Rin Nitaya

Rin Nitaya
Personal information
Native name 新田谷凜
Country represented Japan
Born (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Home town Nagoya, Japan
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Coach Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse, Miho Kawaume
Former coach Yuko Hongo, Sonoko Nakano
Choreographer Akiko Suzuki
Former choreographer Miho Kawaume
Skating club Chukyo University, Aichi
Former skating club Mizuho High School
Training locations Nagoya, Japan
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 175.01
2016 JGP France
Short program 60.94
2016 JGP France
Free skate 114.07
2016 JGP France
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Winter Universiade
2017 Almaty Ladies' singles

Rin Nitaya (Japanese: 新田谷 凜, born August 8, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, 2015 Gardena Spring Trophy champion, and 2016 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist.

Personal life

Rin Nitaya was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Career

Nitaya debuted in international competitions in 2013 at the Gardena Spring Trophy, winning silver in the junior ladies category.

2014–15 season

In the 2014–15 season, Nitaya debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, winning silver in Courchevel, France. She placed fourth at her second JGP assignment, in Tallinn, Estonia. Concluding her season, she won her first senior international medal – gold at the Gardena Spring Trophy.

2015–16 season

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Nitaya finished fourth in Bratislava, Slovakia and won the bronze medal in Toruń, Poland. In November, she placed 4th at the 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships.

Nitaya won the senior silver medal at the 2016 Coupe du Printemps.

2016–17 season

In February 2017, Nitaya received the silver medal at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[2] She ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, finishing second to Elena Radionova.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[3]
2014–2015
[4]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Universiade 2nd
Gardena Trophy 1st
Printemps 2nd
International: Junior or novice[5]
JGP Estonia 4th 4th
JGP France 2nd 3rd
JGP Poland 3rd
JGP Slovakia 4th
Asian Trophy 3rd J
Gardena Trophy 2nd J
Rooster Cup 1st N
National[6][7]
Japan Champ. 10th 13th 8th 11th
Japan Jr. Champ. 13th 13th 5th 9th 8th 4th
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Rin NITAYA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Gallagher, Jack (February 7, 2017). "Nitaya, Isobe shine for Japan at Winter Universiade". The Japan Times.
  3. ↑ "Rin NITAYA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rin NITAYA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Competition Results: Rin NITAYA". International Skating Union.
  6. ↑ "新田谷 凜/NITAYA Rin" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2011-12 National Junior Figure Skating Championships Results". Japan Skating Federation.
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