Daisuke Murakami (figure skater)
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Personal information | |
Full name | Daisuke Murakami |
Country represented | Japan |
Former country(ies) represented | United States (until end of 2006–2007 season) |
Born |
Kanagawa, Japan | January 15, 1991
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Coach |
Frank Carroll Kumiko Sato |
Former coach |
Tammy Gambill Nikolai Morozov |
Choreographer | Lori Nichol |
Former choreographer | Jeffrey Buttle, Nikolai Morozov |
Skating club | Aomori FSC |
Training locations | Los Angeles, California |
Began skating | 2000 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total |
256.47 2015 Four Continents |
Short program |
83.47 2015 Grand Prix Final |
Free skate |
173.61 2015 Four Continents |
Japanese name | |||||
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Kanji | 村上 大介 | ||||
Kana | むらかみ だいすけ | ||||
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Daisuke "Dice" Murakami (村上 大介 Murakami Daisuke, born January 15, 1991, in Kanagawa) is a Japanese figure skater who previously represented the United States in international competition. He is the 2014 NHK Trophy Champion, 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, 2009 Japan Junior Championships bronze medalist, and the 2006 U.S. Junior pewter medalist. In 2011, Murakami became the first to land the quad salchow jump in the men's category at the Japan Championships.
Personal life
The Murakami family moved to the United States in 2000 from Japan after winning a green-card lottery to become US residents.[1] Daisuke, nicknamed "Dice",[2] began skating soon after.[3]
Murakami is a two-time recipient of the Michael Weiss Foundation scholarship, which is a scholarship program created to help young American figure skaters.
Career
Murakami began skating at age ten.[4] He began competing on the juvenile level in 2001.
In 2010, Murakami parted ways with his coach Nikolai Morozov and relocated to work with Frank Carroll in Los Angeles.[5] He then won the bronze medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade in Turkey.
The following season, Murakami placed first at the 2011 Ondrej Nepela and at the 2011 Merano Cup. He then finished sixth at the 2011 Skate America and at the 2011–12 Japanese Nationals.
Murakami began his 2012–13 season by winning the silver medal at 2012 Ondrej Nepela. During competition at the 2012 NHK Trophy, Murakami dislocated his right shoulder forcing him to withdraw from the event.[6] He then withdrew from the 2012–13 Japanese Nationals for recovery,[7] but came back to finish the season with a bronze medal at the 2012 Triglav Trophy.
In the 2013–14 season, Murakami won both the Tokyo Regionals and the Eastern Sectionals.[8][9] He then won the silver medal at 2013 Merano Cup. Murakami came in tenth at the 2013–14 Japanese Nationals. He finished the season with a gold medal at the Printemps, in Luxembourg.
On August 12, 2014, it was announced that Murakami had been selected as a host pick at the 2014 NHK Trophy.[10] In September, he placed third in the 2014 U.S. International Classic at Salt Lake City, Utah.[11] In November, he won the men's single event at the NHK Trophy, beating three skaters who qualified for the Grand Prix Final.[6] At the 2015 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, Korea, he set his personal best scores in all the segments of the competition, placed third in the free skating, and won fourth overall.[12][13]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2015–16 [14][15][16] |
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2014–15 [17][18][19] |
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2013–14 [20] |
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2012–13 [21][22] |
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2011–12 [23] |
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2010–11 [24] |
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2009–10 [25] |
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2008–09 [26] |
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2006–07 [27] |
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2005–06 [4] |
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2004–05 |
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2003–04 | |||
2002–03 |
Competitive highlights
Results for Japan
International[28] | |||||||||
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Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
Four Continents | 4th | ||||||||
Grand Prix Final | 6th | ||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 9th | WD | 1st | ||||||
GP Skate America | 5th | 6th | |||||||
GP Skate Canada | 3rd | ||||||||
GP Bompard | 3rd[29] | ||||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | ||||||||
Finlandia | 7th | 5th | |||||||
Merano Cup | 1st | 2nd | |||||||
Printemps | 1st | 1st | |||||||
Ondrej Nepela | 1st | 2nd | |||||||
Triglav Trophy | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||
Universiade | 3rd | ||||||||
International: Junior[28] | |||||||||
JGP South Africa | 4th | ||||||||
Challenge Cup | 1st J. | ||||||||
National[28] | |||||||||
Japan Champ. | 5th | 19th | 7th | 6th | WD | 10th | 7th | 7th | |
Japan Junior | 5th | 3rd | |||||||
Team Events | |||||||||
Japan Open | 1st T (5th P) | ||||||||
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew |
Results for the United States
International: Junior[28] | ||||
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Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
World Junior Champ. | 11th | |||
JGP China | 11th | |||
JGP Chinese Taipei | 4th | |||
JGP Mexico | 3rd | |||
Triglav Trophy | 1st N. | |||
National[28] | ||||
U.S. Championships | 2nd N. | 4th J. | 15th | |
Pacific Coast Sectionals | 2nd N. | 6th J. | 1st J. | 2nd |
Southwestern Regionals | 1st N. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | |
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |
References
- ↑ Stevenson, Alexandra (September 15, 2006). "Mroz Leaps from 11th to Second; Murakami Finishes Third at JGP Mexico". U.S. Figure Skating.
- ↑ "Novice Men's Free". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved January 23, 2015. (Photo caption)
- ↑ "Daisuke Murakami: "To pop up on the top of the podium was like a cherry on top"". Figureskating-Online. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- 1 2 Mittan, Barry (April 25, 2006). "Japan’s Loss is America’s Gain". Skate Today.
- ↑ Walker, Elvin (May 2, 2011). "Daisuke Murakami Flying High". International Figure Skating. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011.
- 1 2 Tamura, Akiko (November 29, 2014). "Murakami turns in dream free to take NHK gold". Ice Network.
- ↑ "男子の村上、全日本選手権欠場/フィギュア" [Murakami, male, withdraws from Japan Championships / Figure skating]. SanSpo.com (in Japanese). December 12, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013.
- ↑ "男子 - 最終結果" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site. 2013.
- ↑ "男子 - 最終結果" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site. 2013.
- ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2014/15 - Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. August 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Protocol of the 2014 U.S International Figure Skating Classic" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Daisuke MURAKAMI". International Skating Union. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Protocol of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships® 2015" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Kirk, Jenny; Lease, Dave [The Skating Lesson] (May 7, 2015). "Les Miserables" (Facebook).
- ↑ Xiong, Wei (June 12, 2015). "Japanese stars debut programs at 'Dreams on Ice'". IceNetwork.
- ↑ "今シーズンプログラム(FS)" [This season program (FS)]. Official Website of Daisuke Murakami (in Japanese). July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Daisuke MURAKAMI: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Daisuke MURAKAMI: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015.
- ↑ Kuryu, Atsuko (December 10, 2014). "NHK Trophy 2014". Absolute Skating. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Daisuke MURAKAMI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 23, 2012.
- ↑ Kuryu, Atsuko; Misasagi, Sei (October 9, 2012). "Friends On Ice 2012". Absolute Skating. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Daisuke MURAKAMI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Daisuke MURAKAMI: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Daisuke MURAKAMI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009.
- ↑ "Daisuke MURAKAMI: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009.
- ↑ "Daisuke MURAKAMI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Competition Results: Daisuke MURAKAMI". International Skating Union.
- ↑ Skaters did not compete their free skating/free dance programs, as the second day of competition was cancelled due to the November 2015 Paris attacks.
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