- Yukari Nakano
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Yukari Nakano
Nakano at the 2008 Skate America.Personal information Full name Yukari Nakano Country represented Japan Born August 25, 1985
Kōnan, AichiHome town Yokohama Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) Former coach Nobuo Sato
Machiko Yamada
Mihoko Higuchi
Naoko OzukaFormer choreographer Marina Zoueva
Kumiko Sato
Kenji Miyamoto
David Wilson
Lea Ann Miller
Mihoko HiguchiSkating club Shinyokohama Skate Center Retired March 2010 ISU personal best scores Combined total 177.40
2008 WorldsShort program 62.08
2008-2009 GPFFree skate 116.30
2008 WorldsMedal recordCompetitor for Japan Ladies' Figure skating Four Continents Championships Silver 2006 Colorado Springs Ladies' singles Bronze 2003 Beijing Ladies' singles Grand Prix Final Bronze 2005–06 Tokyo Ladies' singles Asian Winter Games Gold 2007 Changchun Ladies' singles Bronze 2003 Aomori Ladies' singles World Junior Championships Silver 2002 Hamar Ladies' singles Junior Grand Prix Final Bronze 2000–2001 Ayr Ladies' singles Yukari Nakano (中野 友加里 Nakano Yukari , born August 25, 1985 in Kōnan, Aichi, Japan) is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.
She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time (2007, 2008, 2010) Japanese bronze medalist.
She is one of the five ladies skaters to perform a triple axel in international competition.
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Personal life
Nakano was born on August 25, 1985 in Konan City.
In 2004, Nakano entered Waseda University in Tokyo, where she attended the Graduate School of Human Sciences. Shortly after her retirement from figure skating in March 2010, she received her Master's Degree and is currently working for Fuji Television Network, Incorporated.
Career
She started skating in 1991 at the Grand Prix Tokai Figure Skating Club, where Machiko Yamada was coaching. Nakano met Midori Ito there, who inspired her to take her skating seriously.
Nakano showed promise on the junior scene. She won two Junior Grand Prix events and earned the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
At her first senior international event, the 2002 Skate America, she became the third female skater in the history of the sport to land a triple axel in an ISU sanctioned competition, and the first to have done so in ten years.[1][2][3] She went on to land a triple axel–double toe loop combinations at the 2002 Japanese Nationals, the West Japan Championships 2002, and the Kanto Gakusei Freeskating Championships 2004.
After two disappointing seasons of 2003-2004 and 2004–2005, Nakano made a strong comeback in the 2005-2006 season. She won the NHK Trophy and took the bronze medal at the Grand Prix Final. She landed triple Axels in five consecutive competitions in 2005 (Yamanashi Kokutai 2005,[4] Kanto Gakusei Freeskating Championships,[5] Tokyo Figure Skating Championships,[6] Skate Canada International, and Asian Figure Skating Championships).[7] At the 2005 Skate Canada, she became the first woman to land an triple axel under the ISU Judging System in ISU Senior level competition.[8] She placed 5th at the 2005-2006 Nationals, missing a berth on the Olympic team. After that, she demonstrated consistency and composure, winning medals at every Grand Prix event she entered. At the World Championships she finished 5th in 2006, 5th in 2007 and 4th in 2008; some commentators have been critical of her unexpectedly low fourth-place finish at the 2008 Worlds in Goteborg, Sweden, where the appreciative audience gave her a standing ovation.[9]
In the 2008-2009 season, Nakano won the silver medal at the 2008 Skate America and the bronze at the 2008 NHK Trophy. She qualified for the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, where she placed fifth. At the 2008–2009 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Nakano led after the short program but faltered during her long program. Three of her jumps were downgraded. As a result, she placed 6th in the long program and finished 5th overall. She did not qualify for the 2009 World Team.
Nakano was assigned to the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard and to the 2009 NHK Trophy for the 2009-2010 Grand Prix Series. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard and finished fourth at the 2009 NHK Trophy. Although she won the bronze medal at the 2009-2010 Japan Figure Skating Championships, she was not assigned to the 2010 Olympic team; fourth place finisher Miki Ando was awarded the first Olympic spot due to her highest placement as a Japanese female skater in the 2009-2010 Grand Prix Final along with Gold and Silver Japanese medalists Mao Asada and Akiko Suzuki.
