2018-19 Japanese Nationals: Ladies' Pre-game Chat

[GS Forum Staff]

2018-19 Japanese National Figure Skating Championships
(第87回全日本選手権大会)
Namihaya Dome | Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
December 20-24, 2018
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Ladies' Pre-Game Chat

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[cohkaix]

Introducing Sr ladies (Part I): links to Fuji-TV skate twitter '@online_on_ice'

*松原 星 Akari Matsubara https://twitter.com/online_on_ice/st...53043903717376
- 1st yr senior skater; will skate in National for the 1st time
- SP: 'Once upon a December' (Score: 59.73 from Eastern Sectional)
- FS: 'Caprice' (Score: 96.95 from Eastern Sectional), choreographed by Akiko Suzuki

*三宅 咲綺 Saki Miyake https://twitter.com/online_on_ice/st...44648232828928
-1st yr senior skater; turning to senior as she wants to skate in all Japan Nationals
- will skate in National for the first time
-SP: 'Buzz me Blues'
-FS: 'moulin rouge'

*永井 優香 Yuka Nagai https://twitter.com/online_on_ice/status/1068413820807241728
-now in her sophomore year at Waseda U
-just turned 20
-was in the process of adjusting jumps in the past couple of seasons, will try to include two 3Lz jumps in her program this season
- SP: River dance
- FS: Cinderalla

*中塩 美悠 Miu Nakashio https://twitter.com/online_on_ice/status/1068458643874402304
-now in her senior year
-this will be the last season for Miu to skate competitively
-her FS is to Titanic, choreographed by Akiko Suzuki

*新田谷 凜 Rin Nitaya https://twitter.com/online_on_ice/status/1068812178944253953
-now in her junior year
-Rin switched to Coach Yamada/Higuchi this season
-(It is mentioned that she still has pain in her foot? I'm not sure if Rin was injured some times ago?)

*荒木 菜那 Nana Arakihttps://twitter.com/online_on_ice/status/1069113321897439232
-Nana has been on the podiums at Junior nationals for two consecutive years
-She felt regreted that she didn't make the JWC last season, so she's been practicing hard
-This will also be her second consecutive year making it to nationals.

 

[cohkaix]

Introducing Sr ladies (Part II): links to Fuji-TV skate twitter '@online_on_ice'

*川畑 和愛 Tomoe Kawabata
- skated at Nationals last year, this will be the 2nd consecutive year for Tomoe to skate in Nationals
- she was regreted that she didn't do as well at jr. nationals
-JGP Bratislava: 5; JGP Ljubljana: 5
- (Tomoe has really impressive jump height!)

*横井 ゆは菜 Yuhana Yokoi
- this will be her last year skating in junior (internationally)
- JGP Bratislava: 6; JGP Yaravan: 3

*佐藤 伊吹 Ibuki Satoh
- 3rd year high school student
- 2nd consecutive years making it to Nationals
- SP：Take five for Elise; FS：Romeo&Juliet

*竹内 すい Sui Takeuchi
- 2nd year high school student
- (had attempted 3A at Nationals before), wants to challenge the jump again at Nationals
- FS to Romeo & Julient, choreographed by Mariko Kihara

*大庭 雅 Miyabi Oba
- Miyabi felt regretted that she didn't make it to the Nationals last year
- already graduated from university, so one of the few 'non-student' skaters
- SP: Fire dance; FS: East of Eden (both choreographed by Miki Ando)

*磯邉 ひな乃 Hinano Isobe
- 3rd year college student
- has been to Nationals for 5 consecutive years
- FS: Mask of Zorro (choreographed by Akiko Suzuki)

 

[cohkaix]

