#piw 2014

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Daisuke Takahashi I’m Kissing You || Prince Ice World 2014 (x)

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Hana ni Nare, Prince Ice World 2014

One of my favourite programmes and I am so happy to see a new video of it recently.  While enjoying Yuzu’s beautiful performance and Sashida’s soulful voice, I wished the commentators would keep quiet, but then Nobunari Oda was one of them and he said some really nice things about Yuzu.   I roughly translated some parts:~

Nobu:  Wow, amazing.... a quad jump in an ice show.  The audience will be so happy to see a quad at such close range.

Man:  This song was used in the recovery efforts of the Great East Japan Earthquake.  His feelings are really in there.

Nobu:  Amazing... triple axel.  Done so lightly and easily.  I am so envious. 

Woman:  Oda-kun, you did many ice shows with Hanyu-senshu recently.  How was it like?

Nobu:  He always works very hard and is always thinking about the audience. Even though I am 8 or 9 years older than him, I have so much respect for him.  

[my translation]

[nonchan1023]

In Aoi Honoo, in response to a question about what he thinks makes figure skating special, Yuzuru said, “Jumps aren’t everything... jumps have to look like a part of a step or turn.”  A perfect 4T and 3A within a beautiful Hana ni Nare performance.  Yes Yuzuru, this is when art and sport come together.

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