During the Beijing Olympics, “THE ANSWER” presents a special feature called “Mikata of the Olympic Games” that delivers a new “perspective” to the Olympics, such as the unknown stories of athletes and instructors and knowledge of the competition that you do not know unexpectedly.One of the featured competitions, Figure skating, is to deliver daily articles on the theme of “17 days when people who like figure skating like it more, and people who do not know it will like it for the first time”, telling the “now” of the competition and thinking regarding the “future”.
“THE ANSWER to the Olympic Mikata” #46 Nakano Tomokari answers “17 Gimon” Question 7
During the Beijing Olympics, “THE ANSWER” presents a special feature called “Mikata of the Olympic Games” that delivers a new “perspective” to the Olympics, such as the unknown stories of athletes and instructors and knowledge of the competition that you do not know unexpectedly.One of the featured competitions, Figure skating, is to deliver daily articles on the theme of “17 days when people who like figure skating like it more, and people who do not know it will like it for the first time”, telling the “now” of the competition and thinking regarding the “future”.
Tomokari Nakano, a former figure skating representative and “THE ANSWER Specialist,” posted a mini-column every day to answer the simple “17 Gimon” related to the competition for beginner fans.The 7th question is “Unexpected spectator manners”.
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Figure skating is excited by the hot battle every day.There may be people who want to go to see the games held in Japan on the occasion of the Olympic Games.
Figure skating, like many competitions, has spectator manners.During the performance of the players, private language, eating and drinking, shooting are also NG.Only the music of the program and the shutter sound of the press photographer resonate.It is recommended that flags and banners of support be held over the shoulders in a hand-held size so as not to interfere with other spectators.
Under such manners, the presence of fans who enthusiastically support us becomes the power of the players.
“I can’t cheer up with my voice up now, but before Corona, great cheer boosted my players.When I was little, it was a minor competition, so the audience seats were rattled.The players’ parents, grandparents, and guardians of the club they belong to, before acting, “Yukari-chan, do your best!”The voice echoes.However, as I ran up to major sports, the enthusiasm of the fans was enough to extinguish that voice, and the bigger the cheers, the happier and more powerful it became.”
Mr. Nakano, who experienced figure skating as an athlete and following retiring as a Fuji TV reporter covering other competitions, was surprised by the attitude of Japanese fans, saying, “Figure skating is a lot of spectators with very well-mannered manners.”
“Depending on the competition, there is no going to fly at all, and the air is purely cheering for the athletes.As soon as the name of the player is called before the performance, the cheering rises, and no one speaks when it gets to the starting position.That is unique to Japan.In foreign countries, you may start talking, eating and drinking, or having trouble.Because the player also does not listen to the music and does not leak, you can hear a small sound.In Japan, it is so quiet that it echoes when you cough.That manners are amazing.”
