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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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tldr 3 mottos? he wants to live by are 1. continue challenging 2. live beautifully as a human being 3. to not neglect his studies (keep learning)
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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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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: challenging 4a?
A: i wonder. it hasn't ended for me personally, but this time, i don't know if what i'm saying is correct and it starts sounding like an excuse. no matter what i say i'll be hated on, and it's scary but that's the truth. the day before fs i hurt my foot and
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i was able to come this far bc of all the support and do my best until now. i was also supported by the media and cameramen, many ppl. i'm very happy that i was able to skate and be yuzuru hanyu. i still have a lot to learn, and i have decided to continue skating. i'm v nervous
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Well honestly, I wonder… I think I left everything out there, is my honest feeling. I jumped an axel that was clearly better compared to the last competition. Ofc I think I could’ve done a little more but, but… I think that was my everything." (cont)
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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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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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but i want to keep performing. there have been times when i've felt empty inside and cried without a reason and been unable to stomach food. but as a human being, i learned to trust many ppl, and there have been times i didn't know who to trust, but i think this is something that
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at my best. i don't know if i'll be skating until i'm 40, but i'm excited for ppl to see that some things are still possible at a certain age. there are different ways to work hard and do your best, and i want to improve while discoving them
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everyone feels. and from now on, i want to treasure myself the way many ppl have taken care of me until now. for ppl who have said that there is meaning in supporting me and found inspiration, i'd like to say thank you [missed a good amount bc of emoshuns]
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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: ??
a: when i just started skating and looked up to skaters from that era, it was impressive just to have 2 quads. now everyone is jumping many quads, but in that era it was amazing to have multiple quads or 1 quad + 3a. the fs that i love is from that era that i grew up in
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more resolve. so i don't feel sad, and i will do my best from now on. and i want to create opportunities for ppl to watch my skating on stages other than competitions
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well i dont like the word retire so i don't want to use it. i said after sochi that my 2 consecutive ogms would be the start and i truly feel that was the case. i was able to do many things including win 4cc old. i continued until beijing, but rn i think that i don't need to
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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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(abt hyk at oly gala) Well, I put so much into it that I can't even begin to say it all. But having everyone watch, because everyone watched, I was able to skate up until now. I think meaning is born from my skating because people are watching it, so I rly want to thank everyone.
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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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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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"so who's won a gold medal in men's singles at the past 2 olympics"
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new question
for me, yuzuru hanyu is a very heavy existence. even being here and speaking here about my decision, i'm very nervous and i was shaking. i want to be perfect and continue being perfect and be a better yuzuru hanyu. i will keep feeling a lot of pressure, but there are
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and i also hope that everyone gains some happiness by supporting me
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i'll never forget sochi bc that's when it all started for me. i'll never forget pyc and its explosion of joy and pride. and i will never forget beijing for his dedication to challenging the unknown and staying true to himself, whatever the cost. thank you, thank you, thank you.
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q: why did you decide to step away from competition? and do you feel a sadness/lonliness?
a: not at all. when i was first thinking about what to say in the statement about this presscon, i didn't want to just say "about my career from now on" and wanted to say something with
fanyu since sochi translating JP→EN and attending live events for fun sometimes