A ton of content today from the Colantotte event... but first Shoma looking really good with Emma-chan
Shoma answered a lot of fan questions at the event, I recommend to read
Feimeicheng's translations on her Instagram and
shomagravity translations on their Twitter. The event was attended by 100 lucky fans in person (decided by lottery) and those who bought Colantotte can watch the event through livestream.
Some important information, summarized:
- Theme for Next Season: "Myself" + "Adaptation" . He already had "Myself" as his theme for Japanese Nationals 2021 but with the new rules, he added "Adaptation" since he (and other skaters) need to adapt to the new rules.
- Program Plans: He'll work on his EX first, and then his FS. Choreographers still reported as Kenji Miyamoto for FS, Mihoko Higuchi for EX. He usually needed 3 days to work on new choreography, sometimes 4 days.
- What was delicious about Deniss' Carbonara: He has no idea LOL. He said Deniss pays close attention to every detail when cooking and it even makes Stephane confused. Essentially Deniss' carbonara is delicious but Shoma doesn't know why.
- Emma: He was asked about what is cute about Emma and Shoma said she looks like she's speaking even though she can't. And she appeals (cutely) for his attention a lot and gets upset when he pays attention to other puppies. Also, Emma has been more attached to Itsuki lately since Shoma hasn't been home often due to ice shows.
- On Keiji's Retirement: @KiraraChin has kindly linked in the post above <3
- Gravity Thoughts: Shoma usually doesn't like or dislike his programs (meaning he has no strong preference) but Gravity has become a favorite amongst the programs he recently skated, because when Shoma watched it he doesn't look too much like how he usually skates. His body learned to move in unusual ways, and it made him think "so I can move like this too." It's also the first time in a few years that he felt his expression is getting better. He said the him from a few years ago couldn't do the program.
- Mother's Day: Shoma gave Mama Uno a scarf as a Mother's Day/birthday present (since the dates are close).
Feimeicheng has a great translation on Shoma's comment about thanking his mother.
- Becoming World Champion: Shoma is happy that the people who supports him are happy, but he doesn't want to end his career here. He knows he won Worlds because Nathan wasn't able to compete, so he wants to continue to grow and improve more so that he can be a champion without doubts / in a more inevitable way in the future.
- New Rules for Jump Sequences and Combos: He doesn't know if the new rules has been decided yet, but he will think of a jump composition that will comply with the rules. He's considering trying jump sequences with 3A as the second jump. Previously he's been trying jump combinations with 3Lo as the second jump, but if the new rules decide that SEQ with 3A has the same value as 3A COMBO, he'll probably prioritize the SEQ with 3A first. His approach: the combination needs to be realistic and the score value should be easy to increase.
- On Mao's Influence: Mao is the one who made him understand how beautiful figure skating is and she always shows Shoma to walk on the right path as a skater. He owe her everything to become what he is now.
- Food at the Beijing Olympics: He was told not to go to the restaurants since it's not very safe, so Shoma fed himself with the food he brought from Japan. After he finished his individual event he did go to the Ajinomoto station but he got bored with the same menu and asked reporters to bring him snacks
He sympathized with the pairs skaters because their event was last so they had to go through this tough time the longest. Also... he said he tried to cook for himself but it's just too difficult and takes too much time.
"12 performances safely completed without injuries! I'm glad my athlete finished without injury!" He then thanks the guests, cast members, staff, and all the spectators. I'm so glad that Shoma is in good hands.
