#34【きくリポ】フィギュア担当記者が語る「世界王者・宇野昌磨」、表現者として目指す極致、そして五輪…

With Yuzuru Hanyu turning professional, a new era has dawned in men's figure skating. While Ilya Marinin (USA) brought a breath of fresh air with his impressive quad axel (four-and-a-half rotation jump), it was Shoma Uno who dominated the sport throughout last season. He won the Grand Prix Final for the first time and became the first Japanese man to win back-to-back World Championships in his home country. However, behind the glory was the struggle that only a leading figure skater can face. The cross of expectations. The winter when he considered taking a break. The light that finally appeared at the end of his struggles. Fujiwara Shinya, a reporter from the Sports Department, looks back on the thoughts of the world champion, who he interviewed exclusively. Read the article here (https://nordot.app/105393874955146104...) An exclusive interview with world champion Shoma Uno, who considered taking a break His goal as an artist and his thoughts on his "final" Olympics https://nordot.app/105393874955146104... Produced by Kyodo News and available on member newspaper websites, the figure skating special site "Deep Edge" is available here https://digital.kyodonews.jp/deepedge/ —————————————————————————— Kyodo News Podcast's new program, "Kiku Report," releases new episodes every Monday and beyond. Please follow us on various podcast apps. You can find the latest information on the "Kiku Report" program's official Instagram (  / kikurepo_kyodonews_podcast  . Please also follow us there. Please feel free to send us your opinions and feedback about the program using the form. We also welcome requests for topics you would like us to cover. https://forms.office.com/r/ADA0pDcyBk (https://forms.office.com/r/ADA0pDcyBk) You are also welcome to tweet using #KikuReport on Twitter and other social media platforms. ————————————————————————— Support the show:   / kikurepo_kyodonews_podcast   See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.