2022 Japan Open, October 8 + Carnival on Ice gala

[Sylvia]

Website:

木下グループカップ フィギュアスケート ジャパンオープン2022（Japan Open 2022）：テレビ東京

木下グループカップ フィギュアスケート ジャパンオープン2022公式サイトです。今年も強豪スケーターの熾烈な戦いが始まる！10月8日(土)さいたまアリーナにて開催！出場選手も随時追加発表

www.tv-tokyo.co.jp

Venue: Saitama Super Arena
"1st to 3rd place will be determined in a team competition where the total score of the singles (free skate performance) is used as the total score of the team."

Skaters: https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/japanopen2022/skater.html

JAPAN (announced on July 14)
Kaori Sakamoto
Rika Kihira
Shoma Uno
Yuma Kagiyama

Good to see overseas skaters invited back for the first time since 2019! Announced today (August 12):

NORTH AMERICA
Mariah Bell
Jason Brown
TBA

EUROPE
Loena Hendrickx
Ekaterina Kurakova
Michal Brezina
Daniel Grassl

THE GUESTS
Nathan Chen
TBA

*Participating players are subject to change due to circumstances

Carnival on Ice (exhibition gala with the same skaters): https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/coi2022/

 

[airgelaal]

Loena

 

[Sylvia]

Glad that Jason plans to have a new long program for Japan Open : https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/1558078043037523968

 

[Sylvia]

Ilia Malinin was added to Team North America (4th spot is still open) on August 19: https://twitter.com/tvtokyo_figure/status/1560552399386906624

 

[YukiNieve]

Bradie was added to Team North America (announced on 9/2/22).

https://twitter.com/tvtokyo_figure/status/1565626825388474369

木下グループカップ フィギュアスケート ジャパンオープン2022（Japan Open 2022）：テレビ東京

木下グループカップ フィギュアスケート ジャパンオープン2022公式サイトです。今年も強豪スケーターの熾烈な戦いが始まる！10月8日(土)さいたまアリーナにて開催！出場選手も随時追加発表

www.tv-tokyo.co.jp

So she is now fully recovered from the injuries? If so, that's great!

 

[Sylvia]

Bradie was added to Team North America (announced on 9/2/22).

Glad for her!

So she is now fully recovered from the injuries? If so, that's great!

I believe the last time Bradie actually competed was at the ISU World Team Trophy in Osaka in April 2021 (after Worlds in Stockholm) so I think it would be ideal for her to return to competition at an event like this with "only" a FS to be judged by an ISU panel in a festive team setting. Many skaters perform their SP in the gala afterwards so Bradie can debut both of her 2022-23 competitive programs in Saitama.

ETA that she posted "a video dump of some jumps from this past week" less than an hour ago: https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAEY1ogz6U/

 

[Sylvia]

Madison Hubbell & Zach Donohue were confirmed on Sept. 16 to perform as guests in the Japan Open:

木下グループカップ フィギュアスケート ジャパンオープン2022（Japan Open 2022）：テレビ東京

木下グループカップ フィギュアスケート ジャパンオープン2022公式サイトです。今年も強豪スケーターの熾烈な戦いが始まる！10月8日(土)さいたまアリーナにて開催！出場選手も随時追加発表

www.tv-tokyo.co.jp

Satoko Miyahara, Stephane Lambiel and Jeffrey Buttle were announced on Sept. 16 as guests for Carnival on Ice, along with Hubbell/Donohue: https://twitter.com/tvtokyo_figure/status/1570699385612238856
Previously, Misato & Takeru Komatsubara (Tim Koleto) were added as guests: https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/coi2022/skater.html

Stars on Ice has added 3 shows in Hachinohe (October 9-10) for some of the JO/CoI skaters:

2022 Stars on Ice Japan Tour

https://figureskate-soi.com/2022/skaters.html Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Alysa Liu Chock & Bates April 2-3, Osaka April 8-10, Tokyo (Right now the US skaters are only listed for the Tokyo shows.) The entry restriction to Japan is going to be relaxed on March. I guess the organizers found a...

www.fsuniverse.net

 

[DreamSkates]

Will Japan Open be available online anywhere?

 

[Frau Muller]

In the past, only isolated routines of the Japan Open have made their way to YouTube. Same thing with routines from the following day’s exhibition (Carnival on Ice). These are usually taken from the telecast - not fan cams - so the video quality and production values are magnificent. Alas, they’re almost always taken down pretty quickly…a few days after posting…so keep the eyes open for links. Last year, the links to programs started coming within a couple of hours after the live version.

