Rino Matsuike

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Rino Matsuike (松 生 理 乃) is a Japanese figure skater. Rino was born in Nagoya, Japan, on October 10, 2004. She trains in Nagoya and is coached by Machiko Yamada, Yuko Hongo and Soshi Tanaka. Machiko Yamada previously/currently coached Midori Ito, Mao Asada, Kanako Murakami, Shoma Uno and Mako Yamashita. Rino was also previously coached by Mihoko Higuchi until 2022.

Rino is the 2020-2021 Japanese National Junior Champion. She currently studies Sports Management at the Chukyo University, starting from 2023.

Rino made her international debut in the 2019-2020 season at the Junior Grand Prix circuit, where she won the bronze medal at JGP Riga. She made her international senior debut in the 2020-2021 season at the NHK Trophy, again winning the bronze medal.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

ISU Profile :
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00107894.htm

Rinkresults Profile :
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=24260

Wikipedia:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rino_Matsuike

JSF Profile:
https://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/figure/player/detail.php?id=ETOrGDYIyPM=

PERSONAL BEST SCORES

(+5 / -5 Grade Of Execution System)

Type	Score	Competition
Total Score	202.21	ISU Four Continents Championships 2022
Short Program	66.41	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2019
Free Program	142.05	ISU Four Continents Championships 2022

PROGRAMS AND VIDEOS
2024/2025
SP: One Day I'll Fly Away (from "Moulin Rouge"), choreo by Noriko Sato
FS: Lux Aeterna by Christopher Tin, choreo by Lori Nichol

2024 Finlandia Trophy
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVdeDVkGFsA
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe7LZXIw5L0

2024 Skate Canada
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLA6qLlgvok
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TspFHu445ZE

2024 Chubu Regionals
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngstNX-4_oQ
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWRBnosuBOs

2023/2024
SP: One Day I'll Fly Away (from "Moulin Rouge"), choreo by Noriko Sato
FS: Nella Fantasia by Ennio Morricone, performed by Sara Alainn, choreo by Kenji Miyamoto

2023 Skate Canada
SP: https://youtu.be/Uh4G6E6pw_s?si=l7epkSJQHoeVCIoV
FS: https://youtu.be/KSHVs5mVXyw?si=Arru6KL8upUJZJLn

2023 Chubu Regionals
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2m3P3vXqaE
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c8aAIJEjnY

2022/2023
SP: "Papa Can You Hear Me?" by Barbra Streisand, choreo by Noriko Sato
FS: Nella Fantasia by Ennio Morricone, performed by Sara Alainn, choreo by Kenji Miyamoto
EX: Skinny Love performed by Birdie, choreo by Kanako Murakami

2021/2022
SP: "A Quoi Ca Sert l'Amour" by Michel Emer, perf. by L' Escargot, choreo by Mihoko Higuchi
FS: "Moonlight" by Victoria Tocca, Jennifer Thomas (Based on Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata), choreo by Mihoko Higuchi
EX: "Say Something" by Pentatonix, choreo by Mihoko Higuchi

2022 Four Continents
FS: https://youtu.be/COK8b0ItGBM

2021-22 Japanese Nationals
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WrY5xWgy3Vc
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ySElAgpu5EY

2021 Rostelecom Cup
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EvQHvOMlyM8

2021 NHK Trophy
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7or6I5flnrI
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mO5bGwiB2Ic

2021 Japan Open
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K8hf90Nao0I

2020/2021
SP: The Color Purple by Quincy Jones, performed by Itzhak Perlman, choreo by Mihoko Higuchi
FS: Perhaps Love by Jones Denver, choreo by Mihoko Higuchi
EX: Danse Espagnole No. 1 (La vida breve), choreo by Mihoko Higuchi
EX: Say Something by A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera, choreo by Mihoko Higuchi

2021 Winter Sports Festival
SP: https://youtu.be/XffhihIbUKw
FS: https://youtu.be/YBqbsI5eXww

2021 Japan Inter-High Figure Skating Championships
SP: https://youtu.be/MfaIEZhvhCs
FS: https://youtu.be/WHPV0kXec1o

2021 Nagoya Figure Skating Festival
EX: https://youtu.be/-pI5Ke2jWgM

2020-21 Japanese Junior National Championships
SP: N/A
FS: N/A
EX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Sxe0Son80

