Rin Nitaya
| Rin Nitaya | |
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| Personal information | |
| Native name | 新田谷凜 |
| Country represented | Japan |
| Born |
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 |
Rin Nitaya (Japanese: 新田谷 凜, born August 8, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She has won one senior international medal.
Personal life
Rin Nitaya was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Career
Rin 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. She ended the season with a gold medal at the Gardena Spring Trophy in the senior ladies category.
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, Nitaya placed 4th at the 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2016–17 [2] |
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| 2015–16 [3] |
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| 2014–15 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[4] | |||||||
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| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| Gardena Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| Printemps | 2nd | ||||||
| International: Junior or novice[4] | |||||||
| JGP France | 2nd | 3rd | |||||
| JGP Estonia | 4th | ||||||
| JGP Poland | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 4th | ||||||
| Asian Trophy | 3rd J | ||||||
| Gardena Trophy | 2nd J | ||||||
| Rooster Cup | 1st N | ||||||
| National[5][6] | |||||||
| Japan Champ. | 10th | 13th | 8th | ||||
| Japan Jr. Champ. | 13th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 8th | 4th | |
| Levels – N: Advanced novice; J: Junior | |||||||
References
- 1 2 "Rin NITAYA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Rin NITAYA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Rin NITAYA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Rin NITAYA". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "新田谷 凜/NITAYA Rin" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "2011-12 National Junior Figure Skating Championships Results". Japan Skating Federation.
External links
Media related to Rin Nitaya at Wikimedia Commons