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The yellow and blue were Satomi Ito creations and really were beautiful. Team Yamada knew the importance of costumes, and I understand they started working on his costume for Turandot over a year before the Olys. Our Best-Dressed Prince! The yellow was beautiful, but I don't think the color suited him too well.Turandot 3.jpgTurandot3A.jpg
 
@rabidline Totally agree with your thoughts, and thank you for expressing them so well. I was ready for the 14th to be such a down day, and it didn't turn out that way at all! It was happy, hopeful, cheerful, proud but humble, and so many other things. The incredible outpouring of love and respect from the skating world made everything just feel so amazing! Even people here on the forum whom I didn't know even followed him at all made some really nice comments. Overall, I think the word I would use to describe things was SATISFYING. Yes, I felt super nostalgic (and still do!), but it all had such a satisfying feel to it -- someone who gave it his all and can bow out knowing that it was a job well done and deserving of all the amazing accolades.

The fact that Mizuno, ColanTotte, and Toyota (especially Toyota!) want to continue to work with him is the icing on the cake. It makes me so proud and so happy!
 
yuumagical said:
Have you tried lacinato kale? Also, have you only had kale in salads? In addition to avoiding the fibrous stems, sautéing the kale can make it taste better. It cooks very quickly! And if you cook it long enough, it becomes as crispy as a potato chip! In fact, there's companies out there that sell kale chips in various flavors as a snack. Kale chips are surprisingly tasty!

(I understand the irony of being a vegetable advocate on a thread dedicated to a carnivore...but I hope that Shoma eats a vegetable at some point during his retirement. 😂)
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Tried in a salad and a smoothie and both were gross! Don’t drink a kale smoothie Shoma!
 
I think the video of Shoma and Stéphane right before Worlds when they are working together and go to the sushi restaurant is gone from YouTube. I was looking for it and can’t find it anywhere. 😢
 
It's confirmed........... Shoma and Stephane will skate in an original collaboration program for Friends on Ice!!!!!!!

Stephane's announcement, which is so lovely. And he filmed it in Palavela too aaaaaaahhhh they both have GPF wins at Turin so it's a place full of memories like he said...



 
I feel like the retirement hits me gradually... The past week I've relived so many moments and memories and there are still more to unpack and, thankfully, more to come. I'm very happy about that.

I'll miss Shoma very much (very, very much!) on the competitive circuit, but seeing him so happy, at peace and eager to continue professionally is a relief. And as many has said, what a privilege to end his amateur career on his own terms.

I'm also moved by all the love that's been sent in Shoma's way... So much appreciation for the skater and person he is. As he deserves.

I'm also very thankful for all of you active sharing news, translations, photos, thoughts here and/or elsewhere. I'm not very good at that myself but I appreciate it very much! :pray:
 


The Uno Cafe has listed its lunch menu ahead of its soft opening, including a daily special from the Uno household (it's the most expensive item on the menu, the one with the caricature)! The main reason I am posting this here is because Shoma replied to this post with (my translation): "The meat was higher quality than I was imagining it would be and it also looks delicious." It's such a wonderfully Shoma comment...🥩😁
 
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today, I am tired. I came here to read a few pages of updates on the retirement (catching up).
I have been relatively fine with the news. We were well prepared... but like any grief, there will be worse days. I am teary today. I like so many skaters, one would assume that I am okay with retirement news.... and I usually am, especially with long and successful careers like Shoma's.

But I am teary. I think that I had forced myself to believe there was an odd chance we would see him at the next games... and when the announcement was made, I forgot that there was one part of me, still holding on to this thought. No Shoma at the next Olympics will be strange.

PS I love kale in soup. (Minestrone for instance)
 
4everchan said:
today, I am tired. I came here to read a few pages of updates on the retirement (catching up).
I have been relatively fine with the news. We were well prepared... but like any grief, there will be worse days. I am teary today. I like so many skaters, one would assume that I am okay with retirement news.... and I usually am, especially with long and successful careers like Shoma's.

But I am teary. I think that I had forced myself to believe there was an odd chance we would see him at the next games... and when the announcement was made, I forgot that there was one part of me, still holding on to this thought. No Shoma at the next Olympics will be strange.

