Rio Nakata

Rio Nakata
Native name中田璃士
Other namesNakata Rio
Born (2008-09-08) September 8, 2008 (age 15)
Cardiff, Wales
HometownChiba, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
CoachMakoto Nakata, Kensuke Nakaniwa
Skating clubTokio Inkarami
Began skating2011
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  Japan
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2023–24 Beijing Men's singles

Rio Nakata (中田璃士, Nakata Rio, born 8 September 2008) is a Welsh–Japanese figure skater. He is the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist.

Personal life

Nakata was born on 8 September 2008 in Cardiff, Wales to his Welsh mother and Japanese father.[1]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[2]
2022–2023
[3]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior[4]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Youth Olympics TBD
Junior Worlds TBD
JGP Final 1st
JGP Latvia 2nd
JGP Poland 4th
JGP Thailand 1st
JGP Turkey 2nd
Triglav Trophy 2nd
National[5][6]
Japan 26th 17th
Japan Junior 17th 17th 5th 2nd
Japan Novice 3rd B 1st B 1st A 1st A
Japan Eastern Sect. 1st J 2nd J
Tokyo Reg. 2nd B 1st B 1st A 2nd A
Levels: J = Junior; A = Novice A; B = Novice B;
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system [6]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 227.77 2023–24 Grand Prix Final
Short program TSS 76.15 2022 JGP Poland II
TES 40.30 2022 JGP Poland II
PCS 36.03 2023 JGP Thailand
Free skating TSS 160.06 2023–24 Grand Prix Final
TES 84.67 2023–24 Grand Prix Final
PCS 75.90 2023 JGP Turkey

Senior level

2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships Senior 16
71.45 		17
128.82 		17
200.27
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 21-25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships Senior 26
57.74 		– 26
57.74

Junior level

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 7–10, 2023 2023–24 JGP Final 4
67.71 		1
160.06 		1
227.77
November 17–19, 2023 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships 5
64.28 		1
141.48 		2
205.76
November 2-5, 2023 2023 Japan Eastern Sectional 1
70.07 		5
109.25 		2
179.32
September 6–9, 2023 2023 JGP Turkey 3
73.55 		2
148.80 		2
222.35
August 23-26, 2023 2023 JGP Thailand 3
75.28 		1
142.37 		1
217.65
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 12-16, 2023 2023 Triglav Trophy 2
65.42 		2
119.03 		2
184.45
November 25-27, 2022 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships 7
63.26 		4
126.98 		5
190.24
Octobr 5-8, 2022 2022 JGP Poland 3
76.15 		4
124.26 		4
200.41
September 7-10, 2022 2022 JGP Latvia 3
68.91 		3
131.26 		2
200.17
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 19-21, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships 10
57.87 		23
84.60 		17
142.47
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 21-23, 2020 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships 20
47.94 		15
96.14 		17
144.08

References

  1. ^ a b Kano, Shintaro (9 December 2023). "Grand Prix Final 2023: Nakata Rio hits 'a home run' to give Japan junior singles sweep". International Olympic Committee.
  2. ^ a b "Rio NAKATA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Rio NAKATA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Rio NAKATA: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Rio NAKATA". RinkResults.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "JPN-Rio NAKATA". Skating Scores. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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