Daisuke Takahashi | Page 202 | Golden Skate

Daisuke Takahashi

deedee1

deedee1

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 14, 2007
demarinis5

demarinis5

Gold for the Winter Prince!
Record Breaker
Joined
Jan 23, 2004
synesthesia

synesthesia

Final Flight
Joined
Mar 1, 2014
Country
Germany
demarinis5 said:
Japan Vogue. Handsome Dai!

Click to expand...

Thanks for sharing :love: – a while back Vogue published a great interview as well!

www.vogue.co.jp

æ°ããªæ代ãã¤ããããã«ãé«æ©å¤§è¼ã34æ³ã®ææ¦ã

ãã¤ã¦ã®ãã£ã®ã¥ã¢ã¹ã±ã¼ãç·åã·ã³ã°ã«ä¸ççèããã¾ãæ°·ä¸ã§ã®æ°ããªãã£ã¬ã³ã¸ãçºè¡¨ãããããã¯ããªãªã³ããã¯ã¡ããªã¹ãã§ããå½¼ãã34æ³ã«ãã¦ã¢ã¤ã¹ãã³ã¹é¸æã«è»¢åããã¨ããå代æªèã®ææ¦ã軽ããã«ã楽ãããããã¦åã ããè¦æ®ãã¦ãæ°æ代ãã¤ããç·ãé«æ©å¤§è¼ããã®æªæ¥ãèªã£ãã
www.vogue.co.jp www.vogue.co.jp

_____________________________________

Dai was featured in "Tarzan" – a fitness magazine – in April. The article/interview along with a few of the accompanying beautiful shots of Dai have now been published online:

tarzanweb.jp

35歳を迎えたアスリート、髙橋大輔が語る、2022年への想い | Tarzan Web（ターザンウェブ）

約3年前に、引退を撤回して氷上に復活。さらに昨年、シングルからアイスダンスに。“北京”に向けて、再始動中の35歳に、いまの心境をスペシャルインタビュー。
tarzanweb.jp tarzanweb.jp


_____________________________________


MaiKatze said:
Daisuke at the Olympic Torch Relay!

sports.nhk.or.jp

NHK北京オリンピックサイト～Beijing 2022

NHKの北京オリンピック特設サイトです。オリンピックの日程・結果、動画などを掲載しています。大会期間中はライブストリーミングや試合の速報など、オリンピックの「今」をお届けします。
sports.nhk.or.jp
Click to expand...


Handsome Dai at the torch relay in Okayama:


hochi.news

高橋大輔が地元・岡山で聖火リレーに参加「オリンピックをなくしたくない」 - スポーツ報知

２０１０年バンクーバー五輪フィギュアスケート男子銅メダリストで、２０―２１シーズンからアイスダンスに転向した高橋大輔＝関大ＫＦＳＣ＝が１９日、地元・岡山での聖火リレーに参加した。新型コロナ感染拡大を
hochi.news hochi.news


Article collection on twitter:




Article with embedded video:
www3.nhk.or.jp

高橋大輔選手「東京五輪ぜひ開催してほしい」｜NHK 岡山県のニュース

高橋大輔選手は、「コロナ禍で聖火ランナーに対してもいろんな意見がある中で、自分自身は聖火をつなぎたいという思いがあって参加した。岡山でフィ…
www3.nhk.or.jp www3.nhk.or.jp


Another one (Dai appears from 1:14):
tv.kct.jp

聖火が岡山に！　岡山市で点火セレモニー

東京オリンピックの聖火が、きょう（１９日）岡山県にやってきました。<br /> 新型コロナウイルスの感染急拡大を受け、公道での聖火リレーは中止となり、きょうから２日間、岡山市と津山市で点火セレモニーのみ実施されます。<br /> <br /> 当初、岡山県での聖火リレーは１２の市と町をおよそ１８０人のランナーがつなぐ予定でしたが、新型コロナの感染急拡大を受けて公道でのリレーはすべて中止されました。<br /> その代わりのイベントとして、１日目のきょう１９日は、午後３時から岡山市の岡山城で聖火の点火セレモニーが無観客で行われました。<br />...
tv.kct.jp
 
