Amazing! I literally bored imoto to sleep during the last few updates to my rundown of the results from the morning pairings at the Kraft Nabisco Championship. So I have a little time before onechan comes home from day care to give a quick overview of the front 9s from the afternoon pairings.
Suzann Pettersen's bogey-free streak came to an end on her 24th hole of the tournament when she double bogeyed the par-4 6th. She's now tied with Song-Hee Kim, who's got a 12-hole bogey-free streak of her own going. 1 shot behind them are Stacy Lewis, who bounced back from yesterday's closing 38 on the back with an opening 34, Sakura Yokomine, who's just birdied the 2nd, and Karrie Webb, who just bogeyed the 6th. If Cristie Kerr and Morgan Pressel can birdie the par-5 9th, they'll join them.
On the other end of the dial, Ai Miyazato doubled the 1st, bogeyed the 3rd, and has gone 26 holes without a birdie. But if she can just hang on, she may find herself on the right side of the cut line. She's T75 right now and +6 is T81. Let's see what kind of fight she's got in her today. Angela Stanford has plenty; after bogeying the 10th, her opening hole, to balloon to +7 for the tournament, she birdied 3 of her last 6 holes on the back to post a 34 and get back to +4.
[Update 1 (5:06 pm): Kerr birdied the 9th; Pressel didn't. Kristy McPherson birdied the 13th and 14th to catch the latter at -2. The former is tied with Webb, Yokomine, Becky Brewerton, and Na On Min at -3.]
[Update 2 (5:08 pm): Song-Hee Kim birdied the 15th to get to -5 overall, alone in 3rd right now.]
[Update 3 (5:11 pm): Don't look now, but another LPGA mom, Hee-Won Han, just joined Pressel and McPherson at -2 with a birdie on the par-3 5th.]
[Update 4 (5:14 pm): Is it a typo that amateur Alexis Thompson is averaging over 297 yards off the tee right now? She's birdied 2 of her 1st 4 to join Inbee Park, who's also opened with 2 early birdies, at E overall.]
[Update 5 (5:15 pm): Angela Stanford is making a serious move! She just birdied her 3rd hole in a row to fight back to +3 overall.]
[Update 6 (5:18 pm): So is Cristie Kerr! Her birdie on the 10th is her 2nd in a row and 3rd of a bogey-free day. Her only blemish so far is that double back on the 17th yesterday. No wonder she's tied with Pettersen, whose only blemish is also that double earlier today!]
[Update 7 (5:20 pm): Na Yeon Choi went 34-40 yesterday. After a 35 on the back, I'm wondering if she'll improve on her front-side total by 5 today, as well!]
[Update 8 (5:24 pm): Never count a Hall of Famer out--Se Ri Pak matched playing partner Choi's 35 and has fought back to +6 overall. She still has a chance to make the cut. +6 is still T81.]
[Update 9 (5:28 pm): Be sure to check out Sean Martin's posts on Michelle Wie and Jennifer Song from the morning pairings. And Randall Mell on Wie and Lincicome.]
[Update 10 (9:09 pm): Well, onechan came home, and I followed her while she rode her bike to the dollar store to buy some nail polish (it was her allowance day), then played some baseball with her in the yard, and ate some dinner. So I missed most of the rest of the action: Kerr's 67 to join Ochoa and Stupples at -6, Kim's 68 to take a 1-shot lead on then, Lewis's 68 and Webb's 70 to pass Tseng, Yokomine's 71 to be alone at -3, and Yuko Mitsuka's 3 straight closing birdies that gave her a 70 and pulled her to E (T19) overall. Stanford went 78-68 to get back to +2 (T32), tied with Alexis Thompson and Anna Nordqvist, among many others. If Jennifer Rosales and Sarah Lee hang on, then 79 golfers will have made the cut at +6. Ai Miyazato, though, was one of the 32 players to miss it. Even without making a single birdie in 36 holes, she only missed the cut by a shot. (I guess that's looking on the bright side, eh? But she was the only JLPGA-affiliated player not to make the cut....) Other victims of Mission Hills include Juli Inkster, Natalie Gulbis, Sun Young Yoo, Christina Kim, Laura Diaz, Tania Elosegui, Wendy Ward, and Angela Park.]
[Update 11 (4/4/10, 12:01 am): Here are Hound Dog, Jamie, and Mike on round 2 of the KNC!]
