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Shoma Uno, two-time world champion and decorated Olympic mens skater, has officially announced his retirement. We share our feelings about his career and exit from competition, talk about other recent retirements, and explore the new Rhythm Dance themes and proposed ISU rule changes.
Chapters
0:00 Shoma Uno Retirement
12:51 Misato Komatsubara retirement
16:23 Conrad Orzel retirement
18:38 Ice Dance program changes
25:42 ISU Singles Proposed Rule Changes
32:38 Wrap-Up
33:31 Petition for Stellato-Dudek Citizenship
The inevitable has finally happened: Japan’s legendary short king, Shoma Uno, has announced his retirement. As you may expect if you’ve listened to this podcast - or are also a huge Shoma fan - we have a lot of feelings about it that we share during this episode.
There have been hints for the past year the his retirement from competitive figure skating was coming, but the reality of the hit the men’s field takes without having Shoma’s distinct artistry, ability, and sportsmanship cannot be overstated.
However, if there’s a bright side, it’s that Shoma can now pursue more artistic endeavors with his skating - which hopefully fans far and wide will be able to enjoy for years to come. Also, there’s something to be said for the new guard of men’s skating taking its rightful place and going forward.
The field has its next tri-velry - with Ilia Malinin, Yuma Kagiyama, and Adam Siao Him Fa showing they are all in line for podium spots at the next Olympic Games. Behind them, there’s a long list of men who are not too far behind and perhaps soon will be vying for those top spots as well. It’s a time of change, and we’ll have to wait and see what the landscape looks like next season.
Ice Dance Thematics for the Next Two Seasons
Speaking of next season, we also dig into the updated themes for the Rhythm Dance for the next two season - which will be “Social Dances and Styles of the 1950s, 1960s & 1970s” next season and “Dance Styles and Music from the 21st century - high energy and pop culture” in the 2025/2026 season.
Proposed ISU Rule Changes
There are also rule changes potentially coming soon. The ISU will be voting this July on quite a few adjustments to the current rules, which are rumored to include everything from the removal of one jump combination in the free skate for single skaters to no more penalties for the backflip. We’ll have to wait and see what passes and what doesn’t, but its certainly something the keep an eye on during the offseason!
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@pardisalizadeh-shabdiz5637
@pardisalizadeh-shabdiz5637 29 дней назад
Even though I saw it coming, I'm devastated by the news of Shoma's retirement - especially because I feel like he could have continued on as a top competitor for another year or two. There was no one like him on the ice and his absence will be felt in the upcoming seasons. I hope he'll be happy and fulfilled with whatever he chooses to do next.
@scoreography
@scoreography 29 дней назад
It's always difficult when a truly singular skater exits the sport. His absence will leave a vacuum-the question is, who will step up and fill it?
@jennywolswinkel8548
@jennywolswinkel8548 9 дней назад
You know, my favourite versions of Shoma's programs for the season were at Cup of China. He was focussed on the performance, not at all distracted by errors and obviously completely at peace with the scores. Both he and Stephan appeared completely relaxed. For the rest of the season i felt the performances were adversely affected by the external pressure to chase higher scores. A pity that fans projected their need for winning onto him.
