Figure Skating TV May, 2017 partial translation

[Specs]

If this is in the wrong place, please go ahead and move it to where ever it should go. :s_wink

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k4T5jYli9ZgD8pmEQCu

Basic translation follows.

Translation for the Figure Skating TV, where they discuss Yuzu. Part 1.

Commentator 1.Black Suit Nishioka announcer, C1. Commentator2. Blue Suit Nakamura announcer C2 Yaginuma-san Y ( Basic translation, please correct or add if I’ve missed anything.

Quick run down of what happened at the Helsinki World Championships, translation starts 3:50

Y. Wasn’t that amazing?

C1. Regarding the men, until now, I’ve thought that the 2012 Worlds was the most interesting, but this topped that! The short was amazing and the long was amazing too! Afterwards Honda-san and I said to each other, we may not have to watch skating for a while!

Y. Because it was that…

C1. It was that (can’t hear this word clearly, strong?) a competition. About Hanyu Senshu, until now, with Romeo, or Seimei, he’s been able to draw the audience in through these characters, but this time with Hope and Legacy, he did not need a character. That he was able to do that performance while presenting ‘as himself’, is what I think led to the best score and has broken new ground.

After the Exhibition, I did a little interview with Hanyu Senshu, and afterward he said, “Nishioka-san, after I jumped the quad-Salchow, (I heard) you did a fist pump?” He commented to me, “Yes I did!” I said, so see this video, (4:56) I thought if he lands this he can win. Please see, in the press area, you can see a white thing, it goes up! That’s me. (tiny man holding a white paper shown in back ground)

Y. One more time, one more time…oh yes, just around Hanyu Senshu’s hip. A white paper goes up.

C1. I knew that Jump was everything, so I was like this, (both hands up) “Yes!”

Y. “Yes!” (Yatta! In Japanese, sort of a hooray, Yes, huzzah! Sort of exclamation) I think everyone was like that, watching, even in front of the TV.

C2. Though, wasn’t it a little early to think he got it? (his hands went up before Hanyu landed)

C1. As soon as he went for the triple, (4S-3T) I thought, “He’ll nail this for sure” …so, while still airborne.

Y. You were saying “Kimattaaaa! (Literally, ‘Decided’, but in meaning, closer to ‘nailed it!’)

Part 2, the other Skaters are discussed. Part 3 coming up.

C1. About Uno-senshu, honestly, in a good way, he had no nervousness at all in training. Last year he pushed so hard, this year I think he decided not to push (himself) at all. Even after failing a jump, he smiled and went back to Higuchi-sensei-such scene’s stood out to me. I think he has learned how to get through a competition, how to face it and I think this is big.

Y. That he’s come to this state of mind, in the pre-Olympic Season is a big thing.

C1. Yes, a big thing.

C1. Speaking of Big things, Boyang Jin-Senshu, until now the image of Quads was very strong with him, and some might have wondered what his individual style was, but Spiderman was so great, that I thought it is possible that going into the Olympics, Boyang Jin has acquired the style (not quite right, ‘kosei’ Style, individuality, uniqueness?) to be a big rival.

Y. It really suited him.

C1. It did! Lori Nichol makes it so well, I wonder what the programs will be next year? I’m looking forward to it.

C1. Though he missed a three-peat this time…well Patrick Chan had originally, the 3-peat, and Fernandez-Senshu was going for it this time, the quality of their programs, and in Ferandez’ case he was really good in practice. Honda and I discussed, ‘If he goes like this, it’ll be difficult to beat’ but at the competition, perhaps the draw affected him. The effect of having to go last. (show’s Fernandez making a face at the Draw)

Y. Not to mention, Hanyu-Senshu did THAT performance first, it had an effect on the athletes going afterwards.

C1. Yes. And this season, skaters placing 1-3 will skate 4-6th (in their groups) and it depends, but I think it showed that this system can put a lot of pressure on the skater at the top.

C1. And about Patrick Chan, I want to tell about his wonderful skating, but it’s difficult to find the right words, but Daisuke Takahashi, who was there to commentate, said something that made me go ‘I see!’

‘it’s the skating that makes you hear birdsong.’ –he said.

Y. Ah, I see!

C1. I said, ah, of course, it’s like that! And though, results-wise, it’s a regrettable result, the wonderful short, and how he melts into his skating, is so fascinating. Well, there are so many protagonists, I can’t talk about them all.

