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figure-skating-watch-party · 3 years

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Japanese nationals

This one will be very brief... I really wasn’t up to getting up early in the morning to watch Japanese nationals during Christmas and if you don’t watch it live, it means that you probably won’t see it ever because Japanese television or federation or whoever guard the videos like a hawk and very few videos are available on youtube for a very short time. Sigh... I just watched the available videos at lightning speed and chose just a few skaters, so it’s in no way complete.

Kana Muramoto / Daisuke Takahashi - The Mask / La Bayadere

Sadly, very sadly this is the only ice dance team I managed to see. I had a link to the full playlist and yet I didn’t watch immediately and of course when I came back the whole yt account was gone... And I was so interested in ice dance, because there were five senior teams competing! We saw only three at NHK and I didn’t know anything about the other two. Sigh again...

Back to Kana and Daisuke. Daisuke changed the costume but there was really no need, he rocked the yellow pants! Good twizzles and I also think the lift was better. I like how diverse their programs are. Maybe they could keep the FD for the next season to make it even better.

Men

Recently I came to the conclusion that when it comes to Japanese skaters I either love them or they don’t bring me any emotions at all. There’s no in between. It’s strange, it usually doesn’t work this way for me...

Koshiro Shimada - Fire dance / Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini He was so excited and I liked his step sequence in the short. His skating is so smooth and beautiful but ... I didn’t feel anything in the free.

Kazuki Tomono - The hardest button to button / Moulin Rouge He’s an icredible performer and I think he can do just any program and make it his own. So. Much. Energy. In the short and in the free as well, he skated in an icredible tempo in the free. I don’t even know how it’s possible.

Shun Sato - Pirates of the Caribbean / Battle of fthe kings His skating skills are awesome.

Keiji Tanaka - Hip hip chin chin / Sherlock Holmes Honestly, I really really tried to get into his programs and haven’t succeeded yet. He has awesome step sequences though.

Yuma Kagiyama - Vocussion / Avatar If I heard just the music I would have said: oh, that’s a strange choice. And yet he makes it work. His 3A in the SP? Perfection. And his FP is even better, he has beautiful spins and really makes you to follow him on the ice and in his journey.

Shoma Uno - Great Spirit / Dancing on my own / Oboe exhibition Shoma is such a special skater. Just seeing him happy makes me happy too. He dives into the music and brings you with him on the ice, makes you feel what he feels. He’s not portraying characters, he’s not playing, I don’t think he’ll ever skate to Chaplin for example, he’s always himself on the ice. He doesn’t need big gestures and big words. He just skates. (And I usually love and prefer story telling programs, but yet again, Shoma is special) His step sequence in the SP is fire! I read Jackie Wong’s tweet saying: “It’s not at all an exaggeration to say that the move to Stephane Lambiel saved Shoma Uno’s career.” I’m so grateful Shoma and Stephane work so well together. Oh, and I love his new exhibition.

Yuzuru Hanyu - Let me entertain you / Heaven and Earth I should probably clarify that me and Yuzuru have a very complicated relationship and I’m trying not to pay much attention to him. That’s because 1) I find the majority of his programs boring and 2) I don’t want to encounter the chaos that’s surrounding him. Some people are seriously crazy. With that said, his SP was good, surprisingly entertaining. The FP... I watched it and ... nothing at all. No emotions in me whatsoever. Did I witness technical perfection? Probably yes. Some of his jumps look like he’s doing quintuples at least. But it’s the same lyrical drama over and over... I honestly tried to be as unbiased as possible but when all your timeline is deaded and in heaven and crying, I was expecting something. Something special that will instantly convert me into being his fan... and it hasn’t happened. But it’s ok. Yuzuru has so many fans that he certainly won’t mind that I’m not among them.

Ladies

Mako Yamashita - Una voce poco fa / A thousand years I just love the playfullness of her SP. The FP is so nice, such a shame that some small mistakes made such a big difference in scoring and placements.

Mai Mihara - It’s magic / Fairy of the forest She’s light, she’s a princess, she deserves.

