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Sota Yamamoto

Copying part of my post from Kazuki and Mitsuki thread as they mention Sota here and there: I found the last part particularly interesting.
K=Kazuki, M=Mitsuki

K: Like Sota, you should get out of character a little.
--[laughter] Then, please tell me a story when you two first met.
K: Yes! We are going to tell you the honest truth.
M: We don’t remember.
K: We don’t remember the first time we met.
--Huh? You said so during the rehearsal and you two planned to recall how it went?
K: We planned to, but we talked about it yesterday and ended up saying “We have no memories, don’t we?”
M: None [decisively].
K: We started skating around the same time? No, I started earlier, by two years?
M: Yeah.
K: As a result, we were in different classes. We hung out with other kids including Sota, but as we were in different classes we didn’t have many chances to get together.
M: Yeah, we all played together, but I was with Sota all the time, so I didn’t talk with Kazuki very often.
K: In junior years we spent a lot of time together, and we have many memories of that time, but it is not the first time we met. Mitsuki was very tiny and looked absent minded all the time [laughter]. Now, I want to ask Mitsuki what his impression of me was. Do you remember?
M: Kazuki? I don’t remember, as I was with Sota all the time. When I changed my team from Rinkai Club to Uenoshiba Club, they held Uenoshiba sports festival.
K: Oh, I remember.
M: At the rink we competed in a bread-grabbing sprint race and such.
K: We did a relay race and played dodgeball too.
M: We did many things. On that day I moved to Uenoshima Club, but Kazuki didn’t know that until that time.
K: Oh, yeah! [remembering]
M: He was super happy, and I remember that really well.
K: Sure, I remember! I thought “There he is!” [laughter].
M: Yeah, yeah. That’s how I remember Kazuki. But it was when we were in elementary school, perhaps.
K: Our club had very few kids, as it was a weak and small club [laughter]. Yes, it was such a small club.
M: There were only three boys.
K: Mitsuki joined us. I remember that I was glad a boy joined our club.
M: After that we started to hang out together.
K: I cannot remember at all when we were small, but we spent time together every day. We played baseball and things like that.
M: Yes we did.
K: Sota was our leader when we built a secret base, and we also played hide and seek every day. My best memory, I can say this now, is that Mitsuki and Sota had a big fight one time.
M: Ah, I did [laughter].
K: You had a big scuffle with him.
M: We pulled each other’s hair.
--That was more violent than I thought [laughter].
K: That was super fun. I watch them fight laughing my head off [laughter].
M: We had so much damage on our bodies that the next day we both had to take a day off from practice.
 
wow, Sota was such a little rascal when he was a child! :drama: Getting into a fight with younger and smaller Mitsuki, tsk... and Kazuki was watching and having a good time. lol.
Anyhow, only 8 days from now, the boys will be skating their SP at West Japan! I wish them all well. Too bad the podium only has 3 spots, as I like all of Kazuki, Sota, Mitsuki and Keiji.
 
Sota sits in second after the SP. He scored 77.07. Good job, considering we've been told that his quad/3A success rate has not been stellar. Keep fighting in the free, and good luck! Man, I hope he podiums... But he'll be lucky to keep his silver, after the marks came out. I consider Sota's scores fair, but I have an issue with Keiji's. FP is going to be so tough for Sota and his poor nerves. I wish him the best. :pray:

- Video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJdX8AU3Xys Thank you to whoever uploaded it.
- Results - https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2020-2021/fs_j/west/data0190.htm
- Protocols: https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2020-2021/fs_j/west/data0103.pdf
I have heard he had a step out on his 3A, and the scores seem quite harsh, almost as bad as for a fall. I wonder what happened. Sota got good scores for his StSeq (3s and one 4), and all spins were lv4. Good job.
- Photos - a beautiful donut spin: https://cdn.mainichi.jp/vol1/2020/10/30/20201030hpj00m050006000q/9.jpg?1 , and Sota giving an interview: https://tr.twipple.jp/imgp/9c/5af4fb.jpg
- Article - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/965eb65ed93392dfe5011139f6d3d99363016cb6 . Sota says the following- 「ブロック、ジャパン・オープンとやってきて、今季一番緊張のなかで滑った。それがいい方向にいった所もあるし、少し抑えつつになってしまったところもあった」と振り返った。 　３日のジャパン・オープン後は、特にフリーの練習に力を入れてきた。「勝ちたいと言う気持ちだけで今回来た。明日しっかり練習してきたことを出して、しっかり勝つんだと言う気持ちで臨みたい」。Translation please, anyone? 😳 He says he wants to win, wants to properly put out what he's practised tomorrow, and that he was practising the free after Japan Open?
 