Last edited:
synesthesia

synesthesia

Final Flight
Joined
Mar 1, 2014
Country
Germany
A kind fan shared videos of Dai's parts in Luxe :bow::

Aurore + Miroir (Narcissus)

Rêves + Passion

Phénix + Finale


Keiji and Dai backstage in their Narcissus costumes:



More posts about Hyoen in Kana's and Dai's FF:

Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi

It sure sounds and looks intriguing. But this is extremely surprising and very short notice. It was probably planned for a while, but put on hold due to the pandemic? Hopefully they can run the shows safely (on the bottom of the website it says that masks are mandatory and that there will be...
www.goldenskate.com www.goldenskate.com


________________________________________________________

Dai visited Utako Nagamitsu! His ig story with Moko (saved on facebook by DTRtS):

Bei Facebook anmelden

Melde dich bei Facebook an, um dich mit deinen Freunden, deiner Familie und Personen, die du kennst, zu verbinden und Inhalte zu teilen.
www.facebook.com www.facebook.com
 
Last edited:
deedee1

deedee1

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 14, 2007
Last edited:
synesthesia

synesthesia

Final Flight
Joined
Mar 1, 2014
Country
Germany
Preview of a new interview with Dai from fashion magazine Oggi's September issue:

prtimes.jp

髙橋大輔、ファッション誌で魅せる「挑戦し続けるメダリストの背中」

株式会社小学館のプレスリリース（2021年7月27日 06時00分）髙橋大輔、ファッション誌で魅せる「挑戦し続けるメダリストの背中」
prtimes.jp prtimes.jp


Gorgeous backside 🥰

d13640-1242-31789b1bcb6062092f96-0.jpg
 
synesthesia

synesthesia

Final Flight
Joined
Mar 1, 2014
Country
Germany
I think this should rather go into Dai’s fanfest, instead of the one for KanaDai: “Daisuke Takahashi Last Dance of Age 37”, a hybrid of a retirement documentary and an on-site report of “Ice Explosion” in Fukuoka, which was broadcasted on Kansai tv yesterday. In addition to Dai, Kazuki, Sumitada, Kenji, Kanako, Kana and Utako Nagamitsu contributed a few words (according to the uploader, a subtitled version might be posted later):

www.dailymotion.com

Daisuke Takahashi Last Dance of Age 37 & an On-Site Report of the First Show after His Retirement - video Dailymotion

Watch Daisuke Takahashi Last Dance of Age 37 & an On-Site Report of the First Show after His Retirement - izayukam on Dailymotion
www.dailymotion.com www.dailymotion.com


It also contains the full performance of "Krone" at one of the Fukuoka shows. :love:

Thank you so, so much, izayukam! :pray:


Edit: Link fixed!
____________________________________

A while ago meowmix reuploaded the documentary “The last fight of Japan's ace figure skater” from 2014 with English subtitles (to be activated via the control panel):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_FD2dk0i_I

Contrary to “The Last Dance’s” optimistic look to the future, this one was pretty heartbreaking with its focus on Dai’s physical and mental struggles towards the end of his initial singles career and his brutal honesty, so please be prepared, if you haven’t seen it before. I think it's a very poignant documentary that shows how Dai never lost his good sportsmanship despite everything he went through.



I'm glad that this time he was able to retire on a much happier note with more confidence in himself and his abilities and with dreams of what he would like to do in the future. ❤️
 
Last edited:
synesthesia

synesthesia

Final Flight
Joined
Mar 1, 2014
Country
Germany
Dai has been so busy lately that it’s hard to keep track of it all! He appeared on seven talk/variety/news shows since 26 May – one of them with Kana – and one radio show in Japan and is now in Detroit (presumably after visiting Maggie and Kobi in New York?) Fans are speculating he’s working with Pasquale Camerlengo on a solo show program.


