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I'd love to see Mako on the big intl stage, I miss watching her skating with proffesional footage. She's so good. I hope she have enough funds and motivation to continue and she'll finally get more opportunities.
2025-26 Japanese Women's Figure Skating
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Coupe du Printemps happened before Worlds.
Talking about Top 24 SB or WS, Saki Miyake, Rino Matsuike, Mako Yamashita are not there either. So in theory they are all in the same pool for 1 assignment just like Mana.
Their SB are accordingly:
Saki Miyake 196.79
Mana Kawabe 194.95
Rino Matsuike 193.21
Mako Yamashita 183.81
An SB comes from a Grand Prix/Junior Grand Prix, Challenger event or ISU championship. Coupe du Printemps is a Senior B and doesn't count for an SB.
Right... It makes sense.
Although now, I start wondering what was the point of sending Mana and Rinka to Coupe du Printemps
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So it did. But it still didn’t count as an SB so my point still stands.
No, they’re not in the same situation because they all have international SBs unlike Kawabe. Miyake, for example, is sitting pretty at 27 and should get two assignments after retired and junior skaters are removed.
Unlike the other skaters on your list, Kawabe has no chance of getting anything other than a host spot because she has no SB and her world standing is too low.
EDIT: Don’t like double posting and I just saw the other posts. Coupe de Printemps still counted for TES minimums (did Kawabe have them before that competition?) and for WS points. Just not SB. Not sure why Watanabe was there, though. It would have made more sense to send another skater that actually needs the points.
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The points were useful for Watanabe as well; she only had one non-major event for the standings and wasn’t going to get championship level event points this season either. Senior B win is not huge point-wise (around mid-10s place in a championship level), but nothing to sneeze at.
(Ranking points are 5 slots current and previous two seasons, 1 for championship-level, 2 for GP level and 2 for other events under GP level - challengers or senior Bs).
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In case anyone is interested Sainichi Holdings Cup will be livestreamed (non region blocked) on Youtube this weekend
Competitiors are mainly based in the Kanto and Tokyo area
Many skaters, particularly Juniors will likely be debuting new FS programs for next season
Though this is a Spring competition, I created a thread and posted info including Start Orders and livestream links in the
2025-26 Summer/Fall (domestic) Competitions section
Mentioning it here since the thread will likely go unnoticed otherwise
Notable Women scheduled to compete
NvA: Nanami Ochi
Junior: Karin Miyazaki (Jr debut next season), Ayumi Nakao
Senior: Minoka Chiba, Chikako Saigusa
Many Novice skaters coached by Mao Asada will also be participating
OTT but...
Notable Men scheduled to compete
Junior: Aoi Kimura (Jr debut next season), Ryoto Mori, Taiga Nishino
Senior: Tsudoi Suto
Competitiors are mainly based in the Kanto and Tokyo area
Many skaters, particularly Juniors will likely be debuting new FS programs for next season
Though this is a Spring competition, I created a thread and posted info including Start Orders and livestream links in the
2025-26 Summer/Fall (domestic) Competitions section
Mentioning it here since the thread will likely go unnoticed otherwise
Notable Women scheduled to compete
NvA: Nanami Ochi
Junior: Karin Miyazaki (Jr debut next season), Ayumi Nakao
Senior: Minoka Chiba, Chikako Saigusa
Many Novice skaters coached by Mao Asada will also be participating
OTT but...
Notable Men scheduled to compete
Junior: Aoi Kimura (Jr debut next season), Ryoto Mori, Taiga Nishino
Senior: Tsudoi Suto
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For novice (age 9-12 by Jun 30) skaters of Kanto block, this competition is also selection tournament for National Camp.
5 other blocks is done already.
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Source?
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She said it at her retirement press conference apparently
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Off all the off season news this one is the most shocking. Congratulation to her though.
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Ok, so basically she waited untill the very end of her press con, received flowers and then said "by the way I also got married" and bye bye, wanted to run away but journalist asked her to say a bit more
Kaori, never change
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Thanks. Just came up on my Facebook feed. Congratulations to Kaori!
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I am so happy for Kaori!!! 
Japanese people are usually very reserved about their personal relationships, so it's hardly surprising that she only mentioned it at the very end of her press conference. She probably doesn't want to say too much about it but also doesn't want to hide it either.
Congratulations again Kaori!
Japanese people are usually very reserved about their personal relationships, so it's hardly surprising that she only mentioned it at the very end of her press conference. She probably doesn't want to say too much about it but also doesn't want to hide it either.
Congratulations again Kaori!
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well congrats to her!
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Wonderful news! Jackie Wong has posted an interview with Wakaba Higuchi on his Rocker Skating podcast 
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Wakaba's little dog, Sherry or Cherie, is sooo cute.
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Jackie Wong will be posting an interview with Kaori Sakamoto this week!
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