Some points from the interview posted by gallavich. Nothing new, but Javier is quite charming as he talks:
The interviewer and Javier listen to TV commentary of his FP and she asks him about Paloma del Rio (Spanish TV commentator), “the voice of figure skating in Spain”. Javier agrees, and says he thought of her as a “mythical being” before knowing her.
Javier is asked how many points he got for his FP at Worlds, and he candidly admits he doesn't remember. For a moment he contemplated retiring, but now he's focused on new goals: Worlds, Euros, and, above all, 2018 Olympics. Furthermore GP Final will be in Barcelona again. He'd like to keep his titles.
He's asked about leaving Spain at age 17 and he answers that his dream was to become a top-tier skater, but he didn't know if he would make it, but he had to go away in order to try. The interviewer recalls how Javi was the first Spanish skater to go to the Olympics in 2010, and says that he has no competition in Spain, Javier says that in fact there are other skaters competing with him since his beginnings, and that they mustn't be forgot [Javier is very classy here- my remark], but of course Spain is very different from Japan in that respect, because Japanese Nationals feel like Worlds.
They talk about his beginnings, saying that his sister watched figure skating on TV and wanted to try, and after a while Javier followed her, because he thought it was fun. He remembers that he was a bit lazy at the start of the lesson, but at the end he never wanted to get out
Figure skating is special because moving on the ice allows you to do things that you can't do on the floor. The interviewer is impressed that Javier never gets dizzy while jumping or spinning, he says that it comes with training.
Before moving from Madrid at age 17, Javier trained only 2 hours a day. Moving to the US was difficult, he felt lonely, luckily he lived with a Spanish coach who helped him in the beginning. Javier didn't have much money and he couldn't speak English, but in a few months he learned how to live there, how to pay bills and stuff.
He chooses his programs with his coach and his coreographer. The interviewer likes his galas, and she always looks for new ones on youtube. They go on about how a figure skater needs to be an actor, a dancer, a jumper all in one.
They talk about Orser, how he is a father figure not only to Javier but also to his other skaters.
As for his friendly rivalry with Hanyu, the interviewer says “it's as if Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were best friends” and Javier replies “who knows? Maybe they are”.
Javier has had his share of “figure skating is for girls” remarks, but he used to reply with “smarter remarks”. The interviewer bets that now everybody is boasting about having been friends with him at school.
After ending his career Javier would like to be a coach, but it's only an idea for now. The interviewer suggests creating a FS section of Real Madrid – Javier is a Real Madrid supporter, he once faked an injury in order to skip training and watch a match.