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Yuzuru Hanyu: 2014-15 Season

hello :)
this is my first time posting in this thread, although I've become a silent reader for quite some time :D
I noticed Yuzuru because he won gold medal in Sochi, the first video of his skating that I watched is the SP in Sochi, the little smile at the beginning, that's when he stole my heart until now XD
Parisienne Walkways will always be my favorite SP, to see him smiling and flirting while skating is the best feeling haha..
Does any of you plan to celebrate Yuzu's birthday? maybe buy some cakes and eat with fellow Yuzu fans? :)
At times like these I wish he has social medias so I can say happy birthday to him directly :o:

Welcome!!! Well, I will share a special celebratory virtual slice of cake with you my fellow Yuzu fan because sadly i don't know anyone irl thats a fan :cry: thats why I like these forums, it give me a place to talk to nice people about Yuzu :)
 
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hello :)
this is my first time posting in this thread, although I've become a silent reader for quite some time
I noticed Yuzuru because he won gold medal in Sochi, the first video of his skating that I watched is the SP in Sochi, the little smile at the beginning, that's when he stole my heart until now
Parisienne Walkways will always be my favorite SP, to see him smiling and flirting while skating is the best feeling haha..
Does any of you plan to celebrate Yuzu's birthday? maybe buy some cakes and eat with fellow Yuzu fans? :)
At times like these I wish he has social medias so I can say happy birthday to him directly

welcome :cheer: yeah its hard to find ppl loves figure skating in real life (not that GS isnt real :D) esp in the countries figure skating isnt popular, i had to make my sis watch now she likes yuzuru too :agree: hope you enjoy your time here :party2:
 
I'm pretty sure he didn't mean that there was only bread to eat but rather that rice wasn't available.
Oh yes, I realize that.:yes: Of course when you have some product as a basis of your every day eating regimen it is hard to go without it. It's like you lose the main course and everything else gets chaotic. It's the last thing you need in your life when you're competing. Thank you!
It would be lovely if you could do translation of that interview with Nobu that you've mentioned.:)
 
Interview - Daisuke MURAKAMI & Takahito MURA & Yuzuru HANYU|GPS NHK Trophy 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_HxjwMDgd4

What I liked about this video:
A glimpse of the chaos backstage
Tracy Wilson interviewing Murakami in English, then him rushing out to K&C for interview in Japanese
Yuzuru - how he skillfully interacts with the interviewer and the crowd at the same time.
Poor Mura - he had just finished skating and was sweaty

Thank you. Growing up under the spot light is an advantage in a way for Yuzuru. He's pretty much media savy which is quite apparent compared to the other two. He's quick on his feet and makes the interviewer relax and I think that is why media/press likes him even before he became OGM.
 
hello :)
Does any of you plan to celebrate Yuzu's birthday? maybe buy some cakes and eat with fellow Yuzu fans? :)
Hello and welcome! Have a nice stay here!:)

I've been thinking about making a cake but not going out or anything. I don't know anyone who would be interested in figure skating where I live but well, maybe we could post a picture of cake using any picture media (Instagram, for example) with some nice words for Yuzuru and use Twitter to send those to the @Peak_Skate user? I am not sure if that is Brian Orser behind the account himself but maybe those messages would be somehow transmitted to Yuzuru himself?
 
Here is the first part of the NHK Gala interview.
(Start to 7mins 56 secs)
Part 2 to follow later.

