21-22 Japanese Junior National Championship

[cohkaix]

Mao....taking the Jr. National's title for 2 consecutive years!! (this is my prediction for 22’ season!)

 

[yume]

OMG Mao won!
When is the last time that a novice won junior nats in singles? Has it ever happened?

 

[yume]

JSF is able to send two ladies to junior worlds. I would love for it to be Mone and Rion

We are in a weird situation because by the rules, the winner is guaranteed a spot and the other spots are given after senior nats. But the winner is a novice so she can't go. That means no one is guaranteed a spot. Everything will be decided after seniors nats. So Rion, Mone, Hana and even Azusa and Ayumi all have a chance for the two spots since senior nats has the last word.

 

[yume]

Mao....taking the Jr. National's title for 2 consecutive years!!

You are talking about the future i guess.
Because last year she was 3rd.

 

[RatedPG]

Mao....taking the Jr. National's title for 2 consecutive years!!

Mao won Novice last year. But, finished in third place in Jr. Nationals behind Rino and Hana. So, this is actually her first Junior title. She sure is a firecracker. But, for me, Rion was the most artistic and engaging performer. She solidified her selection to the Grand Prix Jr. Finals.

 

[cohkaix]

You are talking about the future i guess.
Because last year she was 3rd.

Sorry! I mixed it up with her seed skater status...or I should change that to 2 consecutive years' winner of NvA girls'!

 

[cohkaix]

Jr. women's final results:

(FS protocol)

placement	Name	SP score	FS score	Total score
1	島 田 麻 央 Mao Shimada (NvA; Seed)	61.76	126.75​	188.51
2	住 吉 りをん Rion Sumiyoshi	65.34	114.91​	180.25
3	千 葉 百 音 Mone Chiba	58.97	116.44​	175.41
4	吉 田 陽 菜 Hana Yoshida (seed)	62.48	110.07​	172.55
5	田 中 梓 沙 Azusa Tanaka	62.56	109.06​	171.65
6	柴 山 歩 Ayumi Shibayama	60.17	106.51​	166.68
7	中 井 亜 美 Ami Nakai	56.78	108.98​	165.76
8	櫛 田 育 良 Ikura Kushida	57.35	107.74​	165.09
9	大 門 桜 子 Sakurako Daimon	59.95	100.52​	160.47
10	髙 木 謠 Yo Takagi	55.84	102.74​	158.58
11	和 田 薫 子 Kaoruko Wada (NvA)	52.89	103.88​	156.77
12	奥 野 友莉菜 Yurina Okuno	58.02	94.84​	152.86
13	清 水 咲 衣 Sae Shimizu	50.06	99.01​	149.07
14	岡 本 真 綸 Marin Okamoto	49.29	97.67​	146.96
15	菅 野 夏 帆 Kaho Kanno	51.39	93.76​	145.15
16	江 川 マリアMaria Egawa	51.53	92.65​	144.18
17	岩 崎 陽 菜 Haruna Iwasaki	51.85	91.24​	143.09
18	上 園 恋 奈 Rena Uezono	49.32	86.73​	136.05
19	山 田 恵 Kei Yamada (NvA)	50.38	84.71​	135.09
20	横 井 きな結 Kinayu Yokoi	48.73	85.76​	134.52
21	後 藤 千 弦 Chizuru Goto	50.74	80.89​	131.63
22	三 枝 知香子 Chikako Saigusa	52.28	76.45​	128.73
23	高 橋 萌 音 Mone Takahashi	47.66	78.58​	126.24
24	鈴 木 な つ Natsu Suzuki	48.74	74.71​	123.45

 

[RatedPG]

We are in a weird situation because by the rules, the winner is guaranteed a spot and the other spots are given after senior nats. But the winner is a novice so she can't go. That means no one is guaranteed a spot. Everything will be decided after seniors nats. So Rion, Mone, Hana and even Azusa and Ayumi all have a chance for the two spots since senior nats has the last word.

Interesting? I thought Rion would be given the spot by default. I bet they never expected a Novice to be this good when coming up with these rules. I think I will be rooting for Rion, Mone and Azusa for these two spots. Hana is the most talented with the 3A, but, I’m not as engaged in her programs this year. This was an awesome competition. Looking forward to Senior Nationals.

