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General => Sports => Topic started by: Mr.T on February 23, 2006, 11:19:23 PM

Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Mr.T on February 23, 2006, 11:19:23 PM: Japan got its first gold just some minuits ago!!! Shizuka Arakawa won the females' figure skating and had the best run with no doubt.

Congratulations Japan!!! :D
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: JFC on February 24, 2006, 01:55:28 AM: And to think, she almost quit skating competitively.
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-02-24T003136Z_01_L24539898_RTRUKOC_0_UK-OLYMPICS-FIGURE-SKATING-ARAKAWA.xml&archived=False
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060223/sp_nm/olympics_figure_skating_dc;_ylt=A86.I1s6Pf5DGEYAQgyQFs0F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c340/J-F-C/japanflag.gif) Congradulations to Shizuka!!! (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c340/J-F-C/japanflag.gif)

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Title: Re: Shizuoka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: HiME on February 24, 2006, 02:10:24 AM: I saw her on the females' figure skating, she was awesome... She deserves her medal. :yep:

Congratulations !!! :D
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: TheQuickening on February 24, 2006, 02:54:34 AM: Pretty damn cute, I must say. Way to go Arakawa-san!!! :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: JFC on February 24, 2006, 04:44:13 AM: Some articles on Arakawa's win. Links to even more articles and pics included in these two pages.
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/photospecials/graph/0602turinday14/
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20060224p2a00m0sp016000c.html
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20060224p2a00m0sp014000c.html
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: karen830 on February 24, 2006, 04:58:46 AM: just finish watching it...it was the best perf of the night!!! she brought japans first medal in the Olympic
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: kuno_thunder on February 24, 2006, 05:22:23 AM: Atta girl, Shizuoka san!! Omedetou!!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Ping on February 24, 2006, 06:20:32 AM: Wooo!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: daigong on February 24, 2006, 08:57:40 AM: Whoa! She's really cute!! Oh, the endorsements are gonna flood in! Gotta find some more hot pix!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on February 24, 2006, 10:57:20 AM: (http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/bin/news/C_3_news_eng_161949_paragraphs_paragrafo_0_image.jpg)

Yippee!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Thimas X on February 24, 2006, 11:43:09 AM: Congrats to her! She landed all her jumps and she deserves this.

She is pretty cute, but Sasha is the cutest!!!

Yesterday the skating announcers mentioned the gold medal winner would get to be on the Wheaties box or something...iono...I wonder if Arakawa will be on it.
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Saburo on February 24, 2006, 07:36:07 PM: Is there a site (English or Japanese) that has good video highlights of the figure skating?
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Flyp on February 24, 2006, 08:08:13 PM: Congrats for Shizuka! She skated a beautiful, clean program and deserved that gold, FFOOOO~!! Quite an exciting moment. SHI-ZU-KA!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Ping on February 24, 2006, 08:53:48 PM: Quote from: Saburo
Is there a site (English or Japanese) that has good video highlights of the figure skating?

Go to http://nbcolympics.com and they have all the highlights, including full programs of the top skaters. Just check it out in their video section and search for figure skating on the left navigation bar of the video window.
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: ctz on February 24, 2006, 08:56:27 PM: She's from Sendai! Yay. Gongratulations!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Lunatic on February 25, 2006, 07:59:47 AM: Yeah she did it! After waiting so long I'm so happy to see Shizuka on the top of the podium.
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: daigong on February 25, 2006, 09:49:27 AM: Quote from: Saburo
Is there a site (English or Japanese) that has good video highlights of the figure skating?

You'd might want to try this site.

Quote from: Tom Green
I heard that there was funding problems for the Japanese winter Olympic
Figure Skating team. Here is a video of one of the girl's Practicing.

http://www.filecabi.net/video/japaneseolympicsteam.html :D

So good that the Japanese budget withstood the hard times.

(http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/7964/camel22404a4jr.jpg)
Here she is doing a flying camel spin during her performance in the women's figure skating final at the Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

I don't see any camel though. :shock:

(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/689/apanolypa1435di.jpg)
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: JFC on February 25, 2006, 07:49:11 PM: Quote from: daigong

(http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/7964/camel22404a4jr.jpg)
Here she is doing a flying camel spin during her performance in the women's figure skating final at the Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

I don't see any camel though. :shock:

"Camel though"? or Camel Toe? :twisted:

Quote from: daigong
(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/689/apanolypa1435di.jpg)

Nope, don't see any of either. :(
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on February 25, 2006, 08:10:46 PM: http://www.shizuka-arakawa.com , she has an official web page.
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Mr.T on February 25, 2006, 10:08:51 PM: Quote from: daigong
Quote from: Saburo
Is there a site (English or Japanese) that has good video highlights of the figure skating?

You'd might want to try this site.

