robin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 3 hours ago, hamaguri said: yuzu says, "Yesterday's score of SP was due to my strong will to win at Olympics. I want to catch up with my image that I'm so strong." https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170924-00000098-sph-spo "The gap between good and bad conditions is the eternal program of my skating life. Not only trying to build a perfect pyramid made of glass pieces, but also having the strength to reach the top with more or less rough is necessary" http://www.asahi.com/amp/articles/ASK9S3STSK9SUTQP011.html Link to comment
robin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 2 hours ago, kaerb said: okay last twitter post spam from Dice, who is the real MVP https://twitter.com/DaisukeMurakami/status/911822185148403712 Link to comment
robin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 On 24.9.2017 at 8:46 AM, kamotejojo said: , this Pino... https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/k7rCDPC8OfXz0joKVRH On 24.9.2017 at 9:44 AM, SSS said: He did not want to talk about injury. He did 3A to get the audience back from Javi right before GPF FS. He said he controlled the crowd. He did not like the landing of 4T3T and thought that was not perfect In op, the 4T he failed was due to injury, they showed his painful face. He watched the himself singing in backstage and feeling nervous and impatient. He felt the fear of NHK score. He was in the zone? but not in the zone in GPF. Everything in GPF was based on his calculation. The closing pose of GPF after the FS ending pose was extra. It means he came back from SEIMEI's world. He only did it in GPF. On 24.9.2017 at 10:52 AM, kaerb said: This is going to have to be a two parter because the last bits really defeated me (I got the general idea of what he's trying to convey but am struggling with the kanji and precise wording and he also gets really metaphorical) and I have assignments to finish but I just wanted to speed translate the key part of Yuzu reacting to Seimei. Usual disclaimers apply: I'm only translating the main gist of things so people more proficient in Japanese are welcome to correct me, especially the parts where I marked. Also if anyone can think of a more elegant translation for 世界最高の自分, that would be great because there kind of isn't really a good way to translate in English and they use it a lot. I'm going with 'the version of himself that stood on top of the world' but it's pretty damn unwieldy. Key takeaways This program is brutal for showing ACI at the start lol #TOOSOON Yuzu has an incredible will to dominate and command the spotlight but works best against adversity/when pissed off and is extremely sensitive to nerves (even if he doesn't appear so on the outside), which is likely why he struggles so much when he's leading after the short and in a situation like today. It's true, he needs to skate last or immediately after a rival who's performed beautifully/perfectly and ideally when everyone's ignoring him Landing the first jump is crucial to the program Kill me three times over with the sealing gesture (HQ multiple angle shots of the sealing gesture after Seimei!) Under the spoiler because it's kinda long. Reveal hidden contents From 11:53 After surpassing the world records at NHK… amidst the celebration, there was this thought in Hanyu’s head: Y: What should I do? I can’t surpass my current self! 2 weeks later, he begun the fight to surpass the version of himself that stood on top of the world. Y: It was probably the first time I started to feel fear. There was a feeling like I had finally accomplished (the pinnacle) at the NHK Trophy. It was the first time I felt the pressure of ‘how do I do something better’ along with all the expectation. At Grand Prix Final in Barcelona (Narrator): At the practice, a camera caught a rare sight: Yuzuru failing his 4T. And failing again. The truth of that… Interviewer: We heard in April about your lisfranc injury. What was its impact at this point? Y: It wasn’t there… hmm… 'Let’s do without this. Let’s not talk about this' (*note: I can’t tell if he was referring to his attitude towards the injury at the time - like ‘it’s nothing, let’s disregard this’ or if he means let’s not talk about this in the interview. I’d say it’s the former because he goes on to talk about it). Narrator: The truth of this was the lisfranc injury on the left foot (goes on to introduce what the lisfranc is). When jumping the toe loop, there is a huge burden placed on the left foot. Y: The impact of the 4T was honestly a large burden on my foot. It did restrict how frequently I could practise and how many times I could jump the 4T. Interviewer: This was something we didn’t know… Y: Well, I didn’t say anything. I didn’t want to say anything. At the time of the FS in Barcelona, backstage while preparing. Y: At that time, I was very angry. I was very angry with myself. I was fighting with the anxiety of ‘what should I do now?’ at the time. The person before Hanyu was Spain’s own, Javier Fernandez. At the time, Hanyu was waiting backstage for his turn and did not watch the performance... Y (looking at himself backstage): I was sooo nervous. Can we stop this for a second? Y: At the time, ((the crowd's excitement/voices was already at fever pitch* - I took creative liberties with translation because vocab referred to something that translated into 'establishment'. Based on context, I think this is what they mean)). From above and below, there was incredible voices and I could hear their standing ovation. If I were to guess from the number (of voices), I thought it must have been a clean performance. Because of that, my nervousness increased exponentially. The home crowd’s excitement only grew with Javier’s score announcement. And then… chants of ‘Javi!’ Y: It was probably from here that the calls of Javi stopped and just became one ‘waaaa’. Exactly what happened to make the Javi calls turn into applause? Yuzu jumped a 3A to shut them up (WHAT A TROLL). Y: I was feeling the frustration of ‘I’m warming up but no one is watching me.’ So really remember I jumped a beautiful 3A with all my might like ‘now I’m the one skating’. Q: Was that 3A to change the mood? Y: Of course, I wanted to change the mood/atmosphere. You could say in a way, I was asserting my dominance. 2min before the performance, Hanyu dominated the stage with a 3A. Y: They were clapping to the beat. It’s not an easy or natural thing to have people clapping for me before my performance ((T/N: I think he means it's a rare thing for people to be clapping in expectation and as one but open to being corrected here)). Narration (dramatic AF): The battle with his own ‘world’s best’. His left leg’s injury. The legendary 4min 40sec starts now! -- SEIMEI After the first perfect 4T. Y: For me, this was the most important entry point into the performance. If I hadn’t landed the 4T there successfully, the entire structure of the program would have collapsed ((T/N: or there was a chance it would have collapsed)). StSq Y: I was thinking here that I must get a Lvl 4 in my Step Sequence. If I didn’t, it would become hard to surpass my scores at the NHK as all my scores (GOEs?) were high in the previous. I was thinking ‘I must get Lvl 4’ while controlling my stamina and breathing, I was thinking about it all. Narration: But at the end of the performance, there was no explosion of feeling (like at the NHK Trophy). Why was that? Y: I did have a sense of 'the world' ((either the world record or the 'world' of Onmyouji. Based on what he says after this, I'm going to go with the latter. It gets very spiritual and interest)). After my performance, I closed my hands (in the sealing gesture). I probably only did it at this competition. (BEAUTIFUL SHOT OF HIM SEALING THE HANDS) For why he did it.......stay tuned for next time when I am better able to translate his words 10 hours ago, kaerb said: Part Two! Usual disclaimers apply: This was a hard one to translate (I think the last parts took me the same time as the previous section combined T__T) so I really welcome people correcting me if I make a mistake on the last parts especially... I hope I got the general gist right. Key takeaways I'm so glad Yuzu picked Seimei, no matter what his naysayers say about repetition. His connection with the program and mythology is truly incredible... he's being quite metaphorical about the shikigami but I think it shows he's really internalised the entire mythology of the program and its connection to his own cultural background and history (and rightfully so). He's also really careful about paying his respects (which is why he visited the Seimei shrine). I'm also really grateful that he emphasised GPF was calculated. It showed him that he could achieve and even surpass himself even when he's in a mythical 'zone' through calm and calculation. I think it taught him he was capable of calmly and consciously achieving that performance, not just relying on chance/lightning striking/magic happening (even though it would very much help). ((at the same time.....my dude....wouldn't be yuzu if he wasn't nitpicking an imperfect landing amidst smashing three world records.....)) Reveal hidden contents From roughly 27:00 What was the reason for this sealing gesture? Y: Mm this is difficult to express. I had really entered the world (of onmyouji/Seimei). The shikigami were everywhere, like I had released them with a ‘bang!’. And as long as they were bouncing/flying around, I had a feeling like the performance/moment would not be allowed to end. Ultimately, you could say that in order for me to return to reality, I had to properly close the gate. After concluding my journey into that world, I thought I had to pay my respects (by greeting/saluting them).* He had a calm demeanour all the way until the scores were announced then… ‘Why am I crying?’ There was actually one more reason why he didn’t explode with emotion… Y: There was one thing left in my heart (regret): the second 4T, I didn’t land it perfectly. If it wasn’t perfect, I couldn’t surpass my old record. If it wasn’t perfect, I couldn’t completely answer to everyone’s expectations. I cared a lot about that one fault in the program. Then the record came out Y: ‘Ahh I did my best, I’m truly happy.’ Thinking back to all the practice I had done until that moment and the hugeness of all the pressure I had been feeling in those previous two weeks and especially that day, the tears all came out. Narrator: But two years later, Hanyu had this to say... Y: (The performance) was calculated. All of it. It was because it was all calculated that immediately after the performance, I had a split second thought of ‘was it enough?’ Interviewer: People often talk about ‘entering the zone’. Was that your unconscious state at the time? Y: No I wasn’t in the zone, especially not for this program. In the NHK, you could say I was completely absorbed in the program. You often hear in hero interviews (?) ‘ah, the ball came and I struck it’ being said** - it was that kind of feeling. I knew that it was imperative to try and return to that state. But as I was thinking about returning to that state, I realised that state of absorption was one thing you cannot simply ‘conquer’ (harness its power). In the end, I was able to gain the confidence that I could skate that program calmly despite not being in an ultimate state of concentration. Narrator: Instead of being in a zone, he was able to coolly control his condition. This was the truth of his legendary performance. Y: It's because I had this competition, I can now do even more difficult things, and wanted to become even more expressive. It was around this time that I thought 'I want to use this in the Olympics' *T/N: I did my best... some of the tenses may be muddled because my grammar is rusty but I think I got the vocab? Pls check I got this right lol. I'm reasonably confident about the last part about sealing the gate though. **T/N: I'm guessing this is some Japanese cultural expression but essentially the idea is that he was 'in the zone', like he could hit every single moment or people say 'I knocked it out of the park'?? (I'm guessing lol based on the ball and hitting metaphor!) Link to comment
