Opened Twitter in this fine, cold morning just to see this straight away - Kana and Dai skating class at Tokyo Skytree
The gallery of pictures is amazing:
https://mainichi.jp/graphs/20250111/mpj/00m/050/060000f/20250111mpj00m050044000p
Tysm for sharing, KiraraChin!
We also have videos of the skating class, the talk show and of the lift Kana and Dai performed after their introduction.
Introduction + skating lesson:
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Introduction + various parts of the talkshow (youtube's automatic translation feature works well here):
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Article about the event and a couple more splendid photos
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髙橋大輔選手、村元哉中選手が1月11日に『TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN（R） Skateing Challenge』にゲスト出演！子どもたちレクチャーをしたりトークショーを行った。
www.edgeline-tokyo.com
Machine translation:
Daisuke Takahashi and Kana Muramoto at the Tokyo Skytree Skating Rink! Children Lecture
2025/1/11 Sports
Figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi and Kana Muramoto made guest appearances at the ‘TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN(R) Skating Challenge’ at the Sky Arena on the 4th floor of TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN on 11 January.
Tokyo Skytree Town holds the ice skating rink ‘TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN(R) ICE SKATING PARK’ during the winter period. At the event, skating lessons and a talk show were held for primary school children, and the two were invited to be guests.
The children were taught how to skate, how to fall and how to get up from a fall. In just 30 minutes, they were all able to skate on one foot, albeit momentarily. ‘Is this really their first time?'
During the talk show that followed, Takahashi commented with a smile, ‘I was surprised at how quickly they learnt. When asked about his skating career, Takahashi replied, ‘I competed in a competition within a month of starting to skate. I did a single Salchow, but I ended up on my hips.'
When asked about the moment when he made up his mind to become a skater, Takahashi replied, ‘When I was 12 or 13 years old, I thought I had to continue skating after I joined the national team’, while Muramoto said, ‘I have an older sister and we worked hard together, so I felt like I was competing with her.'
As for his goals for this year, Takahashi says he wants to be free to ‘move around without thinking too much’, while Muramoto says, ‘I started working as a choreographer last year, so I want to dance, not just polish the basics. I think it's important for me to do various genres. As a choreographer, I find it fun and rewarding, and it helps me to grow as a person.’
To the children of the future, Takahashi said, ‘I think that finding enjoyment, not just in skating, is the key to lasting success, so if you find out whether you enjoy what you are doing or not, I think you will find a wonderful path. I want you to challenge yourself in many different things. I think that by taking on various challenges from a young age, you will find what you like.
During the commemorative photo session, Sorakara-chan, the official character of Tokyo Skytree, and Pingu, whose theme café is celebrating its 45th anniversary at Tokyo Solamachi for a limited time, also attended the event, which ended on a friendly note.
With mascots Sorakara-chan and Pingu:
There's also footage of the skating lesson Kana-chan and Dai-chan gave at Healthpia in Kurashiki last month :
I'm glad they kept working and improving together as pro skaters and that Dai now looks comfortable even during lifts
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