[ENG TRANSLATION] Yuzuru Hanyu โ€“ World Championships 2021 Post-FS Interviews โ€“ 210327

Post-FS video interview

Translation + transcript of interview

โ€•ใƒ•ใƒชใƒผใฎๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใ‹

ใ„ใ‚„ใƒผใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใชใ‚“ใ‹ๅ…จ้ƒจๆณขใซใ†ใพใไน—ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใŸใ ใ‚ใฎใƒผใ€ใพใ€ๅ…จไฝ“ใจใ—ใฆใ†ใพใใ„ใฃใฆใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ใฎใƒผใ€ใพใ‚ๅคงใใช่ปขๅ€’ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไธญใงไธ€็•ช็‚นๆ•ฐใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใใฎๅ‡บๆฅๆ „ใˆใฎๆ–นใงใฏใพใฃใŸใ็‚นๆ•ฐใฏๅ–ใ‚Œใฆใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใŸใ ใ‚ใฎใƒผๅ…จไฝ“้€šใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ใฎใƒผ็ดฐใ‹ใ„ใƒŸใ‚นใงๅ…จใฆๆŠ‘ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใฏใ€ใ‚ใฎใƒผ่‡ชๅŠ›ใŒไธŠใŒใฃใŸใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ†้ขจใซๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€•Could you please offer some thoughts on your free program performance?

Yuzuru: Ah, well, I kind of wasnโ€™t able to get into the flow of things. However, um, as a whole it didnโ€™t go well, but, um, I wasnโ€™t able to get what I wanted the most at all, which was a (high) GOE. However, throughout the whole thing, I was able to manage everything as smaller mistakes, and I think maybe my ability to do that has improved.

โ€•ไธ–็•Œใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใฏๅˆใ‚ใฆใฎๆŠซ้œฒใจใชใ‚‹ใ€Œๅคฉใจๅœฐใจใ€ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆ€ใ„ใ‚’่พผใ‚ใฆๆป‘ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€ใ‚ใฎใƒผๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌๆ™‚ใจๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ™ใ”ใ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅ†…ๅดใจใ€ใ‚ใจๅ‘จใ‚Šใฎ็ฉบๆฐ—ใซๅง”ใญใชใŒใ‚‰ๆป‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใŸใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€•This was your first time revealing โ€œHeaven and Earth andโ€ to the world (an international competition). What kind of feelings did you put into the skate today?

Y: Yes, it is, um, in the same way as during Japanese Nationals, I think I was able to skate while really immersing myself in my inner world and also to the surrounding atmosphere.

โ€•ใใ—ใฆไปŠใ‚ทใƒผใ‚บใƒณใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ็•ฐไพ‹ใฎใ‚ทใƒผใ‚บใƒณใง็พฝ็”Ÿ้ธๆ‰‹ใŒ1ไบบใงๆŒ‘ๆˆฆใ‚’็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใฏ้›ฃใ—ใ„ๆ™‚ๆœŸใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๅ›žใฎๅคงไผšใฏ็„ก่ฆณๅฎขใงใ—ใŸใ—ใ€ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใจใฏ้•ใ†ใใ‚“ใชๅคงไผšใ ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใฉใ†ใ„ใฃใŸไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ‹

ใพใๆญฃ็›ดๆ‚”ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใญใ€ใŸใ ใ‚ใฎใƒผๅŽ็ฉซใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹่ฉฆๅˆใ ใฃใŸใจใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ไธญใงใฏไปŠๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใฏใ‚ใฎใƒผไปŠใ™ใๆป‘ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใใ‚‰ใ„ใงใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใงใ‚‚โ€ฆใพใŸๆฌกใฎๆฉŸไผšใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใ€ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚ŠใพใŸใใ“ใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ„ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใชใใฃใฆใ„ใ†้ขจใซไปŠๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

 โ€•So this season has been truly an unusual one, and we think you must have had a hard time continuing to compete while on your own. The competition this time was also held with no audience present, so itโ€™s different from usual competitions. What kind of World Championship is it for you?

Y: Well, to be honest, Iโ€™m frustrated but, um, I think it was a competition where I learned a lot, and really, Iโ€™d like to get back to skating right away, butโ€ฆ I think if there is a next opportunity, I want to properly focus on doing a good performance then.

โ€•ๆฅฝใ—ใฟใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ—ใฆไปŠใ‚ทใƒผใ‚บใƒณใฏ่ฉฆๅˆๆ•ฐใŒๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๅฐ‘ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ—ๆฅใ‚ทใƒผใ‚บใƒณใฏไธ–็•Œใฎ็ŠถๆณใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ใงใ‚‚่‰ฏใใชใฃใฆ่ฉฆๅˆๆ•ฐใ‚‚ใพใŸใŸใใ•ใ‚“่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใชใใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ‚‹ใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใฎๆ–นใ€ใใ—ใฆ4ๅ›žใฆใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใธใฎๆœŸๅพ…ๆ„Ÿใ‚’้ซ˜ใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใฎๆ–นใ‚‚ๅ‡„ใๅคšใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€็พฝ็”Ÿ้ธๆ‰‹ใฎๆฅใ‚ทใƒผใ‚บใƒณใธๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใฎใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใ‚‚ไปŠ่ฉฑใ›ใ‚‹็ฏ„ๅ›ฒใงๆ•™ใˆใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใŸใ‚‰ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใพใใ“ใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใซ้–ขใ—ใฆใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Š็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใฆใใŸใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ใพใ็€ๆฐทใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ไปŠใพใงใฎ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไธญใงไธ€็•ชใ‚„ใฃใจ4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใ‚‰ใ—ใใชใฃใฆใใŸใ‚‚ใฎใŒ็ตๆง‹ใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€ๆฅใ‚ทใƒผใ‚บใƒณใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Š็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใŸใ„ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใจใ€ๅพŒใฏใพใƒผใ€ใ‚ใฎใƒผใƒปใƒปใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใ‚„ใ‚‹ใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šไฝ“ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’้…ทไฝฟใ—ใชใใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€ใ‚ใฎใƒผใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚ฑใ‚ขใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ๆ€ชๆˆ‘ใ‚‚ใ—ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒ้€ฒๅŒ–ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‘ใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใชใฃใฆ้ขจใซๆ€ใฃใฆใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€•We are looking forward to then. So, this season there were very few competitions, but there are fans who are hoping there will be more competitions next season if the world situation gets better, and there are also many fans who are eagerly anticipating the quad Axel. So, if you could speak about your vision heading into next season, as much as you can.

Y: Well, heading to this competition, I intended to practice the quad Axel quite a lot. Well, itโ€™s not like I landed it, but itโ€™s at the point where thereโ€™s been a lot of instances where itโ€™s finally become quite a โ€œquad Axel-likeโ€ jump, so, heading into next season, Iโ€™d like to properly practice that. And alsoโ€ฆ um, working on the quad Axel means you have to really overwork your body and whatnot, so I hope I can continue to evolve while properly taking care of myself so as not to get injured.

Photo by Yoshiki Kogaito, Sponichi

Original article published 27 March 2021.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใฃใฆใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใพใ‚ใ€ใ†ใƒผใ‚“ใจใ€ใ™ใ”ใ„็–ฒใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ใฎใ€ใ™ใ”ใ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใƒใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใŒไธ€ๅ€‹ใšใคๅดฉใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฃใฆใŸใฎใงใ€‚ใชใ‚‹ในใ่ปขๅ€’ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใตใ†ใซใ€ใพใ‚้ ‘ๅผตใ‚ŒใŸใจใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใปใ‚“ใจใซ1ใค1ใคใ€ๅ…จ็„ถ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚‰ใ—ใใชใ„ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใŒ็ถšใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€ใปใ‚“ใจใซๅคงๅค‰ใ ใฃใŸใชใจใ„ใ†้ขจใซๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€

What are your thoughts, looking back on your performance?

Wellโ€ฆ um, I was very tired. It was really like my balance was crumbling piece by piece. I did what I could to prevent myself from falling but well, one by one, uncharacteristic jumps kept continuing so it really was hard.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ๆฌกใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใฎ่ชฒ้กŒใฏใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใ†ใ‚“ใจใ€ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšๆฌกใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใŒใฉใ†ใชใ‚‹ใ‹ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใ‚ใฎใ€ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚Œใฐ4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใ‚’ๆ—ฉใ็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใฆใ€ใพใšใฏ็€ๆฐทใ•ใ›ใฆใ€ๅฎŒๆˆๅบฆใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใฆใ€่ฉฆๅˆใซ็ต„ใฟ่พผใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใŸใ„ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใŒใ€ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšไปŠใฎ็›ฎๆจ™ใงใ™ใ€

Whatโ€™s your goal for the next competition?

Hm, for now we donโ€™t know what will happen at the next competition but, um, if there is time to do so Iโ€™d like to quickly practice my quad Axel – firstly land it, increase its degree of perfection and get it ready for competition – thatโ€™s my goal for now. 

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ใใ‚‡ใ†ใฎ3ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใฏ4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใ‚’็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใŸๅฝฑ้ŸฟใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‹ใ€‚4ๅ›ž่ปขใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใฎใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใŒๅดฉใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€ๅ…จไฝ“็š„ใซๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใŒๆ‚ชใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€‚ใˆ๏ฝžใ€็ทด็ฟ’ใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใ“ใ†ใ„ใ†ใƒ‘ใ‚ฟใƒผใƒณใฏๅ‡บใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใ‚ใฎใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€ไธ€ๆฐ—ใซใƒใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใฉใ‚“ใฉใ‚“ๅดฉใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฃใŸใชใฃใฆๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไธญใงใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใงใ€ใพใ‚ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใซ้–ขใ—ใฆใฏใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใ†๏ฝžใ‚“ใ€ใพใ‚ใใ‚Œใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใ€ใ•ใฃใ่จ€ใฃใŸใƒใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใŒใฉใ‚“ใฉใ‚“ๅดฉใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็Šถๆ…‹ใฎไธญใงใ€ใˆ๏ฝžใ€ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใ†ใพใใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅนณ่กกๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใจใ„ใ†ใ‹ใ€ๆœ€ๅพŒใพใง่ปธใ‚’ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใ†ใพใๅ–ใ‚Šๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใ‹ใชใฃใฆๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฏใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚“ใพใ‚Šๅคงใใชๅ•้กŒใ ใจใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใชใใฆใ€ใปใ‚“ใฎใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใšใคๅดฉใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฃใŸใ ใ‘ใชใฎใงใ€ใพใ‚ใƒˆใƒฌใƒผใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ฐใง้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆใใŸใ“ใจใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€็ทด็ฟ’ใงๆณจๆ„ใ—ใฆใใŸใ“ใจใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใฏใงใใŸใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

Were [the mistakes] on the 3A today influenced by 4A training? Your opening 4Lo was also off balance

Yes, the overall feeling wasnโ€™t bad. There wasnโ€™t really a trend or pattern like this in practice but wellโ€ฆ it felt like there was an instance where the balance within me collapsed all of a sudden. In terms of the Axel, there is the factor of the quad Axel there but mm, more than that it was more like what I just said about being in a state where that balance was crumbling very quickly. Umโ€ฆ you could say it was my own sense of equilibrium or balance; it felt like I wasnโ€™t able to grasp the axis of the jumps properly the entire time. However, I donโ€™t think this is a huge problem, it was just feeling out of balance bit by bit so, well, I think I was able to do the things I had worked hard on in training and the things I was watching out for during practice.

[ENG TRANSLATION] Yuzuru Hanyu – World Championships 2021 Post-SP Interview – 210326

Photo by Yoshiki Kogaito, Sponichi

Original article Part 1 published 26 March 2021.
Original article Part 2 published 26 March 2021.

PART 1

็”ทๅญSPใง14ๅนดใ‚ฝใƒใ€18ๅนดๅนณๆ˜Œใจไบ”่ผช้€ฃ่ฆ‡ใฎ็พฝ็”Ÿ็ตๅผฆ๏ผˆANA๏ผ‰ใฏใ€106ใƒป98็‚นใ‚’ใƒžใƒผใ‚ฏใ—ใฆ้ฆ–ไฝ็™บ้€ฒใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ชใƒณใƒฉใ‚คใƒณใฎใƒใƒผใƒใƒฃใƒซใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ‚พใƒผใƒณใงๅ ฑ้“้™ฃใซๅฏพๅฟœใ—ใŸใ€‚

Sochi 2014 & Pyeongchang 2018 Gold Medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (ANA) came in first in the Menโ€™s Short Program with a score of 106.98. He answered interview questions from the media online in a virtual reportersโ€™ mixed zone.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ใ“ใฎๆ›ฒใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใ่กจ็พใ—ใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใ‚„ใฃใฑใชใ‚“ใ‹ๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใ€ใ™ใ”ใใ“ใฎๆ›ฒใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ๅ–ใ‚ŠใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ๆ›ฒใŒๆŒใคใ‚จใƒŠใ‚ธใƒผใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่…•ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ไฝ“ๅ…จไฝ“ใซ่กŒใๆธกใ‚‰ใ›ใฆ่กจ็พใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใใ‚ŒใŒใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ“ใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใฎ้ญ…ๅŠ›ใ‹ใชใฃใฆใ™ใ”ใๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏใพใŸใ€ๆŒฏใ‚Šไป˜ใ‘1ใค1ใคใซใ€ไปŠๅ›žใฏใŠๅฎขใ•ใ‚“ใŒใ„ใชใ„ใฎใงใชใ‹ใชใ‹ใ‚ณใƒใ‚ฏใƒˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€1ใค1ใคใซใŠๅฎขใ•ใ‚“ใจใคใชใŒใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆŒฏใ‚ŠใŒๅคšใใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‚ใพใŸใ“ใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใฎ้ญ…ๅŠ›ใ‹ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€•What is something you wanted to express specifically with this piece of music?

Yuzuru: I think the appeal of the program is that Iโ€™m really feeling the music and expressing the energy within the music with my arms, my skating and jumps and throughout my whole body. Also, looking back on each element, the absence of the audience this time meant that it was difficult to make that connection but there are a lot of movements in the choreography that tries to speak to the audience so I think thatโ€™s also a key appeal for this program. 

