Mai Asada and Shizuka Arakawa!

kirakira wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lAd9P_IcRI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5aRtM3HnP4

Thanks for the links, kirakira!

So they opened a skate rink in Roppongi and want it to be a "date spot", huh?

In the second clip, they ask Shizuka and Mai what they think about having a date at the skating rink. Mai's amused expression at 0:37 TOTALLY reminded me of Mao. Shizuka says she can't really imagine doing that herself, and Mai is also kind of like, uhhh, does that mean you have to have a date to skate there? Then Shizuka says, "but if it's someone who skates better than you then it would be good" and Mai agrees.

Here's some more pics from the event:
http://corism.221616.com/articles/0000102252/

And some quotes from the related articles:
http://response.jp/article/2010/01/06/134443.html

About Mao, Mai said, "I want to enjoy her journey until she goes to Vancouver with her. I think she'll absolutely bring home a medal."

http://news.walkerplus.com/2010/0105/12/

Mai said, "(At the Olympics), I want to see Mao cry tears of joy. Until she was selected to go to the Olympics, I was nervous, but now I am watching over her with an excited feeling."

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/100106/spm1001060505001-n1.htm

According to this article, Mai and Mao watched the Kouhaku Uta Gassen (Red & White Song Contest) on New Year's Eve and ate yummy food, but they didn't talk about the Olympics.

This article says that TAT is supposed to come to Japan around the 10th and then they'll go to 4CC.

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Aww, I love Mai!! Mai and Mao are such perfect, sweet sisters!

Batsuchan wrote:

In the second clip, they ask Shizuka and Mai what they think about having a date at the skating rink. Mai's amused expression at 0:37 TOTALLY reminded me of Mao. Shizuka says she can't really imagine doing that herself, and Mai is also kind of like, uhhh, does that mean you have to have a date to skate there? Then Shizuka says, "but if it's someone who skates better than you then it would be good" and Mai agrees.

Unfortunately when you skate at that level, you don't have many more "better skater" options

Asada sisters forever

Thanks for the translation, Batsuchan!

Another clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY5aCLl-g-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WucewCqFL-A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1FlDkEl9Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGoLbBZwOJk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnU_3ftJUsc

Shizuka re-opened this rink again at end of january! I think it was the same rink! Maybe they closed it during summer ~~
But this time together with Evan Lysacek!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVPf-5nmLLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRtkZFzefG4

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

The first one is without audio sadly

Asada sisters forever

Thanks for the translation, Batsuchan!
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