In early June he visited Jean Paul Gaultier’s “Fashion Freak Show” with Kana, Kanako and Seiji Fukushi:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs_zOvnvcsm/?igshid=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA==


After PIW he had his hair dyed another shade lighter and purple highlights added. (Tbh, I like the “silver” hair better than the yellow-ish tone it was before):

https://twitter.com/mainichi/status/1668890194622427136



Dai with Kobi (this is a recent picture, but I’m not sure, where it was taken):

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtoDY3ZOoA3/



Dai with Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik at the Novi Ice Arena:

https://flic.kr/p/2oJpen6



He went to see the Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals game at the Comercia Park Stadium yesterday (saved from Dai’s ig stories):

https://flic.kr/p/2oJmSJV








TV shows in order of broadcast:


Mogitate (NHK Okayama):
Date and time: 26 May (Fri) 18:10 / 1 June (Thu), 18:10 / 2 June (Fri), 18:10
https://www.nhk.jp/p/okayama-mogitate/ts/D939ZJV1QQ/

On the occasion of his retirement, the NHK Okayama Broadcasting Station conducted an interview with Dai for the program/series ”Mogitate” (which, as a Okayama/Kurashiki native, he has appeared on several times before) about his caeer, his 2nd retirement and what he gained/learned about himself through ice dance and working with Kana. It includes video messages/questions from Dai’s first coach, Sasaki-sensei (who is still headcoach of the Kurashiki figure skating club), as well as from several of his kohais from Okayama, who are currently training or used to train at the same rink (Healthpia Kurashiki Ice Arena) he started out in (like Misato Komatsubara and Sena Miyake). http://www.healthpia-kurashiki.com/icerink/

Transcript in two parts:

www.nhk.jp

高橋大輔さん 単独インタビュー全文【前半】 - もぎたて!

www.nhk.jp www.nhk.jp
www.nhk.jp

高橋大輔さん　単独インタビュー全文【後半】 - もぎたて!

www.nhk.jp www.nhk.jp

1st part (26 May):


2nd part (1 June):


3rd part (2 June):




Sunday Sports (NHK):
Date and time: 11 Jun (Sun), 21:50

Another interview that seems to have been shot at the same time as the previous one. He is interviewed by Masaki Aiba of Arashi fame. Contains footage of Dai practicing at the Shin-Yokohama Skate Center.




Yo-idon (Kansai TV):
Date and time: 14 Jun (Wed) 9:50
www.ktv.jp

よ～いドン！ | 関西テレビ放送 カンテレ

関西テレビ放送「よ～いドン！」 毎週月～金曜 午前9：50～放送。
www.ktv.jp www.ktv.jp

Clips:

About the “Dance Unit Project” at this year’s The Ice: https://twitter.com/purplearashi/status/1668804138019479552





Suroiji (Kansai TV):
Date and time: 14 Jun, 13:50
www.ktv.jp

スロイジ | 関西テレビ放送 カンテレ

毎週月曜から金曜まで午後1時50分からの1時間、芸能や時事に特化することなく、生活に寄り添った情報を中心に、昼下がりのゆったりとした時間を彩る生放送番組。
www.ktv.jp www.ktv.jp

Featuring the show’s mascot dog “Tess”:




Clips:





Okaeri News (Asahi TV):
Date and time: 14 Jun (Wed) 15:45
www.asahi.co.jp

news おかえり｜朝日放送テレビ

毎日の『おかえり』が、家族をもっと家族にする「news おかえり」月曜～金曜夕方放送
www.asahi.co.jp

Dai talked about his appearance and the “Dance Unit Project” at the The Ice.

Clips:





Matsuko Kaigi (NTV):
Date and time: 17 Jun (Sat) 23:00

www.ntv.co.jp

マツコ会議

日本テレビ「マツコ会議」公式サイト。この番組は、今話題のディープな場所と中継を結び、知られざる場所を深掘り。総合演出マツコが会議を開き、さらに掘ってみたいことをVTRにする番組です。
www.ntv.co.jp www.ntv.co.jp

Kobi (competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi) and his wife Maggie appeared on this show via VTR to relate stories about the time Dai stayed with them in NYC and how they got in contact via Fumie Suguri.

