1. Now you... Who are you?
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2. If you think this girl
can win against Hikaru,
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3. you're saying you could win against me.
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4. Not so fast!
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5. I don't care who I'm up against!
You hear me?
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6. I will be the greatest coach in the world!
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7. Good morning.
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8. S-Sorry. Did I wake you?
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9. Yeah.
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10. Our next meet
will be the West Japan Championship
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11. for elementary schoolers.
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12. Unlike the Meikoh Cup,
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13. you'll be up against athletes
from all over Western Japan.
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14. Kyoto, where this event is held,
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15. is turning out some of the best athletes
in the game right now.
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16. Who knows what we'll see there.
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17. MEIKOH CUP 12.64
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18. To win, you'll need to score about eight
points higher than you did at Meikoh.
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19. That'll put you squarely in the 20s.
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20. Twenty points.
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21. Yep. We'll need to update your program
with two different types of double jumps.
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22. And she's got
the Badge Test to practice for too.
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23. I know she's been struggling with doubles.
She must be worried.
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24. The heck is that face about?
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25. I thought about keeping this a secret
for a little bit, but I can't!
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26. You wanna know what I did on Sunday?
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27. A double jump.
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28. Wait, for real? Is that true?
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29. I sure did!
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30. She learned a broken leg sit spin
on her own and now a double jump too?
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31. Incredible. She's barreling on ahead
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32. - before I even get a chance to coach her.
- Ha! Got it!
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33. - Go, go, go, go...
- So?
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34. - Huh?
- You wanna see me do one right now?
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35. You know I do!
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36. Whoa, are you okay?
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37. I-I'm okay, but...
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38. That was great!
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39. Your form's improved immensely
since the competition!
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40. If you've already come this far
on your own,
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41. you're gonna master it by the next one.
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42. I promise I wasn't lying to you!
I really did it last time.
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43. I know. It's okay! I believe you!
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44. And check it out.
I borrowed a tablet today.
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45. Now we can double-check
your form and stuff
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46. while you're still feeling it
all in your muscles.
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47. You wanna go again?
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48. But I did it. I had it...
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49. It's okay, don't beat yourself up.
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50. - Okay, I got it!
- Huh.
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51. We're gonna be looking at your head,
torso and legs.
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52. We wanna get everything spinning
at the same time.
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53. So let's check to see
where you're not in sync,
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54. and we can adjust accordingly from there.
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55. - Sound good?
- Yeah.
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56. Ah, your head and shoulders
are rotating at the same time,
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57. but your legs are lagging behind. See?
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58. Can I try again right now?
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59. Wait, hang on.
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60. Oof.
She's falling apart out there.
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61. I'll tell you what,
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62. let's switch gears and practice
for the Badge Test for a while.
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63. No, I want to keep trying.
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64. I don't want to stop till I can land it.
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65. It's no problem for everyone else my age.
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66. She's in a hurry.
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67. Her desire to improve
gives her a lot of strength,
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68. but it also means
she's extra hard on herself.
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69. - Inori.
- What?
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70. Don't worry that you're not
on the same level as the other girls yet.
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71. That's not gonna change overnight,
but don't panic.
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72. You're building yourself up
little by little.
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73. It's okay if you can't do everything.
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74. You don't need to rush.
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75. Plus, the time you spend
working through challenges now
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76. is gonna make you that much better
at facing them in the future.
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77. It'll help in the future.
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78. Yep.
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79. Wow, you always know exactly what to say
to make me feel better, Coach Tsukasa!
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80. Oh, so it's working? Good.
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81. But I gotta stay ahead
of the 8 ball.
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82. Inori moves fast
and I need to start anticipating that,
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83. or I might miss teaching
something crucial for her at this level.
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84. So, how...
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85. - That goes for me too!
- What does?
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86. Nothing! Don't worry about it.
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87. I talked a big game about
"No need to rush,"
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88. but I'm freaking out too.
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89. Everything I just said to her,
I need to be telling myself double.
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90. How lucky am I that talking with her
helps me recognize my own blind spots.
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91. We're raising each other up.
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92. And to keep it that way,
I need to focus on the now.
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93. - Hey, Inori.
- Yeah?
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94. Mark my words! I'm not gonna lose to you!
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95. Huh?
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96. Just wear another layer.
You'll catch a cold.
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97. Hey, level one
starts at eight o'clock, right?
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98. Yeah, they put level seven
in the early slot.
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99. Where are you, Ema?
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100. Oh, my gosh! I am so sorry!
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101. Sorry for being so adorable, that is.
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102. Wha...
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103. Wait. You're Suzu Kamoto, aren't you?
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104. Second place in Novice B last year?
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105. Yep, that's me. Nice to meet ya.
