Wakaba is going to have to get her 3A going for the reasons you just stated. Without it, even clean, I wouldn't count on the Japanese judges. And Rino isn't the skater you can count on making mistakes to help you.
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Wakaba was clean in her next 2 performances, except for a popped flip in one of them. IMO she was better than Rino in those, but Rino was very impressive for sure.
She is so light on her feet that she under rotated that 3A pretty bad, but didn't really come close to falling.
I would love to see Wakaba skate clean with a 3A at nationals!
I'm not sure if she would be confident enough to try one in the SP. Hopefully she has some great performances at the GP events to build up some momentum, I just really want to see her skate at the olympics!
Nationals could be great this year if the girls can all peak at the right time. Interesting clashes of similar styles for several skaters IMO. Kahira and Mihara are solid but not charismatic , but Rika has a 3A and hopefully a quad. Higuchi is powerful and fast like Sakamoto, but without the consistency and the awkwardness, but with quick feet and musicality. Rino is graceful and flowing like Satoko, but with jumping ability and without the experience. Then you have Mana and Hana as potential wildcards. Hopefully they all skate well and the judging is fair.
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Does anyone know Saki Miyake's birthdate?
Also, if anyone happens to know her current coach/coaches and club/academy, that would be helpful, too.
Thanks!
Also, if anyone happens to know her current coach/coaches and club/academy, that would be helpful, too.
Thanks!
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Saki Miyake
Birthdate: Nov. 23rd, 2002
She trains in Okayama, and she lists her school as her belonging club. The information I find is that she trains with Azumi Hata (who was one of Tatsuki Machida's former coaches)
Saki missed the All Japan Nationals last year. I think there's recent training clip posted in her Twitter that she's landing 3A in practice (she had attempted 3A in local competitions before, IIRC).
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There are 2 local competitions currently undergoing around Kyoto area: one is the '1st Kinoshita Academy Trophy' and the second '48th FS competition for elementary/middle school students from western Japan'. So some notable results from the 2 competitions:
Sr. ladies' SP from Kinoshita Academy Trophy: SP protocol
1. Hana Yoshida 64.34 (a step out from the beginning 3A, but the jump is rotated from the protocol)
2. Mana Kawabe 53.29 (the 1st jump in the protocol is 2A, but from the live tweet ppl thought it was a 3A with a fall...)
Adv A ladies from the second competition: FS protocol, FS only
1. Mao Shimada 105.62 (a fall with the beginning 4T, but the jump is rotated from the protocol)
The 1st Kinoshita Academy Trophy will keep on with the FS on Aug. 8th (I will update the result here later on).
Also some notes for the up-coming 'Gen-san Summer Trophy': the above skaters will all participate in the competition, but both Hana Yoshida and Mao Shimada will be skating in the Jr. ladies' category.
Sr. ladies' SP from Kinoshita Academy Trophy: SP protocol
1. Hana Yoshida 64.34 (a step out from the beginning 3A, but the jump is rotated from the protocol)
2. Mana Kawabe 53.29 (the 1st jump in the protocol is 2A, but from the live tweet ppl thought it was a 3A with a fall...)
Adv A ladies from the second competition: FS protocol, FS only
1. Mao Shimada 105.62 (a fall with the beginning 4T, but the jump is rotated from the protocol)
The 1st Kinoshita Academy Trophy will keep on with the FS on Aug. 8th (I will update the result here later on).
Also some notes for the up-coming 'Gen-san Summer Trophy': the above skaters will all participate in the competition, but both Hana Yoshida and Mao Shimada will be skating in the Jr. ladies' category.
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Hana landed clean 3A 
https://mobile.twitter.com/figureskatingm1/status/1424321640004005890 She's eligible for senior events this year, right? Great competition to her, congrats to Mana, too!
https://mobile.twitter.com/figureskatingm1/status/1424321640004005890 She's eligible for senior events this year, right? Great competition to her, congrats to Mana, too!
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FS protocol from the competition: https://www.jsfresults.com/local/2021-2022/fs/26/283/data0105.pdfHana landed clean 3A
It was a cleanly executed program of 8 triples (incl. 3A) from Hana.
I was looking forward to Hana's performance at Gen-san Summer Trophy, but it looked like she WD-ed from the Jr. ladies' competition there. Perhaps to save some energy?
Adding: the FS was to 'Planet Ocean Suite :Underwater-I come from the Ocean-Coral Tree', choreo-ed by Lori Nicole.
