News and Topics 2018

yeahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

I was in pain and stressed!!! This place means so much to me!!!

Blessed the person who made the miracle happen!!!

Happy to see you again, Ostile17!!  and happy to meet again all dear members!!

Next issue of K&C magazine featuring Dai-chan on the cover and an interview. The title is Brand New Daisuke Takahashi   Open links carefully, very carefully or you could be shoked by too much Dai-beauty!!!

https://twitter.com/TeamKISSandCry/status/1106022204846866432

https://twitter.com/TeamKISSandCry/status/1106352618262028289



Prtime Jp promoting the issue and the interview


https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000684.000006568.html

English translation

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1505907956213431


Video of photo-shooting. Again, be sure you can watch without fainting!!! Too much lovely beauty!! And don't miss usual adorkable Dai at the very end.

https://youtu.be/iaimi5gfbiE

In Japan it's already 16 March  (since 3 minutes!!)  


Be your life full of love and joyful happiness, health and satisfactions.  Be for ever happy and shining like the moonlight!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DAI! ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL DAY!!!!!

Dai has given his fandom a great birthday present: a new pic on his IG

A joyful and happy Dai-chan celebrating his birthday with his NY friend Kobayashi Takeru san


https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDc-c5gTL9/

Seems that Kobi's birthday is 15 March, so they celebrated together

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDjZQPFlYE/


Also Dai's friend Maggie has posted in her IGstories some bday wishes for Dai with pics of the time he was in NY. Apologize, but I'm not able to post here the links.

Bday wishes to Dai from IFS Magazine

https://twitter.com/ifsmagazine/status/1106759959088431104

And from Locari

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvCI_ICFMvq/

Also Dai's friend Hiro has posted his best wishes (slide to second pic)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDxmL5At_6/

Spice-eplus interview with Dai - open carefully!!!!  Hazardous pics!!!

https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/229849

A sport photographer posted a birthday wish for Dai in his instastories. Yes, Dai is a wonderful kind man


Source    https://www.instagram.com/p.rh/

Have a great SunDai!!!

An interview will be issued today by Nihon Keizai Shimbun "My Story"  

Could you think of something more breathtaking to start your SunDai??????


Sources        

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFxxvqFrTj/

https://twitter.com/NIKKEITheSTYLE/status/1107038835769262080

According to text in IG post, the interview is also about cooking

He is so darn Handsome and that happy smile is so Dai!

Looking forward to the interview.

Boomsport - the Kansai University sportmagazine - posted on its FB official page a statement by Kansai University president Keiji Shibai about Daisuke and his importance for Kansai University and the sport

Post with link both to Boomsport's post

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1508044122666481

English translation of Shibai san words. He moved me: you can feel his great admiration, support and gratitude for Dai-chan


https://twitter.com/noroton3/status/1107557405645115392

Ice Dancer Misato Komatsubara has posted this memory of 2006.

https://twitter.com/miichan728/status/1107767666863804416

One more Dai-gorgeous pic by Nikkei The Style        

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvLcy7_lOnu/

The two pics of Dai have more than 1.100 likes - the average of all the other posts barely reaches 50     Dai-power!!!

English translation

https://www.facebook.com/DaisukeTakahashiRoadtoSochi/posts/1508753495928877

New post by D-color featuring the page in K&C dedicated to Dai's press conference for presentation of Sky-Court project

https://www.d-color.tokyo/posts/5914841

New post by D-color featuring the page in K&C dedicated to Dai's press conference for presentation of Sky-Court project

https://www.d-color.tokyo/posts/5914841

New post by D-color featuring the page in K&C dedicated to Dai's press conference for presentation of Sky-Court project

https://www.d-color.tokyo/posts/5914841

New post by D-color featuring the page in K&C dedicated to Dai's press conference for presentation of Sky-Court project

https://www.d-color.tokyo/posts/5914841

New post by D-color featuring the page in K&C dedicated to Dai's press conference for presentation of Sky-Court project

https://www.d-color.tokyo/posts/5914841

New post by D-color featuring the page in K&C dedicated to Dai's press conference for presentation of Sky-Court project

https://www.d-color.tokyo/posts/5914841

New post by D-color featuring the page in K&C dedicated to Dai's press conference for presentation of Sky-Court project

https://www.d-color.tokyo/posts/5914841

New post by D-color featuring the page in K&C dedicated to Dai's press conference for presentation of Sky-Court project

https://www.d-color.tokyo/posts/5914841

Sorry, I don't know what happened and why it has been posted 8 times!!!

More issue: I cannot delete them!!!

PATTINA wrote:

Sorry, I don't know what happened and why it has been posted 8 times!!!

More issue: I cannot delete them!!!

LOL Pattina are you drinking to much Italian wine?

I get notified by email when someone posts here and I saw all the notifications and I almost had a heart attack
I thought something must of happened to Dai but it was only a computer glitch. Strange that you cannot delete.
We had that option before.

I see that Hyoen 2019 performed at Worlds Opening Ceremony but no Dai.

Shyla wrote:

LOL Pattina are you drinking to much Italian wine?

