Japanese qualifying competitions 2011

[NMURA]

Entries of Eastern/Western Sectionals are updated.

http://www.skatingjapan.jp/National/...east/index.htm
http://www.skatingjapan.jp/National/...west/index.htm

Eastern senior men
Daisuke Murakami
Kento Nakamura
Akio Sasaki

Eastern senior ladies
Haruka Imai
Yuki Nishino
Fumie Suguri
Shoko Ishikawa

Ishikawa had a horrible free skate at last week's Eastern Japan Inter-Collegiate Championships (no jump and only 8 points for the TES). If she repeats such a performance, the NHK spot would be given to Kokubun (her home town is Sapporo).

Eastern junior ladies
Risa Shoji
Haruna Suzuki

Roanna Oshikawa and Karen Kemanai are not listed.

Western senior men
Takahito Mura

Mura skated brilliantly at Western Japan I-C Championships (all clean including a 4T and 7 triples).

Western senior ladies
Shion Kokubun
Satsuki Muramoto
Ayaka Hosoda
Kana Muramoto
Rina Kondo
Ayumi Goto
Yuka Kono
Ayane Nakamura

Western junior men
Keiji Tanaka
Ryuju Hino
Sei Kawahara
Shoma Uno
Ryuichi Kihara
Yoji Tsuboi

Western junior ladies
Satoko Miyahara
Riona Kato
Miu Sato
Kako Tomotaki
Miyabi Oba
Yukiko Fujisawa
Saya Ueno
Rin Nitaya
Hinano Isobe
Ayana Yasuhara
Miyu Nakashio
Rika Hongo
Ibuki Mori

This must be a very tough competition. Only 14 (Oba and Tomotaki included) can advance to junior nationals. I suspect it would require at least 125 points.

Three ice dance teams are listed. Brina Oi (Curran Oi's younger sister) is one of them.

Edit to correct
Shoko Ishikawa was not listed, I have mistaken for Yuka Ishikawa. Shoko seems to have good political backings through her coach Nobuo Sato. At this point, the NHK spot could be considered undecided yet.