If I have more time, I'd translate some of these and share, but for now, here are some clips of that youngest OGM in 66 years and that new skating god, His Fierceness.
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First up, something from Going! Sports&News, because I'm biased
Highlights:
- When the staff was putting the mic on him, Yuzu said: "I'm so nervous~".
Ueda (the interviewer): No, no, I'm the one who's nervous, interviewing an Olympic medalist.
Yuzu: No, I'm just a 19-year-old
Ueda: How does it feel, having written in your elementary school graduation album that you wanted to be an Olympic medalist, and for it to come true?
Yuzu: It hasn't sunk in yet
Ueda: What have you said to your parents?
Yuzu: I haven't...
Ueda: You haven't? You problem child!
Yuzu: *laughs* that's probably true.
Ueda: You haven't had the time to phone them?
Yuzu: I've met with my mother, but so far we've only talked about what we regretted from my performance
Ueda: Eh? You won the gold but you start with what you regretted?
Yuzu: Right,
Ueda: What did she said?
Yuzu: Well, you can say that for this season, my (free) program was among the bad ones from what I've performed. So both of us were discussing why did it come to that
Ueda: Eh? Sorry, but how high exactly are you reaching? I think you're already as high as Jack's beanstalk! But you still want to reach higher?
Yuzu: Well, because it doesn't feel like something I got through my own ability, it was a really close call, so
Ueda: I still think you were amazing, though,
Ueda: Then how was it when you got that high points from the SP? Did that make you extra-aware of the gold?
Yuzu: I think I was. But I was fooling myself into thinking I wasn't, but I think I couldn't really compartmentalized it
Yuzu: I thought to myself that I wasn't extra-aware of the gold, but really I was. I think that was what got to me. I didn't understand it enough.
Yuzu: Because I couldn't quite wrap my head around it, I couldn't perform my best
Yuzu: My body was stiffer
Ueda: Did you noticed it early, like in the 6 minutes rehearsal, that your body didn't move as it should?
Yuzu: I very much noticed it. From the rehearsal it was already a struggle to move. I was really worried.
Ueda: Did you panicked a bit?
Yuzu: I did
Ueda: I can see that compared to when you finished your SP, when you finished FS your face looked unsure
Yuzu: I was regretting already, I thought for sure my standing would drop because of this
Ueda: You thought gold would've been too hard?
Yuzu: Through performing I was still telling myself I'm not worried about the medal, but the moment I finished performing I thought 'that's it, the gold's out of my hands now'
Ueda: At those time, did you wish for others to make mistake? Did you look at Patrick Chan and wished "please, fall, please fall,"
Yuzu: *laughs* No, I was cheering him on at the time
Ueda: That's amazing
Yuzu: I think that was for my own sake, I thought even though I won with that performance, I'd still be regretting a lot, so I wanted to see Patrick's best performance
- Yuzu and Tatsuki shared a room at the athlete's village, though they don't talk about their performances
- Ueda asked him what he wanted to do after the Olympics, and Yuzu said "nothing in particular, can I say that? But if I have to be honest I want to start practicing my quad salchow immediately." / "I'm still regretting my performance, and I don't have the self-awareness of being a gold medalist just yet, as a Japanese I can't yet puffed out my chest in pride. I want to work my best and reach higher." (Ueda was incredulously looking at him here)
- His aim moving forward is to perform his program perfectly at World
Meeting Shizuka
Highlights:
- Shizu said his medal is heavy, and that the ribbon is in better condition than hers, since she'd wash hers
Yuzu: You washed your medal?
Shizu: It was a bit dirty after a lot of people wanted to put it on, so I washed it, but it damaged the ribbon (poor Shizu, somebody get her a new one)
- Yuzu said yesterday he was filled with regret but today with the medal around his neck he's starting to feel the happiness. Shizu said it was the same with her, that compared to after performing, she was happier when the medal was around her neck.
