- FD runthrough today (tysm to izayukam and ciao sk8!):
Thank goodness they finally changed the choreo lift!
- Practice photos (thx everyone for sharing):
- Interview after the RD:
「僕の専売特許なのに…」 高橋大輔が村元哉中にかけた優しい言葉:朝日新聞デジタル
フィギュアスケートの四大陸選手権は10日、米コロラドスプリングズでアイスダンスのリズムダンス(RD)があり、昨年の全日本選手権で優勝した村元哉中(かな)、高橋大輔組(関大ク)は64・59点で7位だっ…digital.asahi.com
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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."
- RD photos:
Muramoto Takahashi Feb 10 2023 photos | IMAGO
Muramoto Takahashi Feb 10 2023 : Licence, download and use stock photos with IMAGOwww.imago-images.com
- KanaDai and Team KoKo in the stands (today, I guess?) :
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