Riona Kato

[matmuh]

Japanese figure skater Riona Kato (Japanese: 加藤利緒菜) was born on February 7, 1998, in Osaka, Japan.

Riona is another promising skater from Japan! She has great jumps (except Lutz ) and lovely spins, esp her biellman is she still needs to work on her skating skills and PCS, i hope she will have good programs and 2 GPS, i will be watching her closely!

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Profiles:

ISU Profile : http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012463.htm

Icenetwork :http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/riona_kato

Wikipedia Page : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riona_Kato

Figureskating Online :http://www.figureskatingonline.info/skaterbio.php?id=77814&year=1

Japanskates :http://www.japanskates.com/bios/Riona/RionaBio.html

Tracings.Net : http://www.tracings.net/kato-rion.html


Social Media
Instagram :https://instagram.com/riona_kato/


Personal Best Scores
Short Program : 61.55 , U.S. International FS Classic 2014
Free Program : 117.51 ,ISU GP NHK Trophy 2014
Total Score :168.38 ,ISU GP NHK Trophy 2014

Programs

2015-2016
SP : Sakura Sakura
FP : My Fair Lady

2014-2015
SP : The Flower Duet (from Lakmé) by Léo Delibes
FP : Piano Concerto No. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
EX : The Show by Lenka

2013-2014
SP : The Flower Duet (from Lakmé) by Léo Delibes
FP : Elizabeth: The Golden Age by Craig Armstrong and A. R. Rahman

2011-2012
SP : Salut d'Amour by Edward Elgar
FP : In a Trance , 80's Anthem , Asturias (Leyenda) by Isaac Albéniz

Competition Results and Videos​

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[TD="align: left"]Competition[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2, align: center"]SP[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2, align: center"]FP[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2, align: center"]Overall[/TD]
[TD]Gala[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Score[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Score[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Score[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]

[tr]
[td="colspan: 8, align: center"]2016-2017 Season[/td]
[/tr]

[tr]
[td]2016 Warsaw Cup (CS)[/td]
[td]17[/td]
[td]41,49[/td]
[td]8[/td]
[td]89,86[/td]
[td]10[/td]
[td]131,35[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]

[TR]
[TD="colspan: 8, align: center"]2015-2016 Season[/TD]
[/TR]

[tr]
[td]2015 Japanese National Championships[/td]
[td]19[/td]
[td]52,35[/td]
[td]20[/td]
[td]88,77[/td]
[td]20[/td]
[td]141,12[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]

[TR]
[TD]ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2015[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]50,26[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]105,30[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]155,56[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]

[TR]
[TD]2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy (C.S.)[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]61,84[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]104,71[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]166,55[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]

[TR]
[TD]2015 Golden West Championships[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]52,45[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]84,93[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]137,38[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2015[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]47,98[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]104,27[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]152,25[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 8, align: center"]2014-2015 Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ISU GP NHK Trophy 2014[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]50,87[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]117,51[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]168,38[/TD]
[TD](x)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Japanese National Championships 2014[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]58,10[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]107,43[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]165,53[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]U.S. International FS Classic 2014 (C.S.)[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]61,55[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]100,14[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]161,69[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Coupe de Printemps 2015[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]49,66[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]89,41[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]139,07[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Asian Open FS Trophy 2014[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]55,59[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]109,59[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]165,18[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 8, align: center"]2013-2014 Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ISU JGP Czech Skate 2013[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]55,92[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]100,47[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]156,39[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ISU JGP Kosice 2013[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]57,43[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]107,66[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]165,09[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Japanese National Championships 2013[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]53,72[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]98,65[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]152,37[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Japanese Junior National Championships 2013[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]45,28[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]102,05[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]147,33[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Triglav Trophy 2014[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]44,61[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]81,88[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]126,49[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 8, align: center"]2012-2013 Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Japanese National Championships 2012[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]54,88[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]112,74[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]167,62[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Japanese Junior National Championships 2012[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]53,90[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]107,57[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]161,47[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Coupe de Printemps 2013[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]51,73[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]94,52[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]146,25[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 8, align: center"]2011-2012 Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Japanese Junior National Championships 2011[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]40,74[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ISU JGP Volvo Cup 2011 [/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]42,12[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]73,85[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]115,97[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 8, align: center"]2010-2011 Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Japanese Junior National Championships 2010[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]37,46[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]-[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Japanese Novice National Championships 2010[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]84,82[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2011 Gardena Spring Trophy(novice)[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]39,51[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]63,28[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]102,79[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 8, align: center"]2009-2010 Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2010 Triglav Trophy(novice)[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]40,36[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]83,28[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]123,64[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
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Articles:

Re NHK 2014 Japan Times (December 2, 2014)

Riona Skates her best ever SP at Salt Lake Classic (September 12, 2014) Icenetwork

 

[dorispulaski]

Thank you!

