Haruka Imai Explained

Haruka Imai
Country:Japan
Birth Date:31 August 1993
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Coach:Rumiko Michigami
Formercoach:Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yukie Sugiura, Miho Kawaume
Choreographer:Pasquale Camerlengo
Formerchoreographer:Phillip Mills, Natalia Bestemianova, Igor Bobrin, Yuka Sato, Masahiro Kawagoe, Miho Kawaume
Skating Club:Niigata Skating Federation
Former Skating Club:Musashino FSC
Currenttraininglocations:Niigata
Formertraininglocations:Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Beganskating:2003
Retired:March 2, 2018
Combined Total:175.40
Combined Date:2014 Four Continents
Sp Score:62.72
Sp Date:2014 Four Continents
Fs Score:112.68
Fs Date:2014 Four Continents

is a Japanese former figure skater. She has won nine senior international medals and competed at three Four Continents Championships, placing as high as fourth. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior national champion.[1]

Career

Imai began skating at age 9. In the 2008–09 season, Imai began competing on the Junior Grand Prix series. She won her JGP event in Belarus and went on to win the Japanese Junior title. She was 16th at the 2009 World Junior Championships. In 2009, Imai won bronze at her sole JGP event, in Hungary. She placed 6th on the senior level at the Japan Championships and was assigned to the 2010 Four Continents Championships, where she placed 5th. In 2010, Imai won gold at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial and debuted on the senior Grand Prix series, placing 5th at the 2010 Skate Canada International and 6th at the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard.

In summer 2011, Imai sustained a stress fracture in her foot, keeping her off the ice for about two months. In September 2011, she moved to Detroit to be coached by Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen. She won bronze at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy. Imai returned to Japan in 2013, joining Rumiko Michigami. She won gold at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy. At the Japan Championships, Imai finished 5th.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2015–16
  • Piano Concerto in A-flat major
2014–15
  • Malagueña
2013–14
  • Song without words
    in D major, Op.109
  • Piano Concerto in A-flat major
2012–13
  • Pure Imagination
2011–12
  • Song without words
    in D major, Op.109
2010–11
  • Gypsy Dance
2009–10
  • Fiesta Flamenca
  • Raymonda
2008–09
  • Somewhere

Competitive highlights

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

International
Event07–0808–0909–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–17
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align=left 6th 8th 9th
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align=left 8th
align=left 6th 9th
align=left 4th 5th 8th 10th
align=left 5th
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align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
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align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd bgcolor=silver 2nd
align=left 5th
align=left bgcolor=cc9966 3rd
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=gold 1st
International: Junior
align=left 16th
align=left bgcolor=gold 1st
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National
align=left 14th 6th 12th 4th 14th 5th 11th 15th 19th
align=left 7th bgcolor=gold 1st bgcolor=silver 2nd
WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at ISU Championships.

2013–14 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 20–26, 20142014 Four Continents Championshipsalign=center Senioralign=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
62.72		align=center 6
112.68		align=center 4
175.40
December 20–23, 20132013–14 Japan Championshipsalign=center Senioralign=center 6
60.63		align=center 4
125.53		align=center 5
186.16
November 22–24, 20132013 Cup of Russiaalign=center Senioralign=center 8
49.55		align=center 9
95.75		align=center 9
145.30
November 1–3, 20132013 Cup of Chinaalign=center Senioralign=center 5
54.79		align=center 6
95.51		align=center 6
150.30
October 3–5, 20132013 Ondrej Nepela Trophyalign=center Senioralign=center 2
52.71		align=center 1
110.93		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
163.64
2012–13 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
April 1–3, 20132013 Gardena Spring Trophyalign=center Senioralign=center 7
46.67		align=center 2
107.52		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
154.19
December 20–24, 20122012–13 Japan Championshipsalign=center Senioralign=center 18
47.30		align=center 13
90.62		align=center 14
137.92
November 23–25, 20122012 NHK Trophyalign=center Senioralign=center 9
48.10		align=center 8
97.32		align=center 8
145.42
October 19–21, 20122012 Skate Americaalign=center Senioralign=center 7
49.90		align=center 4
107.82		align=center 5
157.72
September 27–29, 20122012 Nebelhorn Trophyalign=center Senioralign=center 9
47.70		align=center 3
105.94		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
153.64
2011–12 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 7–12, 20122012 Four Continents Championshipsalign=center Senioralign=center 11
45.19		align=center 9
89.30		align=center 9
134.49
December 22–26, 20112011–12 Japan Championshipsalign=center Senioralign=center 5
57.82		align=center 5
108.85		align=center 4
166.67
November 25–27, 20112011 Cup of Russiaalign=center Senioralign=center 6
55.20		align=center 6
99.56		align=center 6
154.76
October 21–23, 20112011 Skate Americaalign=center Senioralign=center 4
54.67		align=center 9
88.27		align=center 4
142.94
2010–11 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
March 31 – April 1, 20112011 Gardena Spring Trophyalign=center Senioralign=center 2
47.89		align=center 3
88.43		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
136.32
January 3–5, 20112011 Asian Winter Gamesalign=center Senioralign=center 2
54.02		align=center 2
112.98		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
167.00
December 24–27, 20102010–11 Japan Championshipsalign=center Senioralign=center 17
45.96		align=center 11
93.59		align=center 12
139.55
November 26–28, 20102010 Trophée Eric Bompardalign=center Senioralign=center 3
58.38		align=center 9
87.09 		align=center 6
145.47
October 28–31, 20102010 Skate Canadaalign=center Senioralign=center 6
52.52		align=center 3
102.02		align=center 5
154.54
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 20102010 Ondrej Nepela Memorialalign=center Senioralign=center 1
54.61		align=center 2
87.01		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
141.62
2009–10 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 25–31, 20102010 Four Continents ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 5
55.06		align=center 6
100.23		align=center 5
155.29
December 25–27, 20092009–10 Japanese ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 7
55.98		align=center 6
110.18		align=center 6
166.16
November 21–23, 20092009–10 Japan Junior Championshipsalign=center Junioralign=center 3
49.82		align=center 2
94.15		align=center bgcolor=silver 2
143.97
November 4–8, 20092009 Coupe de Nicealign=center Senioralign=center 3
51.46		align=center 3
90.00		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
141.46
Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, 20092009 Ice Challengealign=center Senioralign=center 5
52.48		align=center 5
83.14		align=center 5
135.62
August 26–29, 20092009 Junior Grand Prix, Hungaryalign=center Junioralign=center 4
47.95		align=center 3
83.18		align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
131.13
2008–09 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
Feb. 23 – March 1, 20092009 World Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 17
43.58		align=center 16
69.66		align=center 16
113.24
December 10–142008–09 Japan ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 16
43.86		align=center 14
77.53		align=center 14
121.39
November 23–24, 20082008–09 Japan Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 2
53.05		align=center 4
91.10 		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
144.15
October 1–4, 20082008 Junior Grand Prix, BelarusJunioralign=center 3
47.60		align=center 1
97.40		align=center bgcolor=gold 1
145.00
2007–2008 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
November 24–25, 20072007–08 Japan Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 7
43.42		align=center 9
76.57		align=center 7
119.99

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 Japan Junior Championships . 2009-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090203041201/http://www.skatingjapan.jp/National/2008-2009/fs/national_jr/data0290.htm . 2009-02-03 . dead .

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