Figure skating competition
The 2023–24 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held in Nagano, Nagano on December 20–24, 2023. It was the 92nd 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 2024 Four Continents Championships and the 2024 World Championships.
Qualifying
Competitors either qualified at regional and sectional competitions, held from September to November 2023, or earned a bye.[1]
Date
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Event
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Type
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Location
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Results
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September 21–24, 2023
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Tokyo
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Regional
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Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
|
Details
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September 22–24, 2023
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Chubu
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Nagoya, Aichi
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Details
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Sep. 28 – Oct. 1, 2023
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Kinki
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Ōtsu, Shiga
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Details
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Sep. 29 – Oct. 1, 2023
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Tohoku-Hokkaido
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Niigata, Niigata
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Details
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October 6–9, 2023
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Kanto
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Yokohama, Kanagawa
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Details
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Chu-Shikoku-Kyushu
|
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
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Details
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October 20–22, 2023
|
Japan Novice Championships
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Final
|
Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
|
Details
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October 25–29, 2023
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Western Section
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Sectional
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Hiroshima, Hiroshima
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Details
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November 2–5, 2023
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Eastern Section
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Hachinohe, Aomori
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Details
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November 17–19, 2023
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Japan Junior Championships
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Final
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Ōtsu, Shiga
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Details
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December 20–24, 2023
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Japan Championships
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Nagano, Nagano Prefecture
|
Details
