- Joined
- Feb 13, 2014
Japanese figure skater Rika Hongo (Japanese: 本郷理華) was born September 6, 1996, in Sendai, Japan. Hongo is the 2015 Japanese silver medalist and a two-time Four Continents bronze medalist (2015-16).
In season 2019-20, Hongo decided to take a break from skating, despite having had a new “Ghost in the Shell” themed free skate choreographed for her by Shae-Lynn Bourne in May of 2019. It is unknown whether she will return to competitive skating.
She returned to compete at the 2021 Japanese Nationals, where she placed 18th. She announced she had officially retired on June 15, 2021.
Bios & Profiles:
ISU bio page
Archived Icenetwork bio page
Tracings.net entry
Wikipedia entry
Rinkresults
Updated 16 August 2020
Personal Best Scores:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00013638.htm
Results
Complete Video Catalog
2020-2021
SP: "The Song of My Brother" from Crash Landing on You; choreo. by Yuko Hongo
FS: Ghost in the Shell; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
2019-2020
SP: Kill Bill soundtrack (same program from 2018-19); "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
FS: Ghost in the Shell; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
2018-19
SP: "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei; choreo by Kenji Miyamoto, Shae Lynn Bourne
FS: "Child of Nazareth" by Maxime Rodriguez; choreo by Kenji Miyamoto, Shae Lynn Bourne
2018-19 Japanese Nationals SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4gMF1k1Al4
2018-19 Japanese Nationals FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAI2PAkzsJc
2018 Grand Prix of Finland SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nogvjzMkoUo
2018 Grand Prix of Finland FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1FHWiG_ypQ
2017-18
SP: O Fortuna (from "Carmina Burana") by Carl Orff; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Kenji Miyamoto
FS: Frida (soundtrack) by Elliot Goldenthal; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Kenji Miyamoto
2018 Challenge Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYAxaGywCoo
2018 Challenge Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7YIKjqJCak
2017-18 Japanese Nationals SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB7z3hAIp8Q
2017-18 Japanese Nationals FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siqtaUPz_x4
2017 NHK SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAnse7ibyGs
2017 NHK FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSOWeBXRpfs
2017 Skate Canada SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAdduLklx8E
2017 Skate Canada FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siCgTHxae5M
2017 Nepela Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygn88tJ18pQ
2016-17
SP O Fortuna (from "Carmina Burana") by Carl Orff; choreo Shae-Lynn Bourne
LP Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack by Maurice Jarre; choreo by Akiko Suzuki
2017 Worlds SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPhZgUrUn0
2016-17 Japanese Nationals SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAbLISx1aRo
2017 Asian Winter Games FS to Riverdance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy5nS1d8An0
2015-16
SP "Incantation" from Cirque Du Soleil (Quidam]
FS Riverdance by Bill Whelan (Reel Around the Sun)
2016 Team Challenge Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikr-TduysmI
2016 Team Challenge Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3kGwfZ0nr0
2016 Worlds SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV8O3Z_GNj8
2016 Worlds FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0iUZNeWAtI
2016 Four Continents SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfImioDWCT8
2016 Four Continents FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mBzzGh-ey4
2015-16 Japanese Nationals SP
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jjexx_rika-hongo-2015-japanese-nationals-sp_sport
2015-16 Japanese Nationals FS
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jnpg7_rika-hongo-2015-japanese-nationals-fs_sport
2015 Rostelecom Cup SP; HD by sabinfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8TUj_ecgwU
2015 Rostelecom Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyv5lKlqXM
2015 Cup of China SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq3fUCihqHI
2015 Cup of China FS; HD by sabinfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2rCKxE6Vek
2015 Finlandia Trophy SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFybosqaAZw
2015 Finlandia Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b5X8Pb1lf8
2014-15
SP Le Corsaire by Adolphe Adam and Leon Minkus
FS Carmen by Georges Bizet
2015 Worlds SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwoe8mE6J7w
2015 Worlds FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD9fke641Co
2015 Four Continents SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKZ7FCFCld8
2015 Four Continents FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz-lFF8sXDA
2014-15 Japanese Nationals SP
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2dhls6_本郷理華-rika-hongo-2014-japanese-nationals-sp_sport
2014-15 Japanese Nationals FS
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2djo0e_本郷理華-rika-hongo-2014-japanese-nationals-fs_sport
