Mao Asada

[denise3lz]

12 yo Mao recruited 5 yo Shoma Uno at their local rink Nagoya Sports Center (Osu rink).
https://www.daily.co.jp/olympic/2018/02/18/0010995819.shtml?ph=1

 

[cohkaix]

The very 1st show of Mao thanks tour http://maotour.jp/ starts today~ Wishing the tour a success! (and exciting to see more skating from Mao-chan!!)

 

[rikaquegira]

Omg!! I saw pics from rehearsal and she looks as beautiful, elegant and awesome as ever! I’m sure it will be a huge success! I’d give a kidney to watch this! Love her!!!!

 

[minze]

The Figure Skating World did not deserve her greatness

 

[Ballade88]

A collection of beautiful photos from a few other magazines: https://www.instagram.com/p/BiaseEojapQ/?tagged=浅田真央 :luv17:

Some lovely outdoors photos from her recent photobook collection. https://www.instagram.com/p/BiVpx46DBNz/?tagged=浅田真央

With her cute puppy https://www.instagram.com/p/BifIbQAl1z0/?tagged=浅田真央

 

[gotoschool]

I don't know if any videos have been posted or not, but here are some clips of Mao's performances across Japan which began this month:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oR-5lToDcA

Here is my favorite moment in the short video. It brings back so many deeply moving memories. The triple loop I believe, step sequence and arabesque were done so wonderfully with so much emotion: https://youtu.be/2oR-5lToDcA?t=99 My favorite skater ever and in this short 1 minute clip she has never performed better, in my opinion.

The same moment in the Sochi LP

https://youtu.be/U_fp6aPtS1k?t=230

 

[largeman]

Mao posted two incredibly beautiful clips on Instagram yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/BitWqSMATHJ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BitV-XpgsZ5/

Those twizzles!

 

[cohkaix]

Mao posted two incredibly beautiful clips on Instagram yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/BitWqSMATHJ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BitV-XpgsZ5/

Those twizzles!

Of the 80-min long performance (composed of 16 numbers), Mao skates to over half of these. And from the clips she skated with more power! Perhaps training on running is doing her good?

 

[Izabela]

Mao posted two incredibly beautiful clips on Instagram yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/BitWqSMATHJ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BitV-XpgsZ5/

Those twizzles!

Thanks! I only checked Mao's IG now, she has a very wholesome IG! Will her show be broadcast?

 

[cohkaix]

Re. the broadcast of (part of) the show: perhaps part of the show will be broadcast via this documentary http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2018/180518-141.html It's scheduled to be aired on Jun 17th. It's a documentary about how the 'Mao thanks tour' project has come to live in the past half year, with backstage footages. (Based on the broadcasting date, the documentary most likely will cover scenes/recorded segments from 1st and 2nd stops of the tour, Niigata and Nagano.)

 

[gotoschool]

Here is a fantastic version of Mao's Worlds 2014 Rachmaninov Concerto number 2 in 4K with no commentary which is my favorite way to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY1APcJDWUQ

and Bach exhibition in 4K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhFygtR6keU

 

[yume]

Even retired Mao stills more popular than all japanese competitive ladies.
https://mobile.twitter.com/figureskatingm1/status/1002841263257735168?p=v

 

[gotoschool]

Mao's great performance of " Cello Suite " Costume2 / THE ICE 2016 KITAKYUSHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s24cpM2mO9Q

 

[hb2010]

Mao, when she visited Ibaraki prefecture yesterday.

https://twitter.com/eizo_desk/status/1005023788474306560

https://www.jiji.com/jc/p?id=20180608161055-0027274721

 

[cohkaix]

This group version of 'Bei Mir Bistu Shein' is one of the numbers from Mao's Thanks Tour. According to a newly broadcast documentary, it's Mao's own idea to put 'Bei Mir Bistu Shein' into a group number with her tour members. The re-choreography has been done by herself. I really enjoy her expressions and flirtiness that Mao's capable of showing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QartjOELzRc

 

[livetoskate]

This group version of 'Bei Mir Bistu Shein' is one of the numbers from Mao's Thanks Tour. According to a newly broadcast documentary, it's Mao's own idea to put 'Bei Mir Bistu Shein' into a group number with her tour members. The re-choreography has been done by herself. I really enjoy her expressions and flirtiness that Mao's capable of showing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QartjOELzRc

A great group performance! Thanks for sharing.

 

[yume]

The Queen has her own competition, Mao Asada trophy.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkXjlXzDLco/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1u3tj84slmx0o
https://mobile.twitter.com/figureskatingm1/status/1010507078350168064?p=v

 

[chopinskate]

She deserves to have one.

 

[yume]

Good thing that competitors came from around Asia and not only Japan. I wonder if that's the cute little girl from Singapore who did her Rach 2 at Singapore nats who is on the pic (the tallest). She seemed a bit older or likely the same age). And the costume was better.

 

[cohkaix]

The 'Mao Asada Trophy' from yesterday was an ISI-Asia (Ice Skating Institute, Asia division) event, not ISU event. The 'Mao Asada Trophy' was a special category set up to celebrate the 30th round of 'Skate Japan' competition under ISI-Asia. Mao said in the news that she couldn't decide the winner between the two girl competitors and had both ranked as winners. The younger one is a 7-yr old from Japan and older one 10-yr old from Thailand. Both happened to dress in costumes similar to Mao's Rach 2 dress.