Friday, April 2, 2010
Kraft Nabisco Championship Friday Morning: Stupples Makes a Move, Ochoa Keeps Pace
Imoto woke up in the middle of the night afraid of alligators coming down from the ceiling to eat us, so I took her temperature and lo and behold she had a high fever. After a couple of hours with me of scaring away the alligators with a magic light only they could see, her fever broke and she settled down to sleep for the rest of the night. As the Full Metal Archivist had a pretty crucial day at work, I fell on my sword and volunteered to stay home with imoto to make sure her fever didn't come back. So after an hour walk, a couple hours watching Iron Giant, and half an hour of yard work, I'm pretty sure she's ok and I know we're ready for nap time. But before I turn in, let me mention that Kraft Nabisco Championship leader in the clubhouse Karen Stupples no doubt knows whereof I speak. As one of the many moms on tour, I'm sure she's been in similar situations as me. But it's all business for her on the course, as a pair of consecutive birdies to start her day on the back and over 2 of her last 5 holes on the front helped her to her 2nd straight 69.
But Stupples may not have the lead for long. Lorena Ochoa, who's fighting to keep her #1 standing in the Rolex Rankings by staying ahead of Ji-Yai Shin, Ai Miyazato, and Suzann Pettersen (who all could pass her with a win), has responded to a so-so back side with 3 birdies in her 1st 5 holes on the front to join Stupples at -6 for the tournament. Meanwhile, Sophie Gustafson has birdied 2 of her last 4 holes to get to -4 overall and amateur Jennifer Song got to -3 overall twice in today's round, but had to settle for her 2nd straight 71. Not bad for someone who's only averaged 9 fairways and 8 greens in regulation per round--obviously, at 25 putts per round, the flat stick is saving her.
More after I get imoto to sleep!
[Update 1 (3:54 pm): Blogger was down so I actually tried to post the above at 3:00. Well, I fell asleep, but imoto didn't. So I'll try again at 4:00. Here are a few more observations of morning play. If Michelle Wie's putter was working, she'd be leading this thing. As it is, she matched Song's 71 to join her at -2. Nice 70s by Sandra Gal (-2), Becky Morgan (+1), Gwladys Nocera (+1), and Katie Futcher (+2), as well. Looks like it's going to be hard for the afternoon groups to break 70!]
[Update 2 (4:20 pm): Looks like there's no way imoto's going down. And it looks like Brittany Lang may finally be getting her season going. Even after hitting very few fairways over the 1st 36 holes by her standards, this 5th-year straight-shooting Duke grad has managed to go 72-71 to slip into the top 20 (at least for now). She had a chance for a 69, but suffered a walkoff bogey on the par-5 9th. Speaking of closing par 5s, Ya Ni Tseng has a chance to shoot a 71 that would take her to -4 overall if she can birdie the 18th. Gustafson, unfortunately, is back to E on her day and -2 overall with the par-5 18th left to play, as well. Meanwhile, I'm hoping the cut line drifts down to +6 at the end of the day, so that my faves In-Kyung Kim, Jane Park, Mi Hyun Kim, and Jeong Jang will be playing on the weekend.]
[Update 3 (4:21 pm): Ouch! Gustafson bogeyed her 3rd straight hole to close out her round and slip from -4 to -1 overall.]
[Update 4 (4:24 pm): Ji-Yai Shin remains stuck in neutral at E after her 2nd straight 2-birdie, 2-bogey 72. But if she can straighten out her driver, watch out for her on the weekend!]
[Update 5 (4:28 pm): Tseng did it! Walkoff birdie gives her a 71 and puts her only 2 behind Stupples and Ochoa!]
But Stupples may not have the lead for long. Lorena Ochoa, who's fighting to keep her #1 standing in the Rolex Rankings by staying ahead of Ji-Yai Shin, Ai Miyazato, and Suzann Pettersen (who all could pass her with a win), has responded to a so-so back side with 3 birdies in her 1st 5 holes on the front to join Stupples at -6 for the tournament. Meanwhile, Sophie Gustafson has birdied 2 of her last 4 holes to get to -4 overall and amateur Jennifer Song got to -3 overall twice in today's round, but had to settle for her 2nd straight 71. Not bad for someone who's only averaged 9 fairways and 8 greens in regulation per round--obviously, at 25 putts per round, the flat stick is saving her.
