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Why is he called little dragon?Our little dragon is now a JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION!
Rio Nakata
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Lol, that's my pet name for him, much like how I sometimes call Shoma "little legend." I doubt other Rio fans have begun to use it.
Yes, it is because he's part Welsh and the Welsh flag has a dragon in it. However, he was also once shorter than he is today. If he gets much taller, I may have to stop calling him "little dragon."
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Oh look, a practice video of Rio doing a...3LZ4T COMBO?!?!? 
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Aww, the brothers look so nice together. Same hair and similar freckles for little bro.
Good gravy, the kid is insane! And I love it. I can't verify this, but I read in the Dreams on Ice thread that Rio was also doing 4L3L in practice there.Oh look, a practice video of Rio doing a...3LZ4T COMBO?!?!?
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A new interview with Rio I just stumbled upon. I believe this was done before Japan Nationals last year. Basically, he really wants to be the first Japanese man to do a quad axel! Rio mentions that he thinks it would be easier for him to do a 4A than a 4Lz or a 4F because he tends to prerotate too much on those jumps (I've never heard a Japanese skater talk about prerotation before...I always thought it was a bigger concern among fans than skaters themselves?). Also, he hasn't done a 4A in a harness yet... He also mentions that his main rivals are Minkyu Seo, Shun Sato, and Yuma Kagiyama. I may come back to this video to try and translate a little more than that.
All I can say is that I hope he stays healthy on his quad axel quest...
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Let's hear it for our two-time junior world champion!!! 
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I don't know how were Rio Nakata Lutzes this season, because he didn't have any in his programs, but he's clearly working on them and he clearly doesn't want to get a preortated Flutz, which can only be praised:
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miyabi⛸️🤍❄ (@miyabiucchi0427) on X
璃士くん、 ルッツの跳び方で、参考にした選手はいますかの質問に、 羽生結弦選手はプレローテーション（跳び上がる前の回転）を使わないので、自分にとって一番参考になりました。 https://t.co/BZasZAOQro
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I don't know how were Rio Nakata Lutzes this season, because he didn't have any in his programs, but he's clearly working on them and he clearly doesn't want to get a preortated Flutz, which can only be praised:
miyabi⛸️🤍❄ (@miyabiucchi0427) on X
璃士くん、 ルッツの跳び方で、参考にした選手はいますかの質問に、 羽生結弦選手はプレローテーション（跳び上がる前の回転）を使わないので、自分にとって一番参考になりました。 https://t.co/BZasZAOQro
And adding translation to this:
"In response to the question about whether there are any players who are a reference for him for Lutz's jumping technique:
Yuzuru Hanyu doesn't use pre-rotation (rotation before jumping up), so he was the one I found most helpful as a reference for myself."
Bravo, Rio!!!
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