Kana Muramoto

Kana Muramoto
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1993-03-03) March 3, 1993
Akashi, Hyōgo
Home town Kobe
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner Chris Reed
Former partner Hiroichi Noguchi
Coach Marina Zueva, Oleg Eipstein, Massimo Scali, Johnny Johns
Former coach Mie Hamada, Yamato Tamura
Choreographer Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali
Former choreographer Jamie Isley, Kenji Miyamoto
Skating club Arctic Edge FSC
Kinoshita Club Tokyo
Former skating club Kobe
PFSC
Training locations Canton, Michigan
Former training locations Osaka
Began skating 1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 145.83
2016 Four Continents
Short dance 59.00
2016 World Figure Skating Championships
Free dance 88.70
2016 Four Continents

Kana Muramoto (村元 哉中 Muramoto Kana, born March 3, 1993 in Akashi, Hyōgo) is a Japanese figure skater in the disciplines of Ice Dance and Ladies' Singles. With former ice dance partner Hiroichi Noguchi, she is the 2014–15 Japanese national bronze medalist. As a singles skater, she is the 2011 Triglav Trophy silver medalist and the 2011 Crystal Skate of Romania bronze medalist.

She is the younger sister of former figure skater, Satsuki Muramoto.[1]

On June 17, 2015, it was announced that Muramoto had teamed up with Chris Reed to continue in ice dance and both would train under Marina Zueva, Oleg Epstein, and Massimo Scali in Canton, Michigan.[2][3] Together, the duo are the 2015–16 Japanese national champions.

Programs

(with Reed)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–2016
[4]

(with Noguchi)

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
Burlesque:

(as a Singles Skater)

Season Short program Free skating
2011–2012
2010–2011
[5]

Competitive highlights

Ice Dance

(with Reed)

International
Event 2015–16
Worlds 15th
Four Continents 7th
GP NHK Trophy 7th
MNNT Cup 2nd
National[6][7]
Japan Champ. 1st

(with Noguchi)

International
Event 2014–15
Tallinn Trophy 4th
National[6][7]
Japan Champ. 3rd

Singles Skating

International[8]
Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Crystal Skate 3rd
Cup of Nice 4th
Challenge Cup 7th
Merano Cup 7th
Triglav Trophy 2nd
International: Junior[8]
JGP Belarus 3rd
JGP France 17th
National[6][7]
Japan Champ. 17th 10th 10th 17th
Japan Junior 8th 12th
Japan Novice 4th 2nd 4th
East Japan 4th J. 5th J. 4th J. 8th 4th
Kinki 2nd N.B 1st N.B 2nd N.A 2nd N.A 1st J. 1st J. 2nd 2nd 2nd
Levels: N.A = Novice-A; N.B = Novice-B; N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ↑ "Reunited". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Muramoto, Kana. "New Partnership". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "木原龍一は須崎海羽、クリス・リードは村元哉中とペア". Sponichi (in Japanese). Sponichi. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ice Dance". ISU. ISU. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kana MURAMOTO: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "Muramoto Kana". Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 "Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Kana MURAMOTO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014.

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