More after I get imoto to sleep!
[Update 1 (3:54 pm): Blogger was down so I actually tried to post the above at 3:00. Well, I fell asleep, but imoto didn't. So I'll try again at 4:00. Here are a few more observations of morning play. If Michelle Wie's putter was working, she'd be leading this thing. As it is, she matched Song's 71 to join her at -2. Nice 70s by Sandra Gal (-2), Becky Morgan (+1), Gwladys Nocera (+1), and Katie Futcher (+2), as well. Looks like it's going to be hard for the afternoon groups to break 70!]
[Update 2 (4:20 pm): Looks like there's no way imoto's going down. And it looks like Brittany Lang may finally be getting her season going. Even after hitting very few fairways over the 1st 36 holes by her standards, this 5th-year straight-shooting Duke grad has managed to go 72-71 to slip into the top 20 (at least for now). She had a chance for a 69, but suffered a walkoff bogey on the par-5 9th. Speaking of closing par 5s, Ya Ni Tseng has a chance to shoot a 71 that would take her to -4 overall if she can birdie the 18th. Gustafson, unfortunately, is back to E on her day and -2 overall with the par-5 18th left to play, as well. Meanwhile, I'm hoping the cut line drifts down to +6 at the end of the day, so that my faves In-Kyung Kim, Jane Park, Mi Hyun Kim, and Jeong Jang will be playing on the weekend.]
[Update 3 (4:21 pm): Ouch! Gustafson bogeyed her 3rd straight hole to close out her round and slip from -4 to -1 overall.]
[Update 4 (4:24 pm): Ji-Yai Shin remains stuck in neutral at E after her 2nd straight 2-birdie, 2-bogey 72. But if she can straighten out her driver, watch out for her on the weekend!]
[Update 5 (4:28 pm): Tseng did it! Walkoff birdie gives her a 71 and puts her only 2 behind Stupples and Ochoa!]
Kraft Nabisco Championship Thursday: Pettersen and Ochoa Go Low, Webb and Tseng Lurking
In her pre-tournament video interview with Ryan Ballengee at Waggle Room, Suzann Pettersen said the rough was so high and thick and the greens so firm and fast at Mission Hills that going under par at all in the Kraft Nabisco Championship would be an accomplishment, and that shooting 4 70s would be enough to put you in contention. Well, she has a great chance to prove herself wrong in today's round; if she can follow up her scorching 67 yesterday with another great round in today's afternoon winds, she could get to the -8 mark in 36 holes. But surprisingly Pettersen hasn't put much distance between herself and the lead chase pack. Among those who played well, scoring was lower than I expected: 9 players broke 70, 22 went under par, and 33 shot par or better. And as LPGA.com points out, many major winners have already put themselves in the hunt:
Of course, more than 2/3 of the field did not take advantage of the unexpectedly fine scoring conditions yesterday. My big disappointment is obviously Ai Miyazato, who shot a birdieless 74, but at least she didn't blow up completely like Jee Young Lee (77), Sun Young Yoo (77), Angela Stanford (78), Christina Kim (78), or Se Ri Pak (79). Let's see if they can turn things around and if Na On Min and Becky Brewerton, who both opened with 69s, can keep it going today!
[Update 1 (8:04 am): For a sampling of the best blogging on the 1st round of the KNC, check out Mike at Ruthless Golf, Jamie at Snap Hook Herald, Jeff at LinksLifeGolf, and Golf Girl.]
[Update 2 (8:12 am): Here are today's pairings. Stupples, Ochoa, Wie, Lincicome, Tseng, Park, and Shin are among those who will have to deal with colder but calmer conditions. The rest of the leaders go off in the afternoon.]
[Update 3 (12:19 pm): Sweet! Randall Mell is blogging from Mission Hills!]
[Update 4 (9:12 pm): Here's Hound Dog on the 1st round and ESPN's coverage.]
- Lorena Ochoa: if she can shoot a 68 while hitting only 6 fairways, how low can she go if she gets her driver straightened out this week?
- Karrie Webb: 12 fairways and greens, 4 birdies, 1 bogey--solid start!
- Ya Ni Tseng: only 247 off the tee, only 7 fairways, 3 bogeys in her 1st 4 holes as she made the turn onto the front, yet she still shot a 69? Even with 5 birdies, it took an eagle on the par-5 11th to do it.
