Shizuka Arakawa
Shizuka Arakawa
Shizuka Arakawais a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic Champion and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver in 1992. She is also the second Japanese woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, following skier Tae Satoya. She was the only Japanese medalist at...
alone good win winning
To win I need to do a triple-triple jump. But I've got to be good overall. I don't see the triple-triple combination alone as the winning factor.
forced hoping short third win
As I was third in the short program, I was hoping to win a medal. But I forced myself not to think about it.
expected happy medal surprised win won
I'm just so surprised about all of this that I'm speechless. I never expected that I would be the first one to win a medal for Japan, so I didn't feel that pressure. But I'm very happy that I am the one who won it.
felt glad gold japan medal surprised win
I never thought that I'd be able to win this gold medal, so I felt no pressure. I was surprised at what I've done and I'm glad that it was the first medal for Japan in Turin.
coming home importance meet parents share time value watch winning
I feel the importance and value of winning more and more. Unfortunately, I couldn't find time to meet with my parents who were here to watch my performance. Hopefully, I'll share time with them after coming back home to Japan.
forward looking rethink sending skaters younger
I thought we'd be sending some younger skaters to Turin. I'll need to rethink things now that I've made it and am looking forward to the challenge.
felt
Overall, I felt very good. I'm just very surprised.
gold happy next realize three won
I think I will realize that I have won gold in the next two or three days. Many times I've thought about quitting. I'm happy I have continued.
words
I'm so surprised. I can't find the words for it.
basically feeling highlight last skating strong
I got a strong feeling while I was skating here that this was going to be one last highlight for my skating career. I had basically the same feeling at the world championships two years ago.
balance decided felt losing second
I felt I was losing my balance so I decided not to do the second one.
expecting finding gold hard medal
I wasn't expecting this. I'm finding it hard to find words. I couldn't think at all with that gold medal around my neck.
happy received
I'm really happy to have received something so fantastic. I want to look at it (in a mirror).
decision might music people perform quite skating watch
I'm quite comfortable with my skating now and I think I made the right decision over the music changes. I want to perform the way people might say they want to watch it again.