Wow awesome job Kazuki!perhaps one day I’ll be able to attend one of his shows in Osaka if he continues to do them while he competes and after he retires. I plan to move to Japan in a few years to teach English to both children and adults.
ありがとうございます! which means thank you very much in Japanesewow, good luck!
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Very insightful Kazuki. He has a point. It’s easier said than done focusing on the negatives rather than the positives when there is a lot going on but he can do itArticle with Kazuki (and Sota)'s thoughts ahead of Nationals!
Google Translate of Kazuki's part:苦難の道のりから大躍進を遂げる山本草太、“脱・代打の神様”を掲げる友野一希。2人が見据える全日本選手権｜FNNプライムオンライン
12月22日（木）から始まる全日本フィギュアスケート選手権。羽生結弦がプロへと転向し、「シン・フィギュア」時代に突入したフィギュア界。次なる主役はどんな選手か。さまざまな思いや目標を抱えて全日本選手権に挑む選手たちを紹介する。今回は“どん底”も味わい、苦難の道を歩いてきた山本草太（22）、そして“脱・代打の神様”を掲げる友野一希（24）の2人。勢いが止まらない山本と全日本の次、世界選手権の代表をつかみとりたい友野の全日本にかける思いに迫る。6年連続9回目の全日本出場となる山本。シーズン前には「…
Pinch hitter! Next, seize the seat of “representative”
“There is a part where I am pulled too much by his presence. As much as I have been suffering for a long time, this season, ‘Sota, don’t come this year. If we can concentrate and work hard together with my own acting skills.”
Tomono has been steadily improving his points in the GP series this season.
In the past, he has participated in five international tournaments as a pinch hitter.
He was dispatched as a pinch hitter to the World Junior Championships, NHK Trophy, World Championships, Four Continents Championships, and the World Championships in March 2022, earning him the title of "god of pinch hitters."
At the World Championships that March, he finished sixth.
However, Tomono, who did not stand on the podium, said this season, "I practiced with the intention of making up for what I lacked." It is said that
After participating in two Grand Prix series events this year, he says that the performance of the program depends on the quadruple rotation.
“I have a lot of confidence this season. Last season I got a really good score, but I was worried about whether I would really get a score or how much I would be evaluated. I gained a lot of confidence that ``If I can perform properly and properly, I will be evaluated,'' he said.
Such Tomono has also entered the realm of veterans in the Japanese figure skating world. Recently, young actors such as Yuma Kagiyama (19), Shun Sato (18), and Yoshio Miura (17) have also emerged.
Despite feeling the excitement, Tomono says he doesn't think the momentum of young players is much of a threat.
“Because figure skating is a battle against oneself. I hope that everyone will be rewarded for their efforts if they perform well and win. If I can win with my overall strength, with my own way of fighting.”
Tomono has set the goal of "This year is the representative!"
Regarding the upcoming All Japan Championship, which he says is "the most important thing," he said, "If we don't win there, it won't start. Of course, there are goals after that, but it won't start without All Japan, so I want to be able to perform well." .
The “after that” that Tomono indicates is the World Championships in Japan in March 2023.
“Since last season, I have been saying, ‘Next is the national team,’ and I want to be able to do what I say. I just want to do my best.
In order to do that, we have to produce results at the All Japan Championships, which is also the world championship selection meeting.
Tomono said to All Japan, "Anyway, do your best. That's all. Until now, I've had a lot of things like short shorts and free skates, and short shorts and free skates. In order to be able to do that, I would like to give the most satisfying performances that I am proud to have worked hard for this season, so that I can win the national team.”
Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses
Under these circumstances, Tomono this season reveals, "I feel that this Kazuki Tomono skater is really accepted as I play more games."
Like Yamamoto, Tomono talks about the importance of practice, saying, “I want to practice every day.”
“My skating is my own skating, so I analyzed it in my own way and felt that if I could improve it, I would get a solid score. I'm really happy about this season, and that
's why I think people will look at me as a skater, no matter what kind of performance or program, and I think these two programs are perfect for Kazuki Tomono, a skater."
After facing figure skating and gaining more confidence, Tomono says he noticed something after the NHK Trophy. It's about "focusing on your strengths".
"Until now, I've been focusing on my weaknesses, but I'm gradually overcoming them, and I want to make an effort to focus on my strengths next time, but it's surprisingly difficult to do so. Admit
your strengths ." At the NHK Trophy, I felt that I should make an effort to keep an eye on it.That's what I'm lacking.From now on, I'll focus on my 'strength', and I hope to be able to compete in All Japan this season."
the Japanese National Championships are going to be an intense battle for sure. Shoma, Sota, Kazuki, Yuma (if he is able), Kao, even the newcomers from the juniors like Rio Nakata. Any of these guys could win or someone completely unexpected. That’s what makes it so interesting.
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Indeed! Kazuki you will never be useless. You make the world a better place not just with your skating but for who you really are. You are going to continue to do a lot of amazing things in life. There is a spark in your eyes. I can see it. You have captured the hearts of so many people both from Japan and internationally. You certainly captured mine. Never stop believing in yourself. When the bad happens remember the good, breath and reflect. You got this!
Actually these words are not for a banner. I just wanted to write some words for him on here because I strongly believe he or someone on his team reads this forum. Thank you thoughThat's a lot of words for a banner
(but it would be a cool way to motivate him)
Awww good luck!
Let us know how it goes!Thank you so much! Naturally Kazuki’s favorite picture would be him at a sauna. After all it’s one of his happy places. Between saunas, onsen, ramen shops and downtown Osaka I wonder if sauna would be number one on his list?Awww good luck!
Meanwhile, Kazuki's FujiTV profile has been published: https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/KazukiTOMONO.html
His favourite pic this season is in front of a sauna (where else?) in Kobe, and his message to fans:
I would like to do my best so that I can be confident in what I have done! Please provide some support!
It's bittersweet to read this coming from Kazuki. I understand what he means when he decided he "wasn't born under that kind of star", but I do hope he understands that it's because he is Kazuki Tomono and no one else... that he is now his own star that can inspire others in a way that the top skaters can't. His performance and character is singular and valuable, and I think the way he has his own dedicated fanbase who love him for who he is and his skating, and not what he has achieved, is a testament of that.
Don't forget the second-hand clothes shops!
What a wonderful comment, thank you so much for sharing these thoughts hereIt's bittersweet to read this coming from Kazuki. I understand what he means when he decided he "wasn't born under that kind of star", but I do hope he understands that it's because he is Kazuki Tomono and no one else... that he is now his own star that can inspire others in a way that the top skaters can't. His performance and character is singular and valuable, and I think the way he has his own dedicated fanbase who love him for who he is and his skating, and not what he has achieved, is a testament of that.
Good luck Kazuki at Japanese Nationals- I hope he gets the results and assignments he is ready for
It's bittersweet to read this coming from Kazuki. I understand what he means when he decided he "wasn't born under that kind of star", but I do hope he understands that it's because he is Kazuki Tomono and no one else... that he is now his own star that can inspire others in a way that the top skaters can't. His performance and character is singular and valuable, and I think the way he has his own dedicated fanbase who love him for who he is and his skating, and not what he has achieved, is a testament of that.
Good luck Kazuki at Japanese Nationals- I hope he gets the results and assignments he is ready for
Achievements and medals are just a way of seeing yet more of Kazuki in the future, as far as I am concerned Kazuki looks good.
