Mao News - Off-Season 2012!

Miki was arrived to Budapest, too.
User from Hungary was posted these photo with poor quality. Mao on the ice.
photo 1.
photo 2.

The album is here.

User from Hungary says there very bad quality of skating rink...

Sviatoslava, thanks for the pics and the news. Hm, I wonder how her training is going if rink is not of good quality, considering she's used to training at Chukyo.

Thanks Sviatoslava for the pics.
Mao in the same black & pink training suites, adorable

The watery ice surface rink reminds me of a rink I used to skate when I was a child. (Not figure skating, just skating round and round.)

To be honest, I was disappointed when I heard Mao choose Lori and TAT for this season again. But now I expect TAT will do a great job with Choreographic Sequences. I'm looking forward to her new FP.

Sviatoslava wrote:

Miki was arrived to Budapest, too.
User from Hungary was posted these photo with poor quality. Mao on the ice.
photo 1.
photo 2.

The album is here.

User from Hungary says there very bad quality of skating rink...

Спасибо)
Though someone said it's hard to recognize Mao from these pics, but you can't forget her famous pink sweater

polosatik wrote:

Sviatoslava wrote:

Miki was arrived to Budapest, too.
User from Hungary was posted these photo with poor quality. Mao on the ice.
photo 1.
photo 2.

The album is here.

User from Hungary says there very bad quality of skating rink...

Спасибо)
Though someone said it's hard to recognize Mao from these pics, but you can't forget her famous pink sweater

I don't think it's her pink sweater ! I think it's the top of her lululemon leggings that are pink
See here: http://www.google.ca/imgres?start=262&um=1&hl=fr&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=666&tbm=isch&tbnid=s7NkXD0E7vsFEM:&imgrefurl=http://tokitama.tumblr.com/post/12596126686&docid=IO-NaH87-KwrEM&imgurl=http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lug0yqgjiA1qznloeo1_400.jpg&w=313&h=500&ei=RBDST5yrMs6XiQeMg-GrAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1048&vpy=248&dur=1089&hovh=284&hovw=178&tx=139&ty=235&sig=105351811851627389737&page=12&tbnh=147&tbnw=104&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:262,i:277

bibi wrote:

polosatik wrote:

Sviatoslava wrote:

Miki was arrived to Budapest, too.
User from Hungary was posted these photo with poor quality. Mao on the ice.
photo 1.
photo 2.

The album is here.

User from Hungary says there very bad quality of skating rink...

Спасибо)
Though someone said it's hard to recognize Mao from these pics, but you can't forget her famous pink sweater

I don't think it's her pink sweater ! I think it's the top of her lululemon leggings that are pink
See here: http://www.google.ca/imgres?start=262&um=1&hl=fr&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=666&tbm=isch&tbnid=s7NkXD0E7vsFEM:&imgrefurl=http://tokitama.tumblr.com/post/12596126686&docid=IO-NaH87-KwrEM&imgurl=http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lug0yqgjiA1qznloeo1_400.jpg&w=313&h=500&ei=RBDST5yrMs6XiQeMg-GrAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1048&vpy=248&dur=1089&hovh=284&hovw=178&tx=139&ty=235&sig=105351811851627389737&page=12&tbnh=147&tbnw=104&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:262,i:277

Hmm, maybe you're right! Anyway it's her famous leggings

polosatik wrote:

bibi wrote:

polosatik wrote:

Sviatoslava wrote:

Miki was arrived to Budapest, too.
User from Hungary was posted these photo with poor quality. Mao on the ice.
photo 1.
photo 2.

The album is here.

User from Hungary says there very bad quality of skating rink...

Спасибо)
Though someone said it's hard to recognize Mao from these pics, but you can't forget her famous pink sweater

I don't think it's her pink sweater ! I think it's the top of her lululemon leggings that are pink
See here: http://www.google.ca/imgres?start=262&um=1&hl=fr&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=666&tbm=isch&tbnid=s7NkXD0E7vsFEM:&imgrefurl=http://tokitama.tumblr.com/post/12596126686&docid=IO-NaH87-KwrEM&imgurl=http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lug0yqgjiA1qznloeo1_400.jpg&w=313&h=500&ei=RBDST5yrMs6XiQeMg-GrAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1048&vpy=248&dur=1089&hovh=284&hovw=178&tx=139&ty=235&sig=105351811851627389737&page=12&tbnh=147&tbnw=104&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:262,i:277

Hmm, maybe you're right! Anyway it's her famous leggings

hahaaa the only thing that is sure is that she likes pink a lot

Yes, this pink colour of Mao's training suites is well-known...

