
All articles originally published 15 April 2021
Translation: @axelsandwich & @shinjistarxx
Proofreading: @yuzueco
็ทๅญSPใงไปๅญฃ่ชๅทฑใในใใฎ107ใป12็นใใใผใฏใใ2ไฝใ ใฃใ็พฝ็็ตๅผฆ๏ผANA๏ผใฏๆผๆๅพใใชใณใฉใคใณใงๅๆใซๅฟใใใ
Yuzuru Hanyu, attending his first WTT after sitting out of the last competition, secured second place with a seasonโs best of 107.12, and afterwards participated in an online interview.
ใโโๅฟๆดๅธญใซVใตใคใณใใใฃใใ
ใใใใฎใใใฏใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใขใใฆใณในใ ใฃใใฎใงใ่ชๅใฎไธญใงใใพใ่ใๆฐใฏใชใใฃใใใงใใใฉใใ๏ฝใๅฎ้้ธๆใฎ็นๆฐใใใพใ่ฏใใชใใฃใใจใใใฎใ่ใใใฆใฆใ็ทๅผตใใพใใใใใใฃใใใๅฝผใฏใในใฃใกใใใพใใใใใฉใใๅฝผใฎๅใจใ้ญใจใใใใใใใใฎใๅใๅใใชใใ้ ๅผตใใใจๆใใพใใ
โYou did a peace sign to the supporting teammate area [after your performance]
Yuzuru: Um, well, the announcements are all happening in Japanese, so internally I wasnโt going to listen to them. Ah, but I ended up hearing that [teammate Shoma] Unoโs score wasnโt that good. I was nervous, and although he made some mistakes, I think that I was able to feel some sort of spirit or power from him which let me do my best.
ใโโใใคใใจใฏ้ใSPใฎๅ ฅใใ ใฃใใใ
ใใใใพใๆฐใซใใชใใใใซใฃใฆใใใใจใๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใ่ชๅใไธ็ช่ฒข็ฎใงใใใใจใฏใ่ชๅใฎๆผๆใซใใฃใใใจๅ
ฅใ่พผใใงใ่ชๅใฎใใผในใงใใใใจใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใใ ใไปๆฅใฏใปใใจใซๆๅพใฎๆๅพใพใงใใชใใๅฎ้้ธๆใจใจใใซๅใๅใใฆๆปใใใฆใใใ ใใใชใจใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
โWas it a different start to the SP than usual?
Y: I was trying not to worry about it too much. I think that what I can do to contribute the most right now is to properly get into my performance and do it at my own pace. However, today, until the very end, I think I was able to skate by kind of borrowing some energy from alongside [Shoma] Uno.
ใโโ้ ไฝใ็ขบๅฎใใใ
ใใใใฃใจ๏ฝใใพใใ่ชๅใฏใใใใใจใใฃใใจๆใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใใใพใ้ ไฝใจใๆฐใซใใฆใใชใใงใใใฉใใงใใใใฎใใพใใฏ่ชๅใฎใใจใจใใฆใใใฎใใใผใ ็ซถๆใชใใจใใฆใ่ชๅใฎใใจใจใใฆใฏใใใฃใฑใๅๅใฎใตใซใณใผใจใใผใซใผใใธใฃใณใใๅใใฆใใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ใง่ฉฆๅใงใใใใซๆฑบใใใใจใใงใใใฎใงใๆ้ทใใฆใใใชใฃใฆๆใใฆใใพใใ
โYou also secured 2nd place [after the SP]
Y: Hmm~ Well, I think I did what I could. Iโm not paying too much mind to the placements. But um, as for myself, not regarding the team competition aspect, it was the first time I was able to land a nice (quad) Salchow and (quad) toe loop [4T3T combination] jump in the first half of this program in competition, so I feel like Iโve made progress.
ใโโใใชใผใซๅใใฆ
ใใใ๏ฝใใใฃใจใใใฏใไธ็้ธๆๆจฉใงใฎๆใใใฟใใใชใใฎใฏๅฐใชใใใใใฃใฆใใชใใณใธใใใใฃใฆใใๆฐๆใกใๅฐใชใใใใใใใงใใใใฉใใใใฎๆฐๆใกใ่ชใใฆใใใใใใฉในใขใซใใกใใใใใฎๆผๆใฎใใใซ่ชๅใๆ้ทใใใชใจๆใใใใใชๆผๆใใงใใใใใซใใใฃใใ่ชๅใซ้ไธญใใใใจๆใใพใใ
โWhat are your thoughts heading into the free program?