Satoko Miyahara - Methamorphosis / Tosca Again, it’s a pattern. Universally loved skater, praised for interpretation and I don’t feel anything. Though I love her layback spin. And then came Tosca. And I was enchanted. I LOVED IT!

Kaori Sakamoto - Bach ala jazz / The Matrix What can I say, she’s my favourite lady. I love her skating, her power.

Rika Kihira - The fire within / Baby god bless you Wow. I am surprised. So far I haven’t found Rika’s programs particularly interesting and now this? Such a mature, beautiful performance. So good. And the step sequence. The cartwheel. Really impressive. (So different from Jun’s The Fire within and yet equally beautiful). Quad salchow in the free. I am again speechless. I may prefer her SP but she indeed skates beautifully. I’ve been converted I have to admit.

#figure skating #figureskating #watch party #current season #japanese nationals 2020 #shoma uno

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sophia-helix · 6 years

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Shoma/Javi fic anon again. Ty for the reply! "IRL Shoma has had much closer and more obvious role models amongst the Japanese skaters" Oh ok, that's what I intended to point out. lol Allow me to elaborate a bit, because I still sense some misconception about RL Shoma in your response. Feel free to disregard, if the following is an old hat to you! :-) : Since Shoma was singularly obsessed with Dai T. (to the extent that he didn't sit down to watch anyone else's skating, but his) basically 1/8

from the age of 9 until he turned senior, I’d speculate that for the most part of his novice + junior years he probably wasn’t really familiar with too many senior skaters besides his senpais (at least he would never talk about anyone outside that circle in interviews). Maybe he had a peripheral idea who Javi was, but it’s unlikely that even if he did catch his skating on TV occasionally he would’ve referred to him for his technical abilities since that didn’t become a focal point for him until much later. Because jump-wise Shoma was an extreme late starter (he only acquired his 3A in 2014, shortly after he learned to do the 4T following Mura’s advice), he needed to develop all other aspects of his skating to compensate for that deficiency.

His interest in the artistry and performance side in particular was sparked when he worked as a flower boy at Jap. Nats in 2006 where he witnessed Dai ’s POTO live. His later recounts sounded like that experience was some kind of religious enlightenment. ;-) Dai was a pretty accomplished quad jumper himself for the time (and in 2010 he became the first skater to attempt the 4F in competition), but what drew Shoma in primarily rather than jump prowess were Dai’s most outstanding qualities: his musical stsq and his expression. According to Mihoko-Sensei Shoma from then on would take inspiration from him for nearly everything he did and practice in front of the mirror until he had his movements down pat. His biggest dream was to become a well-rounded, expressive skater on par with his idol and to one day compete together with him on the senior stage, which never happened, because Dai retired just before Shoma turned senior.

For the last couple of years Shoma has been naming Yuzu as a main goal to chase after (as soon as he realized that there was a realistic chance to catch up with his scores). He pretty much looks up to him for his strong mentality, which allows him to perform well under pressure as well as his ability to weave technical excellence + difficulty into a seamless program. He doesn’t tire of crediting Nathan and Boyang as outstanding competitors and for pushing him to upgrade his tech. Going by his interviews these three have been the skaters he has been taking most inspiration from in terms of aspiring to join the no-chill movement and obviously they’ve all been pushing each other and the entire field during the last 3-4 years. Off-ice he seems to be closest to Keiji, Kotaro, Yura and his brother Itsuki, who enjoys roasting him in front of the Nation. Before he turned senior he was bff with Sota. He looks up to his two big “sisters”, Mao and Kanako, who watched over him since he started out skating (Mao is the one who got him into it). Him and Yuzu seem to have a pretty typical Kōhai-Senpai relationship (he likes to describe Yuzu as a cross between an older brother and a role model).

I don’t remember him mentioning Javi much aside from the “revelation” that he likes his & Dai’s faces,but going by their interactions they are on cordial terms. I think Javi is basically friendly with everyone and esp. seems to enjoy engaging the youngsters in a big brotherly kind of way. Personally I wouldn’t read anything into that as far as RL goes, but believe a fic along the outline you gave can be pulled off convincingly,if you create an alt. reality with very marginal RL tangents. It’s obv. an extremely far-fetched niche ship,but that’s what makes it interesting & fresh!