PS I love kale in soup. (Minestrone for instance)
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Hugs hugs. I think it's perfectly normal to still process the news and the sadness that comes with his retirement. Just because Shoma seems happy and satisfied (and very grateful) of his competitive career doesn't mean we all have to immediately get over our sadness; as long as it doesn't manifest in ways that hurt us and other people too much, it's okay to take some time to process it.

I have been reading retrospectives from other figure skating fans and writers (like the FSOnline write-up @Arriba627 linked) and I think I will miss the feeling of waiting and anticipating new competitive programs from Shoma. I know that technically competition rules limit what can be done within the limits of competitive programs, but Shoma did many different programs and genres throughout his career, that it would be strange not to anticipate new short and free programs from now on.

I always look forward to see how his body would move to different music- his quality and natural style of movement makes him such a fascinating interpreter of music on ice to follow. There's always this other dimension of his skating aside from doing the choreography- something like understanding and acceptance of how the music sounds, that somehow manifests in his movements. And somehow, he can compete in a sport while having that quality.

I was prepared. I was ready to lose him as a competitor, but I will miss that feeling of pushing what expression can be conveyed in competitive programs with him... ah...
 
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4everchan said:
today, I am tired. I came here to read a few pages of updates on the retirement (catching up).
I have been relatively fine with the news. We were well prepared... but like any grief, there will be worse days. I am teary today. I like so many skaters, one would assume that I am okay with retirement news.... and I usually am, especially with long and successful careers like Shoma's.
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You had a triple whammy with Patrick, Conrad, and Sho retiring in one form or another. Pretty tough to handle all at once. Grief is like waves on the sand! Some days the waves knock you down, other days you have fun in the waves and are ok! :ghug: :cry:

☘️
 
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Arriba627 said:
You had a triple whammy with Patrick, Conrad, and Sho retiring in one form or another. Pretty tough to handle all at once. Grief is like waves on the sand! Some days the waves knock you down, other days you have fun in the waves and are ok! :ghug: :cry:
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Thanks friend. Today, I am better but it is nice to know that if we have a tough day, our friends are there to help us see the 🌞
 
Happy to see that One Piece on Ice got all the original team and cast skaters back for the re-run of Alabasta this September!!! Especially very grateful to Kazuki, Koshiro, Rinka and Nobu who will all be competing this season.



Shoma's comment on the team returning:



I am happy that the cast will be together without missing anyone, and I am looking forward to seeing everyone again, including the staff! Looking back on last year's show, it was the first time we spent so much time on a single ice show, and we had never experienced the passion and enthusiasm that we all put into creating a piece of work together. After the performance, we all felt a sense of accomplishment that we had created something good and talked about how we would like to get together again. Each encounter was precious, and now I feel that we are all "friends". I'm thinking of building up more muscles in my arms and challenging myself to play the role physically so that I can deliver an even more powerful Luffy for the second performance!

There is no end to the charms of the skaters in "ONE PIECE ON ICE". Please come and see the show!
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4everchan said:
today, I am tired. I came here to read a few pages of updates on the retirement (catching up).
I have been relatively fine with the news. We were well prepared... but like any grief, there will be worse days. I am teary today. I like so many skaters, one would assume that I am okay with retirement news.... and I usually am, especially with long and successful careers like Shoma's.

But I am teary. I think that I had forced myself to believe there was an odd chance we would see him at the next games... and when the announcement was made, I forgot that there was one part of me, still holding on to this thought. No Shoma at the next Olympics will be strange.

PS I love kale in soup. (Minestrone for instance)
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If it makes you feel better, I got inspired by your post and had some kale minestrone soup today (with the tasty lacinato kale, not the gross curly kale). 😋

There are some times when I get teary-eyed when Shoma videos or posts pop up on my social media (and I may feel sad when GP assignments come out and I don't see Shoma's name anywhere). But honestly, (and I am surprised by this) I am still mostly happy for Shoma! Happy that he ended his career on his terms and happy that he seems unafraid to try new things in his life! Shoma's example is motivating me to try new things and focus on my own goals and passions in life, even though I am not quite sure which direction to take at the moment! 😂
 
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