Kana Muramoto

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Kana Muramoto
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Muramoto and Reed at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Country representedJapan
Born (1993-03-03) March 3, 1993 (age 28)
Akashi, Hyōgo
Home townKobe
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
PartnerDaisuke Takahashi
Former partnerChris Reed, Hiroichi Noguchi
CoachMarina Zueva, Oleg Epstein, Massimo Scali, Johnny Johns
Former coachMie Hamada, Yamato Tamura
ChoreographerMarina Zueva, Massimo Scali
Former choreographerJamie Isley, Kenji Miyamoto
Skating clubArctic Edge FSC
Kinoshita Club Tokyo
Former skating clubKobe
PFSC
Training locationsCanton, Michigan
Former training locationsOsaka
Began skating1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total164.38
2018 Worlds
Short dance65.65
2018 Worlds
Free dance98.73
2018 Worlds
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Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing  Japan
Four Continents Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Taipei Ice dancing
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sapporo Ice dancing

Kana Muramoto (村元 哉中, Muramoto Kana, born March 3, 1993) is a Japanese ice dancer who currently competes with Daisuke Takahashi. With her former skating partner, Chris Reed, she is the 2018 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist, and a three-time Japanese national champion (2016–2018). They competed in the final segment at five ISU Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life[]

Kana Muramoto was born on March 3, 1993, in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan.[1] She is the younger sister of former figure skater Satsuki Muramoto.[2] In 2011, she graduated from Canadian Academy, an international school in Kobe, Japan.[3]

Career[]

Early career[]

Muramoto began learning to skate in 1998.[4] Through the 2013–2014 season, she competed in ladies' singles, coached by Mie Hamada and Yamato Tamura.[5] She won the silver medal at the 2011 Triglav Trophy and bronze at the 2011 Crystal Skate of Romania.

In the 2014–2015 season, Muramoto began appearing in ice dancing with Hiroichi Noguchi.[6] The two placed fourth at the 2014 Tallinn Trophy and took the bronze medal at the Japan Championships.

2015–2016 season: Debut of Muramoto/Reed[]

On June 17, 2015, Muramoto and Chris Reed announced that they would compete together, coached by Marina Zueva, Oleg Epstein, and Massimo Scali in Canton, Michigan.[7]

Making their international debut, Muramoto/Reed placed 7th at the 2015 NHK Trophy in November. The following month, they won the Japanese national title. In January 2016, the duo took silver at the Toruń Cup in Poland. They placed 7th at the 2016 Four Continents Championships in February in Taipei, Taiwan. In March, they placed 16th in the short dance, 14th in the free dance, and 15th overall at the 2016 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts.

2016–2017 season[]

Muramoto/Reed won silver at the 2016 CS U.S. Classic in September, and placed 8th at the 2016 Skate America in October. They withdrew from their November Grand Prix event, the 2016 NHK Trophy. After winning their second national title, the duo took bronze at the 2017 Toruń Cup.

In February, Muramoto/Reed placed 9th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, and won silver at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. In March, they placed 23rd in the short dance at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. As a result, they did not advance to the final segment and missed qualifying for the Olympics.

2017–2018 season: Pyeongchang Olympics[]

Muramoto/Reed began their season in September, taking bronze at the 2017 CS U.S. Classic. At the end of the month, they competed at the 2017 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the Olympics. The two won the silver medaland secured an Olympic spot for Japan. In November, they appeared at a pair of Grand Prix events, finishing 9th at the 2018 NHK Trophy and 7th at the 2017 Skate America. [8] They then won their third national title, outscoring the silver medalists by nearly 17 points.

In January, Muramoto/Reed won the bronze medal at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. In February, they competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[9] They placed 15th in the short dance, 13th in the free dance, and 15th overall. The following month, they finished 11th at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy.

