2025 Japan Nationals Women SP & FS

[Sylvia]

Women SP starting order (Friday, Dec, 19th 17:10-21:38 in Tokyo / 3:10-7:38 am ET): https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2025-2026/fs_j/nationals/SEG003.htm

The FS will be on Sunday, Dec. 21 16:45-20:47 in Tokyo / 2:45-6:47 am Eastern time.

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 Mako Yamashita (9th consecutive appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/MakoYAMASHITA.html
2 Miyabi Oba (age 30/14th appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/MiyabiOBA.html
3 Mai Mihara (11th appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/MaiMIHARA.html
4 Kei Yamada [J6] (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/KeiYAMADA.html
5 Sae Shimizu https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/SaeSHIMIZU.html
6 Yo Takagi [J11] https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/YoTAKAGI.html

[Ice Resurfacing]

Group 2
7 Mei Okada [J3] https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/MeiOKADA.html
8 Saiki Ikkanda [J10] (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/SaikiIKKANDA.html
9 Haruna Iwasaki (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/HarunaIWASAKI.html
10 Mana Kawabe (7th consecutive appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/ManaKAWABE.html
11 Mayuko Oka [J2] https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/MayukoOKA.html
12 Haruna Murakami [J8] https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/HarunaMURAKAMI.html

Group 3
13 Sumika Kanazawa [J4] (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/SumikaKANAZAWA.html
14 Arisa Kamoi (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/ArisaKAMOI.html
15 Ikura Kushida [J7] https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/IkuraKUSHIDA.html
16 Miai Mori (1st appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/MiaiMORI.html
17 Kaoruko Wada [J9] https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/KaorukoWADA.html
18 Chikako Saigusa https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/ChikakoSAIGUSA.html

[Ice Resurfacing]

Group 4
19 Saki Miyake (7th appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/SakiMIYAKE.html
20 Mone Chiba (7th consecutive appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/MoneCHIBA.html
21 Hana Yoshida (7th consecutive appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/HanaYOSHIDA.html
22 Rinka Watanabe (8th appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/RinkaWATANABE.html
23 Mao Shimada [J1] https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/MaoSHIMADA.html
24 Ami Nakai https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/AmiNAKAI.html

Group 5
25 Wakaba Higuchi (11th appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/WakabaHIGUCHI.html
26 Maria Egawa https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/MariaEGAWA.html
27 Rion Sumiyoshi (6th consecutive appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/RionSUMIYOSHI.html
28 Kaori Sakamoto (13th consecutive appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/KaoriSAKAMOTO.html
29 Rino Matsuike (6th consecutive appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/RinoMATSUIKE.html
30 Yuna Aoki (8th appearance) https://www.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure/skater/YunaAOKI.html


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

 

[Sylvia]

"Alternate" link to watch (Chinese fan male commentator): https://live.qq.com/10012776

ETA:

19:40 - 20:10 Ice Resurfacing [5:40-6:10 am Eastern before Warm-Up Group 4]

 

[Sylvia]

SP results after the first 3 groups:

1 Q 岡 万佑子 木下アカデミー 73.20 44.07 29.13 7.61 7.29 7.00 0.00 #11 Mayuko Oka
2 Q 河辺 愛菜 ｵﾘｴﾝﾀﾙﾊﾞｲｵ/中京大学 64.12 34.06 30.06 7.39 7.64 7.57 0.00 #10 Mana Kawabe
3 Q 山下 真瑚 中京大学 63.43 34.13 30.30 7.64 7.50 7.64 1.00 #1 Mako Yamashita
4 Q 三原 舞依 シスメックス 62.77 33.47 29.30 7.25 7.46 7.32 0.00 #3 Mai Mihara
5 Q 山田 恵 木下アカデミー 62.31 36.85 25.46 6.32 6.39 6.43 0.00 #4 Kei Yamada
6 Q 髙木 謠 太陽生命 61.62 33.40 28.22 7.04 7.11 7.07 0.00 #6 Yo Takagi
7 Q 和田 薫子 中京大中京高校 60.82 33.83 26.99 6.79 6.50 7.00 0.00 #17 Kaoruko Wada
8 Q 岡田 芽依 名東FSC 60.43 32.55 27.88 7.07 6.86 7.04 0.00 #7 Mei Okada
9 Q 金沢 純禾 木下アカデミー 57.09 31.26 26.83 6.68 6.71 6.79 1.00 #13 Sumika Kanazawa
10 Q 村上 遥奈 木下アカデミー 56.84 30.81 26.03 6.46 6.50 6.61 0.00 #12 Haruna Murakami
11 Q 櫛田 育良 木下アカデミー 55.47 28.00 28.47 7.11 7.36 6.93 1.00 #15 Ikura Kushida
12 Q 鴨井 彬莉彩 福岡ﾌｨｷﾞｭｱｱｶﾃﾞﾐｰ 53.16 30.28 22.88 5.71 5.79 5.71 0.00 #14 Arisa Kamoi

