Emi Hirai

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Emi Hirai
Emi Hirai and Marien de la Asuncion at the 2017 Four Continents Championships - SD.jpg
Personal information
Native name平井絵己
Country representedJapan
Born (1986-10-14) October 14, 1986 (age 34)
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
PartnerMarien de la Asuncion
Former partnerTaiyo Mizutani, Ayato Yuzawa
CoachMuriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Rie Arikawa, Diana Ribas
Former coachRomain Haguenauer
ChoreographerDiana Ribas
Former choreographerRomain Haguenauer
Skating clubOsaka SC
Training locationsLyon, France
Began skating1995
RetiredMay 8, 2017
ISU personal best scores
Combined total127.92
2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short dance51.04
2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Free dance76.88
2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb

Emi Hirai (Japanese: 平井絵己; born October 14, 1986) is a Japanese former ice dancer. With skating partner Marien de la Asuncion, she is a four-time Japanese national silver medalist and has competed at four Four Continents Championships.

Personal life[]

Hirai was born on October 14, 1986, in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.[1] She is a graduate of Kansai University.

Career[]

Hirai began skating in 1995.[1] Following a partnership with Ayato Yuzawa in the 2008–09 season, she competed with Taiyo Mizutani in 2009–10 and 2010–11.

Hirai teamed up with French ice dancer Marien de la Asuncion in 2011. They took the silver medal at the 2011–12 Japan Championships. Making their international debut, they placed 14th at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy and 11th at the 2013 Four Continents Championships.

Hirai and de la Asuncion have appeared at two Grand Prix events, placing 8th at the 2014 NHK Trophy and 2015 NHK Trophy.

Hirai and de la Asuncion announced their retirement on May 8, 2017, on de la Asuncion's Twitter page.

Programs[]

With de la Asuncion

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[2]
  • Waltz: Il Terzo Fuochista
    by Tiziana Tosca Donati
  • Polka: Everything Is Illuminated
    (from "Odessa" soundtrack)
  • Waltz: Il Terzo Fuochista
    by Tiziana Tosca Donati
2014–15
[3]
2013–14
[4]
  • Quickstep: Love Bug
    by Rick Guard
  • Slow fox: Creep
  • Quickstep: Love Bug
    by Rick Guard
James Bond music
2012–13
[5]

Competitive highlights[]

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

With de la Asuncion[]

International[6]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Four Continents 11th 11th 8th 12th 12th
GP NHK Trophy 8th 8th 9th
CS Finlandia 9th
CS Golden Spin 4th
Cup of Nice 6th
Golden Spin 9th
Ice Challenge 10th
Nebelhorn Trophy 14th
Toruń Cup 5th
Trophy of Lyon 7th
National[7]
Japan Champ. 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Yuzawa and Mizutani[]

International[8][9]
Event 2008–09
(with
Yuzawa) 		2009–10
(with
Mizutani) 		2010–11
(with
Mizutani)
Winter Universiade 16th
Mont Blanc Trophy 11th
National[8][9]
Japan Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Competition Results: Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION". International Skating Union.
  7. ^ "平井 絵己 / マリオン デ・ラ・アソンション" [HIRAI Emi / Marien DE LA ASUNCION] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Competition Results: Emi HIRAI / Ayato YUZAWA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Competition Results: Emi HIRAI / Taiyo MIZUTANI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.

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