“I made my senior debut here at the NHK Trophy. Back then, everything seemed so big and frightening. But looking back, it wasn’t as big as I thought.” Seoyeong Wi about her performance at the Grand Prix series
Seoyeong Wi about her performance at the Grand Prix series 2024/2025. original source: mfocus.kr dd. 9th November [...]
“You were really laughing, weren’t you?” “There’s a change in the music, and since there was quite a bit of time left, I thought we might as well rest. Well I’m 32 now!” Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara about mistake on a pair spin and silver at the NHK Trophy
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara about winning silver at the NHK Trophy. original source: number.bunshun.jp dd. 13th [...]
Yuna Aoki: “After deciding to continue as an active competitor this season, I’ve been trying to cherish every single day. I believe I have nothing to lose, so I want to make it a year of challenges.”
Yuna Aoki on her performance at the NHK Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports dd. 10th November / Nikkansports [...]
“I’ve become sensitive to muscle. Almost like a bodybuilder.” Mone Chiba about increasing her muscular strength
Mone Chiba on his performance at the NHK Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports dd. 10th November 2024 by [...]
Kao Miura: “I’m still very shocked, and I really wanted to achieve good results at the NHK Trophy. I think all I can do is go back and practice so that I never feel this way again.”
Kao Miura on his performance at the NHK Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports dd. 11th November 2024 by [...]
Yelim Kim: “Scores are important, but I think it’s a stage where I should concentrate on myself rather than on scores or rankings. I’m relieved that I could finish without any injuries or other issues.”
Yelim Kim about her performance at the Grand Prix in 2024/2025 season. original source: mfocus.kr dd. 8th November [...]
Kaori Sakamoto: “When I first performed the complete Chicago piece, I struggled greatly and it was a complete mess. This time, I did my best to make it enjoyable for both viewers and judges, and I’m glad it paid off.”
Kaori Sakamoto on winning NHK Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports / Nikkansports dd. 10th November 2024 by [...]
Yuma Kagiyama: “Because the short program went without mistakes, there was too strong a feeling that I needed to do well in the free skate. This led to a bit of an overall panic, and I wasn’t able to adjust properly until the end. “
Yuma Kagiyama on his performance at the NHK Trophy 2024. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
“A good point was that even though we made mistakes, we didn’t crumble but were able to return to our usual as we practiced, regaining our focus. That shows we’ve really grown.” Miura and Kihara on their performance at the NHK Trophy
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara on their performance at the NHK Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports dd. 7th [...]
Yuma Kagiyama: “It’s the fourth event of the series but my first one, so having watched the first three events, I’ve seen some highly competitive performances. So I’m really looking forward to skating with everyone.”
Yuma Kagiyama about his upcoming performance at the NHK Trophy 2024. original source: Nikkansports dd. 7th November [...]
Shoma Uno “I’m not really as concerned as everyone seems to think. If I lost my motivation due to under-rotation or something like that, I’d gracefully retire.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments before Grand Prix Final original source: nikkansports.com dd. 6th December [...]
Carolina Kostner: “The artistic aspect requires everything—technical, mental, and life experiences and takes time. But Yuma understands that direction well.”
Tranlsation of Carolina Kostner's comments about working with Yuma Kagiyama and his performance at the NHK Trophy [...]
“It’s not that I’m dissatisfied with how the scoring went. It’s just that I don’t have room for improvement beyond what I did today…” Shoma Uno about scoring at the NHK Trophy 2023
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments regarding his scores at the NHK Trophy 2023. original source: number.bunshun.jp [...]
“I want to focus on recovering as soon as possible so that I can resume training at the earliest.” Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara withdrew from NHK Trophy due to Kihara’s lumbar spondylolysis
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara have withdrawn from NHK Trophy Grand Prix. original source: nikkansports.com [...]
Daria Usacheva is diagnosed with a trochanteric fracture of the hip
According to Match TV, the preliminary diagnosis of the Russian figure skater Daria Usacheva is a trochanteric [...]
Alexei Mishin: Biased assessment of “fully rotated – under rotated” jumps deprived Samodurova of a real fourth place
Alexei Mishin about Sofia Samodurova's performance at NHK Trophy 2019 and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's jumps. Alexei [...]
Alena Kostornaia: First I need to deal with the axels, then start talking about quads
Alena Kostornaia commented on her victory at NHK Trophy 2019. Alena: I'm glad that I was able to skate the [...]
Alexei Mishin: Those who can’t show the power of the jump, they fetish steps before the jump
Alexei Mishin about Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's performance at NHK Trophy 2018. The minimum task has been solved. As [...]
NHK Trophy 2018 short review
In course of time for every skating fan comes a moment when he need to reconsider his relationships with figure skating [...]
NHK Trophy 2017 review
I'm not a morning person, so competitions in Japan are always a challenge for me. But this challenge was accepted. This [...]
Fedor Klimov: It’s an honor to get into Grand-prix Final
Fedor Klimov about their performance at NHK Trophy 2017. Fedor, you skated the programs well in Osaka. How did you [...]
Evgenia Medvedeva: Clean skating, that means a lot
Tatjana Flade's interview with Evgenia Medvedeva at NHK Trophy 2017, translation. Zhenya, how did you feel at this [...]
NHK Trophy 2017: check in
This week we're taking a flight to Japan. Let's see who already posted a photo from Japan. Madison and Zach remind [...]
Ilia Averbukh: I’m always for those who strives to leave their mark in figure skating
Ilia Averbukh commented on Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's victory at NHK Trophy 2016. Ilia: Canadians won with a [...]