13 岩崎 陽菜 甲南女子大学 53.13 29.19 23.94 6.00 6.04 5.96 0.00 #9 Haruna Iwasaki
14 大庭 雅 東海東京FH 51.79 25.72 26.07 6.64 6.64 6.32 0.00 #2 Miyabi Oba
15 三枝 知香子 日本大学 51.46 26.31 25.15 6.29 6.29 6.32 0.00 #18 Chikako Saigusa
16 清水 咲衣 同志社大学 51.39 26.30 26.09 6.50 6.79 6.32 1.00 #5 Sae Shimizu
17 森 実愛 名城大学 44.13 22.66 21.47 5.39 5.29 5.46 0.00 #16 Miai Mori
18 一貫田 紗生 関空スケート 42.69 22.56 22.13 5.54 5.39 5.71 2.00 #8 Saiki Ikkanda

Jackie Wong's PBP jump notes (scroll down): https://www.rockerskating.com/news/...nals-play-by-playresults-womens-short-program

 

[Sylvia]

Time for the final 2 groups!!

 

[YukiNieve]

Saki Miyake

3T-3T
2A
3Lz (step out)

62.84 4th

 

[YukiNieve]

Mone Chiba

Hamada coach to send off: "Do you skate! Go!"

3F-3T clean
2A clean
3Lz clean

Looked nervous but got the job done.

74.60 1st

 

[Sylvia]

From Jackie Wong on X:

3A attempts from Ami Nakai, Mao Shimada, Rinka Watanabe, and Hana Yoshida all in this warmup

Saki Miyake: 3T(turn)3T, 2A, 3Lz(turn) - nervous skate for Miyake right from the start in the combo, a trip in the transitions before giong into the lutz, and her patterns were just off

Mone Chiba: 3F3T, 2A, 3Lz!
TES 39.79, PCS 34.81, SP 74.60 into 1st - did not get a rotational call on the lutz, but an unclear edge call

 

[YukiNieve]

Hana Yoshida
(2023 GPF bronze medalist)

3A fall
3Lz-2T (planned as 3Lz-3T)
3Lo<<

49.46 19th

She did not make it to FS

 

[YukiNieve]

Rinka Watanabe

3A　landing lean over
3Lz-3Tq?　
３Lo

Fist pump, standing-O

71.36 3rd

 

[YukiNieve]

Mao Shimada

3A clean
3F clean
3Lz-3T clean
All level 4

A great job!
Standing-o!
TES was shown as 47

79.33 1st

 

[Sylvia]

Another Chinese alternate link (female commentator): https://live.qq.com/10154004

ETA - Mao Shimada into 1st! 79.33 [47.32 / 32.01]

 

[YukiNieve]

Ami Nakai

3A clean GOE1.87←corrected as 2.06
3Lz-3T
3Lo　clean
All level 4

Fist pump
Standing-O!

She was 15th last season due to lower back injury.

77.50 2nd

 

[YukiNieve]

Final Group Skate Order
25. Wakaba Higuchi
26. Maria Egawa
27. Rion Sumiyoshi
28. Kaori Sakamoto
29. Rino Matsuike
30. Yuna Aoki

 

[YukiNieve]

Wakaba Higuchi
My Way

2A
3S-3T
3Lz

She has been on the podium for JNats 6 times
Fist pump
Stanging-O!

She jumped S instead of F, which is less painful to her foot.

