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Original article published 5 Feb 2020
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ใโโ็ทด็ฟใ็ตใใฆ็ถๆ ใฏ
ใใใพใใๆ่ฆใฏ่ฏใใฃใใงใใใใฎ๏ฝใใพใ ใคใใฟใใใฆใใชใใจใใใใใใใงใใใใฉใใใพใๅพใ ใซใคใใฟใใใใใชใจใใ้ขจใซๆใใพใใ
Q: Whatโs your condition after practice?
A: Well, the feeling was good. Hm~ there are still parts that I havenโt grasped but well, Iโm hoping to grasp those little by little.
ใโโใธใฃใณใใใใใใใใใชใใฃใใฎใ
ใใใพใใๅๆฅใฎ็ทด็ฟใ ใฃใใฎใงใใพใใใฃใใๆ่ฆใ็ขบใใใชใใใจใใๆใใงใใใใพใใใพใ ในใฑใผใ่ชไฝใใใฃใใใใฆใใๆใใฏใพใ ใชใใฎใงใใใใ1ใค1ใค็ขบใใใชใใใใใฎๆฐทใซใฏใใใใ้ขจใชใฟใใใง่กใใฐใใใฎใใชใจใฃใฆใใจใใใใใใฆ่ใใชใใใใใใใฎ็ทด็ฟใฏๆปใใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใ
Q: You didnโt jump very intensely?
A: Well, it was the first day of practice so well, I [did so] while properly confirming my senses/feeling [for the rink/competition]. Well, I donโt think the skating itself has exactly come but I am confirming these one at a time. I skated todayโs practice while thinking anew about the best way to get a feel for the ice.
ใโโใใใฉใผใ็ฌฌ1็ชใใฏๆปใฃใฆใใฆๆฐๆใกใใใใ
ใใใพใใใใใฏ่ฆใฆใใๆนใฎๆๆงใซไปปใใใจใใ่จใใใใใชใใใงใใใใฉใใใพใใใใฃใฑใใใใใใใใ็ทๅผตใใพใใใใใฉใใใงใใใชใใใใใใใฆใใพใใๅนณๆไปฅๆฅใๅใใฆใใฉใผใ็ฌฌ1็ชใ้ใใใจใฏๅใใฆ็ใใใฎๅใงใใฃใใฎใงใใใใ็ทๅผตใใใจใจใใซใใใใใใฆใใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ใๆปใใจใใ่ฆๆใใใใใใใจใใๆใใฏใใพใใใ
Q: Was it a good feeling to skate to Ballade No. 1?
A: Well, I can only say I will leave that to the impressions of people watching in the audience, but well, I was really nervous today. But I felt again…well, apart from Pyeongchang, it was my first time running through Ballade No. 1 in front of everyone so while being very nervous, I felt like I was once more preparing myself to skate to this program.
ใโโใใญใฐใฉใ ้ธๆใฎ็็ฑใฏ
ใใใใฃใจใใใถใใใฎ่ฉฑใ ใใงใใใถใใใฎใคใณใฟใใฅใผ็ตใใใจๆใใใงใใใฉใใพใใใฐใฉใณใใชใใกใคใใซใๅ จๆฅๆฌใจใใฃใฆใใใฃใฑใ้ฃๆๅบฆใ้ฃใใใใใใจใฏใใใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใซใจใฃใฆใๆฅฝใใใงใใใใใใ้ๆใงใใๆใฎๅใณใฏ่จใ็ฅใใชใใใฎใงใฏใใใใงใใใใฉใใใชใใใ่ชๅใ็ฎๆใใฆใใในใฑใผใใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใใใ ้ฃใใใใจใใใในใฑใผใใใใชใใชใฃใฆๆใฃใใใงใใใญใ
Q: What was your reason for changing the programs?
A: Um, I think just with this question, the interview will probably be over. Firstly, at the Grand Prix Final and Japanese Nationals, I think itโs very fun to raise the difficulty [of my layouts], and the happiness at the moment of accomplishing them is immeasurable, but, wellโฆ I think the skating Iโm aspiring to is not just doing difficult things.
ใใฎใใชใชใธใณใใใฃใใใชใใใซใใใฃใฆใใฆใใใใชใใงใใใใฉใใ่ชๅใฎๅผๅธใใใชใใชใใจใใใฎใใพใๆ่ก็ใชใใจใซ้ขใใฆ่จใใฐใใใฃใฑใ้ซ้ฃๆๅบฆใฎใใฎใๅ ฅใใใฐๅ ฅใใใปใฉใใใฃใฑใใพใ ๅใซใฏในใฑใผใใฎ้จๅใใใใใใซใชใฃใฆใใพใฃใใใจใใๆฒใใ1ๅ้ ญใๅคใใฆใๆฒใ1ๅๅคใใฆใใใฎใธใฃใณใใซใปใใใใซใใใชใใจใใใชใใจใใใฎใใใฃใฑใๅซใ ใฃใใใใใใใฃใฑใ่ใใใใชใใฃใใฃใฆใใใฎใๅคงใใใงใใใงใใพใ้ณๆฅฝใซ้ขใใฆ่จใใฐใใใฎๆฒใใชใชใธใณใจใชใใใซใฃใฆใใ้ธๆใใใๆใฏใชใชใณใใใฏใ็ตใใฃใๅพใ ใฃใใฎใงใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใใใใใตใใตใใใๆฐๆใกใงใใพใใใใไฝใใธใงใใผใฆใฃใขใผใใใจใใซใทใงใณใณใใใฎ่ไธญใใใฃใจ่ฟฝใใใใๅฐๅนดใฎใพใพใใใใใชๆใใใใใใงใใใใใใใ
I did Origin, did Otonal, but perhaps itโs not something that fits my rhythm/pace. Firstly, when it comes to technical things, the more I put in difficult elements, the more I neglect the portions of my own skating, and something I hate is separating my mind from the music because I must do so to set up for jumps. A big [factor/reason for the change] was not being able to tolerate that. And also, in terms of music, I selected those pieces Origin and Otonal after the Olympics had finished, when I myself was in a very ambivalent/floating mood, feeling like I was constantly that young boy who was always chasing after Johnny Weir and Plushenko.
