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*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Figure Skating Life Extra: The Magnificent World of Skating Costumes VI フィギュアスケートLife Extra「華麗なるスケート衣装の世界VI」 info https://amzn.asia/d/0fzE9X6H Yuzuru Hanyu’s Costumes: Letting Go of Preconceptions (Excerpt when Satomi Ito talked about Yuzu's costume, P. 10-11) - Speaking of another of your famous “Boléro” costumes, there’s Yuzuru Hanyu’s “MANSAI Boléro.” The fabric reflected light like water and was incredibly beautiful. What concept gave birth to that costume? Spoiler The starting point was Hanyu-san’s request: “I want the image of Nomura Mansai’s ceremonial style.” I told…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2025.12.29 Source: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20251229/ddm/010/040/024000c (paid article) "The History of Masculinity in Sports (Part 3) — Moving Beyond the Gender Binary: Changing Views of the Body" "To protect women’s sports" World Athletics (WA) president Sebastian Coe has repeated this phrase at every press conference. Starting this fall, WA has required genetic testing for participants in women’s events. The organization says it’s to ensure fairness in competition, but genes are the ultimate personal information. Why is there such insisten…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2025.12.28 Source: https://jbpress.ismedia.jp/articles/-/92517 Archived:https://web.archive.org/web/20251228131154/https://jbpress.ismedia.jp/articles/-/92517 Yuzuru Hanyu's presence is still huge! The Japanese skaters set their sights on Milan–Cortina, inspired by the figure they admire The Japanese figure skating team for the Milan–Cortina Olympics, which opens in February 2026, has been finalized. Many of the team members are young skaters who have long admired Yuzuru Hanyu, known as the “absolute champion.” Hanyu achieved back-to-back Olympic golds at Sochi 2014 …

***Machine translation, inaccuracies exist *** Source: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20251127/k00/00m/050/364000c (Paid Article) Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20251128213623/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20251127/k00/00m/050/364000c One with the Ice From Yuzuru Hanyu to the world — the expanding circle of “Irene” Kodai TamaiWhen you watch practice sessions, you can often spot a cute “skating rink fairy” on the gloves of many top skaters. That fairy is “Irene,” the mascot of Ice Rink Sendai (Sendai City). The gloves became widely known after Yuzuru Hanyu—two-time Olympic champion in men’s singles figure skating at the 2014 Sochi and …

[2025.11.19] Harper's Bazaar January-February Combined Issue P. 198-205 Yuzuru Hanyu makes his first appearance on the cover of Harper's Bazaar's January/February 2026 combined issue [Special Edition] with two different cuts (A ver./B ver.)! More information: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/jp/magazine/a69145223/cover-yuzuru-hanyu-251113-hb/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socia ESQUIRE Japan

Compilation of articles & interviews related to The First Skate. Date: Jul 5, 2025 Venue: Xebio Arena Sendai Info: https://www.sendaicityarena-op.jp/ https://x.com/sendaicityarena News clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRYQoLf5iJ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL82C4Ccj44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g18ECfZgZ6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcBhRN-Cj4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX59bPItzHE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke2G9i-irG8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh_rbA9dhEo

*Machine translation from Japanese to English, inaccuracies exist* Please, do not comment under these posts to keep the flow of the reading -likes are appreciated :-) Content [Last update: 2025/08/05] Deep Edge Newsletter: New Series: Yuzuru Hanyu Engaged in Thought (*). Starts on June 29th [Yuzuru Hanyu Engaged in Thought ①] A lecture from his university days that he remembered when writing the story for "Echoes of Life": "I have thought about many things throughout my life" [2025/06/30] Yuzuru Hanyu: The boundary between on and off the ice emerged during a philosophical dialogue: "It was fun. But I'm seriously mulling things over." (Daily …

Info: http://pirouette-online.de/PWE-No-03.html Contents: Cover Story: Yuzuru Hanyu People: Sara Conti/ Niccolo Macii Photographer's Pick: Robin Ritoss Photographer's Pick: Yanzheng Mao People: Alysa Liu Photographer's Pick: Jurij Kodrun Special: Maxime Rodriguez Story: Niina Petrökina People: Adam Siao Him Fa Photographer's Pick: Hella Höppner Story: Madison Chock/Evan Bates Photographer's Pick: Nikolai Majorov Cover photo: Yuzuru Hanyu - Through my eyes Yuzuru Hanyu is, undoubtedly, one of the most significant athletes of our time, having opened up entirely new dimensions in figure skating. For a who…

Release date: 2025.09.27 T JAPAN is the Japanese edition of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, published by The New York Times Company. T JAPAN is made up of carefully selected translated articles from the US edition as well as articles exclusive to the Japanese edition. It is an intellectual style magazine that conveys the latest news from around the world and Japan from a global perspective, with a unique style in every article, covering fashion, art, interviews, travel, food, beauty, and more. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, the September 27th issue features a paid edition available for purchase in bookstores in addition to the standard free…

Compilation of articles & interviews relating to notte stellata 2025. Date: March 7-9th, 2025 Venue: Sekisui Heim Super Arena, Miyagi (Grande 21) Info: https://nottestellata.com/ https://x.com/notte_2025 2024.12.24 Source: https://the-ans.jp/news/491544/ Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20241227133058/https://the-ans.jp/news/491544/ "Yuzuru Hanyu notte stellata" to be held in March next year. The ice show that delivers hope from Miyagi will be held for the third time. "I want to skate with all my heart" It was announced on the 24th that "Hanyu Yuzuru Notte…

