I remember being a gymnast back during this time watching with my mom during winter break and knowing that Cohen was the one to root for and just being taken away by this skaters talent.
Her triple flip jump was done with an outside edge takeoff, essentially making it a triple Lutz. Given that, she essentially did 3 triple Lutz jumps in this program and 2 triple Salchows. There are no triple loops or triple toe loops. I don't think she should have gotten credit for repeating the triple Lutz 3 times. Technically, in terms of the triple jumps, this was a very unbalanced program and it was skated with very little speed in some sections.
@indiatree do you know how many ladies flutz or lip? sasha cohen has a frightful flutz, not to mention her falls. even irina slightly flutzes. shizuka was the rightful winner for this night.
@callasalive I understand what you are saying. I don't have anything against Arakawa's gold medal. She was much better than the Cohen, etc. But what I mean, is that Arakawa doesn't even TRY to do the flip on the inside edge. She just blatantly and deeply pushes the blade to the outside edge and still calls it a flip. In reality, it is a pure Lutz. You are not supposed to be able to do a jump more than twice in the program. And she is doing 3 Lutzes here and getting credit.
@indiatree Not a lot of people can do a flip on the inside edge. And another thing, that rule wasn't inforced until two seasons after. She didn't say anything about calling it a flip. And she can't purposely make a mistake. It's just like me saying that I am trying to do a flip off the inside, but I accidently did lutz. You can't blame her for doing a jump that she doesn't mean to make a mistake on.
@indiatree taking off on an outside edge while doing a flip does NOT make it a lutz!!!! flips' entrance has the 3 turns, which allows half revolution pre-rotate to create momentum for taking off. Lutz jumps doesn't have this luxury, you have to pre-rotate with your arms instead.
@troy0515 You make an interesting point, but I am not so sure about that. She did that jump the same way during one of the lead up competitions to the 2006 Olympics. During that competition (I forget which one) Paul Wylie was doing the live comentary on TV, and he said that her flip looked like a Lutz. Again, you may be right, but I don't know.
She is a great jumper and I love her so much, and she's very graceful, but her step sequence is kinda sluggish. It's a great LP but I like her 2004 world championship LP better, where she did a 3Lz-3T-2Lo and a 3S-3T too. But great skater overall.
@janzei I completely agree with you that Shizuka's footwork was a bit sluggish, but her consistency has been a big improvement over Sasha's who was sloppy in her long program. The trade-off was that Sasha did a better short program than the long program, and sadly, the same happened to Irina who wasn't usually sloppy in her long program. I don't know if it was because of the stress of competing.
@anne91276 Agreed. After the short, I was thinking that it would be a battle between Irina and Shizuka to take gold and silver and Sasha would be 3rd. Even though Sasha, also a very great skater, was 1st in the short, i kinda knew that she would not win gold because of her inconsistency and that she hardly ever made a clean program in the long. I love Sasha but she's like, good at everything except jumping, which is the most important element, for me. And that's what hurt her scores.
@peanutmmss entry into spins were different for the first two and the other two were in two different kinds of combination spins. I think she just likes the positions- she does it well- it's kind of one of her signature type moves... but she did do it four times in the program (a layback spin combo would have been awesome!) but either way she rocks! :-)
@UtsukushiiMakeup yeah i mean there's not much negative to say about her. i just would've liked to see more variety, i guess those aren't my favorite spins!
@peanutmmss me too! I love her layback! yeah the donut spin or whatever isn't very attractive in my opinion, kind like the sasha spiral... it's kind of awkward- interesting, but awkward
@UtsukushiiMakeup haha you mean the one wear she kinda lifts her leg up like she's proudly showing us her crotch?! that's kinda ugly, but i love Sasha!
That spiral was absolutely stunning. Not only were her edges extraordinarily strong but the pattern was humungous (notice how she goes way out by the boards). She's such an exceptional skater.
I love this but I like her 2004 world champ long program better, she had 3Lz-3T-2Lo and a 3S-3Lo back then. This was kinda safe but clean, but u can't blame her, she was here for the gold,
Shame on Japanese! Yuna is such a great role model for all youngsters all around the world. Everyone , except some foolish perverted Japanese, knows Yuna is the most favorite skater with world best skating and wonderful personality. Yuna is such a beautiful young lady on and off the ice. She now is a treasure we cherish not only in Korean but all over the world. God bless Yuna & protect her. All wrong videoclips falsely attacking Yuna should be deleted right now!!!
It was a very good program. Was it the best Olympic gold program? No. I wish she wasn't so sluggish-looking (she's not a fast rabbit in her movements) but she has mastered the jump mechanics and she is SMOOTH.
Now we can understand that was only a start of her beautiful skating world. She has BEEN polishing her skating year after year since the Olimpic. She still can show her best on 2011's performance. It's amazing!! I don't know such a diligent and tough and long-lasting and almost a stoic skater. Just deserves Gold.
I agree that this is a "weaker“ performance compared to Tara's, Sarah's and Yuna's. But it is also the gold medal performance at that Stadium at that moment. I like Shizuka's programs(not only this one) so much... but I have to say, I am a little disappointed we didn't see any 3-3 here... her Turandot in 2004 WC is technically better.