Fumie posted this clip on twitter: https://twitter.com/fumiesuguri/status/1670074481103044608

The show can be rewatched on TVer or Hulu (to watch from outside Japan, you need a vpn).




Shabukuri 007 (NTV):
Date and time: 19 Jun (Mon) 21:00
www.ntv.co.jp

しゃべくり007

日本テレビ「しゃべくり007」公式サイト。ネプチューン×くりぃむしちゅー×チュートリアル7人の芸人による“大型トークバラエティー”！人気・実力を兼ね備えた夢の芸人3組が、旬なゲストを迎え、“しゃべくり”ます。ただし、「ゲストが誰なのか」は、本番が始まるまで7人には極秘！
www.ntv.co.jp www.ntv.co.jp

Kana and Dai appeared on this show together. Includes a guest appearance by Shizuka Arakawa plus a message from Mao, as well as a surprise appearance by Hiroko Shimabukuro from the Japanese girlband „Speed“, who as he revealed Dai is a huge fan of.

The show can be rewatched on TVer or Hulu (to watch from outside Japan, you need a vpn).


Clips:


Mao’s message :love: (before the message was played, the hosts gave clues as to whose message it was. Dai guessed wrong, thinking it would be Shoma :laugh:): https://twitter.com/azayakanablue/status/1670779542930337795

Dai demonstrating drunk club dancing :biggrin:: https://twitter.com/10th5296/status/1670766315227979778






Radio:

PRIME STYLE FRIDAY (FM COCOLO):
Date and time: 16 June (Fri), 10:00
cocolo.jp

GUESTï¼é«æ©å¤§è¼ ãã

PRIME STYLE FRIDAY
cocolo.jp



____________

Krone Artwork:
 
Last edited:
synesthesia

synesthesia

Final Flight
Joined
Mar 1, 2014
Country
Germany
Long time, no update! :eek:


Here's what Dai has been up to the last couple of months:



Retired judoka and three-time Olympic champion Tadahiro Nomura, who reported from the Rio and Pyeongchang Olympics together with Dai-chan for Fuji tv, recorded a candid talk with Dai to be published in 4 parts on his youtube channel (the first two parts are already available – the third one was due yesterday, but is delayed due to editing problems). During their time together as tv reporters, fans apparently dubbed them the squirrel brothers. (Tbh, I don’t know why and Tadahiro and Dai also seem to be confused about it, but it’s cute. :giggle: This blog post contains an attempt at an explanation: https://ameblo.jp/butterfly91fish/entry-12823705406.html).

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE-HfgPygdg

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ABWxL-r06E



A few interesting points Dai talked about in part 2 (auto-translation):

  • The two results that made him happiest in his career were earning the bronze medal at the Vancouver Olympics and Kana and he skating a clean FD at this year’s Worlds.

  • When he switched to ice dance it took the two of them about 1,5 years to work out the right timing and technique for lifts. He says what makes it so hard is that there are so many aspects that need to be considered all at once, like timing, finding the right balance and counting (rotations or how long a position needs to be held).

  • He aims to live a “rich” life / to live life with a fullfilled heart and feels blessed to have people in his life, who accept him the way he is. 🤗
____________________


On the occasion of Dai’s (and Kana's) retirement Puma designed shirts based on classic band tour shirts, listing all competitions Dai ever participated in as a singles skater as well as an ice dancer (there’s also a KanaDai version listing only the ice dance competitions) – that’s such a neat idea! At the bottom of the shirt it says “to be continued” – indicating that Dai intends to continue his career as a professional skater for as long as possible. :rock: The first limited batch available on fskating.net, that comes with a greeting card already sold out, a second one is on the way:

https://jp.puma.com/jp/ja/pd/ユニセックス-d1sk+-thank-you-&-forever-tシャツ/628322?swatch=01&referrer-category=select-k7d1


