Japanese skater/skating news & updates

[kwanatic]

http://www.opera.hu/hu/tarsulat/szemely/Nagy_Zoltan

No English page available, but it seems he has coached Regőczi-Sallay and Torville-Dean teams, as well as numerous ballet dancers, inc. Rudolf Nureyev!?

I'm glad to see she's making changes. Her skating needs a "shot in the arm" so going to someone new is a good idea.

[YukiNieve]

Daisuke's Tango exhibition program at Dream on Ice show.

This is no commentary version, so watch it in a larger screen to indulge in his performance. ;)

The atmosphere that he creates on the ice is amazing!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnbsVQCK804

[kittyjake5]

^Thank you. He is an amazing artist, love this performance! :swoon:

[YukiNieve]

Bumping this up since PIW shows in Tokyo are for this weekend!

Price Ice World (PIW)
http://www.princehotels.co.jp/iceshow/

- July 13-16, 2012, Tokyo

Cast (Regular)
Shizuka Arakawa
Takeshi Honda
Yukina Ohta
Fiona Zaldua &Dmitri Sukhanov

Guest (Invited)
Evgeni Plushenko
Daisuke Takahashi (July 14-16)
Miki Ando
Yuzuru Hanyu (July 15-16)
Kanako Murakami
Risa Shoji
Chika Suguri

[midori]

Chika is going to retire from ice shows after the PIW this weekend.
http://ameblo.jp/chikasuguri/page-4.html

[Ziggy]

Chika is going to retire from ice shows after the PIW this weekend.
http://ameblo.jp/chikasuguri/page-4.html

Do you know if she's going to stay involved in skating? Or will she pursue other career opportunities?

[Jeschke]

Chika is going to retire from ice shows after the PIW this weekend.
http://ameblo.jp/chikasuguri/page-4.html


chika? sorry, but who´s that?
sorry for my ignorance :D


shizuka? please no, i really enjoy her skating allt he time...

[ChibiChibi]

chika? sorry, but who´s that?
sorry for my ignorance :D


shizuka? please no, i really enjoy her skating allt he time...

Chika is Fumie Suguri's younger sister.

[midori]

Chika Suguri also got married today. Congratulations!!
http://ameblo.jp/chikasuguri/entry-11300237590.html

The blog does not say much about who the husband is but it sounds like he is not from skating world.


Do you know if she's going to stay involved in
skating? Or will she pursue other career opportunities?

She also blogged that she got recognized as a member of Japan Figure Skating Instructor Association this year, so I guess she is staying involved in skating.
http://ameblo.jp/chikasuguri/entry-11298723660.html


Sorry Jeschke, since her name was in the list of the cast in the previous post, I thought it's pretty obvious without using the full name.

[Marco]

Chika is going to retire from ice shows after the PIW this weekend.
http://ameblo.jp/chikasuguri/page-4.html

Chika retires from the pro scene but Fumie is still pursuing amateur skating? :eek:

In other news, whee for Ota! :cheer:

[Jeschke]

Sorry Jeschke, since her name was in the list of the cast in the previous post, I thought it's pretty obvious without using the full name.

i´m sorry. this was more than obvious for every person besides me.
sorry, sometimes i´m losing my head somewhere :)

nice to see yukina otha by the way.
one of those great skaters got lost somewhere...

[YukiNieve]

At the PIW show today, Daisuke attempted 4Lz at finale.
It was 2-footted and probably UR, but a nice try! ;)

[bartek]

At the PIW show today, Daisuke attempted 4Lz at finale.
It was 2-footted and probably UR, but a nice try! ;)

Did Shizuka attempt one of her triple-triples?

[Sylvia]

The latest "Ice Time" column by Jack Gallagher of the Japan Times (July 11): Will Kim's return provide new motivation for Mao? (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120711it.html#.UATcWXAZxD0)

Mao just spent three weeks in Budapest working with choreographer Zoltan Nagy. She was accompanied there by older sister Mai.

While there Mao gave a compelling interview to the Hungarian Skating Federation's website. An English translation was then posted on the popular skating website www.fsuniverse.net and a few of the questions follow:
:D

ETA: The rough translation from Hungarian to English of Mao's interview is posted here: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3609169#post3609169

[NMURA]

Popular athletes in Japan
http://bizmakoto.jp/makoto/articles/1207/25/news082.html

1 Ichiro Suzuki (MLB, NY Yankees)
2 Ryo Ishikawa (golf)
3 Yu Darvish (MLB, Texas Rangers)
4 Shinji Kagawa (football, Manchester United)
5 Hakuho (Sumo)
6 Homare Sawa (women's football)
7 Mao Asada (figure skating)
8 Shigeo Nagashima (former baseball player/manager)
8 Sadaharu Oh (former baseball player/manager)
10 Kosuke Kitajima (Swimmer)
10 Hideki Matsui (MLB)
12 Yuto Nagatomo (football, Inter Milan)
13 Shinnosuke Abe (baseball)
13 Lionel Messi (football)
13 Tomoaki Kanemoto (baseball)
13 Daisuke Takahashi (figure skating)
13 Kisenosato (Sumo)
13 Tatsunori Hara (baseball manager)
13 Keisuke Honda (football, CSKA Moscow)

It seems that Mao Asada is still supporting the Japanese skating industy. Ichiro Suzuki is the leader in past eight years, but Kagawa can overtake him in near future.