2018–2019 season: End of Muramoto/Reed[]

Muramoto/Reed were assigned to the 2018 NHK Trophy and 2018 Rostelecom Cup. However, on August 9, 2018, Japanese news media reported that they had ended their partnership, and that Muramoto planned to search for a new partner.[10]

2020–2021 season: Debut of Muramoto/Takahashi[]

In September 2019, it was announced that Muramoto had formed a new partnership with former Japanese singles skater Daisuke Takahashi, with plans to debut in the fall of 2020.[11] The decision of Takahashi, a former Olympic bronze medalist and World champion in men's singles, to switch to ice dance attracted considerable media attention both in Japan and abroad. The two began training in Florida under Marina Zoueva, the coach of Olympic champions Virtue/Moir and Davis/White.[12]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Grand Prix was assigned based primarily on geographic location. Muramoto/Takahashi nevertheless traveled from Florida to Japan to make their debut at the 2020 NHK Trophy, in a field consisting of only three Japanese dance teams. They were second in the rhythm dance, narrowly ahead of reigning national silver medalists Fukase/Cho but some six points behind the reigning national champions, Komatsubara/Koleto.[13] In the free dance, Takahashi fell out of his second set of twizzles, which combined with missed levels of some lift elements to drop them to third place. Winning the bronze medal, he called his mistakes unusual even in practice sessions, but a part of actually competing. Muramoto said she felt they could do better at their next competition.[14]

Making their Japan Championships debut, Muramoto/Takahashi placed second in the rhythm dance, less than four points behind Komatsubara/Koleto.[15] They were third in the free dance after Takahashi fell out of a lift and made a number of other errors, but won the silver medal overall due to Fukase/Cho also making errors.[16] They were named as first alternates to the World team.[17] In February, they were forced to withdraw as alternates due to an knee injury from Muramoto, and were replaced by bronze medalists Fukase / Zhang.[18]

Programs[]

With Takahashi[]

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2021–2022
Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2020–2021
[19]

With Reed[]

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2017–2018
[4] 		Ryuichi Sakamoto medley[20]
2016–2017
[21] 		Ray Charles medley Poeta medley
  • Poeta en el Puerto
  • Amor Dulce Muerte
  • Nada Puede Dormir
  • Poeta en el Viento
    by Vicente Amigo
2015–2016
[1] 		Robert Stolz medley
  • Waltz: Wiener Café
  • March: Olympiamarsch
  • March: UNO-Marsch
    by Robert Stolz

With Noguchi[]

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015

Ladies' singles[]

Season Short program Free skating
2011–2012
2010–2011
[5]

Competitive highlights[]

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

With Takahashi[]

International[22]
Event 20–21 21–22
GP NHK Trophy 3rd TBD
National[22]
Japan Champ. 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Reed[]

International[23]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics 15th
Worlds 15th 23rd 11th
Four Continents 7th 9th 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 7th WD 9th WD
GP Skate America 8th 7th
GP Rostelecom WD
CS Nebelhorn 2nd
CS U.S. Classic 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 2nd
Toruń Cup 2nd 3rd
National[24]
Japan Champ. 1st 1st 1st
Team events
Olympics 5th
World Team
Trophy		 1st T
5th P
WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result.
Medals awarded for team result only.

With Noguchi[]

International[25]
Event 2014–15
Tallinn Trophy 4th
National[25]
Japan Championships 3rd

Ladies' singles[]

International[26]
Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Challenge Cup 7th
Crystal Skate 3rd
Cup of Nice 4th
Merano Cup 7th
Triglav Trophy 2nd
International: Junior[26]
JGP Belarus 3rd
JGP France 17th
National[27][28]
Japan 17th 10th 10th 16th 17th
Japan Junior 8th 12th
Japan Novice 6th B 2nd B 4th A
East Japan 4th J 5th J 4th J 8th 4th
Kinki 2nd B 1st B 2nd A 2nd A 1st J 1st J 2nd 2nd 2nd
Levels: A = Novice-A; B = Novice-B; N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results[]

With Takahashi[]

2020–21 season
Date Event RD FD Total
December 24–27, 2020 2020–21 Japan Championships 2
67.83 		3
84.03 		2
151.86
November 27–29, 2020 2020 NHK Trophy 2
64.15 		3
93.10 		3
157.25

References[]

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  2. ^ "Reunited". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. ^ "CA Review Fall 2011". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
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