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 and Mihoko Higuchi, who have previously/currently coached Midori Ito, Mao Asada, Kanako Murakami, Shoma Uno and Mako Yamashita. She is the 2020-2021 Japanese National Junior Champion.

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

PERSONAL BEST SCORES

(+5 / -5 Grade Of Execution System)

Type	Score	Competition
Total Score	193.03	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2019
Short Program	66.41	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2019
Free Program	126.62	ISU JGP Riga Cup 2019

PROGRAMS AND VIDEOS

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	Level	SP	FS	Total
Season 2020-2021
Winter Sports Festival 2021	Junior	1 (63.55)	1 (124.87)	1 (188.42)
Japan Inter-High Figure Skating Championships 2021	Junior	2 (61.03)	1 (120.30)	1 (181.33)
Japanese National Championships 2020	Senior	7 (65.57)	4 (139.17)	4 (204.74)
NHK Trophy 2020	Senior	4 (65.74)	2 (133.23)	3 (198.97)
Japanese Junior National Championships 2020	Junior	1 (69.06)	1 (129.32)	1 (198.38)
Western Sectional Championships 2020	Junior	3 (62.07)	1 (126.83)	1 (188.90)
Chubu Regional Championships 2020	Junior	1 (61.02)	1 (122.29)	1 (183.31)
Season 2019-2020
Japanese Junior National Championships 2019	Junior	3 (61.91)	14 (94.79)	9 (156.70)
Western Sectional Championships 2019	Junior	8 (56.11)	4 (106.71)	4 (162.82)
JGP Riga Cup 2019	Junior	4 (66.41)	2 (126.62)	3 (193.03)
Season 2018-2019
Japanese Junior National Championships 2018	Junior	7 (53.62)	10 (97.00)	8 (150.62)
Western Sectional Championships 2018	Junior	4 (57.48)	4 (104.02)	4 (161.50)
Chubu Regional Championships 2018	Junior	7 (47.85)	6 (94.74)	6 (142.59)

INTERVIEWS AND OTHER MEDIA
N/A (so far!)

 

[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

 

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

 

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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

 

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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+.

 

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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).

 

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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:

 

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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.