Tatsuki Machida

mikaboo · May 4, 2016

ioanna said:
This fan captured a funny moment today. According to their report, Tatsuki was doing rounds in the wrong direction and Miki Ando laughed out loud at him. Shoma Uno is in the background looking confused

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I also watched the talk show dedicated to Marin's appearance at this show and the analysts in the studio said "Watching Akiko Suzuki and Tatsuki Machida skate, I think they can still go back to competitions". I think Akiko is doing a great job on tv and as a choreographer and she left many beautiful programs behind. Tatsuki on the other hand, it's always tough to hear comments like that about him

It's always good to see him looking more relaxed during the fureai time. Shoma must be thinking "glad I'm not the only one who is constantly lost."
Do you think he is still able to do the 4T if he practiced? Midori Ito was on TV a couple of days ago and she said that she can probably still jump the 3A because her body still remembers it.

ioanna · May 4, 2016

mikaboo said:
Midori Ito was on TV a couple of days ago and she said that she can probably still jump the 3A because her body still remembers it.

I think he can do anything if he puts his mind to it. After all, he didn't have a good 4T until he was 23 so with proper training he would probably be able to jump it again. But it's not enough to be competitive now, he would need another quad. He saw it coming two years ago when he was practicing 4Lz and 4T-4T in the off season, but he's already 26 now and I doubt he wants to risk getting injured.

mikaboo · May 4, 2016

ioanna said:
I think he can do anything if he puts his mind to it. After all, he didn't have a good 4T until he was 23 so with proper training he would probably be able to jump it again. But it's not enough to be competitive now, he would need another quad. He saw it coming two years ago when he was practicing 4Lz and 4T-4T in the off season, but he's already 26 now and I doubt he wants to risk getting injured.

Such a shame he couldn't get a 2nd quad. Oh well, we should just appreciate the fact that he still skates a couple of times a year unlike Taka-chan.

ioanna · May 4, 2016

mikaboo said:
Such a shame he couldn't get a 2nd quad. Oh well, we should just appreciate the fact that he still skates a couple of times a year unlike Taka-chan.

I think he would have gotten a 4Lz because his 3Lz is his best jump. The news reports back then were pretty vague, so he may have landed some 4Lz in practice. All he said was that there was no time to master a second quad so he decided to stick to what he could do best and add more transitions. It is possible that if he had decided to keep competing until Pyeongchang like he wanted that summer, he would have introduced a 4Lz in his layout at some point.

ioanna · May 5, 2016

The Prince Ice World Yokohama shows have ended today! Tatsuki rarely smiled in the last couple of years but when he smiles, his face lights up. Credit for pics: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

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Here is the translation of Tatsuki's post about his new program.
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/post/143886094482/2016-spring-あなたに逢いたくて-missing-you-blog

He chose a vintage power ballad and plays the male character from the official video, who can be seen wearing gold necklaces and deep v-necks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqkyxgt5ZBQ

In other news, TV personality Chris Matsumura attended yesterday's shows and met the skaters.
http://ameblo.jp/chris-matsumura/entry-12157072599.html

"And then, the surprising Machida Tatsuki-san.

Since he retired and went down a new path, I’ll no longer be able to see him perform… or so I thought…

Before the performance, much to my surprise I met him backstage!
“Please enjoy [the show]!” And indeed, such a surprising choice of song… and what an amazing evolution he has achieved!

I can’t spoil it, so I’ll hold my tongue [laughs]… but I’ll say one word: “Terrific!”

The world of Tatsuki Machida"

ioanna · May 8, 2016

Here it is, Tatsuki's 4th self choreographed program. What a nice surprise to see an ina bauer (not layback) from him! Had no idea he could do that. It's very different from the rest of them.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x497m89_piw2016-tstsuki-machida_sport

cathlen · May 8, 2016

ioanna said:
Here it is, Tatsuki's 4th self choreographed program. What a nice surprise to see an ina bauer (not layback) from him! Had no idea he could do that. It's very different from the rest of them.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x497m89_piw2016-tstsuki-machida_sport

Beutiful program. That Ina Bauer was amazing! :love:

hamaguri · May 9, 2016

Thanks ioanna, all the updates!

