Rika Hongo

Rika Hongo

Hongo in December 2014
Personal information
Native name 本郷理華
Country represented Japan
Born (1996-09-06) September 6, 1996
Sendai, Japan
Home town Nagoya
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Coach Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse, Miho Kawaume
Choreographer Akiko Suzuki, Kenji Miyamoto
Former choreographer Miho Kawaume, Yuko Hongo
Skating club Howa Sports Land Skating Club
Training locations Nagoya
Began skating 2001
World standing 8 (As of 18 February 2016) [1]
Season's bests 12 (2014–2015)[2]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 199.15
2016 Worlds
Short program 69.89
2016 Worlds
Free skate 129.97
2015 Cup of China
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Four Continents Championships
2015 Seoul Ladies' singles
2016 Taipei Ladies' singles

Rika Hongo (Japanese: 本郷理華, born September 6, 1996) is a Japanese figure skater. She is a two-time (2015–16) Four Continents bronze medalist, 2014 Rostelecom Cup champion, 2015 Finlandia Trophy champion, and 2014–15 Japanese national silver medalist.

Personal life

Rika Hongo was born on September 6, 1996 in Sendai, Japan.[3] Her mother, Yuko, is a former figure skater.[4] Her father is from the United Kingdom.[5]

In 2015, Hongo attended Chukyo University.[6] Besides Skating, her hobbies are music and reading.[3][7]

Career

Hongo began skating in 2001.[3] She moved to Nagoya at age nine to train under coach Hiroshi Nagakubo.[8] Shizuka Arakawa is her idol.[8]

2012–13 season

Hongo debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2012–13 season. She won a silver medal in Courchevel, France and placed fifth in Croatia. Along with Satoko Miyahara, she was selected to represent Japan at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy. Hongo placed seventh in the short program, tenth in the free skate, and finished ninth overall.

2013–14 season

Hongo started the 2013–14 season with a fourth-place finish at JGP Mexico and then won a bronze medal at JGP Belarus. At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she placed eleventh in the short program, seventh in the free skate, and eighth overall. Making her senior international debut, Hongo won gold at the 2014 Triglav Trophy, her final event of the season.

2014–15 season

Hongo began the 2014–15 season with gold at the Asian Open and then bronze at the 2014 Finlandia Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event. Making her senior Grand Prix debut, she finished fifth at the 2014 Skate Canada International after placing fifth in the short program and free skate. At her second Grand Prix event, the 2014 Rostelecom Cup, Hongo won the gold medal ahead of Russia's Anna Pogorilaya by 4.57 points after placing second in the short program and winning the free skate, earning a total score of 178.00.[9] Hongo was first alternate to the Grand Prix Final[10] and was later called on to compete after qualifier Gracie Gold withdrew with a foot injury. She finished sixth overall after placing fifth in the short and free programs.

At the Japan Championships, Hongo won the short program and placed second in the free skate, winning the silver medal behind Satoko Miyahara and earning her first medal at Japanese Nationals. At the 2015 Four Continents, she placed third in the short and long programs, capturing the bronze medal behind gold medalist Polina Edmunds and silver medalist Miyahara.

Hongo made her senior worlds debut at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, where she earned personal bests in all segments of the competition. Ranked fifth in the short program with a score of 62.17 and fifth in the free skate with a score of 122.41, she finished sixth overall with a total score of 184.58.

2015−16 season

Hongo began this season when she won both segments in a domestic competition called “Summer Cup” held in Shiga prefecture, Japan. Two months later, she followed up with two strong performances in the Challenger Series at 2015 Finlandia Trophy where she scored a personal best total score of 187.45 points and won the gold medal, outscoring Yulia Lipnitskaya by 15.12 points. Hongo then won silver at 2015 Cup of China, but placed fifth at 2015 Rostelecom Cup, and as a result, did not qualify for the 2015–16 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.[11]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[3][12][13]
2014–2015
[14]
2013–2014
[15]
2012–2013
[16]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[17]
Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Worlds 6th 8th
Four Continents 3rd 3rd
GP Final 6th
GP Cup of China 2nd
GP Rostelecom Cup 1st 5th
GP Skate Canada 5th
CS Finlandia Trophy 3rd 1st
Asian Trophy 1st
Triglav Trophy 1st
International: Junior[17]
Junior Worlds 9th 8th
JGP Belarus 3rd
JGP Croatia 5th
JGP France 2nd
JGP Mexico 4th
National[18]
Japan Champ. 5th 6th 2nd 4th
Japan Junior 3rd 1st
Team events
Team Challenge
Cup 		3rd T
(7th P)
TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew
T: Team result; P: Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

(Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.)

