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While she didn’t use the word “retirement” specifically, Mai Mihara’s latest IG post suggests that the upcoming Nationals will mark the end of her competitive career. Not really surprised but still sad!
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シスメックス スケートチーム | 三原舞依•坂本花織•壷井達也•三宅咲綺 (@sysmex_figureskatingteam) • Instagram photos and videos
3,144 likes, 0 comments - sysmex_figureskatingteam on December 9, 2025: " 三原舞依選手からメッセージが届きました💌 ****** こんにちは いつも温かく応援してくださるみなさま、サポートしてくださるみなさま、心から感謝の思いでいっぱいです🌸...
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Five women attempted 3A at Japanese Junior Nationals 2025, though only Mayuko Oka was clean. Mayuko Oka 3A +0.96 Mao Shimada 3A< F Mei Okada 3A< F Sumika Kanazawa 3A<< Reina Kawakatsu 3A< F
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20 days ago
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Mao Shimada won her 5th-straight Japanese junior national title! Mayuko Oka was 1st in the free—3A helped her rise from 8th to silver overall. (Protocol shown) Mei Okada took bronze. The medalists + 4th-place Sumika Kanazawa will compete again at the JGP Final.
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20 days ago
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Japanese Olympian Keiji Tanaka has announced his marriage. Congratulations to the couple!
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田中刑事 Keiji TANAKA (@2211keiji) • Instagram photos and videos
2211keiji on November 22, 2025: "今日、誕生日を迎えました✨ いつも応援してくださる皆さま、温かく支えてくださる皆さま、本当にありがとうございます!...
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22 days ago
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Japan Junior Nationals is this Sunday and Monday (JPN time)! Note: This is only for singles, as the junior national ice dance competition will be held alongside the seniors in December. No junior pairs entered this year.
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23 days ago
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This free skate music isn’t awful, but it really does nothing to emphasize Kazuki’s strengths. No energy, no real crescendo… Maybe it makes me sound uncultured, but it’s kind of a snooze fest.
#SkateAmerica
28 days ago
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Oh dear! I didn’t think Japan’s team event ice dance spot was very realistically up for grabs, but if this isn’t seriously cleaned up by Nationals, Kushida/Shimada might have an opening (depending how they do at Golden Spin).
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about 1 month ago
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Yuna and Sumitada bringing the heat! 👏👏👏👏
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about 1 month ago
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JPN Ice Dance Qualifier Ikura Kushida/Koshiro Shimada Moonlight Serenade/Sabrina Rather shocking double fall early on (I think he slipped while holding her), but they recovered well. It’s a dream pairing—I’ll be so sad if they don’t stick around! 92.02, 159.21 🥇
about 1 month ago
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JPN Ice Dance Qualifier Rika Kihira/Shingo Nishiyama Mononoke Hime Significant wobbles on the curve lift and twizzles, but again—they’ve had around a month’s practice and Rika’s new to ice dance. Extremely impressive how far they’ve come! 77.13, 136.74 into 2nd
about 1 month ago
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JPN Ice Dance Qualifier Ayano Sasaki/Yoshimitsu Ikeda The Bells of Notre Dame They’ve clearly put in a lot of work—it would be nice if they could get more opportunities from the JSF to compete. 88.65, 143.41 into 1st
about 1 month ago
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JPN Ice Dance Qualifier Chisato Uramatsu/Atsuhiko Tamura Experience Some lovely moments, and nice costumes, too! And… did they do a side-by-side jump? Is that allowed? I need to brush up on my ice dance! 80.39, 130.86 into 1st
about 1 month ago
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JPN Ice Dance Qualifier Haruno Yajima/Tsukasa Yajima Liebestraume 48.78, 79.67
about 1 month ago
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Catching up on the men at Skate Canada. Only one skater under 80 points in the short? That’s a big step up from the last two events! I hope the free skates go as well.
about 1 month ago
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JPN ice dance qualifier RD protocols for Ikura Kushida/Koshiro Shimada (1), Rika Kihira/Shingo Nishiyama (2), and Ayano Sasaki/Yoshimitsu Ikeda (3). The winning team can be assigned to Golden Spin if the total TES (RD+FD) is at least 85 points. Looking forward to the FD!
