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The way he lead with POTO bc it would really be so fitting for him to skate at the gala, skipped practice yesterday to keep us in suspense, and now he's like actually I'm just doing whatever I want... Truly a master of comedic timing
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and how are any of the clean skaters supposed to look at what they put out on the ice versus what the sambo girls did and accept these scores, these results. isu is telling them they don't matter at all compared to their agenda. rot in hell. #figureskatingisdead
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how is anyone supposed to enjoy and love watching this sport when the corruption runs so deep. wakaba and kaori should have finished 1-2 (yes, in that order) and we should be celebrating them. all i feel is angry and sick to my stomach and numb. #figureskatingisdead
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Yuzuru's two runthroughs today were to Phantom of the Opera. Asked about the song choice, he said "Bc it's not a comp or anything" and smiled. "But after all, I have some very important memories of POTO in China." twitter.com/figure365/stat…
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some personal takeaways from the press rodeo today before i sleep: he looks a lot better than he did right after the fs. media companies only had that footage to work from so they kept airing and re-airing snippets while he was living his best life eating chocolate and gaming
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"This is probably the day that I’ve received love from the most people in my life. I want to accept that love and do my best from now on. Happy Valentine’s!" twitter.com/TeamJapan/stat…
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News Watcher 9: "Single-mindedly continuing to chase my dream, destroying my body and putting various things at stake – that’s how far I went to try to grasp onto it the past 4 years. (cont)
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wait FUCK WE'RE NOT DONE HE'S DOING A TV INTERVIEW NOW
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the media attention couldve been diff if i hadn't won sochi. but ppl paid attention to pw and then in pc, i skated seimei, and ppl thought 'wow hanyu's skating is good.' now i think i am an ogm, that i am a 2x ogm. from now on i want to be conscious of the fact that i am a 2x ogm
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Q: before you said you were scared of losing ur 2 titles. today is the same day u won sochi. how do u feel now.
A: oh right... ah... is this the kind of thing you ask to make me cry... but [those titles] have a lot of weight.
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i don't have a grasp on my feelings for the next olys and details like where they are. honestly, i'm confused. but as hanyu yuzuru, i want to keep polishing my skating.
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Q: goal that you are going after rn
A: ofc my desire to and 4a is not small. i want to perfect my programs too. but i feel a bit like i might have perfected my axel already. as i keep skating from now on, i a thinking about what kind of performance i want to do for everyone
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that kind of skating is not so easy to find. it makes me happy that i am hanyu yuzuru.
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ofc i want to skate here again. i got many letters, gifts, and the volunteers this time were very welcoming as well, and so were the chinese fans. it made me very happy to skate in that kind of environment this time.
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Q: thoughts about all the gifts, his chinese fans, and is this his last time on olys ice
A: i don't know if this wll be my last olys (laughs) i thought again that olys are special. i stood up despite getting injured on this stage, there is no other place like that for fs
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my motivation from now on. but honestly, my current feelings are tht despite the ur and fall, if ppl could think "hanyu yuzuru's axel has a tight axis, is high, and a beautiful jump" then i am happy
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when i first started aiming for 4a, it was with that axel. when i tried to climb over that wall, the person at the top of that wall was my 9 yo self. i grabbed his hand and he pulled me up. i thought 'oh, that's what hanyu yuzuru's axel is.' i don't know how that will be as
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w/ mistakes. but i am satisfied with the performance. as for motivation, my 9 yo self has always been telling me to jump it. but i feel like this time i was praised by him, that i became one with him. many ppl might not have realized, but my form was the same.
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crumbing, so i'm hpapy with that. with the fs, ofc i'm frustrated that i messed up the sal and i wanted to land the 4a if possible. the story of uesagi kenshin and ttct that i aimed to show was conveyed. the scores won't change, like pcs won't follow no matter how good it is
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[totally missed the next question oops] first, after thinking calmly about my performances. honestly i'm really satisfied with my sp. i did make a mistake on the first jump and there was some trouble, but it wasn't an actual mistake. it happens. but i was able to express without
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'defending' is difficult, very difficult. you have to sacrifice things. because i'm challenging i don't have to do those things. that's all it was for me, like with the 4a. i've treasured these challenges [ok sorry i'm getting teary at this one and aborting ship lol]
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Q: rather than defending as a champion, you challenged as a champion. thoughts?
A: challenge... there's nothing special about my position, or that it was bc i am the champion. everyone challenges things in their daily lives, no matter how small. i think that's what living is.
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and i also hope that everyone gains some happiness by supporting me
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facing skating with many thoughts. during the disaster i realized how wonderful it could be for something to cause ppl to gather together. it was a difficult time, but if my skating could help people's hearts become one, it makes me happy. it's an honor to be supported by so many
fanyu since sochi translating JP→EN and attending live events for fun sometimes