A lot of things have happened this season. I have managed to get myself into gear but I am always aiming for the very top so I am not satisfied with this result. |
Every day I pray for one of my teammates to win a medal. But I think there is more pressure on the officials and coaches than on me. The only thing I need to do is skate my best. |
Going through the rough waters of the selection process makes us stronger. I hope to use this experience to do well in Turin. |
I feel I'm really focused on the Olympics. [The selection process] is over and I'm looking [toward the] next competition. |
I had a jump mistake, but my skate was better than qualifying. My skating skills were better, with higher points. |
I hope that my program will really match the Olympic slogan of passion lives here. I would like to be able to express that. |
I skated almost like 100 percent. But unfortunately I'm not on the podium. It's difficult. |
I still think there is room for improvement. I want to skate better and better each time. |
I think the Japanese women are competing against each other now, and that is driving our level higher and higher. |
I treated the last Olympics as a big international event. This time I want to treat it as a place to express myself. I want to show what I have, to entertain rather than just compete. |
I want to move a lot of peoples' hearts with my skating. |
It doesn't feel like a new year at all after I had to go through all that stuff (in the qualifying process). |
This is my eighth Worlds and she is 16 and I am almost 26. I feel young but compared to her I feel old. |
Unfortunately, I cannot stand on the podium. That means that God showed me to work harder for the next time. |
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