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[CHARITY] Shoma and Itsuki visited a foster home for children on the 14th of December 2018, here is the report from the foster home (as ever neither Japanese nor English are my first language thus mistakes might be present)

Shoma and Itsuki visited us.

The Uno family continues to support us.

They’ve also had time to interact with the children.

There were children who were nervous or impervious, however, everyone was delighted to receive signs and handshakes.

As a staff, seeing “A” who doesn’t show his emotions much receive a sign with an unprecedented smile was impressive.

The women in the staff and the children were delighted by the handsome brothers.

I think the children wish to become people like them, and that by increasing the number of people who wish to become models, dreams and hopes, connect in incentives.

Thank you for the everlasting precious opportunities.

Source

Video of Tama

^Nitama majestic, and below with Yontama

Yontama.

Yuzuru Hanyu FS Origin || GP Helsinki 2018

Bonus: Pooh waving + head banging

you a bitch

I finally finished uploading this…

Please do not repost this translation without permission.

As Japan’s top skaters, Uno Shoma and Miyahara Satoko are showing success on the world stage. They are both the same age, and they both earned medals at their first Grand Prix Final appearance. They share with us their thoughts heading into New Year on Ice!

The two of you will be performing as star skaters in New Year on Ice (NYOI). You’re both currently in the same grade—third year of high school, right? How old were you when you first met? Uno: Since Novice Nationals. We were in third grade. I don’t remember it though. (Laughs)

I haven’t kept in touch in a while! 

Sorry I haven’t updated in so long! 

There have been many events from the last time I updated and now. 

First of all, Fantasy On Ice.

I only skated at the Makuhari show; but it was so fun, I thought I wanted to skate at all of them! By the time it ended, I was already missing it. 

It was a valuable experience to collaborate with the artists of the show, as well as to co-star with the other skaters. I’ve learned many things. 

Then there was the Olympic commemorative event, Heroes and Future in Nagano. 

Among the presents I’ve received, there was this portret of me. Medo-chan took this photo. 😝

This ice show was another opportunity to learn valuable things alongside Olympic legends. 

After finishing the two shows, I once again felt the depth and the fun of skating and it stimulated me to keep giving my best! 

In order to get a new short program, I went to train in Canada from the end of the previous month to the other day. 

I think it’s a genre that hasn’t been used before. It’s a big challenge for me, but I’ve been practicing to give out all my best and show you a new me! 

I also went to the Cricket Club and was happy about this reunion. We took a picture! 

It’s Jason and Medo-chan 😊

On an off day, I made my nails for the first time overseas! 

It’s simple and it’s only one color. 💖

Finally, the Grand Prix assignments have been decided and the new season is coming closer. I’m going to work hard to show everyone the new power-up me! 

🍍 Satoko Miyahara 🍍

Source: Sportsnavi, 2018.07.02. Comments from Daisuke Takahashi’s press conference on his return to competition. Translated by @suzumoriyuiko. Please do not repost without permission.

Daisuke Takahashi, coming back to competition after 4 years, has set Japanese Nationals in December as his current goal. Although he says “I don’t think I can win at all” when it comes to competing against Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu or silver medalist Shoma Uno, he says with hope: “I want to be in the last group at Nationals and be with them during 6 minute practice and official practice.”

“I couldn’t move on entirely”

- Please tell us why you have made this decision and since when have you been thinking about coming back.

I made the decision that I wanted to come back after Nationals last year (2017). Since I retired 4 years ago, I went to New York, did work for the media, met a lot of people and as I watched people working at the front line* (not sure what he meant), I started to think little by little “is this really what I want to do.”

Whether it was skaters fighting for a spot at the Olympics, every person was working hard with their own thoughts and goals. Before I retired, I wanted to compete internationally, but seeing all of them trying their very best to leave something remarkable at Nationals moved me, and also made me think “that’s also another way of competing.” Until now, I thought I didn’t need to compete if I can’t win but I realized it’s also something remarkable to compete for yourself.

“…last year this photograph of children looking at their smartphones by Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam [went viral.] It was often accompanied by outraged, dispirited comments such as “a perfect metaphor for our age,” “the end of civilization” or “a sad picture of our society”.

…It turns out that the Rijksmuseum has an app that, among other things, contains guided tours and further information about the works on display. As part of their visit to the museum, the children, who minutes earlier had admired the art and listened attentively to explanations by expert adults, had been instructed to complete an assignment by their school teachers, using, among other things, the museum’s excellent smartphone app….

The tragic thing is that this — the truth — will never go viral. So, I wonder, what is more likely to bring about the death of civilization, children using smartphones to learn about art or the willful ignorance of adults who are too quick to make assumptions?” José Picardo, Medium

Keiji’s sit-down interview for the Quadruple Axel magazine, released on June 14th: “What the Olympic season has taught me” 

This season you had your Olympic debut and accomplished some big goals. Looking back, what are your thoughts?

Keiji: “There were good parts, there were bad parts, there were all sorts of things. It’s not that I feel I can be glad I got through it, but I think it was a season that had very extreme ups and downs.”