Finally I can see his new program… and repeat and repeat. The long and huge applause and standing ovation from the crowd tell everything! They were just moved…
The spotlight is effective. Fist, it is a simple white spot to the 1st thematic melody line, then the area gets wider and then again shrinks.
Her sweet voice totally mingles with Tatsuki’s skating… It’s feels like a falling cherry petal (https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=散...X&ved=0ahUKEwj7q4C8v8zMAhUD5aYKHZgcCN4QsAQIIA). Just beautiful… He skates cherishing every single word…
His elegant and refined movements… All the elements melt in the piece totally…
Finally, the camera work is so nice! They often use the long shot not the up one, so we can enjoy all his movements and the lighting. It’s like a poem.. :love:

ioanna · May 9, 2016

hamaguri said:
Just beautiful… He skates cherishing every single word…

This was his intention all along, he took the challenge of transposing the lyrics onto the ice. While it's a bit difficult to fully understand the program for non Japanese speakers like us, it's still beautiful skating. Over time, he has developed a unique style so when I watch him I think this is trademark Tatsuki, nobody in Japan skates like him. While his previous EX had 7 jumps, this one only has 3 and he only has 2 or 3 spins. The rest is just skating, and it's amazing that he could move the audience so much. He's also gotten a bit older and looks very comfortable expressing a love song like this. I won't even mention the amount of comments I've read about his looks. :laugh:

Needless to say, quite a lot of ladies were infatuated with him.

ioanna · May 9, 2016

Here's a no-commentary version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-458L1bISA

The commercial for the show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tow-xxaQUuk

The opening of the show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C_OLwNpjPo

Tatsuki backstage trying to run from the camera :rofl2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zimq7ARlDoE

The finale of the show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNxTpC2ovqM

Heleng · May 9, 2016

ioanna said:
Here it is, Tatsuki's 4th self choreographed program. What a nice surprise to see an ina bauer (not layback) from him! Had no idea he could do that. It's very different from the rest of them.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x497m89_piw2016-tstsuki-machida_sport

Thank you! Tatsuki's skating has such beautiful qualities. I miss him.

ioanna · May 26, 2016

Tatsuki Machida - translations and articles

TRANSLATIONS AND ARTICLES

2016 Spring - Missing You (blog post by Tatsuki Machida, May 2016)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/post/143886094482/2016-spring-あなたに逢いたくて-missing-you-blog

Phillip Mills interview with The Skating Lesson (May 2015)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/post/118862538897/phillip-mills-i-was-fortunate-to-work-with

2015 Spring - The Inheritor (blog post by Tatsuki Machida, April 2015)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/post/117335355132/2015-spring-the-inheritor-translation-from

Machida Offers His Gratitude As He Returns To The Ice (daily.co.jp; April 2015)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/p...ida-offers-his-gratitude-as-he-returns-to-the

Yuzuru Hanyu talks about Tatsuki Machida's Retirement (April 2015; original video deleted)

“Last season at Worlds he said ‘I will retire as an athlete and from now on I will become an artist’. We’ve always battled against each other and I thought of him as a comrade so I more or less had a hunch. It’s thanks to him that even my way of thinking about my performances has changed. The fact that Machida-senshu retired makes me feel very, very sad and lonely but at the same time I honestly want to say ‘you’ve worked hard’ and ‘thank you so much for everything you did up until now’. Those are the kind of feelings I have in my heart.”

