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Rinka Watanabe

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Wicked Yankee Girl
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Jul 26, 2003
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Rinka Watanabe ( Japanese: 渡 辺 倫 果 ) is a Japanese skater. She was born on 19 July 2002 in Chiba, Japan.

She is the 2022 Skate Canada champion and the 2022 Lombardia Trophy champion.

Rinka qualified for the 2021 Japanese Championships by winning Eastern Sectionals.

Biographical Information

ISU Bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054893.htm

Rinkresults: http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=6268

ISU Personal Bests

Personal Best Total Score213.14Lombardia Trophy 2022
Personal Best Score Short Program72.58ISU Grand Prix Final 2022-23
Personal Best Score Free Skating146.31Lombardia Trophy 2022

Programs & Videos
2023-24
SP: Music from Avatar: The Way of Water, choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
FS: Brotsjor by Olafur Arnald; Goliath by Woodkid; Meeting Laua (Perfume - The Story of a Murderer) by Johnny Klinek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer; November by Max Richter, Alexander Balanescu

2022-23
SP: El Tango De Roxanne (Moulin Rouge soundtrack) by Sting, performed by Ewan McGregor, Jose Feliciano
FS: Music from "Jin" (TV Series)

2021-22
SP: "Heartlines" by Florence and the Machine
FS: "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff

2021 Japanese Championships
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NKO5BJgC6Ok
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LOFjOot1pbU

2018-19
SP: Mendelssohn: "Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O7: III. Presto - Molto allegro e vivace," performed by Kurt Masur, Helen Huang, New York Philharmonic
FS: "The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13: Pas d'action. Adagio" performed by Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia

2018 Japanese Championships
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v6QGQeSIaAQ
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0fk1iJtpz84

2019 Coupe du Printemps
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MQpOpcvvI2s

2017-18
FS: "Nut Rocker"

2017 Japanese Junior Championship's
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HUZtbUq_180

2015-16
SP:
FS: Ladies in Lavender (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Joshua Bel

2016 Coupe du Printemps
FS: https://youtu.be/7AsJ1updzAM

2015 Japanese Junior Nationals
FS: https://youtu.be/k7zzouqaKpg


Competitive History

Short programFree skatingTotal
CompetitionCategoryScoreNoScoreNoScoreNo
2022-23
2023 World ChampionshipsSenior60.9015131.917192.8110
2023 Four ContinentsSenior65.608134.904200.505
2023 Japanese NationalsSenior56.2318127.769183.9912
2022-23 Grand Prix FinalSenior72.584123.433196.014
2022 NHK TrophySenior58.369129.713188.075
2022 Skate CanadaSenior63.276134.321197.591
Senior66.832146.311213.141
2021-22
World Junior Championships 2022Junior59.5611105.4811165.4410
2022 Coupe du PrintempsSenior64.071126.771190.841
2021 Japanese ChampionshipsSenior65.078134.084199.156
Eastern Section Championships 2021Senior52.925119.421172.341
Tokyo Regional Championships 2021Senior64.383118.292182.672
2020-21
Japan Championships 2020Senior46.1827
Eastern Section Championships 2020Senior55.426111.773167.193
Tohoku-Hokkaido Regional Championships 2020Senior54.71197.731152.441
2919-20
Eastern Section Championships 2019Junior39.222074.0716113.2916
Tohoku-Hokkaido Regional Championships 2019Junior49.77280.027129.793
2018-19
Coupe du Printemps 2019Junior58.79194.501153.291
Japan Championships 2018Senior50.4723111.5214161.9918
Japan Junior Championships 2018Junior54.166103.545157.704
Eastern Section Championships 2018Junior46.816103.733150.545
Tohoku-Hokkaido Regional Championships 2018Junior48.75182.823131.573
2017-18
Bavarian Open 2018Junior57.412106.952164.362
Japan Championships 2017Senior55.4619106.4518161.9119
Japan Junior Championships 2017Junior59.454109.175168.625
Eastern Section Championships 2017Junior59.271114.091173.361
Tohoku-Hokkaido Regional Championships 2017Junior53.351105.911159.261
2016-17
Tokyo Regional Championships 2016Junior28.1948
2015-16
Coupe du Printemps 2016Advanced novice41.06176.631117.691
Japan Junior Championships 2015Junior53.35987.5517140.9013
Japan Novice Championships 2015Advanced novice89.084
Tokyo Regional Championships 2015Advanced novice85.991
2014-15
Japan Junior Championships 2014Junior38.8330
Japan Novice Championships 2014Advanced novice83.655
Tokyo Regional Championships 2014Advanced novice92.841
2013-14
Japan Novice Championships 2013Basic novice B71.261
Tokyo Regional Championships 2013Basic novice B58.451
2012-13
Japan Novice Championships 2012Basic novice B61.9011
Tokyo Regional Championships 2012Basic novice B57.863


Galas and Exhibitions

2013 NHK Exhibition
 
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gsk8

Record Breaker
Joined
Jun 21, 2003
Country
United-States


Japan's Rinka Watanabe 渡辺 倫果 takes a few minutes to talk to Golden Skate before she takes the ice in her Grand Prix debut at 2022 Skate Canada tomorrow for the Short Program! She was first interested in Figure Skating after watching Shizuka Arikawa when she was three. She loves Daisuke Takahashi's step sequences as well, and she's excited that she will be seeing him soon in Sapporo.

She talks about her previous training locations and how she returned to Japan to work on her basic skating skills, how happy she was to reach her goal of over 200 points at Lombardia Trophy, her goal to become a better skater, her unique hobby of collecting Bathynomus giganteus figures, and more.

The 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy Champion will compete again at NHK Trophy later this next month!
 

Vemvane

On the Ice
Joined
Nov 11, 2019
Rinka's SP at Skate Canada, from the ISU YouTube channel, so geoblocking may apply.

 

Vemvane

On the Ice
Joined
Nov 11, 2019
Congratulations to Rinka on winning her first senior GP!

Free skate video below, from the ISU YouTube channel, geoblocking may apply.

 

rabidline

Final Flight
Joined
Aug 16, 2018
Happy birthday Rinka! She spent her 21st birthday practicing for the ONE PIECE on ice show, and the cast celebrated her birthday 💕

 
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