24 Japan Nationals Men's SP & FS

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Of course, he’s only sat out the last decade or so

Is this a legit come back?

 

[Karen-W]

Is this a legit come back?

He started the comeback last season, but only wanted to make it to Nats. I don't think he has any plans to compete internationally and he's already said this is the last try.

 

[Sylvia]

Nobunari Oda started his competition comeback in early 2023 and technically qualified for Nationals last year after winning Western Sectionals in late October 2023 but had missed a deadline for filing paperwork - more info here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...eason-news-updates.110807/page-5#post-6495166

Bringing over from @YukiNieve's Men's thread: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...onals-dec-19-22-2024-men.112419/#post-6705444

Nobunari Oda SP (5th)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRqsSyBgf2s

An interview with Oda Nobunari (excerpt) - Age is Just A Number:
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20241220/k00/00m/050/284000c (Behind the paywall)

-Your performance changed the atmosphere of the venue.

I am 37 years old, and it is difficult for me to rotate jumps or spins quickly, or doing physically sharp moves like younger skaters. But figure skating is a sport that is also an art. My style of art is to enjoy myself on the ice, and let the audience enjoy it.

-After the performance, you were talking with your mother and coach, Noriko, with tears in your eyes.

Yes, she has been with me for my practice during both my first and second amateur careers, and before I started my performance today, she said “Really, really enjoy it, and give it all you've got. It doesn't matter if you fail or succeed. What's important is that you enjoy yourself." I was able to enjoy my skating with her words in mind, so I expressed my gratitude to her and told her I had a good time.

-What does age mean to you?

When Fuji Television asked me to write a few words before this competition (Note: you can see skaters' words on the wall of K&C), I told myself that age is just a number, and by reminding myself of that, I realized that it really is true. I have been telling myself that there is nothing I can't do just because I am getting older, and I think I have come one step closer today to really proving that.

 

[Sylvia]

Judges Protocols - https://www.jsfresults.com/National...----01QUAL000100--_JudgesDetailsperSkater.pdf

Top 24 in Men's SP as posted by @Karen-W on the previous page:

Pl.	Qual.	選手名	所属	TSS =	TES +		PCS +	CO	PR	SK	Ded. -	StN.
1​	Q​	鍵山 優真 Yuma Kagiyama	ｵﾘｴﾝﾀﾙﾊﾞｲｵ/中京大学	92.05​	48.42​		44.63​	8.89​	8.79​	9.04​	1.00​	#28​
2​	Q​	中田 璃士 Rio Nakata	TOKIOインカラミ	90.31​	50.41​		39.90​	8.00​	8.00​	7.89​	0.00​	#27​
3​	Q​	友野 一希 Kazuki Tomono	第一住建グループ	89.72​	48.27​		41.45​	8.29​	8.46​	8.07​	0.00​	#30​
4​	Q​	三浦 佳生 Kao Miura	ｵﾘｴﾝﾀﾙﾊﾞｲｵ/明治大学	88.87​	48.13​		41.74​	8.32​	8.32​	8.36​	1.00​	#20​
5​	Q​	織田 信成 Nobunari Oda	大阪スケート倶楽部	84.53​	47.37​		37.16​	7.11​	7.68​	7.46​	0.00​	#26​
6​	Q​	佐藤 駿 Shun Sato	ｴｰﾑｻｰﾋﾞｽ／明治大学	81.90​	42.58​		40.32​	8.11​	7.93​	8.11​	1.00​	#24​
7​	Q​	山本 草太 Sota Yamamoto	中京大学	80.10​	40.79​		40.31​	7.96​	8.11​	8.07​	1.00​	#29​
8​	Q​	高橋 星名 Sena Takahashi	木下アカデミー	77.87​	42.76​		35.11​	6.96​	7.14​	6.93​	0.00​	#11​
9​	Q​	西野 太翔 Taiga Nishino	神奈川FSC	77.58​	42.17​		35.41​	6.96​	7.29​	6.96​	0.00​	#13​
10​	Q​	片伊勢　武　アミン Takeru Amine Kataise	関西大学	75.62​	40.20​		35.42​	7.07​	7.00​	7.14​	0.00​	#19​
11​	Q​	三宅 星南 Sena Miyake	関空スケート	75.16​	39.26​		35.90​	7.18​	7.18​	7.14​	0.00​	#10​
12​	Q​	大島 光翔 Kosho Oshima	明治大学	74.37​	37.92​		36.45​	7.25​	7.50​	7.07​	0.00​	#22​
13​	Q​	中村 俊介 Shunsuke Nakamura	木下アカデミー	73.96​	40.18​		34.78​	6.89​	7.04​	6.89​	1.00​	#8​
14​	Q​	壷井 達也 Tatsuya Tsuboi	シスメックス	73.94​	35.52​		38.42​	7.71​	7.50​	7.79​	0.00​	#21​
15​	Q​	島田 高志郎 Koshiro Shimada	木下グループ	73.20​	36.48​		38.72​	7.68​	7.82​	7.68​	2.00​	#23​
16​	Q​	杉山 匠海 Takumi Sugiyama	岡山大学	72.93​	38.76​		34.17​	6.82​	6.82​	6.82​	0.00​	#15​
17​	Q​	垣内 珀琉 Haru Kakiuchi	ひょうご西宮FSC	70.52​	36.52​		34.00​	6.75​	6.79​	6.82​	0.00​	#16​
18​	Q​	木科 雄登 Yuto Kishina	関西大学	68.84​	35.32​		33.52​	6.61​	6.82​	6.64​	0.00​	#7​
19​	Q​	朝賀 俊太朗 Shuntaro Agasa	関西大学	67.58​	35.85​		31.73​	6.32​	6.43​	6.25​	0.00​	#3​
20​	Q​	蛯原 大弥 Daiya Ebihara	駒場学園高校	64.66​	34.30​		30.36​	6.11​	6.07​	6.00​	0.00​	#6​
21​	Q​	吉岡 希 Nozomu Yoshioka	法政大学	63.76​	28.33​		36.43​	7.39​	7.11​	7.32​	1.00​	#25​
22​	Q​	菊地 竜生 Ryusei Kikuchi	明治大学	62.77​	32.22​		30.55​	6.04​	6.18​	6.07​	0.00​	#5​
23​	Q​	植村 駿 Shun Uemura	ユニバースFSC	62.47​	32.45​		31.02​	6.11​	6.29​	6.18​	1.00​	#18​
24​	Q​	山田 琉伸 Ryushin Yamada	早稲田大学	60.20​	30.92​		29.28​	5.89​	5.93​	5.71​	0.00​	#17​

Men's FS will be after the Rhythm Dance and Pairs SP on Saturday - starting order (in reverse order of SP): https://www.jsfresults.com/National/2024-2025/fs_j/nationals/SEG002.htm

 

[4rkidz]

Nobunari Oda started his competition comeback in early 2023 and technically qualified for Nationals last year after winning Western Sectionals in late October 2023 but had missed a deadline for filing paperwork - more info here: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...eason-news-updates.110807/page-5#post-6495166

Bringing over from @YukiNieve's Men's thread: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...onals-dec-19-22-2024-men.112419/#post-6705444

Well that’s just lovely

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Does he have the desire to put on the 4 cc team or alternate for worlds? Or did he just want to do nationals only?

 

[tony]

Does he have the desire to put on the 4 cc team or alternate for worlds? Or did he just want to do nationals only?

Can't be on the 4CC team (let alone Worlds) without international technical score minimums, and he doesn't seem to be interested in that.

 

[Dobre]

He may still lead but I don’t remember him missing a 3-axel

The axel is always the hurdle I wait for in Yuma's programs. He's struggled with other stuff since the injury, but it's the axel he often used to miss when I first started watching him.