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106. Second place?
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107. - You're a Kyoto girl, right?
- The best athlete after Hikaru Kamisaki.
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108. My coach did.
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109. - Hey! Pardon me.
- Huh?
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110. Sorry, but I lost track
of one of my elementary school-age kiddos.
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111. You ain't seen her, have you?
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112. Uh...
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113. Yeah. There's my buddies.
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114. Nothing like a squirmy little wormy
to help calm me down.
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115. I wish I could get Coach
to appreciate you like I do, though.
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116. Huh?
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117. Pigeons.
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118. Is she some
kind of pigeon goddess?
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119. She's so cool.
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120. I kinda can't believe she's not scared
with all those birds on top of her.
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121. Help is on the way!
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122. - There she is.
- Inori?
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123. Thanks for helping me track her down.
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124. I appreciate it.
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125. Nah, it's all good. Seriously.
Happy to lend a hand.
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126. Well, thanks anyway.
I'm Yudai Jakuzure, by the way.
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127. Rengecha FSC.
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128. This is Ema Yamato.
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129. She's here for her level one test.
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130. Level one? So am I!
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131. Thank you kindly for your help, Inori.
You were so valiant out there.
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132. V-Valiant?
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133. Not like you to go runnin' off.
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134. I'd expect that from Suzu.
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135. That's not very nice to say!
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136. Now let me go already!
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137. Coach, you're so rude!
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138. I know I'm a cutie patootie and all,
but really!
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139. If you don't stop carrying me around
like some kinda rag doll...
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140. - Coach Jakki.
- Hmm?
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141. You're supposed to say "Then what?"
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142. Oh, all right. Then what?
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143. You wanna know?
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144. I'll get all cute-mad
and you won't hear the end of it!
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145. Ooh, boy. We can't have that!
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146. Now, let's get you girls registered.
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147. Hey! You didn't listen
to a word I said, did ya?
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148. He seems so used to
wrangling grade-schoolers.
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149. Respect.
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150. All right,
let's get your level one test started.
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151. First up, we'll be looking
for a single Salchow.
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152. Go ahead and line up for me.
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153. Ema! You got this!
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154. Inori is so calm.
Talk about growth!
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155. Okay. Next.
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156. She did that so easily
it looked like she was in slow motion.
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157. It was just a single, but,
it reminds me of watching Hikaru.
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158. Wow, she looks like
she eats singles for breakfast.
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159. I passed level one!
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160. I can't believe I get to start
competing in meets at this level.
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161. Well, I can't wait to compete
in the level seven free skatin'.
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162. But did you see the way everyone was
watching me during the exam, like, gosh!
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163. They were all like,
"Wow, what a cutie-pie.
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164. I hope she doesn't have
to go back to Kyoto so soon!"
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165. I don't think that's true.
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166. Well, pretty successful day.
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167. Heya. Are you gonna
head straight back to Kyoto?
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168. Nah. I figured we may as well
skate here this afternoon
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169. and at the Minato rink tomorrow.
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170. As long as we're not gettin' in
anybody's way.
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171. In that case, if it's all right with you,
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172. I'd like to pick your brain
a little bit tomorrow.
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173. Oh?
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174. I really want you to show me
your technique for teaching jumps.
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175. No, no, no, no, no, no!
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176. Whoa.
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177. What are you doing?
Don't bother other coaches!
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178. Rengecha is the strongest FSC
in Japan right now!
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179. You can't just go asking them for help!
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180. What? That's why I'm asking.
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181. Lower your voice!
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182. Those stronger clubs put in
the work and time and research
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183. to refine their training methods.
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184. They take it so seriously!
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185. They're not just gonna share that stuff
with any bozo who asks!
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186. I'll try anything to improve myself,
but it's not just for me.
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187. Because when you're an athlete,
you only get one shot.
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188. Uh...
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189. Sure thing, bud!
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190. Sure thing?
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191. Good Morning.
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192. Morning.
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193. Inori!
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194. Aren't you lucky you get to
see me again so soon.
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195. Uh, yes?
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196. Yeah, I know.
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197. Thanks again for your time, man.
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198. Sure thing.
I genuinely think this is a great idea.
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199. If you ask me,
we ought to be sharing info more often.
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200. Cheese.
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201. On top of which,
I know exactly how you feel, Coach.
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202. The West Japan Championship next month?
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203. I was getting Ema prepped
and ready to sign up at level one,
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204. but she came down with a fever
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205. and couldn't take
the earlier Badge Test in Kyoto.
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206. That's why you came to Nagoya.
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207. Ema's my first student who's this green.
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208. I've been working with her
since way before Prelims.
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209. But she's got talent.
I want folks to see that.