- Yuzu: "I was really happy, though I was afraid I'd trip on my own feet and fall" / Shizu: "At the ceremony?" *laughs*
- He doesn't hate being nervous. He thinks since it's something that everybody has to face anyway, it's part of bettering himself to be able to overcome it
- His message to the fans:
"Plushenko was the reason I wanted to be an Olympian and reach for the medals, and the one who made me want to aim for gold is the one beside me, Arakawa-senshu*... I mean, Arakawa-san. I'm really thankful for them. And the reason I can stand here right now is because of the support of so many people, and the coaches I've had teaching me, and the Japanese and international skating fans that root for me. This isn't a medal I reached myself, and I want to share this happiness with those people."
- In the end he said "I actually called you Arakawa-senshu ('senshu' is how you'd call an athlete--usually active ones--)" to Shizuka and she said "I noticed, but I still get called that a lot, so,"
- Oh and she gave him a Valentine's Day chocolate
With Daisha Fierce
Highlights:
- Dai said Olympic still feels special the third time around, although he regrets not being able to skate a better record, but this still is a great experience for him. The interviewer asked him about his expression looked clear/bright, and Dai said he's been told that a lot by a lot of people, although it's not like he's not regretting his outcome
- Tatsuki said he's sure that this experience would be a good stepping stone for him to move forward and be better (Dai thinks he's great, being able to comment like that, and Yuzu agreed with him)
- The interviewer asked Yuzu about Plushy retiring, and he said it was a shame, but Plushenko's been touching people with his performance for years, so he just wanted to say thank you for everything
- Since Yuzu has always been trying to improve his stamina, he was provided with nabe dishes in Sochi, to maintain his condition (that is adorable, hokay)
- Nobu said hi and "well done" to all of them, and the three in Sochi laughed at him being hyper. He was touched by all of their performances, watching from Japan
- Nobu: Yuzu, what did you say to yourself before the free? You were mumbling
Yuzu: I said 'let's have fun'
Nobu: And where's your Pooh bear? He wasn't there
Yuzu: My Pooh bear was watching from my room. I did brought him to Sochi though
- Nobu: Tatsuki, how was your first Olympic?
Tatsuki: I was really scared, but I feel that I've fought till the end, so I feel proud now,
Nobu: Dai-chan...
Dai-chan: Good work,
Nobu: Well done to you
Dai-chan: I've done it
Nobu: *burst to tears* I wanted to cry watching you
Dai-chan: Nobu, if you do that, I can't cry!
Nobu: I saw your rehearsal, so I was worried if you'd be okay performing. I want to thank you for your touching performance
Dai-chan: Please, it was nothing. When I'm done, let's have dinner.
Nobu: Right, let's eat yakiniku
Dai-chan: Let's do that, let's drink
- Coach Nagamitsu told Dai that for her, Dai's skating is the one she loves the most, and Dai was really happy hearing that, though he couldn't tell her anything back as he was shy.
- Tatsuki said he wanted to work his best for Worlds too
- Talking about Worlds, the interviewer asked how Dai said he'd think about the future for now and hasn't made a decision about Worlds, she asked if it's still too early to say anything now? Dai said for now, he hasn't feel like he'd put everything in order inside, but he'll make the decision soon. The interviewer said "You'll be a sports caster for TV Tokyo, right?" / Dai: *laughs* "I guess so"
- Yuzu said he's still a youngster, and it was because of his seniors like Takahashi-san that he can be where he is right now. He then turned to Dai-chan and said "thank you," / Dai: "He says that, but he's really strong, you know. He has a strong heart"
- In the studio, Nobu said he was worried that Dai was skating through his pain, since he'd been competing/training alongside him all these years (and probably knows his ticks).
That's all for now,
tell me if there's anything in particular that you want to understand and I'll try and translate some portions for you guys :3
(also, sorry but I can't remember Yuzu's tag) (Found it! Thank you,
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bugchan!)
. "This is one incident in 20 years when he was not successful. Please be positive to him and respect him."
