Shizuka Arakawa

[Mohacz]

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

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 Championships

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl17gxnZxv8
​

2005 Trophée Eric Bompard

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyNFAxyu-vM / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozb2hjiTavw
​

2005 Cup of China

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdzV0dnnz-Y​

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 Championships

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNSwP9KzJ1E​

2005 Grand Prix Final

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2bdlTavt-A​

2004 Cup of Russia

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 Trophy

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SozbXsQG5qc
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5avPEwA_po4
​

2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLPfu-M2u2k​

2004 Marshall's World Skating Challenge

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhGpn6bnrPA​

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 Championships

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shS3ZpXejQ
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVuUmlDZHsc​

2004 Grand Prix Final

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 Lalique

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjxH9XNTkjo
​

2003 Skate Canada

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 Challenge

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnfL_OfDzac​

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 Final

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 Championships

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 Games

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1QzYiNCcEs​

2003 Japanese National Championships

SP + FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29D6gf0T88E
​

2002 NHK Trophy

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 Russia

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQwjeVsuWVg
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7BKYFhCiJw​

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 Championships

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qdjnUHeeq8
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB288fAecCE​

2001 Trophée Lalique

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6htcfBiQjKQ
​

2001 Skate America

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK-9Fl7qZds / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2w6xUSvUXQ​

2000/2001
SP: "Tempest" by Fritz Kreisler
FS: "Red Violin (Aranjuez)" by Joaquin Rodrigo and Ikuko Kawai

2001 Four Continents Championships

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbwYEkQ0hbk​

2000 Trophée Lalique

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Wxyp_nspc​

1999/2000
SP: "Giselle"
FS: Suite from "Mulan"

2000 Japanese National Championships

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxnvkPLrR6g​

1999 NHK Trophy

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXJh7OG2zr8
​

1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgTivbUNKWI
​

1998/1999
SP: "Serenade" by Schubert
FS: no information found
1998 NHK Trophy

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXuif81zrJI
​

1997/1998
SP: "Jungle Fantasy" by Percy Faith & His Orchestra
FS: "Red Poppy" by Reinhold Glière

1998 World Championships

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNfAO5OIRy0
​

1998 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 Championships

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYou60OFq3M​

1997 NHK Trophy

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieDWpR4svMA
​

1997 Sparkassen (Nations) Cup on Ice

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlKKqwWdyDs​

1997 Japanese National Championships

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCzbrpV6lR4​

1996 NHK Trophy

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_5lAZONIg​

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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

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU8yvDwkHl0 (partial) / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEoabQi287Y​

1995 Nebelhorn Trophy

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sa924mPNmQ​

1994/1995
SP: "Gaîté Parisienne: Overture" ("La Vie Parisienne")
FS: no information found
1994 Nebelhorn Trophy

FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ0lGUUJZ5Q​

Results
Rows in azure ---> Japanese domestic competitions

Competition	SP	LP/FS	TS
2005/2006
2006 Olympic Games	3	1	1 (191.34)
2006 Japanese National Championships	1	4	3 (187.36)
2005 Trophée Eric Bompard	3	2	3 (173.30)
2005 Cup of China	3	2	3 (173.60)
2005 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic	N/A	3	3 (105.86)
2005 Japan International Challenge	-	2	2 (110.87)
2004/2005
2005 World Championships	5	9	9 (185.73)
2005 Japanese National Championships	1	-	WD
2005 Grand Prix Final	2	4	2 (160.24)
2004 Cup of Russia	3	3	2 (155.52)
2004 NHK Trophy	1	2	1 (179.06)
2004 Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic	N/A	2	2
2004 Marshall's World Skating Challenge	N/A	2	2
2003/2004
2004 World Championships	2	1	1
2004 Japanese National Championships	1	4	3
2004 Grand Prix Final	5	3	3
2003 International Figure Skating Challenge	N/A	2	2
2003 Trophee Lalique	2	2	2
2003 Skate Canada	3	2	2
2003 Skate America	2	3	3
2003 ABC Sports Internationl Figure Skating Challenge	N/A	7	7
2002/2003
2003 World Championships	11	7	8
2003 Grand Prix Final	6	4/3	4
2003 Four Continents Championships	2	2	2
2003 Asian Winter Games	1	1	1
2003 Winter Universiade	1	1	1
2003 Japanese National Championships	7	2	3
2002 NHK Trophy	2	3	3
2002 Cup of Russia	7	4	5
2001/2002
2002 Four Continents Championships	2	2	2
2002 Inter-College Skating Championships	1	1	1
2002 Japanese National Championships	2	2	2
]2001 Trophée Lalique	9	4	6
2001 Skate America	6	4	4
2001 Tokyo Regional Championships	2	1	1
2000/2001
2001 Four Continents Championships	3	7	6
2001 Japanese National Championships	3	2	2
2000 Cup of Russia	6	8	7
2000 Trophée Lalique	9	9	9
2000 Eastern Japan Junior Championships			1
2000 Tokyo Regional Championships			2
1999/2000
2000 National Sports Festival			1
2000 Japanese National Championships	2	6	5
1999 NHK Trophy	5	5	5
1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	4	6	5
1998/1999
1999 Four Continents Championships	7	6	6
1999 Asian Winter Games			2
1999 Inter High School			1
1999 Japanese National Championships	1	1	1
1998 NHK Trophy	8	8	8
1998 Skate America	10	9	9
1997/1998
1998 World Championships	22	21	22
1998 Olympic Games	14	14	13
1998 Asian Championships			1
1998 Japanese National Championships	2	1	1
1997 NHK Trophy	6	6	6
1997 Nations (Sparkassen) Cup	8	7	7
1997 Inter Junior High School			1
1996/1997
1997 Japanese National Championships	1	2	2
1996 NHK Trophy	9	7	7
1996/97 World Junior Championships	10	8	8
1996/97 Asian Championships			1
1996/7 Japanese National Junior Championships			1
1996 Eastern Japan Junior Championships			4
Tohoku-Hokkaido Regional Championships			3
1996 Inter Junior High School			1
1995/1996
1995/96 World Junior Championships	6	8	7
1995/96 Japanese Junior National Championships			1
1995 Eastern Japan Junior Championships			1
1995 Nebelhorn Trophy	4	1	1
1995 Inter Junior High School			1
1994/1995
1994/95 World Junior Championships	7	8	8
1994/95 Japanese Junior National Championships			1
1994 Nebelhorn Trophy			2
1994 Junior Grand Prix - St. Gervais			2
1993/1994
1993/94 Triglav Trophy			2
1993 Tohoku-Hokkaido Regional Championships			1

Shows and Galas
2019 Fantasy on Ice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V-JjokpD0Q
2019 World Championships Opening Ceremony - special performance - Shizuka Arakawa, Stephane Lambiel, Nobunari Oda, Akiko Suzuki and Kanako Murakami - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaHhrNNDi-c
2018 Christmas on Ice - Shizuka Arakawa and Stephane Lambiel "Let It Be" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjYri-k5u3E
2018 NHK Trophy gala - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0of8EyTHu8
2017 Intimissimi on Ice - with Andrea Bocelli - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HVFhiNzNzQ
2016 Carnaval on Ice - "One World" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMAfsGsHMqw
2016 (?) - "Footprints in the Sand" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTqTb1pq8GA
2015 Christmas on Ice - "Everything" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qowU42tmsTM
2016 Christmas on Ice - "Pie Jesu" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWYjXvkQ1UM
2013 COI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKgLW0pA2MM
2013 Art on Ice - "Swan Lake" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVr4TBodVU / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-CGDKKPd6E
2013 Art on Ice - "A moment Like This" with Leona Lewis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf47GNyZZBE
2012 Opera on ice - "Madame Butterfly" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFPsZcks3zw
2012 Ice Show - "Nessum Dorma" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQeU-4q233Q
2011 Japan Open - "The Voice" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ivtHRyyqA
2011 ABC Thin Ice - Shizuka Arakawa & Stepjane Lambiel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7dwF38JWtE
2011 Art on Ice - "Who Wants to Live Forever" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldMt4xM9xMM
2011 Art on Ice - "Who Wants to Live Forever" with Katherine Jenkins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irP3J3LLiMs
2011 Art on Ice - Shizuka Arakawa and Donna Summer -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLFzLIKB6B8
2009 Festa on Ice - "Listen" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4smHRVRd7E
2009 Stars on ice - "Frozen" by Madonna - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_xMSbNqVnY
2009 Japan Super Challenge - "Ave Maria" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqrhRBEoY4Q
2009 Ice Jewelry - "It's a Beautiful Day" by Sarah Brightman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhlNmN9O7u0
2009 Ice All Stars - "Candyman" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8JYXGddBeM
2008 Pensiero Stupendo - "Listen" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlAL-_OVBB4
2008 Prince Ice World - "Fly Me to the Moon" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGSb0Pf4MA4
2007 Christmas on Ice - "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f9WV9o2-9M
2007 Golden Skate Awards - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIRTF385h5U
2006 Japanese Stars on Ice - "Captain Mizuki" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC1uYMI-u5Q
2006 MOI - "Turandot" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWKe1MWH-UM
2004 Expressions on Ice - "Memory" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoJuvc08bEU
(?) - "Nella Fantasia" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNuHOzNL4Pc
(?) - "The Music of the Night" with Il Divo and Barbra Streisand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akCOU8rARas

