
All articles originally published 10 February 2022
Translation:ย @shinjistarxx,ย @tsukihoshi14,
Proofreading:ย @smpkyk, @axelsandwich,
PART 1
ใ็พฝ็็ตๅผฆใ่ชใใใใชใผ็ทจ๏ผ1๏ผใ
ใโโ็ตใใฃใๆใฎ่กจๆ ใใใใใใใชใใฎใๆฑใใฆ้ใฃใฆใใใฎใไผใใฃใใ3ๅบฆ็ฎใฎไบ่ผชใ็ตใใๆฐๆใกใฏ
Q: From your expression after you finished your performance, we can tell you carried a lot of things as you fought to get here. What are your feelings on finishing your third Olympics?
ใใใใฃใจใใพใใใใกใใใใขใฏใปใซใฏใใใถใไปใพใงใฎไธญใงไธ็ช่ฟใใฃใใจๆใใพใใใไปใงใใใ็พฝ็็ตๅผฆใฎใขใฏใปใซใฎใในใใใใใใชใฃใฆใใๆใใใใฆใพใใใใกใใใใตใซใณใผใฎ่ปขๅใฏๅคงใใใฃใใจๆใใพใใใฉใใงใใชใใใใชใใใใใใๅซใใฆใใฎใๅคฉใจๅฐใจใใฃใฆใใ็ฉ่ชใชใฎใใชใฃใฆใใ้ขจใซๆใใชใใๆปใฃใฆใพใใใ
Y: Um, well, I think of course the [quad] Axel this time was the closest Iโve gotten, up until now. I feel that maybe this is the utmost of what I can do for now, the best of Yuzuru Hanyuโs Axel so to speak. And also, of course, the fall on the [quad] Salchow was a big [loss], but, I skated while kind of thinking of it as being incorporated in what made this story of โTen to Chi toโ possible.
ใโโใใฃใใใทใฅใงๆใๆใใใฎใฏ6็ง้ใ ใฃใใไฝใๆใฃใฆใใใฎใ
Q: In your finishing pose, you lifted your arms for six seconds. What were you thinking during that time?
ใใ้ทใ๏ผ็ฌใ๏ผใ
Y: It was long [laughs]
ใใใใผใใใใงใใญใใใฎใใผใบใฃใฆๅฎใฏใๅคฉใจๅฐใจใใฎใๅคฉใใใๅคฉใใฎๆๅณใใใใพใใใใชใใใใใๆๅณใ่ชๅใฎ้ญใใใผใณใฃใฆๅคฉใซ้ใใฟใใใชใคใกใผใธใๅใฎไธญใงใฏใใใใงใใใฉใ9ๆญณใฎๆใซๆปใฃใฆใใใใญใทใขใใๆใ่พผใใฆใใจใใใใญใฐใฉใ ใฎๆๅพใฎใใผใบใจๅใใชใใงใใญใใชใใใใใใใใฎๆใฎ่ชๅใจ้ใญๅใใใชใใใใชใใใใฒใจ่จใง่จใใฎใฏใกใใฃใจ้ฃใใใงใใใฉใใใใใชๆฐๆใกใๆธฆๅทปใใฆใใใจใใใใใพใใใงใใใชใใใใใๆๅณใฏใใชใใฆ่จใใฐใใใใ ใใใ้ฃใใใชใใใใใพใงใใใฎใใผใบใ็ตใใฆใๅใใใพใใพใงใใใชใณใฏใใฏใใใพใงใใ่ชๅใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ใฎในใใผใชใผใ ใฃใใใชใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใฏใใพใใ
Y: Yes, thatโs right, that pose signifies the โheavenโ of โTen to Chi to [Heaven and Earth and]โ, and, well, in a way, in my mind I envision it as if I am sending my spirit to the heavens. Itโs the same pose that I had in the program โFrom Russia, With Love,โ which I skated when I was nine years old. So, itโs kind of like projecting my current self on my past self, and itโs hard to explain succinctly, but there are a lot of emotions swirling around. Well, in a wayโฆ hmm how should I put it, itโs difficult. I think that the story of my program continues up to that point, until Iโve finished that pose, until Iโve sheathed the [metaphorical] sword, until Iโve exited the rink.
