This is an extracted translation from the article on the 20th that appeared on Yomitime, a bi-weekly Japanese community paper in NY.
http://www.yomitime.com/hito/69_ando.html
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This event "Miki Ando and Friends" is a dedication to the arena (Ice House) by Ando on volunteer basis, who wanted to show her gratitude for the results she had from training there every season.
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This is the arena where she came to tweak herself up before the Worlds.
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Takahashi, the silver medalist in the Worlds, was caught sight of on this day, also training here. He says he has been training with Ando and other skaters, this time since 2 weeks ago.
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Prior to the show, Ando practiced for about two hours in the afternoon and then received interviews by the media, Japanese and American.
The 19-year-old ice fairy was in full tension before the show.
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Now here comes Ando, through with her practice, zipping up her windbreaker and saying "kon'nichiwa (hello)".
She tells us that she with Nicolai, her coach since last season, are putting effort in spins, steps, and spirals that can get higher scores.
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She has only several days of NY life left before going back to Japan, (ETA by sorcerer: this shows that at this point before the injury she was actually planning to do so.) and asked about her impression of NY, she shyly says "Manhattan is crowded, so instead I do my shoppings in a mall near the arena."
Clothing is duty-free in NJ that she "bought quite a lot". As for meal, she's been strictly told by her coach Nicolai not to eat junk food "because they gain your weight". But for herself, "my favorites are pizza and hot-dogs," she says with a childlike smile.
But the big games like World Cups (ETA this reporter seems to have no prepared knowledge), Olympic Games, and World Championships are coming, so to keep staying in the forefront, sacrifices are always required even in your everyday life.
"I eat at home, cooking my own soup, etc. When I have to kill the time, I read books. Favorites are love stories, whoever the writer, and the like."
She was responding in some English to the American press, not so broken, but says "I have difficulty speaking English. To tell the truth, I'm relieved when I don't have to." and there came Miki's another shy grin.
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As of July 26th, the news is told that Miki will be at the Nobeyama JSF event on the 28th, to show to the JSF her MRI and the supplementary diagnosis, to explain her situation in her own words to the JSF, and to join the ice show if her knee condition is good enough at that point.
Sorcerer is not the only one over here that feel the malice and the inadequacy (if not stupidity) of this guy Mr.*** of JSF, but we'll have to wait and see.
http://www.yomitime.com/hito/69_ando.html
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This event "Miki Ando and Friends" is a dedication to the arena (Ice House) by Ando on volunteer basis, who wanted to show her gratitude for the results she had from training there every season.
...
This is the arena where she came to tweak herself up before the Worlds.
...
Takahashi, the silver medalist in the Worlds, was caught sight of on this day, also training here. He says he has been training with Ando and other skaters, this time since 2 weeks ago.
...
Prior to the show, Ando practiced for about two hours in the afternoon and then received interviews by the media, Japanese and American.
The 19-year-old ice fairy was in full tension before the show.
...
Now here comes Ando, through with her practice, zipping up her windbreaker and saying "kon'nichiwa (hello)".
She tells us that she with Nicolai, her coach since last season, are putting effort in spins, steps, and spirals that can get higher scores.
...
She has only several days of NY life left before going back to Japan, (ETA by sorcerer: this shows that at this point before the injury she was actually planning to do so.) and asked about her impression of NY, she shyly says "Manhattan is crowded, so instead I do my shoppings in a mall near the arena."
Clothing is duty-free in NJ that she "bought quite a lot". As for meal, she's been strictly told by her coach Nicolai not to eat junk food "because they gain your weight". But for herself, "my favorites are pizza and hot-dogs," she says with a childlike smile.
But the big games like World Cups (ETA this reporter seems to have no prepared knowledge), Olympic Games, and World Championships are coming, so to keep staying in the forefront, sacrifices are always required even in your everyday life.
"I eat at home, cooking my own soup, etc. When I have to kill the time, I read books. Favorites are love stories, whoever the writer, and the like."
She was responding in some English to the American press, not so broken, but says "I have difficulty speaking English. To tell the truth, I'm relieved when I don't have to." and there came Miki's another shy grin.
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As of July 26th, the news is told that Miki will be at the Nobeyama JSF event on the 28th, to show to the JSF her MRI and the supplementary diagnosis, to explain her situation in her own words to the JSF, and to join the ice show if her knee condition is good enough at that point.
Sorcerer is not the only one over here that feel the malice and the inadequacy (if not stupidity) of this guy Mr.*** of JSF, but we'll have to wait and see.