Hanyu, who announced his programs for the Pyeongchang Olympic season, responded to questions from the press with a sunny expression.
–––– Both the SP and the FP are repeats from the past. Were there any doubts regarding your choices?
“I may have been a little hesitant with the SP, but for the FP, I’ve thought to use it before last season started.”
–––– About bringing 4Lz into your program(s)…
“I’m able to jump [4Lz] and practice is going fairly well, but I’m not considering it for now. I’ll [first] settle everything nicely with the current layout.”
–––– Both SP and FP were programs with which you got the world’s highest scores. [Do you feel that] you must go beyond that?
“I don’t feel too much pressure. [The programs] are extremely pleasant to skate to. Jumps, spins, steps––it is a program where I can skate like myself with all of these elements, and not have to think about unnecessary things.
–––– What is necessary in order to defend an Olympic victor
“The most important thing is to skate cleanly. If I am able to do that, the results will come. I want to power up.”