2020 NHK Trophy
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZESQiUISQY4 (ISU Geoblocked); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGVIySIJQPI
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAESCB1iqts (ISU Geoblocked); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9-JYh6WY4I
EX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTyuqU-PnLk

2020-21 Japanese Junior National Championships
SP: N/A
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxl-AYACGOg

2020-21 Western Regionals (Junior)
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIH-hM6A-XY
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSgKJviCDGw

2020-21 Chubu Regionals (Junior)
SP: N/A
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE_Oi1MD-Kk

2019/2020
SP: The Color Purple by Quincy Jones, performed by Itzhak Perlman, choreo by Mihoko Higuchi
FS: Dryades et Pan from Mythes, Op. 30 by Karol Szymanowski, choreo by Mihoko Higuchi

2019 JGP Riga Cup
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiZBKZtm6Qw
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn29fv9L1OY

2018/2019
SP: N/A
FS: Dryades et Pan from Mythes, Op. 30 by Karol Szymanowski, choreo by Mihoko Higuchi

2018-2019 Japanese Junior National Championships
SP: N/A
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsufE0gxu6U

COMPETITIVE HISTORY

Competition	Total
Season 2024-2025
2024 Grand Prix Final	6 (189.02)
2024 GP Finlandia Trophy	2 (199.20)
2024 Skate Canada	2 (192.16)
2024 Chubu Regional	1 (186.54)
2024 Gensan Summer Cup	2 (179.08)
Season 2023-2024
2023 Japanese Nationals	17 (174.34)
2023 Skate Canada	3 (198.62)
2023 Chubu Regional	2 (187.44)
2023 Gensan Summer Cup	5 (187.01)
Season 2022-2023
2022 Japanese Nationals	13 (179.85)
2022 Grand Prix de France	7 (176.52)
2022 Skate America	-
2022 Chubu Regional	1 (192.63)
Season 2021-2022
2022 Four Continents	5 (202.21)
2021-22 Japanese Nationals	7 (198.77)
2021 Rostelecom Cup	8 (184.36)
2021 NHK Trophy	6 (186.17)
2021 Japan Open	2 (135.12)
Chubu Regional Championships 2021	1 (201.44)
Season 2020-2021
Winter Sports Festival 2021	1 (188.42)
Japan Inter-High Figure Skating Championships 2021	1 (181.33)
Japanese National Championships 2020	4 (204.74)
NHK Trophy 2020	3 (198.97)
Japanese Junior National Championships 2020	1 (198.38)
Western Sectional Championships 2020	1 (188.90)
Chubu Regional Championships 2020	1 (183.31)
Season 2019-2020
Japanese Junior National Championships 2019	9 (156.70)
Western Sectional Championships 2019	4 (162.82)
JGP Riga Cup 2019	3 (193.03)
Season 2018-2019
Japanese Junior National Championships 2018	8 (150.62)
Western Sectional Championships 2018	4 (161.50)
Chubu Regional Championships 2018	6 (142.59)

INTERVIEWS AND OTHER MEDIA

Interview with Rino Matsuike by Krystal Leung from In the Loop Podcast (November 11, 2024)

Interview with Rino Matsuike — In The Loop

At Skate Canada International 2024 in Halifax, I had the privilege of speaking with Rino Matsuike just before her flight back to Japan. Rino, who earned a silver medal at this event, previously captured bronze in 2023. Rino’s journey is a testament to perseverance and excellence in figure skating, m

www.inthelopodcast.com

 

[readernick]

Rino Maitsuike is a beautiful skater. Her flow across the ice, and her joy are really special!

 

[rabidline]

Rino competed at the 30th Aichi Figure Skating Competition this Sunday (a SP-competition only), entering both the Junior and Senior category and winning them both. She also attempted a 3A in the Senior competition, but fell on it and it was downgraded in the protocols.





Photos from the event:

 

[RatedPG]

I’m so happy she is trying a triple axel. She is killing it this year with her consistency.

 

[rabidline]

Some news footage from Aichi Figure Skating Competition that Rino won, including her 3A attempt.



I think she still has a long, long way to go to get that 3A rotated, if ever, but trying it in local competitions doesn't hurt as long as she doesn't get injured from it

I’m so happy she is trying a triple axel. She is killing it this year with her consistency.