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ๅคงไผšๅ‰ใฎใ‚ชใƒณใƒฉใ‚คใƒณๅ–ๆใงใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ๆ€ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใฃใฆใ“ใกใ‚‰ใซๆฅใŸใ€ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใŒใ€‚ใพใ ใใฎๆ€ใ„ใฏๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใˆใฃใจใ€ใ†๏ฝžใ‚“ใ€‚ใพใ‚ใ€ใใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฏๆŒใก่พผใ‚“ใงใ“ใ“ใซๆฅใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใˆ๏ฝžใ€ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๆ™‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใŸใ‹ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ใ‚“ใพใ‚Šๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ‹ใชใจใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ใ‚‚ใ—ใชใใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ—ใ€‚ๅฎŸ้š›ใ€ใพใ‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๆ•…้ƒทใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ‹ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใใฎใ€ไป™ๅฐใจใ‹ๅฎฎๅŸŽใงใฏใ€ไปŠใ™ใ”ใๆ„ŸๆŸ“่€…ใŒๅข—ใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹็Šถๆณใชใฎใงใ™ใ”ใ„ๅฟƒ้…ใฏใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šใ“ใ“ใฎ็พๅœฐใซๆฅใฆใ€ใ‚ใฎใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆๆป‘ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใซใฏใใ‚‡ใ†ใฟใŸใ„ใชๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใƒ•ใƒชใƒผใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใ‚จใ‚ญใ‚ทใƒ“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใ‚จใ‚ญใ‚ทใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใจใ‹ใงใ‚‚ใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ๅƒ•ใŒใ“ใฎไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใงใ€ใ“ใฎๅœฐใงๆป‘ใฃใŸๆ„ๅ‘ณใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ„ใ ใ—ใŸใ„ใชใฃใฆๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใŒ่ฆ‹ใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใฆไฝ•ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใใ ใ•ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ™ใ”ใใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ—ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใซใ—ใŸใ„ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฏใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ๆœ€็ต‚็š„ใซๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใŒใ“ใ“ใงๆป‘ใฃใŸๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆ้ ‘ๅผตใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใชใจใ„ใ†ใตใ†ใซใ‚‚ๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€•In the pre-competition online interview, you said you had a lot of thoughts in your mind before you came here. Are those thoughts still lingering in your mind?

Y: Umโ€ฆ hmm. Well, I think I came here still carrying those feelings. Ah…if asked whether theyโ€™ve changed since Japanese Nationals [in December], I feel as if not much has changed. In fact, well, perhaps itโ€™s because itโ€™s my hometown, but Iโ€™m extremely worried about the number of [COVID19] infections going up a lot where I live in the Sendai & Miyagi area. However, after all, Iโ€™ve come here to the competition site and I skated and put out a performance like that today, and then thereโ€™s the free, and if I can perform in the exhibition too, I want to try and find some sort of meaning in the fact I skated here, at this World Championships. Of course, I would be very happy if everyone watching can feel something and I want to make it so as well, but, in the end I think Iโ€™m going to do my best and aim for performances where I can feel some sort of meaning in the fact that Iโ€™m skating, so to speak.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌๅพŒใ€ใ“ใ“ใพใง1ไบบใง็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใฆใใŸใ€‚ๅคงๅค‰ใชๆ€ใ„ใฏใ‚ใฃใŸใ‹ใ€ใใ‚Œใจใ‚‚ๆ…ฃใ‚ŒใฆใใŸใฎใ‹ใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใˆใฃใจใ€ใพใšใ€ใพใŸๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใชใฟใซๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅ‰ใชใฟใซใธใ“ใ‚“ใ ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใพใŸ่ชฟๅญใฎๆณขใŒใตใ‚๏ฝžใฃใฆๅดฉใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒ็›ฎๆจ™ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใซๅฑŠใ‹ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€็ตๆง‹ใคใ‚‰ใ„ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ใ‚ใฎใ€ๆฅใ‚‹็›ดๅ‰ใซใ‚‚ใพใŸใ€2ๆœˆใซใ‚‚ๅœฐ้œ‡ใŒใ‚ใฃใฆใ€ใ‘ใฃใ“ใ†ๅฎถใฎไธญใจใ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚ฐใƒใƒฃใ‚ฐใƒใƒฃใซใชใฃใฆใฏใ„ใŸใ‚“ใงใ€ใ‚ใฎใ€ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฎไธŠใงใฎใคใ‚‰ใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ๅฎŸ้š›ๅฅๅบทใงใ“ใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ“ใฎ็พๅœฐใซๆฅใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใซใ“ใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใ‚’ๆป‘ใ‚ŒใŸใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ€‚ใพใ‚ๅคงๅค‰ใ ใฃใŸใชใจใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใใฎๆ—ฅใ€…ใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใใฎไปŠใชใฎใ‹ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€•After the Japanese Nationals, you have been practising alone until now. Did you think it was difficult or have you become used to it?

Hm, well there were times I felt down, like before Japanese Nationals, then there were the ups and downs of my condition and I could not reach the goal I was aiming towards, so it was indeed tough Also, right before I came to Stockholm, and also back in February too, there were earthquakes; [the February one] which messed up the inside of my house, so on top of those feelings there were some painful moments associated with that. That being said, I was able to come here in good health and also skate this program well. It was a hard time I think, but I am where I am now because of those days. 

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ๆœ€ใ‚‚ใธใ“ใ‚“ใ ใฎใฏไฝ•ใ ใฃใŸใฎใ‹ใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œ็ตๆง‹ใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใ€4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใ‚’็ตๆง‹ใ€ๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€‚่ทณใณใใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใŒไธ€็•ชใคใ‚‰ใ‹ใฃใŸใชใจใ„ใ†้ขจใซๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€‚ใพใ‚ใ€ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใใ‚ŒใฎใŠใ‹ใ’ใง็ญ‹ๅŠ›ใŒใคใ„ใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€ใพใŸใ€ใƒˆใƒฌใƒผใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ฐใฎๆ–นๆณ•ใซใคใ„ใฆใ‚‚ใ€ใพใŸๆ–ฐใŸใซ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€‚ใพใ‚ใ€ใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใฏๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌๅ‰ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ‚นใƒ†ใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใชใจใ„ใ†ใตใ†ใซๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€•What were the things you were most let down by?

It was the quad Axel. I did indeed put a lot of effort into the quad Axel. I think the most painful thing was not being able to decisively land the jump.* But in any case, itโ€™s because of that [training] that I gained a lot of muscle strength and new ways of thinking about my training methods. Well, in some sense, I think Iโ€™ve leveled up from before Japanese Nationals. 

*T/N: Itโ€™s unclear here by โ€˜decisively landโ€™ (่ทณใณใใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸ) whether Yuzuru means he was unable to land the jump at all or not land the jump to the standards of his other jumps etc. In order to not make assumptions, we want to note this part is open to interpretation.

PART 2

Photo by Yoshiki Kogaito, Sponichi

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ๅ™จๆขฐไฝ“ๆ“ใ‚„้™ธไธŠใฎ็†่ซ–ใ‚‚ๅ–ใ‚Šๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใŒใ€ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใงใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‚„็”ŸใใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใฏใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใšใ„ใถใ‚“ๅ‰ใฎ่ฉฑใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ไฝ“ๆ“ใฎๅ†…ๆ‘ใ•ใ‚“ใจใ‹ใ€ใ‚ใจใฏ็™ฝไบ•ใ•ใ‚“ใจใŠ่ฉฑใ—ใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ„ใŸๆ™‚ใซใ€ใŸใพใซใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚ฎใƒฅใ‚ขใฎๅ›ž่ปขใฎไป•ๆ–นใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๅ‚่€ƒใซใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†่ฉฑใ‚’่žใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€‚ใพใ‚ไปŠๅ›žใ€ๅ†…ๆ‘ใ•ใ‚“ใŒH้›ฃๆ˜“ๅบฆใฎใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๆฑบใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚ๅˆบๆฟ€ใซใชใฃใŸใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€‚ไฝ•ใจใชใๅ†…ๆ‘ใ•ใ‚“ใฎใƒ‰ใ‚ญใƒฅใƒกใƒณใƒˆใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ ใจใ‹ใ€‚ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ“ใ†ใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใชใฎใ‹ใชใจใ‹ใ€ใ‚ใ‚ใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใชใฎใ‹ใชใจใ‹ใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใซใจใฃใฆไปŠใ€4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใจใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ‹ใชใ‚Šใฎๅคงใใชๅฃใชใฎใงใ€‚ใใ‚Œใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใ€ใฉใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆๅ›ž่ปขๆ•ฐใ‚’ๅข—ใ‚„ใ—ใฆใ„ใใฎใ‹ใจใ‹ใ€ใฉใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ€ใˆใƒผใ€ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใฎ้ซ˜ใ•ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๆปž็ฉบๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’ไผธใฐใ—ใฆใ„ใใฎใ‹ใ‚’่€ƒใˆใŸใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€้™ธไธŠใงใฎใ‚ฆใ‚จใ‚คใƒˆใจใ‹ใฏใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใฉใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆ้™ธไธŠใฎๅŠ›ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใพใŸใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใƒใƒ†ใƒณใ‚ทใƒฃใƒซใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใซใคใ„ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚่€ƒใˆใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€

โ€•You said before that youโ€™ve incorporated thought from artistic gymnastics and athletics, but how does it link to your performances?

Y: That was from quite a while ago. When I had the chance to speak with gymnasts [Kouhei] Uchimura and [Kenzo] Shirai, they told me they sometimes use the way of rotating in figure skating as references. This time, I was also inspired by the fact Uchimura-san had succeeded at H difficulty level skills*. I found myself watching Uchimura-san’s documentaries, and wondering what kind of feelings he was going through. The quad Axel is quite a big barrier for me now, so I had been thinking about how to increase the number of revolutions, the height of jumps, and the time in the air. Also, though I donโ€™t do any weight training off-ice, Iโ€™ve thought about various things like how to get the most out of my strength on land and my own potential.

*T/N: Referring to the highest difficulty level of skills in artistic gymnastics

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ใใ‚ŒใŒ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใซใชใ˜ใ‚“ใ ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใฏใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œ4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใซ้–ขใ—ใฆใ‚‚ๅ‡„ใ่ฟ‘ใฅใ„ใฆใใŸใชใจใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‚ใ—ใพใ™ใ—ใ€‚ใใ‚ŒใฎใŠใ‹ใ’ใงใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ‚‚ใฎใŒๅฎ‰ๅฎšใ—ใฆใใŸใ‚Šใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่‡ชไฟกใซใชใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€‚่‰ฏใ‹ใฃใŸใจใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€•Do you feel that the new things you have incorporated became familiar to your body?

I feel like I’m really getting closer to perfecting my quad axel. I’m glad, because it helped me to stabilize many things, and it also helped me gain confidence.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใฎ็ทด็ฟ’ใง็ญ‹ๅŠ›ใŒใคใ„ใฆใใŸใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚ไปŠใฏไฝ“ใ‚’ใฉใ†้›ใˆใฆใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใ‚ฆใ‚จใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ†ใกใซใ ใ‚“ใ ใ‚“ๅฟ…่ฆใช็ญ‹่‚‰ใŒใคใ„ใฆใใŸใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใช้ ๅฟƒๅŠ›ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๆ…ฃๆ€งใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใใ†ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Š่พผใ‚€ใŸใ‚ใฎ็ญ‹่‚‰ใŒใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใคใ„ใฆใใŸใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€•You said before that in doing practice for the quad axel, you gained some muscle. How are you building up your body now?

Y: Itโ€™s not like Iโ€™m doing weight training, but more like while I was doing [quad axel practice], gradually I gained some muscle along the way. I think I gained some muscle in order (for my body) to deal with things like centrifugal force and inertia.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•็ทด็ฟ’ใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆ็ญ‹่‚‰ใ‚’้›ใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผŸ

ใ€€ใ€Œใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€ไฝ•ใ‹็‰นๅˆฅใซ็ญ‹ๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅ‘ไธŠใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใƒˆใƒฌใƒผใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ฐใฏใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚‹ใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆๆœ€ๅˆใฎ้ ƒใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Š็ญ‹่‚‰็—›ใจใ‹ใ‚’ไผดใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ‚‚ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‚‚ใชใใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ—ใ€‚ๅฎŸ้š›ใ€ใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒˆใƒ•ใƒชใƒผ้€šใ—ใฆใ€ไป–ใฎใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใ‚‚ๅ‡„ใใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใฆ่ทณในใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใ‹ใชใจใ„ใ†ใตใ†ใซๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€•Are you building up your muscle through practices?

Y: Yes, but Iโ€™m not doing any special training to increase my muscular strength. However, when I first started working on the quad axel I had quite a lot of muscle pain. Thatโ€™s since gone away. In fact, even in my free & short (programs), for my other jumps, Iโ€™ve been able to jump them a lot more effortlessly.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ไฝ“้‡ใŒๅข—ใˆใŸใฎใ‹ใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œไฝ“้‡ใฏๅข—ใˆใฆใพใ™ใ€

โ€•Did you gain weight?

Y: I did gain weight.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ไฝ•ใ‚ญใƒญใจ่žใ„ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใ‹๏ผŸ

ใ€€ใ€ŒๅซŒใงใ™๏ผใตใตใตใตใตโ€ฆ๏ผˆ็ฌ‘ใ„๏ผ‰ใ€

โ€•May we ask how many kilos?

Y: No (I donโ€™t want to!) *laughs*

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ใƒ•ใƒชใƒผใฎๅคงๆฒณใƒ‰ใƒฉใƒžใ€Œๅคฉใจๅœฐใจใ€ใงๅ‡บๆผ”ใ—ใŸ็Ÿณๅ‚ๆตฉไบŒใ•ใ‚“ใŒใ‚จใƒผใƒซใ‚’้€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใŒใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œ่ฌ™ไฟกๅ…ฌใจใ„ใ†ใ€ๅƒ•ใ‚‰ใฏๆ–‡็Œฎใ‚„ๅทป็‰ฉใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใ—ใ‹ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏ่ฆ‹ใŸใ“ใจใŒใชใ„ๆ–นใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€็Ÿณๅ‚ๆตฉไบŒใ•ใ‚“ใฎไธญใซใ‚‚่ฌ™ไฟกใฎ้ญ‚ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅฟƒใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€‚ๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใ‚‚ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸๅฟƒใ ใฃใŸใ‚Š้ญ‚ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ไฝ•ใ‹่ฌ™ไฟกๅ…ฌใŒ่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใŸ้ขจๆ™ฏใ ใจใ‹่จ˜ๆ†ถใ ใจใ‹ใ€‚ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๅฐ‘ใ—ใงใ‚‚ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใชใŒใ‚‰ๆป‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€•The actor Ishizaka Kouji who appeared in the taiga* drama โ€œHeaven and Earth,โ€ that your free program is based on, sent you a supportive message [recently].

Y: Aside from writing and scrolls [paintings], we actually donโ€™t know what Lord Kenshin* looked like. But, I think within Ishizaka Kouji-san, thereโ€™s a bit of something like Lord Kenshinโ€™s soul, or heart. For myself too, I would like it if I could feel and then skate with some of that same heart and soul, or perhaps something like the scenery and memories that Lord Kenshin saw too.