Official entry: ladies

1 青木 祐奈 Yuna Aoki (J5)
2 荒木 菜那 Nana Araki (J2)
3 磯邉 ひな乃Hinano ISOBE (W8)
4 大庭 雅 Miyabi OBA (W4)
5 籠谷 歩未 Ayumi KAGOTANI (W9)
6 加藤 利緒菜 Riona KATO (W12)
7 川畑 和愛 Tomoe Kawataba (J3)
8 紀平 梨花 Rika Kihira (S)
9 坂本 花織 Kaori Sakamoto (S)
10 佐藤 伊吹 Ibuki SATOH (E2)
11 白岩 優奈 Yuna Shiraiwa (Ex)
12 竹内 すい Sui TAKEUCHI (W3)
13 竹野 比奈 Hina Takeno (W2)
14 十倉 日和 Hiyori TOKURA (W11)
15 永井 優香 Yuka NAGAI (E3)
16 中塩 美悠 Miyu Nagashio (W10)
17 長縄 和奏 Wakana NAGANAWA (J6)
18 新田谷 凜 Rin Nitaya (W7)
19 樋口 新葉 Wakaba Higuchi (Ex)
20 細田 采花 Ayaka HOSODA (W6)
21 本郷 理華 Rika Hongo (Ex)
22 本田 真凜 Marin Honda (Ex)
23 松原 星 Akari Matsubara (E1)
24 三原 舞依 Mai Mihara (Ex)
25 三宅 咲綺 Saki Miyake (W5)
26 宮原 知 子 Satoko Miyahara (S)
27 山 下 真 瑚 Mako Yamashita (Ex)
28 横 井 ゆは菜 Yuhana YOKOI (J1)
29 渡 辺 倫 果 RINKA WATANABE (J4)

*One entry was missing and that should be Yura Matsuda, who had announced that she'd undergo surgery after COR.

 

[milkgirl]

It would be nice to have a fancam, as I think we won`t have an official stream!

 

[CoyoteChris]

It would be nice to have a fancam, as I think we won`t have an official stream!

I am hoping some day there is true pay for view.....what's wrong with that? I can watch the Russian and Japanese Nats ...NBC Gold works....now how about the next step....wanna see the Japanese Ladies short? 2 bucks. Boom, done.

 

[champs]

I've noticed Sui Takeuchi hasn't been doing well this season, I hope she's not struggling with nagging injuries and will show what she's capable of at the nationals. I'm happy Oba, Kagotani, Nagai, Nakashio and Matsubara made it to the nationals (while Shoji didn't make it, but understandable considering her jumps now). My favorites are Yuka Nagai and Mako Yamashita and I'm also looking forward to Hina Takeno's programs as I enjoyed her skating at the nationals last season (saying this as someone from Osaka I feel like a traitor lol) but I hope every skater do as well as they can.

Official entry:
17 長縄和 奏 Wakana NAGANAWA (J6)

Just a small correction as I've noticed you've quoted her name in Kanji like this before and guess it's not a random typing error. Her surname is 長縄 and 和奏 is her first name, rather than 長縄和 and 奏 respectively. 奏 is part of the verb 奏でる(かなでる, kanaderu) which means to play music, so 和 is "wa" and 奏 is "kana". 縄 is "nawa" which means a rope.

 

[cohkaix]

Just a small correction as I've noticed you've quoted her name in Kanji like this before and guess it's not a random typing error. Her surname is 長縄 and 和奏 is her first name, rather than 長縄和 and 奏 respectively. 奏 is part of the verb 奏でる(かなでる, kanaderu) which means to play music, so 和 is "wa" and 奏 is "kana". 縄 is "nawa" which means a rope.

Thanks for the correction! I also noticed that later on and didn't have a chance to correct that. Yes, it should be 長縄 and 和奏 as last name and first name respectively.

 

[cohkaix]

Introducing Sr ladies (Part III): links to Fuji-TV skate twitter '@online_on_ice'

*加藤利緒菜 Riona Kato
- in junior year from Chukyu U
- SP: Miserlou (choreographed by Misha Ge)

*山下 真瑚 Mako Yamashita
- GP-Skate Canada: 2; GP-COR: 7

*紀平 梨花 Rika Kihira
- GP-NHK:1; GP-France:1; GPF:1

*長縄 和奏 Wakana Naganawa
- 1st time Nationals
- trains under coaches Yamada/Higuchi

*本郷理華 Rika Hongo
- Rika relocates to Vancouver this season and trains overseas

*渡辺倫果 Rinka Watanabe
- Rinka also trains in Vancouver: so now she trains together with Rika Hongo
- will be at Nationals for the 2nd consecutive years

 

[Arriba627]

I've noticed Sui Takeuchi hasn't been doing well this season, I hope she's not struggling with nagging injuries and will show what she's capable of at the nationals.

