Team Japan

[SparkleSalad]

Just now, MrPudding said:

WHAT IS THIS 

 

Amazing shiz. 

[katonice]

I just came here to say "what the F?" 😮

 

Is he going to get the TBD slot at NHK? 

[MrPudding]

1 minute ago, SparkleSalad said:

 

Amazing shiz. 

I’m 1 hour from boarding a plane and definitely missing faoi broadcast/shenanigans and this shows up.. I’m literal shit right now 

[SparkleSalad]

3 minutes ago, MrPudding said:

I’m 1 hour from boarding a plane and definitely missing faoi broadcast/shenanigans and this shows up.. I’m literal shit right now 

 

That doesn't sound too pleasant for your fellow passengers.

[MrPudding]

Ok if the tbd at nhk is for dai asfshdjdjdj 

 

we’ll see tickets bloodbath 

[buttercup]

Holy shit. Well, this is the off season that just keeps giving, isn't it?

[kaeryth]

Translated official statement from Dai's website

 

 

[MrPudding]

2 minutes ago, SparkleSalad said:

 

That doesn't sound too pleasant for your fellow passengers.

Not really, they just don’t know I’m painfully dying inside trying to keep calm 

[WinForPooh]

Wow, this is the wildest off season ever. I say that in my vast experience of having experienced two. But I still think I may be right.

[katonice]

So if Dai really does go to NHK, at least we will now know part of the reason why Yuzu didn't go there. 

 

But man, this is one of the biggest 'unretirement' news ever. Nobu I'm looking at you to make an even bigger one! 

[LucyH]

OMG I just came here to post about Dai's return!! I CANNOT believe it... WOW - I love his skating. I wonder how he will fare, he's been out of the competitive scene for 4 years...What's next Nobu? 

[WinForPooh]

Poor Nobu, I can't imagine the amount of needling and pushing he must have endured over the last few weeks. I'm sure there were people who knew among the skaters.

[anirien]

17 minutes ago, WinForPooh said:

Wow, this is the wildest off season ever. I say that in my vast experience of having experienced two. But I still think I may be right.

This is definitely the wildest one I can remember. I think this is the most surprising figure skating news I've heard since Machida randomly retiring. (Though some of the coaching changes this off season!)

 

Will he have to go through Regionals or can he get some kind of bye? (That NHK TBD spot is 100% for him.)

[Yuazz]

Woa..That's unexpected..

Guys, do you think there will be more skater unretiring? Do u think one of the reason daisuke comeback is because the rules changing? 

Now I'm curious how judges will score the old skaters vs young skaters 

[anirien]

9 minutes ago, Yuazz said:

Woa..That's unexpected..

Guys, do you think there will be more skater unretiring? Do u think one of the reason daisuke comeback is because the rules changing? 

Now I'm curious how judges will score the old skaters vs young skaters 

I think the rule change might have had something to do with it for Dai, but tbh, it might be more that he misses competition and isn't satisfied with how his competitive career ended, especially his last Nationals. The Japanese Men's field is a little sparse right now if you compare it to when Dai was at his peak and you also had Nobu, Kozuka, Yuzu, Mura, Machida all competing in that era. Whereas now it's Yuzu and Shoma are the two solid stars and everyone else it's kind of tbd. There's Keiji, but he hasn't been reliable internationally and Kazuki, as the most prominent up and comer. But comparatively the field isn't as competitive as it once was, or is in on the Ladies' side right now.

 

I don't think we'll get many skaters who've been retired a while coming back. More ones taking some time off now who might come back in a season or two.