____________________


On October 4 Dai received an award and grant as one of 38 people (and 12 organizations) from Okayama. His parents, his first coach and Sena Miyake, who also hails from Okayama and looked up to Dai since he was a kid, were present during the presentation of the award and his acceptance speech:

https://twitter.com/soracchi7/status/1709534157150490792
https://twitter.com/soracchi7/status/1709534711167795261




Information on the award: https://www.sanyonews.jp/article/1460227



Summary of Dai's speech and subsequent interview (auto-translation):

  • he joked that he prepared a serious speech, but it all went awry :laugh:

  • he talked again about how he lost his confidence and felt aimless/lost when he retired for the first time, but that even during that phase when he hated skating it was the only thing that motivated him / he felt like it had shaped who he is and he felt fullfilment after the decision to make a living with skating -> it made him realize how important skating is to him -> thinks he can shine the most when he performs

  • he took action by coming back in 2018, regaining his skating

  • unexpected switch to a different discipline, wherein he faced many difficulties, but it was a valuable experience

  • he thinks this is the last time he’ll receive an award like this

  • loves the world of entertainment and wants to perform as long as his body allows him to, and, if his body can’t hold up anymore, would like to be involved behind the scenes as an organizer/producer

  • he can also imagine going into coaching when he can’t perform anymore

  • entertainment has always been his main focus in skating / always saw skating as a form of entertainment first

  • wants to find new ways to present skating

  • hopes to develop his vision / plans over the next four years by absorbing experiences and accumulating information

  • like after his first retirement he says he wants to find ways to nurture professional skating / find opportunities to help professional skaters to keep performing for as long as possible

  • he wants to hold an ice show in Okayama one day

  • thinks that the environment / infratsructure to practice the couple disciplines in Japan needs to be improved -> also with a view to increasing Japan's medal chances at the Olympic Games and becoming even more competitive in the team competition


Btw. the channel has several historic Dai videos: https://www.youtube.com/@rsk3653/search?query=高橋大輔


________________________


Dai was also honoured at a meeting held by the Kansai University Alumni Association today. He said: “I would like to produce an ice show with entertainment elements that make figure skating more accessible”.

https://twitter.com/boomsports/status/1715973190575595579


_______________________

In the spirit of the above, Dai announced a new self-produced ice show for February in an Insta live video and wanted to find out what kind of merchandise fans would like to be able to buy at the shows. He archived the video, asking fans to keep posting their suggestions in the comments:




Regarding the show itself, he seems to already have a pretty clear vision how he wants to go about it. The following blog post summarizes what he revealed about his plans (tysm to the blogger! :pray:):

https://ameblo.jp/butterfly91fish/entry-12824999498.html


The main points:
  • The show will be held in a small venue (only one location)
  • The performance will last about 75 minutes with no intermission
  • There will be three performances a day
  • The performers will be Japanese only, high school and university students (no top skaters)
  • The price will be set so that casual/not-yet-skating fans might consider watching the show

The blogger notes that this approach seems somewhat similar to that of Mao's "Thanks" tour (it’s not going to be a tour and the kind of content will obviously be different though).



This is what the blogger thinks Daisuke tries to achieve with this approach (not confirmed):
  • Expand and rejuvenate the figure skating fan base*
  • Create opportunities for young skaters (not only top skaters)
* The blogger’s argument is that Daisuke has many "fixed" fans, which is a tremendous strength. However, the fan base will continue to age along with Daisuke/Dai's generation. In order for him to stay involved in entertainment as long as possible, it is important to broaden his fan base to younger people.


