2008–2009 Japan Figure Skating Championships

The 2008–2009 Japan Figure Skating Championships will be the 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...

for the 2008-2009 figure skating season

Figure skating season

The figure skating season is the period of time in which competitions are contested in the sport of figure skating. The skating season begins on July 1 of one year and goes until the end of June of the next. The seasons are referred to by the years they span...

. They will be the 77th edition of the Japan Figure Skating Championships. Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies 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...

, 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....

on the senior level for the title of national champion 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...

. In addition, the event will also be used to choose the Japanese teams to the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships

2009 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2009 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

and the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

The 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The competition was open to skaters from a non-European Member nation of...

. The Japanese team to the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships was the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 figure skating season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of...

was chosen at the Japanese Junior Championships.

The 2008-2009 championships will take place between December 25 and 27, 2008 in the Big Hat arena in Nagano.

Competition notes

The following skaters placed high enough at Junior Nationals and so were invited to compete at Senior Nationals: Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 World Junior Champion, the 2011 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009-10 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion and a two-time Japanese junior national champion....

(first in juniors), Tatsuki Machida
Tatsuki Machida
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist and 2007 Japanese Junior national champion.As of 2011, he trains at the Ice Castle in Lake Arrowhead, California.- Programs :-Senior results:...

(second in juniors), Daisuke Murakami (third in juniors) and Kento Nakamura
Kento Nakamura
is a Japanese mens figure skater.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :*N = Novice level; J = Junior level- External links :* at Icenetwork...

(fourth in juniors) for the men; Haruka Imai
Haruka Imai
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior national champion.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-Detailed results:*SP = Short Program; FS = Free Skating-References:...

(first in juniors), Mari Suzuki (second in juniors), Kanako Murakami
Kanako Murakami
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009/2010 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2010 Japanese junior national champion, and the 2009 Japanese junior bronze medalist.-Early career:...

(third in juniors), and Ayane Nakamura
Ayane Nakamura
is a Japanese figure skater. She placed 4th at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix, Vienna. She is the 2005 Japanese Championships novice gold medalist. She withdrew from the 2007–2008 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships before the event.-Competitive highlights:...

(fourth in juniors) for the ladies; and Nana Sugiki / Taiyo Mizutani (first in juniors) in ice dancing.

Men

Rank	Name	Club	Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	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 :...	Kansai Univ Skating Club	243.70	1	1
2	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....	Toyota Motor	225.94	2	2
3	Takahito Mura Takahito Mura is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time Finlandia Trophy champion, 2010 Triglav Trophy champion, the 2009 Japanese bronze medalist, and and 2008 junior national champion.-Personal life:...	Kurashiki suisho High School	200.48	3	4
4	Yasuharu Nanri Yasuharu Nanri is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.-Programs:...	Fukuya Co.	197.69	6	3
5	Daisuke Murakami	Aomoriyamada Highschool	187.50	4	7
6	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:...	Papio Figure Club	184.18	7	6
7	Tatsuki Machida Tatsuki Machida is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist and 2007 Japanese Junior national champion.As of 2011, he trains at the Ice Castle in Lake Arrowhead, California.- Programs :-Senior results:...	Kansai Univ Skating Club	183.73	5	8
8	Yuzuru Hanyu Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 World Junior Champion, the 2011 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009-10 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion and a two-time Japanese junior national champion....	Miyagi FSC	181.65	8	5
9	Takemochi Ogami	Kurashiki FSC	176.74	9	9
10	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	168.68	10	10
11	Kento Nakamura Kento Nakamura is a Japanese mens figure skater.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :N = Novice level; J = Junior level- External links : at Icenetwork...	Meijijingu Gaien FSC	159.84	11	11
12	Tomoyuki Koriyama	Fukuoka Univ	149.68	15	12
13	Hayato Odajima	Hokkaido.Forest.F.S.C	147.55	12	15
14	Hirofumi Torii Hirofumi Torii is a Japanese figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and he won the bronze medal at the 2006 event in Miercurea Ciuc.-Competitive highlights:* J = Junior level-External links:...	Meiji Univ	146.17	17	14
15	Naoto Saito Naoto Saito is a Japanese figure skater. He placed 13th at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix, Vienna. He attends Tohoku Fukushi University.He won 2007 Asian Figure Skating Trophy.-Competitive highlights:-References:...	Tohoku Fukushi University	143.65	18	13
16	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:...	Meiji Univ	141.38	13	17
17	Junki Sano	Chukyo Univ	140.66	14	16
18	Takumi Suenaga	Tohoku Fukushi University	125.16	16	20
19	Junzo Nishigami Junzo Nishigami is a Japanese figure skater. He attends Kansai University.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	Kansai Univ Skating Club	123.34	19	19
20	Hayato Miyazaki	Kansai Univ Skating Club	119.94	21	18
21	Tatsuya Takei	St.Catherine ISC	112.63	20	22
22	Takeru Tiba	Morioka FSC	107.32	24	21
23	Tatsuya Ishii	Osakauniv Of Economicsisc	106.71	23	23
24	Masato Endo	Toyo Univ	102.66	22	24
Did not advance to free skate
25	Hisashi Tahara	Toyo Univ	32.32	25
26	Taketo Omae	Ritsumei Univ.	31.32	26
WD	Kunihito Yuasa Kunihito Yuasa is a Japanese figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed 11th at the 2005 Junior Grand Prix, Romania.-Competitive highlights:* WD = Withdrawn-External links:...	Aichi mizuho Univ

