News and Topics 2017

Thank you so much for your warm welcome, Pattina.

I've been following this forum for a while and I always appreciate all your comments and kind words for the translations I have done. They gave me so much power and energy to try another article.  

I'd love to share the love and respect for Daisuke with you all here and post more in the future as well.

nobu, your avatar is amazing!!! Wonderful Cool Dai!!

nobu wrote:

I'd love to share the love and respect for Daisuke with you all here and post more in the future as well.

Yesss!!!

Also Flapper-Dai san has often delighted us with translations. This is from last SPOTLIGHT. Arigato!!!

On-line translator betrayed me Yabai not as "scary" but "dangerous".

https://flapper-dai.tumblr.com/post/164366175096/daisuke-takahashi-experienced-the-aerobatic-flight

First thing Dai does as soon as the flight ends: combing his hair Always trendy and super-cool!!

One more pic of Dai-chan and Nomura san during their chat - to be aired on September 03rd.

https://twitter.com/gladiolus_1/status/898490712903122945

Thank you, Pattina, I love Banana-suke.


It is true that "yabai" means dangerous, risky and scary but more people use it as cool, amazing and terrific these days just like you use ridiculous for positive meaning.

Flapper-Dai and I have been working together for the last few months and as you know she is a superb gif maker! I just help a bit for translations.

FYI, Japan Self-Defense Force has a very delicate position in Japan in general since some people are strongly against the existence of military forces in Japan because of the renunciation of war article in the Constitution,  therefore they choose very very carefully who to be on the Blue Impulse. Unless they regard the person is worthy to give some positive and good image of the Force to the public, they won't accept and it tells us that how well Dai was regarded.

In fact, after the News ZERO aired Dai's Spot Light on TV, many people reacted positively towards the Blue Impulse as well as Dai. Some tweeted that they would apologize to all figure skaters and their fans that they thought figure skating was not a sport due to fake smiles and sissy costumes but by watching how nonchalantly and easily Dai dealt with the flight, they changed their minds saying Dai was truly a world class top athlete.

I just love to see how people react to Dai these days. More he reveals himself to the public, more people   become his fans.

Nobu, thank you so much for all the information about Blue Impulse and the feeling of Japanese people. It's very, very interesting.

To know that Dai has been accepted for a ride with Blue Impulse as "positive and good image of the Force to the public" fills me with proud for our wonderful man.

It comes out clearly from video that Sonoda san has a respectful attitude towards Daisuke, but also a very positive approach. They interacts easily and have good feelings. As usual, Dai is able to find positive and good connection with any people he interviews for his SPOTLIGHT.

nobu wrote:

In fact, after the News ZERO aired Dai's Spot Light on TV, many people reacted positively towards the Blue Impulse as well as Dai. Some tweeted that they would apologize to all figure skaters and their fans that they thought figure skating was not a sport due to fake smiles and sissy costumes but by watching how nonchalantly and easily Dai dealt with the flight, they changed their minds saying Dai was truly a world class top athlete.

One more evidence that Dai-Power exists and it's amazing!!! He has been able to connect two worlds so different from one another just like he has always connected audience to music and beautiful magic of figure skating. And again he draws people towards skating!!

nobu wrote:

Flapper-Dai and I have been working together for the last few months and as you know she is a superb gif maker! I just help a bit for translations.

Thanks for this wonderful collaboration!! Please, go on and on!!! We overseas fans are eager of any little morsel we can receive about Dai's words!!

THE ICE 2017 - last show in Nagoya (2 parts). Thanks a lot to kind uploader!!

I really don't understand why but they did not show the whole surprise tribute to Mao by Team Japan. They show just glimpses of it, mixing the step sequence of Vancouver with the music and final pose of Sochi "Rach".

http://dai.ly/x5xefrq

http://dai.ly/x5xf9qu

Julian Yee Zhi-Jie is a young skater from Malasya. In this interview (recorded just after Worlds but on-line in these days) he talks about difficulties to be a skater in his Country, about his strong will to qualify for Olys 2018 and......

"There are skaters which I really admire a lot, especially this Japanese skater. His name is Daisuke Takahashi. He is a very very well known skater for his artistry. He performs really really well and that's why I really love his skating so much"

http://www.thestartv.com/?post_type=episodios&p=62543?program=kl-games-2017&season=quest-for-gold

Go Julian!!! Looking at your idol you can only receive positive inspiration!! (and indeed, I like Julian's skating, I feel he wants to achieve high level tecnique not leaving art aside and he is able to connect with audience).

Dai-gorgeous SunDai everyone!!

Hello everyone and welcome nobu! Back from my holiday and to the real world! It will take me a couple of days to catch up with all of Dai-news that I have missed the past two weeks! Missed the forum and especially the Dai gang. Time to unpack and then I will catch up. ❤️

Hello everyone and Shyla! Thank you for your welcome.

