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Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi

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'It's my exclusive domain...' Daisuke Takahashi's kind words to Kana Muramoto.
11 Feb 2023, 11:19am

The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships are held in Colorado Springs, USA, on 10 November, with the ice dance Rhythm Dance (RD). The pair of Kana Muramoto and Daisuke Takahashi (Kansai Univ.), last year's All-Japan champions, finished seventh with 64.59 points. The spectators were captivated by their spectacular performance, but Muramoto made a mistake when she fell on a step. The free skate will be held on 12 November.


The main exchanges with the press after the performance were as follows:


--Please look back on your performance.

Muramoto:
"Ah, ah, ah, that's all I can say. It exactly reminded me of last year's Four Continents.

Takahashi: "What happened at last year's Four Continents?"

Muramoto: [???] 「コケたじゃん」

Takahashi: [???] 「コケたね(笑)」

Muramoto: "I was like, 'Why do we make mistakes we don't make in practice, why ......', but we were really able to train really well for the Four Continents, and we came there with a lot of confidence, so it was a bit frustrating."


--It was a mistake I've never seen before.

Muramoto:
"I've never done it [this mistake] in practice, so I'm still a bit confused.

Takahashi: "It's my speciality (laughs)."

Muramoto: "I'm confused, but in my own way I attacked too much, or rather I got caught, so my legs got caught. I think I was also tired, but I also wondered why. I'm not sure why."


--After the performance what did you call out to each other?

Takahashi:
"Don't worry, don't worry."

Muramoto: "Sorry (laughs)."

Takahashi: "We've been trying to do deep, deep edge work in the midline step, so you were trying to do that, and I think your legs were probably more stressed than you thought due to the high altitude. I think it was a combination of things, but that can't be helped. I myself was off balance a lot in the Twizzle, and I was flustered, but I think I was able to put it together, so I'm happy about that.


--Why did you arrive at the site the day before the competition?

Takahashi:
"I think it was Marina's (Zueva, coach) idea."

Muramoto: "Well, I heard that the effects of the altitude would appear on the third or fourth day, so if we arrived too early, we would have a free day at the end, so we were trying to minimise the effects. Also, we're usually in America, so it's not that far away."


--How about the actual altitude?

Takahashi:
"It was tough."

Muramoto: "I didn't feel it that much in practice, but I felt it a lot when I went through. When you go all the way through, you think, 'It's coming'. But I'm okay compared to what I thought .

Takahashi: "It was more difficult than I imagined. It was tough.


--What did you discuss in Kiss and Cry?

Muramoto:
"I kept apologising, saying 'I'm sorry', 'I'm sorry'."

Takahashi: "Marina said 'change your mind'."

Muramoto: "She said, 'Next, next', like she was consoling me."

Takahashi: [???] 「哉中のことより、俺が生きていて良かったよと」


--Last year, you won the silver medal at the Four Continents. Are you conscious of that?

Muramoto:
"Not at all. I don't think about the fact that we won the silver medal. I think the main thing this time was how well we could perform.

Takahashi: "I think that's more important. I think the main thing this time was how much of our performance we could bring out."


--Did you do anything to strengthen yourself after the All Japan Championship?

Muramoto:
"The second half of the free skate, the one-foot and diagonal step. They are elements with high scores, so we concentrated on doing the edge work carefully when we get tired, but we also practiced the overall fine hand movements, eye contact and expression.”


--You really worked on the details, didn't you?

Muramoto:
"We really feel that we are improving ourselves through practice, so we are thinking of it as the first step towards the World Championships, or rather a passing point."


--Takeru Komatsubara said, "I once got Daisuke Takahashi's autograph here.

Takahashi:
"11 years ago? I don't remember it at all (laughs). Somehow I really, don't even remember this venue. All I remember is how tired I was."


--Does the fatigue in singles differ from that in ice dancing?

Takahashi:
"I don't know. It was so long ago that I don't remember much. But it was as tough as I imagined."


--"How do you feel about the free dance?

