Transcript · Japanese → English
Emotional Journey of a Figure Skater
To be honest, not really. We both tried to trust each other, but we probably couldn't do it completely.
Ms. Takahashi once dreamed of being the world's best with Kihara. After dissolving their partnership, she watched his new challenge as a commentator, but says she had mixed feelings at first.
The jealous Narumi and the supportive Narumi were fighting. It was painful. Seeing Ryuichi gain muscle, I thought, 'If it were the current Ryuichi, he'd throw me so high I could do any number of rotations.'
Honestly, I really thought about it, but I knew it was wrong. I knew being jealous was wrong, and at the time, I really hated myself for feeling that way.
However, Ms. Takahashi experienced a change of heart.
The trigger was RikuRyu's skating. I was like, 'Wow, that's so cool! What is this throw jump?' First, I was moved by their technique, like the flow after landing and the distance.
Watching them up close, their performance refining as they overcame trials, she began to feel that RikuRyu was the ideal pair she had envisioned, saying, 'That is the ultimate relationship of trust.'
RikuRyu is the pair I admired so much that it even changes the past. The skating of Ryuichi with Riku Miura was established, and I could truly think it was great. That was probably the moment my feelings completely switched.
Those feelings were expressed in words during that legendary commentary.
Kabushima Shrine, which she visits every time she goes to Aomori. What did you pray for? 'I'm Narumi Takahashi. I prayed to become someone who can make everyone happy.'
I wrote it, I wrote it, I wrote it! There's a figure skating amulet, and I still want to improve my own figure skating.
And towards her former partner, who has now reached the top of the world...
Just as I said that performance was the best in the universe, I want them to keep pushing forward. No matter what path they take, I hope an Olympic gold medal is just the starting point, and I'd be happy to walk the world together again and see what they show us.
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Original transcript (Japanese)
正直別にそんなになかった 信頼しようとお互いしたけど 多分でききらなかった かつて木原選手とともに世界一を夢見た高橋さん ベア解消後は解説者として木原選手の新たな挑戦を見守ってきましたが 当初は複雑な気持ちだったといいます 嫉妬の鳴ると応援の鳴るが攻め合っていて ずっと苦しくて筋肉突き始めたリュウチとか見て 今のリュウチだったらめっちゃ高く飛ばしてくれるから何回転でもできるのにとか 正直本当に考えるけど それって間違ってるって 嫉妬して違うって分かってるんだってっていうのが そういうことをやってる自分もすごくその時は嫌いになって ところがそんな高橋さんに心境の変化が生まれます
きっかけは陸流のスケートですよね うわーみたいなかっこいい何このスロージャンプって 降りた後の流れとか飛距離とか なんかそれでなんか技に感動してまず あれが究極の信頼関係だっていうのって 数々の試練を乗り越えるたびに演技が洗練されていく二人を間近で見ているうちに 陸流こそが自身が思い描いていた理想のペアだと感じるようになったといいます 過去のことを変えてしまうほど陸流って自分が憧れたペアスケーターなんだみたいな 三浦陸と滑ってるキャラ流市のペアのスケートが確立されて そこにいいなって本当に思えたから多分そのタイミングなんですよね 気持ちが100%切り替わりました そんな思いが言葉として現れたのがあの神解説です 青森を訪れるたびに立ち寄るという株島神社 何をお願いされたんですか 高橋なるみですみんながハッピーになれる人になりますようにって言った
書いた書いた書いた書いた書いた書いた フィギュアスケートのお守りがあって やっぱフィギュアスケートをいまだに自分も上達したいし そして世界の頂点に立った元パートナーに対しては 私はあの演技を見て宇宙一位って言ったように なんかもっともっと突き進んでほしい どんな道進んでもオリンピック金メダルがスタート地点になるような また世界を一緒に歩めたら嬉しいし見せてくれたら嬉しい
