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*Machine translation. Inaccuracies exist*   Source: FIGURE SKATING TRACE OF STARS 2021-2022, pg 28-29   Artists Talk About Yuzuru Hanyu's Past Programs Murakami Mai x 'Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso' & 'Heaven and Earth'   "Like a Painting That Captures a Single Moment"   In artistic gymnastics, the floor exercise is the only event performed to music. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist, who specialized in this discipline, praises Hanyu's wide range of expression, saying, "Perhaps there is no piece of music that doesn't suit him." What does she see in Hanyu when viewed through the perspective of two judged sports—gymnastics and figure skating?       Profile: Born on August 5, 1996, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Gymnastics instructor. Contributed to Japan's 4th-place finish in the team event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Won the floor exercise title at the 2017 World Championships. The following year, she became the first Japanese woman to win a silver medal in the individual all-around at the same championships. Won a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Retired in October of the same year. Currently serves as a coach at Nippon Sport Science University.

*Machine translation. Inaccuracies exist*   Source: FIGURE SKATING TRACE OF STARS 2021-2022, pg 26-27   Artists Talk About Yuzuru Hanyu's Past Programs Ushida Tomoharu x 'Parisienne Walkways'   “Absolute beauty that never loses its rationality” A signature program performed with deep emotion, set to the melancholic sound of the guitar. A genius pianist, who has also arranged the piece for piano, praises the performance, saying, "I feel a composure that completely controls technique and expression."       Profile: Born October 16, 1999, in Fukushima Prefecture. Pianist. Debuted with a CD in March 2012 at the age of 12, the youngest Japanese classical pianist to do so. Won second place at the 2018 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, the highest ranking ever achieved by a Japanese competitor. Received the 29th Idemitsu Music Award in March 2019. Performs both domestically and internationally.

*Machine translation. Inaccuracies exist*   Source: FIGURE SKATING TRACE OF STARS 2021-2022, pg 24-25   Artists Talk About Yuzuru Hanyu's Past Programs Ishimaru Kanji x 'The Phantom of the Opera'   "Riding the 'Wind' of the Phantom of the Opera" In the free skate “The Phantom of the Opera,” performed in the season following the Sochi Olympics, how did Yuzuru Hanyu perceive the protagonist, the Phantom, and the world of the work? An actor active across many fields, including musical theatre, shared his thoughts that echoed those impressions.       Profile: Born August 15, 1965, in Ehime Prefecture, actor and singer. He made his debut in 1990 with the Shiki Theatre Company in "The Phantom of the Opera." After leaving the company in 2007, he has been active in stage, film, and music, and has also hosted TV programs such as "Untitled Concert" and "Genki no Jikan." He is scheduled to appear this summer in the stage production "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child."