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Daisuke Takahashi
Takahashi at the 2012 World Team Trophy medal ceremony.
Personal information
Full name	Daisuke Takahashi
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1986-03-16) March 16, 1986 (age 26) Kurashiki, Okayama
Home town	Amagasaki
Residence	Osaka
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Coach	Utako Nagamitsu
Former coach	Nikolai Morozov
Choreographer	David Wilson Pasquale Camerlengo Stéphane Lambiel
Former choreographer	Nikolai Morozov Shae-Lynn Bourne Kenji Miyamoto
Skating club	Kansai University SC
Current training locations	Osaka
Began skating	1994
World standing	2 (As of 21 November 2011 (2011 -11-21)[update])[1]
Season's bests	3 (2011–2012)[2] 3 (2010–2011)[3] 1 (2009–2010)[4]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	276.72 2012 World Team Trophy
Short program	94.00 (WR) 2012 World Team Trophy
Free skate	182.72 2012 World Team Trophy
Medal record Competitor for  Japan Men’s Figure skating Olympic Games Bronze 2010 Vancouver Men's Singles World Championships Silver 2012 Nice Men's Singles Gold 2010 Turin Men's Singles Silver 2007 Tokyo Men's Singles Four Continents Championships Silver 2012 Colorado Springs Men’s singles Gold 2011 Taipei Men’s singles Gold 2008 Goyang Men’s singles Bronze 2005 Gangneung Men’s singles Grand Prix Final Silver 2011–2012 Quebec Men's singles Silver 2007–2008 Turin Men's singles Silver 2006–2007 Saint Petersburg Men's singles Bronze 2005–2006 Tokyo Men's singles World Junior Championships Gold 2002 Hamar Men's singles

Daisuke Takahashi (髙橋 大輔, Takahashi Daisuke^?, born March 16, 1986) is a Japanese figure skater, notable as the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World Champion, a two-time (2007, 2012) World silver medalist, a two-time (2008, 2011) Four Continents Champion, and a five-time (2006-2008, 2010, 2012) Japanese national champion.

Takahashi represented Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics and at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics was the first Olympic medal for Japan in the men's singles event.

Career[link]

Early career[link]

Born in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, Takahashi began figure skating when he was 8 years old. When a skating rink was built near his house, he went with his mother to watch the skaters at the rink, and afterwards, enrolled in the figure skating club. His mother intended for him enroll in the ice hockey club, but he didn't like the protective gear of ice hockey, so he enrolled in the figure skating club, instead.

Takahashi had a successful junior career, winning the 2002 World Junior Championships, in his first, and only, appearance at that competition. Takahashi is the first Japanese man to have won the title.

Senior career[link]

Takahashi at the 2011 Skate Canada International.

Senior debut[link]

For the 2002-2003 season, Takahashi turned senior. He struggled with consistency during the first few years of his senior career. He won a bronze medal at the 2005 Four Continents and went on to the 2005 World Championships as the second-ranked of the two Japanese men on the World team, after Takeshi Honda. However, when Honda was forced to withdraw due to injury, it fell on Takahashi to qualify spots for Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Takahashi placed 15th, qualifying only one spot for the Japanese men.

2005–2006 season[link]

In the 2005–2006 season, Nobunari Oda emerged as a challenger for the Olympic spot. Oda and Takahashi both had very good Grand Prix seasons. At the 2005–2006 Japanese nationals, Oda was declared the winner, and, thus, seemed to have qualified for the one Olympic slot, but his gold medal was quickly taken back, when an error was found in the way scores were calculated in the computer system at the event; Takahashi was awarded the gold. The Japanese Skating Federation split the international assignments, giving Takahashi the Olympic berth and Oda a place at the World Championship. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Takahashi was in a good position after the short program, but had a poor long program and placed 8th overall.

2006–2007 season[link]

In the 2006–2007 competitive season, Takahashi won a silver medal at 2006 Skate Canada International, then gold at the 2006 NHK Trophy. He qualified for the Grand Prix Final and won the silver medal, although he was ill. He won the Japanese Championships, taking the national title for the second year in a row, and then went on to the Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy which he won as well.