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210. Yeah! Heck, yeah, Coach!
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211. I so get it! I know exactly how you feel!
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212. Let's both put in that there elbow grease!
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213. All right, cool it with the accent
or I'm gonna think your makin' fun of me!
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214. Wow.
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215. What do you think?
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216. Mmm, let's see.
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217. It's hard to find areas of improvement
for kiddos I'm not coachin'.
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218. Frankly, I'm really impressed with her.
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219. How long has she been skatin'?
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220. It's been about four months now.
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221. Four months?
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222. Dang. And she's this stable.
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223. Y'all been workin' hard.
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224. Great job.
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225. That really was
some beautiful skatin' there, girlie.
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226. Your landings are real strong,
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227. and when you nail a move just right,
you got the cutest lil smile.
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228. Wow, thank you very much.
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229. It's a great smile
that proves you're having fun.
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230. Ain't it? Back me up, Coach!
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231. Yes, he's exactly right, but...
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232. I still think that compliment
is inadequate.
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233. - Perhaps he just doesn't understand yet...
- What's with the face?
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234. Say something, man.
You're freaking me out.
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235. Oh.
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236. Nothing. Sorry.
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237. Well, you wanted to talk jumps, right?
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238. Are there any problem areas
in particular, or...
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239. Oh, yeah. It's her doubles.
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240. Her legs are lagging behind
the rest of her pretty bad.
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241. Oh, I gotcha.
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242. She's got more than enough speed,
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243. but she's getting destabilized
by her own centrifugal force.
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244. So I think her spin is off
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245. 'cause she's subconsciously
slowing down right before she jumps.
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246. I think if she digs in with her edge
a little more on her very last step,
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247. she'll be in a better position
to use that momentum for her rotations.
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248. Oh... What?
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249. - 'Kay, so, why not go with that?
- Huh?
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250. You just said pretty much everything
I had to say on the matter,
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251. so you should run with it.
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252. Anything else?
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253. Or are we just gonna call it there?
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254. Well, can you stay a little longer?
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255. If you already knew all that, I don't know
what you need my input for, but, sure.
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256. Huh? Is there... is there not like
a special pedagogy for singles skating?
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257. Hell, if there is, I'd like to know!
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258. I just worry.
I don't have competitive singles training.
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259. I was only really taught ice dancing.
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260. And even then, I only started at 20.
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261. At 20?
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262. So, you know...
I get so anxious about coaching correctly!
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263. Seriously, I have no idea what I'm doing!
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264. Gettin' all fired up
about your lack of confidence
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265. ought to prove to you
that you know what you're talkin' about!
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266. So chill out!
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267. B-But...
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268. You got nothing
to be anxious about whatsoever.
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269. Really?
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270. Maybe it's because
you were an ice dancer,
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271. but you got a real good eye
on ya there, Coach.
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272. Oh...
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273. Ema, give me a double Salchow real quick!
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274. Mmm.
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275. Her double is as pretty
as her single...
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276. Now why don't ya tell me
what you saw with my kiddo, huh?
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277. Might help a rookie coach
get a little more self-confidence,
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278. you know what I'm sayin'?
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279. Oh. You think?
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280. Yeah, go ahead! What'd ya see? Hmm?
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281. Hmm.
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282. Well, uh, she flies and lands beautifully.
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283. But on her approach, she's not really
tapping into the full momentum
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284. I think she should have.
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285. If she can keep her head steady
through the cross,
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286. that might give her a little more oomph.
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287. The full momentum
she should have? Meaning?
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288. Huh? Oh, let me think.
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289. I try to consider what a trajectory
should look like from point A to point B,
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290. and I think there's a discrepancy
in her posture.
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291. In the cross before her windup,
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292. she tilts her head down
to look where she's going.
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293. If she can keep her head up,
she can push off the ice more firmly.
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294. - Wow.
- Wow?
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295. That's the kinda thing I do too:
Fix the stuff that seems wrong to me,
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296. but I can't diagnose anything
to that extent with just one look.
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297. I'm willing to bet
your ice dance background
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298. is what makes you so good at that.
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299. Gotta know where your partner is
at all times.
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300. But still, ain't everyone
got those chops, Coach.
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301. You think so?
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302. Not that you asked me,
but you wanna know what I think?
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303. I think your biggest issue
is believing in yourself.
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304. You know what I mean?
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305. Tsukasa.
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306. The only thing
you don't have enough of is time.
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307. And your biggest problem
is believing in yourself.
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308. Yeah, you're probably right.
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309. But hey,
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310. - we all got our own stuff to worry about.
- Huh?
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311. We just gotta keep calm and skate on,
and it'll all work out.
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312. Yeah! Skate on!
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313. Now that's a man
who's ready to go in guns a-blazin'...
