Mao News - The 2011-2012 Season!

Maooo!!! I want to give her and Mai a big hug! Poor girls, I really hope their Mom recovers! I was so sad to hear the news, and I have a lot of respect for Mao's decision.

I hope the entire family stays strong, my wishes are with them.

Hmm, mods, maybe we need to combine the posts here and from the GPF thread into one about Mao withdrawing from GPF due to mother's illness?

Oh well, posting here for now.

http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2011120900485

According to this, Mao's management company announced that Mao's mother has an "internal disease" (not specified) that started getting worse this summer. She has been in and out of the hospital, but it suddenly got worse, so Mao went home. It also says that when the situation calms down, Mao will explain.

I guess that means we'll get a press conference eventually.

Oh Mao, little Mao, how were you able to put on such a brave face and smile so brightly for all of us? In that tiny body that moves so ethereally on ice, where does that strength come from? Like a beautiful butterfly carrying the weight of the world on its fragile, glimmering wings...

This whole incident reminded me of something I read in the Mao books awhile back.

See here:
http://www.maoasadaforum.com/t445-some-tidbits-from-mao-asada-15-years-old

When Mao was little (maybe 6-7?) and her mom was hospitalized, this is what she wrote:

Quote :

"To Mama. Get well soon, ok. So Mama is sick. I am always bringing home colds, so I'm sorry.

I don't know when you will die, Mama. But, I will try my best and continue skating, so, Mama, don't try so hard. Because I will definitely become an Olympic skater.

Mama is always thinking painful thoughts, and taking Mai and me to skating, so, from now on, I will be sure to skate properly. From Mao."

This letter may be over 10 years old, but I bet the sentiment is still the same.

If it's an internal disease it doesn't sound like a heart problem or stroke, which is what I was fearing, but it could still be serious. I've been praying for Mao's mother and the whole family, and I hope Mao will be able to give us good news soon. It's amazing how strong Mao is... if Mao got that from her mother (which seems like the case), her mother will be just fine.

Batsuchan wrote:

Oh Mao, little Mao, how were you able to put on such a brave face and smile so brightly for all of us? In that tiny body that moves so ethereally on ice, where does that strength come from? Like a beautiful butterfly carrying the weight of the world on its fragile, glimmering wings...

This whole incident reminded me of something I read in the Mao books awhile back.

See here:
http://www.maoasadaforum.com/t445-some-tidbits-from-mao-asada-15-years-old

When Mao was little (maybe 6-7?) and her mom was hospitalized, this is what she wrote:

Quote :

"To Mama. Get well soon, ok. So Mama is sick. I am always bringing home colds, so I'm sorry.

I don't know when you will die, Mama. But, I will try my best and continue skating, so, Mama, don't try so hard. Because I will definitely become an Olympic skater.

Mama is always thinking painful thoughts, and taking Mai and me to skating, so, from now on, I will be sure to skate properly. From Mao."

This letter may be over 10 years old, but I bet the sentiment is still the same.

I know I've already said it, but reading this, I need to say it again.I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT, how strong Mao is and always has been.
I hope she'll come home to some good news.

Batsuchan thank you so much for all the reports, article translations and the
thorough explanation!

just tuned in to channel 4 Nippon Terebi now and Miyane san reported that Mao's mother is
in "危篤" state right now and unconscious, i am not so sure what exactly 危篤 means in exact english word, does it mean in commatose state?
If it is, then it really is serious? God i hope i am wrong.

They said that Mao's mom have studied all about figure skating for Mao and even massages Mao's legs and body every after her competition, for her daughter's conditioning. She looks so much like Mao, than Mai, they showed 2 pics of her in the afternoon magazine talk show.
i teared up again hearing it all.

They also reported that Mao is scheduled to land at 3pm jst, It's 2:45pm now here. I hope everything turns out well for Mao and her mother.
Lets continue our prayers for them...

