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Hana Yoshida
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2022 JGP Italy champion, the 2022 JGP France champion, the 2022 Bavarian Open Junior champion, the 2022 Egna Spring Trophy champion, the 2019 Japanese Junior National bronze medalist, and the 2020 Japanese Junior National silver medalist. Yoshida is the nineteenth woman to successfully land a triple Axel in international competition. Career Early years Yoshida began skating in 2012. She placed ninth at the 2015 Japan Novice B National Championships but won the category the next year. 2017–18 season Yoshida won the 2017 Japan Novice National Championships and was invited to compete at the 2017 Japan National Championships. She placed eighth overall. She was also invited to skate in the gala at the 2017 NHK Trophy as the 2017 Japanese national novice champion. Yoshida was sent to the 2018 Challenge Cup, winning the advanced novice ladies ahead of Alysa Liu of United States. 2018–19 season In August 2018, Yoshida comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, 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] |
Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships ( ja, 全日本フィギュアスケートジュニア選手権) is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions on the Junior level for Japan. The first Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships was held in 1931. It is the junior level equivalent of the Japan Figure Skating Championships. Skaters who place high enough at this competition can earn invitations to compete at the senior championships. Junior medalists Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing Novice medalists Men Novice A Novice B Ladies Novice A Novice B Ice dancing See also * Japan Figure Skating Championships The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships ( ja, 全日本フィギュアスケート選手権) are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of ... References External links Japan Skating Federation official results & data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hae-in (figure Skater)
Lee Hae-in ( ko, 이해인; born 16 April 2005) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 Four Continents silver medalist, has finished in the top ten at three other ISU Championships, and is a four-time South Korean national senior medalist (silver in 2020; bronze in 2019, 2021, 2022). She is also a two-time champion on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series ( 2019 JGP Latvia, 2019 JGP Croatia). Career Lee Hae-in was born on 16 April 2005 in Daejeon, South Korea, and began learning to skate in 2013. 2017–2018 season In January 2018, at the 2018 senior South Korean Championships, Lee was 9th. 2018–2019 season In the 2018–2019 season, she debuted in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. In January 2019, at the 2019 senior South Korean Championships, she won the bronze medal (behind You Young and Lim Eun-soo). In March 2019, Lee (along with You Young) represented South Korea at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. She ranked 14th in the shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flip Jump
The flip jump (also called the flip) is a figure skating jump. The International Skating Union (ISU) defines a flip jump as "a toe jump that takes off from a back inside edge and lands on the back outside edge of the opposite foot".Media Guide, p. 15 It is executed with assistance from the toe of the free foot. History The origin of the flip jump is unknown, although American professional figure skater Bruce Mapes might have created it. Writer Ellyn Kestnbaum calls the jump "somewhat trickier than the loop for most skaters. considerably more so than the salchow or toe loop",Kestnbaum, p. 289 because of its unstable inside edge and the precision required to align and time the jump's vault from the toepick. As a consequence, quadruple flip jumps are, as ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mao Shimada
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2022 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist, the 2022 Japanese national bronze medalist, and a two-time Japanese junior national champion (2021–2022). She is the twenty-first woman in history to have successfully landed a triple Axel jump in competition. Personal life Shimada was born on 30 October 2008 in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. Her mother was a fan of Japanese figure skater Mao Asada and named Shimada after her. She enjoys dancing, bowling, and cooking. As of March 2021, she graduated from Okubo Elementary School and currently attends Hirono Junior High School. Career Early years Shimada began skating at age five after watching Mao Asada at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She finished in fifth place at the 2018 Japan Novice B National Championships. 2019–20 season She won the 2019 Japan Novice B National Championships scoring 88.50. 2020–21 season She won the 2020 Japan Novic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2021–22 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held in Saitama, Saitama on December 22–26, 2021. It was the 90th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. The results were part of the Japanese selection criteria for the 2022 Four Continents Championships, the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the 2022 World Championships. Qualifying Competitors either qualified at regional and sectional competitions, held from September to November 2021, or earned a bye. Medal summary Senior Junior Novice Entries A list of preliminary entries was published on December 4, 2021. Names with an asterisk (*) denote junior skaters. Junior The top six finishers at the Japan Junior Championships in men's and women's singles were added to the Japan Championships. The women's junior national champion, Mao Shimada, was a novice skater and therefore not eligible for the senior Championships. The seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rino Matsuike