Well, during 2006, the IJS was a new system. So during that time, it would be a gold medal performance. The game changed after torino and vancouver. So in your point of view it would be a weak competition, but considered a strong one back then. So I wouldn't say it's a not a gold medal performance since it is how it is back then. And plus if you were to compete against her, you'd be the weak one, not them. BTW if you're going to call someone weak, lets see you try it.
@filipinoICEsk8ter Kudos, Well said! We can't compare 2006 to 2010 winter games. Both games has pressure but different in so many ways. Sasha the most favorite to win made some mistakes and shizuka skates right after just needed a clean program. (note that Japan is zero medal so far) she did what she came to do and that is bring home an Olympic Gold. She's a true World and Olympics CHAMPION!
@tresdestange Arakawa was the last person I'd thought would win that year cuz I was looking at Slutskaya in the 2005 GPF. But it was awesome to see Arakawa win. I've skated with her before when Worlds was in LA, and she is just a special beautiful skater. She had natural flow when jumping and skating. I wish she would compete again.
Make that 4 subpar camels and donut spin. Again, kudos for consistency. But where are the highs and lows of the program to go with the music? The fast and the slow? Very monotone pace. One speed. I think I've seen her skate better than this. I'm sorry, but yaaaaaaaaawn.
At the time, I was very happy for the dark horse Arakawa to win here. Comparing the programs of Arakawa, Slutskaya, and Cohen now, Cohen's stands out by far. Clean, but uninspiring. Three subpar camels and donut spins, very boring. Again, where is the program!? Expression of music? Drama? Hunched positions on jump landings. Not really pristine here, going through the motions. As a sport, Cohen didn't win the LP, though she shoulda had at least a 10 pt lead after the short, and won overall. Sad..
Her fluidity on the ice is incredible. And the way she uses her arms is just beautiful. I wish moire of the Japanese skaters would take a page from her playbook.
I've been watching figure skating since Dorothy Hamill's days and I have to say Shizuka is quite possibly the most graceful skater I have ever seen. And NO ONE does a better Ina Bauer.
@okyunga@yes you fucking are a TROLL! STOP KIM YUNA fanboyism!!! I know you're a kim yuna fanboy but come on. Stop searching Japanese skaters on youtube and hating them. Go get a life BITCH!
Great program. Doubled the loop, but it's alright. She skates with great speed and grace. She has great flexibility especially on that ina bauer and all those doughnuts.
With all due respect to Mao Asada and the other Japanese skaters, Arakawa's victory must have felt incredibly satisfying- especially since she had been trailing behind many young rivals all season. I wanted Sasha Cohen to win the gold, but I was impressed by Arakawa's beautiful skating and her humility. She's one of the most graceful skaters I've ever seen.
@FuckerYuna I checked. In the 2005-06 season, she won the Gran Prix Final and Eric Bompard. She also was in 2nd Place in the Junior Championship, Cup of China, and the All-Japan. She didn't have a single Bronze or below that year. I think she had a decent chance. Not 100% sure but that was certainly a major time in her career.
I woke up early and saw this when I was still back home in Japan. It was such an inspiration to watch and she was the center of attention in the country for a while... Since Midori Ito Japan has had some great skaters and the Japanese figure skating team is continuing to grow. Miki Ando rose to the occasion after Torino, particularly very recently, Mao Asada won a Silver four years later in Vancouver, and there are high hopes for Kanako Murakami. I have a lot of faith in Japan in Figure Skating!
I'm proud to say I was there. As a spectator there was no commentary from the media--just what we could see in front of us. We jumped to our feet after that performance and after the free skate was over it was evident that she had won.
This is a very beautiful performance that had it all. Athleticism and great artistic merits on top of that. What a deserving gold medal winner and it was a lovely pleasure to see her skate well here.
she seems a bit heavy to me. She is frequently commented as "gorgeous", but I can't see that in her perfomance. Carolina is by far more gorgeous and graceful, as for me. Ina bauer is the only exciting element here, but 1 element can't make full impression.
@ZenderMilan Shizuka is gorgeous and graceful, Carolina is graceful. The problem with Kostner is when she jumps she lands on her ass. Kostner landed on her ass three or four times during her long program in Vancouver. The same thing in Torino for Carolina; landed on her ass, how many times I lost count...
People should not compare this program to current programs. It's like comparing Shizuka to peggy back then. The sports is changing drastically. Skaters are being more aggressive with the jumps and having different kind of techniques. Also the pressure during Torino Games is different from Vancouver so If Shizuka skated on the 2010 games she should have done this program differently to catch up. Here she doesn't need to, all she need is a CLEAN to secure her country a Medal.
I am so happy for her. Even though I am a huge sasha cohen fan, she did not have a clean program :(
Shizuka did and more importantly, she basically lifted her whole country. It was soo beautiful to see her fellow teammates hold her up. Japan was soo proud of her! the only medal received for japan in the 2006 olympics and it was gold! <3 great job!!
What was really good about this performance was that she brought originality in her program. Many fig skaters, including Nagasu, Kim, and Hanyu begin to include laybacks. It was especially clear for Yuna that she copied Arakawa's bc she start doing it right after Arakawa's performance. I'm not saying that they are copy cats, I'm just mentioning that's how much Arakawa's performance inspired next generation :)
@yi81 haha that's true. I LOVE arakawa's laybacks. That move and sasha cohen's spial sequences are two of the most beautiful things ive seen in figure skating. such talent. im was so happy for her. :)
@yi81 yuna is not a copycat. if you say that bielmann spin. every single skater copied that spin?? there is no such thing as copying. and shizuka arakawa's laybacks are better than yuna's.
