News & Topics 2012/13

miyu wrote:

Shyla wrote:

In the TV interview that twind translated Hanyu said that "he admires Dai in all respects"
he did not say Dai was his favorite skater.

Unfortunately due to my poor knowledge of English , I don't know the difference in nuance between 'respect', 'admire', 'esteem' and so on, but I understand all of those words basically mean '尊敬する(そんけいする)' in Japanese.

What Yuzu said is '憧れる(あこがれる)', not '尊敬する(そんけいする)'. They are similar but a bit different. The object of the verb '憧れる(あこがれる)' is often what you want to be. But the object of '尊敬する(そんけいする)' isn't necessarily so. For example, people '尊敬する(そんけいする)' Helen Keller but never '憧れる(あこがれる)' her. (Do you know Helen Keller? If not, how about Hillary Clinton ( )? Maybe Aung San Suu Kyi or Dr. Hawking?) Contrarily some of young girls '憧れる(あこがれる)' Amy Winehouse or Paris Hilton but they are rarely '尊敬される(そんけいされる)'(=respected). But usually the heroes and heroines could be the object of both '尊敬する(そんけいする)' and '憧れる(あこがれる)'.

So what I want to say is here, the object of '憧れる(あこがれる)' is often your icon and Yuzu said he '憧れる(あこがれる)' Dai-chan even in every aspect of him. So I think Dai-chan is kinda Yuzu's icon. Yes, perhaps Yuzu respects and loves Plushenko and Johnny much more.

Oh my God ! Helen Keller !

I'm surprised because I am reading her book !! I really admire her !

How do you know her Miyu ? Do you live in Japan ? She is known in Japan ?

Thank you for your answer

Dai's FS is leading now among J-TV audience as the program that they do want to watch (me too! ):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QovPIe-n5NM

Cool! Dai is so loved by not only the Japanese people but around the World.
He certainly has my heart!

This user downloaded both SP from FOI and NHK and FS from JO and NHK, just for the comparison:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW3p6TvOgHA

Thank you let's talk for those 2 video links!

I was really hoping some smart fan could upload the comparison soon,
especially the FS.

GPF so soon!

I hope his condition, as well as his boots', is rising.

Hello!

I would like to start a new topic, but I do not know how.
I'm stupid for that.

Instead, here I am writing first.

Approaching the end of the year.
I'd like a surprise to everyone.
This, however, would like to ask for help.
I would like to ask for your favorite figure skating pictures.
Enough with the image title link.

I would ask that this be the shape of the image.
http://www.amatematika.hu/files/image/teglalap.jpg

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Chris,

that's very sweet of you

This is how you can start a new thread:

http://i.pixs.ru/storage/4/1/5/Pic1jpg_3389880_6529415.jpg

http://i.pixs.ru/storage/4/1/6/Pic2jpg_7335237_6529416.jpg

http://i.pixs.ru/storage/4/1/8/Pic3jpg_3943646_6529418.jpg

Thanks in advance

Hsuhs Thank you very much!

I will try.

Hi! I have a question about KeyHoleTV, they ask me to update, and I did, but now there are very few channels on it. Is it of any worth now? Will we be able to see anything from Japan Nationals on it?

ilica wrote:

Hi! I have a question about KeyHoleTV, they ask me to update, and I did, but now there are very few channels on it. Is it of any worth now? Will we be able to see anything from Japan Nationals on it?

ilica, looks like Fuji TV will show Japan Nationals.

Here's their TV schedule:

http://www.plus-blog.sportsnavi.com/ux3blust/article/274

or here:

http://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/figure/japan2012/onair.html#th

So, if you have a channel with a name that looks like フジテレビ , I guess you're alright.

ilica wrote:

Hi! I have a question about KeyHoleTV, they ask me to update, and I did, but now there are very few channels on it. Is it of any worth now? Will we be able to see anything from Japan Nationals on it?

I'm sorry but I don't know becaue I've already given up Keyhole TV.

hsuhs wrote:

http://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/figure/japan2012/onair.html#th

So, if you have a channel with a name that looks like フジテレビ , I guess you're alright.

You're right, hsuhs. Fuji TV will broadcast it. And this year perhaps the last two groups of Men SP will be live. (Though I won't be able to watch it live.............)

This site is very useful to check the schedule etc. More detailed information will be added when the competition starts.
http://deep-edge.net/event_detail.php?No=590

The Russian fan club had a meeting with Dai in Sochi and in Moscow at Sheremetyevo. Well, people in that club are not from Russia only but also from Ukraine and other ex-USSR places. In their open page in vkontakte they posted the reports of those meetings and pics. None of fans speak Japanese, they speak some English, and Dai is not that fluent in English too, so the moments that were not clear were translated by his agent Ihara. So, I think the info is mostly correct since the fan club is quite old and very devoted . I translated some moments of these charming fan rants :

They almost lost their hope to meet him. When they finally saw him going out of the hotel, then he headed to the bus for the airport, waved him and got on the bus with his suitcases. They were ready to cry thinking that the fan meeting was over. But at that moment he left he bus and came up to them with "Sorry" for making them wait. They grabbed him but his calm look was saying "Don't worry, I am not going anywhere." That was the most kawai moment for idioticly super happy fans . They started with talking how many fans he has in Russia. Many already left (the meeting took place after the event, just when Dai was going to take a bus to the Sochi airport), many couldn't come to GPF. They gave him some gifts, he signed them books, banners and they took pics.

