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Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE -

Performance on ice x Live dubbing from the voice actors

Cast (Skater / Voice Actor):

Mikazuki Munechika: Takahito Mura / Kohsuke Toriumi Kashuu Kiyomitsu: Yoji Nakano (PIW) / Toshiki Masuda (only appears on 10/4) Yamatonokami Yasusada: Yoshiki Sato (PIW) / Mitsuhiro Ichiki (only appears on 10/4) Yamanbagiri Kunihiro: Kazuki Kushida / Tomoaki Maeno (only appears on 10/3) Hizamaru: Takayuki Yamamoto / Nobuhiko Okamoto Heshikiri Hasebe: Keiji Tanaka / Tarusuke Shingaki Tsurumaru Kuninaga: Keisuke Kodaira (PIW) / Soma Saito (recording) Yamanbagiri Chougi: Kohei Yoshino (PIW) / Kengo Takanishi (only appears on 10/3)

Translation of an interview with Yuma Kagiyama and his father and coach Masakazu Kagiyama at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Please do not use/repost my translations without my permission.

Interviewer: And now, we have Yuma Kagiyama, who won a silver medal in men's figure skating, and his father Coach Masakazu. Congratulations!

Yuma: Thank you.

Interviewer: Now that some time has passed, has reality set in that you won a silver medal yet?

Yuma: Let’s see… Well… It hasn’t really set in that I’m a medalist. When I look at the medal, I’ll think ‘I won a medal,” but I’m already looking towards the next thing. We already held our reflection meeting.

Interviewer: We want to ask the two of you many things today, but there’s a video we’d like you to watch. Start!

6 year old Yuma in the video: My dream is… I want to go to the Olympics.

Interviewer: So adorable! This is a video from when he was 6 years old. Masakazu, isn’t he cute?

Masakazu: Now that you’ve shown me a video like this, I won’t be able to yell at him anymore. It’s too much.

Interviewer: Coach Masakazu, did you think he would really go to the Olympics at that time?

Masakazu: No, I thought he was just saying the word Olympics, and he didn’t know what the Olympics are. He probably knew that I went to the Olympics and was influenced into saying that. He was so young, so I don’t think he really understood.

Interviewer: Yuma, did you have a period of time where you wanted to distance yourself from skating or a rebellious phase?

Yuma: Hmm… well…

Interviewer: Masakazu is laughing a lot but…

Yuma: I think I did… There were times that I couldn’t concentrate by myself. I didn’t know what I was supposed to do. I was told what to do, so I did it, and I was done for the day. During that period of time, I didn’t seriously confront skating.

Interviewer: Masakazu, we heard from you before that you planted a seed in Yuma during this time he wasn’t seriously confronting skating. Could you tell us what seed you planted at that time?

Masakazu: I only planted a seed when he was very, very little. He said he didn’t like getting yelled at, but he still went to skate, so I think the seed he planted himself played a big role. Normally, if you don’t want to skate you stop going to the rink. I think that’s the case for a lot of people, but he at least kept coming to the rink. The content of his practice may have been lower, but because his friends were there - it doesn’t matter if it was for that reason. He kept going to the rink and skating, and that was one of the things that saved him. I guess you could call that a seed.

Interviewer: Masakazu, there was a period of time when you were ill and couldn’t accompany him.

Masakazu: As a parent, it was difficult that I had to make him become independent at such a sensitive time in his third year of middle school. Normally, it would be appropriate for him to be selfish or go through a rebellious phase… That’s the age where I’d have to wake him up and drag him to practice, but he woke up by himself in the morning and went to practice alone. I had to make him do that, and it’s painful… It was painful.

Yuma: But I think that because I had to become independent then, that’s why I have my current personality… I’m able to do those things naturally now, and that’s the biggest sign that I’ve grown. My personality changed, like becoming methodical, like if I can’t sit still if I don’t do what I’m supposed to. After waking up at a certain time, doing what I’m supposed to, and going to practice every day, I was able to do it all naturally, and that shows I’ve grown up.

