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Rinka WATANABE

flagJPN
    • Date of birth19 Jul 2002
    • Height153 CM
    • Professionuniversity student
    • HometownKurashiki
    • Place of birthChiba
    • Start skating2006
    • Club SanwaKenso/Hosei University
    • Hobbieswatching anime, Collecting giant isopod merchandise
    • CoachYusuke Hayashi, Utako Nagamitsu
    • Former CoachKensuke Nakaniwa, Megumu Seki
    • ChoreographerKana Muramoto, Lori Nichol
    • Practice low seasonKurashiki, Okayama
    • Practice high seasonKurashiki, Okayama
    • bio

    Watanabe has performed the triple Axel in competition. She was nominated for the ISU Skating Awards 2023 in the category "Best Newcomer".

    Music Short Program as of season 2026/2027

    Seven Nation Army by Jack White

    Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2026/2027

    Piano Concerto No.2 op.18 by Sergei Rachmaninov

    skaters bests

    Personal Best Total ScoreISU CS Lombardia Trophy 202217 Sep 2022213.14
    Personal Best Score Short ProgramISU GP 2025 Saatva Skate America15 Nov 202574.35
    Personal Best Score Free SkatingISU CS Lombardia Trophy 202217 Sep 2022146.31
    06.11 - 08.11, 2026

    ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Cup of China 2026

    CHNShenzhen / CHN

    FIGURE SKATING

    20.11 - 21.11, 2026

    ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy 2026

    FINHelsinki / FIN

    FIGURE SKATING