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Medal summary
Senior
Junior
Novice
Discipline
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Gold
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Silver
|
Bronze
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Men (Novice A)
|
Hayato Okazaki
|
Sakutaro Yoshino
|
Haruki Matsumoto
|
Men (Novice B)
|
Haruhisa Hidaka
|
Aoi Kimura
|
Riku Sakuma
|
Women (Novice A)
|
Sumika Kanazawa
|
Riria Kono
|
Saho Otake
|
Women (Novice B)
|
Karin Miyazaki
|
Rinka Yajima
|
Narumi Mori
|
Pairs
|
No competitors
|
Ice dance
|
Sumire Yoshida / Ibuki Ogahara
|
Nanoha Yahata / Yuga Takemasa
|
Miu Takeuchi / Haruki Tsuchiya
|
Entries
A list of preliminary entries was published on November 25, 2023.[2] Names with an asterisk (*) denote junior skaters.
Junior
The top eight finishers at the Japan Junior Championships in men's and women's singles were added to the Japan Championships.[3]
Changes to preliminary entries
Results
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice dance
The 2023–24 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Ōtsu, Shiga from November 17–19, 2023. The national champions in men's and women's singles earned automatic berths on the 2024 World Junior Championships and 2024 Youth Olympics teams. Top finishers in men's and women's singles were invited to compete at the senior Japan Championships in December.
Entries
A list of preliminary entries was published on November 12, 2023.[5] Names with an asterisk (*) denote novice skaters.
Men
|
Women
|
Pairs
|
Ice dance
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Shuntaro Asaga
|
Yurika Imazeki
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Sae Shimizu / Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda
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Sara Kishimoto / Atsuhiko Tamura
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Taichi Isowa
|
Miyu Irie
|
|
Kaho Yamashita / Yuto Nagata
|
Daiya Ebihara
|
Aiko Iwamoto
|
|
Kenta Omura
|
Rena Uezono
|
Hayato Okazaki*
|
Saho Otake*
|
Ibuki Ogahara
|
Koko Otsubo
|
Nobuyoshi Oda
|
Mayuko Oka
|
Haru Kakiuchi
|
Mei Okada
|
Kairi Kato
|
Yurina Okuno
|
Ryusei Kikuchi
|
Sumika Kanazawa*
|
Tomoki Kimura
|
Miyu Kitatani
|
Shioh Kojima
|
Kanade Kitami
|
Kazuna Satou
|
Ikura Kushida
|
Tsudoi Suto
|
Riria Kono*
|
Seigo Tauchi
|
Mira Shigeta
|
Sena Takahashi
|
Ayumi Shibayama
|
Rio Nakata
|
Mao Shimada
|
Shunsuke Nakamura
|
Nana Sugiyama
|
Kazuhiro Nakura
|
Hono Segawa
|
Taiga Nishino
|
Yo Takagi
|
Hiroto Hanai
|
Nanako Takahara
|
Iori Horino
|
Minoka Chiba
|
Haruki Matsumoto*
|
Ami Nakai
|
Masaya Mishima
|
Ayumi Nakao
|
Kei Mukaino
|
Hikari Matsunami*
|
Ryoto Mori
|
Ruka Miyamoto
|
Ryoga Morimoto
|
Haruna Murakami
|
Ryushin Yamada
|
Kei Yamada
|
Sakutaro Yoshino*
|
Kinayu Yokoi
|
|
Kaoruko Wada
|
Novice
Top finishers at the Japan Novice Championships in men's and women's singles were added to the Japan Junior Championships.[6]
|
Men
|
Women
|
1
|
Hayato Okazaki
|
Sumika Kanazawa
|
2
|
Sakutaro Yoshino
|
Riria Kono
|
3
|
Haruki Matsumoto
|
Saho Otake
|
4
|
|
Hikari Matsunami
|
Results
Junior men
Rank
|
Name
|
Total points
|
SP
|
FS
|
1
|
Shunsuke Nakamura
|
212.42
|
1
|
76.81
|
2
|
135.61
|
2
|
Rio Nakata
|
205.76
|
5
|
64.28
|
1
|
141.48
|
3
|
Tsudoi Suto
|
201.12
|
2
|
70.59
|
4
|
130.53
|
4
|
Haru Kakiuchi
|
197.97
|
3
|
68.64
|
5
|
129.33
|
5
|
Taiga Nishino
|
195.71
|
8
|
63.52
|
3
|
132.19
|
6
|
Seigo Tauchi
|
195.19
|
4
|
66.24
|
6
|
128.95
|
7
|
Daiya Ebihara
|
189.39
|
6
|
64.24
|
10
|
125.15
|
8
|
Sena Takahashi
|
188.98
|
9
|
62.93
|
7
|
126.05
|
9
|
Ryoga Morimoto
|
188.86
|
7
|
63.58
|
9
|
125.28