69.47 6th

 

[YukiNieve]

Maria Egawa
Ave Maria (her mother's favorite music)

3F-3T
3Lz
2A

Graceful skate!
Smiling after the skate
Standing-O

64.76 7th

 

[Sylvia]

Current top 10 with 4 to go:

1 Q 島田 麻央 木下グループ 79.33 47.32 32.01 8.07 8.04 7.96 0.00 #23 Mao Shimada
2 Q 中井 亜美 TOKIOインカラミ 77.50 44.82 32.68 8.07 8.29 8.21 0.00 #24 Ami Nakai
3 Q 千葉 百音 木下グループ 74.60 39.79 34.81 8.79 8.71 8.68 0.00 #20 Mone Chiba
4 Q 岡 万佑子 木下アカデミー 73.20 44.07 29.13 7.61 7.29 7.00 0.00 #11 Mayuko Oka
5 Q 渡辺 倫果 三和建装/法政大学 71.36 39.01 32.35 8.00 8.36 7.96 0.00 #22 Rinka Watanabe
6 Q 樋口 新葉 ノエビア 69.47 36.36 33.11 8.14 8.43 8.32 0.00 #25 Wakaba Higuchi
7 Q 江川 マリア 明治大学 64.76 36.03 28.73 7.21 7.18 7.21 0.00 #26 Maria Egawa
8 Q 河辺 愛菜 ｵﾘｴﾝﾀﾙﾊﾞｲｵ/中京大学 64.12 34.06 30.06 7.39 7.64 7.57 0.00 #10 Mana Kawabe
9 Q 山下 真瑚 中京大学 63.43 34.13 30.30 7.64 7.50 7.64 1.00 #1 Mako Yamashita
10 Q 三原 舞依 シスメックス 62.77 33.47 29.30 7.25 7.46 7.32 0.00 #3 Mai Mihara

 

[YukiNieve]

Rion Sumiyoshi

2A clean
3Lz step out
3F 2-foot

no combination jumps
56.37 18th

 

[YukiNieve]

Kaori Sakamoto
Time to Say Goodbye

Gold medalist for JNats for last 4 years

3Lz!
2A
3F-3T
All level 4

Fist pump
Standing-O!

79.43 1st
Edged out Mao by 0.1!

 

[Sylvia]

1 Q 坂本 花織 シスメックス 79.43 42.00 37.43 9.39 9.29 9.46 0.00 #28 KAORI

ETA: Into 1st over Shimada by 0.1!

Rino

 

[YukiNieve]

Rino Matsuike

2A clean
3Lz-2T
3F Her knee hit the ice

61.26 15th

 

[YukiNieve]

Yuna Aoki
Adios Nonino

3Lz-2T (changed from planned 3Lo)
2A
3F
All level 4

Her musicality stands out
Ended with smile
Standing-O!
69.84 7th SB!

 

[YukiNieve]

Women SP
Judge Detail Score

https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2025-2026/fs_j/nationals/FSKWSINGLES---------01QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Four out of the top six women landed a clean 3A under the pressure of this competition!

 

[Sylvia]

SP final results:

