It will depend on next season, but she ends this season as Japan #3 quite solidly. The other women will have to overtake her with a strong case, as she's proven this year to be able to minimize her errors in her assignments and capitalize on all opportunities to stay ahead of other Japanese women not Kaori and Mone.
Do you think she would have went to World's this year if she switched places with Rino from 3rd to 5th(2.6 pts apart) at Nationals? I don't. Do you think she would have finished lower than 4th this
That's why I think the other women all have their work cut out to them to compete for that last spot because this season's Wakaba showed that she knew how to play for the WHOLE season, even as unsupported as she is. She came into this season's JNats ALREADY a #3 in most criterias for Worlds- qualified for GPF and was the 3rd best finishers at it outside of Kaori and Mone. Before Worlds she was again the highest finisher at 4CC above Mone and Rino. It will come down to Nationals but up to this point I haven't seen any Japanese women having as clutch as a season like Wakaba's.
I agree there. I would feel alot better though if she can bring her 3A back. But then I worry about injury if she does.
Thought it was a good decision for Mana, to be honest. I think she got some of her mojo and confidence back after the 2022 Olympics so the next thing to work on if she wants to continue for a while is her jumps, which LYS is unlikely to help her in that department. And Mihoko didn't seem to start LYS to focus solely on elite competitions, so it can also be that the students think they need more intense and focused coaching, and she referred them to move to other coaches with more resources.Mana Kawabe, Rin Morioka and now Hanaha Takeshima all leaving LYS at the end of this season...
Rin --> Howa
Hanaha --> Kinoshita Academy
this is honestly what i really hope Wakaba does with Skyfall, it would be so cool to see a reworked program with the maturity and skill she has today! i don't think it's likely, but still keeping my fingers crossed. that program fit her so well, it's one of my favorites ever.
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The news was out a couple of weeks ago. I think it had to do with the common point of training environment at Chukyo U (Yuma now trains there, and Mana is still a Chukyo U student.) I think in the media Mana said she got help from Yuma's dad for the jumps, and it was effective. So she decided to ask the possibility of switching coach to him.I missed the news that Mana moved to Yuma's dad - was there an announcement on social media?
And out of curiosity, are there any other coaches in that team other than Yuma's dad? (Carolina!? I think she seems to be exclusively coaching Yuma though
This is likely why LYS' students are leaving.... the club is relaunching with a Niigata base at the MGC Arena (still keeping the Nagoya branch at Moricoro with Rie Yamada as coach).Mana Kawabe, Rin Morioka and now Hanaha Takeshima all leaving LYS at the end of this season...
Rin --> Howa
Hanaha --> Kinoshita Academy
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But having a jump coach is just what LYS needs…mh, with Yamada here, perhaps there’s prospect to invite Mao as choreographer (I know Higuchi Sensei has her unique take on choreography…)This is likely why LYS' students are leaving.... the club is relaunching with a Niigata base at the MGC Arena (still keeping the Nagoya branch at Moricoro with Rie Yamada as coach).
Yamato Tamura (yes, that Yamato Tamura: ex-assistant coach of Mie Hamada, professional skater cast at BEYOND and Everlasting33) joins Mihoko Higuchi as Head Coach and Technical Guidance.
LYSフィギュアスケート/LYS Figure Skating | LYSFigureSkating | Japan, Niigata, Chuo Ward, Shumoku, 257-17 ＭＧＣ三菱ガス化学 アイスアリーナ
LYSフィギュアスケート/LYS Figure Skating Clubは樋口美穂子が代表を務めるフィギュアスケートチームです。
Not about the jump coach, but from their website they seem to be committed in making Niigata their main base and leave Nagoya (Aichi, really, considering where Moricoro is) as a branch. Niigata is quite far from Nagoya, where the ex-students are staying (and have schools at).
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