Articles, Interviews and Other Media
6 November 2015 - "Shizuka Arakawa Figure Skating Olympic Champion" by Olympic Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp0X421UrMA
8 August 2013 - Shizuka Arakawa on a talk show talking about Daisuke Takahashi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72hScW0NRhk
26 February 2011 - "Skate Lesson with Shizuka Arakawa" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofdzUfjd7jM
11 October 2009 - Shizuka Arakawa documentary (in Japanese) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwTYSGl1rJE
2007 - wedding fluff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwvY36ur6F8

 

[Mohacz]

Following my goal to open a fan fest for the Olympic and World Champions from the last few decades, I've just created a thread for Shizuka Arakawa. It's still under construction as I need to find all the available links to her programs and galas. I hope to do so over the next couple of days, but you can already start commenting.

Enjoy

 

[Mohacz]

I've finally terminated updating Shizuka's OP. I've added all the videos I could find and more details to the results table. Now I will make her bold in the Index

 

[Debdelilah1]

Shizuka skating a gala to You Raise Me Up in 2016…reprise of her Olympic gala

 

[Debdelilah1]

Shizuka Tango Jalousie 2020

 

[sailormoon]

Arakawa made a brief appearance during the Opening Ceremony, turning the lights on for the kabuki performance, which was part of a comedy skit. My hometown is hosting Team USA's sitting volleyball team.

 

[Debdelilah1]

Wow, thanks for sharing that.

 

[Zora]

I was wondering if it was her! But couldn't find any information.

 

[NanaPat]

I was wondering if it was her! But couldn't find any information.

The Canadian TV commentators said it was her. I'm sure they don't have superior powers of recognition, and were reading it from information supplied to them.

 

[Imagine]

There’s something biologically wrong with Shizuka. It seems that she is incapable of aging in a normal fashion, and can only do so in reverse.

 

[gsk8]

 

[gsk8]

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Shizuka Arakawa participated in the 20 year anniversary of the Ajinomoto Victory Project:
https://twitter.com/hochi_otani/status/1730192162552492287

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

Last day, the Mayor Cup of Sendai (which isn't an ISU competition, if I understand well, but attracts public and competitors on the seasonal outside rink) had Yuzuru Hanyu as a guest. This year, Shizuka Arakawa graced the event, but I haven't found out yet if she skated, like Yuzuru Hanyu had done. She was Sendai's (and Japan's) first Olympic Gold Medal in Figure Skating in 2006.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

As many Sendai high level athletes, Shizuka Arakawa attended Tohoku High School, with their flexible time schedules.
This school has just erected this tribute to her and to their other Olympic Gold Medallist alumnus, Yuzuru Hanyu:
https://twitter.com/tohoku_hs/status/1768221363217879530?ref_url=


This was reported by NHK:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/tohoku-news/20240314/6000026848.html

(links in double post from Yuzuru Hanyu Fan Fest)

 

[synesthesia]

Most character visuals for the new Hyoen production based on Kenji Miyazawa's fantasy novel "Night on the galactic railroad", to take place in June, were released today. Shizuka looks stunning!




Source: https://hyoen.jp/cast.html


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