Quote from: Tom Green
I heard that there was funding problems for the Japanese winter Olympic
Figure Skating team. Here is a video of one of the girl's Practicing.

http://www.filecabi.net/video/japaneseolympicsteam.html :D

So good that the Japanese budget withstood the hard times.

(http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/7964/camel22404a4jr.jpg)
Here she is doing a flying camel spin during her performance in the women's figure skating final at the Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy.

I don't see any camel though. :shock:

(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/689/apanolypa1435di.jpg)

Nice to see some pics from her gold run! :D
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Thimas X on February 25, 2006, 11:56:36 PM: Her performance was so beautiful....I almost cried :P
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: ahcheungape on February 26, 2006, 05:00:34 AM: did andou miki perform in the olympics?
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: JFC on February 26, 2006, 05:39:17 AM: Quote from: ahcheungape
did andou miki perform in the olympics?

She did. She bombed. 'Nuff said.
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: ctz on February 26, 2006, 07:44:21 AM: Quote from: ahcheungape
did andou miki perform in the olympics?

She fell three times and hit the wall :D
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Thimas X on February 26, 2006, 01:11:34 PM: :lol: yea...you can watch it on youtube
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: romi on March 01, 2006, 09:38:59 AM: I finally get to watch it today. >_<

kind of late...but still with all my heart.. :heart:

しーちゃん、金メダルおめでとう!!!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Saburo on March 08, 2006, 11:45:07 PM: A "revealing" article about Arakawa in an event last year. (http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/face/news/20060303p2g00m0dm015000c.html)

Anyone got a pic?
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: JFC on March 09, 2006, 03:55:59 AM: :lol: I read that.

edit: PM sent. Thanks for the pics Masa
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Saburo on March 09, 2006, 04:50:00 AM: Quote from: JFC
PM sent. Thanks for the pics Masa

Thanks JFC! (and Masa)!!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Thimas X on March 12, 2006, 04:12:27 PM: i'm curious now
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: ahcheungape on March 13, 2006, 05:29:53 AM: Quote from: JFC
Quote from: ahcheungape
did andou miki perform in the olympics?

She did. She bombed. 'Nuff said.

but she looks pretty!!lol
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Thimas X on March 15, 2006, 04:34:05 PM: thanks JFC...and Masa! :lol:
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: JFC on March 16, 2006, 06:48:03 AM: Screecaps of her recent appearance on Bistro SMAP (SMAPxSMAP 2006-03-13) - Available on this page at JPS: http://mullemeck.serveftp.org/jps_beta/index.php?page=details&id=17948
*Second row, first pic on the left, that's her hugging the OTHER Mikitty. 8)

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Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: Thimas X on March 16, 2006, 05:40:11 PM: :o

awesome thanks
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: daigong on March 17, 2006, 08:34:40 AM: OH LOL Shingo. Thanks for da heads up JFC. I'll try to slice a version for da thread.

and hey, is she going to Calgary for the World Championships? We can go stalk her!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: THUNDERDUCK on March 17, 2006, 09:35:53 AM: Pretty! I want a sloppy kiss from her!
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: ew0923 on March 17, 2006, 10:29:19 AM: Shizuka is taking a break, so the trio going to Calgary will be Fumie Suguri, Nakano Yukari and Onda Yoshe...

No Ando Miki :(
Title: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: daigong on March 23, 2006, 03:21:28 AM: Quote from: ew0923
Shizuka is taking a break

Awww....that sucks :(

Sasha Cohen should be thrilled now :lol:
Title: Re: Shizuka Arakawa - Olympic Gold Medalist
Post by: JFC on November 12, 2014, 04:50:53 PM: I KNEW we had a thread for her somewhere! :lol:

EIGHT ASSES FOR AN EIGHT-YEAR BUMP!!!
:shakeit: :shakeit: :shakeit: :shakeit: :shakeit: :shakeit: :shakeit: :shakeit:

Quote
Arakawa Shizuka gives birth to her first child
November 12, 2014

Professional figure skater Arakawa Shizuka (32) has given birth to her first child.

According to an announcement released by her agency, Arakawa gave birth to a 2,860 gram (6 lb 5 oz) baby girl on November 6. Both mother and child are in healthy condition.

While the baby was born before her due date, Arakawa expressed her joy of becoming a mother, "From this first experience, there were times when I felt joy and anticipation, and there were also times when I felt anxiety and confusion, but when our newborn child grasped my hand tightly, I felt relief and emotions that can't be put into words."

She continued, "As a supporter of my daughter, who just started her new life, I hope to learn many things from her in order to understand her more while facing her with love as a mother."

Arakawa married a non-celebrity man in December of last year. She revealed that she was 3-months pregnant in April of this year.

Congratulations!

Source: Oricon (http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2044475/full/)
- http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/11/arakawa-shizuka-gives-birth-to-her-first-child (http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/11/arakawa-shizuka-gives-birth-to-her-first-child)
- http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2044475/full/ (http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2044475/full/)