|
10
|
Shuntaro Asaga
|
178.80
|
22
|
52.85
|
8
|
125.95
|
11
|
Ryusei Kikuchi
|
177.55
|
13
|
60.01
|
11
|
117.54
|
12
|
Ryushin Yamada
|
175.09
|
14
|
59.84
|
12
|
115.25
|
13
|
Kazuhiro Nakura
|
173.08
|
10
|
61.01
|
13
|
112.07
|
14
|
Ryoto Mori
|
172.45
|
11
|
60.80
|
14
|
111.65
|
15
|
Masaya Mishima
|
171.40
|
12
|
60.70
|
15
|
110.70
|
16
|
Nobuyoshi Oda
|
167.13
|
15
|
58.31
|
18
|
108.82
|
17
|
Hayato Okazaki
|
167.09
|
16
|
58.28
|
19
|
108.81
|
18
|
Ibuki Ogahara
|
166.95
|
18
|
57.57
|
17
|
109.38
|
19
|
Hiroto Hanai
|
164.14
|
21
|
53.97
|
16
|
110.17
|
20
|
Kairi Kato
|
162.52
|
17
|
58.26
|
21
|
104.26
|
21
|
Iori Horino
|
157.29
|
20
|
54.10
|
22
|
103.19
|
22
|
Kenta Omura
|
157.08
|
23
|
52.66
|
20
|
104.42
|
23
|
Shioh Kojima
|
143.81
|
24
|
52.33
|
23
|
91.48
|
24
|
Kazuna Satou
|
142.14
|
19
|
56.53
|
24
|
85.61
|
Did not advance to free skating
|
25
|
Tomoki Kimura
|
51.06
|
25
|
51.06
|
—
|
26
|
Kei Mukaino
|
49.42
|
26
|
49.42
|
—
|
27
|
Sakutaro Yoshino
|
48.94
|
27
|
48.94
|
—
|
28
|
Haruki Matsumoto
|
47.94
|
28
|
47.94
|
—
|
29
|
Taichi Isowa
|
46.72
|
29
|
46.72
|
—
|
Junior women
Rank
|
Name
|
Total points
|
SP
|
FS
|
1
|
Mao Shimada
|
201.33
|
4
|
63.34
|
1
|
137.99
|
2
|
Ikura Kushida
|
190.12
|
1
|
65.30
|
3
|
124.82
|
3
|
Rena Uezono
|
186.51
|
6
|
60.95
|
2
|
125.56
|
4
|
Yo Takagi
|
183.96
|
3
|
63.62
|
4
|
120.34
|
5
|
Ayumi Shibayama
|
175.61
|
2
|
63.68
|
5
|
111.93
|
6
|
Haruna Murakami
|
168.48
|
5
|
62.30
|
8
|
106.18
|
7
|
Riria Kono
|
167.18
|
11
|
57.70
|
6
|
109.48
|
8
|
Kinayu Yokoi
|
166.08
|
9
|
60.00
|
9
|
106.08
|
9
|
Mayuko Oka
|
163.71
|
8
|
60.04
|
12
|
103.67
|
10
|
Ami Nakai
|
160.89
|
14
|
55.06
|
10
|
105.83
|
11
|
Kei Yamada
|
159.94
|
12
|
56.78
|
13
|
103.16
|
12
|
Sumika Kanazawa
|
158.77
|
19
|
50.21
|
7
|
108.56
|
13
|
Kaoruko Wada
|
157.87
|
7
|
60.26
|
15
|
97.61
|
14
|
Mei Okada
|
152.99
|
16
|
51.41
|
14
|
101.58
|
15
|
Saho Otake
|
152.64
|
24
|
47.09
|
11
|
105.55
|
16
|
Ayumi Nakao
|
151.22
|
13
|
56.49
|
17
|
94.73
|
17
|
Yurina Okuno
|
148.27
|
10
|
58.74
|
21
|
89.53
|
18
|
Hikari Matsunami
|
145.41
|
22
|
48.39
|
16
|
97.02
|
19
|
Nana Sugiyama
|
144.91
|
17
|
51.37
|
18
|
93.54
|
20
|
Aiko Iwamoto
|
143.30
|
15
|
51.74
|
19
|
91.56
|
21
|
Minoka Chiba
|
138.43
|
23
|
47.39
|
20
|
91.04
|
22
|
Yurika Imazeki
|
134.13
|
18
|
51.17
|
23
|
82.96
|
23
|
Ruka Miyamoto
|
132.19
|
21
|
48.90
|
22
|
83.29
|
24
|
Koko Otsubo
|
130.91
|
20
|
49.14
|
24
|
81.77
|
Did not advance to free skating
|
25
|
Mira Shigeta
|
46.81
|
25
|
46.81
|
—
|
26
|
Miyu Kitatani
|
46.81
|
26
|
46.81
|
—
|
27
|
Hono Segawa
|
43.88
|
27
|
43.88
|
—
|
28
|
Kanade Kitami
|
40.84
|
28
|
40.84
|
—
|
29
|
Miyu Irie
|
39.91
|
29
|
39.91
|
—
|
30
|
Nanako Takahara
|
36.63
|
30
|
36.63
|
—
|
Junior pairs
Junior ice dance
Rank
|
Name
|
Total points
|
RD
|
FD
|
1
|
Sara Kishimoto / Atsuhiko Tamura
|
147.45
|
1
|
59.06
|
1
|
88.39
|
2
|
Kaho Yamashita / Yuto Nagata
|
131.33
|
2
|
50.91
|
2
|
80.42
|
International team selections
Winter Youth Olympics Games
The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics Games were held in Gangwon, South Korea from 27 January to 1 February, 2024.[7]
Four Continents Championships
The 2024 Four Continents Championships were held in Shanghai, China from January 30 to February 4, 2024.
World Junior Championships
Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2024 World Junior Championships were held in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei from February 26 – March 3, 2024.
World Championships
The 2024 World Championships were held in Montreal, Canada from March 18–24, 2024.
References