- Daisuke Murakami (figure skater)
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Daisuke Murakami
Daisuke Murakami at the 2010 Skate America
photo by David CarmichaelPersonal information Full name Daisuke Murakami Country represented Japan Former country(ies) represented United States (till the end of 2006/2007 season) Born January 15, 1991
Kanagawa, JapanResidence Lake Arrowhead, California Height 165 cm (5.41 ft) Coach Frank Carroll
Hiroshi Nagakubo
Yoriko NaruseFormer coach Tammy Gambill
Nikolai MorozovChoreographer Lori Nichol Former choreographer
Nikolai MorozovSkating club Aomori FSC Current training locations Lake Arrowhead, California Began skating 2000 World standing 57 (As of 16 June 2011[update])[1] Season's bests 25 (2010–2011)[2]
46 (2009–2010)[3]
53 (2008–2009)[4]ISU personal best scores Combined total 203.00
2010 Skate AmericaShort program 67.01
2010 Skate AmericaFree skate 135.99
2010 Skate AmericaJapanese name Kanji 村上 大介 Kana むらかみ だいすけ Rōmaji Murakami Daisuke Daisuke "Dice" Murakami (村上 大介 Murakami Daisuke , born January 15, 1991, in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater who previously represented the United States in international competition. He is the 2009 Japanese Junior bronze medalist and the 2006 U.S. Junior pewter medalist.
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Personal life
The Murakami family moved to the United States in 2000 from Japan after winning a green-card lottery to become US residents.[5] Daisuke, nicknamed "Dice", began skating soon after.
Murakami is a two-time recipient of the Michael Weiss Foundation scholarship, which is a scholarship program created to help young American figure skaters.
Career
Murakami began skating at age nine.[6] He began competing on the Juvenile level in 2001. He moved up the competition ladder and made his Nationals debut at the 2004 United States Figure Skating Championships, where he won the silver medal. This earned him a trip to the 2004 Triglav Trophy, which he won.
Moving up to the Junior level for the following season, Murakami was given a Junior Grand Prix assignment to Beijing, China, where he placed 11th. At the 2005 Pacific Coast sectional championships, the last step to qualifying for Nationals, Murakami placed 6th and did not qualify for the 2005 Nationals.
He stayed on the Junior level for the 2005–2006 season. Murakami won both his Regional and Sectional championships and then placed 4th at Nationals, winning the pewter medal. The USFSA selected the top three Junior skaters that year to go to the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Murakami, by placing 4th, would have otherwise been the first alternate. However, one of the skaters who placed ahead of him was not Junior-age-eligible internationally and so Murakami was sent. At the World Junior Championships, Murakami, who is perfectly bilingual in English and Japanese, served as the interpreter for his friend Takahiko Kozuka at the competition.[7] He placed 11th at the Junior Worlds.
In the 2006–2007 season, Murakami moved up to the senior level nationally and won his first international Junior medal, the bronze at the Junior Grand Prix event in Mexico City. He won the silver medal at sectionals, qualifying him for the 2007 Nationals, where he placed 15th. Murakami was not selected for the 2007 Junior Worlds team.
Following the 2006/2007 season, Murakami was released by the USFSA to skate for Japan.[8] Murakami has begun competing in Japan nationals-qualifying competitions. While skating for America, he represented the All Year Figure Skating Club.
Murakami began his 2007–2008 season skating at the junior level at the Japanese regional championships, Kinki Regionals. There, he placed second, less than .70 points behind winner Yukihiro Yoshida.[9] He then won Japanese Western Sectionals on the junior level with a score of 163.30.[10] He placed 2nd in the short program and 5th overall at the 2007-2008 Japanese Junior Figure Skating Championships with an overall score of 156.97 points[11] and was not invited to compete at the senior nationals. In that season, he represented Osaka Skating Club.
In the 2008–2009 season, Murakami made his Junior Grand Prix debut for Japan. He competed at the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Cape Town, South Africa. He was second in the short program and fourth in the free skating, placing fourth overall.
Programs
Competitive highlights
Results for Japan
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Japanese Championships 5th 19th 7th Japanese Junior Championships 5th 3rd Skate America 5th 6th NHK Trophy 9th Finlandia Trophy 7th 5th Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1st Triglav Trophy 2nd Winter Universiade 3rd Junior Grand Prix, South Africa 4th International Challenge Cup 1st J. Eastern Sectionals 4th J. Western Sectionals 1st J. Kinki Regionals 2nd J. - J = Junior level
Results for the United States
Event 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 World Junior Championships 11th U.S. Championships 2nd N. 4th J. 15th Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 3rd Junior Grand Prix, Taipei 4th Junior Grand Prix, China 11th Triglav Trophy 1st N. Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd N. 6th J. 1st J. 2nd Southwest Regionals 1st N. 2nd J. 1st J. - N = Novice level; J = Junior level
References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Men". International Skating Union. April 28, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Men". International Skating Union. March 25, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Men". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ Mroz Leaps from 11th to Second; Murakami Finishes Third at JGP Mexico
- ^ Mittan, Barry (April 25, 2006). "Japan’s Loss is America’s Gain". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2006/04/25/japans-loss-is-americas-gain/. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ Bronze for Davis and White at World Junior Championships
- ^ Combined Report of ActionPDF (169 KiB)
- ^ 2007 Kinki Figure Skating Championships
- ^ 2007 Western Junior Championships
- ^ 第76回全日本フィギュアスケートジュニア選手権大会
External links
Categories:- American male single skaters
- People from the Greater Los Angeles Area
- Japanese male single skaters
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Kanagawa Prefecture
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