Interviewer: Since we have both of you here today, could you express your feelings of gratitude to your father sitting next to you?

Masakazu: So embarrassing…

Yuma: Eh… Thank you very much.

Masakazu: I should be thanking him, since I’m the one who’s been taken all the way here because of him. I’m the one who should be expressing my gratitude so… Thank you very much.

Yuma: I’m also grateful to people like staff, sponsors, and my middle school and high school teachers who keep my skating career in mind. I have to keep working harder to repay them. From now on, I want to continue following my own path without giving up.

Interviewer: We’re looking forward to it. Thank you for your time today. Congratulations!

Yuzu best senpai! ❤️

[190128] Javier Fernández’s farewell speech.

Karen Chen: Mixed Zone

Interview by Skating China

The opening combination jump? It’s already been a while since the last time I successfully completed my opening combo. Every time I get nervous, I hook the jump, which makes it harder to land well and connect the next jump. However, I am still very satisfied with my short program performance, especially considering I am now trying to balance my studies and skating. It’s definitely a difficult journey.

Your first event was Skate America, and now NHK Trophy. There is a relatively long time between the two, did you do anything in particular to prepare? I’ve continued to practice hard. My performance at Skate America was disappointing, particularly because I had some nice results in the early season. As the season progresses, the pressure continues to accumulate. Since I do have to go to school and skate, there will always be some additional burden.

Between school and skating, how are you currently managing to balance the two? It’s still pretty difficult. I used to train in Colorado Springs, where I already had a sense of belonging. In addition, I also had Tammy’s guidance there, as well as my teammates, so I felt at ease. Moving to and entering an entirely new environment is a difficult experience. Now, a lot of the time I am skating alone, so I have been undergoing an adjustment period.

Goals for after NHK? Competitions give me an opportunity to practice for U.S. Nationals, which will be my primary focus going forwards. I have to practice more, and present two good programs [at Nationals].

How did Coach Tammy [Gambill] support you after your injury? [TN: Karen missed the 2018–19 season with a stress fracture in her right foot.] She’s always supported me; we’ve known each other for seven years now, and know each other very well. When I was returning from injury, she was always by my side, making sure I was prepared and ready.

Wang Shiyue & Liu Xinyu: Post-Rhythm Dance Interview, 2019 Chinese Nationals

Interview by 花滑小报

Interviewer: We can see from the new program (RD) that you’re trying a new style? Wang: Yeah, it’s kind of a comedy-themed RD, with a little humor. Liu: It’s our first time skating to this type of music Wang: He didn’t like it at first. Liu: Yeah, at first, I didn’t think this style would suit us, but it turns out that I feel pretty delighted when skating this program.

(About the new RD) Liu: We are skating to “Chaplin” this season. Wang: In this program, we are both taking part in a Chaplin lookalike contest to win the grand prize. At first, we’re competing against each other, and we both want to prize as individuals. Liu: Yeah, to show the best version of ourselves as an individual. Wang: But later, we realize that it would be more efficient to win the prize if we cooperate with each other. So, we end up performing together.

Interviewer: The new GP season will soon begin. Do you have new plans, new goals for this season? Wang: We set a long-term goal, which is to improve our position in the World Championships. Last year, we were 15th, and we hope that this year we could approach 12th. Or even 10th, if possible. We’re going to work very hard. Liu: Yeah. Meanwhile, we will continue working on and refining the details of our programs, competition by competition. Thus, we hope we can compete our best and place as high as possible at Worlds next year.

Interviewer: How do you feel about competing at home ? [TN: Both Wang and Liu are from Changchun, where 2019 Chinese Nationals was held.] Wang: Excited! Liu: Very happy. The new season finally started! Wang: Especially because, originally, we heard that the competition was not going to be held in Changchun. We were so happy when we heard that it was relocated to Changchun. Liu: We could also go visit our family.

Brian Joubert and Stéphane Lambiel interview -- 2018-2019 Junior GPF

When I asked Brian Joubert about his feelings on the current man's field, he replied "Too many quads!" His eyes were twinkling with mischief as he looked at me to gauge my reaction -- and then, we both broke out in laughter. Because Joubert was one of the skaters who protected the quadruple jump, a strong jumper who landed three quads at the free skate of 2006 Cup of Russia and was nicknamed "The Quad King".

