Kana Muramoto (村元 哉中), born 3 March 1993 in Akashi, Hyōgo prefecture, Japan, and Daisuke Takahashi (高橋 大輔), born 16 March 1986 in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture, Japan, are an ice dance team, representing Japan from 2020 to 2023. They announced their partnership in September 2019 and retired from competitive skating on May 2 2023. They continue to perform professionally as an ice dance team.
The team are the 2022 Four Continents silver medalists, the 2022 Japanese national champions, the 2022 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champions and silver medalists at the 2021 Warsaw Cup. Kana and Daisuke are the first Japanese ice dance team to win an international ISU competition. Daisuke is the only competitor to medal at the Four Continents Championships in two different disciplines.
Kana competed in ladies' singles until the 2013-14 season before she switched to ice dance, competing with Hiroichi Noguchi in the 2014-15 season and from 2015-16 with Chris Reed. Kana and Chris ended their partnership in August 2018. With Chris Reed, Kana is the 2018 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist and a three-time Japanese national champion (2016–2018).
Daisuke competed in the men's singles discipline until he retired after the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. He came out of retirement on 1 July 2018 and resumed competing nationally in men's singles until December 2019. He is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World champion, the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time (2008, 2011) Four Continents champion, and a five-time (2006-2008, 2010, 2012) Japanese national champion.
Kana and Daisuke trained at the Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida, USA, with coaches Marina Zueva, Johnny Johns and Ilia Tkachenko (and formerly Oleg Epstein), starting in February 2020. They were affiliated with Kansai KFSC (Kansai university "Kaisers figure skating club").
Last update: 16 April 2023
Biographical information:
Kana's Wikipedia page
Daisuke's Wikipedia page
Kana's & Dai's ISU bio page
Kana's & Dai's JSF profile
Daisuke's official homepage
Kana's official homepage
Social Media:
Official Kanadai instagram account
Kana's instagram account
Kana's twitter account
Daisuke's instagram account
Pages on Goldenskate:
Dai's fan fest
2022-2023 Season
2021-2022 Season
2020-2021 Season
The team are the 2022 Four Continents silver medalists, the 2022 Japanese national champions, the 2022 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champions and silver medalists at the 2021 Warsaw Cup. Kana and Daisuke are the first Japanese ice dance team to win an international ISU competition. Daisuke is the only competitor to medal at the Four Continents Championships in two different disciplines.
Kana competed in ladies' singles until the 2013-14 season before she switched to ice dance, competing with Hiroichi Noguchi in the 2014-15 season and from 2015-16 with Chris Reed. Kana and Chris ended their partnership in August 2018. With Chris Reed, Kana is the 2018 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist and a three-time Japanese national champion (2016–2018).
Daisuke competed in the men's singles discipline until he retired after the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. He came out of retirement on 1 July 2018 and resumed competing nationally in men's singles until December 2019. He is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World champion, the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time (2008, 2011) Four Continents champion, and a five-time (2006-2008, 2010, 2012) Japanese national champion.
Kana and Daisuke trained at the Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida, USA, with coaches Marina Zueva, Johnny Johns and Ilia Tkachenko (and formerly Oleg Epstein), starting in February 2020. They were affiliated with Kansai KFSC (Kansai university "Kaisers figure skating club").
