
All articles originally published 8 February 2022
Translation:ย @axelsandwich, @shinjistarxx
Proofreading: @yuzueco,ย @tsukihoshi14, @smpkyk
PART 1
ใใใใญใใใใพใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
Thank you for your time today.
ใโโ4ๅ่ปขใตใซใณใผใฏ
Q: What happened with the opening quad salchow?
ใใใชใใโฆ็ฉดใซไนใฃใใใพใใใ
Yuzuru: Um, I got caught in a hole.
ใโโใฏใพใฃใใฎใ
Q: Did you get stuck in it?
ใใใฏใพใฃใใฃใฆใใใใใใใใฎใใฏใพใฃใใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใใชใใใๅใใธใฃใณใใง่ชๅใฎใใฌใผในใซใฏใพใฃใใฃใฆใใๆใใ2019ๅนดใฎใทใงใผใใใใใใใฃใใใงใใญใใใถใใใใฎใทใงใผใใฎใ2019ๅนดใฎใทใงใผใใฎใในใฏใใใผใ6ๅ้็ทด็ฟใฎๆใซใใใพใใซใๆฌๅฝใซใใชๅไฝใงใณใณใใญใผใซใงใใใใฆใฆใๅใใจใใใง่ทณใใงใใพใฃใใใงใใใไปๅใฏใใฎใในใใใ่ชๅใฎไธญใงๅใใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใใใฃใฆใใ็ต้จใใใฃใใฎใงใใกใใใจ6ๅ้ใใกใใฃใจใใใใฆใใใงใใใใงใๆฌ็ชใฎๆใซๅฎ็งใชใใฉใผใ ใงๅฎ็งใชใฟใคใใณใฐใงใใฃใใใใชใใ่ทณใใ ็ฌ้ใซใใ็ฉดใๅ ฅใฃใฆใฆใใใใใผใธใฃใณใใฎ็ฉดใ ใฃใใฎใงใใใใใใใใใชใใงใใ
Y: Rather than get stuckโฆ itโs more likeโฆ um, when I say I got stuck, I mean that I got stuck in a hole that I traced before, which is what happened in 2019 in a short program. The mistake in that Short Program in 2019 was probably because um, during the 6 minute warm-up, I was fixed on my jumping position down to the millimeter, and I ended up jumping in the same spot later [in the actual competition]. This time, I was already aware of that past mistake, and I had that experience in my mind. So, during the 6 minute warm-up this time, I adjusted my position a little bit. And so, during the actual program, I went in with the perfect form and the perfect timing for the jump, and the moment I tried to take off, there was a hole there. It was a hole from a toe jump. So thereโs nothing I could do about it.
ใโโๆใซๅใใฆๆฌ็ชใชใณใฏใๆปใฃใใ่ชฟๆดๆนๆณใๆฏใ่ฟใฃใฆ
Q: You skated in the main rink for the first time this morning. Looking back on your preparation method, what are your thoughts?
ใใใใใใใชใใใใงใใใใใใใใฎใ6ๅ้็ทด็ฟใๅใ่ฏใใฃใใงใใใไฝๅใๅใ่ฏใๆ่ฆใงๆฎใฃใฆใพใใใใพใใใใกใใใใชใผใซๅใใฆใใณใณใใฃใทใงใณใใใพใ ใใฃใใๆดใฃใ็ถๆ ใงใใใใใฎใงใไปๆฅใฎใในใฏใใใ่ชๅใงใฏใฉใใใใใใใใชใใจใใใ ใฃใใฎใงใใพใใใใชใผใซๅใใฆใใฃใใใใพใไธ็ๆธๅฝใใใใใชใฃใฆๆใใพใใ
Y: Well, it was pretty good, if anything. The 6-minute warm-up was also really good. I also felt really good about my physical condition. Well, of course, facing the Free Skate, Iโd like to stay in this good condition. Todayโs mistake was something that I couldnโt have prevented, no matter what I did. Well, looking ahead towards the Free Skate, I want to properly put everything I have into it.
ใโโใตใซใณใผใฎๅพใฏใฉใใชๆฐๆใกใงๆปใฃใใฎใ
Q: How did you feel when skating after the [quad] Salchow?