@kathrynmogavero5680
@kathrynmogavero5680 29 дней назад
I’m with you, Wendy. I actually cried after hearing his announcement, even though I knew it was coming, knew he wanted to retire, knew it was the right thing for him and for Yuma and Japan Fed, who are so ready for Yuma to be Japan’s Ace. I think Yuma may be a small part of the retirement equation for Shoma; he may have felt, like I did, that Yuma was holding back a tiny bit at Japan Nationals, because of the strong age bias in Japan, whereby the young don’t challenge the old. Interesting that he told Stephane he was retiring after Nationals. But most of all, I think he retired simply because he was ready. He was ready when he won injured at 2023 Worlds. He was ready at the beginning of 2024 season. He wants to skate now “for himself”, without the incessant focus on jumps which is men’s figure skating. And he correctly feels that he has “done his duty” and can retire now with honor. Also, Shoma’s emotional perspective is so unusual. He honestly seems to love his competitors’ successes. That is incredibly rare in any sport or any kind of work. He loves watching his competitors skate and is thrilled instead of threatened by the beauty of their performance. His former coach Mihoko tells us that he was so excited by Javier Fernandez’ skate at FS 2018 Olympics that she didn’t think she could get him calmed down for his own performance immediately after. And, shy as he still is, he seems to genuinely care for many other skaters, wanting them to do well and relishing their accomplishments, even those from other countries. He got severe criticism in Japan and internationally for saying he wanted Nathan to win Olympics 2022, but by Shoma’s logic of the heart this made perfect sense: Yuzuru had already won 2 consecutive Olympic gold metals, Nathan was humiliated and defeated in 2018, he had won almost every gold from 2018-2022, he was working incredibly hard almost to the point of injury (I read his book), and now he deserved the relief of victory. Also, I don’t think Shoma is ‘done’ with skating, its difficult and complicated part. When he left Mihoko I was so eager to see him skating under other choreographers. Likewise, although Stephane has been a superb coach in terms of emotional growth, artistry, improving confidence, and blade mastery, Shoma now can explore other choreographers, other regimes. Kenji Miyamoto who created Oboe, Shay Lynne Bourne with Great Spirit and Come Together, David Wilson for DOMO; the list is really endless. Go now Shoma! Show us what a fulfilling, creative, and happy retirement in figure skating looks like. Yuzuru’s creativity has exploded in a blast of amazing works since he retired. Shoma doesn’t have Yuzuru’s seductive charisma and amazing financial acumen, but he has wonders of his own to show us, and I am ready for them.
@JosedeJezeus
@JosedeJezeus 27 дней назад
Isn’t Shoma dating Marin Honda? He wants to spend time with his baby.
@scoreography
@scoreography 23 дня назад
Well said all the way around, no notes! 👏
@kathrynmogavero5680
@kathrynmogavero5680 23 дня назад
@@JosedeJezeus Yes, of course his personal relationships are important, but I think Shoma still loves skating and hasn't finished with it yet. He just can't do the type of skating he wants within the current world of competitive skating, with its judging defined by jumping skills. He doesn't criticize the jumping focus, it just doesn't play to his strengths. And at 26 years old, I think he has given enough to Team Japan; he deserves to go his own route. He may want to return some day to competitive skating in Solo Ice Dance; at least I hope so. But that will be another story.
@rachelheller1396
@rachelheller1396 29 дней назад
I am sad to see Shoma Uno retire; however, I will be also sad, for different reasons when Jason Brown retires from competitive skating. I can't wait to see what Jason skates to for the next two seasons. I can't wait to see if Jason Brown makes his third Olympic Team. Jason is one of the greatest artists of any generation. I bet he will be a choreographer after he retires from competitive skating.
@scoreography
@scoreography 29 дней назад
Jason is definitely one of the all-time greats. It's difficult to imagine the sport without him, particularly as he's the artistic example all of the men should be aspiring to.
@anazingemma392
@anazingemma392 29 дней назад
Great episode as always ! Your show always gets me hopeful and excited for what's to come 🥰
@scoreography
@scoreography 29 дней назад
😊 Glad we're able to convey our excitement! (Just wish we didn't have to wait sooooo loooonng for next season 😭)
@zoiafilatova
@zoiafilatova 27 дней назад
Шома Уно - гений ФК! Уникальный фигурист!!! Спасибо огромное Шоме Уно за потрясающую карьеру! ❤💥👏👏👏 Счастья и дальнейших успехов в профессиональной карьере!!!
@scoreography
@scoreography 23 дня назад
An amazing career indeed! Can't wait to see what he does next.
@sherrylear7072
@sherrylear7072 29 дней назад
Grew up in the Chicago suburbs -- we had square dancing and East Coast Swing in PE class even in high school. I think it was a way to deal with long winters and avoid making us change out of our Catholic School uniforms.
