Japanese figure skating 2025-26 season news & updates

Yesterday I saw Aoki’s name newly posted to some competition and now I can remember what it is! I so love watching her. I wonder if both she and Rino should consider ice dance.
 
An interesting article about Yuma Kagiyama's FS music Turandot.


Nicole:
"After working together for several years, I sensed there was still passion buried deep inside Yuma. He needed music to unleash it. Yuma possesses an incredibly sensitive musical sense, and has continued to grow as an athlete, an artist, and a human being."

Christopher Tin (a two-time Grammy Award winner who created the ending part of Turandot and edit it further for Yuma to make it suitable for the FS):

- Nicole gave him detailed instructions on what kind of melody was needed at each specific moment when creating the choreography.

"Adapting the music to the program's requirements was a major challenge. Lori carefully explained to me when Yuma would jump, where he would pause to catch his breath, and even about the rules of competitive skating. It was far more complex than any of my previous collaborations for films or video games."

"The music is still in development. We plan to record the vocals with the two lead actors in a few weeks, and they will be added to the final version."

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So there will be vocals in Yuma's FS music!
 
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Ikura Kushida &Koshiro Shimada RD (Chris Reed Trophy, Sept. 23, 2025)


- No music due to copy rights, but there are other behind the scene clips and interviews (in Japanese). You need to set VPN as Japan to view this.
 
Score updates from Regionals/Intls

SENIOR MEN Regional Scores
Sota Yamamoto 246
Shun Sato 244
Nozomu Yoshioka 236
Kao Miura 219
Sena Miyake 217

Upcoming at Kinki Regionals - Tomono (236 Kinoshita), Tsuboi (231 Kinoshita), Shunsuke (203 Kinoshita), Haru Kakiuchi (203 Kinoshita)

Assumed Bye- Yuma Kagiyama (285 Lombardia)

Top Junior Scores from JGP
Rio Nakata 246
Taiga Nishino 233
Sena Takahashi 225
Shun Uemura 212
Ryoto Mori 206
Daiya Ebihara 201

Current Top 5 Intl Scores, Senior- Yuma 285, Sato 254, Tomono 236, Sota 233, Kao 233


SENIOR WOMEN Regionals

Rion Sumiyoshi 200
Rino Matsuike 194
Ami Nakai 192
Mako Yamashita 190
Yuna Aoki 181
Mana Kawabe 181
Rinka Watanabe 173
Kinayu Yokoi 171
Miyabi Oba 164
Maria Egawa 158

Assumed Bye- Mone Chiba (216 Kinoshita), Kaori Sakamoto (203 Kinoshita), Wakaba Higuchi (159 Kinoshita),

Upcoming at Kinki Regionals- Hana (180 Kinoshita), Mai Mihara (no score yet)... Saki Miyake (196 Kinoshita) is upcoming at ChuShiKyu Regionals.

Top Scores from JGP

Mayuko Oka 199
Mao Shimada 199
Mei Okada 190
Haruna Murakami 186
Sumika Kanazawa 185
Kaoruko Wada 180

Current Top 5 Intl Scores, Senior
Mone 216, Rion 209, Ami 206, Kaori 203, Saki 196
 
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Cross-posting for someone who might be interested:

You can find many videos of Japanese Regionals that have been taking place now here: https://www.instagram.com/skateinjapan/

Chubu Regional
Sota Yamamoto (Sr Men 1st)
SP: https://www.instagram.com/p/DO_kjqrglItvJYQJQc3M8QABNz2G-ZC17hooT40/
FS: https://www.instagram.com/p/DO_yA6_gtCLbtnbgH1qvg7AvIVfu379bDbd3HE0/

Rino Matsuike (Sr Women 1st)
SP: https://www.instagram.com/p/DO_mB7pAlJ5zw_U37_bHP2OJGdm4GzUr_6jK9I0/
FS: https://www.instagram.com/p/DO_zLR0gp0MTxMBWna39SmcFGqEuvqfj2PilNA0/

Tokyo Regional
Shun Sato (Sr Men 1st)
SP: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBRR1Rgk45anyBd05aKRqqBR1aVQphFRFxHHg0/
FS: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBYc3tgl0AUaNsKtqhAIiwDCOLUJCtBJcUBY00/

Nozomu Yoshioka (Sr Men 2nd)
SP: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBQ19TAoOFNq-1Asvhhq1BkOYpYDpdaVmjpnk0/
FS: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBYMuSAosLMQb3fbStzh17X5PAMXizN6-xQ7o0/

Kao Miura (Sr Men 3rd)
SP: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBRAnoArV9p44OqN_sakw2MYOVYCCwqjzBwzY0/
FS: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBYDvKggzDL_jbbDtoC-Z8s8ksGDKp5_umR440/

Rion Sumiyoshi (Sr Women 1st)
SP: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBTfYSggxmKsLXPLpAPko0yuBL1ycHyWMEBck0/
FS: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBaB5FAlIf3QqE1yuleir5mXcBGZEU2YktHek0/

Ami Nakai (Sr Women 2nd)
SP:https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBTPdRAs4kVMH_JY3XD-ACwHxUapHuXYCedEM0/
FS: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBZ22cglZpVu1OXWzNKCqn-K-I4YX6d59ofKs0/

Yuna Aoki (Sr Women 3rd)
SP: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBTCWTgiqDpaI-Ep77-i86q-vSHR4zuoKnu600/
FS https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBZfkEAjm1WrrEgmxNGUo1C5vO9aYXzI6PLg80/
 
Score updates from Regionals/Intls

SENIOR MEN Regional Scores
Sota Yamamoto 246
Shun Sato 244
Kazuki Tomono 237
Nozomu Yoshioka 236
Kao Miura 219
Sena Miyake 217

Assumed Bye- Yuma Kagiyama (285 Lombardia), Tatsuya Tsuboi (231 Kinoshita)

Haru Kakiuchi somehow only scored 82.15 total points at Kinki Regionals so I am wondering if his NHK assignment may be in jeopardy?

SENIOR WOMEN Regionals

Rion Sumiyoshi 200
Saki Miyake 198
Rino Matsuike 194
Ami Nakai 192
Mako Yamashita 190
Mai Mihara 187
Yuna Aoki 181
Mana Kawabe 181
Rinka Watanabe 173
Kinayu Yokoi 171
Miyabi Oba 164
Hana Yoshida 167
Maria Egawa 158

Assumed Bye- Mone Chiba (216 Kinoshita), Kaori Sakamoto (203 Kinoshita), Wakaba Higuchi (159 Kinoshita),
 

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