 

[RatedPG]

We are in a weird situation because by the rules, the winner is guaranteed a spot and the other spots are given after senior nats. But the winner is a novice so she can't go. That means no one is guaranteed a spot. Everything will be decided after seniors nats. So Rion, Mone, Hana and even Azusa and Ayumi all have a chance for the two spots since senior nats has the last word.

Also, we shouldn’t overlook Ami, as she will make it to Senior Nationals grabbing the sixth spot and maybe by then, she will land the 3A.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Watchig the medal ceremony~

I like that there is a nice mix of skate clubs/regions represented on the Jr Womens podium

 

[yume]

So no one got a stsq4?
It doesn't exist in this panel vocabulary apparrently.

 

[cohkaix]

So no one got a stsq4?
It doesn't exist in this panel vocabulary apparrently.

I also noticed this with the SP from yesterday...no one got L4 Stsq. That was a rather strict panel.

 

[yume]

perhaps 2 3As are too demanding? Hana definitely has the ability to jump clean 3A.

Maybe. Her FS with one 3A at Konoshita cup was amazing. She scored more than 130. And at regionals (or was it sectional?) she went almost clean with two 3As.
If she can repeat that with a clean SP, she can get the highest placement among juniors at senior nats.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Junior Womens FS videos

Mao Shimada FS
The Queens Gambit; choreo Cathy Reed

Rion Sumiyoshi FS
Mulan; choreo Cathy Reed

Mone Chiba FS
Butterfly Lovers Concerto; choreo Kenji Miyamoto

Hana Yoshida FS
Planet Ocean Suite: Underwater - I Come From The Ocean - Coral Tree; choreo Lori Nichol

Azusa Tanaka FS
Rondo Capriccioso; choreo Cathy Reed

Ayumi Shibayama FS
Don Quixote; choreo Cathy Reed

Ami Nakai FS
To Believe by Jackie Evancho; choreo Kenji Miyamoto


Need to go to work soon. I'll continue to upload and post more video links later

 

[n1co]

Poor Tanaka. Looks like she really wanted this medal. And it was indeed quite close. Her tears in K&C are heartbreaking.

 

[RatedPG]

Rion was in tears too, as she made many mistakes in her free skate. But, when she saw her result, you could tell she was happy with the result.

 

[zanadude]

OMG Mao won!
When is the last time that a novice won junior nats in singles? Has it ever happened?

According to a Japanese news article I read, this was last done by Shizuka Arakawa in 1994.

 

[cohkaix]

JSF finally makes the following announcement about recommended/invited Jr. skaters to the National:

(Source -JSF)

Men: Kao Miura, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Nozomu Yoshioka, Takeru Kataise, Kosho Oshima and Shunsuke Nakamura
Women: Rion Sumiyoshi, Mone Chiba, Hana Yoshida, Azusa Tanaka, Ayumi Shibayama and Ami Nakai

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Jr Women SPs from the group I initally missed recording plus a few more FS

Mao Shimada SP
The Lion King; choreo Cathy Reed

Sakurako Daimon SP
Emerald Tiger; choreo Cathy Reed

Mone Chiba SP
East of Eden; choreo Akiko Suzuki

Ami Nakai SP
O Holy Night by Jackie Evancho; choreo Kenji Miyamoto

Ikura Kushida FS
Samson and Delilah (Saint-Saëns); choreo Cathy Reed

Sakurako Daimon FS
El Sol Sueno, Oblivion, Escualo; choreo Cathy Reed

Kosho Oshima FS
La Strada; choreo Kenji Miyamoto

Shunsuke Nakamura FS
Moonlight Sonata; choreo Kenji Miyamoto

Ryoga Morimoto FS
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Cathy Reed

Ryusei Kikuchi FS
Elephant Love Medley; choreo Yukihiro Komaba

(Note on Kikuchi~
I thought his struggle over the last two seasons to return to form was primariy due to growth
However in a post to his sisters instagram account it was revealed that he had been suffering from injuries over the last year
Still lots to improve on but it's nice (and a relief) to at least see him landing jumps again, looking a bit more confident, and smiling after a performance
Komaba-sensei's tears in the KnC after his SP says it all

 

[n1co]

@tsuyoboogie , thank you for all uploads. You're really a life saviour.
If it's not a problem, can I still ask for Yo Takagi's performances? I never saw her and looks like she did really well here.