I came across this video (series of 5 videos, actually). I didn't realise that Mao and Yu-Na ever had an interview where they've both been present, but it seems that it did happen. I have no idea what they're talking about, since everything is in Japanese, but it seems quite interesting.

Can someone translate please?

Here's the first part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-0Sbl7_-yU

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Wow!!!!!!!Thank you!!!!!!!I've searched for this intwrview for so long!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for this, chineseteacup!
Currently watching video 2 of 5 even if I don't understand what they're talking about.
Mao looked so cute and carefree and she's always smiling. (Do Japanese skaters always have to wear those blazers?) And Yuna looked so poised and beautiful.

I hope these videos get subbed...

I wish I knew Japanese!

Please, Japanese-speakers on this forum, we need your help!

It's so cute when Mao and Yu-Na speaks English.

Yu-Na: Did you have lunch?

Mao: Yes.

Yu-Na: Me too.

Thank you thank you! Watching Mao and Yu-Na being so adorable and happy together really made my day a whole lot better
I really love the parts where they are looking at each other and smiling. Also the parts where Mao is talking about Aero and Yu-Na is talking about Toto.
I think all Mao and Yu-Na fans should see this~~

Unfortunately, I think things have changed *dramatically* since these videos were made.

This was before the big Mao vs. Yu-Na wars really got hyped in the media, and I now think that it is extremely difficult for them to be friends.

I might be able to translate later, but I will translate one part that I remember very distinctly.

There's a 'true/false' (O or X) quiz that they do in part of the interview, and one of the questions/prompts is "I will win the Olympics." After some deliberation, Mao hesitantly answers yes (O) and Yu-Na says no (X), and then Yu-Na explains that she thinks Mao wants it more.

I'm guessing that if they got asked that again now, the answer would be very different.

But I do look back on this moment and think, wanting to win the Olympics is a recent dream for Yu-Na, whereas Mao has always, always wanted to win (at least since she was 12).

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One day, many years in the future, I think they could be very, very good friends...

Hmm...this reminds me of situations of friends that we can have in our childhood, but even best friends grow apart in high school (or later on) to the point of barely speaking...

I think that this is one of those cases, if it happens in our everday lives, it can happen to Mao and Yuna too. People can change a lot. Sometimes we get back together, a lot of times we don't.

It would be difficult in any circumstance to develop a friendship with a rival. I'm afraid that it's even more difficult for Mao and Yu-Na because of the international rivalry in sports between Japan and Korea, and also because of the media on both sides.

But I agree that there is a potential for friendship in the future, when they're no longer competing together. A girl and I used to compete quite ferociously for top marks when we were in high school, but we're very good friends now I'm sure this could happen to Mao and Yu-Na also.

I've always loved mao and yuna and I do think that they will be good friends without this tension and competition

It'll be great to see yuna and mao together in something other than a competition, maybe an ice show! they can headline it together and go international when their go pro! haha one can dream.....

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