Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto are getting married.

[insideedgeua]

According to Facebook and Twitter posts,Ice Dancers Tim and Misato are getting married.

さる1月23日、私小松原美里とティモシー・コレトは、入籍致しましたことをご報告させて頂きます。
兼ねてより、良きパートナーであり良き相談相手であった彼と二人で、益々協力し、同じ目標に向かえる事は、この上ない幸せです。
これまで以上に、選手として、また一人の人間として、優しいティムと一緒に更に成長していけるよう、努力を重ねて参ります。
これからもご指導、ご鞭撻を賜りますよう、何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。

From the moment we met, we knew we had a special connection. We are happy and humbled to announce to you our marriage in January of this year. We love every moment together and can't wait for all that life has ahead of us. Thanks for continuing on alongside us and supporting us on this journey.

みさと＆ティム

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170527-00010004-bfj-spo

 

[Sylvia]

IDC article on the married couple and their skating goals: http://www.ice-dance.com/site/teamkoko-a-journey-to-love/

“We are still a new team, so we are focusing on making our basic skating skills stronger and to polish our connection,” Komatsubara said.
The team has had to face the additional challenge of rotating in different directions. Komatsubara moves counter-clockwise; Koleto is a natural clockwise rotator. Even small adjustments take extra time to master.
“Our season will begin here in Italy with Lombardia Trophy,” Koleto said. “It will be special to have that moment together in our home away from home.”
Their long-term goals are set on eventually qualifying for the 2022 Olympic Games.

On their 2017-18 programs:

“For the SD, we fell in love with “Ahora Quien” by Marc Anthony, which had both a Salsa and Rhumba (pop) version,” Koleto said. “Samba do Brasil” (Radio Remix) by Bellini was a placeholder for the second piece for a long time, but we never came across another Samba with the same energy or melodic intricacy. I’m so happy we gave it a chance.”
“In the SD, I want to show a strong character,” Komatsubara added. “The key focus is to be sensual, powerful, and an adult couple. We want to explain our music well with our movements.”
The FD opens and closes with two Barbra Streisand vocals from the Yentl soundtrack – “Where is it Written?” and “A Piece of the Sky”. Sandwiched between to create a change of pace is John Williams’ instrumental End Credits from the 1954 remake of the film Sabrina.

 

[aftershocks]

Congratulations to Misato and Tim! Good luck to them on achieving their skating goals.

Here's their FD at 2016 Japanese Nationals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U8iWzFKTDU

 

[insideedgeua]

Did anyone find it a little unusual that they say they were married in January but didn't announce it until May?

 

[breathesgelatin]

When did they team up (in skating, not in marriage)?