2001-2002 Japan Figure Skating Championships

The 2001–2002 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 70th Japan Figure Skating Championships

Japan Figure Skating Championships

The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been held...

to be held. They were held in Kadoma, Osaka

Kadoma, Osaka

is a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 128,034 and the density of 10,430 persons per km². The total area is 12.28 km²....

at the Namihaya Dome

Namihaya Dome

is an indoor sporting arena located in Kadoma city in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.Construction was completed in early 1996. The primary architect was Mamoru Kawaguchi, founder of the firm Kawaguchi & Engineers....

arena from December 21-23 , 2001. National Champions were crowned in the disciplines of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, ladies singles

Single skating

, Pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. As well as crowning the national champions of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

for the 2001–2002 season, the results of this competition were used to help pick the teams for the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

, 2002 Four Continents Championships and the 2002 World Figure Skating Championships

2002 World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. This event is considered the most prestigious of the ISU Championships. The 2002 Worlds were held in...

Competition notes

Takeshi Honda
Takeshi Honda
in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...

and Yoshie Onda
Yoshie Onda
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist.-Career:Onda started skating when she turned nine years old....

withdrew before the competition, but had already been chosen before the event to compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

.
The following skaters placed high enough at Junior Nationals and so were invited to compete at Nationals: Daisuke Takahashi
Daisuke Takahashi
is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion....

, Ryosuke Sasaki. Makoto Nakata, and Nobunari Oda
Nobunari Oda
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion, the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2005 World Junior Champion and the 2008 Japanese National Champion.- Personal life :...

for men, Miki Ando
Miki Ando
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....

, Yukari Nakano
Yukari Nakano
is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...

, Ichie Hayashi, and Akiko Suzuki
Akiko Suzuki
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Winter University Games Champion....

for ladies.
Despite technically qualifying by placing third, Miki Ando was not selected for the Four Continents team because she was not age-eligible. Fourth place finisher Akiko Suzuki went instead.

Men

Rank	Name	Club	TFP	SP	FS
1	Yosuke Takeuchi Yosuke Takeuchi is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1999 & 2002 Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 22nd. He was coached by Takashi Mura and his programs were choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai...	Hosei Univ	2.5	3	1
2	Yamato Tamura Yamato Tamura is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th...	Nihon Univ	3.0	2	2
3	Makoto Okazaki Makoto Okazaki is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1997 and 2002 Japanese national bronze medalist. He retired from competitive skating following the 2001-2002 season and now works as a coach.He is an ISU Technical Specialist for Japan.-Results:-External links:...	Iizuka FC	5.5	1	5
4	Kensuke Nakaniwa Kensuke Nakaniwa is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the Japanese national championships and the 2005 silver medalist. His programs are choreographed by David Wilson.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	Fukuoka Univ	6.5	7	3
5	Daisuke Takahashi Daisuke Takahashi is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion....	Kurashikisuisho High School	8.0	8	4
6	Yutaka Tsuru	Hosei Univ	9.0	6	6
7	Eiji Iwamoto Eiji Iwamoto is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 Japanese junior national champion. He went on to compete for Japan at the 2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where he placed 24th. He competed for three seasons on the Junior Grand Prix, winning the silver medal at the 1998 event in Mexico....	Nihon Univ	9.0	4	7
8	Soshi Tanaka Soshi Tanaka is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2001 Japanese junior national champion. He won both his Junior Grand Prix events in the 1999-2000 season, qualifying himself for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed 4th. He is a three-time competitor at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships....	Nihon Univ	10.5	5	8
9	Shinya Yoshida	Ritsumeikan Univ	15.0	10	10
10	Megumu Seki	Katsuyama FC	16.0	14	9
11	Ryosuke Sasaki	Tohoku High School	16.5	11	11
12	Makoto Nakata	Kitakyushu Prince SC	16.5	9	12
13	Junichi Takemura	Hosei Univ	19.0	12	13
14	Naoji Mogi	Senshu Univ	22.5	13	16
15	Takashiro Nakagawa	Toyo Univ	23.0	18	14
16	Nobunari Oda Nobunari Oda is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion, the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2005 World Junior Champion and the 2008 Japanese National Champion.- Personal life :...	Osaka SC	23.0	16	15
17	Yasuo Ogawa	Keio Univ	25.5	15	18
18	Akira Okamoto	Meiji Univ	27.5	21	17
19	Suguru Nakai	Waseda Univ	27.5	17	19
20	Shunpei Watanabe	Meiji Univ	32.0	24	20
21	Atsushi Usuda	Keio High School	32.0	20	22
22	Takushi Kuroda	Meiji Univ	32.5	23	21
23	Masataka Morishita	Kinki Univ	32.5	19	23
24	Takahito Kawai	Aichi gakuin Univ	35.0	22	24
Free Skate Not Reached
25	Kazunari Kishida	Hiroshima SC	-	25	-
26	Toru Shibata	Hosei Univ	-	26	-
27	Fumiaki Shimokawa	Meiji Univ	-	27	-
28	Yoshinori Susaki	Tottori Club	-	28	-
29	Jun Ishigaki	Nihon Univ	-	29	-