Congrats to Sota for his levels on steps and spins! (y) His 4T3T was nice, too.

I thought his 2nd place was deserved, but overall the PCS in this event was incredibly stingy! I was not impressed when I saw a judge gave Sota 6s and even a 5 in PCS!!!! WHY!!!!!????? I can't accept this, I want to have a word with this person :mad:
 
I am happy for Sota. Well done! This is a step forward in terms of confidence for him, I hope. The FS now feels more coherent and much less empty in the middle than before. Let's see how he polishes it up by NHK. I am happy to see that Sota managed to get lv4 for all his spins in both FS and SP at West Japan! :clap: He got StSq lv4 in FS, too. He seemed to have stamina issues because his big mistakes happened in the 2nd half, and looked nervous, but fought well and looked very determined. Good job, Sota, enjoy a well-deserved rest and then keep it up at NHK! :cheer2:
Here's a video of the FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXp-e6tuP50 They were saying something about the second half in the KnC, weren't they? I think I heard 'kouhan', but couldn't understand at all.
In my imaginary ideal world, Sota and Kazuki and Mitsuki would practice together, and motivate and push each other by watching each other's progress. And then they'd place in top 6 at Nats. I can dream... :cool:

Sota's interview: https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202010310000812.html I think I have noticed a mention of Sota's strength being so-so this time, but google translate is so silly I won't even attempt to use it, and just hope someone gives us a hand with the translation. :)
 
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- Article - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/965eb65ed93392dfe5011139f6d3d99363016cb6 . Sota says the following- 「ブロック、ジャパン・オープンとやってきて、今季一番緊張のなかで滑った。それがいい方向にいった所もあるし、少し抑えつつになってしまったところもあった」と振り返った。 　３日のジャパン・オープン後は、特にフリーの練習に力を入れてきた。「勝ちたいと言う気持ちだけで今回来た。明日しっかり練習してきたことを出して、しっかり勝つんだと言う気持ちで臨みたい」。Translation please, anyone? 😳 He says he wants to win, wants to properly put out what he's practised tomorrow, and that he was practising the free after Japan Open?
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Yes, your translation is correct. My word for word translation is:
“I’ve been through the regionals and JO and I skated this time under the most tension this season. The tension had positive influence on my skate in some parts but it also kept me from going all out in other parts,” he reflected.

After the JO on Oct. 3rd, he particularly worked hard on the free. He said, “I came here this time wanting nothing but to win. I want to prepare for tomorrow with a strong determination to win so that I can fully put out what I have been practicing.”
 
Thanks for the video's link, Sota's victory was well deserved. I'm also really glad he got Level4s, and yes, his free looks more cohesive now!
Definitely a step in the right direction, well done Sota! 🙌
 
surimi said:
Sota's interview: https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202010310000812.html I think I have noticed a mention of Sota's strength being so-so this time, but google translate is so silly I won't even attempt to use it, and just hope someone gives us a hand with the translation. :)
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Translation of the article, skipping one paragraph describing how he went through the elements in the layout, which you can see in the video and protocol.

Sota Yamamoto came from behind and won. He was 2nd with 77.07 points after the SP. He went into the free thinking “I can’t end like this,” and he earned 144.15 points performing “Dragon.” With the total score of 221.22, he stood on top of the podium.

Sota said, “After falling on the 4T in the second half, my jump axis became off. Even before going into jumps which I had been able to land in practice, I was so nervous that I felt scared. Still, as I was able to do a decent performance in the first half, I managed to hold it together in the last part while my tired body was struggling. I had ‘a strong desire to win. At last year’s Western sectionals I finished 2nd. I had a strong drive to win no matter what.”

In the past he sometimes failed to get high levels on his spins. “While I was exhausted I was determined to keep my spin level high this time. I was able to get the level 4s (highest) for all spins and steps, and thanks to the accumulation of a fraction of a point lead over others I won,” he said looking confident of his skating skills.

