
Photo by Sponichi
Part 1 originally published 25 December 2020
Part 2 originally published 25 December 2020
Translation: @shinjistarxx and @tsukihoshi14
Proofreading: @axelsandwich
็ทๅญใทใงใผใใใญใฐใฉใ ๏ผSP๏ผใ่กใใใ14ๅนดใฝใใ18ๅนดๅนณๆใจไบ่ผช้ฃ่ฆใฎ็พฝ็็ตๅผฆ๏ผANA๏ผใฏ103ใป53็นใง้ฆไฝในใฟใผใใจใชใฃใใๆผๆๅพใใชใณใฉใคใณๅๆใงSPใๆฏใ่ฟใฃใใ
The men’s short program (SP) was held, and Yuzuru Hanyu (ANA), the reigning Olympic champion in Sochi ’14 and Pyeongchang ’18, finished in first with a score of 103.53. After his performance, he reflected on his SP in an online interview.
ใโโSPใฎ่กฃ่ฃ ใซใคใใฆ
ใใใพใใๅใใใใพใ่จใใใใจใงใฏใชใใงใใใฉใใใ ใใใฃใฑใใใกใใฃใจใญใใฏใฃใคใฝใใใใฎใใพใใใญใใผใปใฆใฃใชใขใ ในใใใฎๆฒใชใใงใใใฎๆนใฎใคใกใผใธใ ใจใใใใใใฃใใใฎใๅใๅ ฅใใใใใซใใพใใใ
Q: Could you tell us about the short program costume?
A: Well, itโs not really something I can say much about, but. Well, itโs something a little rock-like. Um, well, itโs Robbie Williamsโ song, so itโs also incorporating a little of his image.
ใโโๆฒใธใฎๆใ
ใใใใใใใฎ้ธๆฒใฏใธใงใใชใผใปใใใซใใใใใฃใฆใใ ใใฃใฆใๆๅใใใขใๆฒใๆขใใฆใใใใงใใใใฉใใใชใใใใชใใชใใใฎใใธใงใใชใผใใใใชใใชใใใพใๆฑบใพใฃใฆใใชใใฆใใงใใใใไฝๆฒใใ2ใ3ๆฒๆธกใใใไธญใงใใใใฃใฑใใชใใ่ชๅใฎไธญใงใใฃใใใใใใฎใใชใใฆใใงใใใฅใผในใ ใจใไธใฎไธญใฎ็ถๆณใ่ฆใฆใใไธญใงใใใฃใฑใใชใใๆใใๆฒใฎๆนใใใใฎใใใฃใใใฟใชใใใใใใชใคใใไธญใงใใใใใฃใฆใใใใ่ชๅใฎในใฑใผใใ่ฆใฆใใ ใใฃใฆใใใใ ใจๆใใฎใงใใใใใไธญใงใกใใฃใจใงใๆใใใใใช่ฉฑ้กใซใชใฃใใใชใใจๆใใพใใใ
Q: Your thoughts on the music?
A: In the beginning, itโs Jeffrey Buttle who picked the music. At first, I was looking for a piano piece, but, well, Jeffrey-san wasnโt really able to decide on something either. So, even after going over 2-3 choices, in the end, there wasnโt one that really just came to me. And in the midst of seeing the news and the current state of the world, I think ultimately a kind of light-hearted piece [would be better], uhm, since everyone is watching me skate even during these tough times, I thought maybe something of a cheerful theme (would be good).
ใโโใใชใผใซๅใใฆ
ใใพใใฏใใฃใใใจๅๅพฉใใใใใจใๅคงไบใ ใจๆใใพใใใใ ใใใใใใ็ทด็ฟใใใฆใใใจๆใใพใใใใพใๅฎ้ใ็นๆฐๅบใฆใใชใใงใใใฉใใธใฃใณใใจใใฆใฏใใจใใใใ้ใใฆใฏใใใฎใงๅ จ้จใใใฃใใใจใพใๆๆฅใใพใจใพใฃใๆผๆใใใใใชใจๆใใพใใ
Q: [What are your thoughts] Heading into the free program?
A: First, I think itโs important to recover properly. However, I think Iโve had amazing practices before this. Though in reality, thatโs not reflected in the score. As for the jumps, all I can say is that Iโve landed them. I hope I can properly deliver another good performance tomorrow.