Ladies

Rank	Name	Club	TFP	SP	FS
1	Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...	Waseda Univ	1.5	1	1
2	Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...	Waseda Univ	3.0	2	2
3	Miki Ando Miki Ando is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....	Orion FSC	4.5	3	3
4	Akiko Suzuki Akiko Suzuki is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Winter University Games Champion....	Nagoya FSC	7.0	6	4
5	Yukari Nakano Yukari Nakano is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...	Tokai FSC	7.0	4	5
6	Utako Wakamatsu Utako Wakamatsu is a Japanese figure skater who competed internationally in the disciplines of single skating and pair skating for the countries of Japan and Canada.She originally competed for Japan as a single skater....	Tohoku Fukushi Univ	9.5	7	6
7	Kanako Takahashi	Senshu Univ	9.5	5	7
8	Ichie Hayashi	Nihonbashi Jogakkan	12.0	8	8
9	Kanako Sato	Senshu Univ	13.5	9	9
10	Marie Arai Marie Arai in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese pair skater who is now a coach. She competed with Yamato Tamura and Shin Amano. Arai and Amano placed 20th in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They also won the Japan Figure Skating Championships in 1995.- References :*...	Tohoku Fukushi Univ	16.0	12	10
11	Rie Takeuchi	Doshisha Univ	16.0	10	11
12	Fumi Hasebe	Toyo Univ	19.5	15	12
13	Kana Kibesaki	Shinyokohama Prince Club	19.5	13	13
14	Hitomi Suzuki	Chunichi SC	19.5	11	14
15	Yuko Kudo	Okayama Kokusai FSC	23.0	16	15
16	Yuko Kagita	Konan Joshi Univ	23.0	14	16
17	Yuki Umetani	Himeji Club	25.5	17	17
18	Rie Hamamura	Iizuka FC	27.5	19	18
19	Chika Suguri	Shinyokohama Prince Club	29.0	18	20
20	Hiromi Abe	Kashii FSC	30.5	23	19
21	Chiaki Saika	Kyoto Sangyo Univ	31.0	20	21
22	Shoko Kawamura	Iizuka FC	33.5	21	23
23	Shiho Honda	Hosei Univ	34.0	24	22
24	Mayumi Honda	Tohoku High School	35.0	22	24
Free Skate Not Reached
25	Ai Musya	Tohoku Fukushi Univ	-	25	-
26	Junko Ichii	Kyoto Sangyo Univ	-	26	-
27	Ayano Watanabe	TWCPE	-	27	-
28	Ayumi Satouchi	Ryukoku Univ	-	28	-
29	Aiko Suyama	Chunichi SC	-	29	-

Pairs

Rank	Name	Club	TFP	SP	FS
1	Yuko Kawaguchi Yuko Kawaguchi Yuko Kavaguti is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international competition. She competes with Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia. They are the 2010 European champions, 2009 and 2010 World bronze medalists, and 2008-2010 Russian champions... / Alexander Markuntsov Alexander Markuntsov Alexander Markuntsov is a Russian pair skater who has also competed internationally for Japan. He had the most success with Yuko Kawaguchi, competing for Japan. They teamed up in 1999 and were the first pair team representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championship, which they did when they won the...	Shinmatsudo DOSC Academy	1.5	1	1
2	Makiko Ogasawara / Takeo Ogasawara	Gold FSC	3.0	2	2

