2013 & Earlier

INDEX TRANSLATIONS 2013 & EARLIER

Info: https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000009001596116/ Table of Contents Long Interview: Daisuke Takahashi "The Strength of Three Consecutive Victories" 2007 All Japan Championships Report Kenji Miyamoto Reporter's Feature: Let's Talk with Kenji! Part 3: Yukari Nakano Skater Dialogue: Kensuke Nakaniwa x Akiko Suzuki 2007 NHK Trophy Report Christmas on Ice 2007 Report Figure Skating Standard Number Comparison: Swan Lake Edition Want to Know More New Face Part 4: Satsuki Muramoto 2007 All Japan Junior Championships Report Up-and-Coming Next Generation Skaters

* machine translation, inaccuracies may exist * Oya Zemi, October/November 2013 issue This is a non-commercial free magazine distributed exclusively to subscribers of Shinken Zemi. Supporting Your Child’s Junior High School Life with Confidence 1st Year of Junior High October/November 2013 Please pass this on to the parent/guardian. Interview: Yuzuru Hanyu How He Studied During His Junior High Years (Shinken Zemi (進研ゼミ) is a Japanese correspondence-based educational program run by Benesse, a major Japanese education company. It provides learning materials to students who study at home, mainly elementary and junior high school students.) Interview with a Zemi Alumnu…

*Machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2012/04/26/articles/K20120426003120830.html Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20260720014221/https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2012/04/26/articles/K20120426003120830.html Hanyu to train under Kim Yuna's former coach in Toronto. Yuzuru Hanyu (17, Tohoku High School), who won the bronze medal in the men's event at the World Figure Skating Championships, will now be coached by Canadian Brian Orser (50), the former coach of Vancouver Olympic gold medalist Kim Yuna (South Korea). On the 25th, figure skating directo…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Info: https://x.com/7Yu_Ya4/status/839082796077309952 Source: Kodama 53, 2007 pg. 111-113 (Edited by the Sendai City Junior High School Education Research Association, Japanese Language Division) A New Step Forward (Nanakita - Yuzuru Hanyu) “I've finally arrived.” Every year, my summer vacation begins with those words. This year, as soon as summer break started on July 24th, I took part in the National Promising Newcomers Training Camp. In this camp, figure skaters from all over Japan gather every year to determine the seeded skaters for the All-Japan Championships. It's a pretty big training camp. It’s held in a place …

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Info: https://www.amazon.co.jp/日本男子フィギュアスケートFan-Book-Cutting-Edge-2009/dp/478996177X/ Source: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4595111298865429 Yuzuru Hanyu - Interviewed at Sendai Ice Rink in mid-August 2008 In men's figure skating, athletes tend to develop more slowly compared to women's singles. Even Takahiko Kozuka took six years to reach the podium at the Japan Junior Championships, and Nobunari Oda once failed to make it past the short program at that same event. Even so, what about Yuzuru Hanyu? In just his second year after moving up early from the novice ranks, he placed third…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2011.11.09 Source: https://www.shuzo.co.jp/164-2/ Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20201116072108/https://www.shuzo.co.jp/164-2/ Hodo Station: Yuzuru Hanyu, the 16-year-old quadruple jumper The person we interviewed this time was figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, 16 years old. Hanyu, who is said to be the next generation ace, has one of the greatest weapons: his quadruple jump! The success rate is amazing. At the Grand Prix Series China competition, although he ended up finishing in a close 4th place, the only one who succeeded in lan…

*Machine translation, inaccuracies exist. Please do not comment in this thread other than translations* Source: https://bunshun.jp/bungeishunju/articles/h4852 (paid article) Figure skating: Yuzuru Hanyu, the pride of Japanese men He skates 24 hours a day without a cell phone. The 18-year-old says, "I want to be a top athlete." Here is his true face... Spoiler Last fall, at the tender age of 17, Yuzuru Hanyu achieved the world's highest score in the men's short program (SP), and at the end of the year he became the first All-Japan champion. 　The rising star of the figure skating wo…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2013.09.11 Source: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZZO59195440S3A900C1000000/ Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20130913025215/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZZO59195440S3A900C1000000/ Aiming for His Best Performance at the Olympics – Hanyu’s Fulfilling Days with Three Coaches Four seasons ago, for a third-year junior high school student from Sendai who had swept all the junior titles in figure skating, the Olympics were nothing more than a "dream world." Now, after three seasons as a senior skater, Yuzuru Hanyu (18, ANA) has become a World Championship bronze…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2013.07.02 Source: https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/p-sp-tp0-20130702-1150976.html Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20241203070622/https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/p-sp-tp0-20130702-1150976.html Hanyu signs affiliation contract with ANA, the "羽 (Wing)" Connection Last year's All-Japan Figure Skating Championship winner, Yuzuru Hanyu (18), has signed a major sponsorship contract with ANA. On the 1st, he attended a press conference in Kanagawa Prefecture and explained, "Since I jump in my skating, the image of wings is fitting, and aircraft also have…

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20101105081112/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/column/shirota/news/20100928-OHT1T00156.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20101105081151/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/column/shirota/news/20101005-OHT1T00181.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20101105081157/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/column/shirota/news/20101012-OHT1T00188.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20101105081217/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/column/shirota/news/20101021-OHT1T00167.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20101104021249/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/column/shirota/news/20101026-OHT1T00152.htm …

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: Tokyo Shimbun, 2012.01.18 https://x.com/mamiyuzumami/status/1881553233736520016 https://x.com/tokyochunta/status/964732891195310080 Yuzuru Hanyu - Let's talk about family My Mother's Words Led Me Back to the Rink Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu Born in Sendai City in 1994. In March 2010, he won the Junior World Championships and, in the following year, achieved his first Grand Prix victory at the Russian Cup, advancing to the Grand Prix Final for the first time. In December 2011, he placed third at the Japanese National Championships and qualified for the World Championships in March. Spoiler About ten days after …

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Source: http://www.asahi.com/special/plus/TKY201011160263.html#_=_ Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20231017235124/http://www.asahi.com/special/plus/TKY201011160263.html#_=_ Yuzuru Hanyu (Figure Skating) 15 years old: 'Quadruple jumps one after another' A hope in the men's figure skating world who made his debut in senior competitions this year. We got to see the real face of the 15-year-old. Spoiler Takeuchi: "You're quite slender. Your face is small too. How tall are you?" Hanyu: "I'm about 170 cm. I'm still growing a little. My shoe size …

Feb 12, 2011: Japanese Men's Figure Skating Fan Book Cutting Edge 2011 Info: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4789961974/ July 19, 2011: Japanese Men's Figure Skating Fan Book Cutting Edge 2011+Plus Info: https://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4789961982