ใโโใชใณใฏๅบใๆใซๆฐทใซ้กใใคใใฆใใ
Q: You put some ice on your face when you exited the rinkโฆ
ใใๆฌๅฝใใใใใจใใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใๆญฃ็ดใใใฎใใ๏ฝใใใทใงใผใใงใใใใชใใจใซใชใฃใกใใฃใฆใใพใใใใกใใๆใใใฃใใใใชใใใใญใใใใใใชใใจใ็ฉใใงใใฆใๆญฃใใๅชๅใใใฆใใใจๆใใพใใใ่ชๅใ่ใใใๅ จใฆใใใฃใฆใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใงใใใใๅ ฑใใใญใใชใจใใฃใฆๆใใชใใใไปๆฅใพใงใใฃใฆใใพใใใใฉใใงใใๆฌๅฝใๆ็ต็ใซใฏใใฃใฑใใใใใใจใใฃใฆๆใใชใใใใใใพใง่ทณใฐใใฆใใใฆใใใใจใใฃใฆๆใใชใใๆใใฆใพใใใ
I was thinking that I was truly thankful. To be honest, uhm. Such a thing happened in the short program. Well, of course I was frustrated, somehowโฆ yes, in my opinion, Iโve accumulated a lot of things and also put out the right efforts until now, and I think Iโve done everything that I could think of. Iโve done all of it till this day thinking โAh, (those efforts) are not rewardedโ. However, truly, in the end, I felt thankful thinking โthank you for letting me jump to this level until nowโ.
ใโโใใฎไบ่ผชใฏๆฅฝใใใใ
Q: Were you able to enjoy the Olympics this time?
ใใๅ จ็ถใๆฅฝใใใชใใฃใใงใใใฏใใใใใใใฃใฑใใใฃใฑใใงใใใใฏใใ
Y: No, it wasnโt enjoyable at all. No, [because] there was so much going on.
ใโโไบ่ผชใจใฏใฉใใใใใฎใ ใฃใใ
Q: What does (all these) Olympics mean to you?
ใใใฏใฏใใฒใจ่จใใ่จใใชใใงใใใใใฃใฑใใฝใใชใชใณใใใฏใฏใฝใใชใชใณใใใฏใงๆใใใชใใใซๅใฃใใจใใใงใใใใใใๆๅณใฏๆ้ทใงใใใจใใใใใใใชใใใๅนณๆใฏใใใฎๆ้ทใฎใใฎใๅ จ้จๅบใๅใใใจๆใฃใฆใพใใใไปๅใฏใใฉใใชใใ ใใใชใใกใใฃใจๆ้ใ็ตใคใจ่ฆใใฆใใใใฎใใใใใใใใชใใงใใใฉใๆๆฆใใใฃใใ่ชๅใฎใใฉใคใใ่ฉฐใ่พผใใ ใชใชใณใใใฏใ ใฃใใจๆใใพใใ
Haha, I canโt express it in one word, after all. The Sochi Olympics were its own event, and I won feeling a lot of regret. In a sense, that might have been the occasion where I was able to improve myself. I think Pyeongchang was where I put out all the improvements that Iโve made. This time, how to say it. It might become clearer after some time has passed, but I think itโs been an Olympics where I fought my best with all of my pride.

PART 2
ใ็พฝ็็ตๅผฆใ่ชใใใใชใผ็ทจ๏ผ2๏ผใ
ใโโๅณ่ถณใฎ็ถๆณใฏ
Q: Howโs your right foot?
ใใใใฃใจใๆญฃ็ดใ่ฉณใใ่ฉฑใใใฉใใใๅใๆฉใใงใใพใใใพใใๅใฆใใ่จใฃใฆใใใใใชใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใฉใๆญฃ็ดใใฉใ่จใฃใใๅใใใชใใงใใใฉใใใชใใใใฎใใใใใๆใๅ ใใฆใใใ ใใพใใใใ ใใใใไฝใจใ็ซใฆใใฃใฆๆใใงใใ
Y: Um, to be honest, Iโm really conflicted on how in-depth I should talk about it. Well, Iโve been thinking that I could probably talk about it if I won. Frankly speaking, I donโt know how I should put it, but probably, uhm, I received a lot of treatment. I feel like thatโs solely why I could somehow keep standing.
