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

โโไธ็้ธๆๆจฉใฎไปฃ่กจใซๆฑบๅฎใใพใใใไปใฎๆฐๆใกใใ่ใใใใ ใใใ
You have been chosen as a representative for the World Championships. Please tell us how you feel now.
ใพใไธ็้ธๆๆจฉใซ้ธใใงใใใใใฎใงใใใใใใฉใใ ใ้ ๅผตใใใใใใจใใใฎใฏๆ้ใใใกใใใใใใใจใใใใพใใใๆ้ใใใใใชใใใจใใใใพใใใใใฎไธกๆนใใใฃใใใจไฝใไธใใฆใไธ็ใซๅใใฆใใฃใใๅผทใ่ชๅใซๆปใใฆๆฆใใใใชใจๆใใพใใใ
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.
โโๅๅคง้ธ้ธๆๆจฉใธใฎๅบๅ ดใฏ็ใใใใจใ ใจๆใใพใใใใชใๅบใใใจๆใฃใใฎใงใใใใพใใใใจใใฏๅฃใใใใใใใใพใใใใใใฎไบใคใฎ่ฉฆๅใซๅใใฆใใใใงใใ
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?
ใพใๅๅคง้ธใซๅธๆใๅบใใใฎใฏใใใฏใใใใงๅ จๅใงใใใใใใจใใๆฐๆใกใใใฃใฆใใใกใใใฟใคใใซใ็ฒใใใใฃใฆใใๆฐๆใกใๅผทใใใฃใฆใใใใ็ใใใใชใจๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใฉใใชใใใไธใคใฎในใใใใจใใฆๅๅคง้ธ้ธๆๆจฉใซๅบใๆนใใ่ชๅใจใใฆใๆ้ทใงใใใใใใชใใใชใฃใฆใใใใใซๆใใฆใไปๅๅธๆใๅบใใพใใใใใจใฏไปๅใฎ่ฉฆๅใใใใชใใงใใใใฉใใใฏใ่ฉฆๅใ็ตใใใจใซใใใใชใใจใ็ต้จใใฆใใใใใใพใใใใใชใใจใๅธๅใใฆๅผทใใชใฃใฆใใใใจๆใใฎใงใใพใใใใใชใใจใๅๅคง้ธใ ใใใใชใใฆใไธ็้ธๆๆจฉใ ใใใใชใใฆใใทใใฅใฌใผใทใงใณใ ใฃใใใใปใใฎ่ฉฆๅใซๅบใใ ใฃใใใๆฌๅฝใซใใใใชใใจใ่ใใฆใใใใใใฃใฆใใใใใใใชใจใใ้ขจใซๆใใพใใๅๅคง้ธใฏ๏ผใคใฎๅใฎๅฃใชใฎใงใใใใงใใคใตใณใซๅฝใใใใใใใชใใงใใใใพใใฏใใพ่ฒ ใใฆใใพใฃใใใใผใพใจใใๅฃใใใใฎใงใใในใใณใณใใฃใทใงใณใงๆใใใใถใคใใใใใชใจๆใใพใใ
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 โShomaโ, whom I lost to, so I want to prepare myself and fight fully in my best condition.
โโๅๅคง้ธ้ธๆๆจฉใซๅบใใจใใใใงใใพใๆฐใใชใธใฃใณใใฎ็ทด็ฟใซๅฝใฆใๆ้ใๆธใฃใฆใใพใใฎใใชใจๆใใฎใงใใใใใใซใคใใฆใฏใใใใงใใ
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?
ๅๅคง้ธใซๅบใใใจใซใใฃใฆใใใใ็ฟๅพใใในใใใใซใใใใชใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใ๏ผ๏ผๅ่ปขใขใฏใปใซ๏ผใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใใพใ่จใใชใใฆใๅคๅใใใใจๆใใใงใใใฉใๆฌๅฝใซใใพๅงๅ็ใชๆญฆๅจใๅฟ ่ฆใงใใใกใใใใใฏ๏ผๅ่ปขใซใใใซๆฏในใใ๏ผ็นใใใใใ้ใใฏใชใใงใใใใใใใใใฎไพกๅคใฎใใใใใในใใใฎใชใฎใใใใใ๏ผๅ่ปขใซใใใ๏ผๅใใฃใๆนใใใใใใใชใใใใฃใฆใใพใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใๆใใพใใใใ ใใใใฏใใฏใๅ่ช่บซใฎใใฉใคใใชใฎใงใไปใฎในใฑใผใใๆฏใใฆใใ่ฏใชใฎใงใ็ตถๅฏพใซ่ทณใณใใใชใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใใๅซใใไธใงๅๅคง้ธใใฉใใใ้ขจใซใใชใใฆใใใใๅๅคง้ธ่ชไฝใใฉใใ ใๆ้ทใงใใๅ ดใซใใใใฃใฆใใใใจใ่ใใฆใไปๅใจใณใใชใผใๅธๆใใพใใใ
By going to the Four Continents, I would like to make it a step towards learning it. Well I donโt have to say what โitโ (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.
โโไปๅคงไผใงๆงๆใซๅ ฅใใชใใฃใใธใฃใณใใซใคใใฆใไปๅพไธ็ใจๆฆใใซใใใฃใฆใฉใฎใใใซ่ใใฆใใพใใ
About the jumps that were not included in the layout in this competition, what are your thoughts about doing them in future competitions?
ใพใใทใงใผใใซใคใใฆใๅๅใซๅบใใใคใใใฏใชใใฎใงใๆฒใ่ชฟๆดใใใชใใฉใใใ้ขจใช็ถๆ ใง้ฃใณใซ่กใใฎใไธ็ช็ขบ็ใไธใใฃใฆไธ็ช็ถบ้บใซใใใใฆใใญใฐใฉใ ใซๆบถใ่พผใใ ็ถๆ ใง้ฃในใใใฃใฆใใใฎใใกใใฃใจๆจก็ดขใใชใใ่ใใฆใใใใใชใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใชใผใฏใใฎๆงๆใงใใใคใใใฏๅ จใใชใใฎใงใใใใใไฝใๅชๅ ใใฆใใใใฃใฆใใใใจใ่ใใชใใใใใชใใจๆใฃใฆใ๏ผ๏ผๅ่ปข๏ผใซใใใๅชๅ ใใฆใใใใ ใฃใใใใใฏใ๏ผ็บ็ฎใซ่ทณใใ ๆนใ็ขบๅฎใซๅฎๅฎใฏใใใจๆใใฎใงใใซใใใ่ทณใถใฎใใใใใ๏ผ๏ผๅ่ปข๏ผใขใฏใปใซใๆฌๅฝใซ่ทณใณใใใ่ทณในใใใจใใใจใใใพใงๆฅใใฎใชใใใใใใใขใฏใปใซใฎๅพใใฉใใใใใใขใฏใปใซใฎๅพใซใใใฃใฆใใฃใใใ่ฒ ๆ ใใพใ ็ตถๅฏพๅคงใใใจๆใใฎใงใใใใใใจใใใ๏ผใค๏ผใค่ใใชใใใใใ ใใขใฏใปใซใๅ ฅใใๆๅณใฃใฆใใใฎใฏๆฐใใ็จฎ้กใฎ๏ผๅ่ปขใๅขใใใจใใใใจใ ใจๆใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใใใใใพใๅฉ็จใงใใชใใฎใงใใใฐใใๆๅณใฏใชใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใใใใฎๅๅฐใไฝใใชใใจใใใชใใชใจใใใใจใๆใใฆใใพใใ
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.