want to become a skater who can bring out your best abilities in competition, you need to be like Satoko.

Tamura: You do. Satoko’s attitude towards skating has an extraordinary influential effect on her juniors.I thought the intense music really suited her when I saw her at the senior training camp.

Hamada: It does. We went to Toronto, and she did pantomime and it was easier for her this year compared to before. She was more shy in the past, and I had to do it first before she could do it. But, lately, she has taken more initiative, and I could see how much she has grown. When she was performing in The Ice, she was so comfortable in the opening and group number, I thought to myself, “She’s grown up.”

Her freeskate is “Un Sospiro” skated to the theme of “first love.”
Hamada: It is. The image the program tries to get across is that there is a boy she is watching from far away, but she is unable to confess to him. Trying to get across the heartbreak and innocence of a young girl’s love.

During the senior training camp, Miyahara said that she was given the advice to, “Conjure up memories of the beginnings of a first love.”
Hamada: I would tell Satoko things like, “Isn’t he dreamy” (laughs) and she would respond disinterestedly.
Tamura: She gets excited about dogs, though (laughs).
Hamada: Yamato-sensei found a puppy born on Satoko’s birthday, the day of the short program at the World Championships.
Tamura: I found a puppy with the same birthday as Satoko at the pet shop. It was so cute, I took a picture of it and sent it to her.
Hamada: We received it while we were in Toronto.
Tamura: It was really cute.

What breed was it?
Tamura: A poodle.
Hamada: It could kinda dance and jump too. When we went back to Japan, Satoko and I went to go see it. She got to hug it too.
Tamura: The problem was that there just wasn’t anyone to take care of it.
Hamada: We aren’t really home a lot so it would be kind of difficult to take care of it. We had to give up on that idea. But, we named it Satopoo.
Tamura: I have my hands full with Adrian (Tamura-sensei’s dog).
Hamada: You do, you do (laughs).
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just when i think i cant love her more, i read an interview make me love her more, she is incredible both on ice and off ice :love: the only thing missing is that little puppy Yamato found :laugh:
 
Thanks for sharing matmuh! The part about her coaches advising Satoko to "conjure" the feelings of first love in her "Un Sospiro" FP reminded me how it was for Yuzuru in his R & J 1 program. I think both of them did pretty well in overcoming the lack of "life experiences," to borrow Brian Orser's words. ;) Wondering too who is it that failed to catch Satoko's interest despite her coach's promptings.:laugh:

Seriously though, Satoko is a lovely girl, a hard worker, poised, considerate, and well-mannered. Her giving up her seat to others struck a chord in me as that is something my siblings and I have been taught by our elders.
Her parents must be so proud of her.
 
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