I said that "I'M NOT SAYING that they'(including Yuna) are copy cats"
But it was obivous that she included the laybacks b/c ppl loved it when arakawa did at Torino Olympics and she never did laybacks before then. It's not a bad thing at all to be influenced by one of the greatest skaters like Arakawa.
@chuhboemember6 Nope, not even close. Yuna totally blows this away, especially in tech content, but in artistry still. An even with Shizuka's "nice" ina bauer, why does she do the same donut spin 4 times??? 2 is enough, 4 is monotonous. Please don't overrate this performance to downgrade Yuna's. Shizuka merely had to skate clean to overcome 2 badly skated performances. Yuna blew away Mao, Joannie, and Mirai- all of whose tech content destroys Shizuka's competition. But nice try. ;)
@2ndAveLine why do you have to be such a bitch? people skated differently in 2006 as opposed to 2010. Shizuka did amazing, and many skaters repeat difficult spins to gain more points. her program was solid, and she won the GOLD for a reason.
I do remember this moment, I was at home early morning of another busy day. it was a live and I was watching without expectation but I noticed tears in my eyes when her perforamnce done. It was great, beautiful and still touching my heart.
それは氷の上で詩でした！美しい！
rickyfan3956 1 day ago
you' re my idol shizuka!
iceskatinggirl06 5 days ago
何度観ても飽きません♪本当に美しく素晴らしい！同中学校卒業生の一つ先輩として、本当に誇りに思います！
POOH3377 2 weeks ago
荒川さんの自信にあふれたスケーティング。ひとつの作品として、自分の背中を押す為に
観たくなる。
同じ日本人として誇りに思います。
ain312tube 2 weeks ago
what a beautiful girl and beautiful skater. so elegant and lovely.
FabulousKTK 3 weeks ago
I remember being a gymnast back during this time watching with my mom during winter break and knowing that Cohen was the one to root for and just being taken away by this skaters talent.
TwisterFlipp95 3 weeks ago
Beautifull!!
Miriuili 1 month ago
彼女に日本は救われた！何度見ても素晴らしい！！！
monoris2008 1 month ago
荒川選手の高速Skating技術は,私の知る限り、世界に何人も居ない。超すばらしい！！！
Wow!! Perfectly Beautiful !!!.
もしトリプルループ２回転が３回転してたら・・・完璧だったのではないかな・・・。
173Nkt117193 1 month ago
一歩一歩が美しすぎる。
rebarbingo 1 month ago
Her triple flip jump was done with an outside edge takeoff, essentially making it a triple Lutz. Given that, she essentially did 3 triple Lutz jumps in this program and 2 triple Salchows. There are no triple loops or triple toe loops. I don't think she should have gotten credit for repeating the triple Lutz 3 times. Technically, in terms of the triple jumps, this was a very unbalanced program and it was skated with very little speed in some sections.
indiatree 1 month ago 3
@indiatree do you know how many ladies flutz or lip? sasha cohen has a frightful flutz, not to mention her falls. even irina slightly flutzes. shizuka was the rightful winner for this night.
callasalive 1 month ago
@callasalive I understand what you are saying. I don't have anything against Arakawa's gold medal. She was much better than the Cohen, etc. But what I mean, is that Arakawa doesn't even TRY to do the flip on the inside edge. She just blatantly and deeply pushes the blade to the outside edge and still calls it a flip. In reality, it is a pure Lutz. You are not supposed to be able to do a jump more than twice in the program. And she is doing 3 Lutzes here and getting credit.
indiatree 1 month ago
@indiatree Not a lot of people can do a flip on the inside edge. And another thing, that rule wasn't inforced until two seasons after. She didn't say anything about calling it a flip. And she can't purposely make a mistake. It's just like me saying that I am trying to do a flip off the inside, but I accidently did lutz. You can't blame her for doing a jump that she doesn't mean to make a mistake on.
filipinoICEsk8ter 1 month ago
@indiatree taking off on an outside edge while doing a flip does NOT make it a lutz!!!! flips' entrance has the 3 turns, which allows half revolution pre-rotate to create momentum for taking off. Lutz jumps doesn't have this luxury, you have to pre-rotate with your arms instead.
troy0515 1 month ago
@troy0515 You make an interesting point, but I am not so sure about that. She did that jump the same way during one of the lead up competitions to the 2006 Olympics. During that competition (I forget which one) Paul Wylie was doing the live comentary on TV, and he said that her flip looked like a Lutz. Again, you may be right, but I don't know.
indiatree 1 month ago
@indiatree meh, everyone else was worse
HelTra91 3 weeks ago
Beautiful and very Elegant all wrapped up in one!
rickram1961 1 month ago
Did she double a loop in there? And what music did she skate to?