In the online interview after the victory ceremony, he repeatedly pointed out his “desire to win” as the reason why he won. Asked when he could walk the walk and to produce the results the last time, he gave it some thought for a moment and recalled, “It was when I was a junior or when I was able to get results.”

He added, “After injury I lost confidence to get good results. But recently I’ve been getting more self-confident and less scared. My confidence was down but I have rebuilt it this far. I have been through a lot of regret and frustration, and perhaps I’m still on a rocky road now, but I’ve been practicing with determination to never give up.”

He did 3 quads with 4S and 4T. This layout reflects his “desire to win” and his come-from-behind victory made us believe in his comeback.

As a winner of Western sectionals, he will enter the Japanese Nationals in December. He said, “I have no idea who will participate and what kind of competition it is going to be, but as I was able to win the Western sectionals, I would like to face the competition keeping my “desire to win.” If he becomes a force to be reckoned with, he will regain his past splendor, and will prove that he is shining brighter than before as well. He missed a chance for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, but he will definitely neither ‘give up on” nor “run away from” the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
 
Onishi-Sota K&C chat at Western sectionals:
SP: https://youtu.be/tJdX8AU3Xys?t=247
O: Ummm, Axel jump...
S: My axis [gesturing tilted axis]
O: The timing was off, when taking off.
S: My overall speed was a little slower.
O: 4-3 was beautiful. Nice jumps. You could have landed the salchow too.
S: I held back my momentum and speed a little bit.
O: Certainly
S: In practice I might have landed it.
O: Sure.
S: Spins could have been a little better.
O: Ah, spins were good.
S: I will be glad if I get good points on them.
O: Your axel was... I have some ideas I want you to try.
O: Everything else was very good.

FS: https://youtu.be/MXp-e6tuP50?t=352
S: My stamina was gone, when I did the loop.
O: Speed...you still slowed down in the second half.
S: After I fell down my legs were exhausted.
O: Yeah, yeah.
O: [unclear]
O: That’s a good thing.
O: If you do well at this time, you will be full of yourself.
[Sota drinks water.]
O: After this, a little bit more…

ETA: K&C after FS was corrected. See my latest post below.
 
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Thanks to Komichi, Sota fan blogger, who posted the transcript of K&C conversation after the FS at Western sectionals, I updated my translation based on her transcript.
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O: Good effort. Should I take of my mask? Ahhaha…[to the staff] Thank you.
S: [bows to the camera]
O: You jumped two types (of quads).
S: Ahhaha… the loop, on the other hand …
O: I told you, you have to speed up in the second half.
S: After I fell on 4T, I lost the grip of my feet.
O: [in whispers] That means, that means that you have to keep doing lower body workouts.
S: [nods]
O: You have many issues to work on, but that is okay. You did fine.
S: Yes.
O: If you had skated perfectly this time, you would become full of yourself.
S: I’ll work harder.
O: Yeah, yeah. What are you gonna work hard on?
[Gives Sota a sports drink bottle]
O: But you didn’t pop any jumps.
S: Right.
O: Nice try. I think that’s important.
S: Yes.
[Announcement] (Yamamoto-san’s score: 144.15)
S: So-so [smile]. Better than the (Chubu) regionals.
O: After all, you’d better do a little, a little better in the second half.
S: Yes! [faces sensei] Thank you very much!

NOTE: Sota's last line was cut off from the YouTube video.
 
Thank you for the translations! They're appreciated. When I ran the blog entry through Google translate, it translated Onishi's name as 'big oyster', so that should give you an idea of what content the software produces. :P I wondered who Onishi was thanking, now it looks like he was speaking to a staff member. How nice of Sota to thank his coach in KnC, too.
Sota does not pop, but he falls. ;) I think he should take out one quad for now, it is clearly exhausting for him to skate with three in the FP. Let's see what strategy they pick for NHK.
 