At the 2007 World Championships, Takahashi placed third in the short program. In the free skate, he skated the performance of his life in his home country, placing first in that segment and ending up winning the silver medal, trailing Brian Joubert narrowly. This was the first silver medal for Japan in the men's event at Worlds.

Following that season, Takahashi was ranked as first in the World by the ISU. However, over the summer, the ISU tweaked their scoring criteria. Takahashi had been placed on top, just ahead of Brian Joubert, in part due to Takahashi's victory at the Winter Universiade, a competition for which Brian Joubert was not eligible, as Joubert was not a university student. The ISU determined that the results of the Winter Universiade could not be used to calculate world ranking, and Takahashi's ranking fell from first to second place.

2007–2008 season[link]

In the 2007–2008 season, he won gold at both his Grand Prix events and then silver at the Grand Prix Final behind Stéphane Lambiel. A few weeks later, he won his third Japanese national title and was named to the Four Continents and Worlds teams.

Takahashi won the 2008 Four Continents, scoring a new record in the free skate (175.84) and in the total score (264.41) under the ISU Judging System.

He was considered a favorite heading into the 2008 World Championships but finished off the podium after a disappointing free skate in which he fell on his second quad toe attempt, then stumbled on a triple axel and triple loop, and, finally, performed an extra combination, an invalid element, which did not count towards his points total.^[5]

2008–2009 season[link]

Takahashi was originally assigned to the 2008 Cup of China and the 2008 NHK Trophy for the 2008-2009 Grand Prix season. He had to withdraw after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee on October 31, 2008, only a few days before his first event.^[6][7] It was later reported that Takahashi would undergo surgery to repair ligament damage and his right meniscus and would miss the entire 2008-2009 season.^[8] A bolt was inserted into his right knee.^[9] He was able to return to the ice in April and began practicing jumps in June.^[6]

2009–2010 season[link]

Takahashi at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships

After recovering from the surgery and getting back to training normally, Takahashi began the Olympic season at the 2009 Finlandia Trophy, which he won. For the Grand Prix season, he was assigned to compete at the 2009 Skate Canada International and 2009 NHK Trophy for the 2009-2010 season. He placed second at Skate Canada and fourth at the NHK Trophy. Those placements qualified him to compete in the Grand Prix Final. At the final, he led after the short program with a new personal best of 89.95, but was fifth in the free skate and fifth overall.

He won his fourth national title at the 2009-2010 Japanese Championships. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Takahashi won the bronze medal with a score of 247.43. It is the first Olympic medal to be won by Japan in men's figure skating. He then won the gold medal at 2010 World Championships, becoming the first Asian to win a world championship in men's singles. At, this competition Takahashi attempted a quadruple flip, but underrotated the jump and two-footed the landing.^[10]

2010–2011 season[link]

Takahashi's 2010-2011 ISU Grand Prix events were the NHK Trophy and Skate America. At the 2010 NHK Trophy, he placed first with 234.79 points, 16.60 ahead of silver medalist Jeremy Abbott. Takahashi won 2010 Skate America as well, despite having flawed short and free skates. During a practice session at the Grand Prix Final, Takahiko Kozuka inadvertently collided with him while Takahashi was doing his run-through; Takahashi said, "it wasn't such a serious injury, just a bit of bruising. [...] It was the first time for me (to be involved in such an accident). I was surprised but there was no malice involved."^[11][12] Takahashi placed third in the short program. In the long program, he attempted a quad flip but landed it two-footed. Multiple problems, including low levels on two spins, resulted in a sixth place finish in that segment, dropping him to fourth overall.^[12]

Takahashi won the bronze medal at the 2010–2011 Japan Nationals. At the 2011 World Championships he was third in the short program but finished in fifth overall. In the long program, a screw in his boot came loose on his first element, a quad toe.^[13] The Japanese team was able to get it fixed within the three minutes allowed and he resumed his program.^[14] He said it may occur at any time regardless of inspections, which his coach does every day, and he does not blame her.^[15] On May 19, Takahashi underwent surgery to remove a bolt in his right knee stemming from surgery in late 2008.^[16] Following the surgery, he said, "It is thinner around my knee, but I feel better now that there is nothing inside my body. I might be imagining it, but it feels lighter."^[9]