robin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, xeyra said: Translation credit to @yude at GS http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20170924/fgr17092414340010-n1.html Quote －Was it hard in terms of stamina? I thought it was difficult to do two triple jumps at first. Because no one has done this kind of (high-level) layout. It was unexperienced territory." －You muttered something after the performance. "It couldn't be helped". It was the first competition (in this season). I could get big harvest called "the regret". By the score and the performance contents in SP, I think I could manage to give the image that I was strong, "I will win the Olympics". I will chase strong myself and surpass with more difficult layout." －Compared to yesterday, was there difference in both mental and physical states? Not specially. Of course, I know doing FS after good SP is hard. I had too unnecessary stress." －Having high-level layout, you focused more than yesterday (SP). It's over if I say it was difficult. It was definitely my own lack of ability. I have to train more. I had discomfort in my (right) knee and I got messed up in the lower-level layout and it ended. I've been training uncomfortably and it was my lack of adjustment. This is the season I have to keep having good competitions building up my body for the Olympics. It was good first competition. －You had regretful experiences before. What's the level of regret today? It is the frustrated regret. I think I should have attempted 4Lo after all. Doing 4Lz was also not impossible. In that point, I am frustrated. －Do you prefer(enjoy) challenging? I am a competitor. I can never perform like myself without challenging. －You tried to overcome the performance with your will. I popped 3Lz at first, and I thought a lot, and my concentration was gone. My lack of focus is eternal subject in my skating life. The gap between good time and bad time is intense. Link to comment
robin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 1 hour ago, kamotejojo said: https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/ks3LlORCUtEx8yoKWFg Link to comment
robin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 5 hours ago, kamotejojo said: New Pino upload: https://twitter.com/yuzu_pino/status/911887656253931520 Link to comment
robin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 4 hours ago, MrPudding said: https://twitter.com/kyodo_sports_en/status/911857499824730112 Quote A day after re-writing his short-program record, #YuzuruHanyu "thinks too much" and pays price in poor free skate. Link to comment
robin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 2 hours ago, MrPudding said: https://twitter.com/echotpe/status/911944031067713536 Link to comment
robin Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 20 minutes ago, SuzyQ said: He was glaring at the black gloves, put them on before 6-minute practice, but took them off, and showed his hand to someone saying something. What happened? Was this article of Sports Hochi posted? http://yuzuorabu.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-51.html It is planned to make the costume newly. When he put on his old costume, he realized his body has changed. He felt it was slightly tight as his chest has deepened compared to 2 years ago when it was measured, and he is now 2 cm taller. Through increased run-through practices of good quality, he has gained stamina and power to jump quads in the second half. His slender and flexible body is now acquiring strength as well. Link to comment
robin Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 18 hours ago, kamotejojo said: Hijacking this thread to bring you uploaded videos by Pino and Rubeus! https://twitter.com/yuzu_pino/status/912137612566990848 https://twitter.com/yuzu_pino/status/912137838073749504 https://twitter.com/yuzu_pino/status/912137974455742464 https://twitter.com/yuzu_pino/status/912138456855224321 https://twitter.com/yuzu_pino/status/912138788679200768 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x61s2l3 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x61s2ni https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x61te8j all video clips (the embeds are heavy and break the site so I am turning them into links) Link to comment
robin Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 16 hours ago, kaeryth said: @gladi's new translations are up! https://twitter.com/wherespacepooh/status/912157677928755202 Link to comment
robin Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 15 hours ago, xeyra said: http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20170925/fgr17092505030003-n3.html Yuzu was off ice for a week before ACI and was considering withdrawing. So likely Thursday was his first practice in a while. Link to comment
robin Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 15 hours ago, kaeryth said: Takahiko & Shizuka comments about that WR SP. Can anyone translate? Also, I'm waiting for an HD Asahi broadcast because the lighting for that performance was so.... gray... (which seems to be the theme of ACI /LOL/) https://twitter.com/yuzu_pino/status/911590585915420673 Link to comment
robin Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 14 hours ago, MrPudding said: More fancam. And he is so expressive Hide contents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN8NpjdzbYw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10M1cQKKQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW49RFH5TpY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmd9_-RWb4Y Link to comment
robin Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 13 hours ago, Yoa said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALsjCnc8-sQ Interview with Javi after short program. He is talking a little bit about Yuzu and Brian's new idea about training both of them Link to comment
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