Japanese figure skating 2025-26 season news & updates

[YukiNieve]

2025-26 強化選手 (Skaters selected for strengthening training)
https://www.skatingjapan.or.jp/figure/player/ (there are photos)

Special
Men: Yuma Kagiyama, Rio Nakata, Tatsuya Tsuboi, Shun Sato
Women: Kaori Skamoto, Mao Shimada, Wakaba Higuchi, Mone Chiba
Pair: Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara

Level A
Men: Kazuki Tomono, Sena Miyake, Kao Miura, Sena Takahashi, Taiga Nishino, Sota Yamamoto
Women: Rino Matsuike, Mako Yamashita, Rinka Watanabe, Rion Sumiyoshi, Kaoruko Wada, Hana Yoshida, Ikura Kushida, Yuna Aoki, Ami Nakai
Synchronized Team: Jingu Ice Messengers

Level B
Men: Shunsuke Nakamura, Shun Uemura, Shuntaro Asaga, Haru Kakiuchi, Ryoto Mori, Daiya Ebihara
Women: Saki Miyake, Rena Uezono, Haruna Murakami, Mayuko Oka, Mei Okada, Yo Takagi, Sumika Kanazawa
Pair: Yuna Nagaoka & Sumitada Moriguchi
Ice Dance：Utana Yoshida ＆Masaya Morita (they still list Azusa Tanaka & Shingo Nishiyama)

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Summer Competitions

Prince Ice Cup 2025 (7/18-7/21) Yokohama

|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|

www.jsfresults.com

Skating order: https://www.jsfresults.com/local/2025-2026/fs/14/802/attach/14_802_8_20250718131117.pdf
Notable entries:
Sr Men: Kao Miura (ETA Withdrew on 7/18)
Jr Men: Taiga Nishino

15th Nagoya City Skating Competitions - Minato Aquls Cup (7/19-7/22) Nagoya

|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|

www.jsfresults.com

Notable entries:
Sr Men: Yuma Kagiyama, Sota Yamamoto
Sr Women: Mako Yamashita, Rino Matsuike, Mana Kawabe, Rinka Watanabe
Jr Men: Sena Takahashi
Jr Women: Mei Okada, Kaoruko Wada, Sumika Kanazawa, Ikura Kushida

ETA: fixed the first link.

 

[On My Own]

Yo

Always one of the best names ever.