Japan Skating Federation announced the 2011/2012 Season Training Players of Japan.

[Akira Andrea]

This is an article in the official home page of JSF
Translated from Japanese.

“The 2011-2012 Season Kyouka Sennshu” or “The 2011-2012 Season Training Players of Japan”.
April 20th, 2011 JST

“Tokubetsu Kyouka Senshu” or “Special Training Player”
Men:
Takahiko Kozuka (Toyota Motor)
Nobunari Oda (Kansai University)
Daisuke Takahashi (Kansai University)
Yuzuru Hanyu (Tohoku High School)
Ladies:
Miki Ando (Toyota Motor)
Mao Asada (Chukyo University)
Kanako Murakami (Chukyo University Chukyo High School)

“Kyouka Senshu A” or “Training Player A”
Men:
Takahito Mura (Chukyo University)
Tatsuki Machida (Kansai University)
Daisuke Murakami (Aomori Junior Collage)
Kento Nakamura (Rikyo University)
Ryuichi Kihara (Chukyo University Chukyo High School)
Ryuju Hino (Chukyo University Chukyo High School)
Keiji Tanaka (Okayama University of Science High School)
Ladies:
Akiko Suzuki (Howa Sports Land)
Risa Shoji (Seibu Higashi Fushimi FS)
Yuki Nishino (Musashino Gakuin)
Fumie Suguri (Yoshindo)
Kako Tomotaki (Kurashiki FSC)
Miyabi Oba (Meitou FSC)
Haruka Imai (Nihonbashi Jyogakkan)

“Kyoka Senshu B” or “Training Player B”
Men:
Shoma Uno (Grand Prix Tokai Club)
Yoji Tsuboi (Okayama FSC)
Fumiya Itai (Musashino Gakuin)
Sei Kawahara (Nishi Nihon FSC)
Jyun Suzuki (Tsukisappu FSC)
Akio Sasaki (Meiji University)
Ladies:
Shoko Ishikawa (Meiji University)
Kana Muramoto (Kobe Port Island FSC
Ayumi Goto (Mizuho University Mizuho High School)
Satoko Miyahara (Kansai University Junior High School)
Saya Ueno (Kobe Port Island FSC)
Roanna Sari Oshikawa (Musashino Gakuin)
Haruna Suzuki (Shin Yokohama Prince FSC)
Riona Kato (Kansai SC)
Rin Nitaya (Kyoto FSC)
Hinano Isobe (Ritsumeikan Uji Junior High School)
Saki Kawakami (Meito FSC)
Karen Kemanai (Nihonbashi Jyogakkan)
Kono Yuka (Kurashiki Suisho High School)
Mari Suzuki (Tohoku Fukushi University)
Shion Kokubu (Kansai University)
Murtsumi Takayama (Meiji University)
Yukiko Fujisawa (Iizuka FS)
Miu Sato (Grand Prix Tokai Club)
Ayana Yasuhara (Shiga FSC)
Nana Takeda (Waseda University)
Mayako Matsuno (Seibu Higashi Fushimi FSC)

The Special Training Player of Pair
Narumi Takahashi & Marvin Tran (Kinoshita Komuten Club Tokyo)

The Special Training Player of Ice Dance
Cathy Reed & Chris Reed (Kinoshita Komuten Club Tokyo)

The Training Player B of Ice Dance
Emi Hirai (Kansai University) & Taiyo Mizutani (Hosei University)

The special Training Team of Synchronized Skating
Jingu Ice Messengers Grace

The Training Team B of Synchronized Skating
Tokyo Synchronized Skating Club

The article
The 2011-2012 Season Training Players of Japan.
http://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/image_...-12_Figure.pdf

[MikiAndoFan#1]

Thanks, Akira Andrea! Your translations are always appreciated.

Miki Ando (Toyota Motor)

Does this mean Miki will compete next season?

[maclou]

^ I don't know if it means that, Daisuke is still there and he might not either. I think it's just a list of skaters who could be funded if they choose to accept it.

[Akira Andrea]

The class of Training Player seems to be decided regarding the result of Japan Nationals etc as important.

Reference:
Men
(Special Training Player)
Takahiko Kozuka: N (Japan Nationals) 1st place
Nobunari Oda: N (Japan nationals) 2nd place
Daisuke Takahashi: N (Japan nationals) 3rd place
Yuzuru Hanyu: N 4th

(Training Player A)
Takahito Mura: N 5th
Tatsuki Machida: N 6th
Daisuke Murakami: N 7th
Kento Nakamura: N 8th, JN (Junior Nationals) 1st place
Ryuichi Kihara: N 12th, JN (Junior Nationals) 2nd place
Ryuju Hino: N 13th, JN (Junior Nationals) 3rd place
Keiji Tanaka: N 11th, JN 9th

(Training Player B)
Shoma Uno: JN 4th
Yoji Tsuboi: N 20th, JN 5th
Fumiya Itai: N 18th, JN 6th
Sei Kawahara: JN 7th
Jyun Suzuki: N 23 rd, JN 8th
Akio Sasaki: N 16th