2014 GPF SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8mYu9iysJ8
2014 GPF FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQlrJet_FQ
2014 Rostelecom Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfDBjOwgV6k
2014 Rostelecom Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyv5lKlqXM
2014 Skate Canada SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFeyWMV3fXo
2014 Skate Canada FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gyUz-8sKVA
2014 Finlandia Trophy SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMjag6bsrKg
2014 Finlandia Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icxuUvLZRBw
2013-14
SP Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus
FS Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg
2014 Junior Worlds SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfdAh2awgD8
2014 Junior Worlds FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kbTmcizrJ4
2013 JGP Cup of Mexico SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=695V7hPwTWM
2013 JGP Cup of Mexico FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVmgOTzlIaw
2013 JGP Minsk SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F58-YVYelPc
2013 JGP Minsk FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLKqmfqvuIY
2012-13
SP Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns
FS Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2013 Junior World Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ZIPkITI64
2013 Junior World Championships FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR9EnQ9eu5U
2012-13 Japanese Nationals FS
No video found
2012 JGP Croatia SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMulIpE9H24
2012 JGP Croatia FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVu6Xsg7zYc
2012 JGP Courchevel SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jidrs9BDZCI
2012 JGP Courchevel FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGyl-jhM4co
May 2018, PIW, Kill Bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_BGLyr_MdQ
July 2017 performance - Blackpink medley, choreo. by Misha Ge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcwJ4C3h9Gw
2016 Team Challenge Cup - "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCmHAYI9fLM
2015 Four Continents EX - Thriller by Michael Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k8MzYBm2aM
2015 Jan.performance of Thriller by Michael Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdxSUnyumBA
2015 Medalists on Ice - "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jtb5r_rika-hongo-2015-moi_sport
2014 Medalists on Ice - Thriller by Michael Jackson
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2dmqeu_本郷理華-rika-hongo-2014-medalist-on-ice_sport
2013 Dream on Ice - Don Quixote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujzo34S5fv8
2013 JGP Minsk, Belarus Cup Gala - "Yozakura Oshichi" by Fuyumi Sakamoto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EqVnCPrAqs
Feb. 2016 - Japan’s Satoko Miyahara strikes gold in Taipei
Satoko Miyahara of Japan finally struck gold at the 2016 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships .....Rika Hongo again won the bronze.
Nov. 2015 - Rika Hongo: ‘Not where I want to be yet’
Japan’s Rika Hongo kicked off her 2015-16 season by winning two titles before the Grand Prix (GP)...
Dec. 2014 - Rika Hongo ‘grateful’ for opportunities
Following the retirement of Akiko Suzuki and Mao Asada’s decision to take time off competitive skating, Japan,..
Video interviews
2018 with John Wilson Blades Nov. at Finlandia Trophy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oI_Dn-6RzI
2017 Akiko's Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxrWqQF5yQo
2014 GPF Interview with Yulia Lipnitskaia after the SP
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2...itskaia-interview-after-the-sp-2014-gpf_sport
Wait...What!!! (fun ISU interview)
Articles
Nov. 2015 -Asada takes ladies title in return to Grand Prix
Hongo takes silver at 2015 Cup of China
Oct. 2015 - Hongo, Menshov claim gold at Finlandia Trophy
Oct. 2015 -Weaver, Poje top dance field at Finlandia Trophy
Hongo leads after SP
June 2015 - Rising stars of Asia: Sky's the limit for 'lucky' Hongo
Japanese silver medalist hopes to ride momentum from 'Cinderella' season
by Wei Xiong, special to icenetwork
Feb. 2015 -Edmunds rallies during free to take ladies crown
Hongo wins bronze at 2015 Four Continents.
Nov. 2014 - Chock, Bates clinch first trip to Grand Prix Final
Hongo qualifies for 2014 GPF by winning 2014 Rostelecom Cup
Oct. 2014 - Tuktamisheva opens commanding lead at Finlandia
Hongo is in third after SP.
Oct. 2013 -Team USA runs off with three golds from [JGP] Belarus
Hongo wins bronze..
Original post:
A big congratulations to her for her gold medal at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup! Way to go Rika! You nailed it!
In season 2019-20, Hongo decided to take a break from skating, despite having had a new “Ghost in the Shell” themed free skate choreographed for her by Shae-Lynn Bourne in May of 2019. It is unknown whether she will return to competitive skating.
She returned to compete at the 2021 Japanese Nationals, where she placed 18th. She announced she had officially retired on June 15, 2021.
