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啊既然看到有人PO了我用回文的好了

簡介就沒翻了
主要是訪談的部份


ANGEL: You originally said you’d limit yourself to one episode per day, but
then watched the first ten episodes over 4 days. What brought you into Yuri
on Ice, and what about this show made you break your own rule and marathon it
so quickly?

ANGLE:
你原本說你限制自己每天只看一集，但後來你四天就看了一到十集。你是怎麼知
道Yuri on ice這部動畫，還有為什麼你會打破自己的原則，讓你追劇追得這麼快？

JOHNNY: I became familiar with Yuri on Ice after I started to see people
tweeting about the show. In general I don’t have a lot of time for
entertainment so I am usually years behind the rest of the world when it
comes to “new” things. However, when Evgenia Medvedeva tweeted that she
thought Yuri’s Eros was similar to me, and the photos of Viktor’s rose
crown, I had to watch.

JOHNNY : 我開始看這部是因為我看到大家在twitter上討論。其實我平常沒有太多的休閒
，所以這幾年我幾乎是躲在世界後面，沒有接觸到新的事物。但是，當Evgenia
Medvedeva推特說他覺得Yuri的Eros很像我，還有Viktor的玫瑰皇冠，讓我覺得我一定要
看看這部動畫。

I broke my rule about one episode per day because I physically couldn’t stop
watching. I love figure skating, its funny little world, and Japan, so even
watching the first episode made me feel so at home and happy.  There are so
many details about the show that I can relate to, even small things like
spending time in onsen, Japanese train stations and so on, that the show is
visually filled with happy memories. I am now caught up and agonizing of the
Grand Prix Final free skate with the rest of Yuri’s fans.


skate的那一集，和Yuri的粉絲一樣，也感到焦慮。


EMILY: Director Sayo Yamamoto credited you for capturing their interest in
figure skating with your performance of Poker Face, and you’ve clearly been
an inspiration to the story itself. How did it feel seeing the show pay
tribute to you by having Victor at the top of the podium in a version of a
costume you’d designed for the 2006 Olympics, and the flower crown you
sported at the 2010 Olympics?




JOHNNY: There are so many parallels that I’ve noticed while watching the
show. I changed coaches and competed in Cup of China and Cup of Russia when I
was 23 and trying to reinvigorate my career like Yuri-kun. My junior world
championship victory was in Sofia, Bulgaria like Viktor. I even was one of
the first skaters who traveled with my own special tissue box starring my
favorite cartoon, Cheburashka. Of course, the homage to my Swan costume from
Torino and my rose crown in Vancouver from one of my dearest fans, were very
special moments in my life and I’m so happy to see them show up now in a
show I love.

JOHNNY: 當我看動畫時，我注意到故事中有非常多平行線。當我23歲時，我換了教練然後
參加中國盃與俄羅斯盃的競爭，那時我嘗試要為我的花滑生涯注入新的生命力，就像是


I am very honored that the production team has taken some inspiration not
just from me, but from the skating world. There are so many details that pop
up that wouldn’t mean anything to a casual skating fan, but to us as skaters
who actually lived it, you can see so much respect for our world and what we
do through the animations and story lines. Even down to the way certain
hotels look. It’s very special.



ANGEL: What’s it like to watch a fictionalized version of events you’ve
experienced. Does Yuri on Ice feel like a loving representation of the sport?
(And what about those banquets? Any infamous dance-offs we need to know
about?)



JOHNNY: It definitely feels like a very knowledgeable and loving
representation of the skating world. The producers definitely took their time
to be sure that every detail was right. The fact that there are so many
details makes it seem like the entire team was at events with us, backstage,
in hotel rooms, at the banquets and so on.



At the banquets, it’s rare for the skaters to get very drunk. Usually the
banquets are time spent between the whole skating family, coaches, judges and
federation officials, so drunken dance-offs would be pretty inappropriate.
The drunken dance offs happen in the hotel rooms once all the old people go
to bed.



