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Kristi Yamaguchi was interviewed by Japan Times during her stay in Japan for a dance show “Love On The Floor”. The interview is mainly on what she is doing now, but she also mentioned some Japanese skaters and praised Yuzu for his performance in Worlds this year. If you are interested, you can read it here.

4CC 2017 SP Japanese commentary video Announcer: Takahiro Nishioka Working for Fuji TV and has been doing play-by-play announcement for figure skating competitions since 2005. Commentator 1: Takeshi Honda Former single skater. Two-time Olympian and World bronze medalist. First 4CC champion and six-time national champion. He is also the first Japanese skater who landed a quadruple jump in a competition. He is now coaching in Osaka. He had been training in the Ice Rink Sendai in early 90’s with Shizuka Arakawa. Commentator 2: Daisuke Takahashi Former single skater. Olympic bronze medalist and World Champion. Two-time 4CC champion and five-time national champion. Since 2016, he has been involved in Fuji coverage of figure skating competitions as “navigator”. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nishioka: Loud acclamations. For the next year, what kind of trace will Yuzuru Hanyu leave until he reaches a huge goal of winning two consecutive Olympic titles? His challenge never stops fascinating us. Nishioka: Yuzuru Hanyu, short program. Nishioka: Going into his first jump to the vocal by Prince! Honda: 4Lo. He nailed it! [Real time TES counter: 4Lo BV: 12.00 GOE: 2.00 TES of current skater: 14.00 TES of current leader: 59.58] Nishioka: The second quad! Honda: 2Sal…-3T combination. [Real time TES counter: 2S+3T BV: 5.60 GOE: 0.47 TES of current skater: 20.07 TES of current leader: 59.58] [Real time TES counter: Flying Camel Spin (red = to be reviewed) BV: 3.20 GOE: 0.83 TES of current skater: 24.21 TES of current leader: 59.58] Honda: 3A. [Real time TES counter: 3A BV: 9.35 GOE: 2.71 TES of current skater: 36.23 TES of current leader: 59.58] Honda: Change-foot Sit Spin. [Real time TES counter: Change-foot Sit Spin BV: 3.00 GOE: 1.25 TES of current skater: 40.48 TES of current leader: 59.58] [Real time TES counter: Step Sequence (red = to be reviewed) BV: 3.30 GOE: 1.50 TES of current skater: 45.28 TES of current leader: 59.58] Honda: Combination Spin. [Real time TES counter: Change-foot Combination Spin BV: 3.50 GOE: 1.00 TES of current skater: 49.78 TES of current leader: 59.58] Nishioka: There was a slightly frustrated look on Hanyu’s face. He opened his program with a gorgeous 4Lo, but the second jump became a 2Sal-3T combination. However, he is receiving huge cheers from the crowd in the venue, and his program conveyed his attractiveness to us. What’s your impression of it, Mr. Takahashi? Takahashi: Well, uh, after he landed 4Lo, the audience seemed to be drawn into his performance, and they kept on clapping all through the program. It’s a shame that he popped the Salchow… Nishioka: Yes... Takahashi: …but the way he commands the crowd reminds me what Yuzuru Hanyu is capable of. Nishioka: Indeed. Mr. Honda, I think the opening 4Lo gave us the impression that it changed the atmosphere. Honda: I agree. The 4Lo was nailed really beautifully. Nishioka: Yes. Honda: However, I got a feeling that when he was going into the next jump, 4Sal, he was slower than usual. Nishioka: Uh-huh. Honda: Like he was trying to slow down a little bit. (Seeing a replay of 4Lo) This 4Lo was clean. It would get positive GOE with no problem. Nishioka: It was his best 4Lo done in his SP during this comp… during this season, but after that… Honda: This is 2Sal-3T, so he’ll get 5.60 BV and probably positive GOE. This jump will not be kicked out. (He means that this jump will not be invalidated.) Nishioka: I see. Honda: This is the 3A after that. It really had good flow and height, and was landed with ease. It was also well timed to the music. An excellent jump. Nishioka: And the reaction from the audience in the rest of the program… To become one with the audience has been Hanyu’s biggest aim in this short program for this season. The loud hand clapping never ceased in this Gangneung Ice Arena. Hanyu: Thank you very much! Nishioka: In Kiss and Cry he is waiting for his score to be announced. Compared to when 4S-3T is nailed, his score (he means TES here) will be lower by around 10 points, I suppose. Honda: I agree. Nishioka: Though in PCS, in five components, how much could he cover the loss? Honda: He usually scores around 9.5 points, (for each component) and I think he’ll get such score this time too, so his PCS score will probably be about 45-46. Nishioka: The current leader is Nathan Chen and he scored 103.12. Hanyu’s season best score is 106.53. Here comes Hanyu’s score. His TES is 50.11, and as expected, there is an array of 9s in his PCS. He got high marks. 97.04 in total. He is currently in 2nd place behind Nathan Chen. Was he a bit worried about his score? His expression makes me think that he might be relieved to see this score.