1 Q 坂本 花織 シスメックス 79.43 42.00 37.43 9.39 9.29 9.460.00 #28 Kaori Sakamoto
2 Q 島田 麻央 木下グループ 79.33 47.32 32.01 8.07 8.04 7.96 0.00 #23 Mao Shimada
3 Q 中井 亜美 TOKIOインカラミ 77.50 44.82 32.68 8.07 8.29 8.21 0.00 #24 Ami Nakai
4 Q 千葉 百音 木下グループ 74.60 39.79 34.81 8.79 8.71 8.68 0.00 #20 Mone Chiba
5 Q 岡 万佑子 木下アカデミー 73.20 44.07 29.13 7.61 7.29 7.00 0.00 #11 Mayuko Oka
6 Q 渡辺 倫果 三和建装/法政大学 71.36 39.01 32.35 8.00 8.36 7.96 0.00 #22 Rinka Watanabe
7 Q 青木 祐奈 ＭＦアカデミー 69.84 36.22 33.62 8.39 8.64 8.25 0.00 #30 Yuna Aoki
8 Q 樋口 新葉 ノエビア 69.47 36.36 33.11 8.14 8.43 8.32 0.00 #25 Wakaba Higuchi
9 Q 江川 マリア 明治大学 64.76 36.03 28.73 7.21 7.18 7.21 0.00 #26 Maria Egawa
10 Q 河辺 愛菜 ｵﾘｴﾝﾀﾙﾊﾞｲｵ/中京大学 64.12 34.06 30.06 7.39 7.64 7.57 0.00 #10 Mana Kawabe
11 Q 山下 真瑚 中京大学 63.43 34.13 30.30 7.64 7.50 7.64 1.00 #1 Mako Yamashita
12 Q 三宅 咲綺 シスメックス 62.84 32.88 29.96 7.46 7.39 7.68 0.00 #19 Saki Miyake
13 Q 三原 舞依 シスメックス 62.77 33.47 29.30 7.25 7.46 7.32 0.00 #3 Mai Mihara
14 Q 山田 恵 木下アカデミー 62.31 36.85 25.46 6.32 6.39 6.43 0.00 #4 Kei Yamada
15 Q 髙木 謠 太陽生命 61.62 33.40 28.22 7.04 7.11 7.07 0.00 #6 Yo Takagi
16 Q 松生 理乃 中京大学 61.26 29.92 31.34 7.82 7.71 8.04 0.00 #29 Rino Matsuike
17 Q 和田 薫子 中京大中京高校 60.82 33.83 26.99 6.79 6.50 7.00 0.00 #17 Kaoruko Wada
18 Q 岡田 芽依 名東FSC 60.43 32.55 27.88 7.07 6.86 7.04 0.00 #7 Mei Okada
19 Q 金沢 純禾 木下アカデミー 57.09 31.26 26.83 6.68 6.71 6.79 1.00 #13 Sumika Kanazawa
20 Q 村上 遥奈 木下アカデミー 56.84 30.81 26.03 6.46 6.50 6.61 0.00 #12 Haruna Murakami
21 Q 住吉 りをん ｵﾘｴﾝﾀﾙﾊﾞｲｵ/明治大学 56.37 25.54 30.83 7.75 7.54 7.89 0.00 #27 Rion Sumiyoshi
22 Q 櫛田 育良 木下アカデミー 55.47 28.00 28.47 7.11 7.36 6.93 1.00 #15 Ikura Kushida
23 Q 鴨井 彬莉彩 福岡ﾌｨｷﾞｭｱｱｶﾃﾞﾐｰ 53.16 30.28 22.88 5.71 5.79 5.71 0.00 #14 Arisa Kamoi
24 Q 岩崎 陽菜 甲南女子大学 53.13 29.19 23.94 6.00 6.04 5.96 0.00 #9 Haruna Iwasaki

25 大庭 雅 東海東京FH 51.79 25.72 26.07 6.64 6.64 6.32 0.00 #2 Miyabi Oba
26 三枝 知香子 日本大学 51.46 26.31 25.15 6.29 6.29 6.32 0.00 #18 Chikako Saigusa
27 清水 咲衣 同志社大学 51.39 26.30 26.09 6.50 6.79 6.32 1.00 #5 Sae Shimizu
28 吉田 陽菜 木下アカデミー 49.46 22.29 28.17 7.14 7.04 7.00 1.00 #21 Hana Yoshida
29 森 実愛 名城大学 44.13 22.66 21.47 5.39 5.29 5.46 0.00 #16 Miai Mori
30 一貫田 紗生 関空スケート 42.69 22.56 22.13 5.54 5.39 5.71 2.00 #8 Saiki Ikkanda

 

[Sylvia]

Fuji TV's channel (set VPN to Japan) should be uploading SP videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@SPORTS-gg1vr/videos

Videos are also being shared on X by moozuru (uploading in skate order) & others - here's Kaori's 1st place SP: https://x.com/rikakihiramedia/status/2001995961208324505

 

[kwanfan1818]

Many thanks @YukiNieve

 

[Braulio]

Women SP
Groups 4 & 5

Women SP Groups 4 & 5 2025 Japan Nationals

Women SP Groups 4 & 5 2025 Japan Nationals

ok.ru

 

[Sylvia]

Women FS starting order (Sunday, Dec, 21st 16:45-20:47 in Tokyo / 2:45-6:47 am Eastern time.): https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2025-2026/fs_j/nationals/SEG004.htm