KathyKlamisme 1 month ago
Yukina Ota 2002 Jr. World Championships FSを見てしまいました。
これ以上のコメントは控えたいと思います。
joesanno 1 month ago
着氷の美しさ！！
MrVotoms 2 months ago
She is a great jumper and I love her so much, and she's very graceful, but her step sequence is kinda sluggish. It's a great LP but I like her 2004 world championship LP better, where she did a 3Lz-3T-2Lo and a 3S-3T too. But great skater overall.
janzei 2 months ago
@janzei I completely agree with you that Shizuka's footwork was a bit sluggish, but her consistency has been a big improvement over Sasha's who was sloppy in her long program. The trade-off was that Sasha did a better short program than the long program, and sadly, the same happened to Irina who wasn't usually sloppy in her long program. I don't know if it was because of the stress of competing.
anne91276 2 months ago
@anne91276 Agreed. After the short, I was thinking that it would be a battle between Irina and Shizuka to take gold and silver and Sasha would be 3rd. Even though Sasha, also a very great skater, was 1st in the short, i kinda knew that she would not win gold because of her inconsistency and that she hardly ever made a clean program in the long. I love Sasha but she's like, good at everything except jumping, which is the most important element, for me. And that's what hurt her scores.
janzei 2 months ago
いい年したおっさんですが、この演技はリアルタイム（出勤前）に見て涙を流したのを覚えてます。たしか日本のメダルがゼロ（笑）で荒川に初の日本のメダルがかかってた、もう超絶大一番。そこで芸術とも言える演技を魅せてくれたのだから、そりゃ涙もでますわ。単に日本に金メダルをもたらしてくれたからうれしいとかじゃなく、芸術作品としてその後たびたび視聴することになる「作品」にしあがってるのがうれしいね。
sa444f 2 months ago 2
いつ見ても泣ける動画です。素晴らしい
yukitomo1983 2 months ago
何回見ても飽きないんですよね。この荒川さんのこの演技だけは。荒川さんはもう点数とか順位とかは、どうでもよかったと、どこかで読みましたが、無欲でこれでアマを引退できるという清々しい気持ちが伝わってくるようで、今見たらそう感じられますね。
ソチでは浅田真央ちゃんも安藤美姫さんも何位でもいいから笑顔で終わって欲しい。
catworship1 2 months ago 3
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KOBINable 2 months ago
she is the best!
i love her(*´ｪ`*)
やっぱり荒川静香さんがNo.1ですね
mocochan 2 months ago
何度見ても、なぜか感動で泣ける
bluepants96 3 months ago 4
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지루해
okyunga 3 months ago
何回見ても泣ける。
スケートでこんな感動するとはおもわなんだ。
ahoahoaho999 3 months ago
she's great, but i notice she kept doing those same two spins over and over
peanutmmss 3 months ago
@peanutmmss entry into spins were different for the first two and the other two were in two different kinds of combination spins. I think she just likes the positions- she does it well- it's kind of one of her signature type moves... but she did do it four times in the program (a layback spin combo would have been awesome!) but either way she rocks! :-)
UtsukushiiMakeup 3 months ago
@UtsukushiiMakeup yeah i mean there's not much negative to say about her. i just would've liked to see more variety, i guess those aren't my favorite spins!
peanutmmss 3 months ago
@peanutmmss me too! I love her layback! yeah the donut spin or whatever isn't very attractive in my opinion, kind like the sasha spiral... it's kind of awkward- interesting, but awkward
UtsukushiiMakeup 3 months ago
@UtsukushiiMakeup haha you mean the one wear she kinda lifts her leg up like she's proudly showing us her crotch?! that's kinda ugly, but i love Sasha!
peanutmmss 3 months ago
@peanutmmss gah *where
peanutmmss 3 months ago
@peanutmmss yes! thats the one lol
phillphall 3 months ago
Beautiful... simply beautiful....
ChamcoDragon 3 months ago
今みても泣ける、美しすぎてかっこよくてただ泣けるのはこれが最初で最後
kondoukoa 3 months ago 3
素晴らしいの一言！！
merugerion 3 months ago
She's got such a beautiful sense of calm when she skates!
Leahh125 3 months ago 3
英語は解らないけど解説が絶賛してくれてるのだけは解るのが嬉しい！
moguify 3 months ago 2
Her ina bauer is out of this world.
filipinoICEsk8ter 3 months ago 3
プッチーニと言う天才と荒川静香と言う天才が見事なコラボレーションを見せてくれました。自分が見た限りでは、女子フィギュアの演技でこれが一番好きです。
waste88881 3 months ago
何度見ても感動する。そして美しい。
117naka 4 months ago 3
2:40の辺りに後ろで見てる外国人女性はもしかしてタラソワさんですか？
catworship1 4 months ago
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荒川は海外では美人の部類なんだよな。海外では細い目がウケるらしい。
youku08 4 months ago
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shes a big bitch considering the more petite frame of Sasha cohen
pelicanus11 4 months ago
@pelicanus11 How is she a b****ch? She doesn't look like a dog.
filipinoICEsk8ter 4 months ago
That spiral was absolutely stunning. Not only were her edges extraordinarily strong but the pattern was humungous (notice how she goes way out by the boards). She's such an exceptional skater.
gk891 4 months ago 2
I love this but I like her 2004 world champ long program better, she had 3Lz-3T-2Lo and a 3S-3Lo back then. This was kinda safe but clean, but u can't blame her, she was here for the gold,
janzei 4 months ago
優雅と言う言葉の意味を初めて知った演技だった。
kei19770310 5 months ago 3
she makes it look so effortless! so easy!.....and with such grace!.....absolutely beautiful!!!!!