Y. The men’s was a wonderful battle, seen to our hearts content, which increases what we can look forward to next season.

C1. Since this is the year before the Olympics, looking forward to how will things shape themselves.

Part 3 Final part...I really like the commentary on all the skaters on this show. The main commentator, who was there at the worlds competition can barely contain himself talking about everyone.

8:52

Interview with Yuzu and Shoma a day after the competition , how did they spend their time between the SP and the LP?

Hanyu-YH

Uno-SU

YH: I was not especially conscious of Shoma, I thought, ‘ Everyone is amazing (I wanna put ‘Amazeballs’ in here because his word was ‘sugeee’-a slang) Particularly impressive to me was that Jason, without a quad, was able to get those points, I was impressed at that, and compared to that what am I? To jump two quads and then, this (referring to his results) There was regret, and despondency and a lot of things.

Especially the first day (after the SP) I nearly went into practice full of regret and anger towards myself.

SU: After the SP I usually feel like ‘I did it’ but this time, I wasn’t thinking about anything at all, I felt like I finished the SP practice. I felt like I want to have fun, and in the Free, I thought, I want to have fun, and I was able to skate that way.

C1. I saw you watching the skaters on TV, while you were putting on your skates and even when warming up you were glancing at the skaters, I wondered if it’s going to be alright…

SU: Doesn’t one want to see the good athletes? I think I want to see. Before competition most say they don’t, but I want to see, as a member of the audience. …So I do…I always watch before competing.

YH: I get the feeling he’s always watching (the skaters). I don’t…but I did before, at one point my coach told me, ‘don’t watch’ so I haven’t since then. But I watch the scores. I see the combined scores and think, if it’s this much, if I jump x amount well, I’m good!

SU: Yes, I sometimes think that too.

YH: It motivates me.

SU: When I saw you skate I thought , “Alright, I gotta do my thing”

YH: Like it says in the (news) article, ‘the confidence of knowing you can’t win’. I thought that was really interesting! (quoting what Shoma said in a different interview)

(Both chuckling the whole time.)

SU: I thought ‘I can’t win, so I’ll just do my thing,.

(The rest of the interview has been translated elsewhere. How Hanyu thinks Shoma is very wise (like a game character) and has amazing mental strength and stability, Shoma considers Hanyu to be ‘King’, Hanyu says that it’s interesting because in his mind, it has always been Plushenko who is King… But the ending is pretty funny)

YH: (to Shoma) I ain’t gonna lose. (Spoken in slang)

SU: I’ll do my best.

Y. What an interesting interview, I think next year, these two will pull the skating world.

C1. It was all so interesting, I watched it all again, and it occurred to me, Jason Brown, skating in a different era, he could have been World Champion. But since he’s born in this era, his placements don’t go that far. When you think about it, the scope of skating’s evolution is so broad, and in the forefront of that is Hanyu-senshu, and because of that Uno-senshu is also able to evolve. When you watch the interview you can see how their relation is to each other.

But another thing, about Jason Brown, and also Misha Ge, at the same time, because it is the era of quads, the uniqueness of skaters who do just triples shines even brighter. In this era, this is also so interesting on its own.

Y. Yes, there are many ways to look at it. The battle of the quad specialists, plus, the presentation, and the skaters who compete with that.

C1. Speaking of the past, Johnny Weir, Emmanuel Sandhu, were very unique, so this brought to mind the last performances of that kind of skater.

And one thing I think was the key in the Long program, was in the morning, the practice was not in the main rink but the sub-rink, this is pretty rare, usually practice is done on the main rink and then competition on the main rink, but there was a difference in the conditions of the main rink and the sub rink. I think it was difficult to know which one to adjust to. And in this the Japanese athletes were able to do better than the others. What I mean is, their experience, came into play, and they know now how to compete during the Olympics, including Uno-Senshu, which is wonderful, the best outcome for Japan I think.

And Tanaka Keiji also competed, he said he was a little regretful, but Tanaka Keiji has the strength of a good program, so he can polish that and next year compete for the spot for the Olympics.

Y. And a Quad…

C1. Yes.

[Saya]

Thank you so much!! :goe: :pbow:

[Specs]

Thank you so much!! :goe: :pbow:

You're welcome.

[kaeryth]

Thank you for the translation! :goe:

 

Someone made a gif of the moment where Nishioka-san did a fist pump. It's not very clear but I'm amazed at how the person spotted it. :rofl2:

 

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