about 1 month ago
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I LOVE that we get to see Rika Kihira do ice dance. 😍 I HATE that she has to deal with this cheese ball theme. 😩 Can’t we get the lady a tango or something? 😭
about 1 month ago
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JPN Ice Dance Qualifier Ikura Kushida/Koshiro Shimada Got the Groove/Show Me Something Special No shortage of charisma on this team! They’re a great pair of performers. 67.19, 1st place (Far ahead of 2nd-place Kihira/Nishiyama with 59.61)
about 1 month ago
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JPN Ice Dance Qualifier Chisato Uramatsu/Atsuhiko Tamura Beautiful Life Another new couple looking promising! They’re closer in height than I would’ve guessed, but Chisato seems very at home in ice dance. 50.47, into 3rd
about 1 month ago
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JPN Ice Dance Qualifier Rika Kihira/Shingo Nishiyama Mambo No. 5 I think they look great, especially considering the limited prep time! (To be fair, though, I’m not very knowledgeable about ice dance.) 59.61, into 1st
about 1 month ago
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JPN ice dance qualifier Haruno Yajima/Tsukasa Yajima I Want It That Way/Livin La Vida Loca Kind of shaky, but I think they’re a new couple. 30.89, into 2nd
about 1 month ago
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JPN ice dance qualifier Ayano Sasaki/Yoshimitsu Ikeda Barbie Girl/Be My Lover Nice energy! A bit out of sync on the twizzles. 54.76
about 1 month ago
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In the warmup, Rika and Shingo appear to have really great synchronization. Looking forward to the actual program!
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about 1 month ago
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Would I have chosen the Thong Song for a junior rhythm dance? No. But it does give me some nostalgia…
#icedance
about 1 month ago
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Mako Yamashita was a little off axis on the 2A, but held on and looked really strong overall. 67.82, overtaking Saki Miyake for 1st (many skaters still to come)
#JapanWestSectionals
about 1 month ago
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Saki Miyake’s short program jumps looked great, but bummer that she had a fluke fall in the steps. 65.87, into 1st
#JapanWestSectionals
about 1 month ago
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Have I gotten pumped up about Japan’s ice dance field before, only to see most of the couples split? Yes. Will that stop me from getting pumped up about this year’s field and (again) declaring that the country’s ice dance future is bright? No. I’ll get my hopes up every time!
about 1 month ago
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Excited for Japan’s ice dance qualifier this weekend! Five senior teams, including Rika Kihira/Shingo Nishiyama, Ikura Kushida/Koshiro Shimada, and Chisato Uramatsu/Atsuhiko Tamura. Five junior teams competing, as well!
about 1 month ago
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Saw some pretty close 3A attempts on a public session from a skater who’s never competed it before. 👀 (Even though it was in a public session, I’m being cryptic because I don’t know if the skater’s talked about training it in the press or not…)
about 2 months ago
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New pair Ayumi Kagotani/Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda debuted their free skate at the JSF qualifying event yesterday. Lots of room for improvement, but Ayumi seems unfazed by the new discipline. Lucas seemed a bit lacking in stamina, so I hope he’s ok health-wise!
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about 2 months ago
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Ayumi Kagotani / Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda debuted at the JPN pairs qualifier today! Double twist/throw and slow on the pair elements—as expected at this stage—but the SBS 3Lz was perfectly in sync🤌 Looking forward to their free—and how they look in a year!
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about 2 months ago
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Just a triple-double, but still a very solid short program for Mai Mihara at Kinki Regionals. 2A 3F 3Lz2T 65.60, into 1st
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2 months ago
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Reportedly, Rika Kihira has been training with Shingo Nishiyama in Canada since late Aug. They’ll debut at the Nats ID qualifier in Nov. RD is Mambo No. 5; FD is Princess Mononoke. They’re working toward the possibility of making the Olympic team event.
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「りかしん」のアイスダンスデビュー戦は11月、ミラノ五輪へ「チャンスつかむ」…紀平梨花はシングルとの二刀流へ - スポーツ報知
フィギュアスケート女子で、2018年のGPファイナル女王・紀平梨花(23)=トヨタ自動車=が29日、アイスダンス挑戦を発表した。今年のアジア大会銅メダルの西山真瑚(しんご、23)=オリエンタルバイオ
https://hochi.news/articles/20250929-OHT1T51305.html?page=1
2 months ago
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If current couples all stay together, the ice dance competition in Japan has the potential to be 🔥🔥🔥 going into the next Olympic cycle…
3 months ago
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Rika Kihira and Shingo Nishiyama form a new ice dance team—I’d wondered why Shingo’s new partner announcement required a press conference, but now I get it. 😄 Happy for them and relieved—I was afraid jump training would leave Rika endlessly re-injured.
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【フィギュア】紀平梨花アイスダンス挑戦を電撃表明 全日本女王2度 西山真瑚とカップル結成 (日刊スポーツ) - Yahoo!ニュース
フィギュアスケート女子で4大陸選手権と全日本選手権の優勝2度を誇る紀平梨花(23=トヨタ自動車)が、アイスダンス挑戦を電撃表明した。 29日、インスタグラムを更新。男子のアイスダンサーとして全
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/600afe39597c0125dde66054a0e600ac186f8557
3 months ago
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Shingo Nishiyama has a new ice dance partner, to be announced on the 29th. His previous partner, Azusa Tanaka, retired after last season.