ใโโใใใใ็ถๆณใงใชใณใฏใซๅใใไธ็ชๅผทใๆฐๆใกใฏ
Q: What was your strongest emotion heading to the rink in that state?
ใใ็ตถๅฏพใขใฏใปใซ้ใใใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใใพใใใ็ตถๅฏพใๅใใใใใ ใฃใฆใ่ชๅใฎในใฑใผใใๅบใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใใ
Y: I was thinking โI definitely have to land the (quad) Axelโ, โIโm definitely gonna rotate all the wayโ. I was thinking I would bring out my own skating.
ใโโ4ๅ่ปขๅใฎๆๅฟใใฏ
Q: How was the response for the quad Axel?
ใใๆๅฟใใฏ่ฏใใฃใใงใใใใใฎใๅใใใใใใใ4ๅ่ปขๅใฎๅ่ปขใฎ้ๅบฆใชใใ ใฃใฆใใใใใใฉใณใใฃใณใฐใใคใใใซใฏใใกใใฃใจๅฑ้บใใใใใใใใชใใงใใใฉใไบบ้ใซใฏใงใใชใใใใใใชใใงใใใฉใใงใใๅใชใใฎ4ๅ่ปขๅใฏใงใใฆใใใใชใฃใฆใใใๆๅณใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
Y: The response was good. Well, amazingly, (I thought that) this is the rotating speed of a quad Axel. Landing after such rotations might be a bit dangerous, it might be impossible for a human to do it. But in a sense, I think that Iโve been able to do the best quad Axel that I can deliver.
ใโโ็ฉบไธญใงใฉใใชๆฐๆใก
Q: What were you feeling while in the air [while doing the quad axel]?
ใใใธใธใใชใใฆ่จใใฐใใใใ ใใใใใถใใๅใใๆใใใใจใชใใใฎใ ใจๆใใพใใ
Y: Hehe, what should I say? I think itโs probably something nobody other than me has felt.
ใโโ4Aใฎๆๆฆใใพใ ็ถใใ
Q: Will you still continue your challenge for the 4A?
ใใใใใกใใฃใจๆ้ใใ ใใใใกใใฃใจ่ใใใใงใใใใใใใใใใใใใใไปๅใใใใฃใฆใพใใ
Y: Please give me some time. Iโd like to think about it a bit. The amount [of effort] I put in this time was really everything I could.
ใโโใจใญใทใใธใงใณใฎๆใซใใใใพใใฎใงโฆ๏ผไธญๅฝใกใใฃใข๏ผ
Q: [from Chinese media] You can also do it at the exhibitionโฆ
ใใใจใญใทใใใใใงใใใๅ๏ผใ
Y: Am I included in the exhibition?
ใโโใใใใใฃใณในใใใฃใใใใฉใใใๆฐๆใกใๅบใใใใ๏ผไธญๅฝใกใใฃใข๏ผ
Q: [from Chinese media] If you do have a chance [to perform in the exhibition], what kind of feelings would you like to express [to your fans/audience]?
ใใใใฃใจใ็ใใใซๆ่ฌใใใใงใใใฒใใใใไปๅใฎๆผๆใ็ใใใฎๆๅพ ใซๅฟใใใใใใฏใใใใชใใงใใใๅฟๆดใใฆใใ ใใฃใ็ใใใฎๅฟๆดใใๅ จใฆๅใๅใฃใฆใคใชใใใใใใฉใใใฏใใใใชใใฆใๆญฃ็ดใใใใใชใใใฃใฆใใๆฐๆใกใใใใใใใใพใใใ ใใใใใใชใใ็ใใใซใกใใฃใจใงใใใใใจใใฃใฆใใๆฐๆใกใๅฑใใใใชๆผๆใซใชใฃใใใใใชใฃใฆๆใใพใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใใใพใใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใ
Y: Um, I really truly want to express my gratitude to everyone. I donโt know if my performances this time lived up to everyoneโs expectations, and I donโt know if I was able to connect all of the support I received from everyone to it. Honestly, I also really feel sorry. Thatโs why, I hope my feelings of gratitude will be able to reach everyone through my performances, even if just a little bit. Thank you very much. I ask for your support once more.