Haruka Imai

her legs~ she is so elegant all the time

http://www.artonice.it/?q=en%2Fnode%2F11316
interview of Jason, can understand more about how they teach students and the environment in DSC.

http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/02/imai-embraces-change/ interview of Yuka and Haruka
http://www.kose.co.jp/jp/ja/kose_sports/fig/repo05.html interview from Kose
http://www.kose.co.jp/jp/ja/kose_sports/fig/repo01.html prior report with Haruka's pic

thank you shikure for haruka news! it's good to hear how she's thriving in detroit, good to learn more about the family she's staying with. i didn't know their daughter is also a student of yuka's! i'm sure haruka is a good role model and big sister to the little ten year old girl
the picture of haruka they used is so lovely, too.

*crossing my fingers that haruka will be able to skate two programs she's happy with*

http://japanskates.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=441#441
::: 今井遥選手 :::
自分が思っていたような演技が出来なくて、すごく悔しかったです。一番練習がしたかった1週間前に怪我がひどくなって、練習が出来ないという不安もたくさんあって、自分が納得出来る状態で試合に臨めなかったので、それが演技にも出てしまったな、と思います。
- Japan Skates: 練習で苦労されていた3T-3Tが回って降りて、やった！と思ったのですが、3F、3Lzで痛みが出た、というかんじでしょうか？
そうですね、3F/3Lzが一番負担がかかるので。でも、今回は、全ての要素が不安だらけで、自分のいいような演技が、まったく出来なかったです。気持ちの面でも、試合する前からだめだったな、と思います。
- JS: でも、エッジジャンプでは踏ん張っていましたね。
エッジジャンプも、もっといつもは踏み切れるんですけど、踏み切れないで"(タイミングを)ためて"しまったり、得意なジャンプで失敗してしまったりとか、とにかく… 「痛かったから飛べなかった」というのではなく、『気持ちの面』がだめだったな、と思います。
- 標高の影響
疲れたんですけど、4分で終わりだし、4分が終わったら、倒れて酸素を吸入しても、なんでもいいから、「とにかく4分、全力で滑りなさい」と先生に言われていたので、その言葉を思い出して全力で滑りました。
- 佐藤有香コーチからの言葉
ジャンプも、パンクではなくて、ちゃんと上がってたから、「ジャンプ全体がすごく悪かったというわけではない」と言われました。(スケーティングのアドバイス 「エッジを倒すというよりも、足首を曲げると自然に滑れるから」と言われています。
- 今季を振り返って
いい試合もあったり、よくなかったり。ショートが良くてフリーが悪い、とか、いろいろなことがあった1年で、ジャンプの構成も毎回、と言っていいほどいろんな構成を試して、いろいろ経験した1年でした。
- 今後の予定
四大陸の前から先生とも話し合っていたんですけど、しばらく休んで怪我を直さないといけない、と。来季は、自分の中でも大きな1年になると思うので、怪我を直してから、ジャンプスピンステップも、スケーティングも、もっともっとレベルアップして、3Lz/3Fからの3-3も試合で飛んでいきたいですし、ルッツ(ロングエッジの判定)も、アウトエッジに修正しているので。(進路について 大東文化大学の国際化に進学して、アメリカを拠点に練習を続けます。

will translate later

this pic belongs to 4cc but I want to keep it here
this dress fits her very well and shows all her お嬢様 quality.

thank you as always for bringing news of haruka, shikure. haruka looks so elegant and beautiful.

i recognize the sacrifices she made, i'm proud of the bold steps she took. i see the improvements in her stroking and posture. very disappointing for her not to be at the peak of health, injury and pain interfering with her ability to perform at her best at 4CC, but very classy of her to not make excuses, to say she will channel this disappointment into skating her best next year.

makes me proud to be a haruka fan

source: her facebook

she graduated from high school today

page in her university for her GPS assignment and her major is "English"...good choice --> she can train in US and learn English
http://www.daito.ac.jp/news/details_5622.html

picture is fresh and young with the very Haruka smile

Thanks for the news, shikure. She looks cute, and I agree, majoring in English is a very good decision, considering where she's training.

Thank you for always providing us Haruka news Shikure! This isn't very important, but I hope she won't dy her hair brown now that she has graduated from high school. (so many japanese girls dy their hair, and I feel that people almost always look their best with their natural hair color)

dangerous_angel_face wrote:

Thank you for always providing us Haruka news Shikure! This isn't very important, but I hope she won't dy her hair brown now that she has graduated from high school. (so many japanese girls dy their hair, and I feel that people almost always look their best with their natural hair color)

you are welcome
I saw Haruna Suzuki posted pic with Haruka yesterday and Haruka is still with her nature color.
since only friends can see those picture, I won't share that here until there are other sources release that
Actually most of japanese female skaters keep their nature color now, the only exception is Narumi
look like it's not so popular to dy hair light in Asia now, even my friends don't do that.

http://sports.itolator.co.jp/interview/interview08-imai_haruka.html a lot of lovely pictures
I just can't believe she is only 158cm and wonder if the red dress is for new season (?)
interview of Haruka and will get back later if I have time

She looks cute. Is she back in the States or in Japan?

I can't wait to hear what programs team Japan chose.

Hopefully, they'll anounce it soon.

zarinaballerina wrote:

She looks cute. Is she back in the States or in Japan?

I can't wait to hear what programs team Japan chose.

Hopefully, they'll anounce it soon.

she is in states now and will be back in Japan around mid of June for DOI.
Akko and Haruna Suzuki uploaded some of lovely pics in DSC and Haruka was in it.
Haruna also uploaded of short clip of playing table tennis with Haruka.
then they also went to outlet together.

DOI first day, Haruka skated to her new EX ~ Pure Imagination and looks like goodness
ETA: music is Glee version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyZgvcRK3B4

Thanks, shikure! Haruka looks so lovely here.

shikure wrote:

DOI first day, Haruka skated to her new EX ~ Pure Imagination and looks like goodness

Thahks for the info and this photo, shikure!

Thanks, shikure! The costume looks lovely.

http://ameblo.jp/kenjimiyamoto/entry-11280029180.html#main
from Miyamoto's blog, Haruka in yukata with satoko and Miu

some high quality pics from DOI




then her dress for opening and other pics


I really want to know who made decisions for her dresses since all of her dresses are so pretty and with good taste
if you check others in DOI...you will know what i am talking about

http://supodai.seesaa.net/article/284037836.html interview by the students in her college


she said she plays piano and goes window shopping when she has spare time
she came back for the camp in chukyo and her exams in college.

ETA: totally agree with the comments about her in Absolute Skating http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=reports&id=2012dreamsonice

thanks for the updates on haruka. she's lovely, but i still hate the gloves

Thanks for the interview!

Btw, does anyone have a link to Haruka's pure imagination program? I can't find a working video of her DOI performance anywhere.

dangerous_angel_face wrote:

Thanks for the interview!

Btw, does anyone have a link to Haruka's pure imagination program? I can't find a working video of her DOI performance anywhere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hOikZiop-U&feature=player_embedded# someone very very nice uploaded it enjoy