Post by Admin on Aug 18, 2019 18:24:59 GMT
When desperate teenager Yuna Shiraiwa turned to crowdfunding to cover her figure skating expenses, it took less than a day to raise more than 7 million yen ($61,600).
“I hope to send strong emotions to people around the world with my quadruple jumps and presentation skills when they watch my performance at the (2022) Beijing Olympics,” she said in her online plea for financial support on Nov. 15.
The second-year high school student, who turned 17 on Nov. 26, said she needs about 6 million yen annually to fund her activities.
“There is a limit to what I can do in procuring the funds on my own, so I’ve been finding it difficult to devote myself to the sport the way I would like to,” she said.
Shiraiwa asked for 4 million yen by Jan. 15, 2019. But by Dec. 2, about 2,200 people had contributed nearly 13 million yen.
“I hope to make sure I will be able to deliver one result after another so I can live up to the expectations (of supporters),” Shiraiwa said to express her appreciation.
Many of her fans who contributed posted messages of encouragement for her.
A typical post goes along these lines: “I support your eagerness to carve out your own life through your own efforts.”
Shiraiwa is a second-year competitor in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. During the current season, she finished fourth, her personal best, at the third Grand Prix event in Helsinki. But she ended up in fifth place at the Rostelecom Cup, the fifth Grand Prix event in Moscow.
“I hope to send strong emotions to people around the world with my quadruple jumps and presentation skills when they watch my performance at the (2022) Beijing Olympics,” she said in her online plea for financial support on Nov. 15.
The second-year high school student, who turned 17 on Nov. 26, said she needs about 6 million yen annually to fund her activities.
http://instagram.com/p/BzVJsY1lFXB
“There is a limit to what I can do in procuring the funds on my own, so I’ve been finding it difficult to devote myself to the sport the way I would like to,” she said.
Shiraiwa asked for 4 million yen by Jan. 15, 2019. But by Dec. 2, about 2,200 people had contributed nearly 13 million yen.
“I hope to make sure I will be able to deliver one result after another so I can live up to the expectations (of supporters),” Shiraiwa said to express her appreciation.
Many of her fans who contributed posted messages of encouragement for her.
http://instagram.com/p/BzVIgWhFMQs
A typical post goes along these lines: “I support your eagerness to carve out your own life through your own efforts.”
Shiraiwa is a second-year competitor in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. During the current season, she finished fourth, her personal best, at the third Grand Prix event in Helsinki. But she ended up in fifth place at the Rostelecom Cup, the fifth Grand Prix event in Moscow.
http://instagram.com/p/BzQPN8fJ328