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This is a description of test events for ToKkyo2020, but this should apply to Beijing2022 as well.

JSF said they were currently considering how they could hold the competition, and also said they would announce the detail around September. It is not like they've already decided to sell tickets as usual, and I don't think their announcement today was anything well thought out since their office has been closed since July 27th due to the spread of the virus in Tokyo. Osaka was supposed to host NHK this year, but it is currently experiencing another surge in the number of cases. With our government still putting their priority in the economy, although being quite dumb in that regard as well, the situation in Osaka won't get better to hold an event having a large audience in the venue anytime soon. I think JSF is also aware of the situation since Mao has canceled her show that was supposed to take place in their national training center in Osaka in late September. Sad to say, but in these few months, we've already seen clusters of patients formed in in-door events, the infection spread by lifting the travel restrictions prematurely, and how responsible parties received severe (and sometimes nasty) criticism. I imagine planning this strange NHK Trophy is super tricky and not a fun job.

You have read what Canadian satellites explained about the border closure in the past few pages, haven't you? Also, when you enter Japan, you have to get tested and quarantine for 14days. But if you want to discuss protective measures against COVID-19 in general, we have a suitable thread in Space Junk.

Why don't they just cancel GPS and let everyone focus on domestic competitions? Here we are wondering if our situation will allow JSF to hold nationals at the end of this year, even behind closed doors, and if our skaters will be able to travel to compete there...

But aren't the videos on MEGA? I checked the links from PC and could open all five episodes, although it took a while to load some of them.

It doesn't look like "as planned" at all Not sure how credible this is, but from P. Hersh: ETA: These tweets have already been shared in General Skating Thread. Sorry for double posting

More photos from Rika

It is from Carnival on Ice 2008

I would guess that she doesn't have a good sponsorship deal because she mentioned her plan on retirement after Beijing. I have the impression that large companies tend to make sponsorship deals with athletes that seem to have long competitive careers ahead. The only exception I can think of is Steiff Japan that made a last-minute sponsorship deal with Takahito Mura in December 2017. I don't remember the details, but I think I heard that they decided to support Mura after their CEO and Mura got to know each other through their hobby or something. Not sure how Russian skaters find their sponsors, though. Anyway, Alena hasn't said anything about this coaching change herself yet. She might have needed Rozanov's help to retrieve her 3A or have other reasons to leave Eteri or Sambo.

Lotte "Gum For The Game" July 24, 2020 Gum For The Game (1minute special CM) BTS *This CM and behind-the-scenes video are no longer available on Lotte's official channel, so please enjoy them in a video shared by a news agency (Updated on October 4, 2021) CM+BTS shared by moviecollectionjp Translations The narration of the CM translated by ShukoD on Twitter CM and BTS subtitled by Axel with Wings

Lotte "Gum For The Game" Campaign 2019 Gum For The Game -Why Yuzuru Hanyu started chewing gum (Updated on October 4, 2021) *This version of Gum For The Game CM is no longer available on Lotte's official channel, so please enjoy it in a video shared by a news agency (starts from around 00:15 mark) Gum For The Game -Unknown facts about gum Official BTS video Longer BTS video shared by TV LIFE

Lotte Hot Ghana Campaign 2019 CM + Making Interview Making of Koyuzu muddler Making Hot Ghana

Lotte "Take a bite of Ghana" Campaign 2019 *Web commercial CM BTS and interview

2020 Tokyo Summer Figure Skating Competition scheduled for August 29-30 has been canceled due to the spread of CV.

Lotte Hot Ghana Campaign 2018 Official Videos Encouraging messages from Yuzu wearing a woolen scarf Hanyu muddlers / the jumping muddler BTS Making hot Ghana Interview Other videos shared by news agencies

His fans will sub it or share translations later. I've seen some translators translating Shoma contents on Tumblr and Twitter in the past.

Tokyo Nishikawa CM 2018 "Nemuri no sodanjo" (sleep consultation office) Short CM *This video is no longer available on Nishikawa's official channel (Updated on October 4, 2021) Long CM

Lotte Hot Ghana Campaign 2017 *Web commercial videos First attempt at making hot chocolate First attempt at decorating hot chocolate ETA: The photoshoot and interview shared by maidigiTV Another video of the photoshoot shared by Tokyo News

Olympic Day 2015 "Get Active and Win a Trip to Rio" campaign

Meanwhile, the first local comp in this season is taking place in Fukuoka behind closed doors, limiting the participants to the skaters affiliated to Fukuoka fed and above novice level. In addition to taking temperatures and offering rubbing alcohol, the organizer mandated the skaters to wear face masks except during their performances and to stagger the time in entering and leaving the venue using two different entrances to separate the flow line. In the dressing room, each skater uses a long bench to stay at least two meters away from each other. Judges were judging from behind acrylic boards, wearing both face masks and face guards, but as the face guards fogged up and hinder them from judging what the skaters were doing on the ice, they stopped using them halfway through. The competition seems to be streamed by Jsports. Source: https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2020/08/01/kiji/20200801s00079000407000c.html

If I remember correctly, Shoma is still studying at Chukyo Univ., so he should be able to use their rink when it is open. He seems to be skating in other rinks in Nagoya as well. Yuzu, on the other hand, seems to have been in a good relationship with Ice Rink Sendai, so I guess he can train there if he wants to, although it must be hard to secure enough ice-time since it is the only rink that is open in summer in Miyagi.

Japan Red Cross Society "Hatachi no kenketsu" Campaign (Blood donation campaign targetting young people who would be coming of age at the beginning of next year) 2014 2015 (CM+Making+Interview) 2016 *In 2017, Suzu Hirose became their new ambassador, and Nogizaka 46 has been appearing in their campaign ads in 2019 and 2020.