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北京どうでしょうね？ 東京の開催までのあれこれを見てしまったので、まず無事に開かれるのか？というのと 代表選考基準になってる国際試合もちゃんとできるのかなというのが気になっています 羽生くんから勝負へのこだわりがあまり感じられないのはコロナ禍にあることの影響も大きいかなと思います。 昨年以降、スケート続けていいのかなと震災のすぐ後みたいな気持ちになったこともあったと言っていたので スケートをやる意味を本当に突き詰めて考えた末に残ったのが、4Aであったりそれを含めた自分らしいスケートだったりするのかなあと。。。 平昌の時も怪我もあっていろいろ削ぎ落として金だけを獲りにいく形だったと思いますが 今も別の形ですごく厳しく選択を迫られ、本当に大事なものは何かと問われるような状況だなと（羽生くんに限らず）思います。

White Legendと花になれは翌日のeveryで放送された別アングルのが日テレの公式で見られます（ジオブロックなしのようです） https://www.news24.jp/articles/2021/08/23/07928164.html#cxrecs_s そんなにすぐには消えないと思うので、お時間あるときにどうぞ！

hamaguriさん！ おひさしぶりです！ 時々ここを見てどうしていらっしゃるかなと思っていました。こんな世の中なのでお元気だと分かってすごく嬉しいです！ 私も昨年秋からいろいろと忙しく、以前のようにいろんな試合を追うことも、羽生くん関連をリアルタイムで追うこともなかなか出来なくなりましたが、やっぱり残り少ないかもしれない競技者としての時間と4Aへの挑戦をできる限り応援したいなと思っています。 （…と書きつつ実際はその時々の羽生くんにこっちが励まされているだけ？感もちょっとあります 24時間テレビのWhite Legendや花になれはもうご覧になりましたか？ またジャンプの前後とか、スピンとか、いろんな部分が進化してて、羽生くんは本当にフィギュアスケート好きだな、そういう人を応援できるのは本当に幸せだなと思いました） ともあれ、お帰りなさい！ 今シーズンもいろいろ大変かもしれないけど、またぜひ一緒に応援したいです！ A A A A

Let me reply to this here. The skater I referred to in the General Skating Chat was Hidetsugu Kamata. (Do you remember the skater who looked a bit like Han Yan?) I realized that Daichi was another example when you mentioned him. Although they could not make a comeback to the international field at the end of their competitive career, they are both loved by their fans and comrades and seem to be hoping to continue contributing to the sport in some way, so I wish them good luck. Following are some of the recent footage of them. Daichi Miyata performing "Anthem" at Shakaijin (Working members of society) Skaters on Ice 2021 Hidetsugu Kamata performing "Moonlight Sonata" at HIDES ON ICE (An ice show to celebrate his retirement in 2020) Interview with Hidetsugu by Narumi Takahashi done this spring Narumi and Hidetsugu had shared the ice at Citizen Plaza Ice Rink that was closed this spring. In this interview, they talked about how they felt about the closure of their home rink, life after retirement (the anxiety of living without the title, "figure skater"), and what they want to do for the skating community in the future.

When it comes to distilled spirits, there is a shochu called "さるこう. (Sarukou)" さるこう is how we transcribe "Salchow" in Japanese hiragana, so there used to be people who buy and keep it praying that Yuzu would land 4S in competition successfully and they could drink the shochu to celebrate it. However, the name Sarukou actually comes from Sarukawa Izu Sake Brewery named after a Sarukawa river runs across the brewery.

Hanyu here is the Toa Sake Brewery's Hanyu Distillery founded by Ichiro's grandfather in Hanyu, Saitama. http://www.japanese-whisky.com/brand/ichiros-malt-en/hanyu-en https://whiskycast.com/ichiro-akuto-japanese-whiskys-rock-star/ Hanyu city introduced by Toa Sake Brewery https://www.toashuzo.com/hanyu/ Looks like Hanyu city has a beautiful Fuji spot and a festival related to Bishamon...

Here it is! (though you may need VPN) https://www.news24.jp/articles/2021/08/23/07928164.html This post has been tagged by yuzuangel as [NEWS].