Nakano retired from competitive skating in March 2010 due to an injury to her left shoulder.
Triple axel and signature moves
In her regional competition at the beginning of the 2007-2008 season, Nakano landed her first clean triple axel in two years. She consistently attempted the triple axel that season, being credited with it at the 2007 Skate Canada International,[10] 2007 Cup of Russia,[11] and the 2007-2008 Grand Prix Final.[12]
Nakano's signature move is the donut spin. She is also known for her leg wrap when she jumps.
Programs
Season Short Program Long Program Exhibition 2009–10 The Phantom of the Opera
by Julian Lloyd Webber
and Sarah Chang
choreographed by Marina ZouevaThe Firebird
by Igor Stravinsky
choreographed by Marina Zoueva
Harem
by Sarah Brightman
choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto
Sparkling Diamonds
from Moulin Rouge!
by Nicole Kidman
choreographed by Kumiko Sato
2008–09 Romance
from The Gadfly Op.97a
by Dmitrii Dmitrievich Shostakovich
choreographed by Marina ZouevaGiselle
by Adolphe Charles Adam
choreographed by Marina Zoueva
Somewhere
from West Side Story
by Barbra Streisand
choreographed by Marina Zoueva
Bolero
from Moulin Rouge!
by Steve Sharples
performed by Craig Armstrong
choreographed by Marina Zoueva
and Yukari Nakano
2007–08 Fantaisie-Impromptu
by Frédéric Chopin
performed by Yundi Li
choreographed by Kumiko SatoCapriccio Espagnol
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
choreographed by Marina Zoueva
Aria
Le Cygne
from Le Carnaval des Animaux
by Camille Saint-Saëns
performed by Giorgia Fumanti
choreographed by Kumiko Sato
Corteo
Ritornare
from Cirque du Soleil
choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto
2006–07 Memoirs of a Geisha
by John Williams
choreographed by Marina ZouevaCinderella
by Sergei Prokofiev
choreographed by Marina Zoueva
Claudine
by Tonci Huljic
performed by Maksim Mrvica
choreographed by Kumiko Sato
Memoirs of a Geisha
by John Williams
choreographed by Marina Zoueva
2005–06
Bolero
from Moulin Rouge!
by Steve Sharples
performed by Craig Armstrong
choreographed by Marina Zoueva
Don Quixote
by Leon Minkus
choreographed by Marina ZouevaAmazing Grace
by Hayley Westenra
choreographed by Kumiko Sato2004–05 Bacchanalia
from Faust
by Charles Gounod
choreographed by Marina ZouevaThe Beatles
Medley by Peter Nero
choreographed by Marina ZouevaCell Block Tango
from Chicago
by John Kander
choreographed by Marina Zoueva2003–04 Prayer for Taylor from Freedom
by Michael W. Smith
choreographed by David Wilson
Etude No. 12 in C minor
"Revolutionary" Op. 10-12
by Frédéric Chopin
choreographed by Mihoko Higuchi
Nocturne
from Songs from a Secret Garden
by Rolf Lovland
choreographed by Mihoko Higuchi2002–03 Prayer for Taylor from Freedom
by Michael W. Smith
choreographed by David WilsonOui, pour ce soir...
