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Daisuke Murakami (figure Skater)
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2014 NHK Trophy champion, 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, and 2009 Japan Junior bronze medalist. Earlier in his career, he represented the United States, winning a bronze medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and the 2006 U.S. junior national pewter medal. In 2011, Murakami became the first to land the quad salchow jump in the men's category at the Japan Championships. Personal life Daisuke "Dice" Murakami was born on January 15, 1991, in Kanagawa, Japan. His family moved to the United States in 2000 after winning a green-card lottery to become US residents. Career For the United States Murakami began skating at age ten, soon after moving to the U.S. He began competing on the juvenile level in 2001. Representing the U.S., Murakami made his international debut in April 2004 at the Triglav Trophy, where he won the novice men's title. He received his first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in autumn 2004. In the 2006β ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, ζ₯ζ¬, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008β09 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2008β09 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 77th edition of the event. It took place between December 25 and 27, 2008 at the Big Hat arena in Nagano. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level for the title of national champion of Japan. In addition, the event will also be used to choose the Japanese teams to the 2009 World Championships and the 2009 Four Continents Championships. The Japanese team to the 2009 World Junior Championships was chosen at the Japanese Junior Championships. Competition notes * The following skaters placed high enough at Junior Nationals and so were invited to compete at Senior Nationals: Yuzuru Hanyu (1st in junior), Tatsuki Machida (2nd in junior), Daisuke Murakami (3rd in junior) and Kento Nakamura (4th in junior) for the men; Haruka Imai (1st in junior), Mari Suzuki (2nd in junior), Kanako Murakami (3rd in junior), and Ayane Nakamura (4th in junior) for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 NHK Trophy
The 2012 NHK Trophy was the final event of six in the 2012β13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Sekisui Heim Super Arena in Miyagi on November 22β25. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2012β13 Grand Prix Final. Eligibility Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2012 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to have earned the following scores (3/5 of the top scores at the 2012 World Championships): Entries The entries were as follows. Withdrawals included [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial ...
The 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial ( sk, MemoriΓ‘l Ondreja Nepelu) was the 20th edition of an annual international figure skating competition held in Bratislava, Slovakia. It took place on October 3β7, 2012 at the Ondrej Nepela Ice Rink Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing at the senior level. Entries Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial results20th Ondrej Nepela Trophy {{2012β13 in figure skating Ondrej Nepela Memorial Ondrej Nepela Memorial, 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial The Nepela Memorial ( sk, MemoriΓ‘l Ondreja Nepelu), formerly known as the Ondrej Nepela Trophy in 2013β15 & 2017 and the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition. Named after Figure skating at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011β12 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2011β12 Japan Figure Skating Championships took place on 23β26 December 2011 at the Namihaya Dome in Kadoma, Osaka. It was the 80th edition of the event. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level for the title of national champion of Japan. Results Men Ladies The ladies' free skating attracted television ratings of 26.7% in the Tokyo and Osaka regions, and 29.9% in Nagoya, peaking at 40.0% before Asada's score was announced. Pairs Ice dancing Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships The 2011β12 Junior Championships took place on 25β27 November 2011 at the Technol Ice Park Niida in Hachinohe, Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the TΕhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of .... Men Ladies Ice dancing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Skate America
The 2011 Skate America was the first event of six in the 2011β12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on October 21β23. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2011β12 Grand Prix Final. Eligibility Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. In July 2011, minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at two-thirds of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following: Entries The entries were as follows. Schedule * All times are Pacific Standard Time (GMT -08:00). * Friday, October 21 ** 7:05 p.m. β Men's short program ** 8:45 p.m. β Short dance * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merano Cup
Merano Cup ( it, Coppa di Merano) is an annual figure skating competition held in Merano, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... Inaugurated in 1997, it is typically held around November. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles on the senior, junior, and novice levels. It was held as a club competition in its early years. Senior medalists Men Ladies Pairs Junior medalists Men Ladies Pairs Advanced novice medalists Men Ladies References External links Ice Club Merano15th Merano Cup {{Merano Cup International figure skating competitions hosted by Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, TΓΌrkiye ), officially the Republic of TΓΌrkiye ( tr, TΓΌrkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a East Thrace, small portion on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turkish people, Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its list of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently Settler, settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Skating At The 2011 Winter Universiade β Men's Singles
Figure skating at the 2011 Winter Universiade included a men's event for senior level skaters. The short program was held on February 1 and the free skating on February 2, 2011. Results Judges * Referee: Ms. Gale TANGER (ISU) * Technical Controller: Ms. Vera TAUCHMANOVA (ISU) * Technical Specialist: Ms. Wilhelmina VAN VEEN (ISU) * Assistant Technical Specialist: Ms. Vanessa GUSMEROLI (ISU) * Judge No.1: Ms. Isabelle BERNARD BRULS * Judge No.2: Ms. Jia YAO * Judge No.3: Ms. Natalia BOGUSH * Judge No.4: Ms. Masako KUBOTA * Judge No.5: Ms. Beatrice PFISTER * Judge No.6: Mr. Yury BALKOV * Judge No.7: Ms. Senem AHISKAL * Data Operator: Mr. Alexander KUZNETSOV (ISU) * Replay Operator: Mr. Wieland LUEDERS (ISU) References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Figure skating at the 2011 Winter Universiade - Men's singles Winter Universiade Winter Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 NHK Trophy
The 2009 NHK Trophy was the fourth event of six in the 2009β10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Big Hat in Nagano on November 5β8. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2009β10 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Tango Romantica. Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9 UTC+09:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +09:00. During the Japanese occupations of British Borneo, Burma, Hong Kong, Dutch East Indies, Malaya, Philippines, Singapore, and French Indochina, it was used as a common time with ...). * Friday, November 6 ** 14:30 Ice dancing - Compulsory dance ** 15:45 Pairs - Short program ** 17:10 Men - Short program ** 19:05 Ladies - Short program * Saturday, November 7 ** 12:45 Ice dancing - Original dance ** 14:15 Pairs - Free skatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Grand Prix Of Figure Skating
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (known as ISU Champions Series from 1995 to 1997) is a series of senior international figure skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union. The invitational series was inaugurated in 1995, incorporating several previously existing events. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The junior-level equivalent is the ISU Junior Grand Prix. Seasons Summary Competitions Currently, the sanctioned competitions for the Grand Prix are: * Skate America. First held in 1979 as Norton Skate, the event has been part of the series since 1995 and its location changes yearly. * Skate Canada International. First held in 1973, the event has been part of the series since 1995 and its location changes yearly. It was cancelled in 2020 Skate Canada International, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * Grand Prix de France (figure skating), Grand Prix de France (Grand P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Finlandia Trophy ...
The 2009 Finlandia Trophy was the 14th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Finland. It was held at the Valtti Areena in Vantaa between October 8 and 11, 2009. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing. Results Men Ladies Ice dancing External links 2009 Finlandia Trophy results* {{2009β10 in figure skating 2009 Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is a senior-level international figure skating competition. Since 1995, it is held annually in Finland in Greater Helsinki region, including Helsinki, Vantaa, and Espoo. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014β ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