โโๆปใ็ตใใฆ
ใใใพใใๆญฃ็ดใใฃใฆใๆฅฝใใใใจใฏใงใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใฉใใพใใ็นๆฐ็ใซใฏใใๆผๆใ ใฃใใจใฏ่จใใชใใใใชๅ ๅฎนใ ใจๆใใฎใงใใใฃใใใไฟฎๆญฃใใชใใๆๆฅใซๅใใฆ้ ๅผตใใใใชใใจใฃใฆใใใใจใไปใฎๆๆณใงใใ
Q: [What are your thoughts] upon finishing your skate?
A: Well, to be honest, I think I was able to enjoy it, but looking at the score, I canโt say that it was a good performance, therefore, my current thought is that I would like to revise it while doing my best to prepare for tomorrow.
ใโโใใใใฎๆปใใง่ชฒ้กใฏ
ใใใจใใใใใใฏใใซใซๅ จ็ถไผธใฐใๅใใฆใใชใใชใฃใฆใใใฎใจใใใจใฏใพใใ่ชๅใฎใธใฃใณใใฃใฆๅบๆฅๆ ใๅใฃใฆใใณใใฎใธใฃใณใใ ใจๆใใฎใงใใใใใใฃใใใคใใใใชใใฃใใใจใฏ่ชฒ้กใ
Q: What were the problems in todayโs skating?
A: For the time being itโs that I didnโt push to maximize the technical (aspects) at all. Also, well, I think my jumps are (usually) high-earning in GOE. I think itโs an issue that I wasnโt able to properly obtain that.
ใโโไผๅ ดๅ ฅใใใ็ฌ้ใฎๆๆ ใฏ
ใใใใใใใฐใๅฃฐ่ใใใชใใใ ใชใฃใฆใใใใใชใใจใๆใใใใ้ใซใชใใใใฟใชใใใไปใใฎใๆฐใใญใฐใฉใ ใจใๆฐใใ่กฃ่ฃ ใ่ฆใๆใซใใใฎใใใใฆใใ ใใฃใๅฃฐๆดใ ใจใใใใใใใใฎใๅฟใฎไธญใงๅ็ใใชใใใใชใใๅฟๆดใๅใๆญขใใชใใใใชใใๆฐใใๅฟๆดใฎๅใๆญขใๆนใใใฆใใพใใใ
Q: What were your feelings upon entering the venue?
A: Now that you mention it, it felt like I couldnโt really hear any voices. On the contrary somehow, the cheers that everyone gave for todayโs new program and when they saw the new costume felt like they were resonating inside my heart. It was like I received that support in a new way.
Part 2
โโ4ๅ่ปข2ๆฌใๆฏใ่ฟใฃใฆใ่ชๅใจใใฆใฎๅบๆฅใจใใฆใฏ
ใใใพใใ้ใใใใงใ50๏ผ ใฏใใใใใชใใจใใใ ใใพใ็นๆฐใๅฎ้็ดฐใใใใฎใ่ฆใฆใใชใใฎใงใใชใใจใ่จใใชใใใงใใใฉใใใใ ใๅบๆฅๆ ใใจใใฆใฏ่ฏใใฃใใใฎใงใฏใชใใฎใงใใพใใใใใกใใฃใจใใ๏ฝใใใขใใใฎไปๆนใ ใฃใใใ6ๅ้็ทด็ฟใฎ้ ๅใ ใฃใใใใใใใฃใใใฎใงๅทฅๅคซใใฆใใใใฐใใใใชใจใใ้ขจใซไปใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
Q: You put in 2 quads. What do you think about their quality?
A: Well, Iโve landed them, so you could say 50% I guessโฆ However, about the scores, I havenโt seen the details actually so I canโt say anything. But in terms of GOE, it wasnโt good so, uhm, Iโm thinking itโd be great if I can figure out things such as how to upgrade it a little bit more, how to allocate time in the 6-minute warmup, etc.
ใโโไน ใ ใฎใญใใฏใใณใใผ
ใใใใฎใๆญฃ็ด่จใฃใฆใใใฎใๆญๅฃฐใ่ใใใชใใฎใฏใใฃใฑใๆฎๅฟตใงใใใใใงใใใใถใใใฌใใง่ฆใฆใใๆนใ ใฏใใใใใจใใง่ฆใฆใใ ใใฃใฆใใๆนใ ใฏใใใถใใใใใๅฃฐใไธใใฆๅฟๆดใใฆใใ ใใฃใใใ ใใใชใจใใใใฎใใชใใจใชใๆใใฆใใใฎใงใใพใใๆฅฝใใฟใชใใใใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
Q: (Your thoughts) on doing a rock number after a long while?
A: Um, well to be honest, it was a little unfortunate not to be able to hear (audience) cheering, but, well, I think I was able to somehow feel that maybe those watching on TV or those watching online were cheering very loudly me on, so I was able to skate while having fun.