is a Japanese figure skater. She is a two-time ISU Grand Prix bronze medalist and finished fifth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships, winning a small bronze medal for her free skate. She is also the 2022 International Challenge Cup Champion. On the junior level, she is the 2020–21 Japanese junior national champion and the 2019 JGP Latvia bronze medalist. Personal life Matsuike was born on October 10, 2004, in Nagoya. As of 2020, she is a student at Chukyo University's senior high school. Matsuike admires Mao Asada and training mate Mako Yamashita. Career Early career Matsuike began skating in 2012. She trains under Machiko Yamada and Mihoko Higuchi in her hometown of Nagoya. Matsuike competed at the Japan Novice Championships twice, finishing 14th in 2016–17 and 11th in 2017–18. She moved up to juniors the following year, finishing eighth at the 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships. 2019–2020 season Matsuike made her junior international deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Open (figure Skating)
The Japan Open is an annual senior international figure skating team competition organized by the Japan Skating Federation. The current format (team event) was established in 2006. The competition is held every autumn in Japan. Invited skaters compete in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles. Skaters perform a free program but no short. Individual results are combined for a team standing. From 1997 until 2001, Japan Open was an individual competition in all four figure skating disciplines. 2022 The 2022 competition was held on October 8, 2022 at the Saitama Super Arena. Men Ladies Team result 2021 The 2021 competition was held on October 2, 2021 at the Saitama Super Arena. Like the previous year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition featured two teams composed entirely of domestic Japanese skaters, rather than the traditional three teams drawn from their respective regions (Europe, Japan, and North America) However, only senior amateur skaters were inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The series was inaugurated in 1997 to complement the senior-level ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Skaters earn qualifying points at each Junior Grand Prix event and the six highest-ranking qualifiers meet at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, which is held concurrently with the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. History The ''ISU Junior Series'' was established in the 1997–98 season. Six qualifying competitions took place from late August to early November 1997, leading to the final, which was held in early March 1998. The following season, the series was expanded to eight qualifying events and renamed the ''ISU Junior Grand Prix''. The series was composed of seven qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy
The 2018 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy was held from August 1, 2018 to August 5, 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. It is part of the 2018–19 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Entries The International Skating Union published the list of entries on July 25, 2018. Changes to preliminary assignments Results Men Ladies Pairs Note: For this category, the 2018 Asian Open was considered as an International Competition only, since the minimum required number of entries for a Challenger Series event was not reached. In pairs skating, the minimum requirement for a Challenger Series event is five entries from at least three ISU Members. Ice dancing References External links 2018 CS Asian Figure Skating Trophyat the International Skating Union {{2018–19 in figure skating CS Asian Open Trophy 2018 in Thai sport 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alysa Liu
Alysa Liu (born August 8, 2005) is a retired American competitive figure skater. Liu is the youngest-ever U.S. women's national champion, having won her first title at age 13. She is also the youngest to win two senior national titles at age 14. Liu is the first to win two consecutive titles since Ashley Wagner in 2012 and 2013. She is also the first woman to win the junior and senior titles back-to-back since Mirai Nagasu in 2008. She is the 2022 World bronze medalist, the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2019, 2020). She competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics placing seventh. On the junior level, Liu is the 2020 World Junior bronze medalist, the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time Junior Grand Prix champion, and the 2018 U.S. junior national champion. An accomplished jumper, she was the first junior American women's singles skater to successfully complete a triple Ax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
