NHK Trophy 2013

The site of NHK Trophy 2013
http://www1.nhk.or.jp/sports2/figure/

You can send your message for Dai-chan for NHK Trophy.  

http://www1.nhk.or.jp/sports2/figure/message/messageform.html

種目 -> select "男子シングル"

応援する選手・ペア -> select, of course, "高橋 大輔" !!!!! 

応援メッセージ -> write your message

お住まいの都道府県 -> select the last one, "海外"

年代 -> select your age

性別 -> select your gender. male=男性(right) 女性=female(left)

Thank you miyu !  I have sent a message for 髙橋 大輔  

miyu, thank you so much

I have sent a message, too  


GANBARE DAI-CHAN   

I sent Dai a message of Cheer. Thanks miyu!

Thank you Miyu, I will try to send a message to Dai~

Thank you miyu, I sent one too!!  

This is the live schedule for NHK from Icenetwork


Scheduled (All Times Eastern)

11/8/2013 12:50am  Pairs short program
11/8/2013 2:25am   Men's short program
11/8/2013 5:15am   Ladies short program
11/8/2013 10:05pm  Short dance
11/8/2013 11:55pm  Pairs free skate
11/9/2013 2:05am   Men's free skate
11/9/2013 5:10am   Ladies free skate
11/9/2013 10:00pm  Free dance

Starting Order - By Current ISU World Standings Ranking

Men's SP: Start Order 
Rippon USA (26)
Menshov RUS (24)
Aaron USA (23)
Abbott USA (22)
---
Voronov RUS (21)
Oda JPN (20)
Mura JPN (11)
Fernandez ESP (4)
Takahashi JPN (3)

Ladies SP: Start Order
Miyahara JPN (25)
Nagasu USA (23)
Radionova RUS (21)
Gedevanishvili GEO (20)
---
Leonova RUS (13)
Marchei ITA (11)
Gold USA (
Asada JPN (3)
Suzuki JPN (2)

Pairs SP: Start order:
Takahashi/Kihara JPN (--)
Martiusheva/Rogonov RUS (25)
Peng/Zhang CHN (24)
Denney/Frazier USA (19)
---
Sui/Han CHN (15)
Castelli/Shnapir USA (13)
Lawrence/Swiegers CAN (10)
Volosozhar/Trankov RUS (1)

Short Dance: Start order:
Gilles/Poirier CAN (28)
Kolbe/Caruso GER (26)
Reed/Reed JPN (21)
Sinitsina/Zhiganshin RUS (18)
---
Shibutani/Shibutani USA (9)
Ilinykh/Katsalapov RUS (7)
Cappellini/Lanotte ITA (6)
Davis/White USA (2)

Thanks Shyla!
Some long nights before us.  

Go Dai!!!

Thank you, miyu, I also sent support message. 

GO, Dai-chan!!! 

ilica wrote:

Thanks Shyla!
Some long nights before us.  

Go Dai!!!

Your welcome!

Long nights for sure. I will try my best to stay awake for Dai!

GO DAI!!!!!

Shyla, thank you for info on starting order.

ilica wrote:

Some long nights before us.

Shyla wrote:

Long nights for sure. I will try my best to stay awake for Dai!

Ah ah ah, it's your turn to stay awake    I did it for Skate America.
This time when Daisuke is on ice, it's morning in Italy (8 hours later than Japan)  

GANBARE DAI-CHAN  
GO RASCALS   

my message is not displayed on NHK list.  

GO DAI-CHAN!!! 

Pattina you have it easy for NHK.  

panther, my message was displayed the following day. As you can see, there are so many messages (and so many for Dai-chan    ) that maybe it takes some time to update the message board.

PATTINA wrote:

panther, my message was displayed the following day. As you can see, there are so many messages (and so many for Dai-chan    ) that maybe it takes some time to update the message board.

Thank you, PATTINA, I'll wait for tomorrow. 

Hi guys!
I'm so anxious!
Please, Ostile 17, support Dai with all your heart, because you are our Ambassador! Italy loves Daisuke so, so much!
Go, go, go Dai-chan!