Compilation of articles related to "BOW AND ARROW" music video, the opening theme song to anime 'Medalist' by Kenshi Yonezu featuring Yuzuru Hanyu. Official MV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Eyhjkepy0 Short program ver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcza_Do4IoY Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHkxjS-mtBo Info: https://reissuerecords.net/2025/03/05/bowandarrow_mv/ Photographer: https://www.instagram.com/kyotaro_photo/p/DG0TWp9y7Up/?img_index=1 https://www.kyotaro.org/kenshi-yonezu-bow-and-arrow-focus Stylist: https://x.com/masatakahattori/status/18972530262…

Figure Skating Magazine 2024-2025 Season Highlights: B.B. Mook (BBMOOK) フィギュアスケートマガジン2024-2025シーズンハイライト: B・Bムック (B.B.MOOK) Info: https://www.bbm-japan.com/article/detail/62568 https://www.amazon.co.jp/フィギュアスケートマガジン2024-2025シーズンハイライト-B・Bムック-B-B-MOOK/dp/4583628420 Contents Echoes of Love. That’s why I’m living in the now. Yuzuru Hanyu Opening Column: "Be kind to others." Interview "As long as we use 'words,' we’ll never truly reach what we want to express. I think 'nearly equal' is good enough." Post-Interview Note: Imagination is love. PHOTO STORY – Yuzuru Hanyu: SK…

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Figure Skating Life Extra "Yuzuru Hanyu Profesional 3" [フィギュアスケートLife Extra「羽生結弦 PROFESSIONAL Season3」] Release Date: July 31, 2025 3,300 yen Regular edition and limited edition available in printed and digital version. Digital versions available on Amazon Japan: Limited Edition and Regular Edition. More information: http://fusosha.co.jp/books/detail/9784594623937 Yuzuru's Photos (without including the cover): White sweater (indoor and outdoor): 23 White shirt: 7 Glasses: 11 Red leather jacket: 5 Echoes of Life: 8 Noto Charity Performance: 10 Notte Stellata: 11 Bow and Arrow: …

***Machine Transllation, inaccuracies exist*** 2025.07.30 Source: https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/909191 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20250730005108/https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/909191 Young Yuzuru Hanyu: “What’s going to happen to my skating now?” The Crisis and Revival of the ‘Figure Skating Kingdom’ – The Story of Ice in Sendai Sendai Broadcasting Wednesday, July 30, 2025 – 7:00 AM The untold struggles and bonds at Yuzuru Hanyu’s “starting point” When you hear “figure skating,” many people immediately think of Yuzuru Hanyu. But in Hanyu’s hometown of Sendai, Miyagi, there is a …

[2025.07.12] Archive of the TwitCast: https://t.co/3IrDEr2s71 Machine translation Jp->Eng, reviewed by bilingual fanyu. It was Miya’s birthday and he was doing a live on TwitCast (a Japanese streaming platform). This is from the part where Yuzu makes a surprise appearance on the chat. --- 1:48:14〜 (someone on the chat) “Yuzukun was here.” Eh?! Eh?! Eh?! No way, right?! Eh—what do you mean? Where? Eh? Eh?! Are you serious? No way! Eh, really?? Eh—on Twitcast? The sub account… (laughs) Eh? (someone on the chat) “Not sure if it’s really him, but there was a comment.” Eh?? “Was th…

[2025.07.12] Archive of the TwitCast: https://t.co/3IrDEr2s71 Machine translation Jp->Eng, reviewed by bilingual fanyu. It was Miya’s birthday and he was doing a live on TwitCast (a Japanese streaming platform). This is from the part where Yuzu makes a surprise appearance on the chat. --- 1:48:14〜 (someone on the chat) “Yuzukun was here.” Eh?! Eh?! Eh?! No way, right?! Eh—what do you mean? Where? Eh? Eh?! Are you serious? No way! Eh, really?? Eh—on Twitcast? The sub account… (laughs) Eh? (someone on the chat) “Not sure if it’s really him, but there was a comment.” Eh?? “Was th…

Info: https://www.kazi.co.jp/icejewels/backnumber/vol20/vo20.html https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4807299506 Price: 1,870 yen (tax included) Release date: June 17, 2025 A4 size, 80 pages Contents: 02｜Feature The very best of Yuzuru Hanyu 42｜Special Interview - The never-ending challenge to become the ideal Yuzuru Hanyu Yuzuru Hanyu, a professional skater for the 2024-25 season, spoke exclusively to our magazine about his many recent activities, including the third ICE STORY tour, "Echoes of Life," his collaboration with Mansai Nomura at "notte stellata," which is held every March, and his appearance in Kenshi Yonezu's m…

The August issue of Newsweek Japan comes with a special contribution by Yuzuru Hanyu. The cover features Motoki Ohmori, Mr. Green Apple vocalist and lyricist. Yuzuru's column is dedicated to his songs. The issue is available in printing (520 yen) and digital (430 yen) formats on Amazon Japan