I just dug out these scenes from my old DVDs because during the latest News ZERO appearance, Dai was asked when the most memorable moment he had goose bumps in life was and promptly answered it was when his bronze medal was decided, not the moment on the podium but the moment it became certain, so here are the moments. Enjoy!

When it became certain that he ended up on the podium, but not sure yet which color the medal would be ...

https://twitter.com/nobumamiya/status/899309724251770880


And when it was decided that he got the bronze medal...and a bit of the medal ceremony and an interview with NHK's Kariya san.

https://twitter.com/nobumamiya/status/899311102328053760

nobu san, thank you so much for explanation about Dai's "goose bumps" moment at Vancouver!!! And thanks for your beautiful clips - this moment is priceless to me: at 00:19 in the second clip, when he looks back smiling (maybe at Nagamitsu sensei?) just one second before the speaker calls his name His sparkling eyes, the proud smile and at the same time always his kind and humble attitude.

Thanks to Daisuke Takahashi Road to Sochi, we have more info about Dai being host of Nomura san (broadcast on BS Fuji Sunday September 03rd at 19:00 JT)

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1091680080969556


Achillea's official website with pics -

http://www.bsfuji.tv/achillea/next.html

Friends On Ice 2017 is just around the corner!!! Hope we'll have info and some pics from backstage soon!!!

New scheduled commitment for Daisuke: on October 14th he will take part to TOL FORUM 2017, a talk show related to Olympics. Thanks to Daisuke Takahashi Road to Sochi for info in English!! And as TOL (Total Olympic Ladies) has a YT channel, we'll possibly have a video!!


https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1092318997572331

Original source TOL official website http://olympicladies.jp/?p=1261

Of course I Seitaro Tanaka's picture anyway it dates back to 2015... Dai, it's time to change your official picture!!

FOI - FOI - FOI

Today dress reharsal - thanks to all dear fans who shared info on twitter and thanks to Daisuke Takahashi Road to Sochi for great job in collecting them all.

In the first part of the show Dai skated a short version of "Kissing You"       as part of a "Romeo and Juliet" group number. In the second half, he skated "Marnie"       (which he skated only once in public, during Kobe 2015)

Posts with pics    

Kissing You

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/photos/a.667106950093540.1073741858.317966388340933/1093140154156882/?type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1093147450822819

Lottery Time  

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1093158364155061

There are no pics of Dai in "Marnie"  but here we can find a wonderful moment of Kobe 2015      

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/photos/a.328169550653950.1073741828.317966388340933/1093194717484759/?type=3&theater

Tv news during practice -  focused on Shoma with a glimpse of Dai warming up

https://twitter.com/purplearashi/status/900622090335801344/video/1

Tv news during dress reharsal - Dai and Shoma in a sort of sword fight

http://dai.ly/x5y1ee3

A special on FOI will be aired on Tokyo TV on 02nd September

https://www.facebook.com/events/1937683669842821/?action_history=null


- I have to leave now - Stay tuned because there are more info on Dai. I'll do one more post later!!

Here we go for the second round of Dai's stuff!!!

I forgot this one related to FOI

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1093128207491410

Dai and Nomura san for "Achillea"

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1093114144159483

https://twitter.com/bsfuji_sports/status/900644031398653952

The man who is editing "Achillea" on Dai and the interview. Thanks to Daisuke Takahashi Road to Sochi for translation. He suggests us to keep handkerchiefs ready!!

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1093155194155378

WOW Dai skated to Marnie, I have to see that video! I wonder what made him choose Marnie no matter
the reason, it is a beautiful program that I love!

Love the sword play between Shoma and Dai. Shoma will have to practice to keep up with Dai otherwise he
will get slayed by Uncle Dai.

Thanks Pattina as always for keeping us updated and also to DTRS for all of the goodies!

It's official: Dai at Carnival On Ice (the ice show after Japan Open) on October 07th

Source   http://d1sk.com/    and  

https://twitter.com/tvtokyo_figure/status/900915882041393153

Official COI website - Dai has been added into pic

http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/coi2017/index.html

Pics from TvTokyo on twitter with the news



Pics from FOI dress reharsal at following link - just one with Dai

http://www.asahi.com/articles/photo/AS20170824004474.html

Shyla wrote:

WOW Dai skated to Marnie, I have to see that video! I wonder what made him choose Marnie no matter the reason, it is a beautiful program that I love!

I second your words. Pure poetry  

Pics from FOI 2017 - thanks to dear mama-D who tweeted them from newscom.

For Marnie, Dai used the same black, flat, simple anyway elegant suit of 2015 that fits him so well

https://twitter.com/0312azu/status/901075508443488256

https://twitter.com/0312azu/status/901075653012865025

Let's hope for more pics and info as soon as possible!!!

Dai-Quiz:  

Daisuke skated in group number "Turandot" using this old costume.... guess which program!!  