"危篤" according to google translate is "critical condition."

purplemaze thanks for update. I would love to see pics of Mao's mom. I think I saw her in one of youtube videos about Mao, but I'm not sure.
I pray everything will turn out ok.

swan wrote:

"危篤" according to google translate is "critical condition."

thank you swan . i have used all 3 translation software i have here on my pc and i got the same translation result as yours for the characters 危篤 (read as kitoku) as what google translated = meaning in critical condition, i desparately texted my husband the word 危篤 and he scared me more as he said and texted me back that the word means 危ない = (dangerous) and ishikiganai = meaning unconscious, which was the same as what they said here on TV. So y'all could just imagine how very, very scared i am now for Mao's mother.
I hope that it's not the case though, i pray hard that Ma's Mother will eventually recover.



@zarinaballerina, here is one pic i took from my cp, awhile ago of Mao's Mother from our living room analog tv, i apologize if the pic is not clear and in bad quality. The clips was so fast and sudden and i hurried my shot, didn't even bother to wipe the cp cam's lenses, my apologies.



I really sincerely hope Mao's Mom will overcome all these... and mao as well.

purplemaze, thank you!

Mao should have landed in tokyo by now, right?

So no news, means that the media is respecting her privacy? I hope that's the case.
The situation about Mao's mom does not look good

Yup i guess mao has already landed by now. past 3 here about 3:49pm. And no news of her arrival so far on all tv channels. I don't know yet though for the evening news... we will see. eventhough i wanna see mao so much, i prefer it better and would be relieve if she exited Narita Airport silently and went straight to her Mom where she really longs to be at right now, without the media bothering her, i think that is the case here which is very proper and decent for the media, respecting Mao's current situation.

it would be so assuring to know how the situation has developed, although I do understand that they what some privacy at such a time! it's just soo frustrating not to no how this suddenly happened and how Mao is!

Batsuchan wrote:

Hmm, mods, maybe we need to combine the posts here and from the GPF thread into one about Mao withdrawing from GPF due to mother's illness?

Oh well, posting here for now.

http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2011120900485

According to this, Mao's management company announced that Mao's mother has an "internal disease" (not specified) that started getting worse this summer. She has been in and out of the hospital, but it suddenly got worse, so Mao went home. It also says that when the situation calms down, Mao will explain.

I guess that means we'll get a press conference eventually.

Oh Mao, little Mao, how were you able to put on such a brave face and smile so brightly for all of us? In that tiny body that moves so ethereally on ice, where does that strength come from? Like a beautiful butterfly carrying the weight of the world on its fragile, glimmering wings...

This whole incident reminded me of something I read in the Mao books awhile back.

See here:
http://www.maoasadaforum.com/t445-some-tidbits-from-mao-asada-15-years-old

When Mao was little (maybe 6-7?) and her mom was hospitalized, this is what she wrote:

Quote :

"To Mama. Get well soon, ok. So Mama is sick. I am always bringing home colds, so I'm sorry.

I don't know when you will die, Mama. But, I will try my best and continue skating, so, Mama, don't try so hard. Because I will definitely become an Olympic skater.

Mama is always thinking painful thoughts, and taking Mai and me to skating, so, from now on, I will be sure to skate properly. From Mao."

This letter may be over 10 years old, but I bet the sentiment is still the same.

Batsuchan, after the shock and worry this morning when I read the news I remembered this post of yours back in the Mao @ 15 translations you posted way back. This must have been an ongoing condition. I hope she gets better. Our dear Mao is so strong and I hope she stays strong.

http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2011/12/09/0004672492.shtml
landing in Narita and will be back to Nagoya directly.

Thank you, shikure. Hopefully, we'll get some good news soon.

Thank you shikure. I'm glad Mao landed safely and in Japan now. I'm not that religious but I want to go to the church, don't know if it's ok since we have different religion.

polosatik wrote:

Thank you shikure. I'm glad Mao landed safely and in Japan now. I'm not that religious but I want to go to the church, don't know if it's ok since we have different religion.

