Figure Skating Performance Analysis

Now, we are joined by

Nagaoka and Moriguchi.

Great job on your performance. First,

- looking back, how do you feel?

Well, as expected,

I wasn't able to deliver the clean

performance I had aimed for, and, um,

on the side-by-side

jump, I ended up

falling,

and that was really

frustrating,

but even so,

we were still awarded 62 points,

and since I believe there is still

plenty of opportunity,

I want to reset my focus

and put on a great performance

- tomorrow.

Moriguchi, you were nodding firmly

in the Kiss and Cry.

- What was on your mind?

Well, seeing that we received

a score of 62 points,

it gave us, um,

a good score to cover us,

a score that can cover

tomorrow well,

so I nodded with the feeling

of wanting to do our best again

- for tomorrow.

Even after the six-minute warm-up,

you seemed quite

relaxed, but what was

the nervousness like

- right beforehand?

Well,

backstage I was

quite nervous,

but once I stepped onto the rink,

I wasn't that nervous.

I just wanted to believe

in everything I've done so far,

and I went in

feeling rather

relaxed, with that kind

of mindset,

but I wonder if it would've been better

if I had held on to

a bit more nervousness,

- looking back.

How about you, Moriguchi?

- Well, with a good level of tension,

I think I was able

- to enjoy the competition.

Tomorrow is the free skate.

- Please share your enthusiasm.

We are currently fourth, and with three spots,

third place is still within reach,

so toward a higher place,

element by element,

we want to execute each one,

keep building up

our score,

and do our best

to finish within the top three.

- Um,

aiming even higher,

so we can win it for ourselves.

Just because we made mistakes today,

we shouldn't let today's

mistakes shake our confidence,

but instead,

I hope we can trust our training

and give it everything we've got

tomorrow.

- Thank you very much.

We'll be cheering for you.