Haven't read it myself yet, but probably the latest interview with Josh Farris!

Clip from "No es un sábado cualquiera"

Seems like Dice Murakami will participate in ACI. (Source says this picture is a clip from Nikkan Sports issued on June 24th.) ETA: and Ryuju Hino is assigned to Ondrej Nepela! Sorry I missed his name.

@fujioさん動画リンクありがとうございます ロンダード、きれいな映像で見られて嬉しいです。 明石焼も本格的なの食べられて良かったですね

Plushenko appeared on a Japanese TV show today. He disguised himself as part of a TV crew who visited an ice rink to gather materials for a story on figure skating and surprised his fan and young skaters. Sorry there’s no sub or translation, but you’ll get what’s happening even without them.

Anyone coming back from injury should not be rushed, so if they are cautiously preparing for the season, it’s OK, but I’m anxious for their news. Hope they are doing OK.

Yup. I’m wondering about Sota Yamamoto and Dice Murakami, too.

Assignments to international competitions announced today: Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy (August 2-5): Kaori Sakamoto, Keiji Tanaka *Lombardia Trophy (September 13-17): Wakaba Higuchi, Shoma Uno *U.S. International Figure Skating Classic (September 13-17): Marin Honda, Kaori Sakamoto, Takahito Mura *Autumn Classic International (September 20-24): Mai Mihara, Yuzuru Hanyu *Ondrej Nepela Trophy (September 21-23): Rika Hongo, Keiji Tanaka *Nebelhorn Trophy (September 27-30) : Sumire Suto/Francis Boudreau Audet, Kana Muramoto/Chris Reed *Finlandia Trophy (October 6-8): Satoko Miyahara Japan Open (October 7): Marin Honda, Mai Mihara, Shoma Uno, TBA *ISU Challenger series source1 source 2 source 3 source 4 EDIT: Some of the infomation was missing in source 1, so added source 2 and source 3 (tweets by a reporter of Asahi). Thank you @yana for notifying me! EDIT 2: Added assignments to Nebelhorn Trophy and link to the source.

Congratulations, Hydro! I’ll be waiting to hear your impressions about seeing Yuzu live for the first time!

初戦オータム来ましたね。 全日本の会場も発表になりました（スポニチ記者さんツイ）

Marin Honda will make her senior debut at U.S International Figure Skating Classic. She will also participate in Japan Open with Mai Mihara and Shoma Uno. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2017/06/23/kiji/20170623s00079000115000c.html

I think Patrick was bearing a different kind of pressure going into Sochi. Canadian men have never won OGM even though there had been many strong skaters among them, including two two-time Olympic silver medalists and a four-time world champion who landed a quad in a competition for the first time in the history. Before Sochi all of these guys appeared in a TV program talking about how hard it was for them to compete for OGM in their second Olympics and how hard it was to overcome their loss, for Patrick who was going to compete at his second Olympics to win the OGM for the first time as a Canadian man (why did he have to hear such things before going to Olympics…not after coming back from it?) I think such situation would make it harder for a skater to fight through an Olympic season. I remember him saying sorry in kiss and cry after his FS. Yuzu at that time was also bearing a huge pressure because to win the gold medal there was the reason he left his beloved home, and there were many people seeing him as their hope. Now the pressure on his shoulder is immeasurable. I’m not saying the pressure which was on Patrick is bigger than that on Yuzu now or vice versa, but being the dominant skater in domestic field doesn’t necessarily lessen the pressure on the skater's shoulder.

