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2025 Japanese Junior Nationals | Nov 22-24

Juniors advancing to Senior Nationals

Advancing by recommendation
MEN
Taiga Nishino - Jr Nats 2nd
Daiya Ebihara - Jr Nats 3rd
Tsudoi Suto - Jr Nats 4th
Sena Takahashi - Jr Nats 5th
Ryoto Mori - Jr Nats 6th
Ibuki Ogahara - Jr Nats 7th

WOMEN
Mayuko Oka - Jr Nats 2nd
Mei Okada - Jr Nats 3rd
Sumika Kanazawa - Jr Nats 4th
Kei Yamada - Jr Nats 6th
Ikura Kushida - Jr Nats 7th
Haruna Murakami - Jr Nats 8th


As mentioned by @cohkaix in the previous post,
it's been decided that the remaining spots in Singles after recommendations will also be filled by Juniors since their scores earned at
Junior Nationals are higher than the Sectional scores of Senior skaters who have not already qualified

Advancing by score
MEN
Hayato Okazaki - Jr Nats 8th
Shun Uemura - Jr Nats 9th
Yujin Takeda - Jr Nats 10th

WOMEN
Kaoruko Wada - Jr Nats 9th
Saiki Ikkanda - Jr Nats 10th
Yo Takagi - Jr Nats 11th

I'll be honest, this decision will likely upset a lot of Japanese fans...or maybe not since everyone was already anticipating this outcome
 
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What an amazing competition!!

I hope Japan sends these top three boys and girls to Junior Worlds.

Rio is a beast. Skating injured and skating like this proves he is the top junior boy and favourite for the JGP finals.

Mao - Barely won….
Mayuko - Wow!! She was awarded by skating the free program of her life

Mei and Sumika - good 3A attempts 👏

Karin - So solid (see you in the JGP circuit next season)

I’m so proud of Kei Yamada though…
After being overlooked for so many seasons, I hope she finally gets to leave Japan to compete internationally

Kaoruko 🫂 (I thought she deserved at least 7th). But, good comeback
 
Competition Day 2 Video
Competition Day 1 Video post

All links are to video of entire warm-up groups rather than individual performances
I need to re-record some groups
I will continue to add links to this post until complete
Please let me know if there are issues with any of the links or video

Junior Men FS Group 1
1. Kenta Omura
2. Kazuna Sato
3. Rihito Obayashi
4. Hiroto Hanai
5. Aoi Kimura (Novice)
6. Riku Sakuma (Novice)

Junior Men FS Group 2
7. Ritsu Ikeda
8. Kairi Kato
9. Minato Taguchi
10. Kaito Sano
11. Haruki Matsumoto
12. Iori Horino

Junior Men FS Group 3
13. Seigo Tauchi
14. Aoto Oyama
15. Yujin Takeda
16. Shun Uemura
17. Sena Takahashi
18. Hayato Okazaki

Junior Men FS Group 4
19. Ryoto Mori
20. Tsudoi Suto
21. Ibuki Ogahara
22. Daiya Ebihara
23. Taiga Nishino
24. Rio Nakata


Junior Women FS Group 1
1. Rise Asari
2. Narumi Mori (Novice)
3. Tsugumi Kudo
4. Misaki Arimatsu
5. Kanade Kitami
6. Reina Kawakatsu

Junior Women FS Group 2
7. Aoha Hoshi
8. Ruka Miyamoto
9. Sumire Yoshida
10. Ayumi Nakao
11. Hanaha Takeshima (Novice)
12. Rena Uezono

Junior Women FS Group 3
13. Hikari Matsunami
14. Saiki Ikkanda
15. Kaoruko Wada
16. Kei Yamada
17. Mayuko Oka
18. Haruna Murakami

Junior Women FS Group 4
19. Karin Miyazaki (Novice)
20. Yo Takagi
21. Sumika Kanazawa
22. Ikura Kushida
23. Mei Okada
24. Mao Shimada
 
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lileychristie said:
And now Aoi is skating to One OK Rock?? Seems like we have a little rockstar here :rock:

Finally a program with real choreo sequence, and I love his costume too! I wonder who is his choregraphers?
Great to see him & his coach happy with the scores :jump3:
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Just saw this post
Both of his programs were choreographed by Rie Takeuchi
 
tsuyoboogie said:
Competition Day 2 Video
Competition Day 1 Video post

All links are to video of entire warm-up groups rather than individual performances
I need to re-record some groups
I will continue to add links to this post until complete
Please let me know if there are issues with any of the links or video

Junior Men FS Group 1
1. Kenta Omura
2. Kazuna Sato
3. Rihito Obayashi
4. Hiroto Hanai
5. Aoi Kimura (Novice)
6. Riku Sakuma (Novice)

Junior Men FS Group 2
7. Ritsu Ikeda
8. Kairi Kato
9. Minato Taguchi
10. Kaito Sano
11. Haruki Matsumoto
12. Iori Horino

Junior Men FS Group 3
13. Seigo Tauchi
14. Aoto Oyama
15. Yujin Takeda
16. Shun Uemura
17. Sena Takahashi
18. Hayato Okazaki

Junior Men FS Group 4
19. Ryoto Mori
20. Tsudoi Suto
21. Ibuki Ogahara
22. Daiya Ebihara
23. Taiga Nishino
24. Rio Nakata


Junior Women FS Group 1 <--pending
1. Rise Asari
2. Narumi Mori (Novice)
3. Tsugumi Kudo
4. Misaki Arimatsu
5. Kanade Kitami
6. Reina Kawakatsu

Junior Women FS Group 2
7. Aoha Hoshi
8. Ruka Miyamoto
9. Sumire Yoshida
10. Ayumi Nakao
11. Hanaha Takeshima (Novice)
12. Rena Uezono

Junior Women FS Group 3
13. Hikari Matsunami
14. Saiki Ikkanda
15. Kaoruko Wada
16. Kei Yamada
17. Mayuko Oka
18. Haruna Murakami

Junior Women FS Group 4
19. Karin Miyazaki (Novice)
20. Yo Takagi
21. Sumika Kanazawa
22. Ikura Kushida
23. Mei Okada
24. Mao Shimada
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Just curious. If I watch this comp on Japanese TV, how will it be different?
 
I just want to say, Karin Miyazaki was spectacular, the best program for me. I can't even think of a senior skater who could pull off this program with the speed, transitions, spirals, interpretation, performance, and skating skills she delivered. She is the full package! It's a shame she is still a novice, so her scores are conservative, but when she moves up to juniors next year, I can’t wait to see how she impresses us even more with her progression.

Edit: Sad for Mao's free. Is she still injured? I don’t think so, since she planned the triple Axel and the quad toe loop. It seems more like she’s still not in the form to perform the quad consistently as she did at the start of the season, and the fall may have made her lose confidence. Anyway, she tends not to do her best at Junior Nationals for some reason.

The six ladies going to the JGPF will attempt triple Axels, so Mao may be in danger if things don’t go well.
 
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CoyoteChris said:
Just curious. If I watch this comp on Japanese TV, how will it be different?
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The BS Fuji broadcast will have commentary and possibly commercials shown during warmup and KnC moments
Other than that, I can't be sure since I didn't watch their coverage

TV aired events will sometimes include fancy graphics, better camera angles / closeup shots and interviews
BS Fuji was scheduled to broadcast "live" during Women's FS Groups 3 & 4
However, they could've made the choice to air a few highlights from the Men's FS before going live with the Women's event
But again, other than commentary I can't be certain
 
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tsuyoboogie said:
The BS Fuji broadcast will have commentary and possibly commercials shown during warmup and KnC moments
Other than that, I can't be sure since I didn't watch their coverage

TV aired events will sometimes include fancy graphics, better camera angles / closeup shots and interviews
BS Fuji was scheduled to broadcast "live" during Women's FS Groups 3 & 4
However, they could've made the choice to air a few highlights from the Men's FS before going live with the Women's event
But again, other than commentary I can't be certain
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Thanks! It might be interesting to watch besides your excellent vids...and good practice for Japan nats.
 
tsuyoboogie said:
Juniors advancing to Senior Nationals

Advancing by recommendation
MEN
Taiga Nishino - Jr Nats 2nd
Daiya Ebihara - Jr Nats 3rd
Tsudai Suto - Jr Nats 4th
Sena Takahashi - Jr Nats 5th
Ryoto Mori - Jr Nats 6th
Ibuki Ogahara - Jr Nats 7th

