2026-27 JSF Supported Figure Skaters List

[tsuyoboogie]

Japan Skating Federation 2026~27 Supported Figure Skaters

Original list (04.22.2026)
Updated list (06.24.2026)

The initial list of athletes designated to receive federation funding is based primarily on results of the 2025 National and
Junior National Championships
Typically, Single skaters who place Top 12 at Nationals and Top 8 at Junior Nationals will be awarded funding for the following season
providing they plan to compete
Note: Ikura Kushida who placed 7th at Junior Nationals will focus on Ice Dance next season and Haruna Murakami who placed 8th
has decided to compete for Australia
This list will likely be updated as JGP and GP assignments are announced

EDIT: This list has been updated as of 06.24.2026
Skaters listed in red have been added or funding has been increased due to GP or JGP assignments

Saki Miyake and Rino Matsuike move up to Selection A from Selection B
Mako Yamashita and Rion Sumiyoshi added to Selection A
Shun Uemura, Kaoruko Wada and Rena Uezono have been added to Selection B

Special Strengthening Selection

Class Eligible	Men	Affiliation	2025 National / Junior National Placement
Senior Senior Senior / Junior Senior Junior	Shun Sato Kao Miura Rio Nakata Sota Yamamoto Taiga Nishino	Aim Services / Meiji University Meiji University TOKIO Inkarami MIXI Seisa Kokusai High School Yokohama	National 2nd National 3rd National 4th / Junior National Champion National 5th Junior National 2nd / National 11th
	Women
Senior / Junior Senior Senior / Junior Senior Junior	Mao Shimada Mone Chiba Ami Nakai Yuna Aoki Mayuko Oka	Kinoshita Group Kinoshita Group TOKIO Inkarami Nihon Tatemono Kanzai Kinoshita Academy	National 2nd / Junior National Champion National 3rd National 4th National 5th Junior National 2nd / National 6th
	Pairs
Senior Senior	Yuna Nagaoka Sumitada Moriguchi	Kinoshita Academy Kinoshita Academy	National Champions

Strengthening Selection A

Class Eligible	Men	Affiliation	2025 National / Junior National Placement
Senior Senior / Junior Senior	Kazuki Tomono Daiya Ebihara Nozomu Yoshioka	Daiichi Juken Group Komaba Gakuen High School Aquapia Skating C	National 6th Junior National 3rd / National 7th National 8th
	Women
Senior Junior Senior Senior Senior Senior	Rinka Watanabe Mei Okada Saki Miyake Rino Matsuike Mako Yamashita Rion Sumiyoshi	Sanwa Kenso / Hosei University Kinoshita Academy Sysmex Chukyo University Chukyo University Oriental Bio	National 7th Junior National 3rd / National 14th National 9th National 11th

Strengthening Selection B

Class Eligible	Men	Affiliation	2025 National / Junior National Placement
Senior Senior Senior Junior Junior Senior / Junior Junior Senior / Junior	Takeru Amine Kataise Kosho Oshima Tsudoi Suto Sena Takahashi Ryoto Mori Ibuki Ogahara Hayato Okazaki Shun Uemura	Meiji Jingu Gaien FSC Fuji Yakuhin Meiji University Kinoshita Academy MF Academy Okayama University of Science High School Okayama Ryukoku High School Shujitsu Gakuen	National 9th National 10th Junior National 4th / National 12th Junior National 5th / National 15th Junior National 6th / National 14th Junior National 7th / National 27th Junior National 8th / National 30th
	Women
Senior Junior Junior Junior Senior / Junior Junior	Mana Kawabe Sumika Kanazawa Karin Miyazaki Kei Yamada Kaoruko Wada Rena Uezono	Oriental Bio / Chukyo University Kinoshita Academy MF Academy Kinoshita Academy Chukyo University High School Sysmex	National 12th Junior National 4th / National 16th Junior National 5th / National age-ineligible Junior National 6th / National 22nd
	Ice Dance
Senior Senior	Utana Yoshida Masaya Morita	Kinoshita Academy Kinoshita Academy	National Champions
	Synchronized Skating
Senior	Jingu Ice Messengers		National Champions

 

[cocteautwin]

I wonder why UtaMasa - national champions and olympic medalist are only in B cathegory while all other national medalists are in special strengthening group. No other ice dance team is on the list. I guess JFS is still not interested at all in developing and investing in ice dance. It's sad, cause with current training environment in Japan ice dancers have to go abroad for training camps and choreography if they want to even try to be competitive. It costs a fortune.

 

[ladyjane]

It is sad Ice Dance seems to have such a low prority @cocteautwin. Only one couple to get (low funding in B category), and the other couples, most of whom we have heard about internationally, just have to pay those fortunes.

 

[cocteautwin]

It is sad Ice Dance seems to have such a low prority @cocteautwin. Only one couple to get (low funding in B category), and the other couples, most of whom we have heard internationally, just have to pay those fortunes.

I was hoping it would change after the last olympic, seeing how close to the team gold medal Japan was. So far it doesn't seem like.

 

[cocteautwin]

Ayumi and Lucas are also national medalist and they are not even on the list. Yes, they don't have any international success but they're are training mostly in Japan with no pair coaches. How they are supposed to get triple twist and triple throws in those circumstances?

It must be very encouareging for all the skaters considering trying pairs or ice dance

 

[4everchan]

Wow. Japan really doesn't want a team gold.

 

[Anna K.]

I'm guessing that Rion Sumiyoshi will be added to the list after her GP assignments are confirmed.

I am surprised not to see Mako Yamashita on the list though. I think she made the Top 12 at Nationals. Has she decided to retire?

 

[cocteautwin]

I'm guessing that Rion Sumiyoshi will be added to the list after her GP assignments are confirmed.

I am surprised not to see Mako Yamashita on the list though. She made the Top 12 at Nationals. Has she decided to retire?

Mako was 15th at recent Nationals. Mana Kawabe was 12th and she's on the list.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Funding update posted to JSF site on 06.24

https://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/common/img/info/2026-27_FS_20260624.pdf

Skaters have been added or funding has been increased due to GP or JGP assignments

Saki Miyake and Rino Matsuike move up to Selection A from Selection B
Mako Yamashita and Rion Sumiyoshi added to Selection A
Shun Uemura, Kaoruko Wada and Rena Uezono have been added to Selection B

Updates have been made to original thread post