Last update: 16 April 2023
Biographical information:
Kana's Wikipedia page
Daisuke's Wikipedia page
Kana's & Dai's ISU bio page
Kana's & Dai's JSF profile
Daisuke's official homepage
Kana's official homepage
Social Media:
Official Kanadai instagram account
Kana's instagram account
Kana's twitter account
Daisuke's instagram account
Pages on Goldenskate:
Dai's fan fest
Competitive History
Competition | RD | FD | Final |
Season 2022-2023 | |||
2023 World Team Trophy | 4 (78.38) | 5 (116.63) | |
2023 ISU World Championships | 11 (72.92) | 10 (115.95) | 11 (188.87) |
2023 ISU Four Continents Championships | 7 (64.59) | 9 (95.65) | 9 (160.24) |
2022-23 Japanese Championships | 1 (77.70) | 1 (108.91) | 1 (186.61) |
2022 NHK Trophy | 5 (75.10) | 7 (103.68) | 6 (178.78) |
2022 Denis Ten Memorial | 1 (79.56) | 1 (108.74) | 1 (188.30) |
2022 Skate America | 5 (69.67) | 6 (100.01) | 6 (169.68) |
Season 2021-2022 | |||
2022 ISU World Championships | 15 (67.77) | 16 (96.48) | 16 (164.25) |
2022 ISU Four Continents Championships | 2 (72.43) | 2 (109.48) | 2 (181.91) |
2021-22 Japanese Championships | 2 (63.35) | 1 (112.96) | 2 (176.31) |
2021 Warsaw Cup | 2 (75.87) | 2 (114.29) | 2 (190.16) |
2021 NHK Trophy | 6 (70.74) | 6 (108.76) | 6 (179.50) |
2021 Annual Labor Day Invitational | 1 (84.74) | 1 (129.70) | 1 (214.44) |
Season 2020-2021 | |||
2020-21 Japanese Championships | 2 (67.83) | 3 (84.03) | 2 (151.86) |
2020 NHK Trophy | 2 (64.15) | 3 (93.10) | 3 (157.25) |
Type | Date | Score | Event | Level |
Total | 14.04.2023 | 195.01 | ISU World Team Trophy 2023 | Senior |
RD | 27.10.2022 | 79.56 | ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial 2022 | Senior |
RD Technical | 27.10.2022 | 47.71 | ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial 2022 | Senior |
RD Component | 13.04.2023 | 33.25 | ISU World Team Trophy 2023 | Senior |
FD | 14.04.2023 | 116.63 | ISU World Team Trophy 2023 | Senior |
FD Technical | 25.03.2023 | 65.67 | ISU World Championships 2023 | Senior |
FD Component | 14.04.2023 | 51.50 | ISU World Team Trophy 2023 | Senior |
Programs & Video links:
2022-2023 Season
- RD:
"Conga/Rhythm is Gonna Get You“ (remix) by Gloria Estefan / pSyk / Miami Sound Machine / Enrique Garcia
”Ahora“ (emotional rap beat mix) by Isatorresbeats
“Move” by Said Mrad
choreo by Marina Zoueva / Ilia Tkachenko / Maxim Kozhevnikov / Sarry / Koyo Yanai / Randi Strong
- FD:
Music from "The Phantom of the Opera":
"Phantasia" by Julian Lloyd Webber / Sarah Chang / Andrew Lloyd Webber / John Fraser
"Overture" by Andrew Lloyd Webber
"The Music Of The Night" by Andrew Lloyd Webber
choreo by Marina Zoueva / Ilia Tkachenko / Kenta Kojiri
- Exhibition:
"Love Goes" by Sam Smith
choreo by Massimo Scali
2023 World Team Trophy
- RD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- FD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- Exhibition:
EX【ISU】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI WTT 2023
EX【ISU】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI WTT 2023 [スポーツ] Love Goeswww.nicovideo.jp
2023 ISU World Championships
- RD:
RD【ISU英語】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI World Figure 2023
RD【ISU英語】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI World Figure 2023 [スポーツ] 11 Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 72.92 40.67 32.25 8.00 8.21 8.04 ...www.nicovideo.jp
- FD:
FD【ISU英語】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI World Figure 2023
FD【ISU英語】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI World Figure 2023 [スポーツ] 10 Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 115.95 65.67 50.28 8.46 8.39 8.29 ...www.nicovideo.jp
- Exhibition:
EX【ISU英語】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI World Figure 2023
EX【ISU英語】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI World Figure 2023 [スポーツ] Love Goeswww.nicovideo.jp
2023 ISU Four Continents Championships
- RD:
【ISU:RD】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI 2023 Four Continents
【ISU:RD】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI 2023 Four Continents [スポーツ] 7 Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 64.59 34.72 30.87 7.86 7.68 7.68 1.00 #8www.nicovideo.jp