ใใใชใใใใชใใใใใฃใใชใใฟใใใชใใพใใไฝใใใ่ชๅใฎๆ่ฆใฎไธญใงใในใงใฏใชใใฎใงใใใใฏใใ ใใใใใฎใพใพใใใฎๅ จ็ถใๆฐๆใกใๅใใใใซใใญใฐใฉใ ใจใใฆๆใ็ซใฃใฆใใใใใซใฏใ่ชๅใฎไธญใงใฏๆใฃใฆใพใใ
Y: Wellโฆ kind of like, โwell, that happenedโ. In any case, to my senses, that kind of thing wasnโt a mistake to me. So, I think thatโs why I was able to continue on with the program without it affecting my mind at all.
โโไปๆฅใฏๆๆ ใๆใใฆใใใฎใ
Q: Were you able to refocus your feelings [after the mistake] today?
ใใๆๆ ใๆใใฆใใใฃใฆใใใใใใใใฃใฑใใชใใงใใใญใไฝใใ่ฆใๆใซใใใฃใฑใกใใฃใจไธใคใใใใใๅดฉใใฆใใใ ใใงใใกใใฃใจใชใใๅฎๆใใใฆใชใ่ฆใใใใ ใจใใใใใใชใใงใใใฏใใ
Y: Rather than refocus my feelings [after the mistake], how do I put itโฆ it’s like when you see something, and with just one small piece coming out of place, I wasn’t quite able to bring it all together. It is what it is, yes.
ใโโ็นๆฐใใฉใๅใๆญขใใใ
Q: How are you dealing with todayโs score?
ใใใพใใใงใใใใใงใ95็นๅบใใฆใใใ ใใใฎใฏใๅใใใใใใใงใใใใใใ ใใใพใใไปใฎใฏใชใชใใฃใ้ซใใงใใใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใ่ชๅใใปใใฆใใใใใชใฃใฆๆใใพใใใใชใใงใใใญใใใใใชใใใๆญฃ็ด่จใฃใฆใใชใใๅใๆชใใใจใใใใชใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใพใใใฏใฏใฏใใชใใๆชใใใจใใใใใใใใชใฃใฆใใพใฃใใฎใใชใจใใฃใฆใใชใใใใใใใใใใใจใใ่ใใใใชใใใใใฎใในใงใใใใฏใใ
Y: Well, Iโm really thankful to be even getting 95 points with [that kind of error]. I think thatโs because I was able to complete the other elements with high quality and Iโd like to commend myself for that. How to put it. Wellโฆ truthfully speaking, I wondered if I had done something bad. Hahaha. Like somehowโฆwas it because I had done something bad that it turned out this way? It was the sort of mistake where I could only think about that kind of thing, yes.ย

PART 2
ใโโใใใฏไบ่ผชใจใใๅผทใๆฐๆใกใฏใใฃใใ
Q: Did you have any strong sense of this being โthe Olympicsโ?
ใใใใกใใใใใพใใใใพใใใใคใใจ้ใ็ฉบๆฐๆใใใใพใใใใใใใใงใใใงใๅใใใ้ไธญ็ถๆ ใงใไฝไธใคใปใใใณใฎใชใ็ถๆ ใ ใฃใใฎใงใใ ใใใใใชใใใไปๅใใใชใใใในใฎๅๅ ใๆขใใจๆด็ใใคใใชใใงใใญใใชใใใในใฑใผใใฎๆนใงใฎใในใฏใพใฃใใใชใใฃใใฎใงใใชใใใๅซใใใใใจใใใใชใใฃใฆ๏ผ็ฌใ๏ผใๅใๆฐทใซๅซใใใกใใฃใใชใใฃใฆๆใใชใใใใฃใฆใพใใใ
Y: Of course I had. Well, the atmosphere was different from usual [competitions]. Um. But I was really in a super concentrated state, in a condition where there was nothing out of place, so if I try to search for the cause of the mistake, I wonโt be able to sort them out. I donโt think there were any mistakes with the skating element. Itโs likeโฆ I wonder if I did something to be hated (laughs), like I skated while thinking I must be really hated by the ice.
ใโโ2ๆฅๅใซๅ ฅใฃใ็็ฑใ
Q: What was the reason behind you arriving 2 days before [the SP]?