*T/N:  Referring to 16th century/medieval Japanese warlord Uesugi Kenshin who ruled over part of northern Japan. The music for Yuzuruโ€™s free program this time is taken from a 1969 taiga (historical) drama called โ€œHeaven and Earthโ€ that is about Kenshinโ€™s life.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌๅ‰ไธฆใซใธใ“ใ‚“ใ ๆ™‚ๆœŸใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใŒใ€ไปŠๅ›žใฏใฉใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ใใฃใ‹ใ‘ใซใ“ใ“ใพใงๆˆปใ—ใฆใใŸใฎใ‹ใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œ็‰นใซไฝ•ใ‚‚ใใฃใ‹ใ‘ใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใญโ€ฆใ‚‚ใ†ใ€ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’็››ใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใฆใ€ไฝ•ใจใ‹้€™ใ„ใคใใฐใฃใฆใ‚„ใฃใฆใใŸใฃใฆใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใซ่ฟ‘ใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใจใ—ใฆใฏ4ๅ›ž่ปขๅŠใ‚’ใ“ใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใซๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใŒๆœฌๅฝ“ใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใงใ€‚ใ‹ใชใ‚Šใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚ฎใƒชใพใง็ฒ˜ใฃใฆ็ทด็ฟ’ใฏใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ๆœ€็ต‚็š„ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๆฎ‹ๅฟตใ ใฃใŸใชใจใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใจใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏใ€ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ•ใ‚‰ใซ้Ž้…ทใชๆˆฆใ„ใฎๅ ดใชใฎใงใ€‚ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ‚‚็ทด็ฟ’ไธญใ€ไธๅฎ‰ใŒ่ฅฒใฃใฆใใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€‚ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใฆใ€ๅคงๅค‰ใ ใฃใŸใจใฏๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใ‚ใฎ่‹ฆใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸๆ—ฅใ€…ใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใใฎไปŠๆ—ฅใฎๅ‡บๆฅใ ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ไปŠใฎใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใฎ่€ƒใˆๆ–นใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใฎ่€ƒใˆๆ–นใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใธใฎ่€ƒใˆๆ–นใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๅคงไบ‹ใซใ€ใ‚ใฎๆ™‚ใฎ่‡ชๅˆ†ใซใ‚ˆใ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใŸใญใฃใฆ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใพใŸ็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅ๏ผŸๆ˜ŽๅพŒๆ—ฅใ‹ใ€‚ๆ˜ŽๅพŒๆ—ฅใ€็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€•You said that there was a period of time where you were feeling quite down, like before Japanese Nationals, but this time around, what motivated you to get back to this point?

Y: There wasnโ€™t really anything motivating me in particular. Hm, what was itโ€ฆ Well, itโ€™s like my feelings have been rejuvenated and itโ€™s close to feeling like Iโ€™ve crawled my way back to this point. My real feelings were that I wanted to put in the quad axel at this competition. I even squeezed in practice for it until the very last minute. And so in the end, Iโ€™m a little disappointed at the fact I couldnโ€™t put it in. Also, itโ€™s a much harsher fight this time compared to Japanese Nationals. So in that sense I was overcome with worry even during practices, and because of things like that I think it was tough. However, I think I was able to do what I did today because there were those difficult days. Also, Iโ€™m working on thinking about how to keep myself up*, thinking about jumps, thinking about skating, so I want to keep those things close to me, and tomorrow, I want to aim for a performance where I can say โ€œI did my bestโ€ to myself afterwards. Tomorrow? Oh, itโ€™s the day after tomorrow. Yes, I want to aim for that [kind of performance] day after tomorrow.

*T/N: Unclear what kind of โ€œupโ€ he means, whether mentally, physically, etc.

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ไปŠๅ›žใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใชใ„ๆฑบๆ–ญใฏใ„ใคใ‹ใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใˆใฃใจใ€‚ใˆใฃใจโ€ฆๅ‡บ็™บใฎ3ๆ—ฅๅ‰ใใ‚‰ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใฏใ„ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸๆ˜ŽๅพŒๆ—ฅใ‚‚ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚Thankใ€€youใ€€soใ€€much๏ผใ€

โ€•When did you decide not to include the (quad) axel this time?

Y: Uhโ€ฆ umโ€ฆ around 3 days before I left [for the competition]. Yes. Thank you. Iโ€™ll see you again the day after tomorrow. [in English] Thank you so much!

[ENG TRANSLATION] World Championships 2021 – Sponichi Practice Interview

Photo by Kogaito, Sponichi

Original article Part 1 published 23 March 2021.
Original article Part 2 published 23 March 2021.

Translation and Proofreading: @shinjistarxx, @tsukihoshi14, @yuzueco

ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚ฎใƒฅใ‚ขใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉ๏ผˆใ‚นใƒˆใƒƒใ‚ฏใƒ›ใƒซใƒ ๏ผ‰ใฎ็”ทๅญๅ…ฌๅผ็ทด็ฟ’2ๅ›ž็›ฎใŒ22ๆ—ฅ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌๆ™‚้–“23ๆ—ฅ๏ผ‰ใซใ‚ตใƒ–ใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใง่กŒใ‚ใ‚Œใ€4ๅนดใถใ‚Š3ๅบฆ็›ฎใฎๅ„ชๅ‹ใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ™็พฝ็”Ÿ็ตๅผฆ๏ผˆ26๏ผANA๏ผ‰ใŒ็™ปๅ ดใ—ใŸใ€‚

21ๆ—ฅใซๅˆฐ็€ใ€‚็ฟŒ22ๆ—ฅใฎๆ˜ผใซใƒกใ‚คใƒณใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใง่กŒใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸ็ทด็ฟ’ใซใฏๅงฟใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ›ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใŒใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฆใ‚งใƒผใƒ‡ใƒณๅ…ฅๅ›ฝๅพŒๅˆใ‚ใฆๆฐทใฎไธŠใง่ชฟๆ•ดใ—ใŸใ€‚็ทด็ฟ’ๅพŒใฏใ‚ชใƒณใƒฉใ‚คใƒณๅ–ๆใซๅฟœใ˜ใ€็พๅœฐใ‹ใคไปŠๅนดๅˆใฎ่‚‰ๅฃฐใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ€‚

ไธ€ๅ•ไธ€็ญ”ใฏไปฅไธ‹ใฎ้€šใ‚Šใ€‚

The second menโ€™s practice for the World Figure Skating Championships (Stockholm) was held on March 22nd in the subrink, and Yuzuru Hanyu, who is aiming for his 3rd worlds victory after 4 years, took part. He arrived in Stockholm on the 21st, and did not appear for the first practice held in the main rink on the next day on the 22nd, but later got on the ice for the first time since arriving in Sweden. After practice, he participated in an online interview session.

The question and answer session is as follows.

โ€•็‰นๅˆฅใชใ‚ทใƒผใ‚บใƒณใ€‚ๆœ€็ต‚ๆฑบๆˆฆใฎ็›ดๅ‰ใ€ๅฟƒใซๅฎฟใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ€‚

ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€ๅ‰ฒใจๆทกใ€…ใจใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ๅ‡บใ‚‹ใพใง่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ€ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ๆ€ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใงใ‚‚ใ“ใ“ใฎใ€็พๅœฐใซๆฅใฆๆป‘ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใซใฏใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ๆ„ๅ‘ณใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใซใฏใ—ใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€”Itโ€™s been an unusual season. What are your pre-competition thoughts?

Yuzu: Iโ€™m kind of rather matter-of-fact about it. Before coming here, I had a lot of thoughts, but, now that Iโ€™m here at the competition venue and will be skating, I want to make some sort of meaning out of it.

๏ผใ‚ตใƒ–ใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใงใฎ็ทด็ฟ’ใ‚’็ต‚ใˆใŸใ€‚ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใฎๆ„Ÿ่งฆใชใฉใฏ

ใพใ‚ใ‚ใฎใ€ๆฅใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใซๅฎŸใฏๅœฐ้œ‡ใŒใ‚ใฃใฆใ€ๅ‡บใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹็›ดๅ‰ใซ๏ผˆ20ๆ—ฅ๏ผ‰ใ€‚ๆœฌๆฅใฏๆ–ฐๅนน็ทšใงๆฅใ‚‹ไบˆๅฎšใ ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ๆ–ฐๅนน็ทšใŒไฝฟใˆใชใใชใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ—ใฆใ€้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๅคงๅค‰ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚็ทด็ฟ’ใƒ—ใƒฉใƒณใจใ—ใฆใฏใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใ‚บใƒฌใฆใ‚‹ใ‹ใชใจๆ€ใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใ“ใฃใกใฎๆฐทใจใ‚‚ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅฏพ่ฉฑใงใใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ใ„ใ„ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใงๆœ€ๅพŒใ€็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ‹ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€”You finished practice at the practice rink today. How were your jumps and whatnot?

Y: Well, um, when I was travelling here [from Japan], right before I came there was an earthquake [March 20th]. I was planning to use the shinkansen [bullet train] but I ended up not being able to, and so I had to change flights and it was a bit rough. In terms of my practice plan, I think Iโ€™m a little bit behind, but I was able to acclimatise to the ice today and I think I ended practice with an overall good feeling.

โ€•ๅพŒๅŠใฏ4ๅ›ž่ปขใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใฎ่ชฟๅญใŒไธŠใŒใฃใฆใ„ใŸ

ๆœ€ๅˆใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใ€ใพใ‚ๆฐ—ๅˆใŒๅ…ฅใ‚Š้ŽใŽใจใ„ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใฎ็ฉบๅ›žใ‚ŠใฟใŸใ„ใชใ‚‚ใฎใŒไธ€็žฌใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ“ใจใ‚’ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚ณใƒณใƒˆใƒญใƒผใƒซใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ไปŠๅ›žใ€ใƒ–ใƒฉใ‚คใ‚ขใƒณ๏ผˆใƒปใ‚ชใƒผใ‚ตใƒผ๏ผ‰ใ‚‚ใƒˆใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒผ๏ผˆใƒปใ‚ฆใ‚ฃใƒซใ‚ฝใƒณใฎไธกใ‚ณใƒผใƒ๏ผ‰ใ‚‚ใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Š่ฉฑใ‚’่žใใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใƒšใƒผใ‚นใ‚‚ๅฎˆใ‚ŠใชใŒใ‚‰ใ‚„ใ‚ŒใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€”The quads in the second half of practice today seemed to be looking better.

Y: At first I think I was maybe a little too overenthusiastic. Something like the usual idleness for a second. So after that I tried controlling (adjusting) myself. Of course, this time, Brian [Orser] and Tracy [Wilson] are here too, so I think I was able to talk to them and work on keeping my pace.

โ€•ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ้™ฃใจใฏไน…ใ—ใถใ‚Šใ ใฃใŸใŒใ€‚

ใ„ใ‚„ใ€็‰นใซไฝ•ใ‹ใ€ไน…ใ—ใถใ‚Šใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’่ฉฑใ—ใŸใจใ‹ใงใฏใชใใ€ๆทกใ€…ใจ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ“ใจใ‚„ใฃใฆใพใ™ใ—ใ€ใ‚ใจใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใ€ŒไปŠๆ—ฅใ€ไฝ•ใ™ใ‚‹๏ผŸใ€ใจใ‹ใ€‚ใตใตใตใ€‚ใ€Œๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎ็ทด็ฟ’ใ“ใ†ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€ใจใ‹่ฉฑใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

โ€”Itโ€™s been a while since you had a competition with your coaches (here). 

Y: Well, itโ€™s not like we talked about anything in particular just because itโ€™s been a while, rather, I was able to go about doing my things calmly. Also, uhm, we talked about things like โ€œWhat will you do today [in practice]?โ€ [laughs] and โ€œLetโ€™s do this at tomorrowโ€™s practiceโ€, etc.

๏ผใ‚ณใƒผใƒ้™ฃใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฎ้•ใ„ใฏ

ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใงใ‚„ใ‚‰ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๆ™‚ใซใฏใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€‚ใใ‚ŒใŒใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ€ใใฐใงใ‚ตใƒใƒผใƒˆใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ไบบใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

โ€”How are your feelings different when your coaches are here with you (for the competition)?

Y: During the time of Japanese Nationals [in December] there was a lot I had to do on my own. So (in contrast to that time), ultimately, Iโ€™m grateful to have people to support me by my side.

๏ผใƒใƒ–ใƒซ็’ฐๅขƒใฎๅคงไผšใ€‚ใ‚นใƒˆใƒฌใ‚น็ญ‰ใฏ

ใ†ใƒผใ‚“ใ€‚ใพใ‚็‰นใซใ€‚ๅƒ•ใซใจใฃใฆใฏไฝ•ใ‚‚ๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ใƒžใ‚นใ‚ฏใ—ใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใชใ€ใจใ‹ใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏๅธธใซไบบใจใฎ่ท้›ขๆ„Ÿใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€‚ๆ‰‹ๆŒ‡ใฎๆถˆๆฏ’ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใ“ใจใฏใ‹ใชใ‚Šๆณจๆ„ใฏใ—ใพใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ๅƒ•ใซใจใฃใฆใฏใ€่ฉฆๅˆใฎๆ™‚ใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆ„Ÿใ˜ใงใ‚„ใฃใฆใฏใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€‚็‰นใซๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใฏใชใ„ใ‹ใชใ€ใจใ€‚ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใฏใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ‹ใ€ไฝ•ใ‚‚ๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‹ใชใ€‚

โ€”This competition is being held in a โ€œbubble environmentโ€. Do you feel any stress?

Y: Hm. Well, not particularly. I could say for me, nothing has changed perhaps. Things like, having to wear a mask and whatnot. And also to keep an increased distance from people. Iโ€™m definitely cautious and doing things like sanitizing my hands, but, for me, I always do these things during a competition. So I think thereโ€™s not much of an effect on me; or rather, instead of effect, itโ€™s like nothing has really changed.

๏ผ็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‹ใ‚‰3ใ‚ซๆœˆใ€‚ไธŠ็ฉใฟใฏ

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚โ€ฆใ€‚ใพใ‚ใ€ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใ„ใ„ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ—ใŸใ„ใจใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใพใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใ†ใƒผใ‚“โ€ฆใ€‚ไฝ•ใ‹ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใฟใŸใ„ใซใ€ใจใ‹ใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฏ็‰นใซใชใใ€ใ“ใ“ใฏใ“ใ“ใงใ€‚ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใฆใใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ›ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ใ‚ใจใฏใ€ใ“ใฃใกๆฅใฆๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใŒใ™ใ”ใๆ•ดใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใšใคๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใ‚’ๆ•ดใˆใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ไฝ“ใ‚’ๆ•ดใˆใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใ„ใ„ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใชใ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใตใ†ใซๆ€ใฃใฆใพใ™ใ€‚็ด ็›ดใชๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฏใใ“ใ‹ใชใ‚ใจใ€‚ไฝ•ใ‹ใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใ€ใ“ใ†ใ„ใ†ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ—ใŸใ„ใ€ใจใ‹ใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใงใฏใ€ไปŠใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

โ€”Itโ€™s been three months since your wonderful (performances) at Japanese Nationals. Anything you want to improve on?

Y: Yesโ€ฆ well, of course I want to put out a good performance. Hmโ€ฆ Rather than thinking about it in terms of โ€œlike Japanese Nationalsโ€, Iโ€™d rather think of this competition as a different one on its own. I think itโ€™s good if I can properly put out everything Iโ€™ve been practicing thus far, and also, my senses are not very well-adjusted coming here, so Iโ€™d like to gradually adjust my senses and my body in order to produce a good performance. Those are my honest feelings. For now I donโ€™t have any specific thing like โ€œI want to do this,โ€ or โ€œI want to do that,โ€ or โ€œI want to do this kind of performance.โ€

ใ€€โ€•ๅฏพใƒใƒผใ‚ตใƒณใƒปใƒใ‚งใƒณใ‚„็Ž‹่€…ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šๆˆปใ™ๅคงไผšใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅŒ—ไบฌไบ”่ผชใฎๆž ๅ–ใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใ‚ซใ‚นใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ€‚

ใพใ‚ๆž ๅ–ใ‚Šใซ้–ขใ—ใฆใฏๆœ€ๅคง้™ใ€่ฒข็Œฎใ—ใŸใ„ใชใจใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๅƒ•ใซใจใฃใฆใฏไปŠใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ‹ใญใ€ใ“ใฎๅคงไผšใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏใ€ใจใซใ‹ใใพใ‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒ็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹่‰ฏใ„ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’ใ€ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ1ใคใšใค้‡ใญใฆใ„ใฃใฆใ€ใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ‡ใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่‰ฏใใชใฃใฆใ„ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

โ€”What is your focus for this competition? Is it securing the spots for the Beijing Olympics or rather to take the crown back from Nathan Chen?

