Takahashi to Make a Comeback

In the Garden of Souls SP is simply divine. I'd like to think of Dai's skating as displaying the many sides of personality and that SP is one where I wish he'd show us more of.
 
I saw him at Skate America in 2013 and feel like he under-executed that season. Did he have any thrilling competitions or real lights-out skates in '13-'14? If not, maybe that's why he wants to be out there again under competitive fire- to deliver some great skates.

I'm not sure I would put anyone's performance qualities above his, especially when thinking of the past twenty years. He's like a dancer on the ice. Hopefully, he will be healthy and get to show us his stuff (think of people in the past who wanted to come back but were crippled by injury).
 
Plusdinfo said:
I saw him at Skate America in 2013 and feel like he under-executed that season. Did he have any thrilling competitions or real lights-out skates in '13-'14? If not, maybe that's why he wants to be out there again under competitive fire- to deliver some great skates.
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SP: https://youtu.be/JDeqF4ECChM
FS: https://youtu.be/Q5cDuhYDbAw

In 2013-2014 season, he was battling the old injury in his right knee. He made it to GPF, but later withdrew.
 
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Like most everyone, I'm a huge Takahashi fan.

But I am really rather 'meh' about this comeback. TBH, I think he's long passed his 'best before' date. I very much doubt he'll even make it out of Japan (which he thinks himself).
 
Japanfan said:
Like most everyone, I'm a huge Takahashi fan.

But I am really rather 'meh' about this comeback. TBH, I think he's long passed his 'best before' date. I very much doubt he'll even make it out of Japan (which he thinks himself).
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I think it is pretty clear that he didn't return to challenge for another world title. He just wanted to skate (for proper closure, for us fans, etc).

I think everyone is being realistic here. No one is expecting him to suddenly be jumping like Hanyu - jumping was never his strength anyway. He may be past his prime for jumps, he is still a great skater and I can't wait to see him skate even if he would just be doing doubles and triples.
 
Japanfan said:
Like most everyone, I'm a huge Takahashi fan.

But I am really rather 'meh' about this comeback. TBH, I think he's long passed his 'best before' date. I very much doubt he'll even make it out of Japan (which he thinks himself).
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Just ignore him and this thread, then. You can live with your good ol' memories. He's coming back only for himself, not even for his fans.
 
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A TV show aired on Saturday in Japan with an interview with Dai and some footage from training, plus glimpses of Daisuke while working with Keiji Tanaka last year.

'Spoemon' OHK 7/14


Also Kazuki Tomono on Daisuke's return from Kiss&Cry TV Giude:
He’s a skater I’ve respected since I was little, but he’s a god-like figure that even now I haven’t caught up to… It’s a great honor that we may be able to compete together in the final group at Japanese Nationals. In order to become a skater who can fight and shine at the top of the world, I must practice with the feeling of overtaking Daisuke Takahashi
 
Bev Smith interviewed him earlier this week: https://bevsmithwrites.com/daisuke-takahashi-heartfelt-comeback/
At the moment, he has all of his jumps back, up to the triple Axel. He just started practicing quads. He’s not at the point where it’s feels like it’s feasible yet. He’s working on a quad Salchow. “I’ve never actually landed one successfully,” he said. But he’s been trying different entries into the jump and it’s starting to hum a bit. “We’ll see how it goes,” he said.

He’d like to do the quad toe loop, but about three years ago, during a show, he sprained his left ankle on the toe pick of the jump. “Ever since then, for three years, I’ve been scared to do it,” he said. “And now my body is weaker all over.”
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He knows all about the difficulties that Patrick Chan had, trying to make a comeback after time away from the competition wars. “It must have been hard,” Takahashi said. “Everybody around him assumed he would win. They had high expectations. And he had to come back in that setting. He was the leader for figure skating in Canada. He was their top skater and he had his place in the world ranking. Having to come back under those circumstances, with a lot of pressure, there were things that didn’t go so well. I can imagine how tough it must have been.”

But Takahashi’s story is different. If he thinks about it objectively, there is no way that he can win in his current form at the world level. “Obviously as I progress along, things might change,” he said. “I might start feeling like maybe I have a chance, but I won’t know until I try.”
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mikeko said:
Just ignore him and this thread, then. You can live with your good ol' memories. He's coming back only for himself, not even for his fans.
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I won't ignore him because I love to watch Takahashi skate, no matter the technical difficulty/complexity, nor matter how many mistakes.

All I can do at this point is with him the best.
 
nguyhm said:
Typical Morozov watching by the board at 3:06 :ROFLMAO:. Dai's comeback makes me miss Mao even more. Good luck to Dai!
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Yes, I have been thinking about Mao too ever since Dai's announcement. Wonder what is going through her head....
 
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ostile17 said:
Programs details for the 2018-2019 have been announced on his official site:

SP - The Sheltering Sky, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Choreo: David Wilson

FS - Pale Green Ghosts, John Grant with The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Choreo: Benoit Richaud

Olympic Channel: Daisuke Takahashi Tells Us About His Return to competitive Figure Skating
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/p...out-his-return-to-competitive-figure-skating/

TV news report from today
https://youtu.be/lbHNh3cts1w
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Go Dai, Go!!!:cheer2::cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:
 
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...champ-takahashi-makes-competitive-return.html
Takahashi nailed a triple axel and scored 77.28 points in the short program to lead the 10-man field in the Kinki Championship, a regional competition in western Japan.
"I was really nervous but I'm glad I finished the program without making huge mistakes," the 32-year-old said.
An unusually large turnout of 1,500 fans crowded the venue at Amagasaki Sports Forest in Hyogo Prefecture, and cheered as Takahashi skated to the music from the English film "The Sheltering Sky," composed by Japan's Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Takashi said he was not fully satisfied with his performance. He lost points on one of his spins and for an under-rotated triple jump combination.
"I was only able to deliver about 50 percent of what I had been doing in training. I wasn't able to skate like I usually do."
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