I finished watching this without understanding a word of japanese. He must truly love skating with a passion to endure all these pressures around him. .. Just watching him entering and seating at front of this huge podium with reporters/people from different countries is nerve wracking enough let alone answers their questions. This man is truly amazing to carry on like this for more than a decade and still going with burning passion. He deserves all the love and support the people are giving him.
Actually the interpreter said it wrongly. In another channel there's an explanation. What he said was actually "champion". That's because real time interpretation is harder than translating.