- FD:
【ISU:FD】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI 2023 Four Continents
【ISU:FD】Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI 2023 Four Continents [スポーツ] 9 Kana MURAMOTO / Daisuke TAKAHASHI JPN 95.65 52.15 45.50 7.89 7.32 7.54 2.00 #6www.nicovideo.jp
2022-23 Japanese Championships
- RD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- FD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- Exhibition:
Dailymotion
www.dailymotion.com
2022 NHK Trophy
- RD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- FD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- Exhibition:
EX 【ISU英語】Kana MURAMOTO Daisuke TAKAHASHI NHK Trophy 2022
EX 【ISU英語】Kana MURAMOTO Daisuke TAKAHASHI NHK Trophy 2022 [スポーツ] Love Goeswww.nicovideo.jp
2022 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
- RD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- FD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- Exhibition:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
2022 Skate America
- RD:
Dailymotion
www.dailymotion.com
- FD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- Exhibition:
Dailymotion
www.dailymotion.com
2021-2022 Season
- RD:
"Soran Bushi" by Maia Barouh
"Koto" by CloZee
choreo by Marina Zoueva/Ilia Tkachenko/Koyo Yanai
- FD: La Bayadère
"La Bayadère Act 2 No.29 Andante" by Leon Minkus
"La Bayadère Act 2 No.30 Tempo Di Valse" by Leon Minkus
"La Bayadère No.37 Allegretto" by Leon Minkus
"La Bayadère No.39 Vivace" by Leon Minkus
choreo by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali
- Exhibition: You Are The Reason
by Calum Scott and Leona Lewis
choreo by Kenji Miyamoto
2022 ISU World Championships
- RD: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x89e1em
- FD:
Dailymotion
www.dailymotion.com
2022 ISU Four Continents Championships
- RD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJtp3MYrSn0
- Exhibition: https://youtu.be/UvSy33jRWJ0?t=7414
2021-22 Japanese Championships
- RD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
- FD:
- YouTube
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
Alternative link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ76Zc5wQak
- Exhibition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_cPDK4eiFc
2021 Warsaw Cup
2021 NHK Trophy
- RD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtnAJpwAKE4
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm39612455
- FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AX5CYQWEqg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2wst_BbYR4
- Exhibition: https://youtu.be/Y_pPPOuHdcw?t=3273
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm39...=5&ss_id=1980b0d0-33b2-441f-812f-2c089c91fcc5
2021 Annual Labor Day Invitational
2020-2021 Season
- RD: The Mask
"The Business of Love" (from "The Mask")
"Let the Good Times Roll" by Fleecie Moore and Sam Theard, arranged by Alexander Goldstein
"Hey Pachuco!" (from "The Mask")
choreo by Marina Zueva, Ilia Tkachenko, Maxim Kozhevnikov
- FD: La Bayadère
"La Bayadère Act 2 No.29 Andante" by Leon Minkus
"La Bayadère Act 2 No.30 Tempo Di Valse" by Leon Minkus
"La Bayadère No.37 Allegretto" by Leon Minkus
"La Bayadère No.39 Vivace" by Leon Minkus
choreo by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali
- Exhibition: You Are The Reason
by Calum Scott and Leona Lewis
choreo by Kenji Miyamoto
2020-21 Japanese Championships
- RD: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OtQRR5vXbZQ
- FD: https://youtu.be/n4Kovwk8JAc?t=158 (with footwork breakdowns)
2020 NHK Trophy
Other Video Links:
- Galas / Exhibitions / Special performances
"Soran Bushi/Koto" at PFSA centenary gala, November 2021
"Beauty and the Beast" at Ice Explosion, January 2020
"Feeling good" at Ice Explosion (Kana solo number with Dai briefly joining in the end), January 2020
Friends on ice 2020 Special Performance, August 2020
- News clips, press conferences, pr events and interviews
Bilingual news clip about Dai's switch to ice dance (1), 26 September 2019
