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Japanese Skaters' Favorite Shoma Uno Programs and Their Reasons

This was in the Figure Skating Team Japan Fan Book for the 2024-2025 season, which had Shoma on its cover along with both a pretty substantial Shoma interview and Stephane interview about Shoma.

For Shoma's retirement, the magazine made a special column to include the active Japanese skaters (and Satoko) messages to Shoma, as well as their favorite Shoma programs. A friend helped in sharing and translating just the favorite Shoma programs part:

Sota Yamamoto: I love so many programs. Loco is the best for me because it’s unique and cool. Turandot 2.0 (2017-2018), when I had a difficult season because of my injury, this program encouraged me. Stairway To Heaven... brushing his hair upward is so cool. Great Spirit and Dancing On My Own (2019 Nationals) He graduated from Grand Prix Tokai and struggled but he could be National champion. I was so moved and almost cried. I love Bolero. Gravity and Air On The G String, he could perform not only powerful but loss of strength and I could learn from him.

Yuma Kagiyama: I love so many programs. Loco is the best. I love Great Spirit so I chose Believer last season (2022-2024 SP). I watched and watched Great Spirit on YouTube and I can skate its step sequence.

Shun Sato: Of course I love Ladies in Lavender. And Great Spirit.

Kazuki Tomono: I love Legends (2015-2016) so much because it’s first SP as a senior skater. His image as a skater changed a lot and it was impressive.

Koshiro Shimada: I love Loco at Helsinki Worlds (2017) the best. And Everything Everywhere All At Once and Bolero. At first Shoma mentioned about Bolero, “It’s so difficult and I can’t.” Finally he could do great performance and win at Worlds (2022) and it was what Stephane wanted to see I think. I was so moved and I almost got goosebumps.

Kao Miura: I love Loco the best because the balance of powerful and sensitive movements is good. I love Bolero because he seems to reach his limits. Not only jumps but each movement were so great and the last he seems to collapse because he skates so hard. I love it so much.

Nozomu Yoshioka: I love 2019-2020 season Great Spirit and Dancing On My Own. Nobody skates for such a number like Great Spirit and it’s so exciting. I like a stop before step sequence and before 3A and it’s so cool program. He struggled first half of the season so I was so moved to see Dancing On My Own at (2019) Nationals.

Tatsuya Tsuboi: I love Turandot 1.0 the best. When I was novice skater I saw his senior debut GPF (2015) and he got a bronze medal. It was so impressive and I was so moved.

Kaori Sakamoto: I love Moonlight. This season he won 4CC title. Second year 4th place, third year 3rd place, fourth year 2nd place, and finally he got gold medal. He seemed very happy on the podium and both program and costume were great. Everything was perfect.

Mone Chiba: I love the last season’s SP, Everything Everywhere All At Once, because I love the atmosphere. His step sequence expresses powerfulness and gracefulness. It’s great program so I feel it too short.

Rinka Watanabe: I love Moonlight because I’d like to express like that. His skating is like a clear (not hazy) night and it’s great.

Rion Sumiyoshi: I love many programs. I love Air On The G String because I sometimes skate it for skating lessons. It’s a very simple music but he can tell a story and he can bring a joy to audience. His technique is great.

Mai Mihara: I love many programs and each has a charm. If I choose one program, I’ll choose Turandot 2.0. Especially cantilever is really great and I was so moved and I almost got goosebumps. Both skating and expression were great.

Hana Yoshida: I have two programs in my mind. If I choose one program, I’ll choose Bolero. I forget the name… small pattern…Great Spirit? I love the step sequence and I’d like to rewatch it.

Yuna Aoki: Turandot 2.0 is so impressive because I love princely costume and I feel his powerfulness from this program. I love it so much.

Wakaba Higuchi: I love Bolero and Turandot so much. I could see Bolero at ice shows many times and it’s impressive.

Satoko Miyahara: I love Bolero the best. Turandot 2.0 is impressive. I also love gala program Padam Padam and I always think it great.

Rino Matsuike: I love Bolero. I used to skate Moonlight, so It’s so special for me. When Mihoko-sensei choreographed this program, she said “When the music started, audience was so focused on his performance from the first moment. (He could bring audience to his world.) When I am training, I think “I’d like to perform like him.”

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I wanted to see kuroo, wearing yaku goods, carrying yaku's stuff on the way home after a game ahahaha

he's telling kuroo he saw him squealing in the audience or sth send twt

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Shoma Uno x Kodou taiko drumming troupe - 巡 meguru (arranged ver.) choreography by Yuka Sato The Ice 2024 in Aichi | day 1 (noon)

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Late af but happy birthday to my goat, jpn olympic team #18 yaku morisuke who would be celebrating his birthday at the olympics because he's cool like that

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In my fantasy lol

<sh1tty edit>

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Shoma Uno: Spectre | Friends on Ice 2024 choreographed by Marin Honda

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Shoma Uno and Marin Honda @ One Piece on Ice 2024

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Shoma Uno @ One Piece on Ice 2024 🔥

Photos by Sponichitokyophoto

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Shoma Uno, Stéphane Lambiel: Fall on Me (Italian version) | Friends on Ice 2024

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steins;gate kryk au literally just bc i ran into cosmic looper in one of my playlists and my one brain cell was like haha omg what if kryk so

cw blood under the cut lol 🫠 and s;g spoilers

rip yaku 🗿 djjdjd

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Shoma Uno || 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Team Event SP (Oboe Concerto)

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☆ 2022 Olympic Bronze Medalist Shoma Uno ☆

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tired jva salaryman kuroo using his pro volleyball husband yaku in the national team to recharge at the end of the day 🫠

(Yakkun is used to it but gets shookt when kuroo suddenly pulls him up on his lap)

i haven't drawn in 3893839 yrs but the kryk brain rot is strong enough to will me into it lol

(wm is my new twt @ where im p sure im shad0wbann*d lmaooooo)

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Marin Honda (JPN): Faded | 2023 Japanese Nationals

marin on her last nationals:

"when i touched the ice surface, i was very thankful. since the warm-up, i saw many banners and realized how many people supported me. this gave me the strength to make it to the end.

i started skating when i was two years old, and i've made many experiences both in practice and competitions. the public practice was very hard, and i thought about changing the triple combination to a double. i'm very satisfied with my performance."

although marin was injured, she decided to not withdraw and give her last nationals (and likely her last competition) her very best. to the 2016 junior world champion and perpetual champion of hearts, thank you for everything!

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regardless of what people say, i did my best in my own way. i feel refreshed. i have no regrets. i want to take the time now to praise myself.

thank you marin honda for the art you brought to the world ♡

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YOU'RE A LIFESAVER thank you

Glad I could help ♡

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do you know if there's anywhere I could watch shoma's free skate from this year's nhk trophy?

The official ISU youtube channel uploaded it here

Although if you happen to be from one of the geoblocked areas, a copy was shared here