Y: Well, regarding securing the spots, Iโ€™d like to contribute as much as I can. Other than that, um, for this competition, thatโ€™s my only stance for now. Other than that, Iโ€™d like to build upon my efforts accumulated day to day and work towards putting together the good performance that Iโ€™m aiming for, just like building up a gradient.

PART TWO

Photo by Kogaito, Sponichi

โ€•ใƒใƒผใ‚ตใƒณใƒปใƒใ‚งใƒณใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œ็އ็›ดใซๅฝผใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใ€ๅ‡„ใ„ใใฎโ€ฆใ€‚ๆ–ฐๅž‹ใ‚ณใƒญใƒŠใ‚ฆใ‚คใƒซใ‚นใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใฎๅฏพ็ญ–ใ ใจใ‹่€ƒใˆๆ–นใŒๅ‡„ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใชใ€ใจใ‹ใ€‚ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใชใ€ใจๅฐŠๆ•ฌใฟใŸใ„ใชใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ‚ใฃใฆใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ๅฝผใฟใŸใ„ใซๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใ‚‚ๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚ๆœฌๆฅใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใจใฏใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ้•ใ†ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅฝขใงไปŠๅ›ž่ฉฆๅˆใ‚’ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€‚ใจใซใ‹ใ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ๆณจๆ„ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใฏใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๆณจๆ„ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ๆœ€็ต‚็š„ใซ่‰ฏใ„ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใงใใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ„ใชใจใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใงใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€”Any thoughts on Nathen Chen?

Y: Frankly speaking, I have a sort of great respect for him, because of his very clear and proper stance on COVID-19 measures. Of course, I also want to be as cautious as he is, since this competition is being held in a different format from a usual one. Anyway, of course, I have to take care of my own performance too. I’ll pay attention to the parts I need to pay attention to, and in the end, I hope to give a good performance.

ใ€€โ€•ๅฏพๆฑบใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใฏไปŠใฏๆ„่ญ˜ใฏใชใ„

ใ€€ใ€Œใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใพใ‚็ตๆžœๅ‡บใฆใ‹ใ‚‰่€ƒใˆใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ„ใ‹ใชใจใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใจใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏไปŠๅ›žใฏ็ตๆžœใ€็ตๆžœใจใ„ใ†่€ƒใˆใŒใ‚ใพใ‚Šใชใใฆใ€‚ใจใซใ‹ใ็„กไบ‹ใซใ€ไฝ•ใฎไธๅฎ‰ใ‚‚ใชใๆ—ฅๆœฌใซใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅธฐใฃใฆใ€‚ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅฅๅบทใช็Šถๆ…‹ใงใ“ใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใ‚’็ต‚ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ†้ขจใซๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€”So are you not currently thinking of it as a battle (with Nathan)?

Y: Yes. Well, I feel like I should think about it after I get the results. And this time, I’m not really thinking about โ€œresults.โ€ For the time being, Iโ€™m just thinking about returning to Japan safely without any worries, and I hope I can end this competition in good health.

ใ€€โ€•ไธ–็•ŒไธญใŒใ‚ณใƒญใƒŠ็ฆใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใ†ใƒผใ‚“ใ€‚ใจใซใ‹ใไปŠใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ€‚ใ†ใƒผใ‚“ใจใ€‚ไปŠๅ›žๆป‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒˆใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€‚ใพใ‚้€ฒใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใƒ•ใƒชใƒผใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šโ€ฆใƒ•ใƒ•ใƒ•๏ผˆ็ฌ‘ใ„๏ผ‰ใ€‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ‚จใ‚ญใ‚ทใƒ“ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€‚ใƒ•ใƒ•ใƒ•ใ€‚ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšใ€3ใคใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใ‚’ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๆป‘ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€‚ใใฎ3ใคใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝ•ใ‹ๅƒ•ใชใ‚Šใฎใ“ใฎไธ–ใฎไธญใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใซใ‚‚ใงใใŸใ‚‰ใชใจใฏๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Š็ดๅพ—ใงใใ‚‹ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅคงๅ‰ๆใ ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€‚ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚ŠไปŠใฎ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใจไผš่ฉฑใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ๆ•ดใˆใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚ๆœ€็ต‚็š„ใซใฏใ€ใใ“ใพใงใŸใฉใ‚Š็€ใ„ใฆใ“ใ็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใซไฝ•ใ‹ไผใ‚ใ‚‹ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€‚ใใ“ใพใงใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚ŠไปŠใ‚„ใ‚‹ในใใ“ใจใŸใกใ‚’ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใชใจใ„ใ†ๆ€ใ„ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€”The world is currently in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic.

Y: Hmmm. In any case, I think what I am capable of doing is, well, um, I guess to skate the short program. Well…if I can advance on, then I guess the free program too… [laughs]. And then if thereโ€™s a chance, then the exhibition program as well. [laughs]. So, for now, I’d like to skate well in all three programs. I would like to be able to give a message to the world from these three programs, but more importantly, I think the prerequisite is to perform in a way that I can be satisfied with.

So, I have to make sure that I stay in touch with my body and maintain it well, and in the end, I think that it is only when I get to that point that my performance will be able to convey something to everyone. I’d like to do what I need to do now to get to that point.

ใ€€โ€•้œ‡็ฝใ‹ใ‚‰10ๅนดใ€‚ๅ…ˆๆ—ฅๅœฐ้œ‡ใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใพใ‚ใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ๆ€ใ†ใจใ“ใ‚ใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ—ใ€‚ๅƒ•ใซไฝ•ใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†ใจใ„ใ†่€ƒใˆใ‚‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใงใ‚‚โ€ฆใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€้œ‡็ฝใฎๆ™‚ใซๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆใŒๅ…จใฆใ‹ใชใจๅƒ•ใฎไธญใงใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใฆใ€‚ๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใ‚‚ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซๆŒ‘ๆˆฆใ—ใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€‚ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚่‹ฆใ—ใ„ๆ™‚ใ‚‚ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ—ใ€‚ๅคงๅค‰ใ ใฃใŸๆ™‚ๆœŸใจใ‹ใ‚‚ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏๅƒ•ใฏใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใฎใ“ใจใงใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ๅคงๅค‰ใ ใฃใŸใชใจใ‹ๆ€ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ๅพฉ่ˆˆใซ้–ขใ—ใฆใฏใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šไฝ•ใ ใ‚ใ†โ€ฆใ€‚ใใฎไบบใฎไบบ็”Ÿใจใ‹ๅ‘ฝใŒใใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€‚ใ‚„ใฃใฑ็„ก็†ใ‚„ใ‚Šใงใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚‰ใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€้—˜ใ‚ใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€‚ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใชใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’่€ƒใˆใฆใฏใ„ใฆใ€‚ใพใ‚ใ€ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใจใ—ใฆใฏใ‚ฝใƒใฎ่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใฎๆ™‚ใซ่จ€ใฃใŸใ“ใจใจใ‚ใพใ‚Šๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ๅƒ•ใฏใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ€็›ดๆŽฅใ€็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใซไฝ•ใ‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ใใ“ใฏๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใชใจใฏๆ€ใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใ“ใฎ้–“ใฎๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใฟใŸใ„ใซใ€ใพใŸใฏใ€ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌๅพŒใซไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ใชใ‚‰ใ€ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸๆ™‚ใฟใŸใ„ใซใ€‚ใ“ใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใฎๅญใŸใกใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆใ€ใชใซใ‹โ€ฆใ€‚10ๅนดใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใใ€ใจใ‹ใงใชใใฆใ€‚ใ“ใฎๆ™‚ๆœŸใฎใ“ใฎๅญใŸใกใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใฎใƒกใƒƒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ธใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใฎๅฟƒใŒๅ‹•ใใใฃใ‹ใ‘ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ„ใชใจใฏๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€

โ€”Itโ€™s been 10 years since the 3/11 disaster and the other day there was an earthquake (in Japan) as well. 

Y: Yes, it has. Thereโ€™s a lot to think about. And of course for me, I thought about what I am capable of doing right now. But, yes, I think the comment I put out recently* is everything I have to say. There were various difficult times for me, such as when I tried to challenge the axel jump. There were times when it was difficult, but it was about skating for me. As for the reconstruction efforts, well, how to put it. I’ve been thinking that there are many things people have to do and fight for, even if they have to force themselves to do it, because people’s lives and livelihoods are there. Well, my feelings may not be so different from what I said at the press conference in Sochi [at the 2014 Olympics]. I’m just skating, I’m not doing anything for the people in the devastated area directly, so I guess that hasn’t changed. However, just like last time at Japanese Nationals recently, or, like when I said that if there was a World Championships after that, I hope that through these programs, these little ones* of mineโ€ฆ not simply because itโ€™s the 10 year mark [of 3.11], but through these little ones, I hope I can send some sort of message, or for it to touch othersโ€™ hearts in some way.

T/N: *The statement he is referring to was released to Japanese media on March 11th, 2021 to commemorate the exact day of the 10th year since the 3/11 disaster. It can be found in full here: https://twitter.com/axelwithwings/status/1369891570825056256 

**He literally uses the word โ€œchildโ€ or โ€œkidโ€ here but is metaphorically referring to his programs; Yuzuru has done this before in the past when talking about programs like Seimei and Ballade No. 1 as well.

ใ€€โ€•ๆผ”ๆŠ€ๆง‹ๆˆใซ้–ขใ—ใฆๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎๅค‰ๆ›ด็‚นใฏใ€‚

ใ€€ใ€Œใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšไบˆๅฎšใจใ—ใฆใฏๅค‰ๆ›ดใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใฏใ„ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€

โ€”Regarding your program components, have you changed anything since Japanese Nationals?

Y: For the time being the plan is to not change anything. Ok, thank you.

[ENG SUB] Yuzuru Hanyu – World Team Selection Press Conference – 201227

Translation:ย @yuzueco, @axelsandwich, @shinjistarxx & @tsukihoshi14
Proofreading:ย @yuzuecoย & @axelsandwich
Raw Video:ย BBI by @aoyuzu205
Sub:ย @yuzuru_fairy

[!!!] Please do not edit or re-upload. If you would like to share our contents, credit or link to the official account, thank you

Transcript
src: Sponichi article published 27 December 2020

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ไปฃ่กจๅ…ฅใ‚Šใ—ใŸๆ„Ÿๆƒณใ‚’

ใ€€ใ€Œไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉไปฃ่กจใซ้ธใฐใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€็พฝ็”Ÿ็ตๅผฆใงใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๅ›žใ€ไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใฎไปฃ่กจใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็Ž‹่€…ใจใ—ใฆ่กŒใไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใซใชใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใฎใงใ€ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใจๆ—ฅๆœฌไปฃ่กจใจใ—ใฆใ€ใพใšใฏใ€ใพใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใชไธ–ใฎไธญใฎๆƒ…ๅ‹ขใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใพใšๆ—ฅๆœฌไปฃ่กจใฎๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบใฎ1ไบบใจใ—ใฆใ€่ƒธใ‚’ๅผตใฃใฆใใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใง่กŒๅ‹•ใงใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใชใ€‚ใใฎไธŠใงใ„ใ„ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใจใ‚„ใฃใฆใ€ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ๅŒ—ไบฌใ‚ชใƒชใƒณใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใฎๆž ใ‚‚ๆ‡ธใ‹ใฃใฆใใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ๅ…จๅŠ›ใง่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅฝนๅ‰ฒใ‚’ใพใฃใจใ†ใ—ใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

ใ€€โ€•โ€•ไปฃ่กจๅ…ฅใ‚Šใ—ใŸๆ„Ÿๆƒณใ‚’

Q: Your feelings on being chosen as a representative [to the World Championships]

ใ€Œไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉไปฃ่กจใซ้ธใฐใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€็พฝ็”Ÿ็ตๅผฆใงใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๅ›žใ€ไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใฎไปฃ่กจใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎ็Ž‹่€…ใจใ—ใฆ่กŒใไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใซใชใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใฎใงใ€ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใจๆ—ฅๆœฌไปฃ่กจใจใ—ใฆใ€ใพใšใฏใ€ใพใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใชไธ–ใฎไธญใฎๆƒ…ๅ‹ขใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใพใšๆ—ฅๆœฌไปฃ่กจใฎๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบใฎ1ไบบใจใ—ใฆใ€่ƒธใ‚’ๅผตใฃใฆใใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใง่กŒๅ‹•ใงใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใชใ€‚ใใฎไธŠใงใ„ใ„ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚‚ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใจใ‚„ใฃใฆใ€ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ๅŒ—ไบฌใ‚ชใƒชใƒณใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใฎๆž ใ‚‚ๆ‡ธใ‹ใฃใฆใใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ๅ…จๅŠ›ใง่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅฝนๅ‰ฒใ‚’ใพใฃใจใ†ใ—ใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

A: (Introducing himself) I am Yuzuru Hanyu, who has been selected as a representative to the World Championships.ย This time, I am going to the World Championships as a representative who is also the Japanese National Champion,ย so โ€•while of course there is the current situation in the worldโ€•firstly as a Japanese person, I will take pride in that and work to be able to go to that competition.ย On top of that, I would like to properly deliver a good performance and of course heading towards the Beijing Olympics, to secure spots [for Japanโ€™s Olympic team],ย so, I want to put in my best effort to fulfill my role.ย 

โ€•โ€•ไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใฏๅˆใ‚ใฆๆตทๅค–ๅ‹ขใจ้—˜ใ†ใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใƒฉใ‚คใƒใƒซใซใชใ‚Šใใ†ใช้ธๆ‰‹ใ€็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ™้ †ไฝใฏ

Q: You will compete against foreign skaters at the World Championships for the first time in this season. Who are your potential rivals and what rank are you aiming for?