Coach Yoshinori Onishi speaks about the retirement of his pupil Tatsuki Machida (Number Magazine; April 2015)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/p...-yoshinori-onishi-speaks-about-the-retirement

Takahito Mura and Daisuke Murakami on Tatsuki Machida (February 2015)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/post/110738005997/mura-and-murakami-talk-about-machida-in-a-recent

Takahito Mura: I Thought Tatsuki Could Have Stayed For Longer (Canon; February 2015)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/p...hito-mura-i-thought-tatsuki-could-have-stayed

Machida's Mother: It's possible Tatsuki would have gone to Worlds had he made the podium at Nationals (Chugoku Shimbun, January 2015)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/post/108731820312/machidas-mother-its-possible-tatsuki-would-have

Takahiko Kozuka: Machida was one of a kind (Yahoo; December 2014)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/post/107110943717/takahiko-kozuka-machida-was-one-of-a-kind-i

Yuzuru Hanyu Hospitalized Shortly After Tatsuki Machida Retirement Announcement at Japanese Nationals
(kpopstarz; December 2014)
http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/158076/20141230/yuzuru-hanyu-tatsuki-machida.htm

Tatsuki Machida announces retirement at Japanese nationals (CBC; December 2014)
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/w...es-retirement-at-japanese-nationals-1.2886162

World silver medalist Tatsuki Machida abruptly retires (Inside Skating; December 2014)
http://www.insideskating.net/2014/12/30/news/world-silver-medalist-tatsuki-machida-abruptly-retires

Tatsuki Machida's retirement speech (December 2014)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/post/106408960537/tatsukis-retirement-announcement

Machida takes second, gets berth in Grand Prix Final (The Japan Times; November 2014)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/...ida-takes-second-gets-berth-grand-prix-final/

Machida elevates skating with impassioned artistry (icenetwork; November 2014)
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2014...da-elevates-skating-with-impassioned-artistry

Japan's Machida Out Of The Shadows (GoldenSkate; November 2014)
http://www.goldenskate.com/2014/11/tatsuki-machida/

Second city slices: Machida's best is yet to come (icenetwork; October 2014)
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2014/10/22/99266226/second-city-slices-machidas-best-is-yet-to-come

Tatsuki Machida Steals The Show (IFS; October 2014)
http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/32742-tatsuki-machida-steals-the-show

Tatsuki Machida makes history at Skate America with winning free skate (examiner; October 2014)
http://www.examiner.com/article/tat...tory-at-skate-america-with-winning-free-skate

Tatsuki Machida dominates men's free skate final (redeyechicago; October 2014)
http://www.redeyechicago.com/ct-men-skate-america-spt-1026-20141025-column.html

Fatigued or not, Tatsuki Machida golden at Skate America (redeyechicago; October 2014)
http://www.redeyechicago.com/ct-men-skate-america-tatsuki-machida-spt-1027-20141026-column.html

Tatsuki Machida: I See Myself As Someone Suited To Perform Tragedies (News Post Seven interview; May 2014)
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/p...uki-machida-i-see-myself-as-someone-suited-to

Yuzuru Hanyu and Tatsuki Machida interview after Worlds Ceremony (March 2014)
http://hanyusan.tumblr.com/post/81003178886/yuzuru-hanyu-tatsuki-machida-interview-after

Hanyu delivers splendid free skate, overtakes Machida for World title (The Japan Times; March 2014)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/...free-skate-overtakes-machida-for-world-title/

Tatsuki Machida upstages Yuzuru Hanyu at figure skating worlds (CBC; March 2014)
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/w...zuru-hanyu-at-figure-skating-worlds-1.2586816

Machida's mother proud of son's skating (asiaone; February 2014)
http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/machidas-mother-proud-sons-skating

Hanyu, Machida begin preparations for Sochi (The Japan Times; February 2014)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/...ida-begin-preparations-in-sochi/#.V0b8LPmUdil

Sharp Machida wins Cup of Russia crown (The Japan Times; November 2013)
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/11/24/figure-skating/sharp-machida-wins-cup-of-russia-crown/

Machida edges Rippon for Skate America crown (timesunion; October 2013)
http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Machida-edges-Rippon-for-Skate-America-crown-4910458.php

Machida is Skate America winner (The Washington Post; October 2013)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...a39632-38f1-11e3-8a0e-4e2cf80831fc_story.html