Bios & Profiles:
ISU bio page
Archived Icenetwork bio page
Tracings.net entry
Wikipedia entry
Rinkresults
Updated 16 August 2020
Personal Best Scores:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00013638.htm
Type | Score | Competition |
---|---|---|
Total | 156.59 | ISU GP Helsinki 2018 |
SP | 51.11 | ISU GP Helsinki 2018 |
FS | 105.48 | ISU GP Helsinki 2018 |
Historical Personal Bests
Type | Score | Competition |
---|---|---|
Total | 199.15 | ISU World Championships 2016 |
SP | 69.89 | ISU World Championships 2016 |
FS | 129.97 | ISU GP Audi Cup of China 2015 |
Results
COMPETITION | SP | FS | TOTAL | PLACEMENT |
2010-10 Chubu Block 4 Junior Regionals | 8 37.24 | 3 83.77 | 5 121.01 | 5th |
2010-11 Japanese Western Junior Sectionals | 14 38.94 | 12 75.65 | 13 114.59 | 13th |
2010-11 Japanese Junior National Championships | 22 39.40 | 19 74.70 | 19 114.10 | 19th |
2011-12 Chubu Block 4 Junior Regional | 2 45.84 | 1 94.65 | 1 142.49 | 1st |
2011-12 Japan Western Junior Sectional | 32 36.20 | - | 32 (FNR) | 32 FNR |
2012–13 season | ||||
2012 JGP Croatia | 6 45.93 | 4 95.04 | 5 140.97 | 5th |
2012 JGP France | 3 53.16 | 2 96.22 | 2 149.38 | 2nd |
2012-13 Japan Western Junior Sectional | 9 44.97 | 2 106.28 | 5 151.25 | 5th |
2012-13 Japan Nationals, Junior | 3 55.47 | 3 103.87 | 3 159.34 | 3rd |
2012-13 Japan Nationals | 6 56.61 | 4 115.82 | 5 172.43 | 5th |
2013 Junior Worlds | 7 52.15 | 10 90.47 | 9 142.62 | 9th |
2013–14 season | ||||
2013 JGP Mexico | 6 48.09 | 3 99.48 | 4 147.57 | 4th |
2013 JGP Belarus | 5 50.10 | 5 94.87 | 3 144.97 | 3rd |
2013-14 Japan Western Junior Sectional | 8 52.07 | 4 104.45 | 4 156.52 | 4th |
2013-14 Japanese Nationals, Junior | 3 52.84 | 1 110.28 | 1 163.12 | 1st |
2013-14 Japanese Nationals | 7 59.25 | 6 117.06 | 6 176.31 | 6th |
2014 Junior Worlds | 11 51.47 | 7 106.41 | 8 157.88 | 8th |
2014 Triglav Trophy | 1 57.71 | 1 95.61 | 1 153.32 | 1st |
2014–15 season | ||||
2014 Asian Trophy | 1 57.91 | 2 110.98 | 1 168.89 | 1st |
2014 Finlandia Trophy | 3 52.11 | 3 101.60 | 3 153.71 | 3rd |
2014 Skate Canada | 5 59.10 | 5 112.37 | 5 171.47 | 5th |
2014 Rostelecom Cup | 2 59.85 | 1 118.15 | 1 178.00 | 1st |
2014 GPF | 5 61.10 | 5 115.03 | 6 176.13 | 6th |
2014-15 Japanese Nationals | 1 66.70 | 2 121.93 | 2 188.63 | 2nd |
2015 Four Continents | 3 61.28 | 3 116.16 | 3 177.44 | 3rd |
2015 Worlds | 5 62.17 | 5 122.41 | 6 184.58 | 6th |
2015–16 season | ||||
2015 Finlandia Trophy | 1 65.75 | 1 121.70 | 1 187.45 | 1st |
2015 Cup of China | 2 65.79 | 1 129.97 | 2 195.76 | 2nd |
2015 Rostelecom Cup | 6 63.45 | 5 115.67 | 5 179.12 | 5th |
2015-16 Japanese Nationals | 2 68.39 | 4 124.89 | 4 193.28 | 4th |
2016 Four Continents | 4 64.27 | 5 117.51 | 3 181.78 | 3rd |
2016 World Championships | 7 69.89 | 8 129.26 | 8 199.15 | 8th |
2016 Team Challenge Cup | 9 60.43 | 7 122.15 | 9 182.58 | 3rd (Team) |
2016 CS Autumn Classic International | 4 60.33 | 4 110.01 | 4 170.34 | 4th |
2016 Cup of China | 6 63.63 | 6 118.12 | 5 181.75 | 5th |
2016 Skate Canada International | 4 65.75 | 8 105.44 | 6 171.19 | 6th |
2016–17 Japan Championships | 2 69.20 | 6 125.08 | 5 194.28 | 5th |
2017 Asian Winter Games | 2 60.98 | 4 100.39 | 4 161.37 | 4th |
2017 Four Continents Championships | 9 59.16 | 13 108.26 | 10 167.42 | 10th |
2017 Coupe du Printemps | 1 59.27 | 1 103.29 | 1 162.56 | 1st |
2017 World Championships | 12 62.55 | 18 107.28 | 16 169.83 | 16th |
2017 Nepela Trophy | 2 66.49 | 2 123.49 | 2 189.98 | 2nd |
2017 Skate Canada International | 6 61.60 | 6 114.74 | 6 176.34 | 6th |
2017 NHK Trophy | 4 65.83 | 7 122.00 | 7 187.83 | 7th |
2017–18 Japan Championships | 3 70.48 | 8 127.14 | 6 197.62 | 6th |
2018 Challenge Cup | 2 62.07 | 3 106.72 | 2 168.79 | 2nd |
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy | 15 46.54 | 16 87.12 | 16 133.66 | 16th |
2018 Grand Prix of Finland | 11 51.11 | 7 105.48 | 10 156.59 | 10th |
2018–19 Japan Championships | 17 55.93 | 16 107.25 | 17 163.18 | 17th |
2020/2021 season | ||||
2021 Japanese Nationals | 17 (59.05) | 19 (101.80) | 18 (160.85) | 18th |
Complete Video Catalog
2020-2021
SP: "The Song of My Brother" from Crash Landing on You; choreo. by Yuko Hongo
FS: Ghost in the Shell; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
2019-2020
SP: Kill Bill soundtrack (same program from 2018-19); "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
FS: Ghost in the Shell; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne
2018-19
SP: "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei; choreo by Kenji Miyamoto, Shae Lynn Bourne
