Mihoko Higuchi: “As a goal, Shoma mentioned ‘self-satisfaction,’ I thought it was good, but as an athlete, he doesn’t want to lose either. Being at the top, expectations are high.”
Translation of Mihoko Higuchi's comments about Shoma Uno. original source: jbpress.ismedia.jp 11th February 2024 by [...]
Shoma Uno about winning Nationals “Achieving six victories in this rapidly changing and competitive field of figure skating, and maintaining consistent results for such a long period, fills me with great joy.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments about Japanese Nationals. original source: number.bunshun.jp dd. 25 December [...]
Shoma Uno: “People who can match Malinin in jumping skills may not appear for several decades. He might reach a level where competitions are no longer interesting.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments about Ilia Malinin and his goals to win Worlds this season. original source: [...]
Shoma Uno: “I want to approach competition with a mindset ‘I lost this time. I want to win next time,’ and be able to say it directly.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments about competition in men's single skating. original source: nikkansports.com [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
Shoma Uno: “I say ‘I’m not concerned,’ but since expectations are high, I want to give my best to deliver results that match those expectations.”
Translation of Shona Uno's comment about his performance at the Cup of China Grand Prix. original source: [...]
Shoma Uno: “It’s entirely fine for everyone to assign a good or bad performance based on jumps, But in terms of my own self-scoring, I want to stop doing that.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comment about his first competition of the season, the Cup of China. original source: [...]
Shoma Uno: “Programs have become too focused on jumps and I want to create a program that moves me.”
Translation of Shoma Uno's comments about his programs for 2023/2024 season. original source: number.bunshun.jp dd. [...]
Alexandra Trusova: “In the shape I was in back at the Olympics I’d participate in jumping competition and I’d like to compete with Chen, Malinin, Hanyu and Uno it it was international.”
Translation of Alexandra Trusova’s comments about quadruple and quintuple jumps and her attitude to jumping [...]
“I haven’t been able yet to create something that I can be completely satisfied with or that I want to watch again.” Shoma Uno about “self-satisfaction” as a goal for the season
Translation of Shoma Uno's comment from a press conference for the start of 2023/24 GP season. original source: [...]
“When people say, ‘Shoma is cute,’ I think, ‘But I’m already 25…,’ but when I was playing Luffy, it didn’t bother me at all if they called me cute.” Shoma Uno about performing in “One Piece on Ice” show
Translation of the interview with Shoma Uno about his performance "One Piece on Ice" ice show. View this [...]
Shoma Uno about Marin Honda: “I like everything about her. For example, if I were to say I like Marin’s legs, that would put pressure on her to have those legs. So, I like everything.”
Shoma Uno appeared in the "The Honda Sisters," show. View this post on Instagram A post shared [...]
Shoma Uno: “Free program choregraphed by Kenji Miyamoto is quite challenging. When I first heard the music, I was like, ‘Uh-oh,’
Shoma Uno about ice shows and programs for 2023/24 season. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
“Currently, what Shoma Uno aims for is not just jumps, but the essence of figure skating: the performance, the transitions, the expression, the skating itself.” interview with sport health professional Shinichi Demizu
Traslation of the article and interview with Shinichi Demizu, sport health professional who works with Shoma Uno. [...]
Shoma Uno: “I hadn’t yet found a program that I truly loved, despite skating many programs in the past that I enjoyed.”
Shoma Uno about injury he got at Worlds, retirement of Daisuke Takahashi and programs. View this post on [...]
Alexander Lakernik: “The development of club sports in figure skating is a virgin field with lots of opportunities. In this case, athletes represent not their countries but their clubs, which is not prohibited at all.”
Interview with Alexander Lakernik, ISU honorary vice-president. Lakernik assessed the level of the World Championship [...]
Shoma Uno: “Ilia Malinin came up to me after my short program and said that he was concerned about my injury, cheered me up and said that I would succeed.”
Shoma Uno shared his emotions after winning the World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
Shoma Uno: “My skating lacked emotions. I reviewed my performance at the Grand Prix Final and I didn’t like it. Yes, everything was well executed, but I did not tough people’s hearts.”
Shoma Uno about winning 2023 World Championships. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Shoma Uno: “In the last 10 days, because of this fall in training, I was really in terrible shape. So I turned on the “I go to fight” mode. And it helped.”
Shoma Uno about his skating in the short program at 2023 World Championships in Saitama. View this post on [...]
Shoma Uno: “Once at competitions Lambiel, invited me to a restaurant to talk. “Don’t aim for perfection too much. Perfection is something that awaits you after you’ve done everything, not something you aim for.” he said.”
Article and small interview with Shoma Uno ahead of World Championships. View this post on Instagram [...]
“I don’t really know what the selection criteria are, but there are parts that don’t make me very happy.” Shoma Uno about formation of the Japanese team for Worlds
Shoma Uno about formation of the Japanese team for the World Championships in Saitama. View this post on [...]
Shoma Uno: “A few years ago, I thought that skating life isn’t long, but now I don’t think about when I’m going to quit”
Shoma Uno about winning the Nationals. View this post on Instagram A post shared by shoma uno [...]
“Evgeni Semenenko performed clean short program, but lost to skaters with weaker technique.” Russian media outraged with the judging and low placement of Russian men
Russian media outraged with the judging and low placement of Evgeni Semeneko who performed clean in the short program [...]