
All articles originally published 18 April 2021
Translation: @yuzueco & @axelsandwich
Proofreading: @shinjistarxx
็ทๅญใฎ็พฝ็็ตๅผฆ๏ผANA๏ผใใจใญใทใใทใงใณๅบๆผๅใซใชใณใฉใคใณๅๆใซๅฟใใใไปๅญฃๆๅพใฎ่ฉฆๅใ็ตใใ็ด10ๅ่ชใฃใไธๅไธ็ญใฏไปฅไธใฎ้ใใ
Men’s single skater Yuzuru Hanyu (ANA) gave an online interview before his exhibition appearance. After his last competition of the season, he spoke for about 10 minutes and answered each question as follows.
ใใโโไปๅญฃใๅพใใใฎใไปๅญฃใ็ตใใฆๆใใ่ชฒ้กใฏใ
ใใใฃใจโฆๆฝ่ฑก็ใช่ฉฑใซใชใใใใใใชใใใงใใใฉใใใผใๅใไธ็้ธๆๆจฉใงๅใใฆ3ไฝใซใชใฃใๆใฎๅนดใใใกใใใฉใใ9ๅนดใๅใฎใใจใซใชใใพใใใฉใใใฎๆๆใฃใใใจใจๅใใใใชใใจใ10ๅนดใฎ็ฏ็ฎใจใใใใจใใใฃใฆๆนใใฆๆใใพใใใใจใใใฎใใใพใไปๅใ่ช็ฒๆ้ใ ใฃใใใใพใใฏ่ฉฆๅใ่พ้ใใใใใใใใฃใใใจใใใฆใใไธญใงใใใผใใใฅใผในใๅ ฑ้ใ่ฆใฆใใณใญใใจใใใฎใใฉใใปใฉๅคงๅคใชใฎใใใพใใฏใใใใจใฉใใใฃใฆๅใๅใฃใฆใใใฎใใใใใใใฎๆนใใฉใฎใใใซ่ฆใใใงใใใฎใใใใใใชใใจใ่ใใชใใ้ใใใฆใใพใใใไฝใใใใใใโฆใใใผใใใใใจไปใๅใฃใฆใใใซใฏใใใฃใฑใใใงใใใฐใผใญใซใชใใใจใไธ็ชใ ใจใฏๆใใใงใใใฉใใใใงใใ้ฒใใงใใใชใใฆใฏใใใชใใงใใใ็ซใกๅใใฃใฆใใใชใใฆใฏใใใชใใงใใใใใใใชใใจใซโฆใใใๆๅณใๅใฎ4Aใใใชใใงใใใฉใๆๆฆใใชใใใๆๅคงใฎๅฏพ็ญใ็ทดใฃใฆใใๅฟ ่ฆใใใใใ ใชใจใใใใจใๆใใฆใใฆใใกใใฃใจ่ฉฑใใใฉใใชใใใงใใใฉใใใฃใจโฆใใใใใไธญใงใใใฎ้็ฝ10ๅนดใจใใใใฎใ่ฟใใฆใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใใณใกใณใใ่ใใๆใซใใฉใใปใฉ่ฆใใใฎใใใฉใใช่ฆใใใใใใฎใใใพใใฏใใใใๆฌๅฝใซๆใๅบใใฆใปใใใจๆใฃใฆใใไบบใใฉใใปใฉใใใฎใใๆใๅบใใใใชใไบบใใใใ ใใใใใใชใใจใใใใใใชใใจใ่ใใฆใใใใฃใฆใไปใฎใณใญใใฎ็ถๆณใจๅคใใใชใใใใใชใใใชใจใใใตใใซๅใฏๆใใพใใใใงใๆ็ต็ใซใ้็ฝใฎใทใผใบใณใใ้็ฝใ็ตใใฃใใทใผใบใณใใใใงใใใใใฉใใๅใฏใใใฎๆใฏใใใฃใจใใฃใจใชใใ่ฅใใฆใ่ขซ็ฝๅฐไปฃ่กจใฏๅซใ ใๆฅๆฌไปฃ่กจใง่ชๅใฎๅใง็ฒใฃใๆดพ้ฃใชใใ ใใใ่ขซ็ฝๅฐไปฃ่กจใจ่จใใใใใชใใจใใๆฐๆใกใใใกใใใใใพใใใใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใงใใใใชใใฎใๅใกๅใใใใฃใฆๅผทใๆใฃใฆใใใใงใใใฉใๆ็ต็ใซๆ่ฌใฎๆฐๆใกใๅใๅบใฆใใฆใๅฟๆดใใใฆใใใใ ใๅใๅฟๆดใใฆใใ็ซๅ ดใใใชใใฆๅฟๆดใใใฆใใใใ ใฃใฆใใใใจใ ใจใใใใใใฃใใใฎใใพใไปๅใๅใๆใใใใใฎใงใใชใใใใใใๅ จ็ถใๅใ็ใใใชใ่ฉฑใซใชใฃใกใใฃใฆใพใใใฉใ็ตๆใจใใฆใ่ชๅใๆปใฃใฆใใใฎใใชใจใ่ชๅใๆปใใใจใซใใฃใฆใไฝใใฎๆๅณใใกใใใจ่ฆๅบใใฆใใใใฐใใใใฏ่ชๅใๅญๅจใใฆใใ่จผใชใฎใใชใจใใใตใใซใกใใฃใจๆใใพใใใ
โWhat did you gain/learn this season? And what do you still need to work on now that the season is over?