_____________________


Dai was back working out at Lace up Gym in Minato, Tokyo (where Kana and Kanako train as well):

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CynmFncJFMD/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==


______________________


And sorry, this is kinda off-topic, but I had to bring it here – Steph with Nagamitsu-sensei, who is at SkAm with Nozomu Yoshioka 🤗:

https://twitter.com/fsphoto_syo/status/1715867754408919533



Also congrats to Nozomu on his great SP at SkAm! :)
 
Last edited:
synesthesia

synesthesia

Final Flight
Joined
Mar 1, 2014
Country
Germany
Dai and Nagamitsu-sensei are co-coaching Sena, who is currently in 1st place after the SP, at Western Sectionals :love::












According to Sena Dai already stepped in to coach him in preparation for Western Sectionals when Nagamitsu-sensei accompanied Nozomu to Skate America :):

mainichi.jp

高橋大輔さんが臨時コーチで登場　フィギュアスケート西日本選手権 | 毎日新聞

昨季限りで2度目の現役生活を終えたフィギュアスケーターの高橋大輔さん（37）が27日、広島市のひろしんビッグウェーブで開催中の西日本選手権に「臨時コーチ」として登場した。
mainichi.jp mainichi.jp



He also said: “Being able to be taught by Daisuke, who I’ve always admired, is a huge reward.”


Source: https://twitter.com/online_on_ice/status/1717764120261660990




After the SP Dai was spotted at a restaurant near the Big Wave Ice Rink in Hiroshima where the competition is held:

ameblo.jp

『広島駅近の大人の隠れ家で広島グルメを堪能♫』

昨季限りで2度目の現役生活を終えたフィギュアスケーターの高橋大輔さん（37）が27日、広島市のひろしんビッグウェーブで開催中の西日本選手権に「臨時コーチ」とし…
ameblo.jp ameblo.jp


__________________________


According to this article on the award Dai received from the Kansai University Alumni Association, he really would've wanted to continue until the 2026 Olympics, if his right knee hadn’t been at its limit (I rather wouldn't have known :cry:):

é«æ©å¤§è¼ãããã¾ã ã¾ã æé·æ±ããããé¢è¥¿å¤§å¦åéå±±ãã£ã³ãã¹ã§æ ¡åä¼è¡¨å½°

é¢è¥¿å¤§å¦ã®åæ¥ççµç¹ã»é¢è¥¿å¤§å¦æ ¡åä¼ã22æ¥ãåéå±±ãã£ã³ãã¹ã§è¡ããã2023年度ã®æ ¡åç·ä¼ã§ã5æã«ç¾å½¹å¼…
kanmae.com kanmae.com


The article further states that Dai was honoured for raising Kansai University’s reputation through his achievements in figure skating.


Machine translation of the whole article:

Daisuke Takahashi 'still wants to seek growth' Alumni Association award at Kansai University's Senriyama campus
Boom Sports Editorial Office - 23 October 2023


Caption: Daisuke Takahashi receives a certificate of commendation from Yoshinobu Tanaka (left), chairman of the Kansai University Alumni Association, at Kansai University's Senriyama Campus.

The Kansai University Alumni Association presented figure skater Daisuke Takahashi (37, graduated in 2008), who retired in May, with an award at the 2023 Alumni General Meeting held at the Senriyama Campus on 22 October.

The Alumni Association decided to award Mr Takahashi the Alumni Association Commendation for his contribution to the reputation of Kansai University through figure skating.

Mr Takahashi entered the Faculty of Letters in 2004 and graduated in 2008. He went on to the Graduate School of Letters and spent about 12 years as a student at Kansai University until 2015. He then joined the Kansai University KFSC, a figure skating club team based at the Kansai University Takatsuki Ice Arena, where he competed in three Winter Olympics: a bronze medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a World Championships win, and a switch to ice dance. The letter of commendation lists all of his achievements in fine print.

Takahashi said of his feelings, "I'm retiring from active life after this year, but to tell you how I feel, I really wanted to make it to the 2026 Olympics, but my right knee was at its limit."

Looking back on his retirement in 2014, when he was a student at Kansai University, Takahashi said he had a strong desire to stay away from figure skating. "During the four years before I came back, I realised that figure skating was what I needed the most. I realised that figure skating is what makes me who I am," he said, revealing his determination to get on the ice.

In 2018, he returned to active duty and stepped into an unknown world with Kana Muramoto (30, Human Health graduate) as "Kanadai". "Since I returned to active service... it's been five years. I spent really fulfilling days, and I came into contact with ice dance and learnt something completely new," he said, tracing the process of his second retirement.