Sorry for the OT - one quick question. Is Sui related to Kotaro Takeuchi?

 

[Sai Bon]

Introducing Sr ladies (Part III): links to Fuji-TV skate twitter '@online_on_ice'

*加藤利緒菜 Riona Kato
- in junior year from Chukyu U
- SP: Miserlou (choreographed by Misha Ge)

*山下 真瑚 Mako Yamashita
- GP-Skate Canada: 2; GP-COR: 7

*紀平 梨花 Rika Kihira
- GP-NHK:1; GP-France:1; GPF:1

*長縄 和奏 Naganawa Nakawa
- 1st time Nationals
- trains under coaches Yamada/Higuchi

*本郷理華 Rika Hongo
- Rika relocates to Vancouver this season and trains overseas

*渡辺倫果 Rinka Watanabe
- Rinka also trains in Vancouver: so now she trains together with Rika Hongo
- will be at Nationals for the 2nd consecutive years

I think it's Wakana Naganawa

 

[cohkaix]

I think it's Wakana Naganawa

OK, thanks! Correction made....obviously her name confused me.... (and I have no problem if just reading the kanji)

 

[Sai Bon]

OK, thanks! Correction made....obviously her name confused me.... (and I have no problem if just reading the kanji)

It's certainly an interesting way of writing Wakana, literal meaning would be playing (i.e., performing) harmonious music. Maybe her parents hoped she would be a musician.
Wakana would more commonly be written 若菜 (young greens or herbs).
Similar in meaning to Wakaba written 若葉 (young leaf), but in Wakababy's case it's written 新葉 (new leaf).
Japanese names are complex and the fashion is constantly changing. I recently met a Japanese lady in her 40s, who bemoaned the fact that her name was old-fashioned and ended in "ko" like Akiko, Satoko, etc. In fact it was the same name as my late grandmother's, so she had a point.

Sorry for the OT - back to Japanese Nationals!

 

[elektra blue]

i wish a safe, good and clean skate to all the ladies

 

[CoyoteChris]

i wish a safe, good and clean skate to all the ladies

Amen.
What are the odds that any of these live streams works in 3-4 hours?
https://www.ifsmagazine.com/2019-japanese-championships/

 

[matscol]

What are the odds that any of these live streams works in 3-4 hours?
https://www.ifsmagazine.com/2019-japanese-championships/

if those are streams of on-air Fuji TV... looking at the schedule, the ladies SP isn't scheduled to be shown live. There is a 2-hour TV broadcast beginning at 7pm local time.

 

[kimi492]

Am I crazy?? I feel like in the past I've always seen really high quality videos from Japanese nationals - are they not showing it this year or something?? Is there really no one live streaming?

 

[cohkaix]

if those are streams of on-air Fuji TV... looking at the schedule, the ladies SP isn't scheduled to be shown live. There is a 2-hour TV broadcast beginning at 7pm local time.

Actually, the live broadcasting starting from Group 1 will be by BS-Fuji. And for the last two groups (G4 & G5) the live will be moved to Fuji TV, starting at around 19:00 local time. So far it's not for sure if there's a working link for BS-Fuji.

 

[matscol]

Actually, the live broadcasting starting from Group 1 will be by BS-Fuji. And for the last two groups (G4 & G5) the live will be moved to Fuji TV, starting at around 19:00 local time. So far it's not for sure if there's a working link for BS-Fuji.

Thanks for that info

 

[champs]

Sorry for the OT - one quick question. Is Sui related to Kotaro Takeuchi?

Sorry for the late reply... such a question never occurred to me but come to think of it they kinda have something in common with their facial features don't they? But Sui's been supported by Daito Kentaku which suggests her family lives in one of their properties or either of her parents work for them but Kotaro isn't supported by them so I kinda doubt they are siblings. Also, Kotaro was trained at Howa coached by Kawaume et al but Sui by Kozuka's mom which kinda also directs at the non-relation.

Sad that Sui didn't make it to the free. Extremely disappointed as she might have tried both 3A and 4S in the free (she did attempt 3A and 4S at Howa Cup in July though she fell on both.)