NHK GALA INTERVIEW (Hanyu, Murakami and Mura) (Part 1)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2b...E3%83%AB_sport
O=Oda / Y=Yuzuru Hanyu/ D=Daisuke Murakami / T=Takahito Mura
Start – 7mins 56 secs
MC: Welcome to the interview corner. The exhibition will start at 3pm and we will be inviting some of the skaters here to talk to us. Soon, Oda Nobunari will join me to interview the skaters. He is on his way. Here he comes. I’m going to move seats so he can sit here.
O: Excuse me.
MC: So, in this first segment we are going to interview Hanyu Yuzuru, Murakami Daisuke and Takahito Mura.
All: Yoroshiku onegaishimasu (formal Japanese expression used in these situations)
MC: The whole arena is very excited to see you all. First I’d like to ask all three skaters to give us their impression of the competition that has just ended. Let’s start with the nearest person, Yuzuru Hanyu
Y: I’d like to thank everyone for their support. Even in this kind of unstable condition I was able to skate to the end. I am also very happy that I have made it into the final. It is greatly due to your support. In this competition I found myself dealing with very difficult conditions but I really feel that I was held up and supported to the finish but you all. I will continue to do my best from now on.
MC: Now let’s turn to Murakami Dasiuke. This was your first win, wasn’t it?
D: Yes. Thank you very much.
MC: You have completed the competition and it is now one day later. How do you feel?
D: Well, I had to compete with the two athletes sitting beside me and I didn’t imagine that I would get the result I did. I also want to say that I think Mr. Hanyu really did his best (did a really great thing) during this competition. Mr. Mura also made it to the final so Congraltulations”.
T: Thank you very much.
D: I really want to thank everyone here for their support during this competition.
MC: And now Mura Takahito, please.
T: Thank you all for your support. When I finished top after the short program I started to think that I could win the competition. I guess I focused on that a little too much and made some mistakes. Both Hanyu and Murakami performed really well. We are all going to try really hard from now on so please continue with your kind support.
MC: There are a lot of things we want to ask all of you but let’s ask Oda to put some questions to you.
O: Oh. You want me to start? Oh ok. Well, I’d like all to think back on your performances.
Y: (Interrupting) Why are you mainly looking at me??
O: I want to ask everyone…How were the last two days…three days..? no two days? Including both the short and free programs? Thinking of your total performance how was it? Basically how was the NHK competition for you?
Y: I first want to say… Oh excuse me for speaking first…..Speaking personally, unlike the two people sitting next to me, this competition gave me so many things to work on. But I also want to say that while I was skating I was able to feel the power / energy of the spectators.
O: I wonder if it is ok to even ask you this????
Y: Please ask.
O: During the 6-minute warm up I saw that your quad salchow had become very good. And we talked about this backstage, too. Of course there must be some effect from the injury, but the actual jump is getting better and better. That’s my impression anyway. What do you feel about it?
Y: The actual jump is better but deciding where or not to include it into the program is a really important thing. I just think I need to push harder to do it properly from now on
O: Thank you very much. Dice…. Congratulations!!!! You know, when you landed that second quad I couldn’t help but shout out “Wooo” when I was backstage. It was a very moving performance. How was this NHK competition for you?
D: I was able to get a lot of experience by taking part in this competition. What I’m most happy about is the fact that I was able to give two clean performances.
O: Regarding quad jumps. During the short and the free programs you landed all three….so….was that the first time for you?
D: Yes. That was my first time to land all three in competition. It was my first time to even include two quads in a program during a competition.
O: They were very beautiful.
D: Thank you very much.
(5.00 mins) Video replay of Murakami’s program
MC: Here we can see you performance on the screen. This is Murakami Daisukes program. The opening quad was fantastic, wasn’t it Oda?
O: It really was. I’m really bad at salchow jumps so I am really jealous that you can jump such a clean/ beautiful salchow. It is perfect. It is beautiful. After the jump the flow of the program is also great and very much improved. Just wonderful. Here comes the second quad. Ahhhh the video stopped. Sorry. I was expecting that it would be shown. Even so, what a wonderful performance.
MC: And Now Mr. Mura.
O: Mura…Are you doing your best to help with bringing up your child?
T: I’m working hard at that. / I’m doing my best with that.
MC: That’s right. You are both fathers…
O: Yes. I’m really wondering about how things are going for him in that respect. Your kid is getting bigger, right?
T: Yes. A year and a half old now.
O: Has it been a year and a half already? Children grow so quickly.
T: Yes they sure do.
O: It is shocking how fast they grow.
MC: Mr. Oda. Do you have any advice to offer a new father?
O: Well, I just want say that when you have a family to go home to, the way you are able to relax is completely different. It is completely separated from the world of skating and you get pulled into another world. That’s a really big thing. Don’t you think so, Mura?
T: That’s a really big point. When I get home and I say “I’m home” my kid shouts “papa” and runs to me and that is a really great thing.
O: Ahhhhh that’s a really happy home life. You made me want to go home to my own house. I’m sure you received / borrowed a lot of power for your family to take part in this NHK competition. How was the competition for you?
T: Well after I won Skate Canada I was trying to go with the flow. I did get a bit nervous but the short program went better than I expected and I then became too nervous as I realised I would be the last to skate in the long program. I started to think…”What’s going to happen to me in the free skate?” But all things considered it was a very good experience for me.
O: I talked with you about this before, but wasn’t this the first time you have ever skated last in the free skate?
T: Yes, it was my first time.
O: Don’t you feel it is really scary to be last to skate?
T: Yes.
O: I have had that experience in the GP series. The wait time is longer, so there is a longer time to be nervous about and that makes people more tired than ever. You can also hear what is going on with the other skaters? You can hear the parts when other skaters are being cheered for loudly and that give me the feeling of “Ahhhhhhhhh”
MC: You explain that waiting time really well.
O: It really is a nerve-wracking experience having to skate last.
(7mins 56 secs)
 
