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- Jan 24, 2006
Shizuka Arakawa (in Japanese: 荒川 静香) is a former Japanese Ladies figure skater.
She was born on 29 December 1981 in Tokyo, Japan.
Shizuka is the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games champion, the 2004 World Champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade and Asian Games winner, a two-time Japanese national champion (1998 and 1999) and a multi-medalist of numerous GP and other ISU events.
Arakawa is the third Japanese Lady to become World Champion (after Midori Ito in and Yuka Sato in 1994) and the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver in 1992. She is also the second Japanese woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics (the first one was Tae Satoya, a skier). She was the only Japanese medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Her trademark move is the Ina Bauer with a full backbend. Due to Arakawa's use of this move during her free skate at the 2006 Olympics, the term "Ina Bauer" became very popular in Japan, and Arakawa's performance of it became iconic. The Ina Bauer move is often referred to in Japan by Arakawa's name.
Arakawa retired from competitive skating following her Olympic win and began skating professionally in ice shows and exhibitions. She also works as a skating sportscaster for Japanese television.
As of June 2019, she is married and has two children.
ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00000324.htm
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuka_Arakawa
Tracings.net entry
http://www.tracings.net/arak-shiz.html
Official Website
https://shizuka-arakawa.com/english/profile/
Social Media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shizuka.arakawa/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/tiramisu11
Programs and Videos
2005/2006
SP1: "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin
SP2: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Sergey Rachmaninov
FS1: "Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot" by Vanessa-Mae
FS2: Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin
Ex: "You Raise Me Up" by Celtic Woman
2006 Olympic Games
2004/2005
SP: "Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini
FS: "Romeo and Juliet Overture" by Tchaikovsky
Ex: ""Memory" (from "Cats" musical) by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Vocals by Grizabella
2005 World Championships
2003/2004
SP1: "Swan Lake" (modern version) by Tchaikovsky
SP2: "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" by Michel Legrand
FS: "Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot" by Vanessa-Mae
Ex: "If I Had My Way" (from "Camille Claudel") by Linda Eder
2004 World Championships
2002/2003
SP: "Swan Lake" (modern version) by Tchaikovsky
FS: "Titanic" by James Horner
Ex1: "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Louis Prima
Ex2: "Wind Song" by Tim Janis
2003 World Championships
2001/2002
SP: "Flamenco" / "Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla
FS: "Nessun Dorma" (from "Turandot") by Giacomo Puccini
2002 Four Continents Championships
2000/2001
SP: "Tempest" by Fritz Kreisler
FS: "Red Violin (Aranjuez)" by Joaquin Rodrigo and Ikuko Kawai
2001 Four Continents Championships2000 Trophée Lalique
1999/2000
SP: "Giselle"
FS: Suite from "Mulan"
2000 Japanese National Championships1999 NHK Trophy1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice
1998/1999
SP: "Serenade" by Schubert
FS: no information found
1998 NHK Trophy
1997/1998
SP: "Jungle Fantasy" by Percy Faith & His Orchestra
FS: "Red Poppy" by Reinhold Glière
1998 World Championships1998 Olympic Games
1995/1996
SP: no information found
FS: Offenbach: "Gaîté Parisienne: No. 23bis", "Can-Can, Scene 4" (From "Orphée aux Enfers", "La Vie parisienne", "Les Contes d'Hoffmann")
1995/96 World Junior Championships
1994/1995
SP: "Gaîté Parisienne: Overture" ("La Vie Parisienne")
FS: no information found
1994 Nebelhorn Trophy
Results
Rows in azure ---> Japanese domestic competitions
She was born on 29 December 1981 in Tokyo, Japan.
Shizuka is the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games champion, the 2004 World Champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade and Asian Games winner, a two-time Japanese national champion (1998 and 1999) and a multi-medalist of numerous GP and other ISU events.
Arakawa is the third Japanese Lady to become World Champion (after Midori Ito in and Yuka Sato in 1994) and the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver in 1992. She is also the second Japanese woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics (the first one was Tae Satoya, a skier). She was the only Japanese medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Her trademark move is the Ina Bauer with a full backbend. Due to Arakawa's use of this move during her free skate at the 2006 Olympics, the term "Ina Bauer" became very popular in Japan, and Arakawa's performance of it became iconic. The Ina Bauer move is often referred to in Japan by Arakawa's name.
Arakawa retired from competitive skating following her Olympic win and began skating professionally in ice shows and exhibitions. She also works as a skating sportscaster for Japanese television.
As of June 2019, she is married and has two children.
ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00000324.htm
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shizuka_Arakawa
Tracings.net entry
http://www.tracings.net/arak-shiz.html
Official Website
https://shizuka-arakawa.com/english/profile/
Social Media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shizuka.arakawa/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/tiramisu11
Personal Best Scores
SP | 66.02 | XX Winter Olympic Games Torino 2006 |
LP/FS | 125.32 | XX Winter Olympic Games Torino 2006 |
TS | 191.34 | XX Winter Olympic Games Torino 2006 |
Programs and Videos
2005/2006
SP1: "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin
SP2: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Sergey Rachmaninov
FS1: "Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot" by Vanessa-Mae
FS2: Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin
Ex: "You Raise Me Up" by Celtic Woman
2006 Olympic Games
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A23lufJrGeo
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ9EaMEk74g / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev-58bSYV5k / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T0Ufv0k2Fw
Medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tYu3JOFAYQ
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7R9ectjTpY
2006 Japanese National Championships2005 Trophée Eric Bompard2005 Cup of ChinaFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ9EaMEk74g / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev-58bSYV5k / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T0Ufv0k2Fw
Medal ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tYu3JOFAYQ
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7R9ectjTpY
2004/2005
SP: "Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini
FS: "Romeo and Juliet Overture" by Tchaikovsky
Ex: ""Memory" (from "Cats" musical) by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Vocals by Grizabella
2005 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abWMNSQl_sE
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFaffoeB3NY / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppjaxZ9aNRc / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ycaDXGc09A
2005 Japanese National Championships2005 Grand Prix Final2004 Cup of RussiaFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFaffoeB3NY / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppjaxZ9aNRc / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ycaDXGc09A
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-vWv55dOlA
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PII4fUTdIU
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLEe7QFl_bM
2004 NHK Trophy2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic2004 Marshall's World Skating ChallengeFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PII4fUTdIU
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLEe7QFl_bM
2003/2004
SP1: "Swan Lake" (modern version) by Tchaikovsky
SP2: "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" by Michel Legrand
FS: "Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot" by Vanessa-Mae
Ex: "If I Had My Way" (from "Camille Claudel") by Linda Eder
2004 World Championships
QR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSkCRWK-qos
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_SPQyvNJCo
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drYtIDzcrF0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epr24tmPwzk
Ex (1/2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awVukHwknQw
Ex: (2/2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tExwCLrjkqk
SP & FS shots & interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgCrCaaEQe0
2004 Japanese National Championships2004 Grand Prix FinalSP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_SPQyvNJCo
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drYtIDzcrF0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epr24tmPwzk
Ex (1/2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awVukHwknQw
Ex: (2/2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tExwCLrjkqk
SP & FS shots & interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgCrCaaEQe0
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY8U_9mOfI4 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxrTbNiGp9g
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjLD-AsSI3M
2003 Trophee Lalique2003 Skate CanadaEx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjLD-AsSI3M
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-utNekU6AU
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmtHDb9XyJE / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7wsD9Iw-s
2003 ABC Sports Internationl Figure Skating ChallengeFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmtHDb9XyJE / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7wsD9Iw-s
2002/2003
SP: "Swan Lake" (modern version) by Tchaikovsky
FS: "Titanic" by James Horner
Ex1: "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Louis Prima
Ex2: "Wind Song" by Tim Janis
2003 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yRkcOD2nIc / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZH1-x3j4VU
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UquM2tc8hT4
2003 Grand Prix FinalFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UquM2tc8hT4
FS1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE_pWlO6eis
FS2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vnc32t2ExI / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vnc32t2ExI
2003 Four Continents ChampionshipsFS2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vnc32t2ExI / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vnc32t2ExI
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO687mhw4kI
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMuS2UE4NU0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-pLckbkH9Q
2003 Asian Winter Games2003 Japanese National Championships2002 NHK TrophyFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMuS2UE4NU0 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-pLckbkH9Q
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkfjH2vTZ38
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLicgnRd8lI / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWq_aNiKM4U
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eZBOJqTms
2002 Cup of RussiaFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLicgnRd8lI / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWq_aNiKM4U
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eZBOJqTms
2001/2002
SP: "Flamenco" / "Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla
FS: "Nessun Dorma" (from "Turandot") by Giacomo Puccini
2002 Four Continents Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hImcpVxG8fo
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3o8u_XKQlU
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm-w4KVdUU4
2002 Japanese National Championships2001 Trophée Lalique2001 Skate AmericaFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3o8u_XKQlU
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm-w4KVdUU4
2000/2001
SP: "Tempest" by Fritz Kreisler
FS: "Red Violin (Aranjuez)" by Joaquin Rodrigo and Ikuko Kawai
2001 Four Continents Championships2000 Trophée Lalique
1999/2000
SP: "Giselle"
FS: Suite from "Mulan"
2000 Japanese National Championships1999 NHK Trophy1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice
1998/1999
SP: "Serenade" by Schubert
FS: no information found
1998 NHK Trophy
1997/1998
SP: "Jungle Fantasy" by Percy Faith & His Orchestra
FS: "Red Poppy" by Reinhold Glière
1998 World Championships1998 Olympic Games
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4fFzm8Iics
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIp-Jyn2x7M
Post-FS interview by Midori Ito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXmW2yhfXDY
1998 Japanese National Championships1997 NHK Trophy1997 Sparkassen (Nations) Cup on Ice1997 Japanese National Championships1996 NHK TrophyFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIp-Jyn2x7M
Post-FS interview by Midori Ito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXmW2yhfXDY
SP: no information found
FS: Offenbach: "Gaîté Parisienne: No. 23bis", "Can-Can, Scene 4" (From "Orphée aux Enfers", "La Vie parisienne", "Les Contes d'Hoffmann")
1995/96 World Junior Championships
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU8yvDwkHl0 (partial) / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEoabQi287Y
1995 Nebelhorn Trophy1994/1995
SP: "Gaîté Parisienne: Overture" ("La Vie Parisienne")
FS: no information found
1994 Nebelhorn Trophy
Results
Rows in azure ---> Japanese domestic competitions
Competition | SP | LP/FS | TS |
2005/2006 |