MrFereydon 5 months ago
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Shame on Japanese! Yuna is such a great role model for all youngsters all around the world. Everyone , except some foolish perverted Japanese, knows Yuna is the most favorite skater with world best skating and wonderful personality. Yuna is such a beautiful young lady on and off the ice. She now is a treasure we cherish not only in Korean but all over the world. God bless Yuna & protect her. All wrong videoclips falsely attacking Yuna should be deleted right now!!!
japmoneyfuckyou 5 months ago
Beautiful.
calibianable 5 months ago
真央ちゃんの「鐘」もそうだけど
ほんとにすばらしい演技は
時間が経ってからみても
鳥肌が立つし感動する…（；▽；）
snoopyfl1 5 months ago 3
Clean but sluggish and slow???!
pelicanus11 5 months ago
@pelicanus11 Really? That's why the crowd and judges went crazy after her performance and giving her Gold Medal.
tresdestange 5 months ago
It was a very good program. Was it the best Olympic gold program? No. I wish she wasn't so sluggish-looking (she's not a fast rabbit in her movements) but she has mastered the jump mechanics and she is SMOOTH.
officeaddict33 6 months ago
Now we can understand that was only a start of her beautiful skating world. She has BEEN polishing her skating year after year since the Olimpic. She still can show her best on 2011's performance. It's amazing!! I don't know such a diligent and tough and long-lasting and almost a stoic skater. Just deserves Gold.
jirodesouma 6 months ago 2
涙なくして見れないですね
トリノは彼女のためのステージだったんですね
997180mn 6 months ago 3
I agree that this is a "weaker“ performance compared to Tara's, Sarah's and Yuna's. But it is also the gold medal performance at that Stadium at that moment. I like Shizuka's programs(not only this one) so much... but I have to say, I am a little disappointed we didn't see any 3-3 here... her Turandot in 2004 WC is technically better.
shuraowen 6 months ago
Well, during 2006, the IJS was a new system. So during that time, it would be a gold medal performance. The game changed after torino and vancouver. So in your point of view it would be a weak competition, but considered a strong one back then. So I wouldn't say it's a not a gold medal performance since it is how it is back then. And plus if you were to compete against her, you'd be the weak one, not them. BTW if you're going to call someone weak, lets see you try it.
filipinoICEsk8ter 6 months ago 8
@filipinoICEsk8ter Kudos, Well said! We can't compare 2006 to 2010 winter games. Both games has pressure but different in so many ways. Sasha the most favorite to win made some mistakes and shizuka skates right after just needed a clean program. (note that Japan is zero medal so far) she did what she came to do and that is bring home an Olympic Gold. She's a true World and Olympics CHAMPION!
tresdestange 5 months ago
@tresdestange Arakawa was the last person I'd thought would win that year cuz I was looking at Slutskaya in the 2005 GPF. But it was awesome to see Arakawa win. I've skated with her before when Worlds was in LA, and she is just a special beautiful skater. She had natural flow when jumping and skating. I wish she would compete again.
filipinoICEsk8ter 5 months ago
ジャッジの人らも最後会場の大歓声に、笑顔で採点していますね。
フィギュアの点数が出る出ないはこういう所なのかもしれませんね。
他の競技に比べ、奥が深い。
安藤美姫も浅田真央も、思いっきり楽しんで滑ったら絶対自然の流れでソチでメダル採れる選手だと。
catworship1 6 months ago
Sorry but I can't even believe this won gold. Weak competition this year. Any other year and this is not a gold medal performance by any means.
ncjuppiter 6 months ago
@ncjuppiter so who should win the gold then?
beautyconcious 6 months ago
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chobibi05 6 months ago
where is the triple triple triple :(
felixarturo2011 6 months ago
Make that 4 subpar camels and donut spin. Again, kudos for consistency. But where are the highs and lows of the program to go with the music? The fast and the slow? Very monotone pace. One speed. I think I've seen her skate better than this. I'm sorry, but yaaaaaaaaawn.
oreevas 6 months ago
At the time, I was very happy for the dark horse Arakawa to win here. Comparing the programs of Arakawa, Slutskaya, and Cohen now, Cohen's stands out by far. Clean, but uninspiring. Three subpar camels and donut spins, very boring. Again, where is the program!? Expression of music? Drama? Hunched positions on jump landings. Not really pristine here, going through the motions. As a sport, Cohen didn't win the LP, though she shoulda had at least a 10 pt lead after the short, and won overall. Sad..
oreevas 6 months ago
荒川選手の演技は今までかつてない感動をあたえてくれたオリンピックでした!!この人は伝説の人です☆
ありがとう…
RILALA325 6 months ago
@catworshipさん、「海外メディアが浅田真央を絶賛、採点制度に皮肉 トリノ世界フィギュア」を見てみてください。韓国は国を挙げて、審判団を買収しているのかもしれません。
chobibi05 6 months ago
wow... her ina bauer is awesome
sonalisk8 6 months ago
They are all pretty graceful .I hate it when people put one up against the other.
pelicanus11 7 months ago
ため息が出るほど美しい。。。
ChamcoDragon 7 months ago 4
Her fluidity on the ice is incredible. And the way she uses her arms is just beautiful. I wish moire of the Japanese skaters would take a page from her playbook.