FS: "Child of Nazareth" by Maxime Rodriguez; choreo by Kenji Miyamoto, Shae Lynn Bourne
2018-19 Japanese Nationals SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4gMF1k1Al4
2018-19 Japanese Nationals FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAI2PAkzsJc
2018 Grand Prix of Finland SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nogvjzMkoUo
2018 Grand Prix of Finland FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1FHWiG_ypQ
2017-18
SP: O Fortuna (from "Carmina Burana") by Carl Orff; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Kenji Miyamoto
FS: Frida (soundtrack) by Elliot Goldenthal; choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne, Kenji Miyamoto
2018 Challenge Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYAxaGywCoo
2018 Challenge Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7YIKjqJCak
2017-18 Japanese Nationals SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB7z3hAIp8Q
2017-18 Japanese Nationals FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siqtaUPz_x4
2017 NHK SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAnse7ibyGs
2017 NHK FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSOWeBXRpfs
2017 Skate Canada SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAdduLklx8E
2017 Skate Canada FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siCgTHxae5M
2017 Nepela Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygn88tJ18pQ
2016-17
SP O Fortuna (from "Carmina Burana") by Carl Orff; choreo Shae-Lynn Bourne
LP Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack by Maurice Jarre; choreo by Akiko Suzuki
2017 Worlds SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPhZgUrUn0
2016-17 Japanese Nationals SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAbLISx1aRo
2017 Asian Winter Games FS to Riverdance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy5nS1d8An0
2015-16
SP "Incantation" from Cirque Du Soleil (Quidam]
FS Riverdance by Bill Whelan (Reel Around the Sun)
2016 Team Challenge Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikr-TduysmI
2016 Team Challenge Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3kGwfZ0nr0
2016 Worlds SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV8O3Z_GNj8
2016 Worlds FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0iUZNeWAtI
2016 Four Continents SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfImioDWCT8
2016 Four Continents FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mBzzGh-ey4
2015-16 Japanese Nationals SP
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jjexx_rika-hongo-2015-japanese-nationals-sp_sport
2015-16 Japanese Nationals FS
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jnpg7_rika-hongo-2015-japanese-nationals-fs_sport
2015 Rostelecom Cup SP; HD by sabinfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8TUj_ecgwU
2015 Rostelecom Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyv5lKlqXM
2015 Cup of China SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq3fUCihqHI
2015 Cup of China FS; HD by sabinfire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2rCKxE6Vek
2015 Finlandia Trophy SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFybosqaAZw
2015 Finlandia Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b5X8Pb1lf8
2014-15
SP Le Corsaire by Adolphe Adam and Leon Minkus
FS Carmen by Georges Bizet
2015 Worlds SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwoe8mE6J7w
2015 Worlds FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD9fke641Co
2015 Four Continents SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKZ7FCFCld8
2015 Four Continents FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz-lFF8sXDA
2014-15 Japanese Nationals SP
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2dhls6_本郷理華-rika-hongo-2014-japanese-nationals-sp_sport
2014-15 Japanese Nationals FS
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2djo0e_本郷理華-rika-hongo-2014-japanese-nationals-fs_sport
2014 GPF SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8mYu9iysJ8
2014 GPF FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huQlrJet_FQ
2014 Rostelecom Cup SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfDBjOwgV6k
2014 Rostelecom Cup FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyv5lKlqXM
2014 Skate Canada SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFeyWMV3fXo
2014 Skate Canada FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gyUz-8sKVA
