2012 JAPAN NATIONALS

The competition will start in a few days.

Sorry I have no information regarding the times of each discipline.

Daisuke Murahami has withdrawn from Nationals due to the shoulder injury he sustained at NHK.
He had to have surgery. Wishing him a speedy recovery.

Thank you Shyla for starting the thread!

For a starter we have the link, miyu has given us:

http://deep-edge.net/event_detail.php?No=590

It's sad for Daisuke Murakami, I still have in my eyes his suffering, and his bravery, at NHK Trophy.

I would like to add Dai's CM for JN here, but I hate when they keep showing him crashing on quads

Gambare Dai-chan!

Thanks ilica for reposting the schedule that miyu provided. I missed that.

Some videos re Japanese nationals.


https://youtu.be/cq50dBJ21O0
https://youtu.be/a0P1h7imHzU

Go Go Daisuke

My friend said that there will be a snow of 70 cm,
She feels that she is going to the ski resort rather than Nationals.

I also found this very interesting story re: Dai's triple axel.
It's new blades, everybody.

もう一つ、長光コーチの懸念に高橋の今季のトリプルアクセルのことがある。高橋は会見の場でその点を言及されても「アクセルは得意だったのに今シーズンは迷子です」とだけしか答えなかった。言い訳めいたことを口にしないのはいつものことだが、アクセルの不調には理由があった。それは今季にブレード（エッジ）を変えたという事実だ。「踏み切るタイミングが前のエッジと違ってしまうんです。練習ではうまく跳んでいても、いざ試合になると出てしまうのではないか」と長光コーチ。今はブレードに完全に慣れていく途中なのだという。

Basically, it says : The reason why his 3a is unstable this season is the fact that Dai changed the blades. Nagamitsu said "The timing of the take off is different from the one of the old blades. Although he can do 3a well in practice,the old habit may have shown up in the competition." Dai is in the process in getting used to the new blades.

It is so hard to be a skater. First it is boots and then the blades this time.
Nagamitsu added that these new blades fit better with Dai's overall skating. So it is a balance, whether you take 3a or overall skating, I believe.

Anyway, I am relieved that nothing is wrong with Dai himself.

Ganbare Daichan

Thank you Genki!
I am so relieved! It was such strange thing with his Axel.

Thank you for the link Genki!

It's such a relief to finally have the explanation behind his errors on the axel. His entry and rotations seemed as good as ever for the most part, so it was difficult to figure out why it seemed to go so wrong on the landing

I love how Daisuke referred to his Axel this season as 迷子 - which is literally a lost child

First practice reports are in:

http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2012122000797

and they say both Daisuke and Yuzuru are landing good quads. No word on the axel though.....



EDIT: Oh and some color for Dai-chan's training clothes

http://twitpic.com/bnlrc9

And some all black attire

http://rayhaneh28.tumblr.com/image/38375565992

Tomorrow is coming, and I wish good luck to Daisuke.
GO, Dai-chan!

Shyla, thanks for the thread: I hoped you'd open one, you have the lucky touch!

Gambare Dai-chan!

Thank you for the new thread Shyla!

Also thank you for the links and translation Genki!

Great to know that isn't it? About his 3A. Then it's the matter of time...

(Sorry I put up the other translation on News & Topics thread, not out of disrespect for your effort, I simply missed that we had this new thread started. ....A part of me is looking forward to his development in the programs but another part of me is IN DENIAL to face this toughest Nationals Dai has to go through, lingering on the sweet victory of GPF... Guilty!! 殴蹴踏)

And thank you rayhaneh, for the reports and photos!

Go Daisuke!!

I Hope that snow doesn't effect too much on the skaters and the fans there.

Live Results in English:
http://www.jsfresults.com/National/2012-2013/fs_e/national/index.htm

Men Starting Order:
http://www.jsfresults.com/National/2012-2013/fs_e/national/data0103.htm

20 Nobunari ODA KANSAI UNIV SKATING CLUB
21 Takahiko KOZUKA Toyota Motor
22 Ryuichi KIHARA
23 Yukihiro YOSHIDA
24 Yuki HORINOUCHI Nihon Univ
25 Tatsuki MACHIDA KANSAI UNIV SKATING CLUB
26 Daisuke TAKAHASHI KANSAI UNIV SKATING CLUB
27 Yoji TSUBOI
28 Yuzuru HANYU

Thank you very very much for all of the link, article etc!!!

Dai-chan in the offcial practice today.
https://youtu.be/GvpDqgH_msw

Dai-chan Ganbare!!

And his hair is ready to compete, too!!
http://ameblo.jp/marienbethkyoryuchi/entry-11430297641.html

Thank you for all the updates, guys

miyu wrote:

Dai-chan in the offcial practice today.
https://youtu.be/GvpDqgH_msw

Daisuke's 3A looks just fine -- well, at least in practice it does!

Thanks everyone for all the information and ostille thanks for the results page in English.
I have no idea what time the competition starts in US Eastern Standard Time, so if I miss being here with everyone during the SP CHEER for me!

Good Luck-Dai!!!!

Shyla wrote:

I have no idea what time the competition starts in US Eastern Standard Time

Daisuke skates in the last group, which starts at 6am your time, Shyla.

It's 12:00 CET for those of us in Europe.

Thank you hsuhs!!

Anytime, Shyla

Nationals draw video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POIYVnu-a0Y

Looks like Yuzuru is somewhat confused about skating last

Daisuke looks so nice & neat in that suit + glasses

^Yes Dai looks very handsome and Yuzuru's reaction is so adorable when he realizes
he is skating last.

Thank you everyone !

https://youtu.be/dY-0QTDvbLs

New video of Dai's interview taken in the bus from the Narita airport right after he came back from GPF.

He talks about upcoming Japanese nationals. but I do not have time to translate now.'
Sorry

anybody?

Thanks hsuhs and Genki!
With those guys even a draw is entertaining

Dai's quad in practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAkw7wyI0N4

ilica wrote:

Dai's quad in practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAkw7wyI0N4

Thanks ilica Dai looks good! So much talent on that practice ice it is insane. Anyone of these young men
could win the Title.

Hi there :-)

Thanks for the new thread and everything posted here :-)

Unfortunately, I have to work tomorrow but I will surely cross my fingers for Daichan :-)) I am sure he will be good!! No doubt about it :-))

Daichan, ganbatte ne! :-)))

Gudrun.

No live TV coverage of Men's Short on Fuji, right?

Also, can any Japanese speaking person check if the scheduled time for the ending of the LP has been delayed? I'm probablly wrong, but I think I read somewhere that the LP would end at 22:15 instead of the previoisly scheduled 21:45. Thank you