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yude said:
This is going to be interesting :dance:

Marin says she talked with Rafael, and she hopes to spend a half training time in US with Rafael and work with Takeshi Honda in another half in Japan (she says she can understand Takeshi easier because she can communicate in the same language) Her main coach is still Rafael.

https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2019/07/15/kiji/20190715s00079000262000c.html
https://twitter.com/megdale1021/status/1150654881855725569
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I assumed something would change with her coaching situation after last season. Things with Marin and Eunsoo definitely didn't go as I expected at this time last year.
 
Winnie_20 said:
Man, that sounds awesome!

And what the heck is Fairy of the Forest / Galaxy? Kind of sounds like an opening or ending theme of an anime series, or video game music. *hopeful*
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The current speculation is that it comes from here https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00836TAFY/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

(EDIT 2: All credit for this goes to the SYWTWFS discord!)

Potentially this could be a program that was originally intended for Zijun Li, although she never performed it in the 2017-18 season. (IIRC her 2017-18 FS was originally supposed to be Galaxy by Yuko Toyoda as featured on this album.)

EDIT: Here are the links to the actual songs since you can't listen on Amazon lol
Galaxy: https://youtu.be/sFHu-E0jiEs
Unfortunately I cannot find a recording of Fairy of the Forest, at least the version by Yuko Toyoda. There is a piece of the same name by William Gillock but it sounds nothing like the preview from Amazon.
 
mermaidfestavol3 said:
The current speculation is that it comes from here https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00836TAFY/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

(EDIT 2: All credit for this goes to the SYWTWFS discord!)

Potentially this could be a program that was originally intended for Zijun Li, although she never performed it in the 2017-18 season. (IIRC her 2017-18 FS was originally supposed to be Galaxy by Yuko Toyoda as featured on this album.)
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Ah, thanks for that! Those pieces could make for a very interesting skating program indeed. Very soft and flowy.
 
zanadude said:
Sounds like another year of struggling in the short and delivering a fantastic long program to get back to 4th place. Sure wish she'd just play to her strengths.
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I must disagree; Mai gets so much negativity during the season it seems for having programs that are "generic" or one-note. I think it's good that she tries new and harder things while also keeping her own strengths. Skaters must innovate and evolve to get recognized and to improve their performance.
 
Apart from ice shows, it seems Rika has been spending her whole summer in Colorado Springs :P Hope she is enjoying her time there as much as possible. I cannot wait to see her new programs in action... and to see a 170+ point ladies' FS live... I jest, I jest! :laugh:
 
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