TheSienna29 7 months ago 4
Shizuka is a very typical asian beauty!
fjn219 7 months ago
荒川選手自身の葛藤を表現しきった感動大作だったと思います。
意志の強さ、表現したいものを諦めない自分自身の指針をもって、この大舞台で
パーフェクトな演技をし、観客もマスコミも、もしかしたら採点者も魅了した。
いつもなぜか２分過ぎたあたりから涙なくして見られないのです。
迫真のフリースケーティングでした。
pina0akky1 8 months ago 20
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I've been watching figure skating since Dorothy Hamill's days and I have to say Shizuka is quite possibly the most graceful skater I have ever seen. And NO ONE does a better Ina Bauer.
Oreadno1 8 months ago 7
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okyunga 8 months ago
素晴らしいの一言に尽きる。優雅だ。美しい。
何度見ても感動する。
これ程迄に女性らしさに溢れた滑りは今でも
彼女だけのものだ。
オリンピックで一番感動した金メダルの演技。
truth7742 8 months ago 4
What a GORGEOUS!!
kanngolians 8 months ago 7
昔話で”天女の羽衣”がありましたけど、その本で見た天女の衣装みたいですね。
切れ長の目も妖艶で。
catworship1 8 months ago 5
もう５年もたつんですね！私もしょっちゅうこれ見てます。Magnificient quality!
takakohirai231 8 months ago 5
ゆったりと優雅で、凛とした気品があって…
｢大和撫子」｢日本女性の美しさ」そのものの体現のようなパフォーマンスですよね
何度見ても本当に素晴らしいです
eriya69on 8 months ago 10
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rkawkrhrnak1 8 months ago 8
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rkawkrhrnak1 8 months ago 7
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지루해!!
okyunga 9 months ago 5
@okyunga korean troll!
Idontcarrreee 8 months ago
@Idontcarrreee hahaha... ME Troll??
okyunga 8 months ago
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@okyunga @yes you fucking are a TROLL! STOP KIM YUNA fanboyism!!! I know you're a kim yuna fanboy but come on. Stop searching Japanese skaters on youtube and hating them. Go get a life BITCH!
Idontcarrreee 8 months ago 6
Great music ..turandot fit shizuka arakawa she's great here...better than any japanese figure skating.....
redsnaffer 9 months ago
Amazing!!!
toshismovie 9 months ago 2
BELLA ,bella , tecnicamente perfecta , perfecta.
maktubmadai 9 months ago 2
ルールも何もまったく分かりませんが流れるように美しいその演技に目は釘付け、ため息が出ます。
リアルタイムでテレビで見ました。鳥肌が立ちました。
アップありがとう。
auboy0118 9 months ago 6
Even after 6 years, this is still great to watch. A classic performance.
Derukugi2 9 months ago 4
@Derukugi2 you mean 5...? not quite 6 years
stardust38 9 months ago
演技中も、もちろん美しいのですが
演技し終わったあと、観客に対してする荒川さんのおじぎ（？）が好きです。
とても優雅で、全てに対して「ありがとう」の気持ちが溢れている感じがします。
リンクを去るときも美しいですよね。
cotchoneco 9 months ago 17
美しい
fossil302080 9 months ago 3
今みても劣化感がない。素晴らしい！
tbesince 9 months ago 6
shizuka was like a flying swan with light and dark blue feathers in her performance.
ametohikari 10 months ago 6
She is beautiful. I like this performance so much.
920alvin 10 months ago 5
Great program. Doubled the loop, but it's alright. She skates with great speed and grace. She has great flexibility especially on that ina bauer and all those doughnuts.
filipinoICEsk8ter 10 months ago 2
With all due respect to Mao Asada and the other Japanese skaters, Arakawa's victory must have felt incredibly satisfying- especially since she had been trailing behind many young rivals all season. I wanted Sasha Cohen to win the gold, but I was impressed by Arakawa's beautiful skating and her humility. She's one of the most graceful skaters I've ever seen.
VirgoPianist 10 months ago 2
何回見ても涙が出ます。まるでこの世のものと思えぬほどの美しさです！
ayutamikoto 10 months ago 4
If Mao had been there.... ????
FuckerYuna 11 months ago
@FuckerYuna I checked. In the 2005-06 season, she won the Gran Prix Final and Eric Bompard. She also was in 2nd Place in the Junior Championship, Cup of China, and the All-Japan. She didn't have a single Bronze or below that year. I think she had a decent chance. Not 100% sure but that was certainly a major time in her career.
hirothemouse 11 months ago
I woke up early and saw this when I was still back home in Japan. It was such an inspiration to watch and she was the center of attention in the country for a while... Since Midori Ito Japan has had some great skaters and the Japanese figure skating team is continuing to grow. Miki Ando rose to the occasion after Torino, particularly very recently, Mao Asada won a Silver four years later in Vancouver, and there are high hopes for Kanako Murakami. I have a lot of faith in Japan in Figure Skating!
hirothemouse 11 months ago
I'm proud to say I was there. As a spectator there was no commentary from the media--just what we could see in front of us. We jumped to our feet after that performance and after the free skate was over it was evident that she had won.