ใ€Œใฏใ„ใ€ใพใ‚ใ€ไธ€็ท’ใซ้—˜ใฃใฆใฟใชใ„ใจๅฎŸ้š›ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใŒๆญฃ็›ดใชใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ๅŸบๆบ–ใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ใ‚‹ไธ€ๅฎšใฎใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚ฎใƒฅใ‚ขใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใฎใƒซใƒผใƒซใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใฏใ‚ใ‚‹็จ‹ๅบฆใ€ๅŸบๆบ–ใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ๅฎŸ้š›ใซ้—˜ใฃใฆใฟใชใ„ใจใใฎๅ ดใฎ็ฉบๆฐ—ๆ„Ÿใจใ‹ใ€ใใฎๅ ดใฎใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ€ใพใŸใฏ็‚นๆ•ฐใฎๅ‡บๆ–นใ€ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ๅŸบๆบ–ใŒใพใŸ้•ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใง ใพใ‚ใ€ใใฎๅ ดใซใ„ใชใ„ใจๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใฏใ€ๅฎŸ้š›ใซๅ˜็ด”ใซๆฏ”่ผƒใฏใงใใชใ„ใจใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใˆ๏ฝžใ€ใพใ‚ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใŸใถใ‚“ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใฏๅ…ฌ่ช่จ˜้Œฒใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ—

A: Yes, well, to be honest, we won’t really know until we compete together.ย Of course, there is a certain standard of figure skating rules,ย but the standard can change depending on the atmosphere, the ice rink, or the way the scores are calculated. If you don’t know what it is like to be there, you can’t simply compare.ย In that sense as well, the Japanese National Championship scores are probably not going into official (ISU) records.ย 

ใงใ€ไปŠๅ›žใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใƒชใ‚ทใƒชใƒผใ‚บใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใจใ‹ใ€ใพใ‚ใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ใจใ‹ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใชใใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ†ใ€ไปŠๅ›žใฏใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใƒชใ‚ทใƒชใƒผใ‚บใฎ็‚นๆ•ฐใ‚’ISUใฏๅ…ฌ่ชใ—ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏๅ˜็ด”ใซๆฏ”่ผƒใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใŒๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ“ใฎ318ใงใ—ใŸใฃใ‘ใ€5ใงใ—ใŸใฃใ‘ใ€8ใใ‚‰ใ„ใ‹ใ€ใ‚‚ใ‚„ใฃใฑๅ…ฌ่ชใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใชใ„ใฎใงใ€‚ใใ“ใ‚’ๅ˜็ด”ใซๆฏ”่ผƒใ—ใฆใ€่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใŒไปŠใ€ๅ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ‹ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใŒใ“ใฎ้ †ไฝใซใกใŸใ„ใจใ‹ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฏไปŠใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใƒใƒผใ‚ตใƒณ้ธๆ‰‹ใฎๅ‹•ๅ‘ใฏใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ๆฐ—ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใŸใ ใ€ๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใŒใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ€ๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใŒใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใ—ใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใ“ใจใฏใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Š4ๅ›ž่ปขใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€ใใ‚‚ใใ‚‚ใ€ใ“ใฎใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ่‡ชไฝ“ใ‚’ใฉใ†ใ„ใ†้ขจใซ้€ฒๅŒ–ใ•ใ›ใฆใ„ใใฎใ‹ใ€ๆทฑใ‚ใฆใ„ใใฎใ‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใŒๅคงๅˆ‡ใชใ‚“ใงใพใšใฏใใ“ใŒไธ€็•ชๅคงไบ‹ใ‹ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

In this season, the Grand Prix series, Skate America, Skate Canada and many other competitions have been cancelled and the ISU has said that the scores of these Grand Prix series won’t count as official scores this time.ย So, I don’t think we can simply compare scores. The score 318 โ€•or was it 315, or was it 318?โ€• that I gained myself is not officially recognized either.ย I don’t feel that I’m winning or that I want to be in a certain position, simply by comparing scores, at least at the moment.ย Of course, I’m interested in Nathan’s progress.ย But what I’m going to do, what I want to improve, is not only that, but the quad Axel and also how to evolve and deepen this program itself,ย so, I think that’s the most important thing.

โ€•โ€•ๅˆๅ‡บๅ ดใฎ้ตๅฑฑใธใฎใ‚ขใƒ‰ใƒใ‚คใ‚นใฏ

Q: What is your advice to Kagiyama, who is competing for the first time in the World Championships?

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ใ•ใฃใใ‚ใฎใ€ๆฐ—ใซใชใ‚‹้ธๆ‰‹ใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใจใ‹ใ€ใฉใ†ใ„ใ†้ขจใช้ †ไฝ็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใฃใฆ่ณชๅ•ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸๆ™‚ใซใ€ใ™ใ”ใ„ใชใ‚“ใ‹๏ผˆ้ตๅฑฑใŒ๏ผ‰่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใซๅ˜˜ใคใ“ใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‚“ใงใ€‚๏ผˆ้ตๅฑฑใฎๆ–นใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ‚Š๏ผ‰ใใ†ใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ„ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ€‚ๅƒ•ใฏใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ€ๅฝผใฎๅผทใ•ใฏใใฎ่ฒ ใ‘ใ‚“ๆฐ—ใฎๅผทใ•ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅ‘ไธŠๅฟƒใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅ‹ขใ„ใ ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใงใฏๅ‹ใฆใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‘ใฉใ€ใ ใ‘ใฉใ€ใใ“ใŒไปŠใฎไธ€็•ชใฎๆญฆๅ™จใชใ‚“ใงใ€‚ใใ“ใฏๅคงไบ‹ใซๅคงไบ‹ใซ

A: Yes, earlier, when he was asked things like if there were any skaters he had his eye on or what kind of rank he wants to achieve, I could tell that he was really trying to lie about his feelings.ย (Turning to look back at Kagiyama) I think there is no need for that. I think that his strength is in his competitive spirit, his ambition, and his vigor.ย Of course, he might not be able to win with just that alone, but it is his most important weapon right now. I want him to treasure that.ย 

ๅƒ•ใŒไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉๅˆใ‚ใฆๅ‡บใฆใ€้Š…ใƒกใƒ€ใƒซๅ–ใ‚ŒใŸๆ™‚ใฏใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใซใจใฃใฆใ‚‚ใฎใ™ใ”ใๅคงใใชๅˆ†ๅฒ็‚นใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใŸๅนดใจใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ใ€ใใฎใ‚ทใƒผใ‚บใƒณ่‡ชไฝ“ใŒใ™ใ”ใๅคงใใชๅˆ†ๅฒ็‚นใซใชใฃใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ‚ใฎๆ™‚ใฎๆผ”ๆŠ€ใฏไธ€็”Ÿใ€ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ—ใ€ใ‚ใฎๆ™‚ใฎใ‚จใƒใƒซใ‚ฎใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฅใ•ใจใ‹ใ€ใ‚ใฎๆ™‚ใซใ—ใ‹ใงใใชใ„ๅ‹ขใ„ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใใ“ใฎ้ †ไฝใซ่กŒใ‘ใŸใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰๏ผˆ้ตๅฑฑใฏ๏ผ‰ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใ‚‚ๅ„ชๅ‹ใ—ใŸใ„ใฃใฆ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใใ‚‰ใ„ใชใ‚“ใงใ€ใใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฏๅ˜˜ใคใ‹ใชใ„ใงๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใ—ใ€ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’่ƒธใซ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆๆฌฒใ—ใ„ใชใฃใฆๅƒ•ใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

The first time that I competed in the World Championships that I was able to get a bronze medal was, of course, a very big turning point for me. Although, that year, and that season itself was a very big turning point for me.ย ย I have never forgotten my performance at that time, and I think it was the energy and the vigor that I could only have had at that time, that helped me to reach that position.ย (Kagiyama) has even said that he wants to win the Japanese National Championships, so I hope he won’t lie to himself about those feelings, and I want him to do his best with those feelings in mind.

โ€•โ€•ใพใ ใพใ ใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒ„ใฎๅคงไผšใฏๅ…ˆ่กŒใใฎ่ฆ‹้€šใ—ใŒ็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใŒใ€ใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒ„ใŒๆŒใคๅŠ›ใ‚’ใฉใ†่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€ใใฎไธŠใงไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใงใฏใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใ‹๏ผŸ

Q: The future of sports competitions remains uncertain, but what do you think about the power of sports, and then on top of that, how do you want to perform at the World Championships?

ใ€Œใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ไปŠๅ›žใพใ‚ใ€ๅ…จ็ซถๆŠ€ใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸไธŠใงใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šใ€ๅ…จ้ธๆ‰‹ใงใใ‚‹้™ใ‚Šใฎๆ„ŸๆŸ“ๅฏพ็ญ–ใ‚’ใ—ใ€ใ‚ใฎใ€ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚ฎใƒฅใ‚ขใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใฎไธญใงใฏๆ–ฐๅž‹ใ‚ณใƒญใƒŠใซใ‹ใ‹ใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใฆใ€ใ‚ใฎใ€ใพใ‚ไปŠใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใฎใ€ใˆใƒผใฃใจใƒŠใ‚ทใƒงใƒŠใƒซใ€ๅ…จใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ข้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใจใ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‚Šใ—ใพใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใใฎไธญใงใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Š่‹ฆใ—ใ‚“ใงใ—ใพใฃใฆๅ‡บใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸๆ–นใจใ‹ใ€้€†ใซใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ๅพฉๆดปใ—ใฆ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅญใจใ‹ใ€ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ๅƒ•ใ‚‰ใ‚ขใ‚นใƒชใƒผใƒˆใจใ—ใฆใฏใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚ŠๅพŒ้บ็—‡ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใŒใ‚ใ‚‹้™ใ‚Šใฏใ€ๆ„ŸๆŸ“ใ—ใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๅบƒใ’ใ‚‹่‹ฅใ„ไธ–ไปฃใซใ‚‚ใชใฃใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใจๆ€ใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏๅƒ•ใŸใกใฎ่ฒฌไปปใ ใจใ™ใ”ใๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใชใฎใงใ€ๅƒ•ใŸใกใ‚ขใ‚นใƒชใƒผใƒˆใŒใพใšใฏๆ„ŸๆŸ“ใ—ใชใ„ใ€ใใ‚ŒใŒใชใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ไธ€็•ชใ ใจใ€‚

A: Of course, well, this time, although all competitions* are over, all skaters were doing as much as possible to prevent the spread of infection, but of course among skaters there were those who contracted COVID19, um, and went to Russiaโ€™s Nationals, or Russian National Championships but I think there are still many who suffered and were unable to go, and in turn others who contracted COVID19 and recovered and are doing their best to compete.ย However, as athletes, as long as there are after-effects [of the virus], we must not contract it, and we as the younger generation should not be the ones to spread it either. I really believe that it is our responsibility. So, I think the first and foremost thing is for us athletes not to get infected.ย 

*T/N: Unclear if he is referring to just JPN Nationals events alone or other countriesโ€™ nationals and GP series/overall competitions as well.

ใงใ€ไปŠๅ›žๅƒ•ใฏๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‚’ใ€ใพใ‚ๅƒ•ใŒใใฎ็ซ‹ๅ ดใ‹ใฏๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€็ทๆ‹ฌใ—ใฆ่€ƒใˆใฆใฟใŸๆ™‚ใซใ€้ธๆ‰‹ใŸใกไธ€ไบบไธ€ไบบใŒใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ‚ญใ‚นใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚คใงใ™ใใซใƒžใ‚นใ‚ฏใ‚’ใคใ‘ใฆ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆๆ„ŸๆŸ“้˜ฒๆญขใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹้ธๆ‰‹ใŸใกใ‚‚ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ—ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใ†ๅงฟใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆ่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ‚‚ๆฐ—ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ“ใ†ใจใ‹ใ€ไปŠๅ›žไผšๅ ดใซๆฅใฆไธ‹ใ•ใฃใŸๆ–นใ€…ใ‚‚ๅซใ‚ใฆใ€ใšใฃใจๆ„ŸๆŸ“้˜ฒๆญขใซๅŠชใ‚ใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ–นใŒ้žๅธธใซๅคšใ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใŒไฝ•ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚่‰ฏใ‹ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใฎใ€ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใ‚คใƒ™ใƒณใƒˆ้–‹ๅ‚ฌใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใซ้–ขใ—ใฆใฏใ€็ซถๆŠ€ไผšใ‚‚ๅซใ‚ใฆใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚ฎใƒฅใ‚ขใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใฃใฆใ‚จใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผใƒ†ใ‚คใƒกใƒณใƒˆใช้ƒจๅˆ†ใŒใ‹ใชใ‚Šๅคงใใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€‚ใใ†ใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใซ้–ขใ—ใฆใฏๆ„ŸๆŸ“ๆ‹กๅคงใฎใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใฏใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใฏๆ€ใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€ใŸใ ใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸๆ™‚ใซใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ใใฃใ‹ใ‘ใซใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ•ใ‚‰ใซๆ„ŸๆŸ“ใŒๆ‹กๅคงใ—ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆฐ—ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใ‚ˆใ†ใฃใฆใ„ใ†้ขจใซๆ€ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ‚‹ๆ–นใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ„ใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใฃใŸใฎใŒใ€ๅƒ•ใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ‚ใฎใ€ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใ€ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚ฎใƒฅใ‚ขใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใŒ้–‹ๅ‚ฌใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใชใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใจๅŒๆ™‚ใซใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใŒใฉใ†ใชใ‚‹ใ‹ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ๅƒ•ใ‚‰ใ“ใฎใƒกใƒณใƒใƒผใงใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใจใใฎๅงฟใ‚’ใ€ไธ–็•Œใซใ‚‚ใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใซใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใ›ใฆใ„ใ‹ใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ‚“ใ ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ†้ขจใซๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€

I don’t know if I am in a position to say this, but when I think about the Japanese National Championships overall, I saw that each and every skater was wearing a mask immediately at the Kiss & Cry to prevent infection, and seeing that made me want to do my best to take care of myself in the future. I think the best thing about the event was that we could see things like that and also noticeably see that many people, including those who came to the venue, were making efforts to prevent infection.ย 

Well, of course, speaking of holding events, figure skating events, including competitions, are in a large part classified as entertainment.ย So, I think there is a risk of spreading the infection. However, there were many people who thought that we should take care of ourselves even more to prevent the spread of the disease, after watching this competition.ย I’m really glad that the Japanese National Figure Skating Championships was held for that reason, and at the same time, I don’t know what the World Championships will be like, but I think all the skaters here have to show the world and Japan what we can do.

[ENG TRANSLATION] Yuzuru Hanyu x Waseda Sports Part 3 โ€“ Excerpt from Press Conference Announcing the Japanese Representatives

This is Part 3 of 3 ofย an articleย from Wasedasports.com published on 24 December 2019 which is a collection of excerpts from different interviews that Yuzuru Hanyu gave after the Japanese Nationals. Part 3 is an excerpt from the press conference after announcing the Japanese representatives who will be participating in the Four Continents Championship and the World Championship. Read Part 1 and Part 2.

Translation: @yuzueco
Proofreading: @blueflame4yuzu, @axelsandwich

โ€•โ€•ไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใฎไปฃ่กจใซๆฑบๅฎšใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไปŠใฎๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’ใŠ่žใ‹ใ›ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

You have been chosen as a representative for the World Championships. Please tell us how you feel now.

ใพใšไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใซ้ธใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใˆใŸใฎใงใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใฉใ‚Œใ ใ‘้ ‘ๅผตใ‚Šใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ—ใ€ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ—ใ€ใใฎไธกๆ–นใ‚’ใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šใจไฝœใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใฆใ€ไธ–็•Œใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใ—ใฃใ‹ใ‚Šๅผทใ„่‡ชๅˆ†ใซๆˆปใ—ใฆๆˆฆใ„ใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

First of all, since I was chosen for the World Championship, it may take time to decide how much I can do from now on, and there are things that will take time and things that does not take much time , and I want to properly build on both of those and return to my strongest self for Worlds and fight.

โ€•โ€•ๅ››ๅคง้™ธ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใธใฎๅ‡บๅ ดใฏ็ใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใชใœๅ‡บใ‚ˆใ†ใจๆ€ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ใ“ใจใ—ใฏๅฃใŒใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใ“ใฎไบŒใคใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ™ใ‹

It is rare for you to participate in the Four Continents Championships, why did you decide to do it? Also, there were many challenges this year, how will you face these two competitions coming up?