@scoreography
@scoreography 23 дня назад
Not having to wear gym clothes for the whole square dance section was definitely a benefit. Swing would have been welcome, though! My small town probably would have found it "too scandalous" though. 😅
@rachelheller1396
@rachelheller1396 29 дней назад
Same, Wendy, I am sad , but not shocked. I think that Shoma Uno retired this year because he thought he couldn't win an Olympic gold medal. This is this the only medal that Shoma hadn't won. I get the sense that he is tired of getting silver.
@scoreography
@scoreography 29 дней назад
That's definitely a valid point. We wonder, had he won Worlds again, if there would have been more pressure on him to keep going. Falling entirely off the podium there almost seemed to give him permission to be finished. We feel pretty strongly that he came into this season expecting it to be his last, though.
@kathrynmogavero5680
@kathrynmogavero5680 29 дней назад
From Shoma’s comments over the past week and earlier, I think it’s a little more complex. Three or five or ten years ago, he would have felt he had to skate at the Olympics for his own and his country’s honor. Now he has done so much, won so much more than he ever thought he could, that while he still has the strength he wants to skate as he wishes, which means skating more artistically and with greater emotive power like Dai Takahashi, his forever idol. He’s awkward with words, so last year he called this skating “that satisfies myself.” He can’t skate that way and win any medal, much less a gold medal, at the Olympics under today’s judging. So with Shoma’s usual determination and stubbornness, he wants to pursue his heart’s desire instead of Olympic gold, which would be the proper thing for him to do from any normal competitive perspective. At least, this is my take. He wasn’t bothered by the silvers he brought home this season, indeed he listed NHK as the competition he’s happiest with. He finally just wants to do what he wants to do. Now.
@lollypop2414
@lollypop2414 26 дней назад
@@kathrynmogavero5680 I agree. Shoma has, in recent seasons, spoken of how difficult it is to be a complete skater under the current scoring system. Jumps are overvalued in comparison to pcs, and to make things worse, pcs is given out like candy to skaters who can jump, even if they lack in skating skills, composition, or performance. He wanted to be both an athlete and an artist, but he had no choice but to focus on quads if he wanted to be competitive at the very top of the sport. I think he's satisfied with what he's accomplished as a competitive skater and is ready to move on and skate however he wants to skate. Plus, he knows that at 26, he's not going to gain more quads, or a quint, which will be needed to keep up with Ilia in the coming years.
@davidj3210
@davidj3210 26 дней назад
@@lollypop2414 You caught it! and I totally agree with you.
@gailjones1807
@gailjones1807 23 дня назад
Wendy, you are not 🚭🚫 the only one but there were plenty of retirement: Uno was an all around skater and has a good personality: he skated with Yangu and Chen and one of the TOP three medalists and Uno said that Yanyu retired and entertaining now and Chen had evolved in other things but entertaining now and Shoma Uno said that he would retire from competition and he would be missed in the skating world 🌎🌍!!! Maybe, he would decide to coach and entertain as others!!!! A whole new world would open up to him but he left behind good Japanese men skaters for his COUNTRY!!! Or Uno might decide to attend college so you would recover, Wendy!!!! Oh, I didn't know that for the ice dance skaters and now I am shocked because they were moving up and Japanese Skating Federation is demanding and if Timothy wanted to compete, he might try to have another partner who his wife approved but we would find out...I heard that the social ice dance for the rhythm dance would be extensive if you go back in time, there are going to 50's, that I remembered, and I saw 60's that I remembered, and I saw 70's that I remembered too in the past so whatever the ice dance skaters feel comfortable and can bring out their personalities but the question is how the judging system would judge correctly: and the changing for pairs and single skaters to curtail the technical components and extended artistically like ice dance skaters and the interpretation of the 🎵🎶 music would be the key instead of the technical components so much: it's who has what it takes to be a CHAMPION technically and artistically regardless of the country represented and again the scoring system would have to change too: the first back flip was Scott Hamilton of the United States that I remembered, and the second one was Surya B. if France and now Adam of France, but a back flip is illegal technically and there are rules to that effect for competition and that is problematic to those who want to excite the CROWD but it's a competition only so that rule is not 🚭🚫 going to change.. and I am shocked that Conrad threw in the towel too because he was one of the Canadian raising stars of the men after retirement of the Canadian champion last year and you mentioned a couple of them and they have to work on their consistently after injuries and last but not 🚭🚫 least, I thought 🤔 that Deanna had already changed citizenship because the United States of America had already RELEASED her from our part and she RESIDES in CANADA like Piper who was an American and changed citizenship to compete for CANADA and I heard that an American surfer who is changing from American citizenship to compete for CANADA because she too was RELEASED here so the problem is the CANADIAN Homeland Security SIDE and they got their own rules and regulations since they are part of the COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES and who knows, she might be closed to her Canadian citizenship before 2026 and she doesn't seem that worried about it to me and personally, for her sake, I hope that she accomplished that goal like others but I am sure that she would be a Canadian through and through as we speak!!! Thank you for sharing though!!!