ใโโๆฏใไปใใซใคใใฆ
ใใ่ฉณ็ดฐใ่จใใจใใพใใๆๅใซในใใใใ้ใใใฆใใฆใฆใใพใใในใใใใฎๅ ดๆ่ชไฝใใกใใฃใจๅๅฏพใซใชใฃใฆใใใจใใใใจใฏ้ณใฎๅใๆนใจใๆใฎๆฏใใฎไปๆนใจใใใพใใ่ชๅใใปใจใใฉใใขใฌใณใธใๅ ฅใฃใฆใใใใฎใๅคใใงใใใใจใฏใใธใฃใณใใซ้ขใใฆใใไธๅฟใใฎใใใใฎใฟใคใใณใฐใงใใใใใจใใใใฎใ่จใฃใจใใฆใใงใใใใใใใชใใจใชใใใชใใจใชใใธใงใใใใใฎใ่ธใฃใฆใใใใใฎใใใฃใฆใใใใๅ ใซ่ชๅใฎใฟใคใใณใฐใ ใฃใใใใใฃใจใใใใชใจใใใใใใ่ใใใใงใใใฉใๅ จ็ถ่ฟไบใๆฅใชใใฃใใใง๏ผ็ฌใ๏ผ่ชๅใงใใฏใใใใใใๆฏใไปใใฆ่ฉฆ่ก้ฏ่ชคใใชใใใใฃใฆใใพใใใ
Q: Could you tell us about the choreography?
A: To speak in detail, first, I was sent the stepwork. Well, the placement of the steps themselves were in reverse.* Also, things like the incorporation of the music and hand movements, well, thereโs a lot that mostly I arranged. And, regarding the jumps too, I conveyed the overall timing I wanted to do for them, and then, there were also the [parts] Jeff arranged. So I wanted to ask various things about how all of that would fit in if it went with my original timing, but I didnโt get a reply at all (laughs), so yes, I choreographed it by myself while going through trial and error.
*T/N: This is our guess but we assume he means that because he was sent the video of the choreo that was presumably shot front on (the way the audience would see his performance), he would have had to mirror the steps instead of copying directly what he saw on the video when actually skating the choreo.
ใโโใใ ใใฃใ็นใฏ
ใใใพใใใชใใโๆผใๅผใโใฟใใใชใใฎใงใใใญใใใใใชใใฎใๅ ใใใใจใฏใใฆใใฆใใปใใจใซใพใใใใๆๅณใปใใจใๅ จ้จใๅ จ้จ่ฆใฉใใใฟใใใชๆใใซใใใใจใๆใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใ ใใใฎไธญใงใใฃใฑใธใฃใณใใจใฎๅ ผใญๅใใ ใฃใใใจใใใใจใฏใใพใใใฟใชใใใ่ฆใฆใใไธญใงใๅผๅธใใงใใๅ ดๆใใปใใจใซๅฟใใไนใๅใใใใชใใใใใใใ่ธ่กๆงใฟใใใชใใฎใใกใใฃใจ่ใใชใใใใใใใๆฏใใๅ ฅใใฆใใใพใใใ
Q: Anything you are particularly emphasizing (in the program)?
A: Well, I think itโs maybe something like โpush and pull.โ Iโm trying to add in a lot of different things. Really, in a certain sense, I think Iโm trying to emphasize that everything in the program is worth paying attention to. However, amongst all of that, itโs to be balanced with the jumps. Also, well, I tried to insert various things while considering the artistic aspect, like where I could take a breath and really ride it out, all while everyone is watching.
ใโโๆใฎ่ชๅใฎๆผๆใใใขใฌใณใธใๅผใฃๅผตใฃใฆใใใใฏใใใฎใ
ใใ่ชๅใฎไปฃๅ่ฉใซใชใใจใใใฟใใใชใใฎใฏใใใคใฉใคใใซใชใใใใชใจใใใฏใใพใๅผใฃๅผตใฃใฆใใใใฃใฆใใใใฎใใใใกใใใใใพใใใใฉใใใ ใใใฎใใฃใฑใใใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ใซๅฏพใใฆใใใฎ้ณใซๅฏพใใฆใใฉใใใ้ขจใซๆฏใใใใฃใฆใใใใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใๅคงไบใซใใฆใใพใใใ
Q: Did you arrange or put anything from your old performances (into this program)?
A: Of course there were things that seem to be now associated with my name, which are things that I want to highlight, and things that I extracted (from my old programs). However, afterall, I took a lot of care thinking about how to choreograph this program and for this music.