ใใใใฃใจ๏ฝใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใ้ทใใใใฐใใใปใฉใใ ใใฆใใใจใใใฎใใใฃใฆใๆฎตใ ่ชฟๅญใๆชใใชใฃใฆใใใฎใใ็ตๆงใทใใขใซไธใใฃใฆใใใฏๆใใฆใใฆใไธ็้ธๆๆจฉใจใใ้ทใใงใใใฉใใใพใ้ทใใใ็ถใใกใใใจใๆฐๅใๅ ฅใใใใฆใใพใใฎใงใ็ฒใใกใใใชใฃใฆใใใฎใใใฃใฆใใฎใชใฎใชใซใใใฎใๅฃไฝๆฆใฎใกใณใใผ็บ่กจใใใฃใๆ็นใงใใฎใชใฎใชใซใใใใจใใใใจใๆฑบใใพใใใ
Y: Umโฆ for me personally, since I became a Senior skater, Iโve felt that the longer I stay [at a competition], the more I become listless, and my condition gradually worsens. Things like the World Championships are also long [events] but if I do things for too long, then I get into the competitive mindset too much, and tire out. When the Team Event members were announced, that was when I decided I would cut it close [in arriving].
ใโโๅใใฆSP้ฆไฝใงใชใ้ ไฝใงใใชใผใ่ฟใใ
Q: Youโll be heading into the Free Skate not as the leader of the Short Program for the first time (at the Olympics)
ใใใพใใ๏ผๅๆใๅใใฆใใๆ็นใง๏ผใพใ ้ ไฝใๆฑบใพใฃใฆใใชใใฎใงใชใใจใ่จใใชใใใงใใใฉใใพใใใชใผ้ ๅผตใใใใชใใงใใใญใใฏใใ
Y: Well, (at the time of the interview) the starting order hasnโt been decided yet so I canโt really say anything but, well, I can only do my best in the free program, yes.
ใโโ๏ผ่ฑ่ชใง๏ผ4Aใฏใใชใผใง่ทณใถใฎใใๆๅใงใใใ
Q: [In English] Will you jump a 4A in the free? Can you land it?
ใใ๏ผ่ฑ่ชใง๏ผใงใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใใฎใธใฃใณใใ่ชๅใซใจใฃใฆ้ฃใใใฎใฏๅใใฃใฆใใใๅ จใฆใซ้ไธญใใชใใจใใใชใใๅผใ็ถใใๅ จใฆใฎใใจใซ่ชๅใฎใในใใๅฐฝใใใฆใใใใใ
Y: [in English] I think I can do it. I know this jump is difficult for me. I must focus on every aspect, and going forward, I want to give my best in everything.
ใโโ10ๆฅใซใฉใใชใๅคฉใจๅฐใจใใใฟใใใใ
Q: What kind of performance of โTen to Chi toโ do you want to show on the 10th [day of the free program]?ย
ใใใพใใๆฐทใซๅผใฃใใใใชใใใใซ๏ผ็ฌใ๏ผใไธๆฅไธๅใ ใใใใชใใฆใๆฌๅฝใซไธๆฅๅๅใใใใใชใใใใใชใใฎใใชใจใใฃใฆใกใใฃใจๆใฃใฆใใพใ๏ผ็ฌใ๏ผใใงใใใใใใใใ็ทด็ฟใจใใฆใฏใใฃใใ็ฉใใฆใใฆใใฆใๆผๆใซ้ขใใฆใฏใใใ่ชไฟกใใใ็ถๆ ใงๆฅใใใฆใใใจๆใใฎใงใใใจใฏใใใ็ฅใฎใฟใ็ฅใใฃใฆใใใใใจใซใใใใพใ ๆ้ใฏใใใฎใงใใพใใใใฎใทใงใผใใ็ตใใฃใๅพใฎๆ้ใๆๅนใซๆดป็จใใชใใใใปใใจใซใฟใชใใใฎๆใใๅใๅใใคใคใๅฎๆใใใใใฎใซใใใใชใฃใฆๆใใพใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใ้ ๅผตใใพใใ
Y: Well, hopefully one in which I donโt get caught in the ice [laughs]. Rather than the saying โone good deed a dayโ*, Iโm wondering if I now have to do like ten good deeds a day [to avoid this happening again] (laughs). But, I think Iโve done enough practice to justify that much. I think Iโve come here with a lot of confidence in my performances. As for the rest, well, maybe only God knows. In any case, thereโs still time. Also, by making good use of the time after the short program [until the free], and really taking in everyoneโs feelings, I want to turn my performance into something complete. Thank you for having me. Thank you, Iโll do my best [in the free program].
*T/N: Referring to a Japanese proverb, ใไธๆฅไธๅ ใ โ[doing] one good deed a dayโ