And the video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM7BLHElMXA
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Gen-san Summer Cup 2021 (Aug 9~12)
Jr. ladies' - SP (competition already finished, and the results of partial skaters, who are of level 7 or higher)
SP protocol
*Top 12 will advance to the FS for Jr. ladies' competition, and the following are the top 6:
1. Rion Sumiyushi** 59.92
2. Sakurako Daimon 57.09 (of Kinoshita Academy)
3. Mao Shimada** 56.10
4. Ami Nakai** 54.78
5. Yura Ikura 52.55
6. Kinayu Yokoi 52.24
**These are the strengthened athletes of JSF
NB - withdrawn skaters:
Hana Yoshida
Sara Honda
Jr. ladies' - SP (competition already finished, and the results of partial skaters, who are of level 7 or higher)
SP protocol
*Top 12 will advance to the FS for Jr. ladies' competition, and the following are the top 6:
1. Rion Sumiyushi** 59.92
2. Sakurako Daimon 57.09 (of Kinoshita Academy)
3. Mao Shimada** 56.10
4. Ami Nakai** 54.78
5. Yura Ikura 52.55
6. Kinayu Yokoi 52.24
**These are the strengthened athletes of JSF
NB - withdrawn skaters:
Hana Yoshida
Sara Honda
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Gen-san Summer Cup - Competition D3 (Aug 11)
Sr. women's - SP Starting order (with only the notable skaters)
(Live results will be updated here) *This post will be updating with the live results*
G1
4. Mai Mihara 2a/ 3Lz-3T?/3F 61.83
G2
7. Ayumi Kagotani 3Lz-3T/2A/3F 53.67
8. Mako Yamashita 3L/2A/3Lz(hand)-2T 58.90 (SP: 'Angel' by Katherine Jenkin)
9. Satoko Miyahara 2Lz2T/ 2A/ 3F 61.54 (SP: 'Song for the little sparrow', seemed to be a change of program)
G3
(Resurfacing)
G4
24. Rino Matsuike 3F/2A/3Lz-3T 70.27 (sits first after first 4 groups)
G5
25. Chisato Uramatsu 3Lz2T/2A/ 3F 53.19 (SP: 'Cheap Thrills, Chisato is now with Yamada-Higuchi coaching team)
26. Rinka Watanabe 2A/3Lz (fall?)/ 3L-3T 56.01
28. Rin Nitaya 3F/2A/3Lz-2T 59.51
29. Mana Kawabe 2A/3Lz/3F-3T 64.73
G6
34. Nana Araki 3Lz(step out)/2A/2L 43.83
(Resurfacing)
G7
38. Kaori Sakamoto 2A (music cut)/ 3Lz (music cut, switching to phone music)/ 3Lz again/ 3F3T 73.74 (into 1st with G7)
40. Yuhana Yokoi 2A/3F(fall)/3Lz2T 56.81
42. Rino Kasakake 1F(out)/2A/2L
G8
48. Yura Matsuda 3F3T?/2A/3L 57.73
49. Wakaba Higuchi 2A/3Lz(step out)/3Lz2T 62.40 (SP: 'your song')
(Resurfacing)
G9
G10
60. Yuna Shiraiwa 2A/3F2T/1Lz 49.82
63. Saki Miyake 3T3T/ 3L/ 2A 61.52 nice last post!
*There could be skaters WD-ing from the competition, which will be announced only on-site.
** With the entries from 63 skaters(!), the competition will start from around 13:10pm local time and last for about 7 hrs...
Sr. women's - SP Starting order (with only the notable skaters)
(Live results will be updated here) *This post will be updating with the live results*
G1
4. Mai Mihara 2a/ 3Lz-3T?/3F 61.83
G2
7. Ayumi Kagotani 3Lz-3T/2A/3F 53.67
8. Mako Yamashita 3L/2A/3Lz(hand)-2T 58.90 (SP: 'Angel' by Katherine Jenkin)
9. Satoko Miyahara 2Lz2T/ 2A/ 3F 61.54 (SP: 'Song for the little sparrow', seemed to be a change of program)
G3
(Resurfacing)
G4
24. Rino Matsuike 3F/2A/3Lz-3T 70.27 (
G5
25. Chisato Uramatsu 3Lz2T/2A/ 3F 53.19 (SP: 'Cheap Thrills, Chisato is now with Yamada-Higuchi coaching team)
26. Rinka Watanabe 2A/3Lz (fall?)/ 3L-3T 56.01
28. Rin Nitaya 3F/2A/3Lz-2T 59.51
29. Mana Kawabe 2A/3Lz/3F-3T 64.73
G6
34. Nana Araki 3Lz(step out)/2A/2L 43.83
(Resurfacing)
G7
38. Kaori Sakamoto 2A (music cut)/ 3Lz (music cut, switching to phone music)/ 3Lz again/ 3F3T 73.74 (into 1st with G7)
40. Yuhana Yokoi 2A/3F(fall)/3Lz2T 56.81
42. Rino Kasakake 1F(out)/2A/2L
G8
48. Yura Matsuda 3F3T?/2A/3L 57.73
49. Wakaba Higuchi 2A/3Lz(step out)/3Lz2T 62.40 (SP: 'your song')
(Resurfacing)
G9
G10
60. Yuna Shiraiwa 2A/3F2T/1Lz 49.82
63. Saki Miyake 3T3T/ 3L/ 2A 61.52 nice last post!
*There could be skaters WD-ing from the competition, which will be announced only on-site.
** With the entries from 63 skaters(!), the competition will start from around 13:10pm local time and last for about 7 hrs...
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Gen-san Summer Cup 21' (Aug 11)
Jr. ladies' - final
FS protocol
1. Rion Sumiyushi** 172.35
2. Mao Shimada** 162.76 (Fall with the beginning 4T, but the jump was rotated)
3. Ami Nakai** 161.87 (Step out with the beginning 3A, which was down-graded)
4. Yura Ikura 161.21
5. Ayumi Shibayama** 159.71
6. Sakurako Daimon 155.02
**These are the strengthened athletes of JSF
Congratulation to the winner (of the beef-cup
)! Perhaps we will see some of the above skaters in the JGP later on (hopefully)!I can’t wait. Almost like a Japanese Nationals. I can pretend this is the Japanese test skates
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Thanks for the report! Do you know who Chisato switched from? I would like to add it to the coaching changes thread.
It's early in the season, but I am hopeful that the top ladies outside of Kaori/Mai's team will start adding 3-3s soon, in time for the earliest Challengers. If those take place that is, and if JSF sends their skaters there to get some much-needed ranking points
Satoko
Her jumps are still not stable, it seems...
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SP protocol - protocol
Top 24 will advance to the FS, and the starting order will be in reverse order of the SP placement.
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I got the info from her ISU bio, I think it's correct: her former coaches are -
Masako Ogino, Shiori Jinno, Taijin Hiraike, Yukako Sugita
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