THE ICE 2009

http://www.timewarp.jp/pages/guest/article/article_detail.jsf?articleId=10129&cid=20205

Some more pictures at this page.

august 15 is too far awayyy

With everyone mentioning that Mao seems a bit thinner...is it just me or dies she seem taller, too?
I'm thinking maybe if she lost weight or seems thinner it's because she had a little growth spurt recently. She also looks older to me for this reason

MaoMaoRevolution wrote:

With everyone mentioning that Mao seems a bit thinner...is it just me or dies she seem taller, too?
I'm thinking maybe if she lost weight or seems thinner it's because she had a little growth spurt recently. She also looks older to me for this reason

really?, seems for me exactly the same weight and height. but with that dress she looks wonderful, and what a attitude!!

MaoMaoRevolution wrote:

With everyone mentioning that Mao seems a bit thinner...is it just me or dies she seem taller, too?
I'm thinking maybe if she lost weight or seems thinner it's because she had a little growth spurt recently. She also looks older to me for this reason

Yes,i think so!!! Mao looks slimer than before when she wears that Aladin costume!!
espically in this picyure

I am thinking about to wear the same clothes to make me look thinner

By the way,i think Mao's hair style is similar to Namie Amuro,a very smooth ponytail

Mao Asada THE ICE 2009 NEWS :albino:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E57_t0t_Ws

Breezelovin wrote:

By the way,i think Mao's hair style is similar to Namie Amuro,a very smooth ponytail

i love looking at mao with that long, smooth ponytail like in her olympus photos with mai.

BREEZELOVIN, thank you for the photo and I noticed the "I LOVE MAO" on Jeff's left arm and I like it. I guess Mao is growing taller as she seems to be getting slimmer,too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMtMWUkovF0
interview with Mao and Mai. But I don't really understand what is the purpose, it seems funny

bibi wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMtMWUkovF0
interview with Mao and Mai. But I don't really understand what is the purpose, it seems funny

Thanks for the link, bibi!!

They played a quiz game, where they had to figure out a pun.

The question was something like, "The scoring in figure skating is decided by a smile, why is that?" And the answer was hyoujou, which can mean both "expression" and "on the ice." They are homophomes.

When they were looking at the pictures in the purikura booth [photo booth], Mai was like, "Oh no, this is terrible! No one's going to marry me after seeing this," but Mao seemed to find it all very funny.

I've never heard them say watashi (formal way to say 'I/me') so many times! Wow, growing up!

bibi wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMtMWUkovF0
interview with Mao and Mai. But I don't really understand what is the purpose, it seems funny

That was so cute! They're both so beautiful!



Were they taking photos with Miki Sone?

MikiAndoFan#1 wrote:

Were there taking photos with Miki Sone?

Yup! Looks like Miki Sone is a good friend and onee-san to the Nagoya-group of Japanese skaters (Mao & Mai, Miki, Yukari etc.)

clovera wrote:

MikiAndoFan#1 wrote:

Were there taking photos with Miki Sone?

Yup! Looks like Miki Sone is a good friend and onee-san to the Nagoya-group of Japanese skaters (Mao & Mai, Miki, Yukari etc.)

I remember, I think it was at THE ICE last year.

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Yup! Looks like Miki Sone is a good friend and onee-san to the Nagoya-group of Japanese skaters (Mao & Mai, Miki, Yukari etc.)

Thanks! Yeah! I saw a video of Miki with Miki Sone at a restaurant (or was it a café?). They must get along very well!

Batsuchan wrote:

bibi wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMtMWUkovF0
interview with Mao and Mai. But I don't really understand what is the purpose, it seems funny

Thanks for the link, bibi!!

They played a quiz game, where they had to figure out a pun.

The question was something like, "The scoring in figure skating is decided by a smile, why is that?" And the answer was hyoujou, which can mean both "expression" and "on the ice." They are homophomes.

When they were looking at the pictures in the purikura booth [photo booth], Mai was like, "Oh no, this is terrible! No one's going to marry me after seeing this," but Mao seemed to find it all very funny.

I've never heard them say watashi (formal way to say 'I/me') so many times! Wow, growing up!

ohh! THanks

Thanks bibi for the links and Batsuchan for the translation!

Here's a new news clip of Mao and Miki's performance in the ice show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD_isTX3FRI

I absolutely adore the music arrangement for Mao's footwork sequence~ and the smile on Mao's face as she dances out her choreography. She looks like she's having tons of fun!

Hi guys! Long time no see. Well I have been lurking. Here's a clip that has about a minutes worth of Caprice and a lot of it is new!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD_isTX3FRI

I LOVE this program already!!!!!

Oops snowdrop24 beat me to it!

Thanks so much for the video, snowdrops24 and floskate!!!

Miki: LET'S GET STARTEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDD!!!!!!!

Oooh! Brand-new Caprice footage!! Mao's step sequence looks so soft and pretty I also love the piano's unnatural notes~
She uses the fan really well o__o and her arm movements do seem improved!

Someone has posted a home vid of Caprice but you can't really see anything. Still at least you can hear the full arrangement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM1ct_5bM7Q

floskate wrote:

Someone has posted a home vid of Caprice but you can't really see anything. Still at least you can hear the full arrangement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM1ct_5bM7Q

Oooh! I love it!
I wonder if the person filming was trying not to get caught having a camera xD
At least you can see the spiral sequence a little~ it looks like back arabesque into biellmann.

floskate wrote:

Someone has posted a home vid of Caprice but you can't really see anything. Still at least you can hear the full arrangement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM1ct_5bM7Q

Thank you

I guess this music was used as an opening part.
Paganini 5 by Evdin Marton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dooiERriuFc

The user has taken it down already

Ok, I LOVE Mao's new dress, and I can't wait to see the whole program!

I also can't wait to see the whole program of A Whole New World. I love it when skaters use Disney music... lol. Jeff and Mao doing that song was too cute! I wish I could have been there Is Jeff just trying to tease the fans? One year kissing Mao, then the next, writing "I love Mao" on his arm?... Ok, it's working on me! I'd like to see them become a couple