*To mods and admins: This post is going to be 100 percent about Japanese skaters, so if you think it is more relevant to TJ thread, could you please move it? Sorry in advance for the trouble. @surimi, First of all, I am sorry if I sounded indifferent to some Japanese skaters and their international fans like you. I was only trying to be as neutral as possible because there was nothing I knew for sure. What I posted was general information regarding the situation surrounding Japanese athletes and my speculation based on it, not what JFS was actually doing. Japanese are certainly blessed with the opportunities to see their favs in person, especially when their favs are Japanese. However, I don't think we would react to your situation in the way you imagined. Favs are generally irreplaceable, aren't they? We have our own share of people who would travel anywhere for local competitions, other countries' nationals, and senior Bs if it's affordable and not during a pandemic, only to see and cheer for their favs in person. They would not satisfy with seeing their local stars at nearby shows/competitions instead of seeing their favs. Many of our skaters finish their competitive careers as they graduate from universities and don't continue skating in shows, so it is difficult to see them stuck in a situation like this for two seasons... and especially about Sota, I am feeling mostly the same as you. That said, I had different thoughts on the theory about JSF's strategy about Challengers and did some fact check. Firstly, Mana Kawabe was in 56th place in the current standings, and she was 7th of all the 14 Japanese girls there. Currently, she isn't assigned to any Grand Prix event, but I think she is one of the leading candidates for Japan's third woman at the NHK Trophy. http://results.isu.org/ws/ws/wswomen.htm Secondly, your comment reminded me of some skaters that might have gotten off the WS at some point in their career, and some that might have gotten an opportunity to compete at international competition despite having a weak track record, so I checked their WS placements in the past ten seasons and saw if they had really gotten off the WS or gotten a chance despite being off the WS, and it seemed that Japanese skaters who are known internationally, even if not widely known, and doing relatively well at JNats, tend to stay on the WS and rarely drop out of it under normal circumstances. For example, Sota Yamamoto has never dropped out of WS since the 2014-2015 season despite going through a major injury and taking time to come back. After his comeback, he has been a bit struggling at JNats, but getting Challengers and spring competitions and doing well there. Hiroaki Sato, who made his international debut as a junior skater in 2014, had been on WS in 2014-2021, although he retired in the 2019-2020 season. He didn't always get a Challenger or a GP but got a spring competition by doing well at JNats and competed at NHK twice by doing well at selection meetings. Shu Nakamura, who had even fewer chances to compete at senior international competitions, appeared on the WS in the 2013-2014 season and remained there until 2018-2019. (He retired in the 2019-2020 season.) He never competed at a Challenger or a senior GP but got a chance to compete at a spring competition and Winter Universiade by doing well at JNats. I checked several other guys' WS history. The other skater who disappeared from WS during his career made his international debut when he was a junior, but got injured for two consecutive seasons before having a strong track record like Sota's, and could not come back strong enough to qualify for FS at JNats. As for the women, I found Yuna Shiraiwa, Yuna Aoki, and Mai Mihara had dropped out of WS at the beginning of this season. They all had a tough 2019-2020 season due to injuries and sickness. Mai and Yuna A even had to skip the entire season, but what impacted them most, I think, was this pandemic. Yuna A might have needed more time to make a full comeback, but Mai and Yuna S finished 5th and 9th respectively at JNats. Seeing how men I checked did in the past, Mai and Yuna S would have gotten a chance to compete at an international competition if the last season was a normal season. When the situation doesn't improve and international travel remains difficult, those who had to stay in Japan last season may drop out of WS as well. In such a case, JSF would just have to try and send them to any Challenger they can go and let them earn WS points and minimum scores, but I hope that will not be the case. I haven't done thorough research, (tbh, I don't know how) so I can not say this for sure, but I am afraid that the Challenger series theory may be partly true but not exactly what you think, and the chance of your fave getting a Challenger or a spring competition isn't so low if the pandemic doesn't get in our way.

