2016 Japan Open

gsk8 · May 3, 2016

2016 Japan Open
1 Oct 2016
Saitama, Japan

Video & Results Thread
http://goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?60680-Japan-Open-2016-Videos-amp-Results

Team Japan:

Satoko Miyahara

LP Star Wars soundtrack & Jupiter from The Planets Suite by Gustav Holst; choreo by Tom Dickson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_asTFvV4fG8

Wakaba Higuchi

LP Scheherazade; choreo. by Massimo Scali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmru8coHiaQ

Shoma Uno

LP Buenos Aires Hora Cero & Balada para un loco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaBs4_ssRiM

Nobunari Oda

LP Liebesträume by Franz Liszt
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4vjrlt_nobunari-oda-2016-jo-fs_sport

Team North America:

Ashley Wagner

Exogenesis: Symphony, Part 3, (Redemption), by Muse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLlkcvKAHmM

Gracie Gold

FS Daphnis et Chloé by Maurice Ravel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jqe9EaqK74

Adam Rippon

"Bloodstream," performed by Stateless; choreo: Benji Schwimmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY4YJzgUg7E

Jeremy Abbott

FS "Old Pine" by Ben Howard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZwHu4l-KBU

Team Europe:

Evgenia Medvedeva

FS Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close soundtrack by Alexandre Desplat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtdVwHLzGV4

Anna Pogorilaya

LP Modigliani soundtrack by Guy Farley, "Le Di a la Caza Alcance (con Michael Nyman)" by Estrella Morente, Memoria Requiem, arranhec by Michael Nyman from The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (Film Score 1989); choreo by Nikolai Morozov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq4qNObvxfA

Javier Fernandez

FS "Trouble," "Fever," and "Jailhouse Rock," performed by Elvis Presley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZJk5xPmIXg

Florent Amodio

The Gladiator soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKU-a2u0yXw

NaVi · Jul 1, 2016

Some entries were announced.

http://www.rockerskating.com/news/2016/7/1/champions-galore-at-the-2016-japan-open

I kind of hope they invite Daniel Samohin for the other Euro guy.

cathlen · Jul 11, 2016

Official site: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/japanopen2016/

Entries as of now (updated)
Team Japan: Satoko Miyahara, Wakaba Higuchi, Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda
Team North America: Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold, Adam Rippon, Jeremy Abbott
Team Europe: Evgenia Medvedeva, Anna Pogorilaya, Javier Fernandez, Florent Amodio

Crossover · Jul 11, 2016

cathlen said:
Official site: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/japanopen2016/

Entries as of now:
Team Japan: Satoko Miyahara, Shoma Uno
Team North America: Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold, Adam Rippon, Jeremy Abbott
Team Europe: Evgenia Medvedeva, Anna Pogorilaya, Javier Fernandez, Florent Amodio

Jeremy will be there! I miss him so much. Florent's participation will be another pleasure of mine. I'm so excited about the news.

ioanna · Jul 12, 2016

I expect Mao Asada and Takahito Mura to complete the Team Japan roster. Although - with Team North America having Jeremy Abbott and Team Europe having Florent Amodio, I wish they'd get Tatsuki Machida to agree to do it.

Ah well, a fan can dream.

cathlen · Jul 29, 2016

Wakaba Higuchi & Nobunari Oda were added to Team Japan! Shizuka Arakawa will be a one of the guests

deedee1 · Jul 29, 2016

Good to know Wakata gets to compete here. Good luck to her on her senior debuting competition in front of int'l judges! :cheer:

otoh, a bit disappointed to know Yuzuru not compete... they should have been desperate to have him.

sarama · Aug 1, 2016

I think it's a very good lineup, quite balanced as well. My only complaint is the lack of Canadians, but I understand that maybe Patrick didn't want to go, and the others weren't particularly appealing for the organizers

Sugarpova · Aug 9, 2016

Flo!!

mirai4life · Aug 17, 2016

Wakaba

puremagic · Sep 18, 2016

For a change they could invite another skaters. I am glad that Wakaba here, but what about ladies in Team Europe and Team North America - It's kind of boring. Same skaters, same faces. I mean, for example I'll be glad to see Maria Sotskova with Nicole Rajicova for Team Europe and Polina Edmunds with Alaine Chartrand for Team North America.

lavoix · Sep 20, 2016

puremagic said:
For a change they could invite another skaters. I am glad that Wakaba here, but what about ladies in Team Europe and Team North America - It's kind of boring. Same skaters, same faces. I mean, for example I'll be glad to see Maria Sotskova with Nicole Rajicova for Team Europe and Polina Edmunds with Alaine Chartrand for Team North America.

I agree with you. I think Pogorilaya and Medvedeva have enough experience, but Sotskova is desperate for some international exposure at the senior level.

ioanna · Sep 20, 2016

Well last year Team Europe had Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Adelina Sotnikova and this year is Evgenia Medvedeva's first appearance at JO. They need the big names to sell the tickets. Not to mention, would Europe and North America even be competitive enough with skaters like Sotskova, Rajicova or Chartrand? They're not exactly Wakaba level, just my two cents.

hugo · Sep 20, 2016

ioanna said:
Well last year Team Europe had Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Adelina Sotnikova and this year is Evgenia Medvedeva's first appearance at JO. They need the big names to sell the tickets. Not to mention, would Europe and North America even be competitive enough with skaters like Sotskova, Rajicova or Chartrand? They're not exactly Wakaba level, just my two cents.

Sotskova is not Wakaba level ? :biggrin:

Crossover · Sep 20, 2016

hugo said:
Sotskova is not Wakaba level ?

I think she meant Sotskova's name and presence in Japan compared to Wakaba, two-time National Senior medalists in a row. She beat Kanako who was considered a favorite for the National title in 2014-15, and beat Mao and Rika in the 2015-16 Nationals. The weight can't be comparable to the Japanese public unless Sotskova wins major medals in seniors. The same thing would happen to Sotskova over Wakaba if Russia hosts an event like Japan Open.

ioanna · Sep 20, 2016

hugo said:
Sotskova is not Wakaba level ?

Not in terms of popularity or "star quality", as people love to say. This is what Japan Open is looking for.

sailormoon · Sep 20, 2016

There is an exhibition called "Carnival On Ice" to be held just after the Japan Open by participating skaters from 7 pm at the same venue. Marin Honda has just been added as a guest skater. Other big names among guest skaters are Gabriella Papadakis and Daisuke Takahashi.

ioanna · Sep 20, 2016

sailormoon said:
There is an exhibition called "Carnival On Ice" to be held just after the Japan Open by participating skaters from 7 pm at the same venue. Marin Honda has just been added as a guest skater. Other big names among guest skaters are Gabriella Papadakis and Daisuke Takahashi.

Carnival On Ice always happens after Japan Open, they're tied together.

theskatingbutterfly · Sep 21, 2016

We're about a week and a half out of the Japan Open, does anyone have any predictions/dream results?

My dream results for ladies:
1. Ashley Wagner
2. Satoko Miyahara
3. Evgenia Medvedeva
4. Wakaba Higuchi
5. Anna Pogorilaya
6. Gracie Gold

What will PROBABLY happen:
1. Evgenia Medvedeva
2. Satoko Miyahara
3. Ashley Wagner
4. Anna Pogorilaya
5. Wakaba Higuchi
6. Gracie Gold

theskatingbutterfly · Sep 25, 2016

Does anyone know if there's a schedule out yet?

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