[2014.02] Sochi Olympics

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Interviews relating to 2014 Winter Olympics held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. 

 

Feb 6th - Team Event

Feb 13th - Men's SP

Feb 14th - Men's FS

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*Machine-translation. Inaccuracies exist*

 

 

2014.02.14

 

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Regarding the performance
"I couldn't move my body at all from the 6-minute practice... I think I was nervous."

 

Spoiler

Q&A with Hanyu

After winning the gold medal.
-I'm really surprised. I'm not satisfied with my performance. I fell on the quadruple salchow and also missed the flip, which I thought had a high chance of success. In the end, I think I was a little nervous or tense.

Did your body not move as you wanted?
-I couldn't move at all and I was anxious from the 6-minute practice. But I tried my best to give it my all. I think the reason I won this time was because I was able to do so well in the SP.

 

(From overseas media)

You experienced a major earthquake three years ago. What do you want to convey to your hometown?
-That's a very difficult question. I'm not really sure if I should talk about the tsunami and earthquake. I've become a gold medalist now, but just my effort alone won't contribute to the recovery. But one thing is for sure, after the earthquake, I couldn't skate anymore. I really thought about quitting. I was doing my best just to make a living. But I was able to stand here thanks to the support of so many people. There's only one Olympic gold medalist, but when I stood at the top of the podium, I was carrying the hopes and dreams of thousands, tens of thousands of people. I hope I was able to give back a little.

Are you thinking of doing something to contribute to your hometown?
-Now that I've won (the gold medal) once, when I become a professional skater in the future, I'd like to raise funds and hold charity events not only for Tohoku but for Japan as a whole.

 

(At the press conference the day after)

Do you still have strong feelings for Sendai?
-After all, I was born there and discovered skating there. It felt like a natural progression. If I had been anywhere else, I might have been an unknown baseball player. I think it's because of Sendai that I'm here now.