je suis Titania, Mignon
by Ambroise Thomas
choreographed by David WilsonNocturne
from Songs from a Secret Garden
by Rolf Lovland
choreographed by Mihoko Higuchi2001–02 Perhaps Love
by John Denver
performed by James Galway
choreographed by David WilsonCarnival Overture Op. 92
by Antonin Dvořák
choreographed by Lea Ann MillerHappy Valley
by Vanessa-Mae
choreographed by Mihoko Higuchi2000–01 Perhaps Love
by John Denver
performed by James Galway
choreographed by David WilsonTimes Square
choreographed by David WilsonHappy Valley
by Vanessa-Mae
choreographed by Mihoko Higuchi1999–00 Flute Battle
by Cusco
choreographed by David WilsonLe Grand Tango
by Ástor Piazzola
choreographed by David WilsonCompetitive highlights
Event 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 World Championships 5th 5th 4th Four Continents Championships 3rd 6th 11th 2nd World Junior Championships 7th 4th 2nd Japanese Championships 8th 5th 6th 7th 6th 5th 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd Japanese Junior Championships 11th 1st 2nd Japanese Novice Championships 9th 1st Grand Prix Final 3rd 5th 5th NHK Trophy 1st 3rd 3rd 4th Trophée Eric Bompard 6th 3rd Skate America 7th 8th 2nd Skate Canada International 11th 3rd 2nd Cup of Russia 8th 2nd Cup of China 11th 2nd Winter Universiade 1st Asian Winter Games 3rd 1st Asian Championships 1st 1st Junior Grand Prix Final 5th 3rd 5th Junior Grand Prix, Japan 2nd 2nd Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria 3rd Junior Grand Prix, China 1st Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 1st Junior Grand Prix, Canada 4th Triglav Trophy 1st N. - N = Novice level
Detailed results
Post-2002
2009–2010 season Date Event SP FS Total December 25–27, 2009 2009-2010 Japanese National Championships 2
68.903
126.833
195.73November 5–8, 2009 2009 NHK Trophy 3
54.925
97.434
152.35October 15–18, 2009 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard 2
59.643
106.063
165.702008–2009 season Date Event SP FS Total February 18–28, 2009 2009 Winter Universiade 4
52.701
101.931
154.63December 25–27, 2008 2008–2009 Japan Figure Skating Championships 1
67.266
105.345
172.60December 10–14, 2008 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix Final 3
62.086
99.855
161.93November 27–30, 2008 2008 NHK Trophy 5
54.823
112.603
167.42October 23–26, 2008 2008 Skate America 3
57.462
115.072
172.532007–2008 season Date Event SP FS Total March 17–23, 2008 2008 World Figure Skating Championships 3
61.104
116.304
177.40December 26–28, 2007 2007–2008 Japan Figure Skating Championships 4
61.163
123.153
184.31December 13–16, 2007 2007–2008 ISU Grand Prix Final 4
59.785
113.185
172.96November 22–25, 2007 2007 Cup of Russia 2
60.503
112.272
172.77November 1–4, 2007 2007 Skate Canada International 4
55.942
113.492
169.432006–2007 season Date Event SP FS Total March 19–26, 2007 2007 World Figure Skating Championships 7
60.626
108.305
168.92January 28 - February 4, 2007 2007 Asian Winter Games 2
57.361
105.021
162.38December 27–29, 2006 2006–2007 Japan Figure Skating Championships 3
63.342
116.383
179.72November 30 - December 3, 2006 2006 NHK Trophy 3
56.863
104.073
160.93November 9–12, 2006 2006 Cup of China 2
54.902
96.372
151.272005–2006 season Date Event QR SP FS Total March 19–26, 2006 2006 World Figure Skating Championships 4
27.796
59.626
108.245
195.65January 23–26, 2006 2006 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships - 3
53.531
107.962
161.49December 23–25, 2005 2005–2006 Japan Figure Skating Championships - 5
61.465
114.205
175.66December 16–18, 2005 2005–2006 Grand Prix Final - 4
56.043
105.783
161.82December 1–4, 2005 2005 NHK Trophy - 2
56.222
102.441
158.66October 27–30, 2005 2005 Skate Canada International - 4
49.843
99.703
149.542004–2005 season Date Event QR SP FS Total February 14–20, 2005 2005 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships - 9
45.1712
76.5711
121.74January 12–22, 2005 2005 Winter Universiade - 4 4 4 December 24–26, 2004 2004–2005 Japan Figure Skating Championships - 7
49.086
98.406
147.48November 11–14, 2004 2004 Cup of China - 11
38.769
78.1811
116.94October 28–31, 2004 2004 Skate Canada International - 11
37.5810
76.1011
113.682003–2004 season Date Event QR SP FS Total January 19–25, 2004 2004 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships - 5 6 6 December 25–27, 2003 2003–2004 Japan Figure Skating Championships - 8 7 7 November 20–23, 2003 2003 Cup of Russia - 7
44.688
83.008
127.68October 23–26, 2003 2003 Skate America - 10
44.207
87.908