People in Russian sourses suposed Budapest was chosen because of two reasons:
1) maybe in Japan now are power-saving of atomic power station in summer. And this is somehow have an influence at work of training rink in Japan. So skater need to seach a rink by the wayside overseas;
2) because of Budapest is in the same geographical location that is Sochi (as for a long-term outlook in perspekctive).

the first hypothesis seems quite logic and most of the japanese skaters are overseas right now!

Mao just announce her music for next season!!




































Gotcha .
Sorry. Lack of news is boring me!

Thanks, Star85... a lot.

you got me

i thought it was real

something i don't get it is ..Miki said she is in yokohama preparing for DOI ~4 hours ago from twitter.
so the "miki" the person said is apparently not Miki.
and DOI is next weekend, I don't think Miki will go there now since the travel will take her two days for round trip (almost).

In addition, someone went to chukyo for seminar (not skating realted )and she said ppl there told her Taka is training in chukyo today. so i think the usage for rink didn't impact by power-saving in Japan.

Sviatoslava wrote:

Yes, this pink colour of Mao's training suites is well-known...

People in Russian sourses suposed Budapest was chosen because of two reasons:
1) maybe in Japan now are power-saving of atomic power station in summer. And this is somehow have an influence at work of training rink in Japan. So skater need to seach a rink by the wayside overseas;
2) because of Budapest is in the same geographical location that is Sochi (as for a long-term outlook in perspekctive).

I doubt that a short stay in Budapest has something to do with the possible acclimatization in Sochi.
As for the power saving, I am a little bored to explain in various forums that in winter people in Japan spend more money on energy bills than in summer due to unavailability of the central heating system, the one that we have in Russia and Ukraine. I agree with the previous poster that the choice of the rink has nothing to do with the consequances of the Great Tohoku earthquake. Actually, many rinks are going to be busy more than usual due to a bunch of summer FS shows all around Japan.

I guess that Miki is Sakagami Miki who is a main choreographer
of The ICE.

oh but why would the chordeographer be in budapest, cause then the other skaters sheduled to skate at the ice would also have to be in budapest..

ballerinamao wrote:

oh but why would the chordeographer be in budapest, cause then the other skaters sheduled to skate at the ice would also have to be in budapest..

Maybe, she's working only with Mao on something (like when Mao and Mai did a duet), or Mao will have a bigger role in the group numbers so they're working on that.

Star85, that was mean. I was so excited and then nothing appeared, I thought something is wrong with my computer and then I scrolled down...
I have to say that the lack of news is killing me as well. It's good for Mao that she has some privacy and isn't bothered by the media, but for us fans it's a torture.

Star85 wrote:

Mao just announce her music for next season!!

You got me too...

shikure wrote:

something i don't get it is ..Miki said she is in yokohama preparing for DOI ~4 hours ago from twitter.
so the "miki" the person said is apparently not Miki.
and DOI is next weekend, I don't think Miki will go there now since the travel will take her two days for round trip (almost).

Yep, this people later said that Miki have got planned in those skating rink, but there is no her in fact. About Mao this have remained unconfirmed, only stayed rumours. And maybe becauce of next weekend's DOI for Miki it is anreal.

In russian or through translator can read about it in this page in russian sourse. I suppose those user there no need to tell lies about, but they are wrong in some detailes.

let`s talk wrote:

I doubt that a short stay in Budapest has something to do with the possible acclimatization in Sochi.

Well, thank for yours more precise definition about. And what do you think, why Budapest was chosen for this short stay? With all those problems with quality of skating rink and local skaters' problems.

update on her official website : http://maimao-asada.com/mao/private/2012/06/09/394/
What does it say ?

it was a photo taken from a farm in yamanashi prefecture during the off-season break.. yamanashi is where mount fuji is located... they have decided to adopt a farm.. mao sort of said that she is excited to eat fresh vegetables... then she ate soba at a restaurant...

ashcroft1086 wrote:

it was a photo taken from a farm in yamanashi prefecture during the off-season break.. yamanashi is where mount fuji is located... they have decided to adopt a farm.. mao sort of said that she is excited to eat fresh vegetables... then she ate soba at a restaurant...

haha thanks

Star85 wrote:

Mao just announce her music for next season!!

Gotcha .
Sorry. Lack of news is boring me!

lol, I wasn't online much over the weekend so when I saw that, I was like "OMG, I can't believe I missed the big music reveal!!!!

and then I scrolled down...

I love how happy and relaxed Mai and Mao look on the farm and am glad that they can spend more time together doing interesting things

So where is Mao now?In budapest or Japan? I'm really confused.
Also Happy because Mao is free from the media.Have a good rest~~~