Yuzuru: Hmm… this might become a little abstract. Well, the first time I came in third place at the World Championships was just about nine years ago now. Once again, I was thinking the same kind of things I thought at the time, as it is the 10 year anniversary of 3.11 now. The reason for this is that this time, there were things like the period of self-isolation [because of the pandemic], and also I withdrew from competitions. While I was doing those things, and watching the news, I felt how bad the COVID situation is, and I spent the time wondering about various things like, how we are supposed to confront it, and how people are each suffering in different ways during this time. Somehow, from thereโฆ Hmm. I still think the best way to deal with it is to have zero cases if possible, after all. But, (since thatโs not possible), we have to keep going, and we have to face and deal with many things. In a way, for me, itโs not about my 4A, but that I feel I need to challenge myself and that I need to put together the best plan of action. Ah, my answer is becoming a little hard to follow. Let me see… In this context, I think about when I was coming up with my own comments on the 10th anniversary of 3.11. How painful was it? What kind of pain was it? Or, how many really want to remember it? Surely there are those who don’t want to be reminded of it, and I was thinking about all these various things. And I thought to myself, “Isnโt this the same as the current situation with COVID?,โ and so ultimately, I came to a conclusion, in the season that 3.11 happened, and the season after it as well. I was much, much younger at the time. I didn’t want to be a representative of the disaster-stricken area, and I didn’t want to be labelled as such because I was a member of the Japanese national team, and I had won the spot with my own abilities. I was thinking strongly then, that I wanted to win various things on my own. But in the end, I began to feel a great sense of gratitude, and I realized that I was the one who was being supported by the people, and that I was not in a position to support them, but rather they were supporting me. I was able to feel those things again this time. Somehow…hm. This became a bit of a rambling answer. As a result of everything, I felt that maybe itโs okay for me to keep skating. If I can find some kind of meaning in my skating, I think that’s a sign that it’s okay for me to exist.

Part 2
โโ4ๅ่ปขๅใธใฃใณใใฎ็ทด็ฟใใใๆ็พฉใๆๅฟใ
ใใๅฎขใใๅ ฅใฃใฆใใใจใฏๅ จใๆใฃใฆใชใใฃใใใงใใใฉใใใชใผใ็ตใใฃใๆฎต้ใงไฝใใใใชใซ็ฒใใฆใชใใฃใใจใใใฎใใใฃใฆใ่ฉฆๅใฎๅ ดๆใงใใใใจใซๆ็พฉใฏใใใใชใจใใใจใฏใใพใ1ไบบใง็ทด็ฟใใใใจใซใชใใจๆใใฎใงใใใใใไธญใงใใฃใฑๅบๆฟใๅฐใชใไธญใงใใใใใๅบๆฟใใใๅใไธๆใช้ธๆใใใไธญใงใใฃใๆนใ่ชๅใฎใคใกใผใธใๅบใพใใใใใใชใจใใใใใชๆๅณใๆใฃใฆใใพใใใใใ ใๅฎ้ใใฃใฆใฟใใๅ จ็ถใ่ฏใๆใฎใธใฃใณใใซๅ จ็ถใชใใชใใฆใ้ๅธธใซๆใใใฃใใใงใใใฉใใใฃใจ่ฏใใงใใๆฌๅฝใฏ๏ผๆฌๅฝใฏใใฃใจ่ฟใใชใฃใฆใใใจๆใใพใใใใใฎใใใใงใใญใใฏใฃใใ่จใฃใฆใใใกใใใกใๆใใใฃใใใงใ่ฏใใธใฃใณใใๅ จ็ถใงใใชใใฃใใใงใใใฎๆใใใใใใซใ่ฅใๆใฟใใใงใใใฉใๆฌๅฝใซใใใใใใใๅใใคใคใๅท้ใซใใใใชใใจใๅๆใใฆใๆฌๅฝใซ่ชๅใฎ้็ใซๆใฟ็ถใใใใชใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
โWhat was the significance of practising your 4A in practice and your response?