I am not religious either. If god really exists, then I really want to ask him why he's making Mao suffer even more ?

Rachel Flatt has tweeted for Mao: http://twitter.com/rachaelflatt
Very nice of her.

Like someone said, I am also egoist, I am very disappointed that Mao had to withdraw from GPF. Why why ? I wanted to see her so badly in the middle of the podium. Now, I want Akiko to win so that she can cheer Mao up !

Do you guys think that with this happening, there are many things that makes sence now (it was also mentioned in TV):
-Her mom's condition got worse after the Oly and that's when Mao started to loose weight.
-She took her driving license because her mom couldn'd drive her to the rink
-She insisted to move her training place from Moscow to Nagoya.

Boy, Mao is such a strong lady ! It's terrible and sad but I am sure that our Mao will come back even more stronger .
I love you MAO!

I am so sad right now... Of course when I heard that Mao flew back to Japan, my first thought was, "What about the GPF?" But then I realized my selfishness and quickly erased that kind of thought. Mao is such a loving person, of course her family should be first! I send my prayers to the Asada family and I hope they can make it through this.

ddmm wrote:

Do you guys think that with this happening, there are many things that makes sence now (it was also mentioned in TV):
-Her mom's condition got worse after the Oly and that's when Mao started to loose weight.
-She took her driving license because her mom couldn'd drive her to the rink
-She insisted to move her training place from Moscow to Nagoya.

This is the reason why I admire Mao so much!!!

She's such a strong girl and this is why it also affects me when people say bad things about her. She doesn't make excuses at all! Finally things are becoming clearer... Mao, how can you smile for us when you're facing pressure from fans and critics alike? More importantly, how can you assure us that things are "fine" when your mother is in such a condition? This issue had been hidden for some time and Mao never made any mention of this, never made it as a convenient excuse, always saying that she must "work harder" to give good performances.

Mao, you are such an angel... Maybe this GPF isn't meant for you and that's okay. Your decision already speaks a lot about your character.

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/f-sp-tp0-20111209-874843.html

omg Mao, stay strong!

supportmaoasada wrote:

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/f-sp-tp0-20111209-874843.html

omg Mao, stay strong!

it said Mao's mom passed away due to cirrhosis early morning as of 9 Dec. 2011.

the other news article
http://www.asahi.com/obituaries/update/1209/TKY201112090747.html

this one said even Mao left right after notified still can see her last time >"<

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2011/12/09/kiji/K20111209002212680.html
coach Sato's comments

http://www.nikkei.com/news/headline/article/g=96958A88889DE1E5E3E7E7E3E6E2E2EBE3E0E0E2E3E3E2E2E2E2E2E2?n_cid=TW001
Article about Mao's mom

supportmaoasada wrote:

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/f-sp-tp0-20111209-874843.html

omg Mao, stay strong!

Oh dear God, please tell me my google translator is wrong!!!!!

shikure wrote:

supportmaoasada wrote:

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/f-sp-tp0-20111209-874843.html

omg Mao, stay strong!

it said Mao's mom passed away early morning as of 9 Dec. 2011.

Does this mean mao didn't have a chance to say good bye? But then again, she probably knew already. My heart is breaking for her and Mai

shikure wrote:

supportmaoasada wrote:

http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/f-sp-tp0-20111209-874843.html

omg Mao, stay strong!

it said Mao's mom passed away due to cirrhosis early morning as of 9 Dec. 2011.

the other news article
http://www.asahi.com/obituaries/update/1209/TKY201112090747.html

this one said even Mao left right after notified still can see her last time >"<

This is just too heartbreaking... I can't even form a coherent sentence.

Fellow Mao fans, let us all pray for the Asada family. Or at least, keep them in our thoughts in such a difficult time.

i´m releaved Mao and Mai have each other. this is so sad, i really wish she could say goos
d bye to her mother.

Oh my God... this is a terrible tragedy
So sad...

Rest in peace Mrs Asada.
Stay strong the whole Asada family.

ご冥福をお祈りいたします