Muramoto:
"In the free dance, we really have to skate through it. It's like getting into the world without thinking about it."

Takahashi: "I will do my best to put out 100% of what I have practiced without asking for more."







 
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Extra big hug for Dai today. :ghug:

Seems the altitude affected him quite badly. He’s the oldest competitor in this field too. I hope he’s alright and doesn’t beat himself up.


Thank you, Ben Agosto, for these very kind and true words:




Dai is a wonderful skater and so is Kana. It's also lovey to see how supportive they were towards each other at this competition. ❤️


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ETA:

Dai says it wasn't the altitude, but we know he's not the type to blame extrinsic factors, so who knows?

 
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I have watched RDs of KanaDai and team KoKo on TV so far thanks to Fuji :devil:, have to wait until 23rd Feb to watch the whole ID competition on JSports. 😢
It seems their FD didn't go well as they/we wished. Altitude really affected them in FD, Daisuke in particular;;; I hope he's okay with falls. Big hugs to him. One good thing while reading some online news is they are supportive to each other after free dance. Have some good rest, please, guys.

:ghug::ghug:
 

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I have watched RDs of KanaDai and team KoKo on TV so far thanks to Fuji :devil:, have to wait until 23rd Feb to watch the whole ID competition on JSports. 😢

You can watch KanaDai's FD on nicovideo or Fuji Sports' youtube channel (but be prepared, it is pretty heartbreaking 😟):




Fortunately they sound optimistic and ready to keep fighting:




Four Continents Championships in Colorado!
Thank you for your support!
We practised a lot and took on the competition with a lot of confidence. It wasn't our best performance this time, but we skated through to the end and with a strong spirit, we felt very much the growth of our team in this competition! 🙌🏻
Definitely a step up!
Next up, the World Championships!!! With the pleasure of the event being held in Japan, I'll continue to do my best to skate even deeper with Dai-chan! 🌸
Thank you very much!
Onwards and upwards.


Four Continents Championships.
The event has ended successfully.
Thank you for all your support.
This time, we were really disappointed with the result, but we were able to feel that we have grown in many areas.
We will use this frustration as a springboard to spend the time leading up to the World Championships with great care and make up for this.
This year's World Championships will be held in Japan, so it will be a very emotional competition for us!
I will do my best.
Thank you very much.


Interestingly Dai said he felt the altitude more in the RD:




This is what Ilia Tkachenko had to say after the competition (sounds likely they'll change the choreo lift/final choreographic element in their FD again):






Kana and Dai were back to joking around soon after the FD 🤗:




Dai with novice skater, Aleksandr Fegan:




Photos from the banquet:






With RikuRyu 🥰:



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Dai did a long ig live a couple of hours ago and was reportedly in good spirits (apparently a lot of the talk revolved around food; some fans came up with rather, um, "daring" questions about romantic relationships 😅).



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Kana and Dai advertising the new Puma collection:


 

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With Isabella Gamez and Alexander Korovin at Magic Kingdom (had they been on the new Star Wars ride at Disney's Hollywood studios I would have been insanely jealous ;)):








Dai needs to up his game :laugh::



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Happy 30th birthday, dear Kana-chan! Have a wonderful day! 🎎🎉💕

(Gosh, time flies. :eek2:)


Kana is sharing all of the birthday wishes she receives in her ig stories:



A fan drew Kana as a Hina-doll 🥰 (Hinamatsuri, (Doll's or Girls' Day), is a religious holiday on 3 March in Japan):

 
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demarinis5

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Here is a FS Gossip interview with Alexander Korovin after competing at 4CC. He and his partner Isabella Gamez are the couple in the photos with Kanadai at Disney World. I incorrectly thought they were Ice Dancers but they are a Pair team representing the Philippines and have been training with Marina's team. At the time of the interview they did not get their SP minimums at 4CC's but since have accomplished that at the Challenge Cup. He sounds quite unhappy but that could be because the interview was held after a disappointing showing at 4CC's.

 
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