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Club	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Rie Arikawa Rie Arikawa in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She competed with Kenji Miyamoto. They are two time Japanese national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 8th at the 2002 and 2003 Four Continents Championships. Arikawa retired from competitive skating in 2003. She... / Kenji Miyamoto Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater) is a Japanese retired ice dancer who currently works as a coach and a choreographer. He teamed up with partner Rie Arikawa in 1995. Together, they are two time Japanese national champions. After her retirement from competitive skating in 2003, Miyamoto teamed up with Nakako Tsuzuki. They competed...	Meiji Jingu Gaien FSC	2.4	2	2	1	1
2	Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:... / Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:...	Shinyokohama Prince Club	3.6	1	1	2	2
3	Masumi Haruki / Hiroaki Tokita	Showanomori FSC	6.0	3	3	3	3
4	Shoko Shiina / Tomokazu Tanaka	Kansai SC	8.0	4	4	4	4

Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2001–2002 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in Tokyo between November 23 and 24, 2001.

The following skaters placed high enough at Novice Nationals to be invited to compete here: Takahiko Kozuka (1st in Novice-A, 8th in Junior), Aki Sawada (1st in Novice-A, 7th in Junior), Nana Takeda (2nd in Novice-A, 9th in Junior), Eri Ishigami (3rd in Novice-A, 25th in Junior), and Mao Asada (1st in Novice-B, 6th in Junior).

Men

Entry : 26 athletes

Rank	Name	Club	TFP	SP	FS
1	Daisuke Takahashi Daisuke Takahashi is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion....	Kurashiki FSC	2.0	2	1
2	Ryosuke Sasaki	Tohoku High School	2.5	1	2
3	Makoto Nakata	Kitakyushu Prince SC	5.5	3	4
4	Nobunari Oda Nobunari Oda is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion, the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2005 World Junior Champion and the 2008 Japanese National Champion.- Personal life :...	Osaka SC	6.5	7	3
5	Kazumi Kishimoto Kazumi Kishimoto is a Japanese figure skater. He has won medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. In his senior grand prix debut, he placed 11th at the 2005 Cup of China.-Results:-External links:...	Shinmatsudo DOSC Academy	8.0	4	6
6	Ryo Shibata Ryo Shibata is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time competitor at the Junior Grand Prix final and the World Junior Championships. He has been called "the Japanese Johnny Weir".Shibata has performed a Biellmann spin in competition.-Competitive highlights:...	Kushiro Loop FSC	9.5	5	7
7	Hirokazu Kobayashi Hirokazu Kobayashi (figure skater) is a Japanese figure skater. He placed 22nd at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and 12th at the 2004 NHK Trophy. He is coached by Nobuo Satō.-External links:...	Shinyokohama Prince Club	11.0	12	5
8	Takahiko Kozuka Takahiko Kozuka is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist and Japanese national champion, the 2006 World Junior Champion, the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist and the 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion....	Orion FSC	14.0	8	10

Ladies

Entry : 31 athletes

Rank	Name	Club	TFP	SP	FS
1	Miki Ando Miki Ando is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....	Orion FSC	1.5	1	1
2	Yukari Nakano Yukari Nakano is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...	Tokai FSC	4.0	4	2
3	Yukina Ota Yukina Ota in Kyoto is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2003 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Four Continents Champion. She announced her retirement from competitive skating on November 26, 2008, retiring due to injury.-Biography:...	Kyoto Daigo FSC	5.0	2	4
4	Ichie Hayashi	Nihonbashi Jogakkan	5.5	5	3
5	Akiko Suzuki Akiko Suzuki is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Winter University Games Champion....	Nagoya FSC	6.5	3	5
6	Mao Asada Mao Asada is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2010 Winter Olympic silver medalist, the 2008 & 2010 World champion, the 2008 & 2010 Four Continents champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, the 2005 World Junior champion, the 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a four-time Japanese...	Tokai FSC	10.0	8	6
7	Aki Sawada Aki Sawada is a Japanese ladies figure skater. She has landed triple axels in national competition.-Career:Sawada began skating when she was six when her mother recommended that she go to figure skating class.-Programs:-Senior results:-Junior Results:-References:...	Kyoto Daigo FSC	10.0	6	7
8	Ayako Iwaki Ayako Hagiwara is a Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix, placing fourth at the 2002 event in Scottsdale, Arizona. She placed 21st at the 2007 Japanese Figure Skating Championships. She attends Meiji University....	Shinmatsudo DOSC Academy	13.5	7	10

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Club	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Minami Sakacho / Tatsuya Sakacho	Hachinohe Seagull FC	2.0	1	1	1	1

Olympic Team

	Men	Ladies
1	Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...	Yoshie Onda Yoshie Onda is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist.-Career:Onda started skating when she turned nine years old....
2	Yosuke Takeuchi Yosuke Takeuchi is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1999 & 2002 Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 22nd. He was coached by Takashi Mura and his programs were choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai...	Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...
1st Alternate	Yamato Tamura Yamato Tamura is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th...	Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...

