Skaters on Team Japan

[Interspectator]

Any news on Mura? will we be seeing him in any B competitions before the Grand Prix begins?

 

[mikaboo]

Any news on Mura? will we be seeing him in any B competitions before the Grand Prix begins?

He's assigned to Ondrej Nepela Trophy.
http://skatingjapan.or.jp/whatsnew/detail.php?id=2733

 

[Interspectator]

He's assigned to Ondrej Nepela Trophy.
http://skatingjapan.or.jp/whatsnew/detail.php?id=2733

Thanks!

 

[mikaboo]

Rin, Hidetsugu, Sota and Kaori are leaving already for Poland.
https://twitter.com/rinrinrin0808/status/645985688995794944
https://twitter.com/SkateHide/status/645977080488857600
Good luck everyone!

ETA:
Waiting in transit at Frankfurt airport.
https://instagram.com/p/77O5EQFyS9/

 

[yhmafan]

Thanks mikaboo and ioanap for the information and the HD video. It's a shame how could I forget Mura and Dice

I will re-list and re-post that soon here.

 

[alia jackson]

Look at the t-shirt of the fanboy Sota

 

[hamaguri]

Rin, Hidetsugu, Sota and Kaori are leaving already for Poland.
https://twitter.com/rinrinrin0808/status/645985688995794944
https://twitter.com/SkateHide/status/645977080488857600
Good luck everyone!

ETA:
Waiting in transit at Frankfurt airport.
https://instagram.com/p/77O5EQFyS9/

Wow! Thanks for adorable posts! Go boys and girls!

 

[mikaboo]

Some videos from JGP Torun official practice have been uploaded on YouTube
Sota Yamamoto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_wrk7HZPjE

Hidetsugu Kamata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D50EqHbqe8

Sota and Hidetsugu are skating 1st and 2nd:hopelessness:
According to some twitter reports, Sota is falling all over the place:hopelessness:

 

[mikaboo]

^^^Thanks yhmafan

Look at the t-shirt of the fanboy Sota

Sota's fanboying is endearing and a bit creepy at the same time But I'm sure a fan gave it to him (I hope).

Wow! Thanks for adorable posts! Go boys and girls!

Welcome back! (Are you back?) I hope you had a nice vacation.

Some more photos from Torun.

Another one of Poeta Yamamoto and Hidetsugu(one of them is the same one as what alia posted)

Killing time at Torun. Is there a name for this game?

Sota smiling at the camera. <- replaced with a better one

Lots of photos from practice sessions here.
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SPs from JGP Torun
Rin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l886q8A3hpU
Kaori
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rS6dQqcFy4
Protocols
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/jgppol2015/jgppol2015_JuniorLadies_SP_Scores.pdf

Sota
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKVj-_0YmPM
Hidetsugu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3icK8IaNeR8
Protocols
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/jgppol2015/jgppol2015_JuniorMen_SP_Scores.pdf

I'm glad the boys did okay. The girls were meh, but hopefully they'll come back stronger in the FS.

 

[Interspectator]

Very happy for Sota doing so well in the SP ...keep it together in the free. Gamba!

 

[mikaboo]

Mariko Kihara's SP @Nebelhorn Trophy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKPCdfqYfXY
54.72
Protocols
Lost balance on the FSSp(?) and -1 for dropping her hair clip, but otherwise a very nice skate.

Wakaba skated at Tokyo Regionals today and scored 60.16 although she didn't make any obvious mistakes. Probably an "e" on the flip again?
I don't know when the protocols come out but someone posted the scores on twitter.
It's good to see Wakaba getting competition at home too - Akari Matsubara in 2nd place scored 55.90.
ETA: http://www.jsfresults.com/National/2015-2016/fs_j/block3/data0403.htm

Good luck to Sota and Hidetsugu for their FS!
(Although I admit, if Hidetsugu does well, that might kill any chance Koshiro might have of getting his 2nd assignment)

 

[hamaguri]

thanks mikaboo, i've got back on monday and finally got rid of jet lag.

i'm happy for Sota! yes! "Gamba" for FP!

Wakaba... the concern about error is worrying me. but anyway she's moving forward after the shock. go!

(Although I admit, if Hidetsugu does well, that might kill any chance Koshiro might have of getting his 2nd assignment

ooh,koshiro...:hopelessness:

 

[yhmafan]

Thank you for all the information and links.


Here is a revised edition of the list.