Machida upsets Takahashi at 2012 Cup of China (GoldenSkate; November 2012)
http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/11/machida-upsets-takahashi-at-2012-cup-of-china/

Japanese men sweep 2012 Skate America Podium (GoldenSkate; October 2012)
http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/10/japanese-men-sweep-skate-america-podium/

World team aspiration for Machida (GoldenSkate; June 2012)
http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/06/world-team-aspiration-for-machida/

Machida and Mura show Japan's "Core" strength (Japan Skates; February 2012)
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:HWjAnXk0-30Jpigeon-post.net/interviews/JS_Tatsuki_Takahito_4CC2012_en.html+&cd=21&hl=ro&ct=clnk&gl=ro

Cutting Edge Magazine 2012: Mervin Tran & Tatsuki Machida
http://tatsuki-machida.tumblr.com/post/115684092407/cutting-edge-2012-mervin-trantatsuki-machida

Interview with Tatsuki Machida in Oberstdorf (figureskating-online.com; September 2011)
http://www.figureskating-online.com/tatsuki-machida.html

Machida leads Men at Nebelhorn Trophy (September 2010)
http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/09/machida-leads-men-at-nebelhorn-trophy/

Machida takes Nebelhorn win as favorites finish off the podium (September 2010)
http://www.goldenskate.com/2010/09/machida-takes-nebelhorn-win-as-favorites-finish-off-the-podium/

dorispulaski · May 26, 2016

So the project is done

:bow:

to ioanna for a stellar job on Tatsuki's Hall of Fame Fan Fest.

Be sure to check out the first three posts of the thread because it spans them all.

http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?42803-Tatsuki-Machida&p=796382&viewfull=1#post796382

ioanna · May 26, 2016

dorispulaski said:
So the project is done

to ioanna for a stellar job on Tatsuki's Hall of Fame Fan Fest.

Be sure to check out the first three posts of the thread because it spans them all.

Thank you Doris!

ioanna · Jun 27, 2016

Tatsuki is on the back cover of World Figure Skating ice show special magazine. Beautiful picture.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71HdRRRM4VL.jpg

Crossover · Jun 28, 2016

ioanna said:
Tatsuki is on the back cover of World Figure Skating ice show special magazine. Beautiful picture.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71HdRRRM4VL.jpg

Gorgeous!

ioanna · Jun 28, 2016

According to this tweet, Tatsuki wrote a message for his fans in the magazine I mentioned above.

https://twitter.com/WFS_JP/status/747424585654513665?s=09

ioanna · Jul 15, 2016

The handsome philosopher is back for PIW Tokyo. He jumped a 3Lz in the opening and a 3A(!!) in the finale. Thanks to the fans for taking pics:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnY_OD8UMAAEFfJ.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnY_QgKUsAAR4WE.jpg:large
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZEAt9UsAAZtV1.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZFWosUEAAB8it.jpg:large
https://twitter.com/panda_saita/status/753854464881070080

In other news, Keiji Tanaka will be on Kenji Miyamoto's show and he will talk about a "secret story" from the time Tatsuki retired at the 2014 Nationals.
http://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000036.000014079.html
https://twitter.com/kassy7806/status/753857533928837120

Crossover · Jul 15, 2016

ioanna said:
The handsome philosopher is back for PIW Tokyo. He jumped a 3Lz in the opening and a 3A(!!) in the finale. Thanks to the fans for taking pics:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnY_OD8UMAAEFfJ.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnY_QgKUsAAR4WE.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnY_M7QUAAAuXNd.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZEAt9UsAAZtV1.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZFWosUEAAB8it.jpg:large
https://twitter.com/panda_saita/status/753854464881070080

In other news, Keiji Tanaka will be on Kenji Miyamoto's show and he will talk about a "secret story" from the time Tatsuki retired at the 2014 Nationals.
http://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000036.000014079.html
https://twitter.com/kassy7806/status/753857533928837120

He looks relaxed and very pleased with his performance on the day. Thanks for the photos and updates.

ioanna · Jul 16, 2016

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