Hey, anon, thanks for the in-depth information! (I’m including all your asks for anyone else who’d like to know more about Shoma.) I’m not sure if you’re the person who sent me the original ask about Shoma/Javi — it’s definitely a pairing I’ve only thought of in passing, mainly because of that pic of Shoma smiling up at him so happily at the Japan Open, and then how comfortable they seemed hugging after the Olympic free skate. I do still think there’s a “big brother’s hot friend” vibe, which makes sense with what you’ve said; Javi is someone he’s known as a competitor on the senior circuit, rather than one of his many senpais who tease him as a little brother, so if nothing else Shoma probably appreciates that Javi takes their rivalry seriously.

#asks #figure skating rpf #shoma uno

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shoma-uno · 7 years

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“Like elder brother and younger brother”

(Shoma and Keiji’s interview in Quadruple 2017 Extra magazine. Thanks to @chestnutskating for the scans! Please do not repost this translation without permission.)

Shoma Uno and Keiji Tanaka have been leading Japanese men’s figure skating since they were juniors, and they finished gold and silver at this season’s Japanese Nationals. Their joint interview became a reality after they finished their segments at Worlds. We got a sneak peak into the 19 and 23 year olds’ raw, true selves which we do not get to see most of the time.

-- Well done at the World Championships. Were you in the same room this time?

K + S: Nope, we weren’t.

S: We haven’t roomed together much since we became seniors right?

K: Nope, not normally.

-- You roomed together frequently when you were juniors.

S: Yep, that’s right.

K: We did room a lot when we were juniors.

-- Has your relationship changed since you were juniors?

K: Nope, it hasn’t changed a single bit! (laughs)

S: It hasn’t changed! (laughs) We haven’t grown at all. (laughs)

K: Ahahaha. (laughs)

S: The first thing I have to do when I enter his room is to take my shoes off. He forced me to make that a habit of mine at the very beginning.

K: “He forced me”. (laughs)

-- Keiji, you do this everyday then.

K: Yep. I take my shoes off the moment I enter my room.

S: And I get a slap from him if I do the “bed dive”! (laughs)

K: Ahahahaha. (laughs)

-- What do you mean!?

K: I don’t allow him to dive onto my bed.

S: If I dive onto his bed, dust flutters around, so I was told “Do not dive onto my bed!” at the beginning. (laughs)

-- In a strict way?

K: Nah, I think I said it in a normal way. (laughs)

S: Ahahaha. (laughs)

K: It was normal! It was normal!

S: That’s right, that did happen back then.

-- Was Shoma mischievous?

K: Rather than mischievous, he was full of energy. And also, something that hasn’t changed since before is that he ‘explodes’!

S: Hahaha! (laughs) I used to take a Febreeze with me back then. (laughs)

K: I also used to make him take away the smell by making him flap the door open and close.

S: He still makes me do that.

K: I made you do that two years ago at 4CC in Taipei.

S: ! (laughs)

-- Is it okay if this conversation is published?

K: If it’s put as “explosion” then it’s okay. (laughs)

S: It’s no problem for me (if you publish this). Just a problem for everyone else. (laughs)

-- What type of senpai-kouhai relationship* do you have?

K: Hmmm, I’ve never really thought of our relationship in that way.

S: I don’t really think of him as a senpai either. (laughs)

-- Do you feel more like friends?

S: Yep. (laughs)

K: My own brother is the same age as Shoma’s so he’s never felt like a kouhai to me either.

-- Since he feels like a ‘younger brother’ to you, are you strict with him regarding attitude?

K: That’s true. I teach him the basics. (laughs)

S: Ahahaha! (laughs)

-- What type of presence is Keiji to you, Shoma?

S: I play against him in video games. Normally, whenever I interact with my other senpais, my language is a lot more respectful, but Keiji was quite loose with me, so I naturally say things like “Do you want to go for dinner?”, something like that. (laughs) I kinda followed him around all the time. (laughs)

K: Ahahaha. (laughs) He is naturally a respectful person, since he says “Do you want to go for dinner?” instead of “Let’s go eat dinner!”. So it’s completely fine.