Listened to the podcast, I’ve come to realize how much he loved to compete and what it is to be an Olympian in US. Hope he’ll do great in shows and keep on skating as long as he can!

Spirit of Athlete it seems.

左下にいい感じのネコちゃん4人並んでますね どんな風に仕上がるか楽しみです！

ABC版のFaOI神戸の番宣が来ていました

The WFS you refer to is probably WFS no.78 released in early May. It has an interview with Yuzu and its contents are basically the same as the post-Worlds interview in Quadruple 2017 Extra. I’m not sure if there’s any translation, though.

みなさん、こんにちは。 充実したレポやいろんなリンクの紹介ありがとうございます。 新潟に行かれた方多かったみたいですね。 私も2日目ですが行ってきました。 幕張だけの予定だったのですが、戻りのチケットが販売されているのをうっかり見てしまい…。 すごく見づらい席でしたが、それでも行って良かったです。 旅の後ダウン気味だったので何も書けませんでしたが、 @lupinus171さんのレポを読んでいろいろ思い返したり（私の印象とすごく近かったので、もしかしたら席も近くだったかも） 楽日に行かれた方々のレポを見てしみじみしたりしていました。 バラ1の幕張からの変化は本当にすごかったですね！ 2日目は4T-3Tで転倒があったけど、プログラム自体はクリーンだった幕張の楽日より充実して見えたし、 演技もまるで音楽を呼吸しているみたいで、本当に自然で伸びやかな感じがしました。 幕張の時は前半の2つのスピンの手前から3Aまでの辺りで時々音が余っている気がしたのですが、 新潟ではそこの流れが全部音に似合っていてとても素敵でした。 ループの後の上体をちょっと後ろに倒したインイーグルも美しくて印象に残っています。 それからジャンプを跳ぶ位置がすごく変わっていてびっくりしました。 幕張や神戸ではリンクの割と真ん中でループを跳んでいたけど、新潟では西南の本当に角のところで跳んでいましたね。 他のパートの軌道も各会場や公演日でかなり変化していて、本当に全部違うバラ1だったんじゃないかなと、それ全部見たかったなああと思いました。 試合までにどんな形になるのかすごく楽しみです。 あと、LGCがものすごく面白かった（笑） 幕から出て来たらすごく腕まくりしてるから、これは…と思ったらスタートポジでマッスル、 ステップの途中でも下がってくる袖をたくし上げてマッスル、フィニッシュもマッスル、 そしてお辞儀しながら力こぶにキスとか、隙あらばSex Bombオマージュを織り交ぜてくるので本気で笑ってしまいました。 キャッツアイはあまり見えない席だったので、私の脳内カメラの新潟のベストショットは力こぶにキスしながら多分自分で笑っちゃってた羽生くんです。 楽日はアンコールがパリ散だったんですよね。 ギターの今野さんのインスタや能登さんの写真を見ても、すごく良いコラボだったんだろうなあと思います。 いつか映像が見られるといいけど、楽日はレポを見ているだけでもなんだか幸せになります。 羽生くんにもショーを作られた皆さんにも、レポしてくださった皆さんにもありがとうと言いたいです。

I saw Adam's instagram story yesterday. It seemed like he drove all the way from Colorado Springs to California. Glad to know he’s back in good shape now.

Oh I see, it’s a drama. Thank you! Looking forward to see the full story somewhere after 24th. I think it’s a bow tie, but at first, for some reasons I imagined Javi wearing this…

From "NO ES UN SÁBADO CUALQUIERA" (I have no idea what kind of program is this...)

Mai Mihara is making her new FS with David Wilson in Canada.