Ladies
(Special Training player)
Miki Ando: N (Japan Nationals) 1st place
Mao Asada: N (Japan Nationals) 2nd place
Kanako Murakami: N (Japan Nationals) 3rd place

(Training Player A)
Akiko Suzuki: N 4th
Risa Shoji: N 5th, JN (Junior Nationals) 1st place
Yuki Nishino: N 6th, JN 5th
Fumie Suguri: N 7th
Kako Tomotaki: N 15th, JN (Junior Nationals) 2nd place
Miyabi Oba: N 8th, JN (Junior Nationals) 3rd place
Haruka Imai: N 12th

(Training Player B)
Shoko Ishikawa: N 9th
Kana Muramoto: N 10th
Ayumi Goto: N 11th
Satoko Miyahara: JN 4th, NN (Novice Nationals) 2nd place
Saya Ueno: JN 6th
Roanna Sari Oshikawa: N 17th, JN 7th
Haruna Suzuki: N 14th, JN 8th
Riona Kato: NN (Novice Nationals) 1st place
Rin Nitaya: JN 13th, NN (Novice Nationals) 3rd place
Hinano Isobe: JN 22nd, NN 4th
Saki Kawakami: NN 5th
Karen Kemanai: N 13th, JN 9th
Kono Yuka: N 16th
Mari Suzuki: N 18th
Shion Kokubu: N 19th
Murtsumi Takayama:
Yukiko Fujisawa: JN 11th
Miu Sato: JN 14th
Ayana Yasuhara:
Nana Takeda:
Mayako Matsuno:

[Akira Andrea]

Thanks, Akira Andrea! Your translations are always appreciated.
Does this mean Miki will compete next season?

In Japan, I think that it is believed that Miki Ando is competing as leading player not only till next season but also till Sochi Olympics at least.

The Kyoka Senshu or the Training Player is the player that Japan Skating Federation aims to train and to make grow.
There are three grades which were decided by the result of Japan Nationals etc mainly,
Namely, they are the Special Training Player, the Training Player A and the Training Player B.
It got to consider much moreover the ability than the age from last season.

[midori]

Akiko did not make the special team

Seriously, she is currently 2ND in both World Rankings and World Standings. How come Akiko can not get the best envelope??

[MikiAndoFan#1]

In Japan, I think that it is believed that Miki Ando is competing as leading player not only till next season but also till Sochi Olympics at least.

Oh, I see. Thanks for answering!

Akiko did not make the special team

Seriously, Akiko is currently 2ND in both World Rankings and World Standings and she did not get the best envelope??

I know. It's ridiculous that she didn't make the special team.

[Akira Andrea]

Akiko did not make the special team

Seriously, she is currently 2ND in both World Rankings and World Standings. How come Akiko can not get the best envelope??

As far as looking from the actual results of Akiko Suzuki in the international or the domestic, I also can't find the reasonable reason that JSF must grade down her from the Tokubetsu Kyouka Senshu or the Special Training Player.
I extremely regret that such a decision was done by JSF without showing the reasonable grounds.
I guess that the decisive reason why she was downgraded is because she couldn't get the good result in the last chance "the Four Continents" which she was given for revaluation.
In that event, she finished to the seventh place unfortunately.

The result of the Four Continents
http://www.isuresults.com/results/fc2011/CAT002RS.HTM

Reference:
Japanese players on the ISU Season’s World Ranking.
(The player in the bracket is reference)

( Carolina Kostoner: 1st)
Akiko Suzuki: 2nd
( Kira korpi: 3rd)
Miki Ando: 4th
( Alissa Czisny: 5th)

( Rachel Flatt: 6th)
( Ksenia Makarova: 7th)
( Mirai Nagasu: 8th)
( Elena Leonova: 9th)
( Victoria Helgesson: 10th)

Mao Asada: 12th
Kanako Murakami: 15th
Haruka Imai: 18th

Risa Shoji: 24th
Yuki Nishino: 38th
Shion Kokubun: 52nd
Ayumi Goto: 56th
Yukiko Fujisawa: 64th

Roanna Sari Oshikawa: 65th
Shoko Ishikawa: 69th
Karen Kemanai: 72nd
Miyabi Oba: 73rd
Yuka Kono: 77th

Kana Muramoto: 77th
Kako Tomotaki: 77th
Fumie Suguri: 90th

ISU Season’s World Ranking
http://www.isuresults.com/ws/wr/wrladies.htm


Japanese players on the ISU World Standing
(The player in the bracket is reference)

( Carolina Kostoner: 1st)
Akiko Suzuki: 2nd
( Yuna Kim: 3rd)
Miki Ando: 4th
( Kira Korpi: 5th)

Mao Asada: 6th
( Joannie Rochette: 7th)
( Alena Leonova: 8th)
( Alissa Czisny: 9th)
( Laura Lepisto: 10th)

Kanako Murakami: 14th
Haruka Imai: 15th
Fumie Suguri: 31th
Yuki Nishino: 40th
Risa Shoji: 51st
Shoko Ishikawa: 62nd
Shion Kokubun: 74th

ISU World Standing
http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsladies.htm