Skaters on Team Japan

Meoima · Jun 29, 2014

yhmafan said:
Mao as Mahou Shoujyo. this is EPIC :thumbsup:
http://youtu.be/IFMWTlkmpZM?t=35s
and Yagudin STAR WARS version:yay:
http://youtu.be/r9lsveEqmdg

Alexei! I remember cracking every time I see this clip. So creative and funny!

Oh Mao, I didn't know she cast magic! :biggrin:

silverfoxes · Jun 29, 2014

Lots of DOI videos uploaded on this channel :yay: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn0jt61Kcp5aY7HDiOOrhlQ

I love Nobu's, such an endearing guy. And props to Satoko for skating to Kate Bush!

Pamigena · Jun 29, 2014

oh so many very pretty pictures

Kanako looks crazy pretty
honorary member

ioanna · Jun 29, 2014

Thank you everyone for the videos and pics!

lady_bee · Jun 30, 2014

the DOI videos have Nobu and Akiko as commentators, lovely.

Akiko, Akiko, Akiko..... You have no idea how much I miss you

Zigeunerweisen　and her, just great!

jimeonji · Jun 30, 2014

lady_bee said:
Akiko, Akiko, Akiko..... You have no idea how much I miss you
Zigeunerweisen　and her, just great!

yes!!! I adored her Zigeunerweisen!! So perfect.

cruzceleste · Jul 4, 2014

Yuzuru, Daisuke, Oda and Akiko representing the dorkiness of Team Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEBGh9z5cY&sns=tw

cruzceleste · Jul 5, 2014

Posting this here from the Yuzuru thread
http://ww2.sinaimg.cn/bmiddle/4421c8f1gw1ei1xwlykaog208004i7wi.gif
https://36.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmjnxYE6F1qbkrxro1_500.jpg

cdngirl · Jul 5, 2014

cruzceleste said:
Posting this here from the Yuzuru thread
http://ww2.sinaimg.cn/bmiddle/4421c8f1gw1ei1xwlykaog208004i7wi.gif
https://36.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwmjnxYE6F1qbkrxro1_500.jpg

Thanks for posting these. I love the gif of Yuzuru running to hug Daisuke!

mikaboo · Jul 5, 2014

I think these are Ryuju and Keiji's new LPs.
Ryuju's music is the soundtrack of King Arthur and Keiji's is La traviata.

ayarose · Jul 6, 2014

cruzceleste said:
Yuzuru, Daisuke, Oda and Akiko representing the dorkiness of Team Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEBGh9z5cY&sns=tw

thanks, it's really cute that they don't bother with keigo. LOL at Yuzu spraying some ice on Dai, this little show off! :biggrin:

ioanna · Jul 7, 2014

Stars On Ice vlog made by the Shibutanis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZQeCJOTHfU

Meoima · Jul 7, 2014

ioanap said:
Stars On Ice vlog made by the Shibutanis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZQeCJOTHfU

The Shibs are lovely! I hope them the best for next season, now that the top 4 of ice dancing team have decided to retire or not compete next season.

BusyMom · Jul 7, 2014

ioanap said:
Stars On Ice vlog made by the Shibutanis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZQeCJOTHfU

I'm a big fan of his VLog. Maia is such a sweetheart. :love:

Call Me Maybe is still my favourite though.

lady_bee · Jul 10, 2014

I’ve just found out that Akio Sasaki has retired

.
Probably, many of you in this forum don’t know about him, but, he is one of the skaters who I have been looking forward to see at Japan Nationals every year.
He has been always fun to watch, but very unlucky for him, he was Japanese.

Here is my favorite program of him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eArsX28DIIo
(Japan National 2012, right hand side. Original video had erased due to copyright policy

)
His last performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKvJbNFXxpg
A short TV program featuring his retirement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_tjIedzwU:

Thank you Akio, my best wishes for you :clap:

YesWay · Jul 10, 2014

lady_bee said:
I’ve just found out that Akio Sasaki has retired.
Probably, many of you in this forum don’t know about him, but, he is one of the skaters who I have been looking forward to see at Japan Nationals every year.
He has been always fun to watch, but very unlucky for him, he was Japanese.

Here is my favorite program of him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eArsX28DIIo
(Japan National 2012, right hand side. Original video had erased due to copyright policy)
His last performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKvJbNFXxpg
A short TV program featuring his retirementhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_tjIedzwU:

Thank you Akio, my best wishes for you

Yes, I was sad and disappointed to hear that too. He is a natural born showman, larger than life personality on ice and he skated with energy and passion, such an entertainer.

It seems according to the short documentary his local rink is closing, he can't afford to move - so he kind of had no choice but to retire. Such a shame, and as you say - unlucky to be Japanese, competition is too fierce in Japan.

On a more positive note, very pleased to see that Keiji Tanaka, Miyabi Oba and Rika Hongo are making their debuts in the senior grand prix. Good to see some new faces there. I also hope Haruka Imai can continue the dramatic improvements she made last year...

BusyMom · Jul 10, 2014

YesWay said:
He is a natural born showman, larger than life personality on ice and he skated with energy and passion, such an entertainer.

It seems according to the short documentary his local rink is closing, he can't afford to move - so he kind of had no choice but to retire. Such a shame, and as you say - unlucky to be Japanese, competition is too fierce in Japan.

You got it right about his personalities. I saw him a couple of years back when he won Asian Trophy. He is very charming indeed. I was rooting for him and Nan Song during the Winter Universiade last year.

He is too young to give up his career this way if you ask me. It is way to complex to imagine the way what going on with Japanese skating. The popularity shots through the roof during the years but skaters suffer their struggles in one way or another, mostly their training situation. Why JSF never seems to lend a hand to their athletes puzzles me.

lbc2138 · Jul 10, 2014

lady_bee said:
I’ve just found out that Akio Sasaki has retired.
Probably, many of you in this forum don’t know about him, but, he is one of the skaters who I have been looking forward to see at Japan Nationals every year.
He has been always fun to watch, but very unlucky for him, he was Japanese.

Here is my favorite program of him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eArsX28DIIo
(Japan National 2012, right hand side. Original video had erased due to copyright policy)
His last performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKvJbNFXxpg
A short TV program featuring his retirement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_tjIedzwU:

Thank you Akio, my best wishes for you

oh no, this is depressing. I had no idea who he was but after watching his routine from FaOI I absolutely fell in love with his edges. Japanese skating, while it is extremely popular and you can make a lot of money in comparison to some countries, it's definitely super competitive and disheartening

ioanna · Jul 10, 2014

First Kento Nakamura and now Sasaki. This is too sad.

ioanna · Jul 15, 2014

New Akiko interview
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21hy0w

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