Was there any reason for this Unpleasantness?
I wondered about that too. Kazuki hasn't had the best start to the season, but give the guy a chance...
Was there any reason for this Unpleasantness?
There is a link to the summary (short excerpts taken from the same interview but by another writer) and its translation posted in Shoma's fan fest thread thanks to rabidline. I'm a subscriber and read it all and they match, though it doesn't cover everything and some contexts are gone. (I'd say the whole article's for hard-core Shoma fans, not for everyone who may end up reading it in a way he didn't mean.)There's a lengthy Shoma interview article in today's Asahi Online ("Kiss and Cry" section), but I can't read it, because I'm not a paying subscriber. Any GSers out there who can access the article?
Actually I'd say Kazuki's season has been hit and miss so far. He started strong at Gensan Summer Cup, then struggled at Lombardia and Kinki, delivered a good result at SkAm, now did OK at Western Sectionals. Let's see what he does at CoR!I wondered about that too. Kazuki hasn't had the best start to the season, but give the guy a chance...
Actually I'd say Kazuki's season has been hit and miss so far. He started strong at Gensan Summer Cup, then struggled at Lombardia and Kinki, delivered a good result at SkAm, now did OK at Western Sectionals. Let's see what he does at CoR!
And yes, I will mention Kazuki here since he's relevant to the thread
Semantics, KiaraChin. He hasn't been consistent, which some fans (maybe the author of the snarky remark) may consider disappointing. Since he's been reworking his technique and very much upping his game, it's no surprise that it's been up and down for him. Is he a late season skater?
Keiji is also a late bloomer. The best results of his career at 24, almost 25 - respect. I am happy he proved wrong all those who made disaparaging remarks about him two seasons ago
Junior nationals starts up this Friday!
Familiar names include: Yuma Kagiyama, Kao Miura, Shun Sato, Sena Miyake, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Yuto Kishina, Shingo Nishiyama!
First place earns a spot to Junior Worlds (maybe Youth Olympics too but I've not seen confirmation of this)
Shun has landed a 4Lz in domestic competition, Yuma has landed 4S and 3Lz-3Lo in practice.
I'm pretty excited. Good luck to all the skaters!
Yikes, is Shingo still doing singles as well as ice dance?
I wouldn't call it an applause of pity. I can only speak for myself, but when I see a performance like that and am in the audience, I feel worried and anxious, and just want to show appreciation to the skater for battling on, and to try and transfer the crowd's energy onto the struggling skater. It's definitely not pity that's at the forefront of my mind.
That said, I think I'd like for Shoma to find a Japanese coach who can give him kind and solid guidance and fix his confidence and jump issues at the same time. I like Lambiel, but Koshiro and Deniss aren't shining examples of solid jumps at the moment.
Shingo Nishiyama qualified as Junior Men Single at Eastern Section (Oct 24-27) and
Junior Ice Dance with Utana Yoshida at Western Section (Nov 1-4).
He will compete both at National Junior (Nov 15-17).
Free Dance (Nov 16 16:35) and awards ceremony then
Men Short Program (Nov 16 17:30) are scheduled continuous time slots.
Good luck to Koshiro, Sota and Yuzu.