Post-FS video interview
Translation + transcript of interview
โใใชใผใฎๆผๆใๆฏใ่ฟใฃใฆใใใ ใใพใใ
ใใใผใกใใฃใจใชใใๅ จ้จๆณขใซใใพใไนใใชใใฃใใงใใญใใใ ใใฎใผใใพใๅ จไฝใจใใฆใใพใใใฃใฆใชใใใงใใใใฉใใใใฎใผใใพใๅคงใใช่ปขๅใ ใฃใใใจใใ่ชๅใฎไธญใงไธ็ช็นๆฐใๅใใใใใฎๅบๆฅๆ ใใฎๆนใงใฏใพใฃใใ็นๆฐใฏๅใใฆใชใใใงใใใใฉใใใใ ใใฎใผๅ จไฝ้ใใฆใใใฎใผ็ดฐใใใในใงๅ จใฆๆใใใใฆใใใจใใใฏใใใฎใผ่ชๅใไธใใฃใใใใใชใใใชใฃใฆใใ้ขจใซๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
โCould you please offer some thoughts on your free program performance?
Yuzuru: Ah, well, I kind of wasnโt able to get into the flow of things. However, um, as a whole it didnโt go well, but, um, I wasnโt 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.
โไธ็ใซๅใใฆใฏๅใใฆใฎๆซ้ฒใจใชใใๅคฉใจๅฐใจใใงใใใใฉใฎใใใชๆใใ่พผใใฆๆปใใพใใใใ
ใใใงใใญใใใฎใผๅ จๆฅๆฌๆใจๅใใใใซใใใ่ชๅใฎๅ ๅดใจใใใจๅจใใฎ็ฉบๆฐใซๅงใญใชใใๆปใใใจใใงใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
โThis was your first time revealing โHeaven 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.
โใใใฆไปใทใผใบใณใฏๆฌๅฝใซ็ฐไพใฎใทใผใบใณใง็พฝ็้ธๆใ1ไบบใงๆๆฆใ็ถใใใฏ้ฃใใๆๆใใใฃใใจๆใใพใใไปๅใฎๅคงไผใฏ็ก่ฆณๅฎขใงใใใใใใคใใจใฏ้ใใใใชๅคงไผใ ใฃใใจๆใใพใใใใฉใใใฃใไธ็้ธๆๆจฉใซใชใใพใใใ
ใพใๆญฃ็ดๆใใใงใใใฉใญใใใ ใใฎใผๅ็ฉซใใใ่ฉฆๅใ ใฃใใจใฏ่ชๅไธญใงใฏไปๆใฃใฆใใใฎใงใๆฌๅฝใฏใใฎใผไปใใๆปใใใใใใใงใใใใฉใใใงใโฆใพใๆฌกใฎๆฉไผใใใใฎใงใใใฐใใใฃใใใพใใใใซๅใใฆใใๆผๆใใใใใชใใฃใฆใใ้ขจใซไปๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
โSo 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 itโs different from usual competitions. What kind of World Championship is it for you?
Y: Well, to be honest, Iโm frustrated but, um, I think it was a competition where I learned a lot, and really, Iโd like to get back to skating right away, butโฆ I think if there is a next opportunity, I want to properly focus on doing a good performance then.
โๆฅฝใใฟใใฆใใพใใใใใฆไปใทใผใบใณใฏ่ฉฆๅๆฐใๆฌๅฝใซๅฐใชใใฃใใงใใๆฅใทใผใบใณใฏไธ็ใฎ็ถๆณใๅฐใใงใ่ฏใใชใฃใฆ่ฉฆๅๆฐใใพใใใใใ่ฆใใใใใใใชใใจๆใฃใฆใใใกใณใฎๆนใใใใฆ4ๅใฆใขใฏใปใซใธใฎๆๅพ ๆใ้ซใใฆใใใใกใณใฎๆนใๅใๅคใใจๆใใพใใใ็พฝ็้ธๆใฎๆฅใทใผใบใณใธๅใใฆใฎใใธใงใณใไป่ฉฑใใ็ฏๅฒใงๆใใฆใใใ ใใใใจๆใใพใใ
ใพใใใฎ่ฉฆๅใซๅใใฆใขใฏใปใซใซ้ขใใฆใฏใใชใ็ทด็ฟใใฆใใใคใใใงใใใพใ็ๆฐทใใฆใใใใใงใฏใชใใใงใใใใฉใใไปใพใงใฎ่ชๅใฎไธญใงไธ็ชใใฃใจ4ๅ่ปขๅใจใใใธใฃใณใใใใใชใฃใฆใใใใฎใ็ตๆงใใฃใใฎใงใๆฅใทใผใบใณใซๅใใฆใใฃใใ็ทด็ฟใใใใชใฃใฆใใใฎใจใๅพใฏใพใผใใใฎใผใปใปใขใฏใปใซใใใซใใใฃใฆใใฏใไฝใ ใฃใใใใใใฃใใใฎใ้ ทไฝฟใใชใใฆใฏใใใชใใจๆใใฎใงใใใฎใผใใฃใใใฑใขใใชใใใๆชๆใใใชใใใใซใ่ชๅใ้ฒๅใใฆใใใใใใใชใฃใฆ้ขจใซๆใฃใฆใพใใ
โWe 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, itโs not like I landed it, but itโs at the point where thereโs been a lot of instances where itโs finally become quite a โquad Axel-likeโ jump, so, heading into next season, Iโd like to properly practice that. And alsoโฆ 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.

