Miki: "I'm sure that the next season 2013-14 is going to be my last competitive season. I hope to perform in competition again, no matter what level of competition I would be in. I would like to give my best effort, showing what I have done so far - 100%."
I hope my fans can have the moment with my proud performance, in my last competition - it would have been these GPS. My fans should deserve it, as they have supported me for such a long time. And I'm not able to do that at this moment (without a matching coach), so I have to skip this whole season 2012-13 unfortunately.
I couldn't prepare for these GPS, because I couldn't reach the matching coach, as I had counted on Nikolai(MOROZOV). In March, he said to me "I wouldn't be available for your coaching next season," he hasn't confirmed that in person, but actually he isn't unable.
I hoped to get motivated little by little, when I signed the contract(of ISU GPS), otherwise I would miss GPS. Unexpectedly I had to sign it by May, so rapidly. I confirmed GPS withdrawal after previous ice shows on Sep. 15-16 in Niigata, I thought I would be nasty, discourteous to other Japanese ladies, who could be assigned to GPS.
(She's going to take a break for this entire season 2012-13, as she dismissed the ice show offer in Dec.)
If I leave from the ice, I may feel 'wanna come back' on the ice, a little bit.
(She will get started in Feb-March next year, waiting for ISU decision about her ban on ISU competitions.)
I'm not sure if I could make submissions to ISU competitions again, but I understand I won't be able to do that anymore. Yet, definitely I will do perform in a competition again (next season 2013-14), giving my last skate to my fans, no matter what level of competition I would be in. Now I don't think about competing in Sochi Olympics at this moment. Even I hope to finish my competitive career at National competitions, and my next goal would be All-Japan Nationals 2013(next season).
Being cast in a lot of shows last season, I was thinking of my next stage, after quitting competitive career. I got much more inspiration: I want to perform like this, wanna host the show like that. I guess such new inspiration caught me, therefore I couldn't get motivated for competitions.
"But, next season 2013-14, I hope to give my last skate, showing a competitor Miki ANDO, to my fans. That is confirmed, and promised. I have to be motivated to do that, to skate my heart out, showing my affections." |