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Top young skaters back in the spotlight at Japan Junior Championships

Figure Skating Nov 15, 2019

Top young skaters back in the spotlight at Japan Junior Championships

by Jack Gallagher

Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato will be in the spotlight this weekend at the Japan Junior Championships at Shin-Yokohama Skate Center. Both skaters have qualified for next month's prestigious Junior Grand Prix Final in Italy. Kagiyama, a 16-year-old from Yokohama, finished first and second in ...

Yuma Kagiyama dazzles in France JGP win

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Aug 27, 2019

Yuma Kagiyama dazzles in France JGP win

by Jack Gallagher

Yuma Kagiyama opened the Junior Grand Prix season with a bang. The 16-year-old put on a dominant performance in winning the JGP in Courchevel, France, on Saturday by a huge margin. The victory was Kagiyama's first on the JGP circuit, but what resonated was the manner ...

Nana Araki looks for leap in crucial season

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Aug 20, 2019

Nana Araki looks for leap in crucial season

by Jack Gallagher

Now is the time for accomplished junior Nana Araki to shine. The 17-year-old from Higashiura, Aichi Prefecture, will begin her third season on the Junior Grand Prix circuit on Thursday at the season-opening event in Courchevel, France. Araki, a senior in high school, has finished in ...

Rika Kihira will require full arsenal to win Grand Prix Final

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Nov 27, 2018

Rika Kihira will require full arsenal to win Grand Prix Final

by Jack Gallagher

Rika Kihira staked her claim as Japan's biggest female skating star with a victory at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday night. The triumph clinched a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final for the 16-year-old. Two weeks after winning the NHK Trophy ...

Koshiro Shimada, Yuhana Yokoi lead after short programs at Japan Junior Championships

Figure Skating Nov 24, 2018

Koshiro Shimada, Yuhana Yokoi lead after short programs at Japan Junior Championships

by Jack Gallagher

Koshiro Shimada grabbed the lead in the men's competition after the short program at the Japan Junior Championships on Saturday with a fine performance. Shimada, who is Japan's lone qualifier for next month's Junior Grand Prix Final, looked sharp while landing a triple axel, triple ...

Yuhana Yokoi, Nana Araki favorites entering Japan Junior Championships

Figure Skating Nov 23, 2018

Yuhana Yokoi, Nana Araki favorites entering Japan Junior Championships

by Jack Gallagher

With Rika Kihira and Mako Yamashita having moved up to the senior ranks, there will be a new titlist crowned at the Japan Junior Championships this weekend at Accion Fukuoka. The favorites coming into the competition this year are Yuhana Yokoi and Nana Araki. Yokoi, ...

Daisuke Takahashi shows heart of champion in return to competitive skating

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Oct 9, 2018

Daisuke Takahashi shows heart of champion in return to competitive skating

by Jack Gallagher

The jumps need to be a little higher and the spins a bit faster, but the return to competition after a four-year absence of 2010 world champion Daisuke Takahashi over the holiday weekend has to be labeled a success. Takahashi finished third with a total ...

Mai Mihara impresses as runner-up while unveiling new short program at Nebelhorn Trophy

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Oct 2, 2018

Mai Mihara impresses as runner-up while unveiling new short program at Nebelhorn Trophy

by Jack Gallagher

Mai Mihara earned the silver medal in her season debut at the Nebelhorn Trophy on Saturday with two solid performances. The 19-year-old was runner-up to Olympic champion Alina Zagitova at the Challenger Series event in Oberstdorf, Germany. Zagitova won with a total of 238.43 points, ...

Rika Kihira roars back to win Japan Junior Championship with two triple axels

Figure Skating Nov 26, 2017

Rika Kihira roars back to win Japan Junior Championship with two triple axels

by Jack Gallagher

Rika Kihira hit two booming triple axels in the opening minute of her free skate to rally to victory Sunday night at the Japan Junior Championships at Gunma Ice Arena. The 15-year-old was more than eight points behind leader Mako Yamashita following Saturday's short program, ...

Mitsuki Sumoto, Mako Yamashita are atop leaderboard after first day at Japan Junior Championships

Figure Skating Nov 25, 2017

Mitsuki Sumoto, Mako Yamashita are atop leaderboard after first day at Japan Junior Championships

by Jack Gallagher

Mitsuki Sumoto grabbed the lead after the men's short program at the Japan Junior Championships on Saturday with a score of 67.34 points. Last year’s junior bronze medalist stepped out on his opening triple axel to “Singin’ in the Rain,” but landed his triple lutz/triple ...

Kihira clinches spot in Junior Grand Prix Final

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Oct 18, 2017

Kihira clinches spot in Junior Grand Prix Final

by Jack Gallagher

Rika Kihira's bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix in Egna and Bologna, Italy, on Saturday was good enough to qualify her for the JGP Final for the second straight season, but it didn't come easy. After a wonderful short program on Friday that saw ...

Rino Kasakake earns bronze in debut at Poland JGP

Figure Skating | ICE TIME Oct 10, 2017

Rino Kasakake earns bronze in debut at Poland JGP

by Jack Gallagher

Rino Kasakake kept Japan's streak of earning at least one medal at every Junior Grand Prix this season alive by claiming the bronze at the JGP in Gdansk, Poland, on Friday. It was an impressive start for the debutante on the JGP circuit. Kasakake, a ...

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