Yuzuru: I totally didnโt expect the audience to be there. After the Free Skate, there was the fact my body wasnโt that tired. I thought maybe it would be worthwhile to do it at the competition venue. The other reason is that I think Iโll be going back to training alone and I think itโs easier to get a better mental picture jumping it when youโre motivated by the presence of other really talented athletes. But when I actually tried it, the jump was nowhere near my best attempts so Iโm really frustrated. I have better ones, really! Truthfully I think Iโm closer [that that]. But um, to tell you the truth Iโm really really frustrated because I couldnโt do a good jump. So using that frustration as a springboard, though it looks like itโll be a tough period ahead, Iโll really make intense preparations and analyse various things with a cooler head, and I want to keep pushing past my limits.
ใโโๆจๆฅใฎ็ทด็ฟ็ต็คใงใใใซใขใฏใปใซใไธก่ถณ็ๆฐทใซใชใใใใใงใใใใ ใใใจ่จใฃใฆใใใใ
ใใใใฎใๆๅใใๆจๆฅๆตฎใใชใใฃใใใงใใญใใธใฃใณใใใๅ จ็ถๅ่ปขใ่ถณใใชใใฃใใฎใงใ่ชๅใซใจใฃใฆใฏใใชใๆ่งฆใฎๆชใ4ๅ่ปขใใใฃใจ่ทณใใงใใฆใๆๅพใใใซใขใฏใปใซใงใใณใฏใใใใใใใใฃใจๆฐทใใคใใฟๅงใใใใชใฃใฆๆใฃใฆใใใใใฃใจ้ซใใๅบใๅงใใฆใใใฎใงโใใใงๅใใโใฃใฆใใใใชใใใใฃใฑ้ซใใชใใจใๅฎๅ จใซไฝใๆ็ตถๅๅฟใ่ตทใใใใใจใใใใจใฏ้ซใใจๅใใใจใฎไธก็ซใใใชใ้ฃใใใธใฃใณใใชใฎใงใใใใใใใใใ็บ่จใซใคใชใใใพใใใ
โDuring yesterdayโs practice, when you two-footed the double Axel landing, you said, โThatโs good.โ
Y: From the beginning yesterday, my jumps didnโt [feel as] light. The rotations were totally insufficient and I kept jumping 4As that felt off to me. When I popped it into a double Axel at the end, I thought I was finally starting to get a feel of the ice. Finally I was getting the height so I told myself, โnow rotate itโ. After all, if it gets too high, your body instinctively tries to protect itself. Itโs also a jump where itโs indeed difficult to balance both the height and rotation, so that comment I made was tied to that [fact] as well.
ใโโๆฅๅญฃใฏใใชใผใฏใๅคฉใจๅฐใจใใซใชใใใSPใฏใใขใๆฒใซๆปใใฎใใ
ใใใใผใฃใจใ็็ดใซ่จใใจ่ใไธญใงใใใใฃใจใใใขใๆฒใซๆปใใใใจใใใใใใใใจใ ใใใใชใใฆใใใฏใใใใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ใฏใใฎ็ถๆณใ ใใใใ็ใใใจ่ชๅใฎไธญใงๆใฃใฆใใใ็ถๆณใ ใใ็ใใใใจใใใใใใใใไธญใ ใใใใใใใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ใใใใใใจใใใตใใซๆใฃใใใฎใชใฎใงใใใฎ็ถๆณใใฉใใชใฃใฆใใใใใพใใฏใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใฎๆฐๆใกใใฉใใใใตใใซๅคๅใใฆใใใใใพใใในใฑใผใใใใไธใงไฝใ่กจ็พใใใใใ่ใใชใใ้ธใใงใใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
โNext season, your Free Skate Program will be โTen to Chi to,โ but will you return to a piano piece for your Short Program?
Y: Ummm. To tell you the truth, Iโm thinking about it. Itโs not just about wanting to go back to a piano piece. I think this program [Let Me Entertain You] was created because of the current situation. You could say it was created precisely because I wanted to do this kind of program that suited the current circumstances. I have to consider how the circumstances will pan out and also how my own feelings will change with it. Also, beyond just doing the skating, I think Iโll pick the program thinking about what I want to express.

Part 3
โโ4Aใฏไฝใซ่ฒ ๆ ใใใใใใใซใใใซ่กใใชใไธญใงใฉใใฑใขใใฆใใใใ
ใใใพใใจใใใใใปใซใใฑใขใๅพนๅบใใฆใใฃใฆใใฃใฆใใใใใๅใใใใๆนใฏใใฃใฑใใใพใใใๆ ๅ ฑใฏใใใไธใซใใใใใ่ปขใใฃใฆใฏใใพใใใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใใใใใช็ฅ่ญใจใใ่ใใฆใๆๅคง้ใฑใขใใฆใใใใใจๆใใพใใ
โThe 4A is hard on your body, so how will you take care of it while you can’t go to Canada?