Wishing MCM a speedy recovery

Update on the special ice show on 24h TV: According to this article, it will be aired on August 22, from around 13:45 JST. https://www.ntv.co.jp/24h/articles/60fnzomfg90wey0199.html [NEWS]

Have you tweeted any video that includes footage taken from SOI or DOI? It seems that TBS has been vigorously searching for such videos that include their footage and locking the accounts. As to the newspapers and magazines, some media strictly prohibit unauthorized reproduction and stating it clearly somewhere on their pages. Sportiva is an example, and since they are using photos by Noto san, some are very careful not to harm his interests.

If the situation doesn't improve until then, that would affect not only the Japanese skaters but also the skaters from other countries, because Japan is hosting JGPF/GPF and NHK Trophy, and the government may not have much reason to support JSF in holding international competitions since they won't have a plan on holding another Olympics during pandemic soon. For example, F1 Grand Prix Japan, which had been scheduled for early October, has been canceled because they couldn't assure that the participants from overseas would be able to enter Japan after negotiating with local/national authorities. Figure skating is an Olympic sport, and ISU isn't comparable to FIA, so things may go differently with NHK and GPF, but I guess skaters have to go through another bumpy first half of the season.

While Koshiro is in Switzerland, Shoma is currently in Japan and is participating in a show at the end of this month, so it is not realistic for him to travel and compete right after that. I am not sure why JSF isn't sending their skaters to any Challenger at the moment, but it may be because Japan is currently under a state of emergency, and it seems unlikely to be lifted soon. Late last year, our government established a system that enables athletes to train while quarantining after coming back from abroad under certain conditions. However, after the emergence of variants, they decided to suspend the system during a state of emergency. The only exception was the athletes came back to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics. So, in the current situation, unless you are already training abroad, you may be better off staying in Japan and prepare for domestic competition and/or GPS.

I remember someone tweeting that Ikuko Kawai said so during her concert last year. I thought there might be a special event this year to commemorate 311, or she might join FaOI, but if it is 24h this year, that would be really nice, because there must have been many things planned last year with a hope that things would be better by now but ended up being canceled, like some part of the Tomoni Mae e touring exhibition...

Now I see something that looks like a document about vaccination instead of the black picture in the background of dancing Pooh. Anyway, I love that gif, too, Javi!

So apparently, the new necklace was Phiten's new product. Rough translation: "I am so happy to be able to see Hanyu Yuzuru senshu doing fine during this pandemic. Thank you for wearing our new WINGS necklace, too. Everyone supporting Hanyu Yuzuru senshu, we are going to release the WINGS model flying aiming for the gold this autumn. We are preparing to release the information this August." [NEWS]

I would welcome Kaori recycling The Piano or the Matrix But according to another tweet, she has already had her new FP choreographed. She skated The Piano as a makeshift because she hasn't been in good shape since she took part in The Ice and hasn't practiced the new one much yet.

VPN doesn't work?

It's more than a month away, but here is the Jsports4's broadcasting schedule of the Iizuka Cup and the Gensan Cup.

Congrats, Elladj! https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZ5asJJIyq/

Sponichi is sharing nice photos of Gensan Summer Cup on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sponichitokyophoto/ My favorite costume is Rion's https://www.instagram.com/p/CSarfTZpjTe/

The temperature in Sendai is much lower than that, and Ice Rink Sendai is usually open in summer too, but yeah, you may be right. My guess was that something happened to the cooling system. But now, the impact of outside air temperature on the ice condition may be bigger because they probably have to ventilate the rink more often to prevent the spread of the virus. But the heat in Madrid sounds more brutal! Take care! Don't forget to hydrate! [in the voice of Super Javi]

In the pictures attached to these comments, they say, "連日の猛暑に負けてしまいました (=Unfortunately, we (or the rink) have been beaten by the scorching heat these days.)" so I guess something has been broken because of the heat. No wonder because it's been brutally hot in North Japan these few weeks. They also say that they are working on it to be able to re-open the rink as soon as possible, so whatever the problem is, let's pray it gets solved soon. This post has been tagged by yuzuangel as [NEWS].