S: It’s still respect I guess… but it feels closer (with him). (laughs)

K: It’s a perfect balance.

-- You two always get along so well. At last season’s 4CC, there was one scene when you (Shoma) sat on your (Keiji’s) lap in the green room.

K + S: Ahahaha. (laughs)

S: Was I just casually sitting there?

K: Yep, it was normal. I was thinking, “He’s gonna come sit on my lap isn’t he”, and just like that, he sat on my lap. (laughs)

-- That scene was broadcasted live on TV. Were there any reactions from people?

K: There were a lot of reactions. (laughs)

S: There was so much reaction from the fans. We were told, “You two get along so well”. (laughs)

K: Yeah.

-- Do you get relaxed when you’re with Keiji?

S: I do get relaxed. I’m usually alone in Nagoya, so when Keiji comes to Chukyo University or we get together during overseas competitions, I think, “I have someone to hang out with!”

K: Ahahaha. (laughs)

S: I always look forward to that. (laughs)

-- How do you both switch between on and off**?

S: I’m always off.

K: I’m only on on-ice. Only on-ice and inside the competition arena.

S: I am off until the last minute. (laughs)

K: We both change when we step onto the ice. Until then, we honestly don’t change at all.

S: Ahahaha. (laughs)

-- Since we are talking about competitions now, were there any skaters whom you were blown away by at this World Championships?

K: We actually watched the ladies together in the hotel room.

S: Everyone was so good in the ladies segment.

-- Which one of your rooms did you guys watch in?

K: Shoma’s room.

S: Recently, we get together normally in my room. My room is messy from the start, so I don’t really care if it gets messier.

K: I’m not complaining. (laughs) When we watched the ladies in Shoma’s room, I thought, “Their mentalities are so strong”.

-- Which skaters were the most memorable?

S: I was, of course, blown away by Evgenia Medvedeva. She always skates without making any mistakes. The fact that no matter the condition, she always does a perfect performance, is intriguing to me.

K: I personally was most taken aback by Team Japan. All of them were giving it their all, and even though this applies to me as well, this was many of their first times at Worlds. I had my free skate the next day, so I thought, “I will give it my all too!”

-- After making a mistake in the short, Mai Mihara did an amazing performance in the free.

K: It was truly incredible.

S: Yes yes.

K: I was so happy her practices paid off since our practices sometimes overlap with one another.

S: Even though Rika, Wakaba, and Mai, as Team Japan, may have had some feelings of frustration, they were in smiles when I saw them afterwards, so I was just glad about that. Last year, I was very down for a while after the competition, so I really didn’t want anyone to be feeling that way. When I saw Mai’s sad face after her short, I thought, “I think it’ll all be okay in her free skate”, and after seeing her amazing free performance, I thought, “The ladies really do have a strong mentality.” For me, I was able to end Worlds by just truly enjoying it.

-- Worlds is over, and now lies ahead a season which determines your chance at the Olympics. Do you have any thoughts about that?

S: I would like to move forward without thinking much about the Olympics, by working hard at every competition and giving it my all in everything.

K: That is the same for me, but I have to level-up to be able to go to the Olympics, not only focusing on every competition. I want to keep evolving while feeling like I’m growing.

-- What do you two feel about each others’ skating?

S: I’ve felt this since I was young, but Keiji can pull off any expressions. I tend to stay in the same genre, but Keiji is so good at any genre, and that intrigues me. During practices since I was very young, I thought, “He is so good. This is how good his expressions are.” This isn’t an insult or anything, but he gets a bit stiff when he has to skate at competitions. (laughs)

K: Ahahaha! (laughs)

S: I’m always like, “What happened!?”

K: That’s exactly how it is. (laughs)

-- Was it like that during this competition’s short?

S: During the short, according to him, his legs were shaking apparently.

K: Ahahaha. (laughs)

S: But it felt as if he got distracted after the first jump because he was too nervous rather than his body stopped moving because he was too nervous. On top of that, he was selected randomly for a doping test, so I thought ‘welp, sorry about that!’. (laughs)

-- What about you, Keiji (your thoughts on Shoma’s performances)?