As for his future, Takahashi said: "I really like entertainment myself, so from now on I will search for my own possibilities in figure skating and entertainment, and try to get involved in various things. I'm still vague about my career path.

He is also a producer with his arms wrapped around the idea that, although figure skating is well recognised, the hurdle to actually going to see it is high: "I want to produce ice shows with entertainment elements that make figure skating more accessible."

He emphasises that he would like to input for about four years and then output after building up his skills. "A lot of people have helped me, so I want to give back. I still want to grow and devote myself to it", he concluded. Takahashi has won all the Kansai University awards so far, including the President's Award, the Oshima Kamakichi Sports and Culture Award, and the Special Commendation. At the next awards ceremony, new accomplishments will probably be added to the certificate.
Click to expand...


Dai with his certificate: https://twitter.com/kaisersclub/status/1716320781788168423


__________________________


Stephane had lovely things to say about his “Poeta”-collaboration with Dai at FOI:

Absolute Skating

Welcome to Absolute Skating, information site for and by the skaters and their fans. The place to meet the person behind the skater and experience events on and behind the stage.
absoluteskating.com absoluteskating.com

--When you move, it looks so natural and easy. But when, as during the 'Friends on Ice' finale, others struggle to repeat it after you, one understands how complicated it actually is.

That's why I was so impressed when we did it with Daisuke (Takahashi). It took him two weeks to learn it, while it took me two years! When I was asked to do it with Daisuke, I hesitated about whether I should make him do something completely different.

--No-no-no, it was so good.

I know! But it was so mean! Because I worked on it for two years and he had to learn it in two weeks.

--No, but it was great. The only problem with both of you performing it from two opposite corners was that people didn't know where to look!

But that's perfect! This way, they didn't compare. I didn't want people to compare. If we skated next to each other, it would have been very easy to compare. By starting from afar, it was like two energies coming together. As we were getting closer, we could feel this tension.

--Daisuke mentioned in one interview that he felt like he was back to competing against you.

Yeah, I felt that too! But when I looked into his eyes, I also felt so grateful. It wasn't about wanting to be better than him, but more about us being there together.

--It must have been a truly special experience. People who saw it live said that the video doesn't do it justice.

It doesn't! I mean, I couldn't see it live, but I watched the video, and it felt so different from how I felt doing it, because what happened between him and me was so intense. There was one show especially - the Saturday afternoon or evening, I don't remember exactly - when the tension was almost tangible, there was something in the air.
Click to expand...


__________________________

synesthesia said:
On the occasion of Dai’s (and Kana's) retirement Puma designed shirts based on classic band tour shirts, listing all competitions Dai ever participated in as a singles skater as well as an ice dancer (there’s also a KanaDai version listing only the ice dance competitions) – that’s such a neat idea! At the bottom of the shirt it says “to be continued” – indicating that Dai intends to continue his career as a professional skater for as long as possible. :rock: The first limited batch available on fskating.net, that comes with a greeting card already sold out, a second one is on the way:

https://jp.puma.com/jp/ja/pd/ユニセックス-d1sk+-thank-you-&-forever-tシャツ/628322?swatch=01&referrer-category=select-k7d1
Click to expand...


The 2nd batch of Puma shirts sold out within less than a day. I really wanted one, but the proxy service wasn’t fast enough. *sniff*

Whoever is responsible for these decisions, please consider making more shirts available. :pray:


____________________________

ETA:

Sena about what he learned from Takahashi-sensei 😊:

mainichi.jp

リンクサイド：「全部、気のせい」三宅星南を救った「大ちゃん」の言葉　西日本選手権 | 毎日新聞

フィギュアスケートの西日本選手権は28日、広島市のひろしんビッグウェーブで男子フリーがあり、ショートプログラム（SP）1位の三宅星南選手（関空スケート）は合計213・61点で2位だった。試合後の三宅選手の主な談話は次の通り。
mainichi.jp mainichi.jp

Machine translation:

“It’s all just my imagination” The words of “Dai-chan” that saved Sena Miyake at the West Japan Championships

2023/10/28 22:28

On 28 October, the Men's Free Skate at the West Japan Figure Skating Championships was held at the Hiroshin Big Wave in Hiroshima City, where Sena Miyake (Kansai Skating), the first-placed skater in the Short Programme (SP), came second with a total of 213.61 points. Miyake's main comments after the competition are as follows.


