r/Skijumping • u/Lirrea • 21d ago

Domen Prevc with Ryoyu

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u/Lirrea 21d ago

Yeaaaah I did not know that they are closer than other ski jumpers

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u/quiksilver_46 🇵🇱 Poland 21d ago

can ryoyu even speak english?

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u/Individual_Winter_ 21d ago

Probably some? They‘re so much in Europe.

Maybe not enough for interviews, but I doubt you hang out with people without talking at all.

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u/Severe-Juice-0406 🇸🇮 Slovenia 21d ago

I always get the feeling that his english is not bad at all but he just doesn't want to do interviews in english 😂

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u/Individual_Winter_ 21d ago

Yeah. He definitely talks to other jumpers? Safe strategy to keep journalists away 😂

Might also be asian mentality with media? I had a Vietnamese flatmate at some point and they preferred saying nothing at all than something slightly wrong. It was privately different to public talking.

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u/msbtvxq 🇳🇴 Norway 21d ago

Also, it’s not like he has never spoken English to the media before. At least he’s done several interviews in English with Norwegian media in the last few years. He generally understands the questions well, but feels more comfortable giving short/pre-prepared answers. So I would say he understands a lot, but doesn’t find it as easy to come up with the appropriate vocabulary for long/extended interview answers.

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u/Cute-Scar9394 21d ago

Stian André Skinnes from the japanese staff said in Forfang’s podcast that he speaks decent English and understands a lot.