ram9270 11 months ago
This is a best skating I've ever seen before. Her brilliant skating is absolutely unforgettable.
zennmantyo 11 months ago 3
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５年前だからか、現在のスケーターに比べて、敏捷性がない。重たそうに見える。 レイバックイナバイアーだけが唯一の見せ場。
shionyukiko 11 months ago
This is a very beautiful performance that had it all. Athleticism and great artistic merits on top of that. What a deserving gold medal winner and it was a lovely pleasure to see her skate well here.
allenglandlawns 11 months ago 5
気品があるので、日本のスケート界では一番好きです。
何度見ても感動できるのは、彼女の精神性の高さなのでしょうか。
marie5022 11 months ago 9
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chobibi05 11 months ago 9
@chobibi05 安藤さんはバンクーバーを乗り越えて今いきいきしてますよね。私は大ファンです。今年のミッションの演技は荒川さんに似ているような錯覚を起こしました。
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chobibi05 6 months ago
she seems a bit heavy to me. She is frequently commented as "gorgeous", but I can't see that in her perfomance. Carolina is by far more gorgeous and graceful, as for me. Ina bauer is the only exciting element here, but 1 element can't make full impression.
ZenderMilan 11 months ago
@ZenderMilan Shizuka is gorgeous and graceful, Carolina is graceful. The problem with Kostner is when she jumps she lands on her ass. Kostner landed on her ass three or four times during her long program in Vancouver. The same thing in Torino for Carolina; landed on her ass, how many times I lost count...
kazzicup 11 months ago
キレイだ。ホントにキレイです。
衣装も音楽もドンピシャだし、
両手を広げたスピンの何て雄大で可憐なことか…。
イナバウアーは言うに及ばず、
スピンしながら片手を回す様もすごく可憐だ。
自分が日本人であることを差し引いても、歴代最高レベルの演技だと感じました。
神々しいものに相対したときのようなドキドキが止まりません。
waste88881 11 months ago 24
This is a best skating I've ever seen before. Sizuka is absolutely gorgeous !!!
zennmantyo 1 year ago 4
フィギュアスケートとは本来どういった競技なのかを改めて思い知らされる演技でした。
美しさ、優雅さ、しなやかさ、そして音楽との一体感。
心を打たれました。
zakugufudom 1 year ago 10
I saw her live. I have never seen anything like it. I am in total awe.
emmasvenss 1 year ago 3
ブラボー・・
rakuten231 1 year ago 2
Her spins are so graceful :)
Go Shizuka!
leadpencil96 1 year ago 4
hehehehehhe she won
ChariceBillboard 1 year ago
la regina dei salvataggi 'sta donna
TheYellowMallow 1 year ago
What was the name of the other japanese girl that was here at the 2006 olympics that performed before Sasha?
dopefetish 1 year ago
People should not compare this program to current programs. It's like comparing Shizuka to peggy back then. The sports is changing drastically. Skaters are being more aggressive with the jumps and having different kind of techniques. Also the pressure during Torino Games is different from Vancouver so If Shizuka skated on the 2010 games she should have done this program differently to catch up. Here she doesn't need to, all she need is a CLEAN to secure her country a Medal.
tresdestange 1 year ago 5
改めて今見ても・・存在感が凄いですよね。
それまでフィギュアスケートに興味がなくトリノの前の全日本を何気なく見ていて誰を見てもそんなにかわらないと思いながらぼんやり見ていたのに、彼女だけは圧倒的に違うオーラを持っていて、それ以来フィギュアを見るようになりました。そしたら金メダル・・・！獲るべく人が獲った金メダルだと思いました。
当時は技術的なこと全く知りませんでしたが、彼女をきっかけにフィギュアファンになりました。今でも色あせない存在感ですね。
荒川さん凄い。
maruberryrose 1 year ago 8
That was so good but if you think about it, that gold medal performance would have been 6th place in the 2010 olympics, behind Mirai Nagasu.
MusicLuver093 1 year ago
@MusicLuver093 Mirai was 4th
SexyLiLLeilaniMya 1 year ago
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hahaha mirai should have been here
ChariceBillboard 1 year ago
I am so happy for her. Even though I am a huge sasha cohen fan, she did not have a clean program :(
Shizuka did and more importantly, she basically lifted her whole country. It was soo beautiful to see her fellow teammates hold her up. Japan was soo proud of her! the only medal received for japan in the 2006 olympics and it was gold! <3 great job!!
oesdoob 1 year ago
ジャンプの回数より、この演技の様な美しさや感動を与えてくれるものに得点というか、高い評価を与えて欲しい。
naganononatsu 1 year ago 9
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What was really good about this performance was that she brought originality in her program. Many fig skaters, including Nagasu, Kim, and Hanyu begin to include laybacks. It was especially clear for Yuna that she copied Arakawa's bc she start doing it right after Arakawa's performance. I'm not saying that they are copy cats, I'm just mentioning that's how much Arakawa's performance inspired next generation :)
yi81 1 year ago 2
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@yi81 haha that's true. I LOVE arakawa's laybacks. That move and sasha cohen's spial sequences are two of the most beautiful things ive seen in figure skating. such talent. im was so happy for her. :)
oesdoob 1 year ago
@yi81 yuna is not a copycat. if you say that bielmann spin. every single skater copied that spin?? there is no such thing as copying. and shizuka arakawa's laybacks are better than yuna's.
