2025 Japan Nationals Men SP

[Sylvia]

Men SP starting order (Friday, Dec. 19th 12:30-16:40 in Tokyo / Thursday 10:30 pm-Friday 2:40 am ET): https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2025-2026/fs_j/nationals/SEG001.htm

Skater profiles (linked below, include program music): https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/japan/skaters.html

"Qualification rule: The best 24 skaters after Short Program will advance to the next segment."

Group 1
1 Shun Uemura https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/ShunUemura.html
2 Tsudoi Suto https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/TsudoiSUTO.html
3 Yuto Kishina https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/YutoKISHINA.html
4 Haruto Toda https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/HarutoTODA.html
5 Daiya Ebihara https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/DaiyaEBIHARA.html
6 Kosho Oshima https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/KoshoOSHIMA.html

[Ice Resurfacing]

Group 2
7 Sena Takahashi https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/SenaTAKAHASHI.html
8 Ryoto Mori https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/RyotoMORI.html
9 Shunya Matsuoka https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/ShunyaMATSUOKA.html
10 Ibuki Ogahara (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/IbukiOGAHARA.html
11 Keisuke Kadowaki https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/KeisukeKADOWAKI.html
12 Hayato Okazaki (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/HayatoOKAZAKI.html

Group 3
13 Takeru Amine Kataise https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/TakeruKATAISE.html
14 Shioh Kojima (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/ShiohKOJIMA.html
15 Ryoga Morimoto (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/RyogaMORIMOTO.html
16 Taiga Nishino https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/TaigaNISHINO.html
17 Shuntaro Asaga https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/ShuntaroASAGA.html
18 Yujin Takeda (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/YujinTAKEDA.html

[Ice Resurfacing]

Group 4
19 Rio Nakata https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/RioNAKATA.html
20 Nozomu Yoshioka https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/NozomuYOSHIOKA.html
21 Yuma Kagiyama https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/YumaKAGIYAMA.html
22 Sota Yamamoto https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/SotaYAMAMOTO.html
23 Takumi Sugiyama https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/TakumiSUGIYAMA.html
24 Shun Sato https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/ShunSATO.html

Group 5
25 Kazuki Tomono https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/KazukiTOMONO.html
26 Sena Miyake https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/SenaMIYAKE.html
27 Shunsuke Nakamura https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/ShunsukeNAKAMURA.html
28 Tatsuya Tsuboi https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/TatsuyaTSUBOI.html
29 Kao Miura https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/KaoMIURA.html
30 Haru Kakiuchi https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/HaruKAKIUCHI.html

Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide any play-by-play!

 

[Braulio]

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[tony]

Shun Uemura
Poeta by Vicente Amigo

3A
3F
3Lz+3T little flow out
Fall on back crossover in StSq

67.98

 

[tony]

Tsudoi Suto
Take Five by Dave Brubeck
Caravan by Duke Ellington

3A tight
3Lz+3T tight
3F

Nice speed & positions on the spins and already in the first group a lot more dedication to choreography and held landings than we see in most of the rest of the world

71.59

 

[tony]

Yuto Kishina
Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran

3A
2F* (e)
3Lo+3T

Really tidy, smooth skating.

66.16

 

[tony]

Haurto Toda
Moonlight Sonata by Marcin

3A
3Lz+2T
3Lo fall

58.62

 

[tony]

Daiya Ebihara
Masquerade Waltz by Khachaturian

3A
3Lz+3T
3F

70.23 definitely would've had PCS higher

 

[Braulio]

I love Masquerade Waltz and Ebihara did a decent job

 

[tony]

Kosho Oshima
Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams

3A
3Lz+3T
3F

73.47

 

[tony]

Sena Takahashi
You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hansen

3F
3A
3Lz+3T

Glorious

73.82

 

[tony]

Ryoto Mori
Rain in your Black Eyes by Ezio Bosso

3A
3Lz+3T tight and turnout
3F

70.91

 

[tony]

Shunya Matsuoka
You Are the Reason by Calum Scott & Leona Lewis

2A (8 skaters in a row to start the day not only attempting 3A but also they all landed it)
3Lz
3S loose+2T off balance, foot down

Spins are also a weaker point

59.39

 

[YukiNieve]

Shunya suffered ankle injury this season, which I think is final season for him.

 

[tony]

Ibuki Ogahara
Feelin' Good by Michael Buble

3A< fall
3Lo
3F+3T

58.49

 

[Braulio]

-10 GOE for using Michael Buble music

 

[YukiNieve]

Ogahara is also an ice dancer.

 

[tony]

Keisuke Kadowaki
All By Myself by Eric Carmen

3Lz+2T
1A*
3Lo

The first skater of the night where I didn't really sense much listening to the music.

57.45

 

[Braulio]

All by myself male voice cover

not the best technical content but presentation was so-so

 

[Braulio]

Sing, sing, sing with a green vest

An axel step out, a flip bit short of rotation, spins rather slow, another step out of the combo, zero points

A bit mechanical in terms of presentation for Okazaki

 

[tony]

Hayato Okazaki
Sing, Sing, Sing

3A fall out
3F really twisted upper body going up
3Lz stepout

14 years old, I would think the youngest one here?

An axel step out, a flip bit short of rotation, spins rather slow, another step out of the combo, zero points

Because they didn't put +COMBO on the Lutz. They will, and he will at least get some minimal points back.

51.53

 

[YukiNieve]

Youngest skater (14) for the men's competition, Hayato Okazaki.

Commentator Mura competed in the same rink in 2005, when he was 14. He said that he was very nervous at that time.

 

[YukiNieve]

3rd group Warm Up

Kojima and Morimoto compete in JNats for the first time.

Taiga Nishino has 2 kinds of quads and is viewed as a rising star.

 

[Braulio]

Beautiful camel spin, nice flexibility. Has a good sense of musicality and flow, transitions into the 3 flip. I love this music so he has all my points have to say. Good job for Kataise

 

[tony]

Takeru Amine Kataise
Clair de Lune

3A
3Lz(e?)+3T
3F

Very gentle and musically sensitive

78.40

 

[YukiNieve]

Takeru got standing-o！

 

[Braulio]

Takeru got standing-o！

Well deserved, and goes into first with 78.45

 

[tony]

Shioh Kojima
Security Police by Yugo Kanno

3F+3T
2A
3Lz forward

57.29

 

[Braulio]

Kojima
Good speed, spins a bit off-center. He almost ran out of speed after landing his jumps; his presentation was somewhat weak overall. It's clear it's his debut and he's still a junior overall

 

[Braulio]

Morimoto
Not this song please, opens with a simple 2axel, lots of armography well I think he has to justify the shirt 'In this shirt' theme. Jumps were ok but but by today's standards just simple.

 

[YukiNieve]

Kojima in K&C
"I have always watched this competition on TV, and this time, I'm on this side (smiling)."