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314. Forgive me, Inori.
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315. I must go.
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316. I wish I could stay,
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317. but the poor citizens of Kyoto
are weeping in my absence!
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318. All right. See y'all around!
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319. Hey, don't leave without me!
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320. I'm gonna catch up to you
in level seven one day, Suzu!
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321. I'm gonna work hard to be your rival too,
not just Hikaru's!
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322. Bring it! We'll have a skating battle
of the belles!
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323. 'Kay...
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324. Don't you just be focusin' on
lil ol' Suzu, now.
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325. 'Cause by the time
you make it up to level seven,
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326. Ema's gonna be there too.
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327. West Japan's around the bend,
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328. but that's only the first time y'all
are gonna be pitted against each other.
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329. And we're going for the gold, honey.
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330. Better bring your A-game, then!
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331. Nah.
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332. We don't need our A-game to win.
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333. Winning in high-stakes situations
is easier if you don't psych yourself out.
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334. But I think we're a pretty tough
opponent regardless,
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335. and I'm lookin' forward to fightin' y'all
for a spot on that podium.
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336. That sound good to you, Coach?
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337. Yeah! Bring it on, dude!
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338. I can't believe
I didn't realize it until he said it.
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339. No one else can give me confidence.
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340. I have to trust myself,
over and over again.
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341. I need to believe that anything
and everything can be a strength,
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342. a weapon,
and use that as fuel for victory.
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343. Trust your abilities,
use them to their fullest,
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344. and never stop looking
for what you can improve.
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345. I hate admitting
when I can't do something.
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346. I just want to erase
those parts of myself.
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347. But that can be an asset.
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348. I just need to take that feeling...
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349. Keep my head up...
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350. and look!
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351. She landed a double loop!
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352. UJI, KYOTO ICE ARENA
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353. - Well, we're here...
- Yep.
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354. Let's go in, I guess...
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355. Hey, Coach Tsukasa! Inori!
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356. Huh?
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357. It's a pleasure
to see you folks again so soon!
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358. Nice suit.
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359. Man! Should I be wearing one too?
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360. You're fine. This is just my style.
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361. I don't want you to go feeling
like you're underdressed or something.
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362. Let's go inside.
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363. Come on!
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364. Hey! Stop pulling!
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365. There's so many people here.
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366. That's amazing!
They've got two whole rinks in this place.
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367. You could practice as much as you want
in here and it would never get crowded.
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368. Boo!
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369. Hey. What level are you?
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370. Oh, me?
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371. Um, level one.
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372. Really? Yay! I found another level one!
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373. This is my first time
ever competing at this level.
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374. But that doesn't matter
'cause I'm gonna win!
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375. Seira Shishido.
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376. O-Oh, that's your name.
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377. Mmm. Well, I'm aiming to win today too!
So let's both do our best out there!
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378. Oh, you won't win. Sorry!
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379. There's always next year, though! See ya!
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380. Watch where you're going.
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381. It's too crowded in here
to be running around.
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382. You're right. My bad.
You're not hurt, are you?
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383. - I'm fine.
- Oh.
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384. But who would have guessed
that someone so horrid and ill-mannered
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385. would even be allowed to
figure skate here in the first place.
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386. How times have changed.
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387. She's mad.
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388. Whatever, I bet you suck anyway.
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389. I skate better than you!
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390. You think? Well, we're just gonna
have to see about th—
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391. Stop it, idiot!
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392. Quit making our club look bad,
it's embarrassing me.
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393. I can't take it!
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394. - Oh.
- Oh.
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395. It's Rengecha FSC.
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396. The Nedefuji triplets
and Suzu Kamoto in the back.
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397. If I wanna compete
at the All-Japans at the senior level,
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398. I'm gonna have to beat
all of these athletes, huh?
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399. - I really wanna win today.
- Oh.
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401. all of their level one skaters
are kindergarteners.
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402. That club must be really strong.
I wonder if I can beat 'em.
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403. Don't worry about them. Relax.
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405. We got a while before we start.
Let's go stretch and warm up.
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406. We even have time to go through
your program a couple of times too.
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407. Go put your skates on
and grab your yoga mat, 'kay?
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408. Yes!
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409. Okay, uh, got my yoga mat and my skates...
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410. Oh, that's right, they're in my suitcase.
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411. Uh...
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412. Huh.
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413. Where'd I put it? Oh, man.
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414. What if someone thought it was theirs
and took it by accident?
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415. Um, I got to the arena,
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416. and they said this is where
I was supposed to leave my stuff.
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417. So I came and put my yoga mat
and my backpack down by the wall...
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418. Oh, no, I didn't have it then either.
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419. My skates. I don't have my skates!
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