2011–2012 season[link]

As part of his preparation for the 2011–2012 season, Takahashi spent two weeks in August 2011 working with ice dancing specialists Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer, and Olivier Schoenfelder in Lyon, France to hone his skating skills.^[17][18] He said, "I wanted to improve my skating technique, not because I was bad in this sector but I think Olivier is the best. I love the way he skates."^[19]

At 2011 Skate Canada, Takahashi earned a score of 84.66 in the short program and 153.21 in the free skate to win the bronze medal with a combined score of 237.87. At the 2011 NHK Trophy, he earned a new personal best score of 90.43 to take the lead in the short program, with a 10.66 point lead over teammate Takahiko Kozuka. He won the gold medal with a combined total of 259.75 points and qualified for the Grand Prix Final. He finished second at the Final. At the Japanese Championships, Takahashi was first after the short program with a score of 96.05 and placed third in the free skate, scoring 158.38 points. With a total score of 254.60, he won his fifth national title, finishing ahead of Takahiko Kozuka and Yuzuru Hanyu, and was selected to compete at the 2012 World Championships,^[20] where he won the silver medal. Takahashi stated that he was pleased with the result, which he had not expected after his off-season surgery.^[21] Takahashi finished the season at the 2012 World Team Trophy. He set new personal best scores in the SP, the free skating, and overall, and finished first in the men's event. His short program score, 94.00, set a new record as the highest ever under the ISU Judging System.^[22][23] It was Takahashi's first win over Patrick Chan since the 2010 World Championships.^[24]

Coaching changes[link]

Takahashi is a student at Kansai University, along with Nobunari Oda. For several years, he split his time between Hackensack, New Jersey, where he trained under coach Nikolai Morozov, and Osaka, Japan, where he trains under coach Utako Nagamitsu and jump coach Takeshi Honda. In May 2008, Takahashi announced that he would be parting ways with Morozov.^[25] In May 2008, Nikolai Morozov explained the split by stating that he could no longer coach Takahashi due to problems with Takahashi's new agent.^[26]

Public life and endorsements[link]

Following his win the silver medal at 2007 Worlds, Takahashi made many media appearances and performed in many ice shows in Japan. He was also invited to the French team's show Stars Sur Glace (Stars On Ice) in Paris, France. It was his first guest performance at the foreign show. In 2008, he performed at Festa On Ice in South Korea.

In July 2007, the Japanese Olympic Committee selected Takahashi as one of the "JOC symbol athletes" (JOC paid about 20 million yen per year to the symbol athletes for the image rights. JOC partner companies can use images of JOC Symbol Athletes for free).^[27] The program provided him with funding from JOC partner companies.

After his won at 2010 Worlds, Takahashi appeared as a guest on many TV shows and as advertising spokespersons for "Use pesticides safety campaign"^[28] and Japan Post.^[29]

Programs[link]

Takahashi during his short program to Violin Concerto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky at the 2006 Skate Canada International.

Competitive highlights[link]

Takahashi with the other medalists at the 2011 Four Continents Championships.

Senior results[link]

Junior results[link]

Detailed results[link]

Senior results[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Daisuke Takahashi at the International Skating Union
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Akiko Suzuki
Akiko in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Akiko Suzuki
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1985-03-28) March 28, 1985 (age 27) Toyohashi, Aichi
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Coach	Hiroshi Nagakubo Yoriko Naruse
Former coach	Masoko Ogino
Choreographer	Anjelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo
Former choreographer	Kenji Miyamoto, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Yukako Sugita
Skating club	Howa Sports Land
Began skating	1991
World standing	2 (As of 29 April 2012 (2012 -04-29)[update])[1]
Season's bests	4 (2011–2012)[2] 11 (2010–2011)[3] 8 (2009–2010)[4] 13 (2008–2009)[5]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	187.79 2012 World Team Trophy
Short program	67.51 2012 World Team Trophy
Free skate	121.30 2012 Worlds
Medal record Ladies' Figure Skating Competitor for  Japan World Championships Bronze 2012 Nice Singles Four Continents Championships Silver 2010 Jeonju Ladies' singles Grand Prix Final Silver 2011 Quebec Ladies' singles Bronze 2009 Tokyo Ladies' singles Junior Grand Prix Final Bronze 2001–2002 Bled Ladies' singles

Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 明子, Suzuki Akiko^?) (born March 28, 1985 in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2012 World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2011 silver, 2009 bronze), the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, a two-time Japanese national silver medalist, and the 2007 Winter University Games Champion.

