Hanyu Yuzuru: Sendai Parade Press Con 22/4/2018
One of these days I will tell you all about how beautifully this boy uses the Japanese language. Todayās Yuzuru was a little tired, and he spoke a little slower than he usually does, with longer pauses in between. I hope he has a good time in Sendai even though I know he has a bunch of things scheduled over the next few days.
Host (Nakamura Kaori): And so Hanyu, thank you for your hard work at the parade. From hereĀ we will begin the press conference.
Yuzu: Please take care of me.
H: Then we will start off with the managing station first.
Reporter: From NHK, we would like to ask 2 questions.Ā
R: There were many people who waited for you. What sort of feelings did you have when youĀ appeared today, and now that the parade is over, please also tell us what kind of feelingsĀ you have now.
Y: Yes. Ummā¦The ice show that I planned, that I produced myself had finished, and afterĀ that, ummā¦what has it been, one week? This parade was held a short time after (that show)Ā but in that time, really, I couldnāt wait (for this parade to come). Um, after all manyĀ peopleā¦ah.. came to this parade. They kindly said that they wanted to see a glance (ofĀ me), so, in that sense, ah, I myself also spent these few days excited about coming. OnceĀ again, being able to finish the parade safely like this, um, , I myself, feltĀ strongly the sense that āAh i have returned to Sendaiā after all and um, once again this, IĀ felt the weight of the gold medal that I received this time.
R: And now the second question. I believe this is the first time you have returned to Sendai since the Pyeongchang Olympics. You just shared with us your feelings on returningĀ but inclusive of the time at the Olympics, the cheers that you received then and in yourĀ hometown of Sendai and in Miyagi prefecture, with what sort of feelings did you receiveĀ those cheers?
Y: Um, during the Pyeongchang Olympics as well, um, be it the setting up of places whereĀ people could cheer together, and amongst all of that, the news that everyone was reallyĀ cheering me on, I learnt of all that support through the news and articles. Every singleĀ one of those cheers really pushed me forward, and I strongly felt that once again with thisĀ event. Of course, this time, umā¦well there are still many many challenges in the recoveryĀ of Sendai and um, the prefecture (of Miyagi), and in the midst of that, umā¦how should IĀ say this. To have such a large scale parade kindly set up for meā¦It is after all,Ā something that I take very seriously. Additionally I myself feel that, not just within theĀ prefecture and the city but also to the people around the world too, umm, I must keep inĀ mind to act in such a way as to become a helping hand, to become the cause (of help) to theĀ recovery efforts.
~Continues With Wings Under the Cut~ (I will upload a video if no one else does, but Iām sure someone will come through XD)
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