There have been many strange moments watching a fictionalized version of our
world, so much so that I’ve had times when I say to myself, “Who told!?”
There are so many secrets in in the show that only skaters or people very
close to them, would know about. Sometimes a character will remind me of a
dirty little secret that even hardcore skating fans don’t know about, and
while it may not be completely played out in the show, the pink elephant has
entered the room.



EMILY: You stated on Twitter that things would have been different for you as
a 20-something skater, with a show like Yuri on Ice on the air. Now we’re
seeing current competitors and legends like yourself embrace the show. Do you
think that the show’s LGBT themes and depiction of a world where queer
athletes are celebrated for their abilities without bias could have an impact
on the culture surrounding figure skating?



JOHNNY: Well, my tweet was more based on sitting in onsen with your Russian
skating stud crush than the show being on while I skated. Haha.

JOHNNY: 嗯哼，我的twitter是比較基於，曾經暗戀過一起泡在溫泉中的俄羅斯選手，
　　　　而比較不是我滑冰時的故事。哈哈。

I think all positive imagery of LGBT themes in sport are good. Unfortunately,
the majority of people that rule the skating world are conservative and more
business minded. I think many of them, while they may love and appreciate the
art and the sport, are more interested in the business side of things or
power trips. I don’t know if “Yuri on Ice” will be able to change the
perception of gay athletes to a 60 year old businessman, but I am of the
school of thought that every little bit helps.



When I was competing, despite being very gay, I wanted my skating to speak
for itself and have it judged purely on merit not on the circus that is me.
Being gay had as much to do with my performances as muscle cars or giraffes.
I dedicated my life to my sport and wanted to be judged and appreciated for
my performances alone. I like seeing that quality from Yuri-kun too.



ANGEL: As the sports commentator for the GPF, if you were going into it with
these characters/competitors, what would you hope to see?

ANGEL: 作為一個GPF解說員，如果你能親自與這些作為選手的角色接觸，你會希望看見什
麼？

JOHNNY: I obviously want Yuri-kun to win! What’s fun about Yuri’s Grand
Prix Final is that I can be completely biased in my hopes for the event. Yuri
and Yuri are my favorite skaters in the group so I hope for their successes.
I don’t want to give away spoilers because there may be people who haven’t
seen the episodes yet.



I tweeted about my feelings about JJ and Chris and the fandom got upset with
me, especially about hating Chris. The production has been so good that these
fictional characters actually remind me of people I did not like in my own
career so I think it’s completely organic and natural that I don’t like
those characters.  Chris in particular annoys me because, aside from on-ice
orgasms, there is so much about him that reminds me of several bitter rivals
of my own.



EMILY:Retired ice dancer Kenji Miyamoto choreographs the performances for
Yuri on Ice, and has done choreography for you in the past. If you could
choose one of the characters’ performances this season to skate yourself,
which would you choose? Why?

EMILY: 退休的冰舞者宮本賢二替Yuri on Ice中的表演進行編舞，他也曾經為你編過舞。
如果你能挑其中一個角色的表演來滑，你會挑哪一個，為什麼？

JOHNNY: I could tell from the first opening credits in episode one that
Kenji-sensei was involved in “Yuri on Ice”. The choreography looked like
Kenji-sensei’s. He is wonderful and I’m sure he’s giving a lot of secret
stories to the production.

JOHNNY: 我從片頭曲就看得出來宮本賢二老師一定有參與製作，那編舞的動作就是他的風
格。他非常美，而且我相信他一定有跟製作團隊說了不少秘辛。

If I could choose one performance to skate that would match me, I would
definitely say Yurio’s “Agape”.  It is totally my style.

如果我可以選一個角色的表演，而且是適合我的，我絕對是選Yurio的 “Agape”，那完
全是我的風格。


ANGEL: What is your overall take-away from Yuri on Ice: any final comments or
impressions?


despite appreciating the art form. “Yuri on Ice” feels like home to me, and
it really inspires me and makes me so happy that there is such a wonderful
worldwide response to the show. Yes there are skaters that watch it, but we
always tend to support anything about our sport. What is truly magnificent is
that people who know nothing about skating are watching and becoming aware of
our world and for that, I am very thankful and humbled.





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