"I'm joking, of course. I think the men's field is brilliant. I've always insisted that the quad was the future of men's skating, but even I didn't predict the evolution of men's jumps that's been happening in the last few years," he said, widening his eyes to show his surprise.

After the current judging system was first implemented in 2004, it underwent much trial and error and the quad became a high risk, low return element, forcing many skaters to avoid it entirely. Despite this Joubert continued to perform the quad jump; he wasn't always rewarded for his efforts, but won the World Championship back in 2007.

Currently, Joubert coaches around a hundred children in a rink in his home town of Poitiers, and says that the most challenging thing about coaching is how methods that worked for him don't always work for his students. "The coach's job is to find the methods that work best for the individual students. Quads weren't that difficult for me, but my students can't do them, I sometimes think 'Why can't they just do it?'" he says, chuckling.

In France, Joubert was the biggest star skater of his generation and a household name. He tells me that this is not always a good thing when it comes to coaching. "The kids become desperate to not disappoint me because I'm Brian Joubert. That pressure doesn't always lead to positive results."

Stéphane Lambiel, on the other hand, is the World Champion of 2005 and 2006. He retired from competitive skating following the Vancouver Olympics, and in 2014 he established a skating school in Champéry in Switzerland. He still skates in ice shows and is a regular member of Japan's Fantasy on Ice. He admits that it can be hard to switch between being a skater and a coach. "When I'm skating as a skater, I'm the focus. I just need to be worried about my own conditioning. But when I'm coaching, the student comes first. It took me a long time to learn to switch between those two modes of thinking." Lambiel says that when he trains, he tells himself "the next two hours are only for me" in order to focus on his training.

Lambiel and Joubert competed at the top of the sport ten years ago, and they have stood on World and European podiums next to each other many times. "It's a very strange feeling to see Stéphane again as a coach at this competition," Joubert says. Joubert, aged 34, and Lambiel, aged 33, both insist that they have no unfinished business in the world of competitive figure skating. Particularly Joubert rarely trains on ice, saying with a laugh: "It's so much easier to sit on a couch and relax." But how do they perceive Daisuke Takahashi, their old rival, and his decision to return to competitive skating?

Joubert laughs and replies that he thought Takahashi was "crazy" when he first heard about his return. "Daisuke was wonderful artistry, and his triples are effortless and of a very high quality. Now he just needs quads..." Joubert trailed off, but concluded: "I love his skating, and I like him as a person. So I hope this comeback will be a good experience for him."

Choreographer of Yuzu’s short programs, Jeffrey Buttle’s media day interview, transcribed and published in Figure Skating Team Japan Fan Book. The meaning of a program, its choreography, a look to the past while going towards the future.

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— When you first learned about the name of the piece during choreography, what kind of program did you want to make out of it?

It was around the beginning of summer when we talked about the music. When I learned about the title of the piece from Yuzuru, the first thing I wanted to know was what the piece meant to him. The reason is that this is something that comes out from within him. The title, "Otoñal", means "Autumn" when translated into English. But he told me, "Something like reflection." So we decided on that theme as the basis of the story for this program.  We also looked back upon the many things that have happened in his life, incorporating the many memories into the theme, and developed it from there.

— What are the highlights (in the program)?

Probably, where he expresses the flow of time. In the opening, beginning with the image of flipping open a photo album and looking back, he expresses the moment when you reminisce about the past. This is him reminiscing about his skating career. Also a "Journey". And at the root of it all  — "Dream". And then once again returning to the "Beginning". Like that.

— Do the changes in the rules affect the choreography in any way?

Yuzuru wanted to, first, focus on solidly landing the jumps. Because if we can do that then, toward the second half, he can be more relaxed, enjoying the program itself as he performs. In terms of dealing with the rules, I think it differs depending on the skater, and I myself am open, taking his idea and helping him with it.