This is a video posted by a Japanese Sota fan commenting on Sota's Western sectionals SP. He became a big Sota fan after viewing on screen "Dragon" at JO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_p5YJuvNe0
It is just his personal opinion but I found his comment on Sota's spin interesting. I never knew there is so much going on in spins and they require so much hard work.
Summary:
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0:12
His hair style changed a little from before (Chubu) and more swept up. He looks more determined. His jumps have been inconsistent in that after he landed jump A, he messed up jump B, and at the next competition he messed up jump A and landed jump B and so on.
01:51
This part is cool. His hand movements are cool.
02:01
Bringing his hands forwards like this, it’s nice. Dark Eyes is a nice program.
02:48
The hard hitting hand move he did at Chubu and JO, it’s missing and it’s too bad. But he might be too focused on the quad he is about to jump. His hand move should be sharper.
03:21
But if you try yourself you’ll see how nervous you get. You concentrate all your attention on 4S and you forget other things.
03:31
Perhaps his 4S didn’t go well in practice and he is perhaps feeling uneasy about 4S. So he falls on 4S. I think his axis is very solid and he has a solid foundation, so that’s good.
04:02
This is from camel spin to donuts spin.
04:16
This is camel sin [writing T shape in green]. From camel spin he changes into donut spin, and the time he takes from camel spin to donut spin is shortened.
04:32
In the past his knee was a little bent. Long time ago his knee was very much bent. Tatsuya Tsuboi also tends to bend his knee a little, but the way he (Sota) bends his knee and the quicker time to go from camel to donut spin shows he has practiced spins very hard.
05:12
At this event, the time between he changes his position like the next one, the time to get to the top position is remarkably shortened.
05:43
Next, after the spin the music goes da-da-da [humming melody] it will be better if he makes this move sharper, but he is about to set up the 3A. I prefer his move when he skated with a black costume (at Rinkai with Poeta costume).
06:26
After the 3A he gets into step sequence and after stepping out the jump he starts his step right away as he had to go with the music. I guess he is trying to integrate 3A into step sequence this season. After the 3A he does twizzle and if he nails his 3A his twizzle will be livelier. His twizzle will be more vibrant. So he must be aiming to land the 3A.
07:29
This part is uniquely and he must have worked very hard on that step sequence with Kenji Miyamoto.
07:45
His sharpness among softness is wonderful. It may be better if he changes his costume to a more gorgeous one, and he may have an aura of more vigor.
08:05
I love this position, the transitional position. I think this is very beautiful.
08:17
His face is upward and he has a mushroom shaped position. The way he bend his hips and legs while looking upward is very beautiful and not many skaters do that. How he arches his back is something I should study. Next, this is quite beautiful.
08:54
I see from his facial expression that his jumps are doing better in practice. His technical quality is so high that he has a potential to go to the Olympics but it must be frustrating to fail jumps in competition. His skate is moving so I really want him to skate clean in competition.
09:56
Okay, tomorrow he will skate “Dragon. He will have a hard time in the first half in which he tends to make jump mistakes.
10:30
His 4T or 4S, 3A1Eu3S are unstable and I want him to succeed. The last choreo sequence will be a tough one too, and as Machida-san commented, I think nailing the 3A is the pressing matter for him. Machida-san improved so rapidly under Onishi-san in the Olympic season, so I wish Yamaoto-senshu the best.
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Thank you, Rainbow, that was an enjoyable read! It's so nice to know Sota has male fans too, ones who take the time to analyze his videos. :) I have noticed on YT that this young man has also done an analysis of Dragon. If you have the time and find it interesting, I'd like to know what he says. He speaks quite fast so I just understand a word - an expression at most - here and there.
Nice to hear his admiration for Sota's spins. Sota has a lovely donut spin, and I have always liked the final spin position where he distorts his body, grabbing his leg with one hand while lifting the other arm, looking up. Very few men look upwards in sit spin positions.
 
surimi said:
Thank you, Rainbow, that was an enjoyable read! It's so nice to know Sota has male fans too, ones who take the time to analyze his videos. :) I have noticed on YT that this young man has also done an analysis of Dragon. If you have the time and find it interesting, I'd like to know what he says.
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You are always very welcome, surimi. I'm glad you like his review. I enjoyed his comments myself, and thanks to him I now pay more attention to skaters' spins. Here's his review of Sota's Dragon at West Japan.

