Shizuka Arakawa
Shizuka Arakawa
Shizuka Arakawais a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic Champion and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver in 1992. She is also the second Japanese woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, following skier Tae Satoya. She was the only Japanese medalist at...
chief poured priority situation strength
I poured all my strength into the Olympics, which was always the chief priority for me and I'm still in a situation where I can't relax.
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I'm satisfied with the way I skated today. I didn't make any major mistakes, I planned to do a triple lutz, triple loop but didn't have the confidence to pull it off.
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I cannot believe it. I made a mistake in the program, but I could skate with pleasure. I think I will realize I have won a gold in the next two or three days.
future generation hope
I hope this will be an inspiration for the future generation of skaters.
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It's not that I haven't given it (turning pro) careful thought, it's just that I am torn as to which course I should take. There is no need to rush. I won't be consulting anybody about this and I will do things my own way.
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I never thought that I'd be able to win this gold medal, so I felt no pressure. I was surprised at what I've done and I'm glad that it was the first medal for Japan in Turin.
happy received
I'm really happy to have received something so fantastic. I want to look at it (in a mirror).
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I'm quite comfortable with my skating now and I think I made the right decision over the music changes. I want to perform the way people might say they want to watch it again.
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I'm surprised right now. I can't find the words for it. I couldn't think at all during the medal ceremony, with the gold medal around my neck.
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I'm surprised right now and can't find the words to express what I'm feeling.
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I?m just surprised right now. I can?t find the words for it.
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I'm just so surprised about all of this that I'm speechless. I never expected that I would be the first one to win a medal for Japan, so I didn't feel that pressure. But I'm very happy that I am the one who won it.
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I was a little nervous today, but there was not any major mistake tonight. It was ok.
major mistake nervous
I was a little nervous today, but there was not any major mistake tonight. It was ok.