このCMでの幼い真央ちゃん、かわいすぎ！
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nruNOYqgaA
ゆずの歌もいい♪

I did notice a lot of those “carne Asada” jokes from the Korean camp — of course it’s not very nice and I can’t say that I appreciated them. But Mao just has one of those unfortunate names that, while being perfectly fine and lovely in their native language, they don’t translate over very well in some other languages. I can see how her name would conjure up an image of communism that went out to get tacos. ::grimace:

It’s really interesting how parallel these two skaters’ lives and careers have been. Being born within less than a month of each other, competing against each other since they were very young. They must get sick of getting compared to each other sometimes. I noticed that even before the Olympics, Mao would frequently get questions about Yu-na. She’s always said that they are good rivals that help motivate each other, and that although they are not super close, they are friends. I remember her saying, “There’s a lot we have in common, and we are really alike in a lot of ways that sometimes I feel like it’s fate that we’re always ever present in each other’s lives.”

Rivalry doesn’t always have to be negative, and hopefully this rivalry is a good one that has helped both of them grow, and continue to do so!

I heard a little about Mirai Nagasu’s story too, and about her mother. I really hope that her treatment goes well. Can’t wait to see how Mirai will do at Sochi in 4 years!

I admit we Koreans can become really competitive/aggressive when it comes to sports and winning that our ugly side comes out =( my cousins were sayin stuff like “go yuna, make carne asada out of her!” about mao asada which I thought wasn’t very cool. =\ I’m glad the higher-ups are at least being cordial.