- Karen Stupples: her 69 was a mashup of Ochoa's driving and Webb's approach shots--somehow she hit 15 greens from only 6 fairways!
- Brittany Lincicome: -4 through 12 and bogey-free, her lack of accuracy off the tee (only 7 fairways all day) caught up to her down the stretch, as she went +2 over her last 6 holes of birdieless golf.
- Cristie Kerr: only hit 8 fairways all day and got off to a slow start when a double at the par-3 17th broke a 7-hole par-streak, but she played bogey-free the rest of the way, making 3 birdies along the way.
- Morgan Pressel: averaged only 234 off the tee, but closed out her round with 12 straight pars after opening the back with 3 birdies and 2 bogeys in her 1st 6 holes.
- Grace Park: hit 11 fairways and almost averaged 280 off the tee; here's hoping she can build on her opening 71 today!
- Pat Hurst: roller-coaster 71, due mostly to only hitting 7 fairways.
- Ji-Yai Shin: her 72 was a moral victory, considering her driving average was down near 225 and she hit only 9 fairways.
Of course, more than 2/3 of the field did not take advantage of the unexpectedly fine scoring conditions yesterday. My big disappointment is obviously Ai Miyazato, who shot a birdieless 74, but at least she didn't blow up completely like Jee Young Lee (77), Sun Young Yoo (77), Angela Stanford (78), Christina Kim (78), or Se Ri Pak (79). Let's see if they can turn things around and if Na On Min and Becky Brewerton, who both opened with 69s, can keep it going today!
[Update 1 (8:04 am): For a sampling of the best blogging on the 1st round of the KNC, check out Mike at Ruthless Golf, Jamie at Snap Hook Herald, Jeff at LinksLifeGolf, and Golf Girl.]
[Update 2 (8:12 am): Here are today's pairings. Stupples, Ochoa, Wie, Lincicome, Tseng, Park, and Shin are among those who will have to deal with colder but calmer conditions. The rest of the leaders go off in the afternoon.]
[Update 3 (12:19 pm): Sweet! Randall Mell is blogging from Mission Hills!]
[Update 4 (9:12 pm): Here's Hound Dog on the 1st round and ESPN's coverage.]
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Full Metal Archivist on Daisuke Takahashi
cross-posted at Dai-chan's 2009-2010 Season
Luv Letter to Daisuke Takahashi
The Full Metal Archivist
My first experience of watching Dai-chan live at Skate Canada was something I will always remember, and I want to experience it again. I had heard of his high levels of artistry, energy, and skating skills on the ice from TV coverage and magazines. But I felt more than that at the event. Compared to the other skaters, Dai was outstanding. Obviously, he has charisma. It is not just a performance--when he skates, he changes the atmosphere of an audience. After I saw his La Strada, I felt refreshed, accepted, and encouraged by him--purified. His ability to reach the audience deeply is rare, as most figure skaters are concerned about their execution of technical elements such as jumps, spins, and step-sequences, focused on gaining points in a competition. Dai seems to be in a different dimension than this kind of skater.
I observed him a lot after his performances. He was fully aware of his environment and the people he engages. As he was leaving the ice after one performance at Skate Canada, he made sure to pick up pebbles that had fallen to the ice with a flower bouquet that his fan had tossed. That showed great consideration for the next skater and the flower-picking girls. Similarly, when I asked him for a photograph with onechan, I saw imoto was around the coffee shop with The Constructivist, unaware of what we were doing with Dai. After I took the first photo, imoto rushed into our sight. I hesitated to take another photo, because I was aware other fans were waiting for him. What Dai did was hold imoto’s shoulder and pose for another photo with both girls. How did he know that imoto was in our family? Then, I remembered our initial contact at a practice session two days before. Onechan and imoto had drawn something for him and were waiting patiently (by their standards) to give it to him. When he came back to his coach’s side, he noticed us trying to give him something, but not reaching his position. Then, imoto ran away from us. Onechan and The Constructivist chased after her. I was in a hurry, too. What he did was tap another person relatively close to me, point at me, and indicate that that person should pass the gift bag from me to him.