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00:20
He made some mistakes at Chubu and JO and it is important for him to work on these issues. The first three jumps are the first challenges he will face.
00:44
His face looks focused and confident. I can see his desire to overcome challenges. His determination reaches my heart.
01:13
He starts out with nice light steps and the beginning part is the same as before.
01:29
This season’s choreography of Dragon has many parts where he puts his arms forward while gliding, before he jumps [drawing a green circle around his extended arms] like this.
02:04
This 4S is very good. On this jump, he fell at Chubu and stepped out at JO. His hand almost touched the ice but he has made progress and cleared this hurdle this time.
Then, this is the 4T. This is remarkable in that he landed both 4T and 4S, as he used to make a mistake in either one. This success will boost his confidence.
03:33
This choreographic move is very nice.
03:38
At Chubu and JO he changed the direction of his stroke set up of the 3A. [Drawing a green curved arrow and a red curved arrow] Before, he stroked backward to the right side, but this time he changed the direction to left, stroking forward.
04:11
Probably it is easier this way for him to jump the 3A. It's similar to the SP setup. This setup is good. It’s great he succeeded in this jump pass because he not only landed 3A but also he changed the 2nd jump from 3S to 3F.
05:11
This spin is very fast and his hand movement is very nice.
05:24
He has been doing very well in the first half so far. He landed all of 4S, 4T, 3A+Eu+3F for the first time and let's see if he can land his jumps in the second half.
05:49
Let’s go over the choreo sequence after the melody changes. He is doing crossover skating and there is often emptiness that needs to be filled there, but look right here.
06:24
[Drawing an orange curved arrow] Here he faces forward then backward and he is very good at using this space (空間) [drawing the word 空間].
06:36
He does spread eagle after this. Usually skaters make creaky noise when skating on the wrong edges and such, but Sota senshu is so good at skating that he doesn’t make such creaky noise. It is also his great quality that he can attentively use the space.
07:14
In transition he bends and stretches his knees and brings his arms closer and these are nice moves. I may be wrong but he was closer to the judges at JO. It’s possible that the width of the rink at JO was narrower there. (t/n: some fans at JO reported that the judges table placement narrowed the rink width.)
07:56
Then he is going into jumps in the second half. The jump setup of this 4T is the same as before. Too bad he falls on it. At Chubu he fell and at JO he landed with hand on, and he fell this time. His axis was not bad but it didn’t have enough height. He looks tired.
08:37
I can see from his face that he is exhausted. When the melody becomes dramatic he jumps 3A, but it’s a pity he failed. It was almost there.
08:52
The melody becomes more powerful [writing 雄大 in blue]. He jumps 3A the moment the tune changes and it is a display of bravery which is very cool. But it’s too bad he made a mistake this time. The clean 3A at this moment would make him look courageous. At the previous two competitions he succeeded.
09:25
This spin and his donut spin are quite beautiful to watch. Next he does a sit spin and I feel he is the best in the world at changing edges in a spin.
09:38
Now his spin is centered on a dot [drawing a blue circle around a dot], and when you’re in a spin, changing edges can often mess up the spin, forming an asymmetric loop. But Yamamoto-kun’s spin has a very beautiful axis and after the edge change his spin still keeps a symmetrical circular form. It’s quite beautiful.
10:08
He looks tired and his face shows he is running out of stamina. So he may have rushed to finish up the program. In the second half I can tell from his face that he is a little tired. He didn’t look that tired in the previous competitions, so looking back at his failed 3A, he makes such mistakes when he runs out of energy.
10:38
He is going to enter into the 3Lo, but he doesn’t do the choreographic knee bends. Here, he is supposed to bend his knees, but looks like there is no room in his mind to do that. He falls on the 3Lo and it is such a shame because his clean 3Lo is a beauty.
11:05
He might have rushed into the jump feeling impatient as he wanted to finish it up. He usually pays attention to the moves around here, but he didn’t have it in him. When he goes into the 3Ltz, he is usually more attentive in his move, but probably he had no room in his mind. 3Ltz was okay but 3T was a two footed over turn jump. When you’re tired you tend to make such mistakes.
11:40
However, these steps are wonderful. He moves closer to the judges and this scene is very brave. He kicks his leg high and does a twizzle. He spreads his arms to the sides and brings them backward. High kick, twizzle and then this arm moves. They are nice and liven up the program.
12:12
This step sequence is fantastic with many moves looking cool and gallant which I haven’t seen him do before.
12:27