@LoLovesLife
@LoLovesLife 28 дней назад
My initial reaction was "ughhh more decade dances" but I'm hoping we'll see some gems because dance was a huge part of the culture in the 50s-70s. Overall, I just think the governing body needs to bring in outside voices for the themes going forward if this is the best they can come up with. The themes are giving high school dance, this is a prestigious global sport.
@scoreography
@scoreography 23 дня назад
Yeah, the "high school dance" vibe has a high cringe factor.
@rachelheller1396
@rachelheller1396 29 дней назад
Do you still think that Chock and Bates will come back or retire?
@scoreography
@scoreography 29 дней назад
We haven't really heard anything new from them to give us any clues...
@sohlangan
@sohlangan 25 дней назад
Ha, noted the talk of k-pop in competition. noted Yuzuru is doing the k-pop dance in his show.
@scoreography
@scoreography 23 дня назад
Nice, that's awesome! There are a few other skaters using kpop in gala performances (Haein Lee and Jimmy Ma come to mind). And of course it was Alysa Liu's Olympic gala performance to Itzy that sent Adron deep into kpop fandom. But always looking for more!
@amandadean5470
@amandadean5470 Месяц назад
The dances styles of the 50s, 60s, and 70s are SO different from each other. It's gonna be *_really_* interesting how all the styles will be interrogated. 🤔
@scoreography
@scoreography 29 дней назад
That's a good point! A lot of very apples-to-oranges comparisons. ALSO: we got 80s last season, 50s-70s next, and then 21st century in the Olympic season. But, where are the 90s??? They skipped a whole decade of really fun music...
@amandadean5470
@amandadean5470 29 дней назад
@@scoreography Yeah, it's kinda disrespectful. Some of us grew up in the 90s, myself included.
@L.Spencer
@L.Spencer 29 дней назад
No word if they're going to ban skaters going up to the judges panel during their program? Got tired of that last year. For the short program they should try a movie's dance scene theme.
@scoreography
@scoreography 29 дней назад
Omg, we were SO over the skate-at-the-judges thing, too. It worked effectively for a few skaters, but overall it was tedious. Love that idea of a movie's dance scene, though not sure if there are enough films (modern, anyway) with dance sequences to support the them. We'd probably see more La La Land and Moulin Rouge programs than we could handle...
@rachelheller1396
@rachelheller1396 29 дней назад
Does the ISU dislike Ice Dancing now?
@scoreography
@scoreography 29 дней назад
Clearly the team in charge of ice dance has very different ideas from the fanbase...
@giuliacleti5950
@giuliacleti5950 29 дней назад
Hi from Italy, I think I've finally found out the truth: it's all our fault, sorry! ISU members were attending all those boring conventions about Milano Cortina and were wondering how we spend our leisure time here. Unfortunately some of them stumbled into Joey & Rina's videos. It's social dancing, they're Italian, they use songs ranging from the Sixties to the present and have so many views on Tik Tok. They thought it could be fun for younger people and perfectly fit the upcoming Olympics just because they were jailed up in a meeting room for days... We beg you for mercy 😔
@scoreography
@scoreography 23 дня назад
@@giuliacleti5950 😅🤣
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