Apparently he’s always been like this. His parents were seriously concerned about his introverted and sensitive personality after seeing him crying a lot when he was 2nd grade. (He was often forced to carry several other kids’ backpacks for them --a typical form of school bullying in Japan.) To toughen him up, they tried to introduce him to various sports. They originally wanted him to play hockey. Dai freaked out when he saw the sticks, helmets, and pads. But when he saw kids skating at another corner of the rink, that was the beginning of his figure skating. While at Skate Canada I remembered reading and watching Dai’s comments about his childhood. He was quiet and shy, and didn’t have friends around, but he spent a lot of time in the rink. I guess the ice was the place that he felt comfortable to express himself, or he simply loved the sport. And figure skating provided a great niche to make use of his introverted and sensitive personality. He is able to become different characters on the ice, like boys who like to pretend to be super-heroes.
When he won his first international competition (even before winning the World Junior Championship), skating became more professional to him than fun. Compared to Kozuka Takahiko (from a famous figure skating family) and Oda Nobunari (offspring of a famous medieval lord), he wasn’t blessed financially. He needed all kinds of people’s support. The more people supported him, the more responsibility he must have felt. There was a time when he felt that skating was a job and a burden. Later, he admitted he wanted to quit. He couldn’t, though, after thinking of all the people who trusted and invested in him. I cannot imagine his struggles between the World Junior Championships and Torino Olympics, but he got a reputation among Japanese fans and media for being a “glass heart” skater. What they overlooked was how he always had to struggle to overcome the pressure of being known from an early age as a Japanese ace. It’s tough to be a front runner and pioneer. After Honda Takeshi’s career ended due to an injury, Dai became the hope for the Japanese Skating Federation. They wanted a return on their investment and Dai had to become a real fighter to live up to their expectations.
He was always aware of how lucky he was to have so many people supporting him, including his coach, Nagamitsu Utako. She understands Dai’s personality and how to motivate this guy. Her famous words-- “If you want to quit skating, you can. I will bow to everyone for apologies. That’s what I am for” (when he disappeared from his knee rehab in winter 2009), and “You can’t win the lottery without buying a ticket” (after the Vancouver Olympics and before the 2010 World Championships)--helped him through some of his lowest moments during his comeback from major knee surgery. He even said himself that he always meets the right person at the right time…. Well, you have to have a certain antenna to perceive that way. He is always aware of the details of his surroundings (both what he can see and cannot). That is his strength and fuels his skating. And it leads to giving to the audience.
He never forgets where he came from and is always thinking of ways to return what he got from skating. When many ice rinks in Japan started to close for financial reasons, Dai stepped up and wanted to do something for young skaters. He skated twice for his advocacy after he heard that rinks that he used to practice at were closing. His concern for coming young skaters shows his deep level of sportsmanship. At a press conference after his gold-medal performance at the 2010 World Championship, he commented, “I really hope that I can spur everybody so that the Japanese men also will do [as] well [as Japanese female skaters].” His pride as a Japanese ace pushes him to challenge quads, even though he doesn’t need them to win. He wants to pursue his idea of a perfect performance, and, in so doing, keep inspiring new figure skating generations.
I really congratulate him for his comeback season. After the ligament damage to his knee, he kept his faith in his skating, aimed at medals in both the Olympics and World Championships, and did it. He’s the most complete figure skater, with a great combination of artistry, athleticism, skills, sportsmanship, and pride with heart. Thank you, Dai-chan. It was great fun to chase you (mostly through streaming videos and news) this season.
Luv Letter to Daisuke Takahashi
The Full Metal Archivist
My first experience of watching Dai-chan live at Skate Canada was something I will always remember, and I want to experience it again. I had heard of his high levels of artistry, energy, and skating skills on the ice from TV coverage and magazines. But I felt more than that at the event. Compared to the other skaters, Dai was outstanding. Obviously, he has charisma. It is not just a performance--when he skates, he changes the atmosphere of an audience. After I saw his La Strada, I felt refreshed, accepted, and encouraged by him--purified. His ability to reach the audience deeply is rare, as most figure skaters are concerned about their execution of technical elements such as jumps, spins, and step-sequences, focused on gaining points in a competition. Dai seems to be in a different dimension than this kind of skater.