sumimimi0 1 year ago 3
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I said that "I'M NOT SAYING that they'(including Yuna) are copy cats"
But it was obivous that she included the laybacks b/c ppl loved it when arakawa did at Torino Olympics and she never did laybacks before then. It's not a bad thing at all to be influenced by one of the greatest skaters like Arakawa.
yi81 7 months ago
BEST EVER! GO Japan:)
wahurak 1 year ago
oh god shes so cute!!!! *nosebleed*
Aikamatsu 1 year ago
i still think sasha's style is more graceful, she also has better extensions
girlygirlx0 1 year ago
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技術点とか構成点とかじゃなくて、これがゴールドメダリストの演技だ！ってくらい圧巻でしたね。
点数はそういう競技であるから着いただけで、視覚だけで金メダリストと納得させる演舞でした。
素晴らしい。
aaa00999222 1 year ago 8
大技も小技もいらない。フィギュアスケートってこんなにも優美で優雅な競技なんだと、当時は思いましたね。これを見た人は本当に酔いしれたはずです。審査員の人たちのとても納得してる表情が印象的でした。「cool beauty」は彼女の演技だけのものですね。
nicohikipanda 1 year ago 9
これぞ「世界が自慢されたい大和撫子」の演技！
嫋やかで繊細、けれど芯の強さをうちに秘めた…
sparrow372006 1 year ago 7
amazing! I love shizuka!!!
tresdestange 1 year ago 6
銀盤の女王
pajigp 1 year ago 3
amazing! I love shizuka!!!
tresdestange 1 year ago 3
荒川さんは勝負を手放していたと思う。
勝負のために加点対象でないイナバウアーを外し、勝つためのスケートをしていく中で、湧きおこって来たのは観客に美しいと思ってもらえるスケートがしたいという気持ち。直前でイナバウアーが入っている大好きなプログラム、トゥーランドットに変更。
勝てるスケートじゃなくて「自分の美しいスケートを」って思ってたようですよ。（トリノ直前のNHKスペシャルでそう分析されてました）
金を取って泣きもせず、ただ「ビックリしました。信じられない」を繰り返す彼女は何かを手放していたから順位に執着がなかったんだろう。
多分、勝ち負けではなく「美しい真美のスケート」だから、私も癒されたいときこの演技を見に来るんだな。エキシビションのYOU RAISE ME UPも歌詞の意味やスケーティング、色々合わさって胸を打ちます。癒されます。
kouyuikasa 1 year ago 9
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いい感想ですね。
荒川選手は勝負を手放していた。まさにその通りだと思います。
それゆえに私心のない最高の演技を見せてくれたのでしょうね。
点数のつかないイナバウアーが最も美しい瞬間であったことは、
その証明だと思います。
私も一日の終わりにしょっちゅうこれを見て癒されています。
waste88881 11 months ago 11
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彼女はインタビューでメダルをとりにいったとのべています。
練習の時もわざと難しいジャンプを跳び相手を威嚇し、本番は安全なジャンプでミスをせずに演技をしたと。
ekkolove0503 5 months ago
shizuka was the best in that moment............ but dont forget MAO IS THE BEST RIGHT NOW
koshersterling 1 year ago
繊細で優美で雄大で清潔感のある まさにフィギュアの王道ともいえるスケーティングです。何度観ても やはり素晴らしい物は素晴らしい。 美しい物は美しいとしか表現できませんね。
気高き女王の滑り。日本の宝ですね。大切にしましょう。
openmyfuturemylife 1 year ago 7
NOTA MAXIMA ! SUPER ! !!!
FamiliaRusu 1 year ago 2
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This was much better than Yu Na Kim's winning performance this year!
chuhboemember6 1 year ago 9
@chuhboemember6 are you serious... i love shizuka alot but to say this performance was better than yuna's olympic performance is pretty ridiculous
iimissdramaticii 1 year ago
@iimissdramaticii youre right....
koshersterling 1 year ago
@chuhboemember6 Nope, not even close. Yuna totally blows this away, especially in tech content, but in artistry still. An even with Shizuka's "nice" ina bauer, why does she do the same donut spin 4 times??? 2 is enough, 4 is monotonous. Please don't overrate this performance to downgrade Yuna's. Shizuka merely had to skate clean to overcome 2 badly skated performances. Yuna blew away Mao, Joannie, and Mirai- all of whose tech content destroys Shizuka's competition. But nice try. ;)
2ndAveLine 11 months ago
@2ndAveLine why do you have to be such a bitch? people skated differently in 2006 as opposed to 2010. Shizuka did amazing, and many skaters repeat difficult spins to gain more points. her program was solid, and she won the GOLD for a reason.
dstorey11 11 months ago 4
for some reason I haven't found this beautiful :S Just clean, but not sparkling
aryrupp 1 year ago
mitainautamaro 1 year ago 6
I do remember this moment, I was at home early morning of another busy day. it was a live and I was watching without expectation but I noticed tears in my eyes when her perforamnce done. It was great, beautiful and still touching my heart.
himehina2008 1 year ago 5