K: I really felt his continuous growth this year in his competitions and ice shows. In order to see that, I go to Chukyo and I get stimulus from watching his practices.

-- When you first competed at Junior Worlds together, your height difference was also a lot more drastic. When was it that you started to feel that Shoma was becoming a phenomenal skater?

K: Well, his expression and jumps have been great since he was very young. The speed in which he learned new jumps after landing the triple axel was something no other skaters were able to do. I am able to see this speedy learning by watching his practices at Chukyo, which is a benefit for me since I get a lot of motivation from it.

S: I actually always look forward to the weekends as well. (laughs) From Mondays to Thursdays, I always practice alone, so I always think, “I can’t wait for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to come.” The atmosphere is so much better when everyone is there, so I look forward to it every week.

-- Your relationship is wonderful. Finally, please say a message for your fans.

K: Since the season is over, I would like to quickly create a new program, and show you all something better. This feeling comes from all of the frustration throughout this season, so I will work hard to challenge myself more. Please continue to support me.

S: I think I was able to achieve my goal of ‘smiling at the end of the competition that I ended last year with tears’ in a fantastic shape. I would like to continue with my feel, ‘to attack’, without changing anything from the goals I had until today.

-- Will your ‘theme’ for next season also be ‘to attack’?

S: Yes, I would like to emphasize that. A part of me uses that in order to tell myself to continue attacking, but I do my best when I think, “I will attack!” when I’m feeling very lost. I would like to continue thinking that way.

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* = Senpai is used to describe someone who is older or more experienced in a field from a younger/less experienced person’s perspective. Kouhai is used the other way around (to describe the younger/less experienced person). In Japanese culture, Kouhais treat Senpais with a great deal of respect, by using certain words and formatting generally known as ‘keigo’. Most senpais and kouhais do not view each other as friends.

** = ‘On’ in Japanese generally means to be focused, serious, and in the case of figure skating, to be in character. Being ‘off’ means to be one’s ‘natural’ self, usually less serious and carefree.

#shoma uno #keiji tanaka #fstranslation #season: 2016 2017 #interview #translation #magazine #pics #off ice

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ltluda · 7 years

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“Like Big Brother & Little Brother”: Shoma + Keiji interview in Quadruple 2017

Scans provided by @ itsakurinut on Twitter! Thank you~

Note: this is part 1/2, 2/2 will be completed in a couple hours.

Q = Question (interviewer), S = Shoma, K = Keiji.

[Comments in square brackets are my additions.]

Shoma Uno and Keiji Tanaka have been giving traction to the Men’s discipline of figure skating in Japan since their Junior years, and made a 1-2 finish at this seasons’ Japanese Nationals. This conversation between the two of them happened after the conclusion of the World Championships [2017]. These two, aged 19 and 23, allow us to see a frank and honest side of them that we would not usually get.

Q: Congratulations on your performances at Worlds! Did you two share a [hotel] room together this time?

S/K: No, we didn’t.

S: Since we’re now in Seniors, we don’t really do that anymore, do we?

K: Yeah, it doesn’t really happen [with Seniors].

Q: It’s more common in Juniors for [competitors] to room together , isn’t it.

S: Yeah, that’s true.

K: We did share rooms a lot when we were Juniors, didn’t we.

Q: When you two started living together a lot, did your relationship change?

K: It didn’t change at all! (Laughs).

S: Didn’t change! (Laughs) We didn’t mature at all. (Laughs)

K: Hahahaha (lol)

S: First off, when you enter the room, you absolutely gotta take your shoes off. That’s a custom we established right from the beginning.

K: “A custom *we* established??!!”. Hahahaha!

Q: Keiji, you’ve always been like that, haven’t you.

K: Yes. As soon as I enter the room, I take my shoes off.

S: And next, I get a “Bed dive face slap”! (Laughs)

K: (Laughing)

Q: What do you mean by that?

K: So he doesn’t do a bed dive.

S: When you do a bed dive, all the dust comes up into the air, so he’s like, “Don’t you dare do a bed dive!” He actually said that to me a long time ago. (Laughs)

[T/N: he said it in a fairly aggressive manner according to Shoma]

Q: Did [Keiji] say that in a really strict manner?

