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Team Japan's fashion show press conference for the new season 2024 - 2025 ✨

Women: Mai Mihara, Rinka Watanabe, Hana Yoshida, Mone Chiba and Kaori Sakamoto

Men: Shun Sato, Yuma Kagiyama, Kao Miura, Sota Yamamoto and Kazuki Tomono

Hosts/Moderators: Shuzo Matsuoka and Shoma Uno

They all look so fabulous ✨✨✨

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Happy New Year! Have some extremely belated Japanese nationals + text post memes.

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Shoma Uno alongside Shuzo Matsuoka with Team Japan @ the press conference for the season 2024-2025

Shoma and Shuzo Matsuoka acted as moderators for the fashion event. They all look fabulous ✨

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91st All Japan Figure Skating Championships December 21-25, 2022

Dec. 22:

Rhythm Dance 14:45

Women’s SP 16:22

Dec. 23:

Pairs’ SP 15:30

Men’s SP 16:22

Dec. 24:

Free Dance 14:19

Women’s FS 17:00

Dec. 25:

Pairs’ FS 15:30

Men’s FS 17:00

Dec. 26:

Medalists on Ice (Gala) 15:00

Livestream:

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Program announcements for next season. Team Japan and Team Korea

Mai Mihara

SP - Grief, by Tony Ann, choreo by Misha Ge

Twee music isn't exactly what I wanted for Mai but I trust her to serve nonetheless

Wakaba Higuchi

SP - Dune OST, by Hans Zimmer, choreo by Jeffrey Buttle

FS - Nature Boy, by AURORA, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne

The SP is GOOD. Guaranteed crowd pleaser ala Lion King or Wakabond

Rion Sumiyoshi

SP - Un homme qui me plaît (Love is a funny thing), by Francis Lai, choreo by Misha Ge

Hype hype hype now that's outside the box and I can't wait to see it

Yelim Kim

Keeps both her programs!!! We get to see Ladies in Lavender again!!!!

Yuma Kagiyama

SP - Sound of Silence, cover by Garou, choreo by Lori Nichol

Snippets look good but once again Yuma and his music choices...

Kao Miura

SP - Nemesis

Asjsjfjdbshdf kid choose chaos once again

Sota Yamamoto

SP - Split, Postcards from far away, choreo by Benoit Richaud

Benoît is hit or miss but at this point I'm very happy Sota's working with him. That should make things interesting and I like the snippets better than anything else I've seen from Sota.

Koshiro Shimada

SP - Can't Take My Eyes of You, by Shawn Mendes, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne

FS - Danse Macabre, choreo by Camille Saint Saens, choreo by Stéphane Lambiel

Once more with the crappy covers. Koshiro could do better.

Yujae Kim

FP - Swan Lake, choreo by Misha Ge

Supposed to be balletic which I do not see for Yujae. Lines and posture are not even remotely close.

Yuseong Kim

SP - Clair de Lune, by Claude Debussy, choreo by Misha Ge

Minsol Kwon

SP - James Bond, choreo by Misha Ge

Oh this should be fun!

Rio Nakata

SP - Arroul/Uccen by the Taalbi Brothers, choreo by Misha Ge

Should be a Flamenco program

Younghyun Cha

SP Reel around the sun

Juheon Lim

SP - Waves, by Dean Lewis, choreo by Misha Ge

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Japanese Nationals 22 Men's SP Results

I know that this top 4 has a very slim chance of staying the same after the free, but what a glorious top 4 and a great top 6 🙏🏻

Also, I get so soft anytime we get a Team Champery 1-2 cuz you KNOW Stephanè is just jumping from the sidelines (both during the programs and during the press conference)

1. Shoma Uno - 100.45

2. Koshiro Shimada - 87.69

3. Sota Yamamoto - 86.89

4. Kazuki Tomono - 85.43

5. Shun Sato - 81.78

6. Yuma Kagiyama - 81.39

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i just realised that the one thing which all of my favourite currently competing skaters have in common with yuzuru is the sheer unadulterated unmatched chaos they bring to the ice. (there's also the musicality and the technical precision and the skating skills, but chaos is #1.)

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Yuma Kagiyama has withdrawn from the World University Games due to his ankle injury. Sota Yamamoto is replacing him.

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From Today, It's My Turn: The Movie (2020)

When a pretty girl suddenly asked to talk to you in private. 🤣

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Based on the rule books, it's Shoma Uno, Sota Yamamoto and Kazuki Tomono for the Worlds team.

B team for 4cc would look good with Sato, Yuma and Shimada

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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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Smiles all around! Precious boys 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥰🥰🥰🥰

Press con:

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