 

[matmuh]

Here is the video of Riona's LP from Asian Trophy, music is "My Fair Lady", her jumps are lovely but she has a lot to work on at other areas, i hope she will show more personality!
and her SP music will be "Sakura Sakura", i hope we can see video of it soon :yay:

 

[hamaguri]

@matmuh Here is another skater in your favorite skater list!

She impressed me at NHK last year. Yeah, her jumps were powerful! At that time, she could get nice performance and expressed her joy with her all body! I want to see that again!

The FS’s costume! White dress, with black hem and ribbon, lacy material… How exquisite!

BTW, can she get entry at NHK this year? One spot remains undetermined? :think:

 

[matmuh]

yes, poor me and my heart

yeah, she still can get the spot at NHK but she sure has tough competition :hopelessness: i hope she will get Lutz soon cause she needs it to be competetive

 

[hamaguri]

yes, poor me and my heart

yeah, she still can get the spot at NHK but she sure has tough competition :hopelessness: i hope she will get Lutz soon cause she needs it to be competetive

The situation is same with me!

Yeah, this year, more Senior ladies are competing in Japan! Hopefully she can get Lutz!
Go!

Sakura sakura is nice choice for her! How will be the dress? Can't wait to see sp!

 

[mikaboo]

And here is Riona's Sakura Sakura SP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRUyHZxecCs

Too bad about the fall on the last jump.

 

[hamaguri]

And here is Riona's Sakura Sakura SP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRUyHZxecCs

Too bad about the fall on the last jump.

Thanks @mikaboo!

The layout that the final jump is put in the last part is a bit risky, isn’t it? Of course, it can make an impact if she gets it.. But it might be better for her to aim for clean program primarily, I suppose…

The costume itself is lovely, but I wonder if judges consider it related to the theme… Most of us imagine pink color about cherry blossoms.

Anyway, the music is powerful and the program will be polished. Go Riona!

 

[mikaboo]

Thanks @mikaboo!

The layout that the final jump is put in the last part is a bit risky, isn’t it? Of course, it can make an impact if she gets it.. But it might be better for her to aim for clean program primarily, I suppose…

The costume itself is lovely, but I wonder if judges consider it related to the theme… Most of us imagine pink color about cherry blossoms.

Anyway, the music is powerful and the program will be polished. Go Riona!

I've only watched her programs from last season but I have a feeling Riona likes unique costumes. I thought both her costumes last season were beautiful and unusual. I'm not sure about this season's yet but they are definitely unique without being over the top.
The placement of the last jump seems risky to me too. It reminds me of Machida's 3Lz at the end of his SP last season. Her choreographer was Phillip Mills last season so if he did her choreo. again this season, it might be his taste to have a jump at the very end (but I don't know who her choreographer is for this).

 

[matmuh]

thanks for the video mikaboo! i cant decide if i like it or not yet but i love the music and i think it fits her personality, i would like to see more fire in her though; especially at her LP. i agree that last jump is risky but it makes it exciting and makes the program more balanced, i believe she can do it about the costumes, i liked her last year's costumes more

 

[matmuh]

wishing good luck to Riona for better skates than her 2 earlier competitions at Ondrej Nepela Trophy

 

[hamaguri]

WOW! go Riona at Nepela Trophy! she will have improved the both programs.

 

[mikaboo]

Happy to see Riona skate well and get rid of the arm covers she had on at Asian Open Trophy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4RzvmKj8Iw
I think she scored 61.84?

 

[matmuh]

yes!!! so happy for her and happy that she altered her costume, looks great on her! its so close in the top 5 !! i hope she will keep it together on the free as well

 

[mikaboo]

Fancam of Riona's SP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwlvlkhwfQQ

Riona and Yuka goofing around
https://instagram.com/p/8RJPg8sWks/?taken-by=yuyu1130skate
https://instagram.com/p/8Tw-4ABWA8/?taken-by=riona_kato

 

[matmuh]

good luck Riona at COR, i hope she will show more consistency then she did at her previous events!