Shoma had a media day for Japan Open. You can see a glimpse of his practice at Chukyo Uni' rink.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x380gey_0929-シニア本格参戦へ-練習を公開_sport
This is a report from his first competition in this season at US International Classics.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37wmem_0928-usインターナショナル-シーズン初戦に密着_sport
US Intl report
*I summarize narration briefly and translate Shoma's words more closely.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37wmem_0928-usインターナショナル-シーズン初戦に密着_sport
1:00-
He got 4T &3A in his arsenal last season and it led him to a break through. He won gold at both Jr Worlds and Jr GP final. He received the world record scores in Jr field.
1:15-
Shoma: If [my 4T&3A] not consistent, perhaps I would have continued competing in Jr field for more years. Glad I could finish last season as a happy one. I have nothing to regret. I'll do my best in Sr field from this season.
Narration: His Sr GP debut is to be made in the US. He's never experienced any GP event in the US. With the Skate America in his sight he participated in an international competition in the US.
1:55-
Shoma: This year I am on the bottom of the roster in Sr field. Glad I can skate free from pressures like "I must win." I'm expecting I'll enjoy skating at competitions compared to last season.
Narration: (showing a photo with Mao. My note: Mao let kid Shoma play around her when Shoma happened to visit Coach Yamada's rink. And the experience led him to start figure skating.) His skating started with joy. However, last season he had big burden that he had to lead Jr skaters [of his country.]
Shoma: Kind of responsibilities, or the feelings that I must do well.
Narration: He is free from the burden now. It's the best time for him to be back to basics and enjoy skating.
-Shoma making jokes in front of the TV camera.
Narration: At this moment it's fun for him to catch up with the skaters who are on higher ranks. For that he has to face challenges.
Shoma: I felt I had room to take back the mistakes on quads by doing well on other jumps last year. But [this year] I'm in the Sr field. So I need to nail them.
Narration: In Sr field he needs to nail multiple quads. Uno will do more quads and 3As than last season.
-Subtitle.
SP (last year) 0 quad, 1 3A->(this year)1 quad, 1 3A(in the second half),
LP (last year) 1 quad, 2 3As ->(this year) 2 quads, 2 3As(1 in the second half)
Narration: Actually he once challenged a difficult layout with Sr field in his sight last season. And he pilled up mistakes.
03:52-
Shoma (in last November at Jr Nationals) I really felt it's great that Sr skaters do such [difficult layouts] at every competition. So hard.
Narration: In Sr field he has to skate 30 seconds longer program than in Jr field. A day before the event (=US Intl this season) he had no stamina left after finishing his LP runthrough in the official practice.
04:33-
-SP at US International Clasic: He popped/fell on the opening quad as well as popped the axcel into a 2A in the second half of the program. At the end of the day he messed up throughout the program that he even hadn't experienced in Jr field.
Shoma (after SP): I'm quite down right now. I was nervous and skated so cautious. I should have skated determined. I wish I'll show a long program which will erase the issues I left in SP. I'll do my best to take back the mistakes in my SP.
05:39-
-LP at US Intl: He nailed the opening 4T.
Shoma: I actually felt you'll not do good skates when you are not aggressive.
06:27-
Shoma: I piled up practices so that my body memorize the program to execute it automatically.
Narration: He nailed the perfect opening 4T, and a clean 4T-2T followed it. Including the 3A which he made a mistake on in SP he nailed three of the three difficult jumps. He kept aggressive during the long program. In the second half, he saved a 3A from a fall even though he was exhausted in the last 30 seconds which he didn't have in Jr field. He won in FS.
07:40-
Shoma (after FS): I could mail two quads which I made a mistake in SP. As for axels, I nailed one of them and messed up on landing on the other, not bad in total. My long program has quite big room to improve from now. Above all the most important key must be my stamina so that I can skate well throughout the long program. More difficult jumps in my sight I need to have good enough stamina.
08:14-
Narration: Actually in the official practice a day before the competition,
he landed a 4Lo.
-A glimpse of the 4Lo (looks 4Lo<-<<(2ft))
Shoma: I'm not ready to show it in competitions yet, though. I see possibilities.
Narration: His fight in Sr field [full season] has just started.