Ladies

Rank	Name	Club	Points	SP	FS
1	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...	Chukyo Senior High School	182.45	2	2
2	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...	Avex	178.59	5	1
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....	Toyota Motr	174.09	3	4
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....	Howa sports landSkateclub	173.98	6	3
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...	Prince Hotel	172.60	1	6
6	Nana Takeda Nana Takeda in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national champion. She won a gold and a silver medal on the 2006 Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed fifth at the Junior Grand Prix Final.-Programs:-Post-2005:-Pre-2005:...	Waseda Univ	164.73	4	5
7	Kanako Murakami Kanako Murakami is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009/2010 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2010 Japanese junior national champion, and the 2009 Japanese junior bronze medalist.-Early career:...	Grand Prix Tokai Club	147.83	7	8
8	Satsuki Muramoto Satsuki Muramoto is a Japanese figure skater. She placed 11th at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Muramoto is coached by Mie Hamada and Yamato Tamura.-Competitive highlights:-References:...	Kobe PFSC	146.27	8	7
9	Ayane Nakamura Ayane Nakamura is a Japanese figure skater. She placed 4th at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix, Vienna. She is the 2005 Japanese Championships novice gold medalist. She withdrew from the 2007–2008 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships before the event.-Competitive highlights:...	Meito Figure Skating Club	138.07	13	9
10	Ayumi Miyamoto	Chukyo Univ	132.79	9	10
11	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:...	Kansai Univ Skating Club	128.95	11	12
12	Mari Suzuki	Tohoku Univ	126.40	12	13
13	Ayako Hagiwara 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....	Meiji Univ	124.54	17	11
14	Haruka Imai Haruka Imai is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior national champion.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-Detailed results:*SP = Short Program; FS = Free Skating-References:...	Musashino FSC	121.39	16	14
15	Mai Asada Mai Asada is a Japanese figure skater. She was the 2004–2005 Japanese junior national silver medalist.Mai Asada studied ballet before taking up skating at the age of eight or nine....	Chukyo Univ	120.77	15	16
16	Ayumi Goto	AMC Mizuho High School	118.68	14	17
17	Sayaka Yodo	Kwansei Gakuin Univ	118.25	10	21
18	Haruka Inoue	Kyoto Nishi High.	115.56	20	15
19	Risa Mochizuki	Meiji Univ.	112.51	18	18
20	Asani Nagumo	Shinyokohama price Club	109.09	19	22
21	Hinako Kikuchi	Tohoku Gakuin Univ	107.18	22	20
22	Eri Seto	Kansai Univ Skating Club	106.57	23	19
23	Yuko Iwaki	Waseda Univ	99.33	21	24
24	Haruka Hasegawa	Toyo Univ	98.10	24	23
Did not advance to free skate
25	Kazuha Asami	Nihon Univ	32.66	25
26	Misaki Ohara	Nihon Univ	\|32.44	26
27	Akiko Kitamura Akiko Kitamura is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national bronze medalist. Kitamura is a four season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and has qualified twice for the Junior Grand Prix Final. Kitamura represented Japan at the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and...	Kansai Univ	32.24	27
28	Yuko Muraki	Nihon Univ	31.92	28
29	Miyu Yamazaki	Katsuyama FC	29.48	29
WD	Nagisa Hayashi	Waseda Univ