Let me pause here. He has finished steps and is doing spins. In the past performance he used to look at the judges for a second after the steps and before the spins, at the moment the melody changes a bit like “Dooo-Dooo [humming and drawing a blue arc].” This time he didn’t do that which would have accentuated the brave theme.
13:05
It occurred to me that by going into the spins right after the steps he can finish spins without delay. At Chubu and JO, I saw an issue of not finishing his performance when the music ended. In other words, he could not finish up with the music. Therefore, to overcome that problem he started spinning right after the steps, and I think this is an important attempt I noticed. I see choreographic moves by each skater often change in many parts.
13:53
This combination spin is stunning. His back is so beautiful and his spin position is gorgeous. These beautiful spins are characteristic of Yamamoto-kun. I really want him to hit all jumps in the first half, or rather, in the second half too, so that his overall strength will go up.
14:19
Lastly, it’s typical of Yamamoto senshu to have an inverse relationship of jump success between the first half and second half. For example, like this time, when he hits his jumps in the first half, he fails in the second half. In Chubu and JO, he struggled with jumps in the first half but did better in the second half.
15:28
This time he did so well in the first half that he felt pressure. It’s true in other sports too that when you do well early on, you begin to feel that you can deliver flawless performance and surpass yourself. That feeling might have added pressure on him, and I can understand that. Perhaps he got too tense to nail the jumps which he usually can land. Also he seems to have run out of energy in the second half. Next competition is the NHK Trophy, and I would like him to build on this experience, and I wish him all the best.
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Komichi's latest blog update in which she posted the transcription of Machida's comments on Sota's Dark Eyes broadcasted on Nov. 15. Machida was not a live commentator of CaoI. He reviewed the recorded performance of Dark Eyes.
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⑤解説
A: Having gone through three surgeries, he devotes himself to achieve his Olympics dream! Sota Yamamoto.
[Scrolling caption “2016 Youth Olympics gold medal”]
A: New short is the one various top level skaters have skated to, “Dark Eyes,” choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto.
M: It was a terrific quad! Before gala, skaters don’t get the warm-up time, but it is incredible to nail the quad in such a situation.
M: He has his aura. He has powerful eyes as well.
A: Yes!
M: His performance draws you in.
M: He openly says that he is aiming at Olympics, and, true to his word, he has been making efforts and has greatly improved on the technical as well as artistic front.
M: Before, I haven’t thought of Yamamoto senshu as a skater who can dance sharply and smoothly. But I am surprised that he dances to Dark Eyes so fluidly and with masculine vibe.
A: He said that this program allowed him to show a different side of him people had never seen before, but when he got started, it didn’t immediately click with him, and there were many parts in which he had a hard time visualizing his emotions. Yet his conscious efforts to work on these issues has helped him put things together better than the free program.
M: I see. [Watches silently after 3A until the end]
A: Sota Yamamoto’s Dark Eyes. Machida-san’s Dark Eyes was also impressive and it was also choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto. Is it a formidable task to skate to this music?
M: That’s right. In my opinion, there are three important points to keep in mind when a man skates to Dark Eyes.
M: First, “to give off a bit of a bad boy charm.” Second, “to integrate grandeur and lightness.” Lastly, “to hit every impressive choreographic move precisely so that viewers will burn it into their memory!”
A: It looks to me that Yamamoto got all of them covered.
M: Yes, I think so too.
A: Next, Yamamoto also gives an encore. His encore performance is his free this season “Dragon.” This is in sharp contrast to the short.
M: I think so. He is more or less slim, but his skating is imposing and powerful. In my opinion these characteristics are a very good fit for the magnificent music of Dragon.
M: SP is “Dark Eyes” and FS, “Dragon.” With these two programs, do you think he can show his presence this pre-Olympics season?
M: Yes.
A: After his right ankle injuries, I mean, considering his injuries 3, 4 years ago, he commented that he was happy just to be there at that moment. Yamamoto said he was determined to climb up higher and higher.
[Hand claps]
A: Eyeing Olympics, he chose Dragon this pre-Olympic season
M: Actually, Yamamoto senshu won the Western sectionals the other day.
A: Yes, he did. He was second after the short and took first in the free winning overall.
A: He said that with very few competitions, he didn’t know how the season would go, but he believed “fortune favors the prepared mind,” so he was hoping to get fully prepared for competitions, tackling each and everything carefully and doing what he could day by day.
 
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