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Mao Asada

Ilvskating

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Dec 30, 2010
OK, don't know if I have said it or not. I become a Mao fan now. She should have won the LP in Sochi and her skating at World was just beautiful. Mao had been treated badly for a long time. Her 3As which were marked < were much better than some of the male skaters' that got full credit. Anyway, I'm just happy to see her coming back with a perfect SP and a perfect LP that will go down in history as the best FS, maybe forever.
 

Alba

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I don't know if this video has been posted yet.

Mao's LP in Sochi with Tarasova's comment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kGe6Sulrak

I don't know what she says during the performance, but in the end apparently she said (thanks to someone on YT translation):

"Brava. Thank you, Mao. Thank you very much.
For her effort,
For that she is a great player,
For that she overcame herself,
I want to say, thank you very much.
And for her tears, too."
 

sajoya

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I don't know if this video has been posted yet.

Mao's LP in Sochi with Tarasova's comment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kGe6Sulrak

I don't know what she says during the performance, but in the end apparently she said (thanks to someone on YT translation):

"Brava. Thank you, Mao. Thank you very much.
For her effort,
For that she is a great player,
For that she overcame herself,
I want to say, thank you very much.
And for her tears, too."

I know Tarasova can be rude at times but I gotta say, when I first her at the Vancouver Olympics with Mao, it was actually kind of touching to see their interactions with one another. The warm hugs and smiles, the constant soft pats on her back, and wiping Mao's forehead for her, Tarasova seemed to really cherished Mao (or maybe that's just how I saw it).

But thanks for sharing the video, Alba. It's nice to hear what Tarasova had to say about Mao after 4 years since their split.
 

minze

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Dec 22, 2012
If Mao stays, I want her to only do nationals and worlds. She has all GP events 4cc titles. If she stays I want some of the heavy load if leading Japan ladies taken off her shoulders.


Thoughts
 

mary01

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Nov 20, 2011
If Mao stays, I want her to only do nationals and worlds. She has all GP events 4cc titles. If she stays I want some of the heavy load if leading Japan ladies taken off her shoulders.


Thoughts

I really can't imagine Mao doing that, maybe if she wants to take one season of, or part of this upcoming season to rest, but otherwise I'm not seeing that happening it's just soo unlike her to do that. Personally I would like to see her attend the GP, there still is a few records she could break there, but that can wait. maybe taking a rest next season might be a good idea, I am afraid that if she just continues that she will only continue for a short period, due to lack of motivation or goal. That's why I want her to take a break so that she can come back with more motivation, energy and a goal, that may also make her look at skating in a different way then before.
 

Barb

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Oct 13, 2009
I think that Mao feels she need some competitions before used to her programs, so if she do the same like yuna, just nationals and worlds she will feel very nervous. May be she should skip all this season and comeback the next one, if she wants.
 

Sam-Skwantch

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I think that Mao feels she need some competitions before used to her programs, so if she do the same like yuna, just nationals and worlds she will feel very nervous. May be she should skip all this season and comeback the next one, if she wants.

That's how I feel. I prefer all or nothing and it seems to be her thing anyway. Take a year off and hit the reset button then come back completely refreshed. Her fans aren't going anywhere.
 

Alba

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I know Tarasova can be rude at times but I gotta say, when I first her at the Vancouver Olympics with Mao, it was actually kind of touching to see their interactions with one another. The warm hugs and smiles, the constant soft pats on her back, and wiping Mao's forehead for her, Tarasova seemed to really cherished Mao (or maybe that's just how I saw it).

But thanks for sharing the video, Alba. It's nice to hear what Tarasova had to say about Mao after 4 years since their split.

I don't think there was a bad split. I think she always loved Mao as a skater.
I read an interview at the time and Tarasova was very sick. Also her sister (or mother?) was very sick and died later, her husband as well died in 2011.
She said that given the circumstances, her health problems, she couldn't coach Mao full time, but she still did the coreo for Mao's SP in 2011 and 2012, and LP's coreo fro 2013 and 2014.
 

YesWay

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If Mao stays, I want her to only do nationals and worlds. She has all GP events 4cc titles. If she stays I want some of the heavy load if leading Japan ladies taken off her shoulders.


Thoughts
Ah... but she is so close to setting two new world records in the Grand Prix series...