Personal life[link]

Suzuku trains in Nagoya, Japan.^[6] After her competitive career, she would like to become a choreographer.^[6] She suffered from anorexia nervosa and therefore missed the entire 2003–2004 season of skating.^[7][8] Suzuki works for Toho Real Estate which has its own skating rink.^[8]

Career[link]

Suzuki with coach Hiroshi Nagakubo

Suzuki won the bronze medal at the 2001–2002 Junior Grand Prix Final. After having a successful junior career, Suzuki was hampered by her struggles with an eating disorder which began at age 18 when she left home for university.^[7] Her weight having fallen to 32 kg, she was unable to jump and missed the entire 2003–2004 season.^[7] It took her a year to gain back the weight she had lost.^[7] Suzuki returned to competitive skating in the 2004–2005 season after being inspired by Shizuka Arakawa's victory at the 2004 World Championships.^[9]

Suzuki began working with coach Hiroshi Nagakubo in the early 2000s.^[8]

She had a breakthrough in 2007–2008, winning several events, and achieving her highest finish at Japanese nationals since 2002. She consequently received her first senior Grand Prix assignment in 2008-9, and won the silver medal at the 2008 NHK Trophy. That same season, she also won the Finlandia Trophy and finished 8th at the 2009 Four Continents Championships.

2009–2010 season[link]

Suzuki had two Grand Prix assignments in 2009–10. She won the 2009 Cup of China and finished 5th at the 2009 Skate Canada, qualifying her the 2009-2010 ISU Grand Prix Final. There, she won the bronze medal. Suzuki earned a place on the Japanese Olympic team after she placed second at the 2009-2010 Japan Figure Skating Championships. She was also assigned to compete at the 2010 Four Continents, where she won the silver medal. At the Olympics, she finished 8th, and was later 11th at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships – her first senior Worlds.

2010–2011 season[link]

Suzuki returned to the Finlandia Trophy in 2010, and again won the event. She was the silver medalist at both of her 2010 Grand Prix events, the 2010 Cup of Russia and the 2010 Cup of China. She qualified for her second consecutive Grand Prix Final, this time finishing fourth. A fourth place finish at the national championships left her off the Worlds team, but she was selected to go to the 2011 Four Continents Championships, where she was 7th.

2011–2012 season[link]

For the 2011–2012 ISU Grand Prix season, Suzuki was assigned to 2011 Skate Canada and the 2011 NHK Trophy. Suzuki won the silver medal at Skate Canada with a combined total of 172.26 points, and won the gold medal at the NHK Trophy with a personal best score of 66.55 points for her short program and a combined total of 185.98 points, also a personal best. Suzuki's placements qualified her for the 2011 Grand Prix Final where she won the silver medal. She won the silver behind Mao Asada at the Japan Championships.^[10] At the 2012 World Championships, Suzuki won the bronze medal,^[11] becoming the oldest ladies' single skater to medal at the event since Maria Butyrskaya. At the 2012 ISU World Team Trophy, Suzuki won the ladies' event defeating World champion Carolina Kostner. Team Japan also won the event overall.

2012–2013 season[link]

For the 2012–2013 ISU Grand Prix season, Suzuki has been assigned to 2012 Skate Canada and the 2012 NHK Trophy. These are the same two Grand Prix events in which Suzuki participated in the previous season.

Programs[link]

Suzuki skates to West Side Story at the 2009 Skate Canada

Suzuki at the 2011 Four Continents

Competitive highlights[link]

Suzuki (center) with other medalists at the 2009 Cup of China podium.

Post–2004[link]

Pre–2004[link]

• Suzuki did not compete in the 2003–2004 season.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Akiko Suzuki

• Akiko Suzuki at the International Skating Union
• Profile and Photos