Y: Ummโฆ well, I do have a considerable amount of what you could call feelings of frustration or the desire to redeem myself from the World Championships. I want to acknowledge those feelings and then on top of that, would like to concentrate properly on delivering a performance like I did today where I can really feel that Iโve grown.

Part 2
ใโโไธใฎๅใซๅฐ้ใใใฃใฆใๅฝฑ้ฟใฏ
ใใใใฃใจใใ๏ฝใใใพใ3ๆใฎๅฐ้ใใใใงใใใใใฉใใ2ๆใฏใใฃใจ่ชๅใฎไฝใใงใใใจใใใฏใใฃใจๆบใใฆใๆฃใฎ็ฉใ ใฃใใๆฃ่ชไฝใฏใใใใใใใใจใใใพใ้ฃๅจใๅฃใใใใจใใใพใใใใฎใใใช่ขซๅฎณใใใใพใใใใใ ใๅนธใใซใใฑใฌใจใใใพใ็ชใฌใฉในใ็ ดๆใใใใจใใๅปบ็ฉ่ชไฝใใพใใกใใฃใจใใใใจใๅ ฅใฃใฆใใใใใใใชใใงใใใฉใ่ชๅใฎๅฎถ่ชไฝใฏใใ๏ฝใใใใๅคงใใชๆฑๆฅๆฌๅคง้็ฝใฎใใใชใใจใฏใชใใฃใใงใใใใ ใใขใคในใชใณใฏไปๅฐใฎๆนใฏใใๅฒใใ ใฃใใใ3ใป11ใฎๆใซ่ขซๅฎณใๅใใฆใใๅฃใใพใๅดฉใใฆใใใใจใใใใใใจใใใซ3ใป11ใฎๆใฎใใใชๅท่ทกใใใใพใใใใ๏ฝใใพใๅนธใใซใๆฐท่ชไฝใๅฃใใใใจใใๅทๅดๅจใๅฃใใใใจใใฏใชใใฃใใใงใใใใฉใใใขใคในใชใณใฏไปๅฐใใใฎ็นๅฅใช้ ๆ ฎใใใใ ใใฆใใชใใจใใใใใซใงใฏใชใใฃใใงใใใฉใ1ๆฅใฏใงใใชใใฃใใงใใใฉใใใฎๆฌกใฎๆฅใใ็นๅฅใซ่ฃไฟฎๅทฅไบใใใชใใใงใใใใฉใๅฐใใ ใๆปใใใฆใใใ ใใใจใใงใใพใใใ
โThere was an earthquake not too long ago [in Sendai], how did it affect you?
Y: Hm. Firstly there was the earthquake that happened in March, but the earthquake in February affected where I was living more. The things on our shelves and the shelves themselves were shaking really badly and well, tableware broke and there was damage like that around the house. But, fortunately, there werenโt injuries or damaged windows, or damage to the building itself โthough I suppose there may have been some cracksโ and there wasnโt anything as severe as the 3/11 disaster. But Ice Rink Sendai did experience cracks [in the building] and the wall that had been damaged in the 3/11 disaster collapsed once again. There was damage everywhere, just like from 3/11. Fortunately the ice wasnโt broken, nor was the cooling system. Thanks to the special efforts and consideration of Ice Rink Sendai โthough it wasnโt immediately as they couldnโt do it in a day and it was while repairs were going onโ I was able to skate just a little from the following day onwards.
