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Daisuke Murakami: “To pop up on the top of the podium was like a cherry on top”
Per @Tatjana21's tweet, this long interview in English seems to be newly posted today, although it was conducted after NHK.
Lots of good stuff re new approaches to training and to competition that led to Murakami's win at NHK.
Among the interesting details of his background:
Per @Tatjana21's tweet, this long interview in English seems to be newly posted today, although it was conducted after NHK.
ETA, mini-correction: the interview was posted on Dec 25, according to the news listings on the site.
Lots of good stuff re new approaches to training and to competition that led to Murakami's win at NHK.
Among the interesting details of his background:
He did not start skating until age ten.
Mao Asada's mother was a big influence in his decision to start skating for Japan instead of the U.S.
In 2012, he graduated from a Japanese university. He would fly back and forth btwn the U.S. and Japan just to take tests.
Mao Asada's mother was a big influence in his decision to start skating for Japan instead of the U.S.
In 2012, he graduated from a Japanese university. He would fly back and forth btwn the U.S. and Japan just to take tests.
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