ใ ใใใ็ขบใใซๅ จๆฅๆฌใฎใชใใใซใฏ่ฏใใฃใใจๆใใพใใใในใฑใผใใซใใใฎใชใชใธใณใ่ฏใใฃใใจๆใใใงใใใฉใใงใใใใฃใฑใใ่ชๅใฎๆผๆใจใใฆๅฎๆใงใใชใใชใฃใฆใใ้ขจใซๆใฃใฆใใพใใพใใใใใพใใซใ็ๆณใ้ซใใใใใซใใงใใใฎ็ๆณใใใถใๅใใใชใใฆใใใซใทใงใณใณใใใ ใฃใใใใธใงใใผใใใฎ่ไธญใใใถใ็ๆณใ ใฃใใจๆใใใงใใใ ใใใใใ่ใใๆใซใใฃใฑใใๅใฎในใฑใผใใใใชใใฎใใชใจใใใใจใใใกใใชในใใปใชใณใปใขใคในใฎSEIMEIใใใฃใๆใซใใใใใฆๆใใพใใใใ ใใใใใใชใใ ใใSEIMEIใๆปใฃใๆใใชใใใซใใผๆฒใจใชใชใธใใซๆฒใใใชใใงใใใฉใใใฎใใใใฎ้ใใใชใใ่ชๅใฎไธญใงใใใๆใใฆใใใณใใซSEIMEIใใใฉใผใ็ฌฌ1็ชใใใใณใใฏใชใใใใใไผ่ชฌใจใใฆ่ชใ็ถใใใใใใช่จ้ฒใๆใฃใฆใใพใฃใฆใใๅญใใกใชใฎใงใใงใใใฐๅฏใใใฆใใใใใฃใใใงใใใฉใใงใใใใใงใใใกใใชในใใปใชใณใปใขใคในใฎๆใซๅใๅใใๆใซใใใฎๆใฎ็ฒพ็ฅ็ถๆ ใ ใฃใใใใใใใใใใชใใงใใใฉใใใฎใใใ่ชๅใงใใใใใชใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใใใใๅฐใใ ใใใใฎๅญใใกใฎๅใๅใใฆใใใใใชใฃใฆๆใใพใใใใฏใใ
Therefore, I think itโs indeed true that the Otonal at Japanese Nationals was good and Skate Canadaโs Origin was good but, after all, I was thinking that I could not perfect them as my own performance. Because the ideal was that hard to reach. That โidealโ was probably not me, but I think that of Plushenko-san and Johnny-sanโs shadows*. Therefore, when I thought of it, this was not my skating and thought this once more when performing Seimei during Medallist on Ice. When I skated Seimei…well, itโs not really about a cover and original song but I really felt a difference similar to that within myself. Truthfully, Seimei and Ballade No. 1 are kids who, as legend-like records** to be passed down, so if I had been able to, I wanted to let them sleep. But, even so, during Medallist on Ice, when I borrowed their power – and maybe it was because of my mentality at the time – I thought I was able to be myself to a staggering degree. So, yes, for a little while longer, I thought it was okay to borrow the power of these kids, yes.
*literally he says their โbacksโ were the ideal, essentially the โbacksโ who he was chasing after or their idealised image in his head, but Iโve taken the liberty to use a more common English expression.
**he uses ใใพใฃใฆใใ which is a suffix usually used to denote something thatโs not ideal/good – here it’s attached to ่จ้ฒใๆใฃใฆใใพใฃใฆใใ – holding the records. Our interpretation is that he’s saying it’s almost a bad thing that they have those records because it gives these programs a particular weight because of their ‘legendary’ reputation that he doesn’t want to risk/harm by performing them again.
ใโโ4ๅ่ปขๅใฎๅฎๆๅบฆใไธ็้ธๆๆจฉใงใฎๆๆฆใฏ
ใใใ๏ฝใใใพใ่ทณในใชใใใฐใใฃใฑใๅ ฅใใใใจใฏใงใใชใใฎใงใใพใใ่ทณในใใใใชใจใฏๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใฉใใใ ใ็ทด็ฟใฏ็ตๆงใใใฎ1ใซๆ้ใงใใใจใฏๆใฃใฆใใพใใใพใ ่ทณในใฆใชใใงใใใฉใใงใใใชใใจใชใๅฝขใฏ่ฏใใชใฃใฆใใใใชใจๆใใพใใ
Q: Whatโs the degree of completion for your 4A, will you fight with it at the World Championships?
A: U~mโฆ well, if I canโt jump it then I cannot put it in, though I’ll do it if I can. I think I was indeed able to practice it during this month-long period. I havenโt landed it, but somehow or another, I think its condition/shape has gotten better.