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LOL I guess the sponsor company thought Mao is an inspiring icon who made a great success based on hard works from very early days of her childhood. The series of commercials for ECC Junior (English lessons for kids) have put emphasize on it. As for lessons for adults/students, she can be perceived as an icon who is very patient. To someone whose mother tongue is very different from English learning English requires pretty much patience. If someone gives up before the person got to a certain level, the person's English stays almost acceptable like mine.it is not a little weird she doing comercials for English language schools when she is not very fluent in english?. I mean, definitely she understands, speaks and probably writes english better than me but I don´t think I could to see a CM like that in my country. But is Mao, I guess she could sell ice to eskimos
. Well, I hope she rest enough and start her training at 100%.
Excerpt from the second half of the article (published on Jan 8th)Thanks to ioanna from goldenskate: Mao doesn't plan on competing in B competitions this season. She spent the new year holiday with her sister Mai and didn't train much. She wants to think about what she wants to do from now on and come back in the Olympic season at her own pace http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170108-00000003-spnannex-spo
The skating lesson discussing japanese nationals, they talk about Mao in the min 8:25
https://youtu.be/-bLeaTuquk8?t=494
(my rough translation)
Do you want her to keep both RFDs? For me, one is enough, even though it was quite amazing for her to do both. Maybe she should just keep everything from this year -- both RFDs and the Ex, though I still think the Ex needs a completely different, simple costume. I might have missed a few costume changes, though.
Do you want her to keep both RFDs? For me, one is enough, even though it was quite amazing for her to do both. Maybe she should just keep everything from this year -- both RFDs and the Ex, though I still think the Ex needs a completely different, simple costume. I might have missed a few costume changes, though.
for her disastrous season with the injury etc and am not in the mood I can afford to think about next season yet. (((me)))
I definitely get your points, but from what we know of Mao, it seems very unlikely that she would keep all three programs from this year, especially for the Olympic season. As for the EX not being suitable for an SP ... of course it would have to be much changed. Even if skaters need to highlight their speed in the SP, many are able to do that while skating to slow music. Carolina's sublime Ave Maria in 2014 comes to mind, and Jeremy is a master at doing complicated programs to slow music. The slow music can gently contain and envelop the skating and (perhaps) put the skater at ease (I've read that it's easier to skate to slow music than fast). The turns are indeed the highlight of Mao's Bach cello ex, but it also highlights transitions. It already contains a solo axel and loop - it just needs a combo. Some of the turns could stay while others would need to become spins. Anyway, I would love to see Mao and Lori try this. To me this program more than any other shows Mao as almost above the earth (ice) -- it reminds me of the muse Terpsichore teaching Apollo to dance in Balanchine's Apollo. I feel like it should be seen by the world in the Olympic season, hopefully at the Olympics themselves. And many more people will view an SP than an EX.
