Ryuju HINO (JPN)

“Me 10 years from now… I can’t even begin to imagine. If I’m not skating, I’ll have to find a job somewhere. But, if I am still skating… I’ll be 27? I can’t even begin to seriously consider that! Maybe 5 years from now… no, not even sure about 5 years. I take my skating career one year at a time. In 10 years, I’ll be the same age as Takahashi-kun? Like I could be like him at that age. That man is just unreal!”

What will skating be like 10 years from now?

“Compared to now… I think the scoring will be even stricter, and the competition will continue to increase. The skaters will make fewer mistakes, and the men will have unlocked even more quad types. Of course, the ladies will be really challenging themselves with triples-triples—they’re even doing it right now.