Earlier, the Japanese media conducted a survey on the most ideal marriage partners in the sports world for people aged 20-40. Among the men's choices, figure skater Masayoshi Asada and golfer Hino Hinata tied for first place. Hyugako Shino is a hottest player, while Masayoshi Asada said goodbye to the field a few years ago.
What kind of charm made Asada still gain such a high popularity after retiring from retirement, so that she still existed deeply in the minds of the Japanese people a few years after her retirement?
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For viewers who are not familiar with the rules of figure skating scoring, the most visual impact should be the various jumps on the ice. For figure skaters, difficult jumps are indeed an indispensable weapon if they want to skate to the world's first-class level.
Masayoshi Asada is known as the "Gifted Girl" because she was the first women's singles player to complete Axel's three-week jump as a teenager, and the first to complete Axel's three-week jump three times in one game.
Although called the "three-week jump", Axel's three-week jump requires the player to complete three and a half weeks of rotation in the air. To this day, very few women's singles players can complete Axel's three-week jump in the competition. At that time, Asada Masayoshi made this jump the standard for every set of movements.
However, for Asada Masayoshi, "Become Axel, defeat also Axel". Frankly speaking, throughout her career, Her AAA jump was actually unstable. It also increased the uncertainty of her results in the competition a lot, and the one that left the deepest impression on ice fans should be the short program of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
As Asia's first women's singles skater to win the World Figure Skating Championships three times and runner-up at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Asada was pinned on by the Japanese people for gold in Sochi.
Sochi Winter Olympics
Asada, who was originally a big hit to win the championship, but due to the AAA fall and the consecutive jump errors, he withdrew from the medal competition early after the short program.
The next day in the free skate, she withstood the pressure and chased the total score to sixth with perfect play. In the show, she once again completed her AAA. Only this time, the result was tinged with a hint of tragedy.
"Life's goals are achieved by holding on to faith rather than giving in, and she never gives up on this difficult leap." Maybe this road is difficult and lonely, but Heaven will not fail to live up to your diligence and persistence. ”
CCTV commentators gave the above comments with tears after Asada Masayoshi finished skating, because everyone knows that this should be the last Olympic Games she participated in. It was a perfect defeat, a death that best fit Japanese aesthetics, and it is unimaginable that there could be anything more gorgeous and eternal than that, even a victory.
Even though she later chose to make a strong comeback, she still could not return to her peak state, and after struggling, she chose to retire in 2016 and missed the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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How much do the Japanese people love Asada Masayoshi? She is a good daughter in the minds of parents, a well-behaved girl who the media does not dare to hurt, a darling of advertisers, and an ideal girlfriend of an otaku. Even her smile, a Japanese variety show can make an album to broadcast. Her short program and free skating ratings at the 2015 China Cup Figure Skating Grand Prix surpassed the Japanese-South Korean baseball showdowns broadcast live at the same time, showing that the Japanese people have a true love for Asada.
And after she announced her retirement, Yu Yusuke, who regarded figure skating as her life, sent her exclusive blessings:
"Whether it's Axel jumping or the complex and diverse paces, they all showed Asada's unique posture and acting skills on the ice rink. I really feel happy to see you bravely challenge no matter what the situation, and I really like you who loves figure skating so much. In the future, you will always be the existence I envision, thank you for giving me so many dreams. Looking forward to seeing you again. You've really worked hard. ”
In Japan, Asada Masayoshi even overpowered the artist Haruka Lingse at one point, becoming the star that advertisers most want to invite. Perhaps in order to continue to let people who like her see her often, Asada Masayoshi seems to be more active after retiring than before retiring.
When he retired from the army, Asada said that in the future, he still hopes to bring happiness and courage to more people through his acting skills on ice, and he has made it clear that he will not give up the sport.
As it turned out, she fulfilled her promise. Every year, Asada participates in the ice show, allowing audiences in more than 20 cities to see live figure skating performances.
She also tried other sports such as ice hockey, boxing and marathon. And she has a TV show of her own on tv.
Perhaps, in the long history of figure skating, Asada Masayoshi was just a meteor. But the spirit of desperate struggle that it has shown on and off the field exudes eternal charm. If you don't know how to get out of the way in the face of difficulties, take a look at the set of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 that she slipped out in Sochi, which may inspire you.
I hope that Asada Mayoyo can one day come to China for ice performances and bring happier figure skating performances to Chinese ice fans. I also wish her a more perfect life in the future.