Japanese figure skating 2021-22 season news & updates

[Holy Headband]

Love Sakamoto's SP music for her and I trust Rohene Ward as much as I trust any choreographer, so that piece of info makes me happy. HOWEVER, Kagiyama is doing an Imagine Dragons SP and using the FP music of last year's Olympic champions? That's as junior-ish as it gets!

Also wonder why Kataise wasn't there if Yoshioka was...

 

[Sylvia]

Also wonder why Kataise wasn't there if Yoshioka was...

Looks like Level A skaters & higher were invited: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ason-news-updates.108389/page-13#post-6250692

 

[Holy Headband]

Looks like Level A skaters & higher were invited: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...ason-news-updates.108389/page-13#post-6250692

Thanks, that makes sense.

 

[Bouffantrex]

HOWEVER, Kagiyama is doing an Imagine Dragons SP and using the FP music of last year's Olympic champions? That's as junior-ish as it gets!

Dreadful. Particularly disappointed in the long program selection. What on earth is Lori Nichol thinking?

 

[YukiNieve]

Dreams on Ice

Shoma Uno: Gravity (SP)

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Kaori Sakamoto: Rock With U/Feedback (SP)

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Kaori's program is full of interesting movements. She still seems to be in the process of mastering them and some movements look rough, but I think the program has lots of potential.

 

[Karen-W]

LOVE Shoma's new SP! That style fits him like a glove. Yuma and Ilia are gonna have to really bring it to challenge him next season. I'm so looking forward to what these guys can do!

Kaori's SP - it's nice. I was really distracted by the droopy straps of her top around her biceps, and I'd like to see this under competition lights, but it certainly shows promise.

 

[ostile17]

Deleted as this is the old thread.

 

[Wyliefan]

This thread (said to be from an interview around the end of September) has some updates on Yuma. Sounds like his injury was pretty serious; he had to rest for two months, and is now working on getting his 3A and quads back.

https://twitter.com/alexis_jc2000/status/1579031741700145153?t=GiLfY4B_hN37jA6DAdDPkg&s=19

 

[Sylvia]

Deleted as this is the old thread.

2022-23 season news thread is here :

Japanese figure skating 2022-23 season news & updates

Since videos of new programs from Dreams on Ice have shown up, I'm starting a thread for the new season and will copy over relevant posts from the end of the 2021-22 news thread. Team Japan 2022-23 "strengthening player" profiles were uploaded on July 1 by JSF...

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I've asked for this 2021-22 season news thread be locked to avoid further confusion in the future.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh, whoops! Don't know how this thread came up before the other one when I went looking. Thank you as always, @Sylvia, for your sharp eye and for your help.