Wow I met Mao in Switzerland after Ice Legends. It wasn't at all like I expected. There was no large group of people crowding around her. Some of the people who came all the way from Japan didn't even know she was there at the after skate greeting. Mao seemed shyer than I expected but she was very considerate, warm, and so beautiful and natural looking with such a beautiful voice. She was very considerate because I gave her a present of writings and a drawing inspired by her performances and she held it up when I took her picture without me asking her to. I was a little star struck, so I didn't talk to her for long, though I wish I had. But, I didn't want to bother her. I kind of had the feeling of being dazed when I saw her. She is so dreamy.
Daisuke was standing next to Mao and he was nice as well. Mao performed Ballade number 1 but it was a collaborative routine so she didn't skate the whole program. I really liked the way they integrated the styles of numerous performances. Then, Mao skated to Madame Butterfly. What I remember most was how much emotion Mao showed on her face when she skated and how smooth, fast and gracefully she moved whether it was between or during her jumps. Mao is faster than she appears on camera. Her seemingly effortless and fluid speed reminds me of how Mao said she was trying to decide between being a sprinter and a figure skater when she was a child. But, she doesn't work hard to build speed, so her skating is full of deceptively fast fluidity carved soulfully with the edges of her blades. It makes me realize how bogus the PCS scores are even more. To be honest, she was moving so fast I even had trouble following her with the video camera. Mao also looks and sounds so young in person. If I didn't know, I would say she was 19 years old. She had very little make up on which I think shows off her genuine beauty even more. Her dress was gorgeous with a very artistic design. I was also impressed because Mao performed the hardest jump layout of all the performances. I also met Carolina Kostner, Stephane Lambiel and Maxim Trankov and they were very kind.
Special thanks to rosewood for translating some of my writings that I gave to Mao, which I indicated on the writings I gave her.
Photo of Mao turned sideways for some reason when I uploaded it to postimage.
http://postimg.org/image/tsppxuf47/full/
there! And Caro is pretty damn 
herself. Stephane 
as always.
Thanks for the report! I am amazed some fans would go see the show and not even know she was there. 