Bilingual news clip about Dai's switch to ice dance (2), 26 September 2019
Daisuke on Live News α, 26 September 2019
Interview with Kana and Dai on Sunday Sports, 29 September 2019
Subtitled clip of press conference on the Olympic Channel, 29 September 2019
Bilingual clip of press conference, 30 September 2019
Kana & Dai, Q & A at press event for Sky Court skating lesson (1), 13 January 2020
Kana & Dai, Q & A at press event for Sky Court skating lesson (2), 13 January 2020
Video message for 10th anniversary of news show "Going!", aired 4 April 2020 (footage presumably older)
Video message for Sky Court "Dream room contest", 16 May 2020
Remote appearance on S-Park with some training footage, 31 May 2020
Kana and Dai about the selection process of the winners of Sky Court's "Dream room contest". Part 1, 12 August 2020 / Part 2, 16 August 2020
Message on Tokyo news' youtube channel, 13 August 2020 Translation
Friends on ice 2020 message, August 2020
2020-21 season program announcement, 2 November 2020
Video message re. debut at NHK Trophy, 9 November 2020
Video message on the NHK Trophy's twitter account, 20 November 2020
Bilingual news clip / RD at NHK Trophy (1), 27 November 2020
Bilingual news clip / RD at NHK Trophy (2), 27 November 2020
Bilingual news clip / FD at NHK Trophy, 28 November 2020
Bilingual news clip / exhibition at NHK Trophy, 29 November 2020
Opening ceremony of Mitsui Fudosan Ice Park Funabashi (incl. clips of practice session) (1), 10 December 2020
Opening ceremony of Mitsui Fudosan Ice Park Funabashi (incl. clips of practice session) (2), 10 December 2020
Opening ceremony of Mitsui Fudosan Ice Park Funabashi (incl. clips of practice session) (3), 10 December 2020
NHK Trophy Special (incl. the RD and FD, short interview/press conference segments and several backstage clips), 14 December 2020 (footage from 26-29 November 2020)
Run Puma Spark Change, 15 January 2021
TV Tokyo Sports Watcher (New Year's writing), 29 January 2021
Kenji's Room Part 1, 23 February 2021
Kenji's Room Part 2, 02 March 2021
- On and off-ice practice footage
Off-ice workout, led by Kana and Dai in celebration of Olympic Day, 23 June 2020
Message video with English Subs + practice footage from Carnival on Ice 2020, 4 October 2020; longer version without commentary, longer version with Tatsuki Machida's commentary
2020/21 RD practice footage, NHK Sports, 13 November 2020
Bilingual news clip, incl. interview and RD + FD practice footage, News Watch 9, 13 November 2020
Short practice clip on NHK BS1, 18 November 2020
Bilingual news clip / FD practice at NHK Trophy (1), 26 November 2020
Bilingual news clip / FD practice at NHK Trophy (2), 26 November 2020
Segment on Figure Skate TV / Practice footage from early November, 06 December 2020, English subs, part 1 / English subs, part 2
Articles:
"Daisuke Takahashi forms new figure skating team with Kana Muramoto" on olympicchannel.com, 26 September 2019
"Daisuke Takahashi, world champion figure skater, switching to ice dance" on nbcsports.com, 28 September 2019
Article about press conference on daily.co.jp, 30 September 2019
Article about press conference on sanspo, 30 September 2019
Article about press conference on sankei, 30 September 2019
Article about press conference on sponichi, 1 October 2019
"Daisuke Takahashi a good fit for ice dance", 1 October 2019
Article about press conference on dot.asahi, 8 October 2019
"Kana Muramoto, Aiming for the Olympics with Daisuke Takahashi", 15 February 2020, Google translation
"Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi return from the US temporarily due to Corona virus situation", 1 June 2020, Google translation
Daisuke Takahashi and Kana Muramoto announce the results of the "Dream Room Contest", 13 August 2020, Google translation
Daisuke Takahashi finally makes his ice dance debut with a classic ballet masterpiece, 8 November 2020
Daisuke Takahashi, who switched to ice dance, is preparing in the United States for the NHK Trophy, 13 November 2020, Google translation
"Daisuke Takahashi starts anew" on NBC Sports, 24 November 2020
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