2014 Finlandia Trophy SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMjag6bsrKg
2014 Finlandia Trophy FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icxuUvLZRBw
2013-14
SP Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus
FS Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg
2014 Junior Worlds SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfdAh2awgD8
2014 Junior Worlds FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kbTmcizrJ4
2013 JGP Cup of Mexico SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=695V7hPwTWM
2013 JGP Cup of Mexico FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVmgOTzlIaw
2013 JGP Minsk SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F58-YVYelPc
2013 JGP Minsk FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLKqmfqvuIY
2012-13
SP Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns
FS Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2013 Junior World Championships SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ZIPkITI64
2013 Junior World Championships FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR9EnQ9eu5U
2012-13 Japanese Nationals FS
No video found
2012 JGP Croatia SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMulIpE9H24
2012 JGP Croatia FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVu6Xsg7zYc
2012 JGP Courchevel SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jidrs9BDZCI
2012 JGP Courchevel FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGyl-jhM4co
Exhibitions
May 2018, PIW, Kill Bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_BGLyr_MdQ
July 2017 performance - Blackpink medley, choreo. by Misha Ge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcwJ4C3h9Gw
2016 Team Challenge Cup - "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCmHAYI9fLM
2015 Four Continents EX - Thriller by Michael Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k8MzYBm2aM
2015 Jan.performance of Thriller by Michael Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdxSUnyumBA
2015 Medalists on Ice - "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jtb5r_rika-hongo-2015-moi_sport
2014 Medalists on Ice - Thriller by Michael Jackson
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2dmqeu_本郷理華-rika-hongo-2014-medalist-on-ice_sport
2013 Dream on Ice - Don Quixote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujzo34S5fv8
2013 JGP Minsk, Belarus Cup Gala - "Yozakura Oshichi" by Fuyumi Sakamoto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EqVnCPrAqs
Golden Skate Articles
Feb. 2016 - Japan’s Satoko Miyahara strikes gold in Taipei
Satoko Miyahara of Japan finally struck gold at the 2016 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships .....Rika Hongo again won the bronze.
Nov. 2015 - Rika Hongo: ‘Not where I want to be yet’
Japan’s Rika Hongo kicked off her 2015-16 season by winning two titles before the Grand Prix (GP)...
Dec. 2014 - Rika Hongo ‘grateful’ for opportunities
Following the retirement of Akiko Suzuki and Mao Asada’s decision to take time off competitive skating, Japan,..
Articles and Media
Video interviews
2018 with John Wilson Blades Nov. at Finlandia Trophy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oI_Dn-6RzI
2017 Akiko's Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxrWqQF5yQo
2014 GPF Interview with Yulia Lipnitskaia after the SP
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2...itskaia-interview-after-the-sp-2014-gpf_sport
Wait...What!!! (fun ISU interview)
Articles
Nov. 2015 -Asada takes ladies title in return to Grand Prix
Hongo takes silver at 2015 Cup of China
Oct. 2015 - Hongo, Menshov claim gold at Finlandia Trophy
Oct. 2015 -Weaver, Poje top dance field at Finlandia Trophy
Hongo leads after SP
June 2015 - Rising stars of Asia: Sky's the limit for 'lucky' Hongo
Japanese silver medalist hopes to ride momentum from 'Cinderella' season
by Wei Xiong, special to icenetwork
Feb. 2015 -Edmunds rallies during free to take ladies crown
Hongo wins bronze at 2015 Four Continents.
Nov. 2014 - Chock, Bates clinch first trip to Grand Prix Final
Hongo qualifies for 2014 GPF by winning 2014 Rostelecom Cup
Oct. 2014 - Tuktamisheva opens commanding lead at Finlandia
Hongo is in third after SP.
Oct. 2013 -Team USA runs off with three golds from [JGP] Belarus
Hongo wins bronze..
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A big congratulations to her for her gold medal at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup! Way to go Rika! You nailed it!
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