Mao Asada

[yume]

Happy 32th birthday to Mao!

 

[gotoschool]

Happy birthday to Mao Asada. Thanks for all the great performances filled with magnificent artistry and technical excellence and for inspiring a new generation of skaters through which your elegant influence can be seen in the skating rink.

 

[annetter]

I am interested in knowing which blade(s) Mao Asada wore before John Wilson Gold Seal (and Pattern 99), as I am looking into intermediate and beginner level figure skating blades.

 

[LolaSkatesInJapan]

Is anyone here also local to Tokyo, Japan? I'll go watch Mao Asada's "Beyond" show next month at Tachikawa Arena and was wondering if anyone is going too.

 

[LolaSkatesInJapan]

Interesting article from today Friday, June 23rd (Yahoo - Japan)
Interviewing Mao Asada, who speaks about her career, the ice show "Beyond" and her triple axel


https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/noguchiyoshie/20230623-00354864

(Article is in Japanese!)

 

[lady_bee]

Is anyone here also local to Tokyo, Japan? I'll go watch Mao Asada's "Beyond" show next month at Tachikawa Arena and was wondering if anyone is going too.

I am not local to Tokyo but Sendai, Miyagi pref., I am going to Tachikawa next month.

 

[LolaSkatesInJapan]

I am not local to Tokyo but Sendai, Miyagi pref., I am going to Tachikawa next month.

Very cool!
I'm going on the 15th, Saturday, in the morning show

 

[synesthesia]

Mao announced her new ice show "Everlasting33", a theatre-style show to take place in June, which will include a live orchestra, aerial performances and tap dance:

浅田真央アイスショー「Everlasting33」

浅田真央の3作品目となるアイスショー、...

tickets.tbs.co.jp

Machine translation:

Mao Asada's third ice show, Everlasting33, opens in June. Asada's new challenge is now about to begin. Since retiring from competitive life in 2017, Mao Asada has toured two national ice shows as a figure skater: the 'Mao Asada Thanks Tour' and 'BEYOND'.

She has produced every detail of the shows herself, including cast selection, choreography, direction, music, costumes and tour merchandise, and has given audiences a shocking experience as a chairperson, which has moved more than 660,000 people across Japan.

Mao Asada's next challenge is a theatre-style ice show. Figure skater Mao Asada will go beyond the confines of the skating rink and create an ice show in a theatre space. The show will consist of all new programmes, from classical to film music, which Asada has never used in her career. An orchestra will line up in front of the skating rink, which extends out from the stage, to present a lavish show with live performances of all the songs.

In addition, the aerialists and dancers will take off their skates and perform a new genre of dance together. This work, which will be performed in a theatre, will be a high-quality ice show that only she can perform.

Mao Asada is now 33 years old. Inspired by the number 33, which is her age, and the language of flowers of 33 roses, she decided on the title of the show "Everlasting33". Everlasting means "forever". This work is an "eternal love story" delivered through Asada's beloved skating.

A work that can only be made now. A challenge that can only be taken on here. Welcome to a 15-day premium theatre-style ice show where you can be intoxicated by art.

 

[cohkaix]

Mao announced her new ice show "Everlasting33", a theatre-style show to take place in June, which will include a live orchestra, aerial performances and tap dance:

浅田真央アイスショー「Everlasting33」

浅田真央の3作品目となるアイスショー、...

tickets.tbs.co.jp

Machine translation:

It looks like the new show will be in collaboration with the skaters from Mao's previous tour, the 'Beyond', including Imai, Shibata and Tamura. In the previous tour they already did a great work with some numbers such as Swan Lake in theatrical/ballet format, so I don't think there will be too much difficulty to keep on with a new show as an extension from the previous tour.

Hopefully there will be some new numbers performed.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Here are a few extracts of Mao Asada's latest Ice Show, Everlasting 33, which is just starting:
https://x.com/soraneko_033/status/1797382589092889086?ref_url=

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Here's a TV report about Everlasting33:
https://youtu.be/DS-KWK6Vnac?t=2

 

[Arriba627]

The heartbreak of losing a long-time pet. Hugs for Mao and her sister Mai on the loss of their beloved poodle Aero.

 

[CoyoteChris]

Great look for Mao...

 

[synesthesia]

Mao at today's open FOI rehearsals:





She's going to perform a self-choreographed program to "Chandelier" (by Sia?) and collaborates with Shizuka, Kana and Andrew Poje on a Japanese themed program (including lifts), which was choreographed by Kana.


Articles with photos:

浅田真央さん「Ｃｈａｎｄｅｌｉｅｒ」熱演　リフトも披露　荒川静香さん、高橋大輔さん、宇野昌磨さんらと豪華共演 - スポーツ報知

フィギュアスケート女子で２００６年トリノ五輪金メダリストの荒川静香さんがプロデュースするアイスショー「フレンズオンアイス」は３０日からＫＯＳＥ新横浜スケートセンターで開催される。２９日は会場でリハー

hochi.news

髪ばっさりイメチェンの浅田真央さん　海外スケーターと圧巻リフト披露　荒川静香さん、村元哉中さんと幻想的に舞う/デイリースポーツ online

「フィギュアスケート・フレンズ・オン・アイス」（２９日、コーセー新横浜スケートセンター）　３０日の開演を前にアイスショーのリハーサルが報道陣に公開された。０６年トリノ五輪金メダリストでショーをプロデュースする荒川静香さん（４２）、１０年バン...

www.daily.co.jp

浅田真央さんが初登場　「フレンズ・オン・アイス」の公開リハーサル | 毎日新聞

フィギュアスケートのアイスショー「フレンズ・オン・アイス2024」の公開リハーサルが29日、コーセー新横浜スケートセンターで行われ、2010年バンクーバー冬季オリンピック女子銀メダリストで現在はプロスケーターとして活躍する浅田真央さんが公演に初登場する。

mainichi.jp

 

[synesthesia]

Mao's self-choreographed solo number to Sia's "Chandelier":





Japanese warrior group number with Shizuka, Kana, Andrew, Kiki and Marie (this is my favourite group number of this year's FOI edition ):






Mao x Kana :

https://twitter.com/touko_lnw/status/1829789488257855876

https://x.com/avalongreeneyes/status/1829780929037893967

Mao, Shizuka and Kaitlyn backstage:

【公式】Friends on Ice 2024 auf Instagram: "\\Friends on Ice 2024// 公演最終日✨️ Photo by Shutterz #friendsonice2024 #foi2024 #フレンズオンアイス"

4,552 likes, 12 comments - foi2024_official_account am September 1, 2024: "\\Friends on Ice 2024// 公演最終日✨️ Photo by Shutterz #friendsonice2024 #foi2024 #フレンズオンアイス".

www.instagram.com

 

[Arriba627]

Mao and her sister Mai have left Heroes Management and are back with IMG.

 

[Arriba627]

Happy Birthday to the amazing Mao. I had to celebrate by seeing a bit of her wonderful Ladies in Lavender program. It's fun to compare her program to Machida's, Shoma's, and now Shun's versions!