2026 Kitakyushu Open Figure Skating Competition (Iizuka Ice Palace Cup) | Jul 31-Aug 2

[denise3lz]

They skipped Ice Resurfacing between G2 and G3.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

They skipped Ice Resurfacing between G2 and G3.

They did that for the Junior Men's FS too

Thank you for the pbps for the Senior Women
I'm so sleepy I can hardly keep my eyes open

 

[denise3lz]

Chiyono Nagami
Merry Chirstmas Mr. Lawrence

1T
3S2T
FSSp
2A
StSq
CCoSp
LSp

Good skating and expression

 

[denise3lz]

Phattaratida Kaneshige
Hit The Road Jack

sound error

3T2T
2A
FCSp
3Lo
CCoSp
LSp
StSq

It seems her acting has taken on a more mature tone.

 

[denise3lz]

Haruna Iwasaki
El Flamenco

3Lz fall
2A
CCoSp
2Lo2T
FSSp
LSp
StSq

 

[tsuyoboogie]

I like this new SP for Haruna
She uses her long limbs to help accentuate the music

 

[denise3lz]

Arisa Kamoi
Black Swan

2A
3Lz hd
CCoSp
1Lo1T
CSp
StSq
LSp

 

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Momoka Maeno
On My Own

3T2T
1F
CCoSp
2A fall
FSSp
StSq
CSp

 

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Senior Men SP Results
Protocols

1	松 尾 武 楼	Takeru Matsuo	Iizuka Figure Club	54.94
2	小 倉 秀 斗	Shuto Ogura	Ritsumeikan University	52.09
3	樋 口 温 之	Haruyuki Higuchi	Kansai University	51.27
4	鈴 木 零 偉	Rei Suzuki	Fukuoka Figure Academy	49.61

Senior Women SP Results
Protocols

1		Phattaratida Kaneshige	LYS	51.26
2	髙 原 奈々子	Nanako Takahara	Fukuoka Figure Academy	50.32
3	横 田 胡 幸	Koyuki Yokota	Shikoku Gakuin University	50.28
4	永 見 千代乃	Chiyono Nagami	Yowakai	48.20
5	鴨 井 彬莉彩	Arisa Kamoi	Fukuoka Figure Academy	47.23
6	藤 由妃乃	Yukino Fuji	Iizuka Figure Club	43.70
7	岩 崎 陽 菜	Haruna Iwasaki	Konan Women’s University	41.80
8	前 野 百 花	Momoka Maeno	Doshisha University	40.28
9	中 條 来 夢	Ramu Nakajo	Nakamura Gakuen University	37.05
10	田 邊 理 緒	Rio Tanabe	Kansai University	35.66
11	藤 崎 ひなの	Hinano Fujisaki	Izumisano SC	35.35
12	倉 橋 彩 花	Sayaka Kurahashi	Notre Dame Seishin Women’s University	33.69
13	木 村 芽 愛	Meai Kimura	Hiroshima University	31.12

 

[denise3lz]

some CCoSp looks ambiguous, so it could be low level or even V.

ETA: it wasn't. only 3 Vs out of 13.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Competition Day 2 Video
Competition Day 1 Video post <--Nanami Yamamoto's SP just added

I need to get ready for work
I'll try to upload video for Senior Women and maybe Men when I get home

Junior Men FS (links are listed in skate order)
8. Haruki Yoshioka

10. Ko Namiki
11. Taiga Hara
13. Riku Sakuma
14. Haruki Matsumoto

Junior Women (SP Top 24) FS (links are listed in skate order)
19. Yuzuki Ono
20. Saki Takeda
21. Nanami Yamamoto
22. Yuria Fujiwara
23. Ran Mukai
24. Misaki Arimatsu

Senior Women SP
Phattaratida Kaneshige

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Arimatsu
powerful, but the rotation is a little iffy.

You were so right about this!
TS served her a carrot salad ...practically all of her FS jumps deemed short of rotation

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Novice A Girls FS event happening now (Warmup Group 2 currently skating)

Livestream (viewable with JSports subscription, vpn needed outside of Japan)

6. Yuki Gi (LYS)
Largo al factotum
3S
3T
2F2T2Lo(ot)
2Lz2A+SEQ
FSSp
2A
StSq
2Lo(rippon)
CCoSp
LSp

 

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Senior Men warming up for their FS
Skate Order
1. Rei Suzuki
2. Haruyuki Higuchi
3. Shuto Ogura
4. Takeru Matsuo

Livestream (viewable with JSports subscription, vpn needed outside of Japan)

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Rough skate for Rei
Ganba!

Haruyuki Higuchi is an enjoyable watch
His successful jumps are big and pretty, nice spins and he feels his music

4. Takeru Matsuo
Gladiator
2A
3F2A2T+SEQ
3Lo(fall)
CCoSp
ChSq
FSSp
3F(fall)
StSq
3T(turn) <-- appeared he was debating on improvising a combo
3S
ChSp

Even with the falls and missed combo jump I believe this was good enough for the win~
Edit: I was wrong. 3rd in the FS, 2nd overall

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Final event of this competition~
Senior Women FS Group 1 warming up
Skate Order
1. Meai Kimura
2. Sayaka Kurahashi
3. Hinano Fujisaki
4. Rio Tanabe

Edit: added to Group 1
5. Ramu Nakajo
6. Momoka Maeno

Livestream (viewable with JSports subscription, vpn needed outside of Japan)

Wishing the Women stronger performances today (SP was a bit of a struggle...)

Arisa Kamoi who was scheduled to skate in Group 3 has withdrawn
Edit: Down to two Warmup Groups due to her WD

 

[denise3lz]

Hinano Fujisaki
Miss Saigon

3T2T2Lo
3S<
CCoSp
3 2Lz< fall
FCSp
2A fall
StSq
3T
2F2Lo
ChSq
ChSp

 

[denise3lz]

Rio Tanabe
Violin Concert

3S<2T fall
3S<
2A hd
StSq
FCCoSp
2A fall
2F turn 2T
2Lz
ChSq
StSq
CCoSp
ChSp

 

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Ramu Nakajo
Moulin Rouge

3S<
3T< 2ft
1A
CCoSp
StSq fall
1A
2F trun 2A turn
2F2Lo
FSSp
ChSq
ChSp

 

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Senior Women FS Group 2 (final group) Skate Order
7. Haruna Iwasaki
8. Yukino Fuji
WD Arisa Kamoi
10. Chiyono Nagami
11. Koyuki Yokota
12. Nanako Takahara
13. Phattaratida Kaneshige