Yamato Tamura (田村岳斗) (5 28,1979) - 1997 NHK Trophy SP (he was 18)

Takeshi Honda (本田武史) (3 23,1981) - 1996 Skate America FS

Daisuke Takahashi (高橋大輔) (3 16,1986)- 2001 Japanese Nationals FS

Nobunari Oda (織田信成) (3 25,1987) - 2005 World Junior SP : (he was 18)

Takahiko Kozuka (小塚崇彦) (2 27,1989) - 2004 Japanese Nationals FS

Tatsuki Machida (町田 樹) (3 9,1990) - 2007 Nobeyama EX

Daisuke Murakami (村上大介) (1 15,1991) – 2008 Japanese Nationals SP

Takahito Mura (無良崇人) (2 11,1991) – 2006 Junior Nationals FS

Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生結弦) (12 7,1994) - 2010 World Junior SP

Shoma Uno (宇野昌磨) (12 17,1997) - 2013 World Junior FS

Sota Yamamoto (山本草太) (1 10,2000) - 2015 World Junior FS


All the birthday information was form wiki. I just noticed ALL of them (except Yamato) were born each in/around winter (a cold season). :shocked:

 

[mikaboo]

yhmafan
Thank you! That's so weird about their birthdays. TJ's male skaters have to be born around the cold months to make it to the top?

hamaguri
I think Hidetsugu fell about 3 times at his most recent local competition. I don't want to see that, but fingers crossed for Koshiro too.


From Hidetsugu's twitter. Looks like they all went out and had fun
https://twitter.com/SkateHide/status/647366581006241792

 

[dia]

Thank you for all the information and links.


Here is a revised edition of the list.

Yamato Tamura (田村岳斗) (5 28,1979) - 1997 NHK Trophy SP (he was 18)

Takeshi Honda (本田武史) (3 23,1981) - 1996 Skate America FS

Daisuke Takahashi (高橋大輔) (3 16,1986)- 2001 Japanese Nationals FS

Nobunari Oda (織田信成) (3 25,1987) - 2005 World Junior SP : (he was 18)

Takahiko Kozuka (小塚崇彦) (2 27,1989) - 2004 Japanese Nationals FS

Tatsuki Machida (町田 樹) (3 9,1990) - 2007 Nobeyama EX

Daisuke Murakami (村上大介) (1 15,1991) – 2008 Japanese Nationals SP

Takahito Mura (無良崇人) (2 11,1991) – 2006 Junior Nationals FS

Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生結弦) (12 7,1994) - 2010 World Junior SP

Shoma Uno (宇野昌磨) (12 17,1997) - 2013 World Junior FS

Sota Yamamoto (山本草太) (1 10,2000) - 2015 World Junior FS


All the birthday information was form wiki. I just noticed ALL of them (except Yamato) were born each in/around winter (a cold season). :shocked:

Well...they might have got ice skates as birthday presents . Actually my best ever Christmas present was a pair of ice skates. I still remember perfectly that day and how happy I was (I was only 6 years old)

 

[yhmafan]

Well...they might have got ice skates as birthday presents . Actually my best ever Christmas present was a pair of ice skates. I still remember perfectly that day and how happy I was (I was only 6 years old)

That's a great present, If so I wanted to be born in winter I was born in midsummer

 

[SuzyQ]

Has anyone mentioned almost all the figure skaters of Team Japan are blood type B or O?

It's so strange because the ratio of Japanese blood Type is; A = 39%, O = 29%, B = 22% and AB = 10%

Kanako is blood type A, and once she said she wanted to be Type B
Can you guess the reason?

Ryuju and Mitsuki are Type AB. Very rare. I'm afraid they seem to be typical AB (same as me ). What do I mean? It is said that blood type AB is less aggressive or do not have strong fighting spirit.

Go Ryuju and Mitsuki ! Show us it is not the case wth you

 

[alia jackson]

Kanako is blood type A, and once she said she wanted to be Type B
Can you guess the reason?

This and this

 

[SuzyQ]

This and this

The image I have for Blood Type B is, "I will do what I want to do. You can't stop me" type.

Just see Yuzuru and Mao

 

[mikaboo]

Mariko Kihara's FS @Nebelhorn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Na8mpqBrE
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/csger2015/CAT002RS.HTM
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/csger2015/CSGER2015_Ladies_FS_Scores.pdf
She zayaked! Did three 2Ts :hopelessness:
She tweeted that she'll be in the gala though.
ETA: And here it is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke04TdvdSxs

Congratulations to Rin on the bronze and Sota on the gold medals!
Looking at the protocols, I think Rin may have fixed her flutz? But of course she gets a "e" for her flips now.
Too bad about Kaori this time. Besides the falls, her jumps were beautiful. She must be very disappointed to have lost her chance to go to JGPF.
Kamata did a good job too and I think he just took Koshiro's place to get a 2nd assignment. cry: for Koshiro)

FS from JGP Torun
Rin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFEwMuMRq5A
Kaori
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdE0WXUqYc0
Protocols
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/jgppol2015/jgppol2015_JuniorLadies_FS_Scores.pdf
Medal Ceremony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nto5wPOsqbA

Sota
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRCe1eVbzw
Hidetsugu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsbrO-4lPKo
Protocols
http://www.isuresults.com/results/season1516/jgppol2015/jgppol2015_JuniorMen_FS_Scores.pdf
Medal Ceremony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltEYFo2mmpU
I love this podium!