2013 & Earlier

INDEX TRANSLATIONS 2013 & EARLIER

*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 …

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 exist Source: https://sendai.keizai.biz/headline/262/ Figure Skating Specialty Shop Opens in Izumi, Sendai - opened by a former professional skater and her husband. On July 3, the specialty store for figure skating goods “NICE” (Ichinazaka Ishidome, Izumi-ku, Sendai City; TEL: 022-352-6714) opened in Izumi-ku, Sendai City. The owner of the store is Nanami Abe, a figure skater who works as an instructor and coach. She performed in "Disney on Ice" for seven years, beginning in 1995, and was active around the world. She currently also choreographs for Shizuka Arakawa. The idea for opening the store came from a simple question posed by…

*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 participating at the All-Japan Junior Championships as a novice skater, he placed third. In the free skate …

* machine translation, inaccuracies may exist Japan’s Rising Stars Take Flight Young skaters aged 13 to 18 who will shape the future of Japanese figure skating. Here, we introduce excerpts from comments made by nine of the junior skaters who participated in the training camp. YUZURU HANYU Born December 7, 1994, in Sendai / Miyagi FSC / 3rd place at the Japan Junior Championships, 1st place at the Japan Novice A Championships "My short program (SP) and free skate (FS) programs have only just been put together, but during this training camp, I received feedback on elements such as the step sequences and transitions between jumps in my free skate. As I prepare for the u…

*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: 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 …

Japanese Men's Figure Skating Fan Book: Cutting Edge 2012 Info: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4789962032 *machine translated, inaccuracies exist Source: https://weibo.com/5224452744/GCffaEq9G 2011.12.16 Johnny Weir's "Fashion Check: Japanese Men's Edition" —Last season, you designed his costume and it became a topic of conversation. As a designer, Johnny, what kind of "model" was Yuzuru Hanyu for you? Yuzuru, you know, is perfectly suited to both skating and fashion. That’s because he’s tall and very slim. With that slender build, you can try all sorts of things with his costumes—even things you couldn’t do with other people. His arms and legs are so long! Also, I f…

*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…

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

****Asahi Webronza was an online opinion and analysis platform run by Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper. It published expert commentary, essays, interviews, and analysis on topics including politics, economics, society, sports, science, culture, and entertainment. Compilation of the column series about Yuzuru titled “Beyond the Dream” below, written by a figure skating journalist at the time. https://web.archive.org/web/20220519231244/https://webronza.asahi.com/national/column.html?id=%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9D%E3%80%80%E7%BE%BD%E7%94%9F%E7%B5%90%E5%BC%A6%E3%80%80%E5%A4%A2%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%81%9F%E3%81%AB

*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 …

Info: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4403310729 ◆ ISU World Championships 2012 — World Championships A Magnificent Flower Blossoming in the Blue Sky ◇ INTERVIEWS Daisuke Takahashi: “I feel this is a medal I won through my own strength.” Akiko Suzuki: “If you don’t give up, your dreams will come true.” Mao Asada: “It’s important to figure out what you really want to do.” Kanako Murakami: “If you believe in yourself and do it with confidence, you can succeed.” Yuzuru Hanyu: “I was able to turn everyone’s support into strength.” Takahiko Kozuka: “I didn’t even have the mental space to feel the pressure.” Narumi Takahashi & Mervin Tran: “We’re amazed by what we’ve accomplis…

*Machine translation, inaccuracies exist* 2012.04.25 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 director Hidehito Ito said, "He wants to go abroad…

* machine translation, inaccuracies may exist Info: https://number.bunshun.jp/articles/-/223662 Source: https://number.bunshun.jp/articles/-/225873 https://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404143567735000146 https://weibo.com/6177279020/Lshkn5ul4 https://weibo.com/6177279020/LpOdSicZ7 <Exclusive Interview> Yuzuru Hanyu: "The journey of giving back continues" (web version) A bronze medal at the World Championships. Behind this glorious achievement was a feeling of gratitude towards those who supported him. A heart that grew stronger through the painful experience of the earthquake, and the decisions he made to become the perfect skater. The young prodigy of th…

Info: https://web.archive.org/web/20150906013348/https://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/32527-yuzuru-hanyu https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090231/http://www.ifsmagazine.com/issues/201210 When Yuzuru Hanyu first hit the junior circuit during the 2008-09 season, he was barely a blip on the skating radar. Few had ever heard of him. After winning the Japanese junior title Hanyu placed a distant 12th at Junior Worlds that year. But the dynamic young man served notice when he claimed gold at every event he contested the following season, winning the Junior Grand Prix Final and running away with the 2010 World Junior title. Another Japanese phenom was on the horizon.

* machine translation, inaccuracies may exist Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20190319151315if_/https://plus.google.com/114558360894796933551/posts/9v7ELdsiNKR https://weibo.com/6177279020/MoqQafgDM https://weibo.com/6177279020/4839656632616317 NHK Trophy 2012 - Yuzuru Hanyu Interview the Day After the Competition After the NHK Trophy -Your current feelings. Well... I'm sleep-deprived. (laughs) No matter what I say, I realized that I was really nervous. I had this image of ending both the short and free programs with a smile on my face, and I was able to achieve that goal, but when it was over and I went back to my room alone to try and sleep, I had a really ba…

*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* 2013.07.02 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…