Source  Shizuka's IG

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYOLkxhBpTA/?taken-by=shizukaarakawa

Wonderful flower sets for Dai-chan

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIEIjSCUwAAPNuF.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIEIzJfUwAAiJ7F.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIEEGiuV0AAywg6.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIEEGiyUQAAnnBH.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIEIvoTV0AE-Nbi.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIEGjDdVoAAS6Wp.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DID8moRU0AAvk5x.jpg


Banana-suke    

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIEImyTVoAAl37l.jpg


Merchandize  

https://twitter.com/0312azu/status/901098584006729729

https://twitter.com/oritatubeshi/status/901038605279215616

https://twitter.com/ten_teco_mainz/status/901007017401122820

Oh what gorgeous flowers! OK Pattina I give up what program is the old costume from???????

Shyla wrote:

Oh what gorgeous flowers! OK Pattina I give up what program is the old costume from???????

It's the "EYE" costume Dai used only once, at NHK 2009. As usual of many Dai's costumes, it's rich in precious details and at the same time very simple and quite elegant and classy.

https://youtu.be/vIpDzXELy-U


Dai has updated his IG few hours ago, before today's first show !!!!           One post, two pics: one for collaboration "Romeo and Juliet" and the second for Turandot (same pic already posted by Shi). They all are so lovely          



Source  

https://www.instagram.com/d1sk_t/?hl=it

From today Meryl's IG stories  


Have a Dai-gorgeous week-end!!!    

FOI's last day!!

According to various tweets, in these days Dai performed very good triple jumps and even tried combos at the Opening  (3F3Lo)  Seems he tried Axel also, today, but not sure if he landed it or fell.

Finale is on The Lion King's music. Skaters had face painted and every day Dai changed pattern. Some examples  

https://twitter.com/satochan_mova/status/901404193981726720

https://twitter.com/satochan_mova/status/901697229882253313

Meryl's IG story        

Dai was out with his friends.

Hope you can watch it before it disappears - from his friend Hiro's IG story

Dai singing      (well...... not precisely a remarkable and tuned interpretation        )  

https://scontent-mxp1-1.cdninstagram.com/t50.9793-16/14723413_182844875591644_8139834092532269056_n.mp4

https://scontent-nrt1-1.cdninstagram.com/t50.9793-16/14763092_461419637560686_7465680173027819520_n.mp4

Dai, in turn, posted an IG story of Hiro singing

https://scontent-mxp1-1.cdninstagram.com/t50.9793-16/17197362_279819445829408_2889536413429137408_n.mp4

Pics  

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYT17WyHrds/?hl=it&taken-by=piw.hiro1


https://www.instagram.com/p/BYUmleoHBht/?taken-by=jo_matsumura

Dai must have had to many beers. Singing is not one of his talents!

Nice photos, thanks Pattina!

Backstage at FOI - the man is Aska Cambrige, sprinter of  Team Japan. In Rio he competed in 4X100 relay and TJ won silver medal.


Source  

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYX5YXJBWtW/?hl=it&taken-by=c_aska9


Dai-chan spotted in a ramen restaurant of Nagoya (in second pic  there is his NY friend Kobayashi Takeru) - probably yesterday evening

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYX4tSggohK/?hl=it&taken-by=kawataka1208

Today Marin Honda did an open practice at Kansai Ice Rink, where she also informed media she decided to change her SP.  

A very classy and elegant Daisuke was there (work dress code?) and they had this nice and cool shot together.  Marin posted it also on her IG stories.  

Is Marin trying to kill all Dai's fans????      


Source Marin IG    https://www.instagram.com/p/BYaUSLjgOW6/?hl=it&taken-by=marin_honda

Awww adorable photo of Uncle Dai and Marin! Our guy is looking fabulous in his pose!

I read about Marin's change of her Tango SP. Not sure why she changed it but she will skate to her
SP from last year in an upcoming competition and will have a new SP in time for GP.

Short tv program about FOI - mostly on Shizuka and Shoma, but with moments of Dai also.

Look at the fabulous pattern of sequins on his blouse during "Marnie"    

And the old "Eye" costume fits him so well    what a wonderful body.
Again, sparkling but not overdone, and always so elegant.

http://dai.ly/x5yyenx



Screenshots - thanks to kind uploaders!!

https://twitter.com/AkiAqui/status/903178240990126081

https://twitter.com/ikko531/status/903181073638498304



Short preview of "Achillea" with Nomura san - thanks to kind fan!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYdPSI7gdAp/?hl=it&taken-by=riko_momo


EDIT - Sena Miyake is competiting at JGP in Austria. Competition (Short Program) is ongoing now. Not one of his best performances, he fell on 3A and slipped a couple of times. Have a look: Utako Nagamitsu sensei is with him. It's so nice to see her sweet smile again at K&C. Oh.... Sena skated to Caravan!! A very modern version, anyway... a tribute

https://youtu.be/c5jCb49DAHo

Official preview of "Achillea" on BS Fuji Official Channel  (same preview as above, but in better quality)

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

Pre-order Dai's 2018 calendar!!! Shipping all over the world.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/2018CL-488

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