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Kazuki Tomono

Here is reason why they posted about one piece
 
Here is reason why they posted about one piece
Thank you for explaining, I saw some tweets in Japanese and was very confused about it. It seems like it was an unfortunate coincidence that ended up having bigger proportions, and it's probably good learning lesson for Kazuki as he tries to expand the festival and host more skaters.

As for fans, sadly there is always going to be fans who act entitled, regardless of fandom. It was good that the event org could accommodate this time, and doing via lottery seems what's most fair considering the demand. But I also hope that some people understand that it's not the event's responsibility to change their schedule just because of one skater - they were kind enough to adjust now, but there's no guarantee that it will happen in the future.

I also think, Sota's new management dropped the ball IMO because they could have picked up on this conflict of schedule and ensured this was avoided before it affected the fans. So hopefully a learning curve for them, too.
 
I don't think there should be anything to do with the Naniwa Festival and sota's management company. As Kazuki said, it's just a small-scale homerink event. So i think it's a lesson for staff too. It's a common problem for some small Ice shows.
 
I don't think there should be anything to do with the Naniwa Festival and sota's management company. As Kazuki said, it's just a small-scale homerink event. So i think it's a lesson for staff too. It's a common problem for some small Ice shows.
Yes, it's a lesson for everyone. But personally, I would think it's the ultimate responsibility of the management company to look at the athlete's schedule and flag up potential scheduling conflicts and situations that could affect fans/reputation - they are hired to do this sort of mental load so the athlete doesn't have to.

As for the event staff, they already have a lot on their hands and it's not their responsibility to know what's going outside of their event. I feel in this case, they were gracious enough to change it, but if they refused to do so, they'd be in their right.
 
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