WOMEN
Mayuko Oka - Jr Nats 2nd
Mei Okada - Jr Nats 3rd
Sumika Kanazawa - Jr Nats 4th
Kei Yamada - Jr Nats 6th
Ikura Kushida - Jr Nats 7th
Haruna Murakami - Jr Nats 8th


As mentioned by @cohkaix in the previous post,
it's been decided that the remaining spots in Singles after recommendations will also be filled by Juniors since their scores earned at
Junior Nationals are higher than the Sectional scores of Senior skaters who have not already qualified

Advancing by score
MEN
Hayato Okazaki - Jr Nats 8th
Shun Uemura - Jr Nats 9th
Yujin Takeda - Jr Nats 10th

WOMEN
Kaoruko Wada - Jr Nats 9th
Saiki Ikkanda - Jr Nats 10th
Yo Takagi - Jr Nats 11th

I'll be honest, this decision will likely upset a lot of Japanese fans...or maybe not since everyone was already anticipating this outcome
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I have to say its an interesting situation...placing Jrs into Seniors for nats. Obviously, a Mao cant skate at the Olys so a Mao cant upset the apple cart....so it comes down to "should the BEST skater win nats, no matter what age? I have no answer.
 
Karin 5th! My wish came true 😁 hope to see her at the jgp next season
Sad for Rena...I hope next season things will go better for her.
Mao...it's probably too soon for her to be attempting ultra-c jumps. It's not like she needs them to win. And even if she does, she's already won everything there is to win on the junior level several times. It would be better to prioritize her health.
 
RatedPG said:
What an amazing competition!!

I hope Japan sends these top three boys and girls to Junior Worlds.

Rio is a beast. Skating injured and skating like this proves he is the top junior boy and favourite for the JGP finals.

Mao - Barely won….
Mayuko - Wow!! She was awarded by skating the free program of her life

Mei and Sumika - good 3A attempts 👏

Karin - So solid (see you in the JGP circuit next season)

I’m so proud of Kei Yamada though…
After being overlooked for so many seasons, I hope she finally gets to leave Japan to compete internationally

Kaoruko 🫂 (I thought she deserved at least 7th). But, good comeback
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Not here to diss anyone but this comp is way more interesting than the series of quals for US Nats. So many gifted skaters doing senior level skates, where as in the US, we have so many senior skaters skating at the level of juniors or less....I am thankful to have been able to watch this.
 
Remilia said:
Karin 5th! My wish came true 😁 hope to see her at the jgp next season
Sad for Rena...I hope next season things will go better for her.
Mao...it's probably too soon for her to be attempting ultra-c jumps. It's not like she needs them to win. And even if she does, she's already won everything there is to win on the junior level several times. It would be better to prioritize her health.
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I think she wants to end her junior cycle with just gold lol she's is very ambitious
 
CoyoteChris said:
Not here to diss anyone but this comp is way more interesting than the series of quals for US Nats. So many gifted skaters doing senior level skates, where as in the US, we have so many senior skaters skating at the level of juniors or less....I am thankful to have been able to watch this.
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Yes. I love watching Japanese Nationals. I love how the top Novice skaters get to compete at the Junior level and then the top Juniors get to try at the Senior level. Also, the judging is on point for the most part
 
RafaelAstro said:
I think she wants to end her junior cycle with just gold lol she's is very ambitious
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First time I saw her, I said she had "gunfighter eyes" She hates to loose or do badly and loves to win. My wife is a bit like that in dog sports. I dont have a competitive bone in my body. I guess opposites do attract.
 
CoyoteChris said:
First time I saw her, I said she had "gunfighter eyes" She hates to loose or do badly and loves to win. My wife is a bit like that in dog sports. I dont have a competitive bone in my body. I guess opposites do attract.
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Did you look at her face at the kiss and cry? She was very upset and she didn't even place in second...
 
RafaelAstro said:
Did you look at her face at the kiss and cry? She was very upset and she didn't even place in second...
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Yes. Even though she won on the strength of her short, she was upset...the quad and the 3A left her...much as the 3A left Jason at Finlanda...
Skating is a cruel sport for some. :frown: Sometimes we know who is injured and sometimes they keep it to themselves....
 
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