Yuzuru on his trip to a school in Ishinomaki (a city to the north of Sendai that was affected by the 3.11 Tsunami) and how it gave him strength to overcome his burnout after SochiÂ
âI talked about skating in front of all the students, but more than that, the middle schoolers were much happier for the fact that I brought the gold medal there. Also, they smiled a lot just by meeting me. From the smile of all the students, for the first time I got to experience myself how those who suffered from the disaster, those who have gone through tremendous hardships, got more strength [from me], so I was very happy [to know that]. I think I was the one who was the most touched, and I myself got more strength [from that].Â
The people there might have lost their relatives, or even their families to the tsunami. They saw the tsunami right in front of their eyes, many things that were inside the tsunami waves, or even their houses or the fragments getting washed away. Amidst many hardships and sorrow, [theyâre incredible] to have been able to do their best in these 3 years time. To have welcomed me who visited that place with beautiful smiles, and done many fun things together. That moment, I thought âAa, Iâm so glad I did skating after allâŚâ. However my performance was, I still got to come here with the result of becoming an Olympic Gold medalist like this. Itâs because my short program was really good, so everyone remembered it even for just a little bit.Â
Iâm happy about that, and if it is because I visited them that those who suffered from the disaster can forget about their hardships for even just a moment, to me that would be something very meaningful. Therefore, at that moment, I thought that I wanted to get another Gold medal at the next Olympics.â - Yuzuru Hanyu
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