K: No, I think just how I normally do (Laughs)

S: Hahahaha!

K: Like normal! Normal!

S: That really happened, didn’t it.

Q: Was he a little rascal?

K: I don’t know if you’d really call him a rascal, more just really energetic. Actually, if you want to talk about things that have changed, it’s letting off “bombs”!!!! [TN: Farts. he’s talking about farts.]

S: HAHAHA! You used to carry around a can of Febreze, didn’t you.

K: And I’d have to open and shut the door repeatedly to ventilate the room.

S: Actually, that hasn’t changed much, has it.

K: We did it the year before last, at the Taiwan 4CC.

S: (Laughs)

Q: …May I publish this conversation?

K: If you call them “Bombs”.

S: It’s not going to hurt my reputation or anything. …Maybe just hurt those around me. (lol)

[TN: As in, those physically around him. fart jokes!]

Q: What kind of Upperclassman-Underclassman relationship do you two have?

K: Hmmm, I haven’t really thought about it.

S: I haven’t really thought of him as an upperclassman (laughs).

Q: So a bit more like just regular friends.

S: Yeah, like that. (lol)

K: Shoma’s the same age as my real younger brother, so I’ve never really thought of him as an “underclassman”.

Q: So because you see him more like a “little brother”, you’re a bit strict on him in everyday life?

K: Yes. I teach him how to do normal, everyday things, don’t I? (laughs)

S: Hahahaha! (lol)

Q: So Shoma, what is Keiji to you?

S: Whenever I play videogames, he plays them with me. Whenever I have to talk with other upperclassmen, I have to use Keigo*, but Keiji is pretty cool about me not using it so I’ll often even say things like “Oiiiiii wanna go get food?” to him. (lol) He’s always been with me. (Laughs)

*[TN: Keigo is a special, respectful manner of speaking in formal or workplace type situations. There isn’t really an English equivalent. These days they tend to teach it to kids when they’re in late highschool/early University. Usually, it would be expected of Shoma to speak to Keiji using keigo, but they’ve known each other for so long that I wouldn’t be surprised if Shoma wasn’t too proficient at Keigo when they met, even.]

K: Ahahaha! (Laughs) Usually, it’s standard for someone in Shoma’s position to use keigo, but. He doesn’t actually really say stuff like “Oooooiiiiii, wanna get a bite to eat?”, more like “Hey, want to get something to eat?”, so it’s okay.

S: So maybe like, a little bit “keigo-ish””, but still friendly. (lol).

K: Yeah, that’s fine.

Q: You’ve always been good friends, haven’t you. There was a bit of an episode at last year’s 4CC where, after your performances, Shoma was sitting on Keiji’s lap in the green room.

S,K: (Laughing)

S: Was it like how I usually do it?

K: Yes, like usual. Whilst I was thinking, “I wonder if he’s actually going to do it?”, he actually went ahead and did it, just like I thought he would. (Laughs)

Q: That scene was broadcast on TV, wasn’t it. Did you get a reaction from the people around you?

K: Yes, actually we got a huge reaction, didn’t we? (Laughs)

S: We got a big reaction from fans. They would say things like, “You two seem friendly with each other, don’t you?” (Laughs)

Q: When you’re with Keiji, can the two of you relax?

S: Yeah, we can. I used to always be alone back in Nagoya, so when Keiji came to Chukyo*, and went to overseas competitions with me, I would think “yes, someone to play with!”.

*[TN: Shoma has been training at Chukyo University since hmmmm I think his middle school years?]

K: Ahahaha! (Laughs)

S: So I used to look forwards to that. (Laughs)

#shoma uno #keiji tanaka #fstranslation #translation #2017

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tadakixd-blog · 7 years

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The bond between Yuzuru and Shoma

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Hero’s Special 170402

So, as opposed to the usual media angle of Shoma vs Yuzu, Hero’s has decided to put together a program about their relationship, as seen from behind the scenes footage. Most of the articles/reports are now focusing on the relationship between Yuzu and Shoma instead of the previous angle of rivals, because this time they had the shared role of Japan’s representatives as opposed to being individual skaters.