ใโโๆผๆใงไฝใๆฎใใใจใใงใใใจๆใใใใซใชใฃใใใฃใใใฏ
ใใใใฃใจใไธ็ชๅคงใใใฃใใใจใฏใ่ชๅใฎในใใณใตใผใใใงใใANAใใใฎใใฉใคใใซใใใฃใจใในใฆใงใผใใณใใๆฅๆฌใซๅธฐใๆใซใปใใจใซ่ชฐใไนใฃใฆใใชใใฆใ็ฉบๆธฏใซ่กใฃใฆใใปใใจ็ใฃๆใงใๆตทๅคใฎไบบใซใฏใดใผในใใฟใฆใณใจ่จใใใฆใใใใ ใใใจใใใใใชใใใใฎ็ฉบๆธฏใฎ็ถๆณใ่ฆใใใๆฌๆฅใฏใฒใผใใงใใฃใใฏใใฎไนใๅฃใ ใฃใใฏใใฎใจใใใใใ๏ฝใใชใใ็ ้ขใฎๅไปใฟใใใชใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใใใฃใ็ถๆณใ่ฆใฆใใปใใจใซ่ชๅ่ช่บซใฏ่ช็ฒใใใใจใใใใๅคงๅใ ใจๆใฃใฆใพใใใใ่ชๅใๆๆใๅบใใชใใใจใจใ่ชๅใใใฎๆๆใๅบใใไบบใฎ็งปๅใฎใใฃใใใซใชใฃใฆใฏใใใชใใจใใใใจใใใใๆใใฆใฐใฉใณใใชใฏๆฃๆจฉใใใฎใงใใใไปใฏใใกใใใใฎๆฐๆใกใๆใกใคใคใใใใใ่ทใฎๆฎ้ใฎใใๆนใใชใใชใฃใฆใใๆนใ ใใพใใฏใใใใ็ถๆณใฎไธญใง่ฆใใใงใใๆนใ ใใใกใใใใใใฃใฆๅคงไผใ้ๅฌใใฆใใใใใ้ๅถใใฆใใใ ใใใใใพใใฏใใใซๆฅใฆใใใใฌใใฎๆนใ ใ่จ่ ใฎๆนใ ๅซใใใปใใจใซๅคงๅคใชใใจใ็ๆใใใฎใงใๅใฏใใใฎใไปไบใจใใๅ ดใซๅใ่บซใๅฏใใใใจใซใใฃใฆใไฝใใใใฎใใใใๅใซใชใใใใใใชใใใจใใใตใใซๆใใพใใใใใใฆใ็ฉบๆธฏใงๆกๅ ใใฆใใ ใใฃใใใไธ่ฉฑใใฆใใ ใใฃใANAใฎๆนใใใใใงใจใใจใฏ่จใใชใใฃใใใจใฏ่จใฃใฆใใใใงใใใฉใใใปใใจใซๅๆฐใใใใใพใใใใจใๅใฎๆผๆใงๅใใใใใพใใใใจใใใใใ่จ่ใใใใ ใใใฎใงใๅใฏใใใกใใใพใ ่ค้ใชๆฐๆใกใฏใใใพใใใฉใไธกๆนใจใๆใฃใไธใงๅบใฆใใใใฎใใชใจๆใฃใฆไปๅใฏๆฑบๆใใพใใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใใใพใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใ
โWhat was the motivation for making you think that you could leave behind something with your programs this time?
Y: Um, the most impactful thing for me was that when I was returning to Japan from Sweden on my sponsored ANA flight, there was really no one on board. The airport was also completely dark. I saw this state of the airport, and itโs what people overseas would be calling a โghost town.โ What was supposed to be a boarding gate had been turned into something like a… hospital reception area. When I saw these circumstances, I thought that it was really important for me to refrain from spreading the virus myself. I also strongly felt that I must not become a reason for others moving [travelling] and possibly spreading the virus, [and because of that] I sat out the Grand Prix series [last fall]. Of course I still hold those feelings, but I am also fully aware that there are those who have lost their usual means of work, those who are suffering during these circumstances, and of course, how difficult it is for those involved to organize and run a competition like this, which includes TV staff and reporters who came here. I thought that by bringing myself to this venue that [people depend on for] work, I could um, maybe help in someway. Also, the ANA staff who guided me at the airport and took care of me, I had said they couldnโt say congratulations to me, but rather they said things like โI really received courage [from you],โ and that they felt empowered from my performances. Although of course I still have complicated feelings, it was based upon weighing these [conflicting stances] that I made my decision to appear [at WTT]. Thank you very much. I look forward to speaking again tomorrow.
