Stars on Ice Japan Tour 2010

[ STARS ON ICE JAPAN TOUR 2010 ]

http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/soi2010/index.html

1 ) TOKYO
9/4/2010 (Fri) ~ 11/4/2010 (Sun)
Place: Yoyogi National Gymnasium

2 ) OSAKA
17/4/2010 (Sat) ~ 18/4/2010 (Sun)
Place: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium

PARTICIPANTS
Mao Asada, Daisuke Takahashi, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda, Takahiko Kozuka, Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Kurt Browning, Jeffrey Buttle, Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Joannie Rochette, Cynthia Phaneuf, Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao

So, what do you guys think about Daisuke's SOI performance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvZU08sDXSg

Loved it!

Daisuke connects to the audience so well

Thanks for the link, hsuhs! It was really great! Even though he says he's 3 kg over his ideal weight, his jumps look perfect! And it was hilarious how everyone screamed at the part where he gave the flower.

Thanks a million for the link,Hushs!
I have been looking for it, but could not find it.

Daisuke is the most artistic skater that I have ever known. Great

I heard somewhere that he landed 4F clean at the beginning on SOI. Does anybody know if it is true or not?

I heard he tried it at one of the shows, but it was two-footed and underrorated. People said it looked better than at Worlds, though!

Calliope wrote:

I heard he tried it at one of the shows, but it was two-footed and underrorated. People said it looked better than at Worlds, though!

Better than world's? Then it must be so so close.
He should be in Gyness book too like Mao, when he lands it clean!!!

Daisuke's performance was beautiful!!! The whole show, in fact, was wonderful, but Dai-chan's performance was, of course, the standout. Very rarely do I prefer a FP to an SP, but Dai's FP this season is just so beautiful...outstanding, his expression, emotion and connection with the audience is unparalleled. Can't wait to see him at Prince Ice world!!!

Thank you for the report, nipponophile!

nipponophile wrote:

but Dai's FP this season is just so beautiful...outstanding, his expression, emotion and connection with the audience is unparalleled.

ITA!!

It seemed Dai-chan performed La Strada yesterday in Osaka (SOI) and he did 4F, 3A, 3F and 3A!!!
(All Japanese current men skaters (I mean, except Takeshi. ) attempted quads including Yuzuru!! )

miyu wrote:

It seemed Dai-chan performed La Strada yesterday in Osaka (SOI) and he did 4F, 3A, 3F and 3A!!!

He did?! Wow.

miyu wrote:

(All Japanese current men skaters (I mean, except Takeshi. ) attempted quads including Yuzuru!! )

Way to go, Yuzuru! I bet he dreams of making the team for the next year Worlds.

Wow! Dai never stops pushing himself, does he?!

hsuhs wrote:

Way to go, Yuzuru! I bet he dreams of making the team for the next year Worlds.

Honestly, I hope he doesn't make it. First of all, I like the Dai-Nobu-Taka team as it is, and doing your first Worlds in Tokyo might be a tad too much pressure to handle - Nice 2012 would probably be... well, yes... nicer. Same for Kanako Murakami, no matter how much I love her!

I'm so happy to hear about Dai and his quad flip. I'm not even quad-crazy ( I mean I'm perfectly happy if a skater decides not to do one, I don't think it's a big deal) but I'm really happy for Daisuke because I feel like he could really have his quad flip by next season!

Woah Yuzuru tried one too? I wonder how it was! I'm sure he'll have one some day but right now I think he has more important things to work on

miyu wrote:

Thank you for the report, nipponophile!

nipponophile wrote:

but Dai's FP this season is just so beautiful...outstanding, his expression, emotion and connection with the audience is unparalleled.

ITA!!

It seemed Dai-chan performed La Strada yesterday in Osaka (SOI) and he did 4F, 3A, 3F and 3A!!!
(All Japanese current men skaters (I mean, except Takeshi. ) attempted quads including Yuzuru!! )

Wow, did any of them land their quads? I wish I could have seen Dai's quad flip.