Japanese skater/skating news & updates

[midori]

Fumie Suguri on a music video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ance7OoZc2o

[kwanfan1818]

Takahiko Kozuka will be at the Challenge Cup (Den Haag, Netherlands, February 21-24) and the Gardena Spring Trophy (Selva, Italy, April 1-3)

Nobunari Oda will take part to the Bavarian Open (Oberstdorf, Germany, February 7-10)

Tatsuki Machida will participate to the Coupe de Printemps(Luxembourg, March 22-24)

That's excellent strategy WRT World Standings points: Oda (1st at Nebelhorn) and Machida (1st at Nepala) have one Senior B this year, and Kozuka has none so far. Good showings at these events will help to keep their standings up or at least from dropping too far down the food chain: at the end of this season Kozuka, for example, will lose more than half his WS points from 2010-11, while many other skaters will have championship points to compensate for the ones they will lose.

[NMURA]

Spring International Assignments

Bavarian Open (Oberstdorf, GER)
Nobunari Oda
Kento Nakamura
Yuki Nishino

Challenge Cup (The Hague, NED)
Takahiko Kozuka
Reo Ishizuka (N)
Wakaba Higuchi (N)

Coupe du Printemps (Luxembourg, LUX)
Tatsuki Machida
Sei Kawahara
Riona Kato
Risa Shoji
Kaori Sakamoto (N)
Yuka Kito (N)

Gardena Spring Trophy (Selva Val Gardena, ITA)
Takahiko Kozuka
Haruka Imai
Shu Nakamura
Rin Nitaya
Taichiro Yamakuma (N)
Eriko Yamakuma (N) they are twin brother and sister
Yuhana Yokoi (N)

Triglav Trophy (Jesenice, SLO)
Daisuke Murakami
Akio Sasaki
Miyabi Oba
Taichi Honda (J)
Yura Matsuda (J)
Sota Yamamoto (N)
Mai Mihara (N)
Marin Honda (N)


I'm surprised to see so many athletes are going to be sent to Europe. After all, the JSF is fairly rich.

[apatinar]

Fumie Suguri on a music video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ance7OoZc2o

She just keeps on trying!!

[rayhaneh]

There is a fairly long interview on the Canon website with Takeshi Honda who talks about Japan's Men skating:

http://web.canon.jp/event/skating/in...nt_honda1.html

Maybe one of our Japanese speakers can provide a translation? If not, I will try to do so between today and this weekend, depending on the workload

[maureenfarone]

Gosh, more chances to see Kozuka this year!! Also pleased to see Daisuke Murakami listed - any word on his recovery from the separated shoulder?

[Quadloop]

After his injury, he was advised to stay off the ice for one month. So he should be able to resume training at the end of January.

I heard Kozuka's injury was "right instep tenovaginitis". it took 1 month to fully and he couldn't wear boot for blinding pain at that time.
so I hope his recovery is progressing nicely but I wonder he has enough time to prepare for first competition.
needless to say, I think this is very good chance for him and I'm so glad to watch his performance in this season, again.

if that helps, he updated his blog on 4th Jun.
he trained swimming as rehabilitation.

At the end, he wrote "I resolve on making utmost efforts and I want to celebrate with you all in Sochi"
http://www.t-kozuka.com/

[ks1227]

if that helps, he updated his blog on 4th Jun.
he trained swimming as rehabilitation.

At the end, he wrote "I resolve on making utmost efforts and I want to celebrate with you all in Sochi"
http://www.t-kozuka.com/

[Loves_Shizuka]

SO, wait , let me get this straight.... Miki IS skating next season and ISN'T retiring?!

[rayhaneh]

SO, wait , let me get this straight.... Miki IS skating next season and ISN'T retiring?!

At any rate, that's what she announced in the press release following the termination of her contract with Toyota

[Jeschke]

SO, wait , let me get this straight.... Miki IS skating next season and ISN'T retiring?!

where was something said about miki? have i overread anything?

[NMURA]

Miki Ando is possibly marrying a pro skater Yasuharu Nanri (南里康晴).
http://zasshi.news.yahoo.co.jp/artic...004-pseven-spo

This article belongs to a gossip magazine though...

[ioana]

Hmm, I seem to remember a story about Ando dating Nanri a few years ago that turned out to be false. Now that they're "getting married", maybe they actually went out on a real date ?

eta: link to article scan. In case it's not ok to link to other forums, please feel free to remove.

[NMURA]

It says the news source is a sports writer. Ando and Nanri are friends since their junior days. Their families have known each other. Ando has visited Fukuoka where Nanri lives frequently and practiced together at the local rink. Ando is appearing numerous shows recently because of Nanri's offers.

[quiqie]

The source is a tabloid article, but it has Nikolai Morozov saying that Miki Ando wants him to be her coach again and that he does not exclude the possibility that he will indeed coach her again next year.

http://www.eg.ru/daily/sports/36130/

[Loves_Shizuka]

[Katarzyna]

The source is a tabloid article, but it has Nikolai Morozov saying that Miki Ando wants him to be her coach again and that he does not exclude the possibility that he will indeed coach her again next year.

http://www.eg.ru/daily/sports/36130/

If true just

[Jeschke]

The source is a tabloid article, but it has Nikolai Morozov saying that Miki Ando wants him to be her coach again and that he does not exclude the possibility that he will indeed coach her again next year.

http://www.eg.ru/daily/sports/36130/

although it might be more gossip, but morozov now realizing that leonova will fall apart and he needs ando back, haha

[Jeschke]

If true just

to be honest, she achieved great results under him, ok, we have no comparison of a grown ando and other coaches, but their 'sportive relationship' was quite succesful

[TAHbKA]

I really wish people would stop bringing dadygin as a source for any information. The guy should be employed by 'mills&boon' rather than a paper