Original article published 27 March 2021.
ใโโๆผๆใๆฏใ่ฟใฃใฆใ
ใใใพใใใใผใใจใใใใ็ฒใใพใใใใใฎใใใใ่ชๅใฎใใฉใณในใไธๅใใคๅดฉใใฆใใฃใฆใใฎใงใใชใในใ่ปขๅใชใใใใซใฃใฆใใใตใใซใใพใ้ ๅผตใใใจใฏๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใฉใใงใใใปใใจใซ1ใค1ใคใๅ จ็ถ่ชๅใฎใ่ชๅใใใใชใใธใฃใณใใ็ถใใใฎใงใใปใใจใซๅคงๅคใ ใฃใใชใจใใ้ขจใซๆใใพใใ
What are your thoughts, looking back on your performance?
Wellโฆ 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.
ใโโๆฌกใฎ่ฉฆๅใซๅใใฆใฎ่ชฒ้กใฏใ
ใใใใใจใใจใใใใๆฌกใฎ่ฉฆๅใใฉใใชใใๅใใใชใใใงใใใใฉใใใใ ใใใฎใๆ้ใใใใฎใงใใใฐ4ๅ่ปขๅใๆฉใ็ทด็ฟใใฆใใพใใฏ็ๆฐทใใใฆใๅฎๆๅบฆใไธใใฆใ่ฉฆๅใซ็ตใฟ่พผใใใใใซใใใใชใฃใฆใใใฎใใใจใใใใไปใฎ็ฎๆจใงใใ
Whatโs your goal for the next competition?
Hm, for now we donโt know what will happen at the next competition but, um, if there is time to do so Iโd like to quickly practice my quad Axel – firstly land it, increase its degree of perfection and get it ready for competition – thatโs my goal for now.
ใโโใใใใฎ3ๅ่ปขๅใฏ4ๅ่ปขๅใ็ทด็ฟใใๅฝฑ้ฟใใใฃใใใ4ๅ่ปขใซใผใใๆๅใฎใธใฃใณใใๅดฉใใใ
ใใใใใงใใญใๅ จไฝ็ใซๆ่ฆใๆชใใชใใฃใใฎใงใใ๏ฝใ็ทด็ฟใงใใใพใใใใใใใฟใผใณใฏๅบใชใใฃใใใงใใใฉใใใฎใใใใงใใญใไธๆฐใซใใฉใณในใฉใใฉใๅดฉใใฆใใฃใใชใฃใฆๆใใฏ่ชๅใฎไธญใงใใพใใใใงใใพใใขใฏใปใซใซ้ขใใฆใฏใใกใใ4ๅ่ปขๅใใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใใใใงใใใฉใใ๏ฝใใใพใใใใใใใชใใใใใฃใ่จใฃใใใฉใณในใใฉใใฉใๅดฉใใฆใใฃใฆใใ็ถๆ ใฎไธญใงใใ๏ฝใใชใใใใพใใใใใงใใญใ่ชๅใฎๅนณ่กกๆ่ฆใจใใใใๆๅพใพใง่ปธใใชใใใใพใๅใๅใใฆใใชใใฃใใฎใใชใฃใฆๆใใฏใใฆใใพใใใใ ใใชใใใใใพใๅคงใใชๅ้กใ ใจใฏๆใฃใฆใใชใใฆใใปใใฎใกใใฃใจใใคๅดฉใใฆใใฃใใ ใใชใฎใงใใพใใใฌใผใใณใฐใง้ ๅผตใฃใฆใใใใจใ ใฃใใใจใใ็ทด็ฟใงๆณจๆใใฆใใใใจใ ใฃใใใจใใใใใใฃใใใฎใฏใงใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
Were [the mistakes] on the 3A today influenced by 4A training? Your opening 4Lo was also off balance
Yes, the overall feeling wasnโt bad. There wasnโt really a trend or pattern like this in practice but wellโฆ 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. Umโฆ you could say it was my own sense of equilibrium or balance; it felt like I wasnโt able to grasp the axis of the jumps properly the entire time. However, I donโt 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.