Currently joint record holder with Slutskaya for number of Grand Prix final gold medals (4)
Currently 2nd highest number (14) of grand prix series gold medals, behind Slutskaya (17)

:-D
 

alicetang

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Apr 5, 2014
mao mao mao where do i start??
every time i watch her 2014 worlds short and free skate, the commentators have to keep reminding me that this is going to be "her last competition ever". i'm trying to tell myself it'll be okay, but honestly it's impossible to imagine ladies figure skating without mao asada. she's given so much to this sport and to us, the fans, that a skating world where mao's name doesn't exist seems strange. whenever i see mao, im overcome with a joy and sadness that's indescribable. she's been through so much for so long and all along, she's been transparent about herself and her career.
what i love about mao's skating is her passion. again, transparency. you can tell she means and feels every little movement she makes out there and she's grown so so so so much over the past 4-5 years.
there are many reasons im sad to see her go, not just because she's done so much for figure skating. i mean, it makes sense to end your career with one of the most amazing performances of your life. (her short program at worlds brought me to tears.) and the more i think about it, the more im afraid she's going to make that decision to end it with a flourish. but i really hope she continues to skate at least another season, if not the upcoming season, the one after that.
i was watching one of her 2009 programs yesterday and it really struck me how different she seemed then and at worlds this year. near the end of this season, i feel like she's really learned to let go of the competition and just enjoy the skate. she's more free with her expressions and she smiles considerably more during her program (which makes me bAWL MY EYES OUT). also, she's one of the few skaters i feel a human, emotional, empathetic connection to. her story has only grown richer over the years, which adds onto the overall amazingness that is the Mao Asada. shes not the cleanest skater but shes someone i can anticipate no matter how crappy one competition was.
and if she does keep competing i hope she does it for skating's sake and not just to win. mao's such an inspiration and role model in a special way that yuna will never quite get to. sure, it'd be nice to win a medal or title but it really makes me the happiest when the skater is happy with their own skating and where they are in life (which is the #1 reason i cried about every single one of carolina's performances this season. yeah i cry about skating a lot).
i could go on for ages about mao and how amazing i think she is but i should probably shut up
 

yude

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Feb 28, 2012
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140410-00000025-spnannex-spo

According to the persons concerned, Mao won't be able to decide her future in April because she is busy with all the shows in Japan. She has turned down to show up in the various events in May as much as she can in order to take thought of her future, and she is planning to go abroad in June to make her new EX program which she will perform in THE ICE. If she decides to compete in the next season, she is going to make her competitive programs along with her EX. Miss Hashimoto from JSF said, "She can take her time (to think about her future), we don't have any problem if she can't decide in April."
 

mary01

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oh no... i am not ready yet to hear any of her decision.. :cry:

Me neither, I'm quite scared, hopefully she just takes a good break and then returns, god how I'm praying for that.

by the way I found this right now, it looks like a Museum about Mao, where they display her costumes, competitive and private pictures as well as medals from her career. It looks soo incredible. one would expect a museum/exhibition to be made after a skater has passed away, or atleast once they have retired from their profession, but to get one while still competing :eek:

This got to be the most interesting and fascinating museum there is, another place on my list I have to visit once I travel to japan, anyway here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw4xTZsgaMg
 

minze

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Dec 22, 2012
Me neither, I'm quite scared, hopefully she just takes a good break and then returns, god how I'm praying for that.

by the way I found this right now, it looks like a Museum about Mao, where they display her costumes, competitive and private pictures as well as medals from her career. It looks soo incredible. one would expect a museum/exhibition to be made after a skater has passed away, or atleast once they have retired from their profession, but to get one while still competing :eek:

This got to be the most interesting and fascinating museum there is, another place on my list I have to visit once I travel to japan, anyway here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw4xTZsgaMg

And it has been reported that it has drawn record breaking crowds. I love the way Japanese people love their Mao.
 

mary01

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And it has been reported that it has drawn record breaking crowds. I love the way Japanese people love their Mao.

That's awesome, but I really didn't expect anything less, when I think about the TV rating that's been reported every time she appears in a TV show and in competition. The sponsors must be very pleased too, she is the safest and best investment they could make. even for people who don't follow figure skating, just knowing her achievement, personality, and the personal struggle she's been through should be reason enough to be curious about her and to want to know more about her.
 

luckykid

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Feb 21, 2009
by the way I found this right now, it looks like a Museum about Mao, where they display her costumes, competitive and private pictures as well as medals from her career. It looks soo incredible. one would expect a museum/exhibition to be made after a skater has passed away, or atleast once they have retired from their profession, but to get one while still competing :eek:

This got to be the most interesting and fascinating museum there is, another place on my list I have to visit once I travel to japan, anyway here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw4xTZsgaMg
It's not a museum. It's like a temporary exhibition. I was there yesterday and it was amazing. The Vancouver medal is gorgeous.
And soooooo many people were there. I was there at 10:10am, 10 minutes after the opening, and I had to queue like in Disneyland, turning here and there, queuing up and down the staircase. Took me 15 minutes of waiting time to get in.
 

YesWay

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It's not a museum. It's like a temporary exhibition. I was there yesterday and it was amazing. The Vancouver medal is gorgeous.
And soooooo many people were there. I was there at 10:10am, 10 minutes after the opening, and I had to queue like in Disneyland, turning here and there, queuing up and down the staircase. Took me 15 minutes of waiting time to get in.
Mao Asada exhibition draws record crowd in Tokyo
10,000 visitors in the first day...

Not really surprising, given it's just an exhibition (not permanent), and Mao is so popular.
A lot of people must want to see it, but they have a limited time to do it.

It's doing a bit of a "tour" though, moving to different cities over the next few months. So it won't disappear for a while yet.
 
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