ใพใšๅ››ๅคง้™ธใซๅธŒๆœ›ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใŸใฎใฏใ€ใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šใใ“ใงๅ…จๅŠ›ใงใ‚ใŸใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใŒใ‚ใฃใฆใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒˆใƒซใ‚’็ฒใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใŒๅผทใใ‚ใฃใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’็‹™ใ„ใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใ€ไธ€ใคใฎใ‚นใƒ†ใƒƒใƒ—ใจใ—ใฆๅ››ๅคง้™ธ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใซๅ‡บใŸๆ–นใŒใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใจใ—ใฆใ‚‚ๆˆ้•ทใงใใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใ€ไปŠๅ›žๅธŒๆœ›ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏไปŠๅ›žใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใ‚‚ใใ†ใชใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€ใ‚„ใฏใ‚Š่ฉฆๅˆใ‚’็ตŒใ‚‹ใ”ใจใซใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚’็ตŒ้จ“ใ—ใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใพใŸใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚’ๅธๅŽใ—ใฆๅผทใใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‘ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€‚ใพใŸใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚’ๅ››ๅคง้™ธใ ใ‘ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆใ€ไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใ ใ‘ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆใ€ใ‚ทใƒŸใƒฅใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใปใ‹ใฎ่ฉฆๅˆใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ„ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚’่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใ‚ใ„ใ‚ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‘ใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใชใจใ„ใ†้ขจใซๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅ››ๅคง้™ธใฏ๏ผ‘ใคใฎๅƒ•ใฎๅฃใชใฎใงใ€‚ใใ“ใงใƒใ‚คใ‚ตใƒณใซๅฝ“ใŸใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใ™ใ—ใ€ใพใšใฏใ„ใพ่ฒ ใ‘ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใจใ„ใ†ๅฃใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใƒ™ใ‚นใƒˆใ‚ณใƒณใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใงๆ€ใ„ใใ‚Šใถใคใ‹ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

First of all , I applied to participate in the Four Continents because I want to tackle that competition with all my might. Of course I have a strong desire to get the title and am aiming for it, but somehow I feel that as a step, participating in Four Continents might help me grow, so I submitted the request. And it’s the same for this competition as well, I experience various things through the competitions and I think I can once again absorb many experiences and become stronger from them. Also I think it would be good if I could do simulations and other competitions, and truly think about and do various things, not only just Four Continents and the World Championships. Four Continents is one of my walls. I might compete with Nathan there, but for now, there is a wall called โ€œShomaโ€, whom I lost to, so I want to prepare myself and fight fully in my best condition.

โ€•โ€•ๅ››ๅคง้™ธ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใงใ€ใพใŸๆ–ฐใŸใชใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใฎ็ทด็ฟ’ใซๅฝ“ใฆใ‚‹ๆ™‚้–“ใŒๆธ›ใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใฎใ‹ใชใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€ใใ“ใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ™ใ‹

As you will be participating in the Four Continents Championships, I wonder if you will spend less time practicing new jumps. What do you think about that?

ๅ››ๅคง้™ธใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‚็ฟ’ๅพ—ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚นใƒ†ใƒƒใƒ—ใซใ—ใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œ๏ผˆ๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปขใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซ๏ผ‰ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใฏใ€ใพใ‚่จ€ใ‚ใชใใฆใ‚‚ๅคšๅˆ†ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ„ใพๅœงๅ€’็š„ใชๆญฆๅ™จใŒๅฟ…่ฆใงใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใใ‚Œใฏ๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปขใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ใซๆฏ”ในใŸใ‚‰๏ผ‘็‚นใใ‚‰ใ„ใ—ใ‹้•ใ„ใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใใ‚‰ใ„ใฎไพกๅ€คใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใ‚„ใ‚‹ในใใ‚‚ใฎใชใฎใ‹ใ€ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปขใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ใ‚’๏ผ’ๅ›žใ‚„ใฃใŸๆ–นใŒใ„ใ„ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹ใ€ใฃใฆใ€‚ใพใ‚่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ‚‚ๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใฎใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ‰ใชใฎใงใ€‚ไปŠใฎใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๆ”ฏใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹่Šฏใชใฎใงใ€็ตถๅฏพใซ่ทณใณใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‚‚ๅซใ‚ใŸไธŠใงๅ››ๅคง้™ธใ€ใฉใ†ใ„ใ†้ขจใซใ“ใชใ—ใฆใ„ใใ‹ใ€ๅ››ๅคง้™ธ่‡ชไฝ“ใ‚’ใฉใ‚Œใ ใ‘ๆˆ้•ทใงใใ‚‹ๅ ดใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’่€ƒใˆใฆใ€ไปŠๅ›žใ‚จใƒณใƒˆใƒชใƒผใ‚’ๅธŒๆœ›ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

By going to the Four Continents, I would like to make it a step towards learning it. Well I donโ€™t have to say what โ€œitโ€ (4A) is, you understand. I really need an absolutely strong weapon now. Of course, there’s only about one point difference with the 4Lz, so is it worth it, or is it worth doing, or is it better to do the 4Lz twice? I’ve actually considered that. But this pertains to my personal pride, after all. It is a core (desire) which supports my skating now, so I definitely want to do it. With that in mind, I thought about my approach to the Four Continents, thinking of Four Continents as a place to see how much I have been able to progress, and submitted my request to participate this time.

โ€•โ€•ไปŠๅคงไผšใงๆง‹ๆˆใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ไปŠๅพŒไธ–็•Œใจๆˆฆใ†ใซใ‚ใŸใฃใฆใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹

About the jumps that were not included in the layout in this competition, what are your thoughts about doing them in future competitions?

ใพใšใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒˆใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ๅ‰ๅŠใซๅ›บใ‚ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใฏใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ๆ›ฒใ‚’่ชฟๆ•ดใ™ใ‚‹ใชใ‚Šใฉใ†ใ„ใ†้ขจใช็Šถๆ…‹ใง้ฃ›ใณใซ่กŒใใฎใŒไธ€็•ช็ขบ็އใŒไธŠใŒใฃใฆไธ€็•ช็ถบ้บ—ใซใ€ใใ—ใฆใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใซๆบถใ‘่พผใ‚“ใ ็Šถๆ…‹ใง้ฃ›ในใ‚‹ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใ‚’ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๆจก็ดขใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒ•ใƒชใƒผใฏใ“ใฎๆง‹ๆˆใงใ‚„ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใฏๅ…จใใชใ„ใฎใงใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝ•ใ‚’ๅ„ชๅ…ˆใ—ใฆใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚่€ƒใˆใชใใ‚ƒใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ€‚๏ผˆ๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปข๏ผ‰ใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ใ‚’ๅ„ชๅ…ˆใ—ใฆใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚„ใฏใ‚Š๏ผ‘็™บ็›ฎใซ่ทณใ‚“ใ ๆ–นใŒ็ขบๅฎŸใซๅฎ‰ๅฎšใฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€ใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ใ‚’่ทณใถใฎใ‹ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‹๏ผˆ๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปข๏ผ‰ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใ‚’ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่ทณใณใŸใ„ใ€่ทณในใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใจใ“ใ‚ใพใงๆฅใŸใฎใชใ‚‰ใ€ใใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใฎๅพŒใ‚’ใฉใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€‚ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใฎๅพŒใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ใฃใฆใ‚„ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€่ฒ ๆ‹…ใŒใพใ ็ตถๅฏพๅคงใใ„ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€ใใ†ใ„ใ†ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‚‚๏ผ‘ใค๏ผ‘ใค่€ƒใˆใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ๆ„ๅ‘ณใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใฏๆ–ฐใ—ใ„็จฎ้กžใฎ๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปขใŒๅข—ใˆใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ†ใพใๅˆฉ็”จใงใใชใ„ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใ‚„ใ‚‹ๆ„ๅ‘ณใฏใชใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใใ‚‰ใ„ใฎๅœŸๅฐใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใชใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

First of all, about the SP, the first half of the program is not set in stone, I’d like to think about how to adjust the music and how to jump in the best way to achieve the best rate of success and beauty and figure out how to jump so that it is blended in with the program. I don’t intend to do this layout for the FS at all, so I have to think about what I should prioritise from now on. If I prioritise jumping the 4Lz, I think it will certainly be more stable if I jump it as the first jump. So should I do that? Or if I really want to jump the 4A and get to the level that I can put that in the program, what should I do after the 4A? If I do the Lutz after the Axel, it would definitely be a big burden, so I have to think about those things one by one. However, I think the meaning of putting 4A in is to increase the types of quad jumps, so if I can’t make good use of it, I don’t think it’s worth doing it, and I also feel that I have to build a strong foundation in order to achieve that.

<<< Part 1 << Part 2

[ENG TRANSLATION] Yuzuru Hanyu x Waseda Sports Part 2 โ€“ Excerpt from Medalists Interview

This is Part 2 of 3 of an article from Wasedasports.com published on 24 December 2019 which is a collection of excerpts from different interviews that Yuzuru Hanyu gave after the Japanese Nationals. Part 2 is an excerpt from the medalists interview. Read Part 1 here. Part 3 to come soon.

Translation: @yuzueco
Proofreading: @blueflame4yuzu, @axelsandwich

โ€•โ€•ไปŠๅ›žใฎ็ตๆžœใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸใ”ๆ„Ÿๆƒณใฏ

Tell us your thoughts after you found out the result.

ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใ“ใพใงใพใŸๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ ใ‘ๆญปๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅฐฝใใ—ใฆๆˆฆใˆใ‚‹็žฌ้–“ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใŒใ‚ใฃใฆใ€้žๅธธใซ่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ‚‚็†ฑใใชใ‚ŠใชใŒใ‚‰ๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ไปŠๅ›žๆŠ•ใ’่พผใฟใŒ็ฆๆญขใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใฆใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅ ดๅˆใฏใ™ใ”ใใƒ—ใƒผใ•ใ‚“ใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ’ใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ„ใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใใ†ใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“ใƒซใƒผใƒซใ‚’ๅฎˆใฃใฆใ€ๆŠ•ใ’่พผใพใชใ„ใงใจใ‹ๆณจๆ„ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€‚ใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณๅŒๅฃซใฎไธญใง่‰ฒใ€…ๆณจๆ„ใ”ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใ™ใ”ใใใ†ใ„ใ†ใ“ใจ๏ผ‘ใค๏ผ‘ใคๅฎˆใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ ใ„ใฆใ€ใ“ใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆๆœ€ๅพŒใพใง็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ๅคงไผšใซใชใฃใฆๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Thank you. Up to this point, there were moments when I could fight with all my might in the Japanese Nationals, and I was able to perform while becoming very passionate. Also throwing the gifts on the ice was banned at this competition. My fans have been throwing many Pooh-sans on the ice, but everyone was trying to follow the rules and even reminded the others that throwing gifts is prohibited. I think there are many things to take note of among fans. Everyone was really trying to follow every single one  of them, and in this way, this competition became a wonderful one until the end and it makes me very happy. Thank you so much.

โ€•โ€•ๅฎ‡้‡Žๆ˜Œ็ฃจ้ธๆ‰‹ใจใŠไบŒไบบใจใ‚‚ใ€่พ›ใ„ๆ€ใ„ใ‚’็ตŒ้จ“ใ—ใฆๅ†ใณๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใซๆˆปใฃใฆใ“ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใ“ใซ่‡ณใ‚‹ใพใงใฎ้“ใจ็ตๆžœใฏใ€ใ”่‡ช่บซใซใจใฃใฆใฉใ‚“ใชๆ„ๅ‘ณใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ‹

Both you and Shoma have experienced tough times and then came back to Japanese Nationals. The path that you’ve walked leading up to here (Japanese Nationals) and the results, what does it mean to you?

ใพใšใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚‚ใใฐใง่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใฎไธญใง่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใฆใ‚„ใฏใ‚Š่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๆ€ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใชไฝ“ใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใง่ฉฆๅˆใซ่‡จใ‚ใชใ„ใจใ‹ใ€ๅƒ•่‡ช่บซใ‚‚ใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใƒชใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒซใงใ‚ณใƒผใƒใŒใ„ใชใ„็Šถๆ…‹ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใฉใ‚Œใ ใ‘ๅคงๅค‰ใชใ“ใจใ‹ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใฏใ™ใ”ใใ‚ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใฆใ€‚ๅฝผ๏ผˆๅฎ‡้‡Žๆ˜Œ็ฃจ๏ผ‰่‡ช่บซใŒใ‚ณใƒผใƒใ‚’้›ขใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ๆฑบๆ–ญใ‚’ใ—ใŸใฎใ‚‚ใ€ใใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใงใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใƒชใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒซใซ่‡จใ‚€ใจใ„ใ†ๆฑบๆ–ญใ‚’ใ—ใŸใฎใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šใ™ใ”ใๅ‹‡ๆฐ—ใฎใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅƒ•ใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ€็ด ็›ดใซๅฝผใŒใ“ใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆใพใŸ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ้“ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใฆๅฝผใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใŒใพใŸใงใใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ™ใ”ใๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ—ใ€ๅƒ•ใจๅฝผใฎ้“ใฏใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šโ€ฆโ€ฆๅฝผใฃใฆ่จ€ใ†ใฎๅค‰ใ ใชใ€ใ‚†ใฅใใ‚“ใฃใฆ่จ€ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใฆใ‚‹ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใฃใฆ่จ€ใ„ใพใ™๏ผˆ็ฌ‘๏ผ‰ใ€‚ใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใฎใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใ ใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใใฎใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใ‹ใ‚‰้›ขใ‚ŒใŸใ‚Šใฃใฆ่จ€ใ†ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใซใจใฃใฆใฏใ™ใ”ใๅคงไบ‹ใงใ€‚ๅƒ•ใŒๅคšๅˆ†ใใ‚Œใ‚’ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใจๅ…จใฆใŒๅดฉๅฃŠใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใจใใŒใ‚ใฃใฆใ€ๅ…จ้ƒจไฝ•ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใจใใงใ™ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใฎใŸใ‚ใซไปŠๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใงใŠใ“ใ†ใฃใฆ่€ƒใˆใกใ‚ƒใฃใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใ—ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ€ใ‚„ใฃใจใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใŒใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใ‚‰ใ—ใๆˆปใฃใฆใ“ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใชใจใ™ใ”ใๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใใ‚ชใƒชใƒณใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏใฎ้Š€ใƒกใƒ€ใƒชใ‚นใƒˆใซใชใ‚ŒใŸใ‚“ใ ใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅƒ•ใฏใ™ใ”ใๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€‚ใ•ใฃใ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๆ€ใฃใŸไปฅไธŠใฎ็ตๆžœใŒๅ‡บใฆ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใŸใฃใฆ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‘ใฉใ€ๆ€ใฃใŸใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใฏๅผทใ„ใงใ™ใ—ใ€ๅผฑใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใใ‚Œใ‚‚ๅซใ‚ใฆใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใงใ€ใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใฎๅผทใ•ใ ใจๅƒ•ใฏๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€‚ๅฝผใ‹ใ‚‰ๅญฆใถใ“ใจใ‚‚ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ—ใ€ๅƒ•ใ‚‚ใ€ใ„ใพใ—ใ‚“ใฉใ„ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ“ใ‚“ใชใ‚‚ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใญใˆใžใฃใฆใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰้ ‘ๅผตใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

First of all, I wasnโ€™t really watching by his side, but watching him on TV, I saw him not being able to participate with the physical condition which he wanted to be in, I myself also faced a situation with no coach at the GPF so I could really understand how difficult it is. For him [Shoma] to decide to part from his coach and aim to get a ticket to the Grand Prix Final in those circumstances, I think it was a very courageous thing to do. I am truly, honestly very happy that he found his way and is able to skate in his own way again. My path and his are over all…hmmm, itโ€™s strange that I call him โ€œHeโ€, he calls me โ€œYuzu-kunโ€ so I talk about him as โ€œShomaโ€ (laughs) For Shoma, enjoying skating and of course, the time being away from it are both important. I think if I did the same thing, everything would probably come crumbling down. Because even when I am enjoying something else, I canโ€™t help thinking that I should enjoy this moment now for the sake of skating later. But I really think itโ€™s great that Shoma came back as who he is, I am really thinking that thatโ€™s why he could become a silver Olympic medalist. Shoma said earlier that he worked hard and got a result that was better than he expected but Shoma is stronger than he thinks. Maybe he has weaknesses as well but that’s a part of Shoma too and I think that is Shomaโ€™s strength. I have a lot to learn from him, also I have some difficult things I’m facing myself right now, but Iโ€™d say this is not my limit, and push myself.