Pairs

Rank	Name	Club	Points	SP	FS Free skating The free skating competition of figure skating, sometimes called the "free skate" or "long program", is usually the second of two phases in major figure skating competitions in single skating and pair skating. It is the longer of the two programs, the other one being the Short Program...
1	Narumi Takahashi Narumi Takahashi is a Japanese pair skater. She competes with Mervin Tran. They are the 2010 Junior World silver medalists, 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final champions, and 2008–2010 Japanese national champions.- Personal life :... / Mervin Tran Mervin Tran Mervin Tran is a Canadian figure skater who currently competes as a pair skater for Japan with Narumi Takahashi. They are the 2010 Junior World silver medalists, 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final champions, and 2008–2010 Japanese national champions.- Personal life :Tran was born in Regina,...		133.29	1	1

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Club	Points	CD Compulsory dances Compulsory dances, now called pattern dance in ice dancing, are a part of ice dancing and artistic roller skating in which all the couples perform the same standardized steps and holds to music of a specified tempo. One or more compulsory dances were usually skated as the first phase of ice dancing...	OD Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...	FD Free dance Free dance is a 20th century dance form that preceded modern dance. Rebelling against the rigid constraints of classical ballet, Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis developed their own styles of free dance and laid the foundations of American modern dance with their choreography and...
1	Cathy Reed Cathy Reed Cathy Reed is a Japanese ice dancer who represents Japan. She competes with her younger brother Chris Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:... / Chris Reed Chris Reed Chris Reed is an American-Japanese ice dancer who currently represents Japan. He competes with his older sister Cathy Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:...	Kawagoe FSC	156.35	1	1	1
2	Nana Sugiki / Taiyo Mizutani	Shinyokohama prince club Hosei	113.76	2	3	2
3	Emi Hirai / Ayato Yuzawa	Kansai Univ Skating Club	113.35	3	2	3

Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2008-2009 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships were the Japanese National Championships for the Junior level for the 2008-2009 season. They took place in Nagoya from November 23 through 24, 2008. The results of this competition were used to choose the Japanese team to the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

.

The following skaters placed high enough at Novice Nationals and so were invited to compete at Junior Nationals: Sei Kawahara (first in novices, eleventh in juniors) and Hiroaki Sato (second in novices, twenty-seventh in juniors) for the men; and Miu Sato (first in novices, twenty-fifth in juniors), Mao Watanabe (second in novices, thirtieth in juniors), Karen Kemanai (third in novices, seventh in juniors), and Risa Shoji

Risa Shoji

is a Japanese figure skater.- Career :Risa Shoji began skating in 2002.During the 2010–11 season, Shoji won gold and silver medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and qualified for the JGP Final. Her final score placed her in a tie for third with Chinese skater Li Zijun but the tie-breaker placed...

(fourth in novices, twenty-ninth in juniors) for the ladies.

