Team Japan ready to take on the world...
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:00 am
Now that the Japanese national and junior national championships are in the history books, their teams for the Four Continents Championships (4CC), Junior Worlds and Worlds (along with alternates) have been named (in alphabetical order).
4CC:
Ladies - Wakaba Higuchi, Rika Kihira, Kaori Sakamoto
Men - Yuzuru Hanyu, Yuma Kagiyama, Shoma Uno
Ice Dance - Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto
Pairs - Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara
Alternates: Yuhana Yokoi, Marin Honda; Kazuki Tomono, Sota Yamamoto
Worlds (below):
Ladies - Wakaba Higuchi, Rika Kihira, Satoko Miyahara
Men - Yuzuru Hanyu, Keiji Tanaka, Shoma Uno
Ice Dance - Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto
Pairs - Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara
Alternates: Kaori Sakamoto, Yuhana Yokoi; Kazuki Tomono, Sota Yamamoto
Junior Worlds:
Ladies - Tomoe Kawabata, Mana Kawabe
Men - Yuma Kagiyama, Shun Sato
Ice Dance - Utana Yoshida/Shingo Nishiyama
Alternates: Mitsuki Sumoto; Shiika Yoshioka; Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda; Takanami/Ikeda (dance)
4CC:
Ladies - Wakaba Higuchi, Rika Kihira, Kaori Sakamoto
Men - Yuzuru Hanyu, Yuma Kagiyama, Shoma Uno
Ice Dance - Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto
Pairs - Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara
Alternates: Yuhana Yokoi, Marin Honda; Kazuki Tomono, Sota Yamamoto
Worlds (below):
Ladies - Wakaba Higuchi, Rika Kihira, Satoko Miyahara
Men - Yuzuru Hanyu, Keiji Tanaka, Shoma Uno
Ice Dance - Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto
Pairs - Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara
Alternates: Kaori Sakamoto, Yuhana Yokoi; Kazuki Tomono, Sota Yamamoto
Junior Worlds:
Ladies - Tomoe Kawabata, Mana Kawabe
Men - Yuma Kagiyama, Shun Sato
Ice Dance - Utana Yoshida/Shingo Nishiyama
Alternates: Mitsuki Sumoto; Shiika Yoshioka; Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda; Takanami/Ikeda (dance)