Every day I pray for one of my teammates to win a medal. But I think there is more pressure on the officials and coaches than on me. The only thing I need to do...

I had a jump mistake, but my skate was better than qualifying. My skating skills were better, with higher points.

Unfortunately, I cannot stand on the podium. That means that God showed me to work harder for the next time.

I skated almost like 100 percent. But unfortunately I’m not on the podium. It’s difficult.

I think the Japanese women are competing against each other now, and that is driving our level higher and higher.

This is my eighth Worlds and she is 16 and I am almost 26. I feel young but compared to her I feel old.

I still think there is room for improvement. I want to skate better and better each time.

A lot of things have happened this season. I have managed to get myself into gear but I am always aiming for the very top so I am not satisfied with this result.

It doesn’t feel like a new year at all after I had to go through all that stuff (in the qualifying process).

I treated the last Olympics as a big international event. This time I want to treat it as a place to express myself. I want to show what I have, to entertain rather than just...

We pledge to do our best to win medals while making efforts to deepen exchanges with athletes of other countries and contribute to world peace.

I feel I’m really focused on the Olympics. [The selection process] is over and I’m looking [toward the] next competition.

I want to move a lot of peoples’ hearts with my skating.

Going through the rough waters of the selection process makes us stronger. I hope to use this experience to do well in Turin.