โ€•โ€•ใใ‚‡ใ†ใฎFSใงใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸ็‚นใ€ๆ‚ชใ‹ใฃใŸ็‚นใจใ€็‚นใฎๅ‡บๆ–นใซใคใ„ใฆใŠ่žใ‹ใ›ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ใ“ใฎ็ตๆžœใซใคใ„ใฆใฎๆ„Ÿๆƒณใ‚‚ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Please tell us the good and bad points of the FS today, and also how the score came out. And your thoughts on this result please.

ใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸ็‚นใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚้ ‘ๅผตใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚ŒไปฅไธŠใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚้ ญใ‚‚ไฝฟใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ใŒๆŠœใ‘ใŸๆฎต้šŽใงไฝ•ใŒ๏ผ“ๅ›ž่ปขๅข—ใ‚„ใ›ใ‚‹ใ‹ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใ‚’่€ƒใˆใŸใ‚Šใ€ใฉใ“ใงใ‚ˆใ‚Š้ซ˜ใ„็‚นๆ•ฐใ‚’็จผใ”ใ†ใ‹ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚่€ƒใˆใพใ—ใŸใ‘ใฉใ€ใ‚„ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ้™ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฆใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚้ฃŸใ‚‰ใ„ใคใ„ใฆใ‚„ใ‚ใ†ใจใฏใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใŸใ ใ‘ใงใงใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใฏใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šๆ‚ชใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™ใ—โ€ฆโ€ฆๆ‚ชใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใ—ใ‹ใชใ„ใฎใง๏ผˆ็ฌ‘๏ผ‰ใ€‚ใชใ‚“ใฆ่จ€ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€ๆ‚ชใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ๅ…จ้ƒจใ‚ใ’ใพใ™ใ‹๏ผˆ็ฌ‘๏ผ‰๏ผŸๅคšๅˆ†๏ผ“๏ผๅˆ†ใใ‚‰ใ„ๅ–‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚ใพใ‚ๆ‚ชใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใฏใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€้ ญใจไฝ“ใ‚’ๅŒๆ™‚ใซใ‚ณใƒณใƒˆใƒญใƒผใƒซใงใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‹ใชใฃใฆๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ“ใŒไธ€็•ชไปŠๅ›ž้›ฃใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ€ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใ ใฃใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใงใ‚‚ๅ็œ็‚นใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏ็ตๆžœใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ€ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“๏ผ’ไฝใงใ—ใŸใ—็‚นๆ•ฐใ‚‚ใ™ใ”ใๆ‚ชใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚‚ใ†ใ“ใฎๆผ”ๆŠ€ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŒใชใ„ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใฏๅ…ƒใ‹ใ‚‰ๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใฆใ€‚ๆผ”ๆŠ€็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸ็žฌ้–“ใซใ€ใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใฎ็‚นๆ•ฐใ‚‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไธญใงๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ€ใ‚ใใ‚„ใฃใจ็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใ™ใ”ใใ€ๅƒ•ใฎๆผ”ๆŠ€ใจใ‹่ณชๅ•ใจไน–้›ขใ—ใกใ‚ƒใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใŒใ€ใ“ใฎๅ ดใ ใ‹ใ‚‰่จ€ใ„ใŸใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใ‚„ใฃใจๅคšๅˆ†ใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใŒๅฟƒใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌ็Ž‹่€…ใฃใฆ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚ใšใฃใจๅƒ•ใŒไผ‘ใ‚“ใงใ„ใฆใ€ๆ€ชๆˆ‘ใ—ใฆใ„ใฆใ€‚ๆˆฆใฃใŸใ‚‰ใใฎๅ‰ใซใ€ใ‚‚ใฃใจๅ‰ใซ่ฒ ใ‘ใฆใ„ใŸใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใงใ‚‚ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ‚„ใฃใจใ€ใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใŒใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒˆใƒปใƒ•ใƒชใƒผใงๆˆฆใ†่ฉฆๅˆใงๅˆใ‚ใฆใ“ใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆ่ฒ ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰่ƒธใ‚’ใฏใฃใฆ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆใปใ—ใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌ็Ž‹่€…ใฃใฆๅคงๅค‰ใ ใ‚ˆ๏ผˆ็ฌ‘๏ผ‰ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰่ƒธใ‚’ๅผตใฃใฆใ€ๅƒ•ใ‚‚ๅซใ‚ใฆใ€ใพใ‚ๅƒ•ใ‚‚ใพใ ้ ‘ๅผตใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใฏใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ไธ€็ท’ใซใพใŸๅผ•ใฃๅผตใฃใฆใ„ใ‘ใŸใ‚‰ใ€‚ใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพไธ€ไบบใซ่ผ‰ใ›ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆใ€ๅƒ•ใ‚‚ไธ€็ท’ใซ่ƒŒ่ฒ ใฃใฆ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆใ„ใ‘ใŸใ‚‰ใ„ใ„ใชใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€‚๏ผˆๅฎ‡้‡Žใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆ๏ผ‰้ ‘ๅผตใ‚ใ†ใญใ€‚ใŠใ‚ใงใจใ†

There is nothing good. I just tried my best. Nothing more. I used my brain too. I was thinking about what I could do to add more triples after the popped Lutz, and where I could get a higher score, but there was only so much I could do. But I still hung on and tried everything that I could. But only trying and not being able to make it happen is after all a negative thing.There were only bad things in that performance. (laughs) What can I say, should I list all of the bad points? (laughs) Iโ€™ll probably speak for 30 minutes about it. Well, what was bad was.. Well, I think I couldnโ€™t control my mind and body at the same time. That was the most difficult thing this time. I might have been overwhelmed, but it’s still something to reflect upon. And about the result, I ended up in 2nd and the score was really bad, and I knew from the beginning that it couldn’t be helped. The moment I finished my performance, since I knew Shomaโ€™s score already, I felt, โ€œAhh, finally itโ€™s over.โ€ But I really want to say this here, even though this doesn’t respond to the question about my performance, I think Shoma can finally call himself the  โ€œJapanese National Championโ€ from the bottom of his heart. Iโ€™ve not been there for a long time due to my injury. If I were to compete with him before this, I might have lost to him even earlier, but really, finally it was the first time that I lost to Shoma in (the combined scores) in the SP and FS like this* soโ€ฆI want him to be proud of himself and keep going from now on. It is a hard thing being a Japanese National champion. (laughs) But from now on, I want him to have confidence, and including myself, well, I still intend to keep working hard too and if we can lead together again…It’s not just putting (the pressure) on Shoma only, but I feel that it’ll be good if I can shoulder (the pressure) too and work hard together. (Towards Shoma) Letโ€™s work hard together. Congratulations! 

*T/N: This is purely our interpretation because he doesnโ€™t elaborate, but we think heโ€™s referring to World Team Trophy 2017 where Shoma beat him in the SP and the overall score but it was not counted because the two segments were calculated separately, the total score was not added up and they were on the same team. 

โ€•โ€•ใ„ใพ้šฃใซ้ตๅฑฑๅ„ช็œŸ้ธๆ‰‹๏ผˆ็ฅžๅฅˆๅทใƒปๆ˜ŸๆงŽๅ›ฝ้š›้ซ˜ๆ กๆจชๆตœ๏ผ‰ใŒใ„ใฆใ€ใ•ใ‚‰ใซใ‚ธใƒฅใƒ‹ใ‚ขใงใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ไบบใ€๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปขใ‚’้ฃ›ใถไฝ่—ค้งฟ้ธๆ‰‹๏ผˆๅŸผ็މๆ „๏ผ‰ใŒใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅผทๅŠ›ใช้ธๆ‰‹ใฎ่ฟฝใ„ไธŠใ’ใŒๆฅใŸใ“ใจใซ้–ขใ—ใฆ็އ็›ดใชๆฐ—ๆŒใกใ‚’ใŠ่žใ‹ใ›ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

There’s Yuma Kagiyama (Kanagawa Seisa International High School Yokohama) right next to you, and there’s another junior, Shun Sato (Sakae Saitama), who can do quads. Please tell us your candid feelings about the strong skaters catching up to you.

็”ทๅญใ ใ‘ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆๅฅณๅญใ‚‚ๅซใ‚ใฆใ€ใ“ใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆ๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปขใ‚’ใฉใ‚“ใฉใ‚“้ฃ›ใถใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใฆใ€‚ๅƒ•ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใ•ใฃใใ—ใ‚‡ใƒผใพใ‚‚่ฟฝใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹็ซ‹ๅ ดใจใ„ใ†่ฉฑใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‘ใฉใ€๏ผ‘ใค๏ผ‘ใคใฎใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใ‚Œใฐ่ฟฝใ†็ซ‹ๅ ดใงใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ๅƒ•ใฎๅ ดๅˆ๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปขใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ใฏใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใพใ ็ขบ็އใŒๆ‚ชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ‹ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปขใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใ‚’่ฉฆๅˆใงไฝฟใ†ใจใ„ใ†้ธๆ‰‹ใ‚‚ใฉใ‚“ใฉใ‚“ๆธ›ใฃใฆใใฆใ€ใพใ‚ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘้›ฃใ—ใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใฟใ‚“ใชๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใงใ‚‚ใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใฎใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’่€ƒใˆใฆใฟใ‚Œใฐ่ฟฝใ†็ซ‹ๅ ดใ ใ—ใ€ใใฎๆŠ€่ก“ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใจ่บซใซไป˜ใ‘ใŸใ„ใ€็ฟ’ๅพ—ใ—ใŸใ„ใฃใฆๆ€ใ„ใชใฎใงใ€‚ไปŠๅ›ž้งฟใใ‚“ใ€ใƒ•ใƒชใƒผใงใฏ๏ผˆ๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปข๏ผ‰ใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ใฏ่ทณในใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€ใงใ‚‚ๅ…ฌๅผ็ทด็ฟ’ใง็ถบ้บ—ใซ่ทณในใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใฆใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šใ‚ใ‚ใ„ใ†้ขจใซ้ฃ›ในใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใชใฃใฆ่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ‚‚ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šๆ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ—ใ€‚๏ผˆ้ตๅฑฑ๏ผ‰ๅ„ช็œŸใฎใƒˆใƒผใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใฎ็ฒพๅบฆใ€้ซ˜ใ•ใจใ‹ใ€ใ‚ใจใฏ่ปธใฎๅผทใ•ใจใ‹ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใ†ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‚‚ใ‚„ใฏใ‚Šใ€่ฆ‹็ฟ’ใ†ใจใ“ใ‚ใฏๅƒ•ใ‚‰ใซใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œ้•ใ†ใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒ—ใฎ้ธๆ‰‹ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใใ€่ฆ‹็ฟ’ใ†ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‚’ใพใŸ่ฆ‹ใฆใ€ใ†ใพใใชใฃใฆใ„ใใจใ“ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ใฎใฏใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใ ใชใจๅƒ•ใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Not just the men, but including the ladies, it has come to a stage where they’re jumping quads one after another like this. We, like Shoma talked about earlier, are in the position of being chased but if we look at the jumps individually, actually we are in the position of catching up to the younger skaters. In my case, the 4Lz still has a low rate of success.Of course, there are fewer skaters who use 4Lo in competition, and just from that maybe everyone knows how difficult it is, but if you think about individual jumps, I am in the position where I am catching up, and my desire is to learn and embody it. Shun, this time, did not successfully land his 4Lz, but I saw him doing it beautifully at the official practice and it made me think that I want to be able to jump like that myself as well. Yumaโ€™s accuracy and the height and the strength of the axis of 4T are some of the things that we can learn from. Since there are different types of skaters, I think it’s a great thing that there are many things we can watch again and learn by observation and get better at.

<< Read Part 1 here.

[ENG TRANSLATION] Yuzuru Hanyu x Waseda Sports Part 1 – Excerpt from Group Interview

This is Part 1 of 3 of an article from Wasedasports.com published on 24 December 2019 which is a collection of excerpts from different interviews that Yuzuru Hanyu gave after the Japanese Nationals. Part 1 is an excerpt from a group interview. Parts 2 and 3 to come.

Translation: @yuzueco
Proofreading: @blueflame4yuzu, @axelsandwich

โ€•โ€•FSใ‚’ๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใฃใฆใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ—ใŸใ‹

What did you think of todayโ€™s free program ?

ใ„ใ‚„ใ‚ใ€ๅผฑใ„ใชใ‚ใฃใฆใ€‚ๅ…ˆใ€…้€ฑ๏ผˆใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใƒชใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒซใฎ้š›๏ผ‰ใ‚‚่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ๅผฑใ„ใชใ‚ใฃใฆใ€‚

Well, I feel that I am weak. I said this two weeks before (at GPF) as well, but I feel that I am weak.

โ€•โ€•๏ผ”ๅนดใถใ‚Šใฎๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใ€ใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใฎๆ–นใ€…ใ‚‚ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ๅฟœๆดใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸ

You participated in the Japanese nationals for the first time in four years and many fans were cheering you on passionately.

ใ“ใ‚“ใชๆผ”ๆŠ€ใงใ‚‚ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎๆ–นใ€…ใŒใ™ใ”ใๅฟœๆดใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใฆใ„ใฆใ€ๆœ€ๅพŒใพใงๅŠ›ใ‚’ใใ ใ•ใฃใฆใ„ใฆใ€‚ใพใ‚ๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใ“ใ‘ใกใ‚ƒใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‘ใฉใ€ๆญฏใ‚’้ฃŸใ„ใ—ใฐใฃใฆใ‚„ใ‚ŒใŸใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€‚ๆœ€ๅพŒใพใง่ฆ‹ใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใฆใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใจใ—ใ‹่จ€ใˆใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

So many people were cheering me on and giving me power until the end despite my poor performance. I fell on the very last jump, but I think I gritted my teeth and did it. I can only say that I appreciate that they watched my performance until the end.

