Japanese figure skating 2025-26 season news & updates

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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 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 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.
 
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Their teams are such a treasure trove for skating fans - what an embarrassment of riches. SO ANNOYED that Mao has to skate junior again this year - what a stupid rule.
 
japanice said:
Junior Seigo Tauchi has moved to Toronto and is now being coached by Brian Orser.
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Well that'll be fun! Thank god there are therapists out here now, in case I ever log back into men's skating.

I thought Machiavelli/Orser was going to retire after Milan though.
 
Chisato Uramatsu and Atsuhiko Tamura are a new Japanese dance team, training in Montreal.
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chisato uramatsu on Instagram: "ご報告です🙇 この度、田村篤彦さんとアイスダンスのカップルを結成することになりました。 今後はカナダのモントリオールを練習拠点とし、2人で頑張っていきます。🇨🇦✊🏻 シングルを引退して間もないですが、また別の形で試合に復帰できること、とても楽しみです！ 初試合は西日本選手権の予選会です！ よろしくお願いいたしますm(_ _)m"

piita___chii on July 19, 2025: "ご報告です🙇 この度、田村篤彦さんとアイスダンスのカップルを結成することになりました。 今後はカナダのモントリオールを練習拠点とし、2人で頑張っていきます。🇨🇦✊🏻 シングルを引退して間もないですが、また別の形で試合に復帰できること、とても楽しみです！ 初試合は西日本選手権の予選会です！ よろしくお願いいたしますm(_ _)m".
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Prince Ice Cup 2025 (7/18-7/21) Yokohama
Jr Men: Taiga Nishino scored 76.71 for SP, 142.00 for FS.

15th Nagoya City Skating Competitions - Minato Aquls Cup (7/19-7/22) Nagoya
Sr Men: 1st Yuma Kagiyama, 2nd Sota Yamamoto, 3rd Yota Mihara
Sr Women: 1st Rino Matsuike, 2nd Mana Kawabe, 3rd Mako Yamashita

Photos: https://mainichi.jp/graphs/20250721/mpj/00m/050/229000f/20250721mpj00m050211000p
(Yuma's expressions! ☺️ He debuted FS "Nessun Dorma" here).
 
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This is sweet ☺️

Kao Miura, who has been struggling with injuries and has withdrawn from the recent competitions, posted a message on his IG:

"I’m able to do a more fulfilling training for the new season now!
I look forward to showing you my new programs soon!"

One of the first persons who left a comment was Ilia Malinin, in Japanese:

"Hang in there, Kao. 🔥🔥🔥 (You are) the best"


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kao miura 三浦佳生 on Instagram: "皆様お久しぶりです！ シーズンインしましたが自分だけまるで幽霊かのように何も情報が無かったと思うので少し日常報告です、笑 今練習も積めてきてシーズンに向けて充実した練習が出来てます！ 早く新しいプログラムを皆様にお見せできることを楽しみにしています！ @newerajapan #ニューエラ #NewEraJapan"

4,962 likes, 52 comments - kao.miura on July 20, 2025: "皆様お久しぶりです！ シーズンインしましたが自分だけまるで幽霊かのように何も情報が無かったと思うので少し日常報告です、笑 今練習も積めてきてシーズンに向けて充実した練習が出来てます！ 早く新しいプログラムを皆様にお見せできることを楽しみにしています！ @newerajapan #ニューエラ #NewEraJapan".
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Hard to believe that Kao Miura did not receive “Special” designation from the Japan Skating Federation for the upcoming season. He is clearly Japan’s second-best male skater. Seems very strange for one of the favorites to make the Olympic team.
 
Has Mai Mihara retired? I've really enjoyed her skating and admire her so much for competing with her medical condition.
 
Sato's clearly Japan's second best male skater.

Not to take away from the oddness of the assignment.
 
Shun Sato is skipping this weekend's Summer Cup as he continues to rehabilitate from a leg injury.

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Yuna Aoki will also miss Summer Cup due to an ankle injury.

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Am I correct in thinking this is the JSF's unofficial NHK host spot selection comp?
 
Karen-W said:
Am I correct in thinking this is the JSF's unofficial NHK host spot selection comp?
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AFAIK they take into account the results of other summer comps, too.

Rio Nakata had a good SP performance at JGP in Latvia.

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At the All Japan Junior Camp that took place a month ago, Rio said he eventually wants to jump 4A. Mao Shimada said she wants to jump 4S by the time she becomes a senior skater.

https://www.nikkansports.com/premium/sports/figure/news/202508140000611.html (behind paywall)
 
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YukiNieve said:
Tokyo Summer Figure Skating Trophy (8/23-24, 8/30-31)

|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|

www.jsfresults.com www.jsfresults.com
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Jr Women Final Top 3
1. Mao SHIMADA 215.59
2. Minoka CHIBA 140.06
3. Kotoko HATTA 138.76

Sr Women Top 5
1. Rion SUMIYOSHI 182.81
2. Yuna AOKI 174.70
3. Rinka WATANABE 172.84
4. Mana KAWABE 166.06
5. Maria EGAWA 162.19

Sr Men Top 3
1. Kao MIURA 217.60
2. Sakura ODAGAKI 161.65
3. Masamune OKUBO 150.53

Jr men’s final results are not up yet.
 
kwanette said:
Catching up on Summer Figure Skating Trophy..I love Yuna Aoki's La La Land FS..but..I love her skating sooo..
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Yuna Aoki's FS at Tokyo Summer Figure Skating Trophy. She says this is still 40% of what she wants to achieve and strives for better.

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Rio Nakata has been attempting various quad combo and post them on IG:

4T-3T
2A-4T
3Lz-4T
4Lo-3Lo

www.instagram.com

Team Rio Nakata / チーム中田璃士 on Instagram: "* #repost Thank you 🙏 @rionakata0908 * 最近のジャンプ動画はコンビネーションが多いです⛸️ しかもすごいコンビネーションばかり😳 * #figureskating #フィギュアスケート #rionakata #中田璃士"

96 likes, 1 comments - team_rionakata on August 29, 2025: "* #repost Thank you 🙏 @rionakata0908 * 最近のジャンプ動画はコンビネーションが多いです⛸️ しかもすごいコンビネーションばかり😳 * #figureskating #フィギュアスケート #rionakata #中田璃士".
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It kind of reminds me of Ilia when he was a junior skater, lol.
 
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