PATTINA wrote:

Ah ah ah, it's your turn to stay awake    I did it for Skate America.  

You did great staying with us (and then dropped off immediately the results were known   Sorry, you were wonderful, thank you for being with us  )


I feel kind of strange before this competition.
I'm trying to persuade myself that it may be for the better if Dai doesn't qualify for the GPF. He will be able to prepare himself in peace, away from the media attentions.
But of course I want Dai to "show them".
And show us his beautiful programs in their full potentials.
So

Let It Be

Some videos before NHK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp4qPMxWqug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iILIBNnVT3I

Ilica I hope for the same reasons that you do that Dai does not qualify for GPF.
I don't know the statistics of qualifying for GPF but he came in 4th at SA so
I think he would have to win NHK to be in the mix and I think that scenario
is not definite.

My biggest fear is that the podium at Sochi may consist of lesser skaters
than Dai who can jump. We may not see the Best Skaters on the podium.
Because if you can jump you can rack up the tech points.

Enough about my paranoia. Only positive thoughts for now.
GO Dai-chan!!!!!!

Thank you for the video links.

Those skaters will stand on the podium who cope with nerves, I think. Jumping welcome.  
P.S. Therefore, a nutritionist should be changed to a psychologist.

Hi friends! I am getting nervous and anxious. TBH, the interview of 01st Nov struck me more than I expected. I feel as all honwaka feelings Dai poured out in Summer vanished all of a sudden and now he is lost, somehow.

Stop with paranoia, as Shyla said so wisely.  

I need to look at Dai's honwaka gaze and smile - sorry if already posted (this is a screenshot by Ice Princess)



OK, just a couple of days (more or less) and we will meet again here to suffer, pray and enjoy the out-of-this world skating of our Dai-chan, while our Captain & Rascals will cheer and support and express all our love to him.   

ilica, thanks for links to video.

Orsan wrote:

Please, Ostile 17, support Dai with all your heart, because you are our Ambassador! Italy loves Daisuke so, so much!

Orsan, are you Italian?

A nice Dai-night/day to all   

GANBARE DAI-CHAN     
GO CAPTAIN & RASCALS  

PATTINA wrote:

OK, just a couple of days (more or less) and we will meet again here to suffer, pray and enjoy the out-of-this world skating of our Dai-chan, while our Captain & Rascals will cheer and support and express all our love to him.

Yes, soon we all will be like this - http://ireni.tumblr.com/post/66188624688

Thanks for the beautiful photo Pattina!   

Oh Ilica you are to funny! LOL I have tears from laughing. Thank you for cheering me up
an also Pattina many thanks for posting Beautiful Dai!

ilica, thank you for link to Dai's pic. It's a screenshot from second video you posted.
We need all his beauty to survive this week-end   

Hello guys~

Lori told about Japanese skaters with her program at NHK Trophy.
It's free but required log-in.
So I brought only Daisuke's part here.

ビートルズの曲で構成される高橋のフリーのテーマは「愛」。
２曲目「カム・トゥギャザー」に合わせたステップとスピンで「愛、スポーツによって私たちは地球を一つにできる」との願いを表す。
それを表現できる選手を長年探し続け、今季初めて振り付けた高橋に託した。
「フレンズ・アンド・ラバーズ」には「今までの人生で出会った全ての人に、
愛している、出会えて本当に感謝している」という気持ちを込めた。
スケートの頭文字の「Ｓ」を氷上に描き、腕の動きでハートを作る「イン・マイ・ライフ」では、
スケートと、スケート人生で関わった人へ「愛している」という思いを届ける。
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PATTINA,
I think nobody know what Olympic judges will require to skaters in Sochi.
Usually (young)skaters who need promote his/her name do their best and focuse on gps especially in Olympic season but big names don't want to.
Top skaters just want to know how judges receive their program. With that opinion, they will change here and there then later pack jumps and spins etc in program.
Program is very important in Olympics and Olympics are totally differenet with other competitions.


Go Daisuke~You are the best.