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Yuzuru Hanyu announced on social media Friday that he will be taking a “maintenance period” and does not plan to have a new show until at least “next spring.” The post read: Here’s the announcement about this season. This season, we’ve decided to take a maintenance period to evolve even...

Hard to believe that Kao Miura did not receive “Special” designation from the Japan Skating Federation for the upcoming season. He is clearly Japan’s second-best male skater. Seems very strange for one of the favorites to make the Olympic team.

Junior Seigo Tauchi has moved to Toronto and is now being coached by Brian Orser.

Three-time world champion Mao Asada announced at a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday that she is going to become a coach with the goal of having one of her singles skaters be a competitor in the 2034 Olympics. The Kinoshita Group has now partnered with Mao in the Kinoshita Mao Academy for...

https://featured.japan-forward.com/sportslook/ice-time-exclusive-retired-star-satoko-miyahara-still-seeking-future-path/

Switzerland’s Naoki Rossi, who missed last season due to health issues, is planning to compete this season and trying to raise money for expenses. https://gofund.me/550d10b4

https://featured.japan-forward.com/sportslook/ice-time-exclusive-retired-star-satoko-miyahara-still-seeking-future-path/

Implying Satoko didn’t give her best is a real insult in her culture.

You are comparing a female skater who has been retired for three years to a bunch of women who are still competing. If you want to see “ice coverage” and “speed” go to a competition not a show.

https://featured.japan-forward.com/sportslook/satoko-miyahara-to-skate-in-rock-stars-on-ice-tour-in-us/

When has a Japanese skating writer ever criticized a skater? Never … they are too afraid to.

https://featured.japan-forward.com/sportslook/ice-time-japanese-figure-skating-questions-arise-ahead-of-olympic-season/

https://featured.japan-forward.com/sportslook/ice-time-kaori-sakamoto-going-for-4th-straight-world-title-in-boston/

https://featured.japan-forward.com/sportslook/ice-time-mao-shimada-remains-a-skater-without-parallel-on-the-junior-circuit/

https://featured.japan-forward.com/sportslook/ice-time-for-japan-poor-results-at-four-continents-a-cause-for-concern/