Junior Men

Rank	Name	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Yuzuru Hanyu Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 World Junior Champion, the 2011 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009-10 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion and a two-time Japanese junior national champion....	182.17	4	1
2	Tatsuki Machida Tatsuki Machida is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist and 2007 Japanese Junior national champion.As of 2011, he trains at the Ice Castle in Lake Arrowhead, California.- Programs :-Senior results:...	180.91	1	3
3	Daisuke Murakami	173.45	2	4
4	Kento Nakamura Kento Nakamura is a Japanese mens figure skater.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :N = Novice level; J = Junior level- External links : at Icenetwork...	166.49	5	2
5	Akio Sasaki Akio Sasaki Akio Sasaki is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 Ondrej Nepela Memorial gold medalist.He began skating at the Kanagawa Ice Rink with his brother.- Programs :- Competitive highlights : J. = Junior level...	148.21	3	12
6	Keiji Tanaka Keiji Tanaka is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World Junior silver medalist.- Career :Tanaka began skating in 2002. He trains in Osaka and Kurashiki under coaches Utako Nagamitsu and Yusuke Hayashi....	142.32	11	5
7	Yuki Horinouchi	140.36	6	7
8	Yukihiro Yoshida Yukihiro Yoshida is a Japanese figure skater. He is a four season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	138.77	10	6
9	Ryuichi Kihara Ryuichi Kihara Ryuichi Kihara is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 Japanese Junior silver medalist.- Programs :- Competitive highlights :* J. = Junior level- External links :...	136.96	7	9
10	Takuya Kondo Takuya Kondo is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed 14th at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Norway.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...	135.35	9	10
11	Sei Kawahara	134.20	12	11
12	Daisuke Isozaki	133.09	15	8
13	Youji Tsuboi	132.69	8	13
14	Koshin Yamada	123.01	13	16
15	Kaoru Tsuji	121.69	18	15
16	Ikuya Itai	120.47	23	14
17	Jun Suzuki	120.30	16	17
18	Yuta Konuma	117.65	19	18
19	Syunya Hashizume	114.71	17	20
20	Satoshi Nakamura	114.57	21	19
21	Masataka Nakajima	112.60	20	21
22	Hiroki Honda	106.69	14	23
23	Hiroki Habu	104.60	22	22
24	Kohei Yoshino	100.94	24	24
Free Skate Not Reached
25	Kousuke Nozoe	37.19	25
26	Ryoichi Eguchi	36.59	26
27	Hiroaki Sato	36.20	27
28	Kentaro Suzuki	31.85	28

Junior Ladies

Rank	Name	Total Points	SP	FS
1	Haruka Imai Haruka Imai is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior national champion.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-Detailed results:*SP = Short Program; FS = Free Skating-References:...	144.15	2	4
2	Mari Suzuki	144.03	3	2
3	Kanako Murakami Kanako Murakami is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009/2010 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2010 Japanese junior national champion, and the 2009 Japanese junior bronze medalist.-Early career:...	143.49	7	1
4	Ayane Nakamura Ayane Nakamura is a Japanese figure skater. She placed 4th at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix, Vienna. She is the 2005 Japanese Championships novice gold medalist. She withdrew from the 2007–2008 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships before the event.-Competitive highlights:...	142.44	1	8
5	Yuki Nishino Yuki Nishino is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Japanese Junior silver medalist.- Programs :-Competitive highlights:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level-Detailed results:-References:* * * *...	141.03	4	6
6	Shoko Ishikawa Shoko Ishikawa is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese junior bronze medalist. She placed 10th at the 2009 NHK Trophy.-Programs:- Competitive highlights :* J = Junior level-References:...	135.52	9	7
7	Karen Kemanai	133.91	18	3
8	Yukiko Fujisawa Yukiko Fujisawa * * -External links:...	133.12	13	5
9	Roanna-Sari Oshikawa	131.93	10	9
10	Ayaka Hosoda	126.84	15	10
11	Shion Kokubun Shion Kokubun is an Japanese figure skater. She won the 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb.-Competitive highlights:* N = Novice-A level; J = Junior level-References:*** - External links :...	124.06	8	14
12	Kana Muramoto	122.78	23	11
13	Juri Ohkawa	119.30	22	12
14	Mika Nakamura	119.04	20	13
15	Saya Ueno	117.54	17	15
16	Mao Nagao	116.22	12	17
17	Miho Sasaki	116.02	16	16
18	Yuka Ishikawa Yuka Ishikawa is a Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix. She placed 6th at the 2006 event in The Hague, Netherlands.- Programs :-Competitive highlights:-References:...	114.73	11	18
19	Mutsumi Takayama Mutsumi Takayama is a Japanese figure skater. She won the 2009 Ondrej Nepela Memorial.-Competitive highlights:-External links:*...	114.62	6	23
20	Nanoha Sato	113.58	5	24
21	Kuriko Oikawa	112.82	14	19
22	Sayaka Matsubara	110.55	21	20
23	Rumi Suizu Rumi Suizu is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 Japan Junior Champion. Suizu placed 8th at the 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix Final.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-References:...	107.84	19	21
24	Midori Suzuki	104.92	24	22
Free Skate Not Reached
25	Miu Sato	37.94	25
26	Ayaka Ishii	37.32	26
27	Naomi Tanigawa	36.19	27
28	Kanade Hasegawa	35.46	28
29	Risa Shoji Risa Shoji is a Japanese figure skater.- Career :Risa Shoji began skating in 2002.During the 2010–11 season, Shoji won gold and silver medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and qualified for the JGP Final. Her final score placed her in a tie for third with Chinese skater Li Zijun but the tie-breaker placed...	34.30	29
30	Mao Watanabe	34.02	30