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Yuzuru will skate first in SP at GPF. At first I thought he might feel less pressure. But now... I am kind of worried. He will skate first after warm up. Will it be alright? Has he gotten over the trauma of the warm up at CoC? :cry:
 
Here is the first part of the NHK Gala interview.
Amazing read! I love translations like this, really gives the idea of what was the actual talk, how people interact with each other, the way they express their feelings. I totally love it! Can't wait for the second part (hoping there will be more Yuzu:)).
Thank you so much!:cheer2:
 
thank you channah :cheer: team japan is such nice family, you cant help but root for all of them, too bad they cant all win :laugh:
 
Thanks channah, so much for your great translation!

Here is the first part of the NHK Gala interview.
(Start to 7mins 56 secs)
Part 2 to follow later.

NHK GALA INTERVIEW (Hanyu, Murakami and Mura) (Part 1)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2b...E3%83%AB_sport
O=Oda / Y=Yuzuru Hanyu/ D=Daisuke Murakami / T=Takahito Mura
Start – 7mins 56 secs

cut

MC: There are a lot of things we want to ask all of you but let’s ask Oda to put some questions to you.
O: Oh. You want me to start? Oh ok. Well, I’d like all to think back on your performances.
Y: (Interrupting) Why are you mainly looking at me??
O: I want to ask everyone…How were the last two days…three days..? no two days? Including both the short and free programs? Thinking of your total performance how was it? Basically how was the NHK competition for you?
Y: I first want to say… Oh excuse me for speaking first…..Speaking personally, unlike the two people sitting next to me, this competition gave me so many things to work on. But I also want to say that while I was skating I was able to feel the power / energy of the spectators.
(7mins 56 secs)


Hilarious - Yuzuru rather forcefully asks "why are you looking at me", then bursts out with the first answer.
 
Yuzuru will skate first in SP at GPF. At first I thought he might feel less pressure. But now... I am kind of worried. He will skate first after warm up. Will it be alright? Has he gotten over the trauma of the warm up at CoC? :cry:

At this point I think you should deal with your worries and just relax. ;)
He is not a stupid kid, he does have a family and doctors. Enough with the excessive worries, otherwise you will not be able to enjoy.
Skating first is great, don't worry about it. The ice is better also. :yes:
 
Yuzuru will skate first in SP at GPF. At first I thought he might feel less pressure. But now... I am kind of worried. He will skate first after warm up. Will it be alright? Has he gotten over the trauma of the warm up at CoC? :cry:
SP was okay for him. It was LP and the warm-up right before it that brought bad memories. I hope he had time to get some professional help on this matter at home. But I honestly believe that he will overcome that fear because he is young and has a positive approach on life in general.
 
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