“I’m glad I was able to finish the assignment with some work left.”
"I forgot about the SP and started over again with a new and strong feeling. I'm glad that I skated with such strong spirit from start to finish, but I'm really disappointed that I made some mistakes in jumps and spins. I finished this West Regional Championships with some tasks left as I prepare for the All Japan Championships.

(Coach Utako Nagamitsu and "temporary coach" Daisuke Takahashi were on hand at the rink.) This time, Dai-chan taught me how to make adjustments that I had never tried before. I wasn't able to skate as well as I wanted in the SP, so when I talked to him about it, he said, ``It's all your imagination if things go like that.'' That really stuck with me. Before I started (skating) today, I said to him, ``It's all just my imagination, right?'' and he said, ``Yeah.''

So I thought, ``It's just my imagination.'' Before I went to jump my first flip, I almost felt weak, but I thought, ``It's all just my imagination,'' and went ahead with the jump.

When I made a mistake in the block competition (Kinki Championship), Utako-sensei called out to me and said, ``You did a great job.'' However, even though my skating and steps improved a lot after she taught me, I couldn't do my best. I am very disappointed, and I definitely want to show it somewhere. I'm going to keep practising more and more, and I hope to gain confidence.

(Difficulty in showing one's ability in a real match) After the six-minute practice today, I wondered how I could keep my nerves up until the actual match. Even though I've competed in many competitions in the past, I didn't know how to do that at all. There was a part of me that wondered what I should do.

Dai-chan told me a lot about breathing, and he also taught me how to move after six minutes (of practice). He carefully taught me what I hadn't done before and what I hadn't paid attention to. I will be conscious of this in the competitions and practices leading up to All-Japan, and if I can match it at All-Japan, it will give me a lot of confidence, so I want to keep on trying.

(Mr Takahashi's teachings) were not all new, but rather things that I had not paid much attention to before. Things like the timing of meals and warm-up times.

I had made a schedule for the competitions in the past, but it was rough to some extent. This time, (Mr. Takahashi) made a schedule for me throughout the SP and FS. He carefully told me when to eat and when to sleep. I felt that I have to make a schedule including those aspects.

(Mr Takahashi offered words of encouragement during the kiss-and-cry.) I was injured this time, so I went into the competition in a very anxious state. I think the triple Salchow was the biggest one. In the official practice, I couldn't do the triple Salchow very well, so I asked Dai-chan if I should change the order, and he said, ``Jumping in the planned location will help you in the future,'' so I was able to take on the challenge.

Although I failed this time, he said, ``I'm glad you took on the challenge." He told me, "It was good that you were able to finish properly.

It was like a dream come true for me to be in an ice show with him, but I never expected I would be able to be taught by him. I couldn't believe it at all until I met him at the rink.

I was wondering if he would really come, but he was very enthusiastic about teaching me. I was able to absorb a lot of things. Each thing he taught me benefited me.

I didn't expect Dai-chan to teach me, so I think I would've been surprised if I found out when I handed him the bouquet of flowers (at Takahashi's first retirement press conference).
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

GoneWithTheWind
Hyungyeom Kim
Replies
5
Views
1K
gsk8
gsk8
triplelutzzzzz
June-Hyoung Lee
Replies
0
Views
718
triplelutzzzzz
triplelutzzzzz
GoneWithTheWind
Livia Kaiser
Replies
5
Views
166
gsk8
gsk8
el henry
Anthony Paradis
2
Replies
30
Views
3K
el henry
el henry
GoneWithTheWind
Daniel Martynov
Replies
6
Views
1K
elbkup
elbkup
Top