I observed him a lot after his performances. He was fully aware of his environment and the people he engages. As he was leaving the ice after one performance at Skate Canada, he made sure to pick up pebbles that had fallen to the ice with a flower bouquet that his fan had tossed. That showed great consideration for the next skater and the flower-picking girls. Similarly, when I asked him for a photograph with onechan, I saw imoto was around the coffee shop with The Constructivist, unaware of what we were doing with Dai. After I took the first photo, imoto rushed into our sight. I hesitated to take another photo, because I was aware other fans were waiting for him. What Dai did was hold imoto’s shoulder and pose for another photo with both girls. How did he know that imoto was in our family? Then, I remembered our initial contact at a practice session two days before. Onechan and imoto had drawn something for him and were waiting patiently (by their standards) to give it to him. When he came back to his coach’s side, he noticed us trying to give him something, but not reaching his position. Then, imoto ran away from us. Onechan and The Constructivist chased after her. I was in a hurry, too. What he did was tap another person relatively close to me, point at me, and indicate that that person should pass the gift bag from me to him.
Apparently he’s always been like this. His parents were seriously concerned about his introverted and sensitive personality after seeing him crying a lot when he was 2nd grade. (He was often forced to carry several other kids’ backpacks for them --a typical form of school bullying in Japan.) To toughen him up, they tried to introduce him to various sports. They originally wanted him to play hockey. Dai freaked out when he saw the sticks, helmets, and pads. But when he saw kids skating at another corner of the rink, that was the beginning of his figure skating. While at Skate Canada I remembered reading and watching Dai’s comments about his childhood. He was quiet and shy, and didn’t have friends around, but he spent a lot of time in the rink. I guess the ice was the place that he felt comfortable to express himself, or he simply loved the sport. And figure skating provided a great niche to make use of his introverted and sensitive personality. He is able to become different characters on the ice, like boys who like to pretend to be super-heroes.
When he won his first international competition (even before winning the World Junior Championship), skating became more professional to him than fun. Compared to Kozuka Takahiko (from a famous figure skating family) and Oda Nobunari (offspring of a famous medieval lord), he wasn’t blessed financially. He needed all kinds of people’s support. The more people supported him, the more responsibility he must have felt. There was a time when he felt that skating was a job and a burden. Later, he admitted he wanted to quit. He couldn’t, though, after thinking of all the people who trusted and invested in him. I cannot imagine his struggles between the World Junior Championships and Torino Olympics, but he got a reputation among Japanese fans and media for being a “glass heart” skater. What they overlooked was how he always had to struggle to overcome the pressure of being known from an early age as a Japanese ace. It’s tough to be a front runner and pioneer. After Honda Takeshi’s career ended due to an injury, Dai became the hope for the Japanese Skating Federation. They wanted a return on their investment and Dai had to become a real fighter to live up to their expectations.
He was always aware of how lucky he was to have so many people supporting him, including his coach, Nagamitsu Utako. She understands Dai’s personality and how to motivate this guy. Her famous words-- “If you want to quit skating, you can. I will bow to everyone for apologies. That’s what I am for” (when he disappeared from his knee rehab in winter 2009), and “You can’t win the lottery without buying a ticket” (after the Vancouver Olympics and before the 2010 World Championships)--helped him through some of his lowest moments during his comeback from major knee surgery. He even said himself that he always meets the right person at the right time…. Well, you have to have a certain antenna to perceive that way. He is always aware of the details of his surroundings (both what he can see and cannot). That is his strength and fuels his skating. And it leads to giving to the audience.
He never forgets where he came from and is always thinking of ways to return what he got from skating. When many ice rinks in Japan started to close for financial reasons, Dai stepped up and wanted to do something for young skaters. He skated twice for his advocacy after he heard that rinks that he used to practice at were closing. His concern for coming young skaters shows his deep level of sportsmanship. At a press conference after his gold-medal performance at the 2010 World Championship, he commented, “I really hope that I can spur everybody so that the Japanese men also will do [as] well [as Japanese female skaters].” His pride as a Japanese ace pushes him to challenge quads, even though he doesn’t need them to win. He wants to pursue his idea of a perfect performance, and, in so doing, keep inspiring new figure skating generations.
I really congratulate him for his comeback season. After the ligament damage to his knee, he kept his faith in his skating, aimed at medals in both the Olympics and World Championships, and did it. He’s the most complete figure skater, with a great combination of artistry, athleticism, skills, sportsmanship, and pride with heart. Thank you, Dai-chan. It was great fun to chase you (mostly through streaming videos and news) this season.
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