Yuzuru: Well, for the time being, I am thoroughly taking care of it myself. And there are a lot of people who can help me as well. There is also a lot of information available on the Internet. I’d like to take care of myself to the best of my ability by accumulating various kinds of knowledge.
ใโโๆฅๅญฃใฏใฉใใใๆใใง่จใใใ
ใใๆฅใทใผใบใณใฏๆฅใทใผใบใณใงใใๅใใใชใใงใใญใ๏ผไปใฎใใจใๆฐใซใชใๆงๅญใง๏ผใใ ใใใฎใผใใใโฆใใใฟใพใใใๆฅใทใผใบใณใฏๆฅใทใผใบใณใงใใๅใใใชใใฎใงใใฉใใใใใใชใใจใใใฏใใใใงใใใฉใใใฎใผใใใผใใจใใใใโฆใใกใ ใๆ่ญใใใฃใกใใฃใฆใใพใฃใใไธ็ฌโฆใใใผใฃใจใใใฎๆใฏใใฎๆใง่ใใพใใใใใใชใใ๏ผใ
โWhat are your thoughts on the next season?
Y: We’ll only know next season when next season comes. [Seems to be distracted by something else]. Just, um… hehe…. Sorry. Weโll only know about next season when it comes, so there’s nothing I can do about it. Um, well…. Hmmm… hehehe, I canโt. I got a little distracted, for a moment. Hmmm. Iโll think about [next season] when itโs time. I’m sorry!
ใโโใใฎๆใฏใพใใใ่ฉฑใใใ ใๆฉไผใ่จญใใฆใใใ ใใใใ
ใใใใใใใใงใใใใใงใใญใ่ชๅใใพใใใใผใ่ชๅใฎใณใกใณใใๆฌฒใใใจ่จใใใๆใซใฏ้ ๅผตใฃใฆ้ ญใใใใใใช่จ่ใใฒใญใๅบใใฆใๅบใใใใจๆใใพใใใใใใไฝใโฆใใพใใงใใๅใฏ่จ่ใฎใใญใใใชใใฆใใฉใกใใใจ่จใใจใในใฑใผใใง่กจ็พใใใใฎใงใใงใใใฐในใฑใผใใง่กจ็พใงใใ้ใๅใใใฐใชใจๆใใพใใ
โAt that time, we would like to have the opportunity to speak with you again.
Y: Hehehe… But yes, I will. When I’m asked for comments again, I’ll try my best to come up with different words from my head. That’s something…. Well, I’m not a professional with words and I’d rather express myself with skating, so I hope I can find a way to do that.
ใโโในใฑใผใใชใณใฏใจๅฎถใฎๅพๅพฉใจ่จใฃใฆใใใใๅฎถใงใฏใฉใ้ใใใฆใใใใ
ใใใใผใฃใจใใใใงใใญโฆใๅฎถใซใใๆ้ใฏโฆ่ตทใใฆใใใใใใโฆใๆ่ตทใใฆใใใผใฃใจใๆ่ตทใใฆใใๆ้คใใใฆใใงใใ้ฃฏใใงใใใพใงใซใคใกใใฌใจใใใฉใผใ ใใงใใฏใจใใใใใใใใฆใใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใฆใไฝใใฑใขใใฆใ็ทด็ฟ่กใฃใฆใๅธฐใฃใฆใใฆใใ้ขจๅๅ ฅใฃใฆใใฑใขใใฆใใ้ฃฏ้ฃในใฆๅฏใใฟใใใช็ๆดปใใใฆใใพใใ
โYou said you go back and forth between the ice rink and the home, but how do you spend your time at home?
Y: Let’s see. Well… When Iโm at home… (first thing) is waking up. Heheheโฆ I wake up in the morning, um, and then immediately clean*. Then, until food is ready, Iโll do things like image training, checking my form, and so on. After eating, I do some care for my body. I go to practice, come home, take a bath, do some care, eat, then sleepโฆ thatโs the kind of schedule I have.
*T/N: Probably referring to cleaning his room.
ใโโๅฎถใงใฎๅจฏๆฅฝใฏใ
ใใใใใงใใฒใผใ ใใฆใใพใใไปใขใณในใฟใผใใณใฟใผใซใใใฃใฆใใพใใ๏ผๅบใใฐใใใฎใใค๏ผ๏ผใฏใใใใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใใใกใใฃใจในใใผใ็ดใฃใฝใใใจ่จใใใใใใใใโฆใ
ใๅๆใฏ็ตไบใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใใพใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใ้ ๅผตใใพใใ
โWhat do you do for leisure while at home?
Y: Ah, I do play video games. I’m addicted to Monster Hunter right now. (The one that just came out?) Yes. Yes, I’m playing it. Thank you very much. I was able to say something a little like [what youโd find] in a sports magazine. Hehehe.
ใ(Interview over.)
Thank you very much. and I look forward to working with you again. I’ll do my best.