16:45:00 - 16:53:00 Warm-Up Group 1
16:53:00 - 17:00:50 1 岩崎 陽菜 甲南女子大学 24 53.13 Haruna Iwasaki
17:00:50 - 17:08:40 2 鴨井 彬莉彩 福岡ﾌｨｷﾞｭｱｱｶﾃﾞﾐｰ 23 53.16 Arisa Kamoi
17:08:40 - 17:16:30 3 櫛田 育良 木下アカデミー 22 55.47 Ikura Kushida [J7 / age 18; competing after FD]
17:16:30 - 17:24:20 4 住吉 りをん ｵﾘｴﾝﾀﾙﾊﾞｲｵ/明治大学 21 56.37 Rion Sumiyoshi
17:24:20 - 17:32:10 5 村上 遥奈 木下アカデミー 20 56.84 Haruna Murakami [J8 / age 17]
17:32:10 - 17:40:00 6 金沢 純禾 木下アカデミー 19 57.09 Sumika Kanazawa [J4 / age 13]

17:40:00 - 17:48:00 Warm-Up Group 2
17:48:00 - 17:55:50 7 岡田 芽依 名東FSC 18 60.43 Mei Okada [J3 / age 15]
17:55:50 - 18:03:40 8 和田 薫子 中京大中京高校 17 60.82 Kaoruko Wada [J9 / age 16]
18:03:40 - 18:11:30 9 松生 理乃 中京大学 16 61.26 Rino Matsuike
18:11:30 - 18:19:20 10 髙木 謠 太陽生命 15 61.62 Yo Takagi [J11 / age 18 - got the final invitational spot]
18:19:20 - 18:27:10 11 山田 恵 木下アカデミー 14 62.31 Kei Yamada [J6 / age 16]
18:27:10 - 18:35:00 12 三原 舞依 シスメックス 13 62.77 Mai Mihara

18:35:00 - 18:55:00 Ice Resurfacing [4:35-4:55 am Eastern time]

18:55:00 - 19:03:00 Warm-Up Group 3
19:03:00 - 19:11:00 13 三宅 咲綺 シスメックス 12 62.84 Saki Miyake
19:11:00 - 19:19:00 14 山下 真瑚 中京大学 11 63.43 Mako Yamashita
19:19:00 - 19:27:00 15 河辺 愛菜 ｵﾘｴﾝﾀﾙﾊﾞｲｵ/中京大学 10 64.12 Mana Kawabe
19:27:00 - 19:35:00 16 江川 マリア 明治大学 9 64.76 Maria Egawa
19:35:00 - 19:43:00 17 樋口 新葉 ノエビア 8 69.47 Wakaba Higuchi
19:43:00 - 19:51:00 18 青木 祐奈 ＭＦアカデミー 7 69.84 Yuna Aoki

19:51:00 - 19:59:00 Warm-Up Group 4 [5:51-5:59 am Eastern time]
19:59:00 - 20:07:00 19 渡辺 倫果 三和建装/法政大学 6 71.36 Rinka Watanabe
20:07:00 - 20:15:00 20 岡 万佑子 木下アカデミー 5 73.20 Mayuko Oka [J2 / age 16]
20:15:00 - 20:23:00 21 千葉 百音 木下グループ 4 74.60 Mone Chiba
20:23:00 - 20:31:00 22 中井 亜美 TOKIOインカラミ 3 77.50 Ami Nakai
20:31:00 - 20:39:00 23 島田 麻央 木下グループ 2 79.33 Mao Shimada [J1 / turned 17 on Oct. 30]
20:39:00 - 20:47:00 24 坂本 花織 シスメックス 1 79.43 Kaori Sakamoto

 

[Kateri]

No one else up?

I missed Rion, but the score wan't great and she had -4 deductions, so.

 

[Kateri]

I can't do full pbp, but will do what I can.

Haruna Murakami, perky and super-blonde for Titanic

3Z<
3S 3T
3F
2A
3S-3T
3R
2A<< stumble out

Almost clean, but looked kinda slow, jumps pretty small, maybe some others were under.

113.95 into 3rd

 

[Kateri]

Sumika Kanazawa, adorable Tinkerbelle, tiny fairy baby of the field.

3Z too unsteady for combo
3A<< v tight
3F 3T
3R
3S
3F 2A 2A
3Z 2T

Not as blinding as on the JPG, maybe it's all too overwhelming

124.58 into 1st