2018-19 Japanese National FS Championships Men's FS

[MaiKatze]

Perhaps we should be happy that the camera people don't follow Shoma to the restroom! Give the poor guy some privacy!

 

[Sai Bon]

It's kinda amazing that Kozuka Takahiko and Arakawa Shizuka both have great voices, or is it that they were intentionally chosen to commentate for their voices?

Hope Uno Shoma's feet are okay, my back hurts and I'm feeling sympathetic.

Kozuka does have a sexy voice, but it's Takeshi Honda now.

 

[anonymoose_au]

Thanks for the links guys! Just in time for Group 3 to start!

Shoma looks so cute warming up

 

[Danny T]

https://twitter.com/sportsjapan/status/1077032699510976512
https://twitter.com/sportsjapan/status/1077035394061848576

Yeah, but he doesn't have a source.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Kozuka does have a sexy voice, but it's Takeshi Honda now.

Oh, that's why I was feeling that the commentator's voice was less enthralling than at the SP. Still, this proves once again that I'm terrible at recognizing voices.

 

[Metis]

I really like 3A-3T combos. I know why the guys usually do 3A-2T for BV reasons, but 3A-3T is just more pleasing.

 

[Danny T]

Oh Ryuju ... Started better than it ended

 

[synesthesia]

Yeah, but he doesn't have a source.

https://www.daily.co.jp/general/2018/12/24/0011930333.shtml

Plus I think Jack is there, so he might have heard it around.

 

[Sai Bon]

Goooo Sota!!!!!

 

[Metis]

I want that top. [emoji24]

 

[Sai Bon]

Landed quad!

 

[MaiKatze]

Beautiful Quad Toe.....but noo...the Axel...looked hesitant/slow into it.

 

[Metis]

Landed quad!

Pretty sure it was UR and then -1T and 1A.

 

[anonymoose_au]

I want that top. [emoji24]

I know it's stylin'!

This music is so dramatic!

 

[Danny T]

Nooo, the single axel T.T Guess I hate edge jumps now T.T

I love this programme though, go Sota!

 

[Sai Bon]

Pretty sure it was UR and then -1T and 1A.

I know, a bit of a mixed bag...

 

[synesthesia]

Oh nooo, such a strong start and then he fell sort of apart. I wanted so much for Sota these Nationals! :sad21:

 

[Metis]

Oh, Sota. I still love you. Just skated a bit slow and nervous.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Aww... I like that program and I like him, but I'm yet to see it 100% clean, Still, he landed his quad!

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I am not familiar with ski jumping. From my limited knowledge, lot's of ski jumpers belongs "実業団”, which translated as "works team" in Wikipedia, that means companies are their employer. On the other hand, for most of figure skaters, companies are their sponsor, not their employer. 　

Ah, so there is a difference. Thank you for pointing that out.

Lots of sportspeople in European are on athlete schemes with their country's armed forces or police service, and work for them part-time during their competitive career in return. In a couple of examples from Italy, Valentina Marchei works for the air force, while MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci works as a traffic policeman.

In these cases, I don't know if they have a job waiting for them when their competitive career ends, though.

So, when I saw Japanese skaters representing companies, I was wondering if they had jobs waiting for them. But, it sounds like they don't.

Thank you for your answer.



CaroLiza_fan