Shoma: Right now, when I'm practicing, my motivation is the desire to achieve the ability to win over Yuzu-kun. That's the only motivation and, in order to continue growing, I would like to continue forward without changing this feeling.

Yuzu: I've often been told that I'm in a position of being chased by others but, if you think about it, just like how we found out with this SP, there are still many people I have to chase after. After all, after the SP the one who was standing in first place was Javier, and the one who was third was Patrick. Of course, the young skater Uno...Uno-san...U-Uno-san? *frowns at himself and laughs* Uno-senshuu** too (was in the top 3). There are many things that I don't have, so in a manner of speaking, everything is to me, something/someone to chase after.

In which we get a behind the scenes look at the bond between Yuzu and Shoma (as viewed by the Japanese media)

Full translation including video narration under the cut.

From 01:33

Announcer: A legendary 4 and half minutes! We have witnessed a tremendous moment that will remain in the history of the World Championships

From 02:24

(Segment: The Fierce Bond Between Hanyu and Uno)

Narrator: Standing at the top of the podium was 14 year old, Hanyu Yuzuru. It was there, that one young boy appeared. Still a child, 11 year old Uno Shoma.

As if he was meeting an adorable younger brother, Hanyu reached out to him.

The two who stood on the podium at the All Japan Junior Nationals 8 years ago…and now.

They achieved 1st and 2nd place at the World Championships that had a rarely seen high level (of competition). Uno, who achieved his personal best and shined with a silver medal, and with a great reversal, Hanyu - who retook his throne of World Champion.

Behind the fierce battle known as the true quad era, the cameras caught it…

Yuzu: *clapping* I don't want this kind of competition anymore! Shoma: *laughing and nodding* Yuzu: Really don't want this kind of competition right! Shoma: I don't want it!

…The feelings that were not broadcast on the live telecast…

And the undisguised expressions of these two.

*cue synchronised looking down*

*jigsaw puzzle reveals the words: Captivating the world…behind the scenes of the great reversal, the cameras caught the bond between Hanyu and Uno*

Backstage, immediately after the SP ended; the scene that was not shown on live telecast.

The skaters gathered for the small medal ceremony for the top 3 skaters of the SP.

Uno, who came in second, presented himself to the cameras. The one who looked on right in front of Uno was the absolute king - Hanyu. At this moment, what might he have been thinking?

Even the world’s media pays attention -

Interviewer: How many photos do you have just of Hanyu? Photographer: Probably around 500. They all look like the same kind of photo but you can see the strong determination written on his face. He is the biggest star in the figure skating world. Other men are attempting multiple quad jumps in their program but he was the trailblazer for that.

Yuzu: 2, 3 types of quads…if you can’t jump them you can’t even talk (about winning). The one who made this era the way it is…you might say it was me…

- the pride of (being the one to) establish the true quad era.

On the day of the free skate, where he aimed to make a comeback win from 5th place, the cameras caught the image of (Hanyu) who, in order to suppress his emotions, maintained an expressionless face.

As a matter of fact, right before the SP, Hanyu was at the rink side singing as if he were shouting. As opposed to that, yesterday (during the FS) he simply waited there quietly for his turn.

And…the legend was born.

Announcer 1: The 4Lo was landed cleanly. He’s started (his program) with a wonderful jump. 4S. 4S -

Announcer 2: HE DID IIIITT

Announcer 1: -3T, he landed that well.

*Shoma watching backstage. Orange subs say: At that time, backstage…*

Shoma: *clapping* Perfect.

Announcer 1: A legendary 4 and a half minutes! Did you see that, World? This is Hanyu’s power! He’s crossed yet another limit. The word “limit” does not apply to Hanyu Yuzuru.

The perfect dance that he showed decisively to the world.

Announcer 2: It’s here! 223.20 points! Of course it’s a world record! He’s rewritten the record for the Men’s FS points!

The moment of joy - what did Hanyu say? When we checked the microphone recording and listened carefully, he told his coach something unexpected. The moment of joy when he achieved a new world record - the words that Hanyu said:

Yuzu: I’m not crying. Brian: I am. Almost Yuzu: Hahah almost. I’m not. Brian: Good boy. Wow.