She is! I'm happy that Rino got to show people her skating this season... she got to a promising start in the 2019-2020 season with a JGP bronze medal but then she got injured, which essentially ended her momentum

 

[gsk8]

I just wanted to give @rabidline a big thank you for adding links to her Media profile!

 

[rabidline]

Rino skated at the Nagoya Figure Skating Festival show back in January 4, and yesterday the broadcast footage made its way to unpaid channel, so there are some new content that can be publicly shared:



Rino skated a new exhibition program, "Say Something" by A Great Big World, in a new dress

 

[rabidline]

Also, I forgot to congratulate Rino on her 4th place finish at Senior Nationals! The videos of Japanese Nationals 2020 are not available due to Fuji TV's copyright on them, but she was invited to the Medalist On Ice gala afterwards, and here is her performance:



She's on the Japan reserve team for Senior Worlds, with the caveat that she will need to earn the TES minimum (which is kind of unlikely given the current state of the world right now).

 

[RatedPG]

Also, I forgot to congratulate Rino on her 4th place finish at Senior Nationals! The videos of Japanese Nationals 2020 are not available due to Fuji TV's copyright on them, but she was invited to the Medalist On Ice gala afterwards, and here is her performance:



She's on the Japan reserve team for Senior Worlds, with the caveat that she will need to earn the TES minimum (which is kind of unlikely given the current state of the world right now).

I’m pretty sure she earned the TES minimum at NHK this year. Didn’t she get a bronze medal there? Also, last year she got a bronze medal in the Junior Grand Prix. At both competitions, she scored 190+.

 

[rabidline]

I’m pretty sure she earned the TES minimum at NHK this year. Didn’t she get a bronze medal there? Also, last year she got a bronze medal in the Junior Grand Prix. At both competitions, she scored 190+.

I think she needed the TES minimum as a Senior, so her JGP results wouldn't qualify her for that. She was in the same JGP season with Shun Sato, and he went to Bavarian Open last year (2020) to get his senior TES minimums.

As for her results at NHK Trophy 2020, I'm not actually sure that it's counted as results from a senior international competition where her TES is counted because of the unique situation the Grand Prix series was held last year. But it's what JSF put in their statement when they made her part of the reserve team (Takahashi/Muramoto also has the same TES minimum requirement).

 

[rabidline]

Rino won the Junior category at the Japan Inter-High Figure Skating Championships this week! She's part of the Chukyo High School team with Chisato Uramatsu and Kinayu Yokoi.

It was the worst competition for Rino in 2020/2021: she missed her combo in the SP (3Fturn3Tfall) and she also fell on her last combo in the FS (3S3Tfall). It's been a pretty long season for Rino already, I hope she doesn't feel too down about it.

Her performances:





Loads of pretty photos:

 

[rabidline]

Getting repetitive, but Rino won the Junior category at the Winter Sports Festival this week! Team Aichi finished second after Team Kyoto, with Rino's 1st and Chisato Uramatsu's 8th placements combined.

Her performances at the Winter Sports Festival (with fabulous Mihoko Higuchi sighting at the boards sending her off):

 

[Arriba627]

She is such a lovely skater. Everything is so delicate and has such an elegant quality to it. Those soft knees! Wowl

 

[yume]

Rino is looking strong in this beginning of the season. Almost clean programs with all combos backloaded. Her scores at her last domestic comp are really good knowing the usual conservative scoring of Japaneses judges. I'm looking forward Gensan cup. If she ends in the top three beating either Kaori or Satoko, and if she just stand up on that 3A (even if it's <), fed can seriously consider her for the battle of spots.

 

[gsk8]

 

[Vemvane]

At Nationals, and having a good time.

 

[yume]

Congrats to Rino for her excellent free skate at 4CC!
I would have given her more but 142 is already a good score.
Well deserved small medal.

 

[rabidline]

Really happy that Rino was able to finish her debut senior season with a strong skate. That Moonlight was simply magical.

Now, onto the next season and please, please stay healthy!

 

[Winnie_20]

https://www.schaatsen.nl/media/52979/gepubliceerd-schaatsen-nl_entries-by-name_15feb.pdf

Yay!

 

[surimi]

Rino was awesome today! A new personal best for her by about 8 points! Congrats! Super enjoyable program, big jumps, and she was on fire. Looking forward to the FS.