2024-25 Japanese Pairs and Ice Dance
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Sumire Yoshida / Ibuki Ogahara have lost their second JGP assignment 
RD: The Spiderman
The fall at the beginning of 1PD was unfortunate
FD: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack
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Sae and Lukas made it to JGPF
Have they really? That's incredible. Thrilled for them.
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Well.. that's fine but if it's anything like Mervin Tran, he will never get citizenship and that team will never be allowed to skate in some events, like the Olympics.. Of course, they may never get to that level.. but yeah.. I don't understand why, with all the talent Japan has, they do not just take some of their own less "advanced" jumpers/taller skaters... instead of making teams that have no chance ever of getting citizenship
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I mean, it's not like this is a common occurrence in Japanese pairs skating? All of the other three active pairs are fully Japanese, and so was Miyu's last partnership.
Miyu has been looking for a new partner for two years, and even the Japanese male skaters who might be open to trying pairs might prefer a skater with higher-difficulty jumps - Miyu doesn't have much more than a 3T, maybe a 3S if she can land it still (she hasn't tried it in competition since 2021). Miyu herself might want a partner who is more experienced in pairs, as any of her partnerships will rely on the quality of pairs elements, not sbs jumps. Or maybe, they just by chance were training at the same location and looking for a partner at the same time, gave it a try and found they were a good match.
They're one of the Senior Ice Dance teams on the entry list for Eastern Sectionals
They debuted at BC/YT Section Super Series in August, their programs can be found here:
Rhythm Dance - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x943yco (around 5:30)
Free Dance - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x945o70 (around 5:20)
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- Mia KUNESHITA / Alec ROUECHE (new)
- Ayano SASAKI / Yoshimitsu IKEDA
- Azusa TANAKA / Shingo NISHIYAMA
- Utana YOSHIDA / Masaya MORITA
- Sara KISHIMOTO / Atsuhiko TAMURA
- Ayumi SHIBAYAMA / Tomoki KIMURA (new)
- Mihana NAKAJIMA / Eisuke KUMANO (new)
- Kaho YAMASHITA / Yuto NAGATA
- Sumire YOSHIDA / Ibuki OGAHARA
- Yuna NAGAOKA / Sumitada MORIGUCHI
- Miyu YUNOKI / Tristan TAYLOR (new)
- Sae SHIMIZU / Lucas Tsuyoshi HONDA
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According to his ISU bio, Alec has a Japanese name (Seiya)? He also looks like he might have Japanese parentage (maybe his mum?). So he might be able to skate for Japan.
Riku and Ryuichi may go to Road to 26 Trophy (formally named Milano Cortina Trophy) that is an Olympics test event. It is going to be held in the same week as 4CC.
Soon after it was added to the ISU event calendar, it was also added the JSF event calendar.
My guess is YunaSumi will go to Asian Winter Games in China and 4CC in South Korea and SaeLuca will do Asian Winter Games and Junior Worlds.
The results of ice dance national qualifiers
www.jsfresults.com
Junior Ice Dance
1. Sara Kishimoto / Atsuhiko Tamura 144.37
2. Sumire Yoshida / Ibuki Ogahara 132.69
3. Ayumi Shibayama / Tomoki Kimura 131.93
4. Kaho Yamashita / Yuto Nagata 128.95
5. Mihana Nakajima / Eisuke Kumano 99.38
Ayumi/Tomoki were a pleasant surprise because they were not even ready for JGP just two months ago. I want to praise Cathy. She must have been very busy teaching three teams.
I'm not sure if Ayumi/Tomoki would get scores at an international competition as high as this time though because their BVs are low with no Y in PD. It's clear JSF judges like them.
Sumire/Ibuki, Ayumi/Tomoki and Kaho/Yuto are at the same level, and the mistakes on the twizzles in RD costed a medal on Kaho/Yuto.
Senior Ice Dance
1. Utana Yoshida / Masaya Morita 174.47
2. Azusa Tanaka / Shingo Nishiyama 163.99
3. Ayano Sasaki / Yoshimitsu Ikeda 133.83
4. Mia Kuneshita / Seiya Alec Roueche 103.06
Azusa is still feeling pain from the fracture in her rib she got last summer and she and Shingo haven't been able to train much. They even thought about withdrawing.
東日本／東日本ジュニア兼全日本／全日本ジュニアアイスダンス予選会
Event results for 東日本／東日本ジュニア兼全日本／全日本ジュニアアイスダンス予選会
www.jsfresults.com
Junior Ice Dance
1. Sara Kishimoto / Atsuhiko Tamura 144.37
2. Sumire Yoshida / Ibuki Ogahara 132.69
3. Ayumi Shibayama / Tomoki Kimura 131.93
4. Kaho Yamashita / Yuto Nagata 128.95
5. Mihana Nakajima / Eisuke Kumano 99.38
Ayumi/Tomoki were a pleasant surprise because they were not even ready for JGP just two months ago. I want to praise Cathy. She must have been very busy teaching three teams.
I'm not sure if Ayumi/Tomoki would get scores at an international competition as high as this time though because their BVs are low with no Y in PD. It's clear JSF judges like them.
Sumire/Ibuki, Ayumi/Tomoki and Kaho/Yuto are at the same level, and the mistakes on the twizzles in RD costed a medal on Kaho/Yuto.
Senior Ice Dance
1. Utana Yoshida / Masaya Morita 174.47
2. Azusa Tanaka / Shingo Nishiyama 163.99
3. Ayano Sasaki / Yoshimitsu Ikeda 133.83
4. Mia Kuneshita / Seiya Alec Roueche 103.06
Azusa is still feeling pain from the fracture in her rib she got last summer and she and Shingo haven't been able to train much. They even thought about withdrawing.
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