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 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Coach Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse, Miho Kawaume, Yuko Hongo
Choreographer Akiko Suzuki, Miho Kawaume
Skating club Mizuho High School
Training locations Nagoya, Japan
Began skating 2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 161.89
2015 JGP Poland
Short program 58.89
2014 JGP France
Free skate 107.83
2015 JGP Poland

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
2015-2016
[2]
2014–2015
[1]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rin NITAYA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015.
  2. "Rin NITAYA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Competition Results: Rin NITAYA". International Skating Union.
  4. "新田谷 凜/NITAYA Rin" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015.
  5. "2011-12 National Junior Figure Skating Championships Results". Japan Skating Federation.

External links

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