Japanese skater/skating news & updates

[BittyBug]

Here is the link to a translation by mot over at the Golden Skate forum of a Daisuke Takahashi interview in Nihon Keizai Shinbun Newspaper: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sho...l=1#post570178

.....it is hard to skate the different kinds of programmes and make sure people are not bored by my performances every year.

Dai boring? Never.

That interview was really interesting - thanks for the link.

[dinakt]

Thank you for the link to Daisuke's interview. I absolutely loved it. Thoughtful, honest, clear-sighted, strong, self- deprecating, creative... Good luck Daisuke, I hope he can make it a go till Sochi.

[Ziggy]

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/110514/spm1105142134000-n1.htm[/url]

The JSF is planning pair (and dance) tryout sessions in June. Since Takahashi/Tran can't participate the Olympics, they are urged to create a national pair team for the team event.

Awesome! Finally!

I'm totally behind the team event now.

Maybe Oda can go to math class whilst he is injured.

+1

[Eris]

Pechalat/Bourzat confirmed their participation in a Fukuoka show in 18 & 19 June. Does anybody know amth about this show?

[Marco]

The JSF is planning pair (and dance) tryout sessions in June. Since Takahashi/Tran can't participate the Olympics, they are urged to create a national pair team for the team event.

Great. There are so many great singles skaters in Japan and the singles field is so deep that many of them can't make it out of Japan. Exploring pairs and dance makes perfect sense. So many of these Japanse skaters have great skating skills and musicality and would probably make good pairs or dance couples if they were given the opportunity to train and actually compete internationally. It's probably a challenge to find many taller guys in Japan though.

[luCN]

Pechalat/Bourzat confirmed their participation in a Fukuoka show in 18 & 19 June. Does anybody know amth about this show?

Fantasy on Ice will hold on June 18 19,but will be in Kanazawa,and the cast don't contain PB now.
official website here:http://www.hk-event.jp/foi2011/

Philippe Candeloro, Brian Joubert will be there too.Pity it seems no TV broadcast,I really want to see Candeloro's skating.

[Ladida]

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/11...2134000-n1.htm

The JSF is planning pair (and dance) tryout sessions in June. Since Takahashi/Tran can't participate the Olympics, they are urged to create a national pair team for the team event.

Is Allison Reed going there?

[Hedwig]

I noticed how thin Mao looked at Worlds, too, and wondered if it was due to the stress of living and training in Japan after the earthquake. Does anyone have any links to interviews or information about Mao's training leading up to Worlds? Sorry if it's already been posted and I just missed it. . .

I haven't a link but I remember her saying that she couldn't eat after the earthquake. poor kid.

[YukiNieve]

It is not directly about skate, but Akiko's blogging about the party and you can see the faces of Alissa and Adam there.

http://ameblo.jp/suzuki-akko/entry-1...medium=twitter

[Sylvia]

Three Japanese ice dancers are recent additions to icepartnersearch.com -- Taiyo Mizutani, age 22, his former partner at the Senior level Emi Hirai, 24 (who lists Muriel Zazoui as her coach in her icepartnersearch bio), and Misato Komatsubara, 18, who competed at 2011 Junior Worlds with her former partner, Kokoro Mizutani (he's now 21 and aged out of juniors). Mizutani is the only one not currently listed on icepartnersearch.

I wonder if either of the guys would be suitable for Allison Reed?

In other Japanese skater news...

Daisuke Takahashi surgery update: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/showthread.php?t=78993

Midori Ito's return to competition (ISU Adult Masters) this month in Oberstdorf: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/show...t=78350&page=6

[Sylvia]

Pechalat/Bourzat confirmed their participation in a Fukuoka show in 18 & 19 June. Does anybody know amth about this show?

Fantasy on Ice will hold on June 18 19,but will be in Kanazawa,and the cast don't contain PB now.
official website here:http://www.hk-event.jp/foi2011/
Philippe Candeloro, Brian Joubert will be there too.

These are the other upcoming shows in Japan that I know about:

Lambiel and Volosozhar/Trankov are the guests in the annual Japanese National team exhibition, Dreams on Ice, June 24-26: http://www.onice.jp/

Fantasy on Ice in Fukuoka, July 2-3: http://www.kyodo-west.co.jp/fantasy_on_ice_2011/
Cast: Ando, Oda, Candeloro, Arakawa, Lambiel, Weir, Verner, Hanyu, Suzuki, Suguri, Imai, Nanri, Nakinawa, and Volosozhar/Trankov.

The Ice, July 23-24 (Nagoya) and July 30-31 (Osaka):
http://www.ctv.co.jp/event/the_ice/index.html
Cast: Mao & Mai Asada, Murakami, Kozuka, Hanyu, Mura, Buttle, Amodio, Rippon, Czisny, Nagasu, Davis/White, Kerr/Kerr, Takahashi/Tran.

[arakwafan2006]

Maybe Oda can go to math class whilst he is injured.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

I just hate how he wears that stupid expression when he does too many like "ummmm i think that i just did something wrong....nah... just my imagination..." lol

[oubik]

These are the other upcoming shows in Japan that I know about:
Fantasy on Ice will hold on June 18 19,but will be in Kanazawa.

Fantasy on Ice in Fukuoka, July 2-3: http://www.kyodo-west.co.jp/fantasy_on_ice_2011/
Cast: Verner.

Tomas Verner will be also participating in Kanazawa one.

[senorita]

It is not directly about skate, but Akiko's blogging about the party and you can see the faces of Alissa and Adam there.

http://ameblo.jp/suzuki-akko/entry-1...medium=twitter

what party was that??

[Quadloop]

Takahiko Kozuka visited Sendai.( one of disaster-strcken areas ) and Midori Ito held a press conference about return to competition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGBLuw8NM-Q

Another Taka's news video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUWQj...eature=related

Sorry, I'm not good at translation.
but Taka said " I'd like to keep supporting not to forget terrible earthquake and tsunami as much as possible."

Midori, she looks soooo shiny!!

[NMURA]

AS expected, Ando was added to DOI, along with Daisuke Murakami.

[Akira Andrea]

According to the official web site of Mai & Mao Asada, Mao Asada seems to be staying in Moscow now.
In Moscow, she may possibly be making with Tatiana Tarsova the new program for new season now, mayn’t she?


The message and the photo of Mao Asada in her official web site.
http://maimao-asada.com/mao/private/2011/06/05/58/

Translated from Japanese.
At Moscow
June 5th, 2011

I went to an Uzbekistan restaurant in Moscow!
I am looking forward to it because it is the first time for me (to eat the Uzbekistan cooking)!!

By Mao Asada

[mysticchic]

Akiko is in Detroit working with Yuka and Jason and will be skating in a fundraiser for Japan on Thursday. I saw her on the practice ice on Friday and she looks really good. She was only doing doubles. She looks really happy. I'll report back late Thursday night or Friday morning about the show.

[ana]

Fantasy on Ice will hold on June 18 19,but will be in Kanazawa,and the cast don't contain PB now.
official website here:http://www.hk-event.jp/foi2011/

Their picture appears here.
http://www.hk-event.jp/foi2011/01.html

[YukiNieve]

This article says Daisuke Takahashi is considering using classical music next season.
It has been 4 years since he used classical music.
Of course, it is not the final decision yet,
but it sounds interesting nonetheless.
He has not decided the chorographer.

http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/wi...OHT1T00280.htm