World Team

	Men	Ladies	Pair	Ice Dancing
1	Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...	Yoshie Onda Yoshie Onda is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist.-Career:Onda started skating when she turned nine years old....	Yuko Kawaguchi Yuko Kawaguchi Yuko Kavaguti is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international competition. She competes with Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia. They are the 2010 European champions, 2009 and 2010 World bronze medalists, and 2008-2010 Russian champions... / Alexander Markuntsov Alexander Markuntsov Alexander Markuntsov is a Russian pair skater who has also competed internationally for Japan. He had the most success with Yuko Kawaguchi, competing for Japan. They teamed up in 1999 and were the first pair team representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championship, which they did when they won the...	Rie Arikawa Rie Arikawa in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She competed with Kenji Miyamoto. They are two time Japanese national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 8th at the 2002 and 2003 Four Continents Championships. Arikawa retired from competitive skating in 2003. She... / Kenji Miyamoto Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater) is a Japanese retired ice dancer who currently works as a coach and a choreographer. He teamed up with partner Rie Arikawa in 1995. Together, they are two time Japanese national champions. After her retirement from competitive skating in 2003, Miyamoto teamed up with Nakako Tsuzuki. They competed...
2	Yosuke Takeuchi Yosuke Takeuchi is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1999 & 2002 Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 22nd. He was coached by Takashi Mura and his programs were choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai...	Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...
1st Alternate	Yamato Tamura Yamato Tamura is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th...	Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...		Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:... / Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:...

Four Continents Team

	Men	Ladies	Pair	Ice Dancing
1	Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...	Yoshie Onda Yoshie Onda is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist.-Career:Onda started skating when she turned nine years old....	Yuko Kawaguchi Yuko Kawaguchi Yuko Kavaguti is a Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international competition. She competes with Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia. They are the 2010 European champions, 2009 and 2010 World bronze medalists, and 2008-2010 Russian champions... / Alexander Markuntsov Alexander Markuntsov Alexander Markuntsov is a Russian pair skater who has also competed internationally for Japan. He had the most success with Yuko Kawaguchi, competing for Japan. They teamed up in 1999 and were the first pair team representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championship, which they did when they won the...	Rie Arikawa Rie Arikawa in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She competed with Kenji Miyamoto. They are two time Japanese national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 8th at the 2002 and 2003 Four Continents Championships. Arikawa retired from competitive skating in 2003. She... / Kenji Miyamoto Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater) is a Japanese retired ice dancer who currently works as a coach and a choreographer. He teamed up with partner Rie Arikawa in 1995. Together, they are two time Japanese national champions. After her retirement from competitive skating in 2003, Miyamoto teamed up with Nakako Tsuzuki. They competed...
2	Yamato Tamura Yamato Tamura is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th...	Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...		Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:... / Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:...
3	Makoto Okazaki Makoto Okazaki is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1997 and 2002 Japanese national bronze medalist. He retired from competitive skating following the 2001-2002 season and now works as a coach.He is an ISU Technical Specialist for Japan.-Results:-External links:...	Akiko Suzuki Akiko Suzuki is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Winter University Games Champion....
1st Alternate	Kensuke Nakaniwa Kensuke Nakaniwa is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the Japanese national championships and the 2005 silver medalist. His programs are choreographed by David Wilson.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	Yukari Nakano Yukari Nakano is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...

World Junior Team

After Junior Nationals, the Junior Worlds team was announced as follows:

	Men	Ladies
1	Daisuke Takahashi Daisuke Takahashi is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, the 2007 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents Champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion....	Miki Ando Miki Ando is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....
2		Yukari Nakano Yukari Nakano is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...
3		Yukina Ota Yukina Ota in Kyoto is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2003 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Four Continents Champion. She announced her retirement from competitive skating on November 26, 2008, retiring due to injury.-Biography:...
1st Alternate	Ryosuke Sasaki	Ichie Hayashi
2nd Alternate		Akiko Suzuki Akiko Suzuki is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Winter University Games Champion....

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