โ€•โ€•ๆฌกใฏใ€ไธ–็•Œ้ธๆ‰‹ๆจฉใŒๆŽงใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™

Your next competition is the World Championships.

ใใ†ใงใ™ใญโ€ฆโ€ฆใ€‚ไฝ•ใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใ™ใŒใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ„ใพใ‚‚ใ†ใ€ๅผฑใฃใกใ„ใฎใงใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใ‚‚ใƒˆใƒผใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใ‚‚่ทณในใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใฏ่ฉฑใซใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ—ใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒซใ‚‚่ทณในใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใฏๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่ฉฑใซใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใฎใงใ€‚ๆ‚”ใ—ใ„ใ€ๆ‚”ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆฌกใŒใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใ€ๆฌกใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใŒใ‚“ใฐใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

It is…Iโ€™m not sure which competition I am going to participate in yet, but I am really weak now. There is no way that I can compete well without landing the quad loop and the toe loop, and also the triple axel, thereโ€™s truly no way. I am very unsatisfied with my current self. Iโ€™m kuyashii. If there is another chance, I will work hard for the next competition.

โ€•โ€•ๅผทใใชใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใฉใ†ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‘ใฐใ„ใ„ใจใŠ่€ƒใˆใงใ™ใ‹

Whatโ€™s your thoughts on how to become stronger?

ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚„ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€๏ผ–ๅˆ†้–“๏ผˆ็ทด็ฟ’๏ผ‰ใพใงใฏใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ—ใ€ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใฏใใ‚“ใชใซๆ‚ชใ‹ใฃใŸ่จณใงใฏใชใ„ใฎใงใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็ฒพ็ฅž็Šถๆ…‹ใจ่‚‰ไฝ“ใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใจใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใŒๅ…จ้ƒจใƒใƒฉใƒใƒฉใฃใฆไน–้›ข๏ผˆใ‹ใ„ใ‚Š๏ผ‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใฃใŸๆ„Ÿใ˜ใงใ™ใญใ€‚

I donโ€™t know. I think I was doing the best I could do, I felt good until the 6 min warm up, and the feeling was not that bad. It was like I could feel the dissonance between my mental and physical condition

โ€•โ€•ไปŠๅ›žใฎใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ๆง‹ๆˆใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ—ใŸใ‹

Whatโ€™s your thoughts on your layout this time?

ๅ†’้ ญใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒŸใ‚นใ—ใฆใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ๆŠœใ‘ใฆใ€่‰ฒใ€…่€ƒใˆใพใ—ใŸใญใ€‚ใฉใ“ใงใƒชใ‚ซใƒใƒชใƒผใงใใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€‚ใใ‚“ใชใƒชใ‚ซใƒใƒชใƒผใ™ใ‚‹ไฝ“ๅŠ›ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใชใฃใฆๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆœฌๅฝ“ใ€ใใ‚“ใชใƒชใ‚ซใƒใƒชใƒผใ™ใ‚‹ใชใ‚‰ๆ„ๅ‘ณใชใ„ใชใฃใฆๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใใกใ‚ƒใใกใ‚ƒใชใฎใงใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ„ใพใ€ๆ˜Œ็ฃจ๏ผˆๅฎ‡้‡Ž๏ผ‰ใŒใ‚„ใฃใจๆˆปใฃใฆใใฆใใ‚Œใฆๆญฃ็›ดใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅˆใ‚ใฆใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจ่ฒ ใ‘ใŸใ‚“ใงใ€‚ใ™ใ”ใใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใญใ€‚ใฉใ†ใ„ใ†ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ•ใ‹ใจใ„ใ†ใจ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจใปใฃใจใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

I made the mistake of popping the opening  Lutz and then I thought of many possibilities. About where I could make my recovery jump. But I don’t think I had the physical strength to make such a recovery. Really, I was thinking it’s meaningless even if I made that kind of recovery. So Iโ€™m not sure. I canโ€™t sort out my thinking. But now Shoma is finally back on track and to be honest, I am happy about it. This is the first time that I lost to him properly. Iโ€™m very happy about it. Itโ€™s difficult to describe what kind of happiness that is. But somehow, I feel relieved.

โ€•โ€•ใƒซใƒƒใƒ„ใฎๅคฑๆ•—ใฏ็–ฒๅŠดใŒ่ถณใซใใฆใ„ใŸใ“ใจใŒๅŽŸๅ› ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹

Is the exhaustion in your feet the reason for your mistake on the Lutz ?

ไฝ•ใจ่จ€ใ†ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใญใ€ใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใจใ€ใ“ใ†โ€ฆโ€ฆใ€‚ใ†ใƒผใ‚“โ€ฆโ€ฆๅ…จ้ƒจ่จ€ใ„่จณใใ•ใ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆœฌๅฝ“ๅซŒใงใ™ใ€‚ไฝ•ใ‚‚ๅ–‹ใ‚ŠใŸใใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใŒๆœฌ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚

Well…how can I say…what I thought about the image and..Hmm, whatever I say will sound like I’m making excuses for that mistake so I truly hate that. My honest feeling is that I donโ€™t want to say anything. 

โ€•โ€•ๆฐทใฎๆ„Ÿ่งฆใฏใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ—ใŸใ‹

What was your feeling about the ice?

ๅคงไธˆๅคซใ ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ“ใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆๆœ€ๅพŒใพใงใ€้›ฃใ—ใ„็’ฐๅขƒใ ใฃใŸใจใฏๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ™ใŒใ™ใ”ใใ„ใ„ๆฐทใงใ€ไฝœใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใŸๆ–นใ€…ใซๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ—ใŸใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

It was okay, and I think it was a difficult situation until the end for me but the ice was in good condition, so I want to thank the people who maintain that ice rink.

โ€•โ€•่ฒ ใ‘ใŸ็พฝ็”Ÿ้ธๆ‰‹ใŒใ€ใ€Œใปใฃใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใŒ่กๆ’ƒ็š„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบ้ธๆ‰‹ใซ่ฒ ใ‘ใ‚‹ใฎใฏไน…ใ€…ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใใฎ็‚นใซใคใ„ใฆใฏใ„ใ‹ใŒใงใ™ใ‹

 It is quite shocking for us to hear Hanyu, who has lost, say, “I am relieved.” Itโ€™s been a while since youโ€™ve lost to a Japanese skater, how do you feel about it? 

ๆ˜Œ็ฃจใŒใคใ‚‰ใใ†ใซใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏใšใฃใจ่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใฆใ€ใใ‚ŒใŒใญใ€ใ‚„ใฃใจ่ฝใก็€ใ„ใฆใใฆใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใซ้›†ไธญใงใใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใชใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใ‚’ๆ€ใ†ใจใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅพŒ่ผฉใจใ—ใฆใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ๅฝผใ‚‰ใ—ใ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆใปใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ—ใ€‚ๅฟƒใ‹ใ‚‰ๅฟœๆดใ—ใŸใ„ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Iโ€™ve been seeing Shoma struggling for a long time, but to see that he has finally settled down and can focus on skating makes me happy. I’d like him to keep working hard in his own way, as my junior. I want to cheer him on from the bottom of my heart.

โ€•โ€•ใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใƒชใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒซใ€ใใ—ใฆๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌใงๆ•—ๅŒ—ใ‚’ๅ‘ณใ‚ใ„ใ€้‡ๅœงใŒๆธ›ใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹

You lost at the GPF and the Japanese Nationals, does that experience reduce the pressure on you?

ๅˆฅใซๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใใ‚ŒใŒใฉใ†ใ ใจใ„ใ†่ฉฑใงใฏใชใใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใŒ่ชฐใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใจใ„ใ†่ฉฑใงใฏใชใใ€ๅธธใซใ€Œๅ‹ใกใŸใ„ใชใ€ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ้–“้•ใ„ใชใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ—ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ๆœ€ๅคง้™ใฎใ“ใจใฏใ“ใ“ใงใฏใงใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€ใงใ‚‚ๅƒ•ใชใ‚Šใซไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝใฏใ‚„ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ—ใ€‚ๅˆฅใซใƒ—ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฃใƒผใ‹ใ‚‰่งฃใๆ”พใŸใ‚ŒใŸ่จณใงใฏใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Š่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไธญใง็ขบๅ›บใŸใ‚‹่‡ชไฟกใจใ‹ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ‰ใฟใŸใ„ใชใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ‚ใฃใฆใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใŸใถใ‚“ๆ˜Œ็ฃจใŒ่ƒธใ‚’ๅผตใฃใฆใ€Žๅ…จๆ—ฅๆœฌ็Ž‹่€…ใ€ใจ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ€‚ใ“ใจใ—ใฏๅ‡บใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅƒ•ใŒใ€‚ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใใ†ใ„ใ†ไธญใงใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ่ฟฝใ„ใ‹ใ‘ใฆ่„…ใ‹ใ—ใฆใ‚„ใ‚ใ†ใ‹ใชใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

It doesnโ€™t matter that I lost to the Japanese skater or whom I lost to, I always think that I want to win no matter what. Of course I couldnโ€™t do my best here, but I tried with all my might. So itโ€™s not something like I was released from the pressure. I have a firm conviction in myself or something like pride in myself. I think Shoma can say that he is the โ€œJapanese National Championโ€ proudly from now on. Because this year, I competed as well. So I think maybe I will chase him and threaten him a little from behind.

โ€•โ€•๏ผฆ๏ผณใฎๅ‰ใ€ใ†ใพใใ„ใ‹ใชใ„ไบˆๅ…†ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚‚ใฎใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ‹

Were there any signs that things might not go well before FS?

่ชฟๆ•ดใŒใ†ใพใใ„ใ‹ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€ใšใฃใจใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่บซไฝ“ใŒใฉใ‚“ใฉใ‚“ๆ—ฅใซๆ—ฅใซๅŠฃๅŒ–ใ—ใฆใ„ใๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฏใ‚ใฃใฆใ€‚ใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒˆใฎๅ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€Œๅค‰ใ ใชใ€ใจใฏๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ€ๅƒ•ใฏๆตใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€่‰ฒใ‚“ใชๆ–นใซๆ”ฏใˆใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใฆใ€่บซไฝ“ใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใ‚‚ใ„ใพใงใใ‚‹ๆœ€้ซ˜ใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใซใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใŸใ†ใˆใงใ“ใ‚Œใชใฎใงใ€‚ๆญฃ็›ด่จ€ใฃใฆใ€ๅƒ•ใฎๅฎŸๅŠ›ใจๆŠ€่ก“ใŒ่ถณใ‚Šใชใ‹ใฃใŸใจใ„ใ†ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใงใ™ใ‹ใญใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ๆญปๅŠ›ใฏๅฐฝใใ›ใŸใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

The adjustment didnโ€™t go well throughout. I felt like my body was getting worse day by day. I noticed something was strange even before the SP. But even so, I am privileged to receive support from many people and I adjusted my body condition to the best that it could be at that point, then it turned out like that. So to be honest, I think my skill and ability was not enough. But I think I gave it everything I had

โ€•โ€•ใƒŸใ‚นใŒๅ‡บใŸใ‚ใจ้›†ไธญใŒๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ‚‚ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šถๆ…‹ใงใ—ใŸใ‹

โ€•โ€•It seemed that you lost your concentration after you made a mistake, but what was the situation?

ใณใฃใใ‚Šใ—ใกใ‚ƒใฃใฆใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไธญใงใ€‚ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚Œ๏ผŸใ€ใฃใฆใ€‚ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใจๆœฌๅฝ“ใซไน–้›ขใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€‚ใ„ใพใ‚‚ไน–้›ขใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‘ใฉใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่จ€ๅ‹•ใŒใฉใ†ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฏใฃใใ‚Š่จ€ใฃใฆๅ…จ็„ถใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใจๅ–‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ๅˆฅใ€…ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใŒๅคšใ€…ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ—โ€ฆโ€ฆใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ‚„ใฃใฑใ‚Šใ‚คใƒกใƒผใ‚ธใจ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่บซไฝ“ใฎใ‚ญใƒฌใฟใŸใ„ใชใ‚‚ใฎใฏๅˆ†้›ขใฏใ—ใฆใ„ใฆใ€ ไฝ“ๅŠ›ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ใ†ใกใ€ใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒˆใจใ‹ใ ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใชใ‚“ใจใ‹ใชใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ†ใฎใงใ™ใŒใ€ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‚‚ใชใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใŒๅ‡บใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใฎใ‹ใชใจใ„ใ†้ขจใซใฏๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใฏใฃใใ‚Š่จ€ใฃใฆใ—ใพใˆใฐ็ซถๆณณใฎ้ธๆ‰‹ใชใ‚“ใ‹ใฏไฝ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚นใ‚‚ใ‚„ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใ™ใ—ใ€‚ๅ†…ๅฎนใฏ้•ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‘ใฉใ€‚ใใ†ใ„ใ†ใฎใซๆฏ”ในใฆใฟใŸใ‚‰ๅƒ•ใชใ‚“ใ‹๏ผ•้€ฑ้–“ใง๏ผ“ๅ›žใ—ใ‹่ฉฆๅˆใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ—ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงใ“ใฎใใ‚‰ใ„ใฎไฝ“ๅŠ›ใ—ใ‹ใชใ„ใฎใ‹ใฃใฆใ€‚ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๅŠ›ไฝฟใฃใฆ่ทณใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใชใจใ„ใ†ใฎใจใ€ใ‚‚ใฃใจๅŠ›ใ‚’ๆŠœใ„ใฆ่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ„ใ„ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒณใƒ—ใŒ่ทณในใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใชใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใฎใ‚’ใ„ใพใฏ่€ƒใˆๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่ซฆใ‚ใฆใฏใ„ใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ€ๆœ€ๅพŒใพใงๆญปใซ็‰ฉ็‹‚ใ„ใงใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ†ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใ‚ƒใƒ•ใƒชใƒƒใƒ—๏ผˆ๏ผ”ๅ›ž่ปขใƒˆใƒผใƒซใƒผใƒ—โ€•ใ‚ชใ‚คใƒฉใƒผโ€•๏ผ“ๅ›ž่ปขใƒ•ใƒชใƒƒใƒ—ใฎ๏ผ“ๅ›ž่ปขใƒ•ใƒชใƒƒใƒ—๏ผ‰่ทณใฐใชใ„ใงใ™ใ€ใ‚ใใ“ใ€‚

I was surprised, in my mind. Like โ€œWhatโ€™s going on?โ€. It was really different from what I was feeling. And it still is now. I can’t tell at all what is happening to my behavior to be honest. There are many areas where my feelings and what I am talking about feel like they’ve become separate things. But still, what I had envisioned and the sharpness of my body’s reaction is different. Maybe it was manageable when I was doing the SP and had physical strength left, but there’s nothing I can do about it and it was all shown in my performance (in FS). But if Iโ€™ll be honest, for example, swimmers do many races. Though the circumstances might be different. If I compare with those swimmers, I only participated in 3 competitions within 5 weeks. Then I only have this much physical power left. So now Iโ€™ve begun to think that I really use so much power to do my jumps and I have to be able to do a good jump in my own style while saving more energy. I didnโ€™t give up. I really fought till the end with everything I had left. If I hadn’t, I would not have done the 3F (4T-1Eu-3F instead of 3S) at that point.

Source: http://wasedasports.com/news/20191224_124725/