 

[Firedancer]

Nathan is no longer performing at the Japan Open due to injury:

https://twitter.com/anythinggoe/status/1575093907402084352?s=46&t=ArDZFl5yopAm7FCszYK8NA

 

[YukiNieve]

Wrong thread

 

[YukiNieve]

Yuma tweeted that he withdrew from Japan Open due to the ankle injury that happened in late July and has not healed completely. Kao Miura replaced him for the Team Japan.

https://twitter.com/yuma_kagiyama05/status/1577508097945239552

Hope that Yuma will be completely recovered from this injury before Skate America!

 

[airgelaal]

Bradie Tennell has withdrawn from Japan Open

Bradie Tennell on Instagram: "❤️ #japanopen #smallsetback #figureskating #figureskater #teamusa #usfigureskating #auraskates #johnwilsonblades #thevitaminshoppe #reels #stillworking #comeback #bradietennell"

2,932 likes, 100 comments - bradietennell on October 6, 2022: "❤️ #japanopen #smallsetback #figureskating #figureskater #teamusa #usfigureskating #auraskates #johnwilsonblades #thevitaminshoppe #reels #stillworking #comeback #bradietennell".

www.instagram.com

 

[Evgeniafan]

Bradie Tennell has withdrawn from Japan Open

Bradie Tennell on Instagram: "❤️ #japanopen #smallsetback #figureskating #figureskater #teamusa #usfigureskating #auraskates #johnwilsonblades #thevitaminshoppe #reels #stillworking #comeback #bradietennell"

2,932 likes, 100 comments - bradietennell on October 6, 2022: "❤️ #japanopen #smallsetback #figureskating #figureskater #teamusa #usfigureskating #auraskates #johnwilsonblades #thevitaminshoppe #reels #stillworking #comeback #bradietennell".

www.instagram.com

I don't see how there is time for someone to replace her.

 

[sheetz]

I don't see how there is time for someone to replace her.

Depends on when she notified the organizers. Just because she made a public announcement today doesn't mean the organizers weren't aware of the situation for some time already.

 

[Karen-W]

Depends on when she notified the organizers. Just because she made a public announcement today doesn't mean the organizers weren't aware of the situation for some time already.

Who would they even get, though? Karen is at Cornell and is Alysa even skating these days? Maddie Schizas didn't exactly skate a great FS at Nebelhorn a few weeks ago. Maybe Isabeau Levito since she's reigning WJC like Ilia?

 

[Wyliefan]

Isabeau's got Skate America coming up soon. It might disrupt her training schedule too much.

 

[Karen-W]

Isabeau's got Skate America coming up soon. It might disrupt her training schedule too much.

That's certainly a consideration, I'm sure - though the same can be said for Malinin, Grassl, Sakamoto & Kurakova, as did Kagiyama before he WD from this event.

 

[airgelaal]

And what about Bell?

 

[Karen-W]

And what about Bell?

What about her? She's already participating in this event...

 

[airgelaal]

What about her? She's already participating in this event...

My eyes

 

[Karen-W]

My eyes

Totally get it! I'm sooooo ready for a nap.

 

[sheetz]

Who would they even get, though? Karen is at Cornell and is Alysa even skating these days? Maddie Schizas didn't exactly skate a great FS at Nebelhorn a few weeks ago. Maybe Isabeau Levito since she's reigning WJC like Ilia?

Isabeau would be the logical choice but I suppose they could even ask Gracie or Starr.

 

[Karen-W]

Isabeau would be the logical choice but I suppose they could even ask Gracie or Starr.

Personally, I'd hope they ask Amber Glenn before they asked either Gracie or Starr...

 

[airgelaal]

Maybe Isabeau Levito since she's reigning WJC like Ilia?

I don't think it's a good idea if she comes back to the US.

 

[sheetz]

Personally, I'd hope they ask Amber Glenn before they asked either Gracie or Starr...

I doubt the organizers care much as long as Team Japan wins.

 

[Wyliefan]

Mirai's going to do it!

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1578219678887186433?t=Bk41Mn15m8BddrsB3z1ocg&s=19

 

[skatfan]

Mirai's going to do it!

https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1578219678887186433?t=Bk41Mn15m8BddrsB3z1ocg&s=19

Bravo Mirai! Got to be a bit challenging doing the replacement at the last minute

 

[kalle]

Bravo Mirai! Got to be a bit challenging doing the replacement at the last minute

Wonder if she will dust off the Miss Saigon program or, if she has any show program that she can turn into a LP.
Yes, we have seen she is keeping up with triples on her IG but a full LP is tough. Honestly, if she manages to land 3-4 triples along with 2 2A's, I would be very inpressed!
So excited to see her again!

 

[YukiNieve]

During an official practice on Friday, Ilia Malinin skated his free skate including 4A, 4F, 4Lz, 4Lo, (2nd half) 4lz-Eu-3S, 4T-3A, 4S-3T --- 7 quads (6 types).

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/8b6a4336363ca78fdf7cb3dda3d914e1b498478b (in Japanese