Junior Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	Total Points	CD	OD	FD
1	Nana Sugiki / Taiyo Mizutani	121.07	1	1	1
2	Kaede Hara / Kokoro Mizutani	106.97	2	2	2

International Team Selections

Following the Japanese Championships, the team to the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2009 Winter Universiade were announced as:

World Team

	Men	Ladies	Ice Dancing
1	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 :...	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...	Cathy Reed Cathy Reed Cathy Reed is a Japanese ice dancer who represents Japan. She competes with her younger brother Chris Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:... / Chris Reed Chris Reed Chris Reed is an American-Japanese ice dancer who currently represents Japan. He competes with his older sister Cathy Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:...
2	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....	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...
3	Takahito Mura Takahito Mura is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time Finlandia Trophy champion, 2010 Triglav Trophy champion, the 2009 Japanese bronze medalist, and and 2008 junior national champion.-Personal life:...	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....
1st Alternate	Yasuharu Nanri Yasuharu Nanri is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.-Programs:...	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...
2nd Alternate	Daisuke Murakami	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....

Four Continents Team

	Men	Ladies	Ice Dancing
1	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 :...	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...	Cathy Reed Cathy Reed Cathy Reed is a Japanese ice dancer who represents Japan. She competes with her younger brother Chris Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:... / Chris Reed Chris Reed Chris Reed is an American-Japanese ice dancer who currently represents Japan. He competes with his older sister Cathy Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:...
2	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....	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...
3	Yasuharu Nanri Yasuharu Nanri is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.-Programs:...	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	Takahito Mura Takahito Mura is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time Finlandia Trophy champion, 2010 Triglav Trophy champion, the 2009 Japanese bronze medalist, and and 2008 junior national champion.-Personal life:...	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...
2nd 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:...	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....

Winter Universiade Team

	Men	Ladies	Ice Dancing
1	Yasuharu Nanri Yasuharu Nanri is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 & 2008 Japanese national bronze medalist. He skated at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, and placed 19th while earning his personal best total score in international competition.-Programs:...	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...	Emi Hirai / Ayato Yuzawa
2	Tatsuki Machida Tatsuki Machida is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist and 2007 Japanese Junior national champion.As of 2011, he trains at the Ice Castle in Lake Arrowhead, California.- Programs :-Senior results:...	Nana Takeda Nana Takeda in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national champion. She won a gold and a silver medal on the 2006 Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed fifth at the Junior Grand Prix Final.-Programs:-Post-2005:-Pre-2005:...
3	Takemochi Ogami	Ayumi Miyamoto
1st Alternate	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:...	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:...
2nd Alternate	Tomoyuki Koriyama	Ayako Hagiwara 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....

World Junior Team

Following the Japanese Junior Championships, the team to the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

was announced as:

	Men	Ladies	Pairs
1	Yuzuru Hanyu Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 World Junior Champion, the 2011 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2009-10 Junior Grand Prix Final Champion and a two-time Japanese junior national champion....	Haruka Imai Haruka Imai is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior national champion.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-Detailed results:*SP = Short Program; FS = Free Skating-References:...	Narumi Takahashi Narumi Takahashi is a Japanese pair skater. She competes with Mervin Tran. They are the 2010 Junior World silver medalists, 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final champions, and 2008–2010 Japanese national champions.- Personal life :... / Mervin Tran Mervin Tran Mervin Tran is a Canadian figure skater who currently competes as a pair skater for Japan with Narumi Takahashi. They are the 2010 Junior World silver medalists, 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final champions, and 2008–2010 Japanese national champions.- Personal life :Tran was born in Regina,...
2		Mari Suzuki

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