He became strong (literally, hard), and insisted that he wasn’t doing something like crying.

At the moment the scores were revealed, backstage and unseen by the broadcast cameras, was this scene. Staring into the screen was Uno Shoma. Even with Hanyu’s record breaking score, he had this expression. Wordlessly, he went back to warming up.

That’s right - the fight had yet to be over.

Right after that, at a place not captured by broadcast TV, was this scene.

Shoma: Ahhh I worked hard! Coach Higuchi: You did, didn’t you? Shoma: Aah… i worked hard.

Maybe because of the incredible pressure he was under, he repeatedly said of himself “I worked hard”, as if he did not want to forget.

And then, Hanyu, who had been backstage watching Shoma's high score announced before his eyes, said these unexpected words:

Announcer: 319.31, a high score! He's missed Hanyu by just a bit but, Uno Shoma! With a wonderful performance he's entered 2nd place!

At that moment, the microphones backstage picked up the unexpected voice of Hanyu Yuzuru

Yuzu: I don't wanna do nationals! (Jpn sub: I don't wanna do national competitions!)

Patrick: Why, because he'll be there too? (Subs: Why? Because you'll have to fight him?)

Yuzu: Maybe, maybe we have to go, team trophy? Maybe, if I...I and he. (Subs: I wonder if we have to go to WTT)

Patrick: Cause you, cause you won here, so you have to go to team trophy? I'll probably see you there (Subs: Because you won this time? We might meet there again, i think i'm going too.)

Yuzu: Ooh! That's so high level! (Subs: That'll be a very high level competition!)

The reason why Hanyu would not want to compete in a national competition was because of Uno Shoma's growth.

Furthermore, at the moment the scores for Javier Fernandez, who was first in the SP, came out -

Announcer: the total score is over 300 but 301.19 places him in 4th place.

Yuzu: Wait, over 300 and 4th place? Just how much (do you need)!

*arrow points to shoma*

Yuzu: *clapping* I don't want this kind of competition anymore! Shoma: *laughing and nodding* Yuzu: Really don't want this kind of competition right! Shoma: I don't want it!

Precisely because it was a harsh fight like none before - Hanyu exploded with joy.

Standing on the podium with Uno after accomplishing the brilliant 1st and 2nd finish for Japan, in that moment -

*synchronised looking down*

As if it had be pre-planned, (they both) at the exact same moment, (did) the exact same movement. On top of that, reminiscent of standing close together in harmony, Hanyu stretched out his hand, and they linked arms to take a commemorative photo.

As if they were brothers, but, within a competition.

Shoma: Right now, when I'm practicing, my motivation is the desire to achieve the ability to win over Yuzu-kun. That's the only motivation and, in order to continue growing without changing (t/n: this sentence was cut hence the growing without changing sounds weird). I would like to continue forward without changing this feeling.

The relationship of the two who are each chasing after something - beyond their further growth lies the dream stage of the Pyeongchang Olympics.

**Uno-senshuu is a formal way of referring to Shoma that is appropriate for events as such. The word ‘senshuu’ means athlete, so it functions as a title the same way Dr would. (ie Athlete Shoma). Here, he says Uno-san (aka Mr Uno) instead, which is not wrong, but sounds slightly weird because Yuzu usually refers to him as Shoma, hence probably why he found it funny. Both -san and -senshuu are appropriate and formal, for a press conference, but -senshuu would be more apt.

From 13:27

The hosts talk about how being above 300 points doesn't even guarantee a chance of a medal anymore (table shows this year's worlds compared to last year's). They go on to talk about how Yuzu and Shoma have improved and about how they were rivals at nationals but going to worlds and representing Japan made them comrades instead. At the very end, they ask what "era" next year's olympics will bring if this year is the true quad era, and they end with a proposed "350pt era".

Courtesy of pino16.17

#yuzuru hanyu #shoma uno #worlds 2017 #helsinki 2017 #fstranslation #news #heros #interview #I'm enjoying this brothers angle a lot more than the rivals angle #also what 350pt era please no #more videos to come if no one else translates them

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