If I put the pointer on Edit (top), it seems I can edit/cancel post, but indeed no.

It's the 6-minutes warm-up for last group of Ice Dancers and I'm gonna be quick here, as I want to watch my lovely Italian couple

English translation of Locari's interview - Part 1 - thanks a lot to dear translator

https://minotsu.tumblr.com/post/183610728708/locari-interview

OK - Charlene and Marco did a wonderful Rhythm Dance So proud of them.

Shyla wrote:

I see that Hyoen 2019 performed at Worlds Opening Ceremony but no Dai.

Here is the video. Lovely skaters, amazing costumes

https://youtu.be/eaHhrNNDi-c

Olympic Channel asked Mao to describe skaters with a word: Dai-chan, Hanyu, Medvedeva and Zagitova

https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1108873530186305538

Dai will appear in a tv entertainment show with Kanako (probably they'll talk about Hyoen 2019 Like the Moonlight) on March 25th


https://twitter.com/tsubayuki77/status/1108983110870265857

NHK's announcement

https://www.ntv.co.jp/007/articles/47aft39z2i7qk1ikv.html

There is also a short presentation video, unfortunately non available outside Japan

The NHK video preview is not available outside Japan, but thanks to dear Japanese fans we have some screenshots at least!!!! Domo arigato!!

https://twitter.com/purplearashi/status/1108990938284621826

Eager to know why Dai jumped in the arms of the tv man (did he fall on the ground??) Look at Kana-chan laughing wildly in the back

https://twitter.com/tarakookura/status/1108987029742743552

Hi Friends!  I'm so glad I found everyone again.  I was so stressed when I tried to log onto the old site and it was gone.  Huge thanks to the person who resurrected the forum and also to Pattina for always keeping us informed and not missing a beat during the mini hiatus.

I love the photo of Dai with his mobile in his hand.  It made me feel a bit better as I've just finished watching the Worlds.  My heart is broken for Shoma and I have to say he's always underscored.  Kudos to Yuzu for coming back so strong after his SP and I personally feel he did enough to win it all. I suppose it just highlights that artistry is so subjective.  Congrats to the winners.

I was pleasantly surprised during the CBC broadcast when they aired a photo of Yuzu and beside it was a photo of Dai because they were commenting on how they were the only Japanese men who have won the World title.  It was after Shoma had skated his FS so I really appreciated seeing Dai's face on the screen!

Hello Dancergirl I am so grateful that the forum was resurrected to. I was at my wits end but
all is good now.

I have been bummed about Shoma all day. To be beaten by Vincent Zhou is really
a pain in my heart. Judges were tough on him in the SP and FS, but his jumps were a bit of a mess
but he did not let that affect his performance level. It must of been nerves because he usually is so consistent.

Don't even get me started on the scoring of the Ice Dance. Charlene and Marco were so undermarked it was ridiculous.
The Japanese ladies Kaori and Satoka were also undermarked. I usually don't complain to much about the judging
but it was blatant that Team Japan got no favors while others did. Yuzu got the only medal for Japan.
I do believe that Nathan should have won but the margin of his win was also ridiculous.
End of my Off Topic rant.

Enjoy your weekend!

Hi Shya.  Sorry to hear you were as disappointed as I was.  I'm convinced Shoma's injury wasn't completely healed.  There wasn't much time between his last competition and the Worlds for him refresh and rejuvenate.  I also noticed his lips were chapped leading me to believe he had a cold.

I disagree about Nathan's win.  From someone who has dance training I just don't see Nathan's extensive training.  It clearly shows in his arms and hand movements that he needs more dance training.  I have always felt, in general, both Yuzu and Nathan have been overscored but today I feel that Nathan definitely was but Yuzu wasn't.  

Nathan's style hasn't grown on me and at this point I don't think it will unless he manages to refine his arms and hands and brings a smoothness to his skating that Dai, Shomo and Yuzu have in between their jumps.  Their collective programs have all been like jello as they melt from one movement to the next but I find Nathan doesn't connect his movements.  It's like he just blasts them out there for lack of a better description and without any rhyme or reason.  They are just movements thrown out there in between the jumps.

Dai, Shoma and Yuzu are able to show their artistry throughout their programs.  Nathan has to learn how to do this so if he hasn't done so yet I don't feel he should be the best in the World.  I realize it's all subjective and Nathan's fans will disagree with me but it's how I feel.  

I was very happy for Vincent because I learned today that he's quite the brainiac and even received an acknowledgement from President Obama for Education Excellence.  That's even more impressive than winning a Bronze at the Worlds so good for him!

OFF Topic Again. lol Don't get me wrong I am not a fan of Nathan's skating the reason why I said
he deserved to win was because his BV (base value of his jumps) was higher than Yuzu
BV and that is how the skaters who lack artistry can win. If you recall it was Nathan who started the trend of 5 quads in a program.
He did that for a reason because he was being beaten consistently by Shoma and Yuzu who have superior skating skills than him.

Remember at the Olympics Nathan did 6 quads in his FS and he won the FS. He went from one jump to another
no skating in between but he won the FS because of his BV.