132.102002–2003 season Date Event QR SP FS Total February 10–16, 2003 2003 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships - 3 3 3 February 1–8, 2003 2003 Asian Winter Games - 3 3 3 December 20–22, 2002 2002–2003 Japan Figure Skating Championships - 5 5 6 November 14–17, 2002 2002 Trophée Lalique - 8 6 6 October 24–27, 2002 2002 Skate America - 8 6 7 Pre-2002
2001–2002 season Date Event Level QR SP FS Total March 3–10, 2002 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Junior 2 3 2 2 December 21–23, 2001 2001–2002 Japan Figure Skating Championships Senior - 4 5 5 December 13–16, 2001 2001–2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Junior - 4 4 5 November 24–25, 2001 2001–2002 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships Junior - 4 2 2 November 15–18, 2001 2001–2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Japan Junior - 2 2 2 September 13–16, 2001 2001–2002 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria Junior - 3 4 3 2000–2001 season Date Event Level QR SP FS Total February 25 - March 4, 2001 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Junior 5 5 4 4 December 14–17, 2000 2000–2001 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Junior - 3 3 3 November 25–26, 2000 2000–2001 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships Junior - 1 1 1 October 12–15, 2000 2000–2001 ISU Junior Grand Prix, China Junior - 5 1 1 September 14–17, 2000 2000–2001 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Mexico Junior - 1 2 1 1999–2000 season Date Event Level QR SP FS Total March 5–12, 2000 2000 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Junior 3 4 9 7 December 24–26, 1999 1999–2000 Japan Figure Skating Championships Senior - 10 7 8 November 18–21, 1999 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Japan Junior - 5 2 2 September 29 - October 3, 1999 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Canada Junior - 4 4 4 1998–1999 season Date Event Level QR SP FS Total April 7–11, 1999 Triglav Trophy Novice 1 1 1 October 30 - November 1, 1998 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships Junior 16 9 11 - QR = Qualifying round; SP = Short program; FS = Free skating.
References
- ^ "ISU Bio: Yukari Nakano". http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004417.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ^ "2002 Skate America - Figure Skating Highlights". GoldenSkate.com. 2002-10-29. http://goldenskate.com/articles/2002/102902.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (2002-11-02). "Yukari Nakano - Triple Axel Makes Nakano a Contender". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2002/110202.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ "Nakano Finished 11th at 4CC". WasedaSports.com. 2005-02-23. http://www.wasedasports.com/skate/050223.php. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Nakano Won Again at the Competition.Showed Her New Choreography". WasedaSports.com. 2005-05-28. http://www.wasedasports.com/skate/050528.php. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Tokyo Figure Skating Championships 2005 Judges Scores". http://www.skatingjapan.jp/National/2005-2006/Figure/Block3/data0705.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Nakano Won at the Asian Championships". Figure Skating News. 2005-11-17. http://figureskating.weblogs.jp/blog/2005/11/post_ae91.html. Retrieved 2007-09-11.[dead link]
- ^ "Skate Canada 2005 ISU Judges Scores". http://www.isufs.org/results/gpcan05/GPCAN05_Ladies_FS_Scores.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Yukari Nakano: Skating in the shadows". http://www.universalsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23000&ATCLID=3626320. Retrieved 2008-12-08.[dead link]
- ^ "2007 Skate Canada Ladies Free Skating Protocol" (PDF). http://www.isufs.org/results/gpcan07/sc07_Ladies_FS_Scores.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "2007 Cup of Russia Ladies Free Skating Protocol" (PDF). http://www.isufs.org/results/gprus07/gprus07_Ladies_FS_Scores.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "2007-2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Ladies Free Skating Protocol" (PDF). http://www.isufs.org/results/gpf0708/gpf0708_Ladies_FS_Scores.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
External links
- Official site (Japanese) (English)
- Yukari Nakano at the International Skating Union
Asian Winter Games – Ladies' Singles 1986: Juri Osada · 1996: Chen Lu · 1999: Tatiana Malinina · 2003: Shizuka Arakawa · 2007: Yukari Nakano · 2011: Kanako Murakami
Categories:- 1985 births
- Japanese female single skaters
- Living people
- People from Aichi Prefecture
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