His impression about Sochi- it's just one big construction site. (Holy true!)

He said that idea of his new costume is his, he feels vey comfortable in black. But he doesn't design the costumes, only gave the ideas. He is not planning to change his FP and SP costumes till the end of this season. Maybe one day in the future he will skate EX topless ( oh, Was he serious? Can anyone imagine Dai skating topless? ).

He likes Russian cuisine, his favourite restaurant in Moscow is "Pushkin" www.cafe-pushkin.ru/en/ . But he seldom goes to restaurants and mostly he likes cooking for himself at home. He is learning some Russian using self-study books (oh... ). He also enjoys walking around Moscow when he trains in Novogorsk.

His next start is Japanese Nationals. If the federation assigns him, then he will go to 4CC with pleasure because he wants to compete there.

They begged him to come to Cup of Russia next season. On the question which GP he doesn't want to attend, he answered that CoC probably (how understandable).

He is not planning to make competitive progs with Kenji, but might make EXs with him in the future.

Text in Russian:
http://vk.com/daisuke_takahashi#/topic-2152302_27952438
Photos:
http://vk.com/daisuke_takahashi#/album-2152302_166571746

Thank you hsuhs and miyu, you guys are the best!
It looks like I have Fuji TV on my Keyhole! (I did everything to have free Fridays and Saturdays in December, if you heard the lies I told )

Thank you let`s talk for translating the report! Lucky girls!

let`s talk wrote:

He is not planning to make competitive progs with Kenji

Apparently there is some kind of voting on the J-Sports page: https://www.facebook.com/jsports1234?sk=app_116887638403957

Love the caricatures! Of course Dai is leading.

Thanks let's talk for the translation and the photos. Lucky fans. This is the first time I have
seen photos with Dai and his fans.

Shyla wrote:

This is the first time I have
seen photos with Dai and his fans.

It was not first time when we had a fan-meeting with Dai-chan
For the first time we have organized a meeting at the WC 2011 in Moscow
http://vk.com/album-2152302_133520120

He is absolutely AMAZING!!!

Thank you so much ireni for the link to the photos! They are beautiful! Love the group photos of the fans with Dai!

I think I would faint away if Iwas that close to Dai. lol

Thank you very much let`s talk, miyu, shyla, ilica, Twind

Thank you very much ireni I'm grateful for your sharing (photos, videos...) !

What could I do without each member of this forum ?

I love you all !

miyu wrote:

This site is very useful to check the schedule etc. More detailed information will be added when the competition starts.
http://deep-edge.net/event_detail.php?No=590

Thank you for the link, miyu. Looks informative!

ilica wrote:

It looks like I have Fuji TV on my Keyhole!

You do? I don't (I, too, had to update the program first). Unless Fuji TV appears on my channel list the next few days, it's going to be YT only for me, I'm afraid.

let`s talk, thank you for the heart-warming story

ireni, what a great fan meeting, and those photos are wonderful

let`s talk wrote:

He is not planning to make competitive progs with Kenji, but might make EXs with him in the future.

In COC，he also said that。Who knows that why he only make EX with kenji？

hsuhs wrote:

miyu wrote:

This site is very useful to check the schedule etc. More detailed information will be added when the competition starts.
http://deep-edge.net/event_detail.php?No=590

Thank you for the link, miyu. Looks informative!

ilica wrote:

It looks like I have Fuji TV on my Keyhole!

You do? I don't (I, too, had to update the program first). Unless Fuji TV appears on my channel list the next few days, it's going to be YT only for me, I'm afraid.

No Fuji for me either after the update!

Any suggestion?

ostile17 wrote:

Any suggestion?

Kind of (given there's no other way to watch Japanese live TV other than KH).
I think that Fuji TV may be hiding behind one of those weird channel names on the list.
So I compare the picture on KH with what is supposed to be aired right now.

Here's Fuji TV guide (CET+8 hrs):
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/timetable/weekly/index.html?pagelink=fujimenu

So far no result.

If you detect Fuji, please let the rest of us know.

I checked, and no Fuji today.
But I swear it was there yesterday. I searched the name hsuhs has given and the channel that came was named Fuji and was working.
Maybe it will reappear. Oh please!

I think I've got it. It's this channel:
http://i.pixs.ru/storage/8/6/1/FujiTVjpg_3817377_6565861.jpg

Thanks hsuhs! You're great!
At least there is some hope for us.