평창 올림픽 기간 중 게재된 신문기사에 하뉴 초등학교 중학교 동창인 유우끼군 이야기가 실렸어. 대략 내용은 유우끼군은 자폐를 가지고 있어서 하뉴랑 같은 초등학교 중학교 특별반에 있었대. 초등학교 때 유즈가 이 학생들한테 스케이트 시간에 도와주고 야외활동도 같이 했는데 유끼는 "유즈루" 유즈는 "유우끼군" 이라고 불렀대 중학교에 들어가서도 유즈가 항상 웃으면서 달려와서 인사했다고 . 대지진 후에 유우끼군 가족이 카나자와 지역으로 이사했는데 석달 후에 유즈가 카나자와로 아이스쇼를 왔다는 소식을 듣고 유우끼가 유즈를 굉장히 만나고 싶어했다고 하지만 그날 아파서 부모님만 갔대 유우끼 아버지가 유즈를 보고 "유우끼 기억하니" 물으니까 유즈가 크게 웃으면서 "어떻게 잊을 수 있겠어요" 그러면서 즐거웠던 추억들을 이야기해줬다고. 유우끼 아버지가 감동하셔서 본인이 직접 팬클럽을 만들고 HaNEWS 라는 뉴스레터를 만들기 시작했고 유즈한테도 한부 보냈는데 "감사합니다. 항상 재미있게 읽고 있어요" 라는 답장이 왔다고
일본어 가능한 덬들은 위의 기사 읽고 영어 가능한 덬들은 아래 planethanyu 에서 가져온 번역 읽어줘
The PyeongChang Olympics finally kicks off today. Due to an ankle injury, figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (23) has decided to sit out the team event which starts today and instead set his sights on the men's singles event which starts 16th. Yuuki Sakata (23), a student from Nanakita Elementary & Middle School's special class for handicapped children who shared the same school year as Yuzuru, and his father, Toshiaki (58), sent Yuzuru some handmade gyoza and a newsletter, as a show of support.
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Yuuki has autism and was a student of Nanakita Elementary & Middle School's special class for children with handicap in Sendai. Yuzuru, who was in the same school year, would go spend time with these other children whenever he was able to. He would teach them how to skate during skating lessons, and go along with them on field trips. When the two see each other, Yuuki would call out, "Yuzuru!" and Yuzuru would call out, "Yuuki-kun!" Even when they have both entered middle school, when Yuuki sees Yuzuru, he would call and run up to him with a big smile on his face.
His home damaged in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Yuuki and his family moved to Kanazawa. Yuuki was very sad to leave his hometown. Three months later, however, Yuzuru came to Kanazawa for an ice show. The Sakatas had planned to visit him during practice as a family, something which Yuuki had looked forward to tremendously. Unfortunately, Yuuki fell sick and had to give up the idea. His father Toshiaki went and, in his stead, asked Yuzuru, "Do you still remember Yuuki?" To which Yuzuru answered with a big smile as he started to recall fond memories, "Of course! Who'd be able to forget him?"
Toshiaki was especially touched by the fact that Yuzuru remained essentially the same person he has ever been even after becoming the big star that he still is today. He decided to start a Yuzuru Hanyu cheering club right from home, and self-published newsletters with the title HaNEWS that report the latest news on Yuzuru such as, "Yuzuru shall be doing ice shows!" and "Yuzuru will attempt to reach the top with 5 quads!" Since the publication of the very first issue back in October 2011, 60 issues have been published, with the number still counting.
Presently, the club has 150 members. The newest issue of its newsletter released on January 10th includes messages such as, "May you have the best performance and the shiniest smile in PyeongChang! Go for it, Yuzu!" from club members. A copy had been sent to Yuzuru himself who sent back the message, "Thank you very much! It's always a lot of fun to read," on a signed piece of colored paper.
"More than simply wanting for him to win, what I really hope for is to see him continue to grow (because) I'm supporting him as a person," said Toshiaki.
After graduating from high school, Yuuki has been going to a facility where he is learning to be able to live independently. Even now, whenever he sees Yuzuru on television, he'd call out "Yuzuru!" to the screen. When Toshiaki would say to him, "You should work hard, too, okay?" he would answer, "I will! For the gold medal!"
Before the start of each season, Yuuki would send Yuzuru gyoza that he made himself at the facility. Yuzuru's father had sent back a message that says, "Yuzuru loves them very much."
"Even though I'm worried about his foot, I hope he'll be able to fully enjoy himself," said Toshiaki, a fond look in his eyes.