Senior career

2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
28 March – 3 April 2016 2016 ISU World Championships 7
69.89		 8
129.26		 8
199.15
16–21 February 2016 2016 Four Continents Championships 4
64.27		 5
117.51		 3
181.78
24–27 December 2015 2015–16 Japan Championships 2
68.39		 4
124.89		 4
193.28
20–22 November 2015 2015 ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia 6
63.45		 5
115.67		 5
179.12
6–8 November 2015 2015 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China 2
65.79		 1
129.97		 2
195.76
9–11 October 2015 2015 Challenger Series Finlandia Trophy 1
65.75		 1
121.70		 1
187.45
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
23–29 March 2015 2015 ISU World Championships 5
62.17		 5
122.41		 6
184.58
15–19 February 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships 3
61.28		 3
116.16		 3
177.44
26–28 December 2014 2014–15 Japan Championships 1
66.70		 2
121.93		 2
188.63
11–14 December 2014 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 5
61.10		 5
115.03		 6
176.13
14–16 November 2014 2014 ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia 2
59.85		 1
118.15		 1
178.00
31 October – 2 November 2014 2014 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada 5
59.10		 5
112.37		 5
171.47
9–12 October 2014 2014 Challenger Series Finlandia Trophy 3
52.11		 3
101.60		 3
153.71
7–10 August 2014 2014 Asian Trophy 1
57.91		 2
110.98		 1
168.89

Junior career

2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
2–6 April 2014 2014 Triglav Trophy Senior 1
57.71		 1
95.61		 1
153.32
10–16 March 2014 2014 ISU World Junior Championships Junior 11
51.47		 7
106.41		 8
157.88
20–23 December 2013 2013–14 Japan Championships Senior 7
59.25		 6
117.06		 6
176.31
22–24 December 2013 2013–14 Japan Junior Championships Junior 3
52.84		 1
110.28		 1
162.12
25–28 September 2013 2013 ISU Junior Grand Prix Belarus Junior 5
50.10		 5
94.87		 3
144.97
4–7 September 2013 2013 ISU Junior Grand Prix Mexico Junior 6
48.09		 3
99.48		 4
147.57
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
25 February – 3 March 2013 2013 ISU World Junior Championships Junior 7
52.15		 10
90.47		 9
142.62
20–24 December 2012 2012–13 Japan Championships Senior 6
56.61		 4
115.82		 5
172.43
17–18 November 2012 2012–13 Japan Junior Championships Junior 3
55.47		 3
103.87		 3
159.34
22–25 October 2012 2012 ISU JGP France Junior 3
53.16		 2
96.22		 2
149.38
3–6 October 2012 2012 ISU JGP Croatia Junior 6
45.93		 4
95.04		 5
140.97

References

  1. ↑ "ISU Season's World Ranking for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance".
  2. ↑ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2014/2015 : Ladies". ISU Results. International Skating Union. April 22, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Rika HONGO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "19歳の新星が主役の座を狙う！浅田真央を追いかける、絶好調・本郷理華にも注目！". GUTSPOSE. 2015-11-07.
  5. ↑ "2位の18歳、本郷 「まだ足りない」 ジャンプ回転不足". 産経新聞. 2014-12-28.
  6. ↑ "本郷理華選手が優勝、日野龍樹選手は6位入賞　フィンランドで行われたフィンランディア杯". 中京大学. 2015-10-15.
  7. ↑ "本郷 理華：強化選手". 公益財団法人 日本スケート連盟. 2016-02-18.
  8. 1 2 ""荒川静香のリンク"　金夢見る少女がピンチ". テレビ朝日. 2006-03-24.
  9. ↑ http://www.isuresults.com/results/gprus2014/CAT002RS.HTM
  10. ↑ Kondakova, Anna (December 1, 2014). "Rika Hongo 'grateful' for opportunities". Golden Skate.
  11. ↑ Xiong, Wei (November 24, 2015). "Rika Hongo: 'Not where I want to be yet'". Golden Skate.
  12. ↑ Xiong, Wei (June 12, 2015). "Japanese stars debut programs at 'Dreams on Ice'". IceNetwork.
  13. ↑ Xiong, Wei (June 26, 2015). "Rising stars of Asia: Sky's the limit for 'lucky' Hongo". IceNetwork.
  14. ↑ "Rika HONGO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Rika HONGO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Rika HONGO: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012.
  17. 1 2 "Competition Results: Rika HONGO". International Skating Union.
  18. ↑ "本郷 理華/HONGO Rika" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.

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