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西山真瑚、新カップル結成へ 29日にカナダからオンライン会見 - フィギュアスケート専門情報サイトDeep Edge Plus 最新ニュース・充実のコラムをお届け
フィギュアスケートのアイスダンスで活動する西山真瑚(オリエンタルバイオ)が新たなカップルを結成すると26日、マネジメント会社が発表した。29日にオンラインで記者会見し、パートナーの女子選手の名前など詳細を説明するという […]
https://deepedgeplus.kyodonews.jp/news/124719/
3 months ago
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Japan Skating Federation announced it had a deficit of around 434 million yen (around 2.9 million USD) for 2024, due in part to the weak yen and high prices.
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日本スケート連盟、4億円超赤字 24年度(共同通信) - Yahoo!ニュース
日本スケート連盟は23日、東京都内で評議員会を開き、約4億3400万円の赤字となる2024年度決算を承認した。円安や物価高の影響を大きく受けたという。
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c629665f1beeff4a55bf3ed912b2c6a64b254ee7?source=sns&dv=sp&mid=other&date=20250923&ctg=spo&bt=tw_up
3 months ago
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Rika Kihira announced she will not compete at the upcoming Chubu regional competition (and is therefore out of contention for Nationals). She says her injury recovery is going well, but she can’t yet practice toe jumps enough to be fully prepared.
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Rika Kihira 紀平梨花 (@rikaskate0721) • Instagram photos and videos
2,148 likes, 41 comments - rikaskate0721 on September 16, 2025: "皆様にお知らせです📢↑ 引き続き、カナダにて全力で練習して参ります。".
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3 months ago
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In their first event of the season, Yuna Nagaoka/Sumitada Moriguchi increased their PB by just over 18 points. I don’t want to jinx anything, but a second Olympic pairs spot for Japan looks well within reach!
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3 months ago
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Wow! Mako Yamashita did everything possible to make up for the mistakes in her short program! Clean free skate, beautifully performed!
#KinoshitaCup
3 months ago
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Nagaoka/Moriguchi looking great! Spin got a bit out of sync, but otherwise green! Fantastic! 👏👏👏👏🎉
#KinoshitaCup
3 months ago
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Nice RD by Utana and Masaya (although I’m not feeling this season’s RD theme). Given the nature of ice dance, though, I’m thinking it’ll be pretty difficult for them to climb until after the Olympics.
#KinoshitaCup
3 months ago
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Great start to Saki Miyake’s first international event! Fitting that Akiko Suzuki did the choreo, considering she gained career steam a bit later, too.
#KinoshitaCup
3 months ago
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Had to hang onto the lutz landing, but a clean short for Mone Chiba. Clear leader so far!
#KinoshitaCup
3 months ago
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Just a triple-double, but all clean jumps from Wakaba. Unfortunate fall on the step sequence!
#KinoshitaCup
3 months ago
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Rinka Watanabe unfortunately down on the 3A, though she landed it in the warmup. Also down on the 3Lo, so no combo.
#KinoshitaCup
3 months ago
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Oop! Kaori’s planned 3F3T ended up a 2F+combo. Program looked pretty good up until then, though she didn’t look confident at the boards.
#kinoshitacup
3 months ago
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#SummerCup2025
Senior women top 10 🥇Ami Nakai 192.84 🥈Mone Chiba 192.44 🥉Mai Mihara 188.77 4 Saki Miyake 188.07 5 Maria Egawa 187.45 6 Mako Yamashita 186.88 7 Rion Sumiyoshi 186.61 8 Rino Matsuike 183.04 9 Rinka Watanabe 167.06 10 Yurina Okuno 166.35
4 months ago
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Saki Miyake 3A step 3T3T 3F 2Lz 3Lo2A2A 2S 3Lo hangs on 116.56, 188.07 into 4th Unfortunate pops, but she’s definitely giving it all she’s got!
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4 months ago
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Rion Sumiyoshi 2A3T 4T< hand 3Lo 3S 3Lz fall 3F2A2T 3Lz step 121.39, 186.61 into 6th
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4 months ago
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Ami Nakai 3Aq? 3Lo2T 3Lz3T<<? 3S 3Lz2A2A 3F 3Lo 129.18, 192.84 into 1st I kind of hate the music, but happy to see her 3A looking better!
#SummerCup2025
4 months ago
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