Rin Nitaya

Rin Nitaya
Native name新田谷凜
Born (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 27)
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
HometownNagoya, Japan
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
CoachMachiko Yamada
Mihoko Higuchi
Skating clubChukyo University
Began skating2006
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Winter Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Almaty Ladies' singles

Rin Nitaya (Japanese: 新田谷 凜, born August 8, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, 2015 Gardena Spring Trophy champion, and 2016 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist.

Personal life

Rin Nitaya was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[2]

Career

Nitaya debuted in international competitions in 2013 at the Gardena Spring Trophy, winning silver in the junior ladies category.

2014–15 season

In the 2014–15 season, Nitaya debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, winning silver in Courchevel, France. She placed fourth at her second JGP assignment, in Tallinn, Estonia. Concluding her season, she won her first senior international medal – gold at the Gardena Spring Trophy.

2015–16 season

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Nitaya finished fourth in Bratislava, Slovakia and won the bronze medal in Toruń, Poland. In November, she placed 4th at the 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships.

Nitaya won the senior silver medal at the 2016 Coupe du Printemps.

2016–17 season

In February 2017, Nitaya received the silver medal at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[3] She ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, finishing second to Elena Radionova.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
2019–2020

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2018–2019

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2017–2018
2016–2017
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2015–2016
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2014–2015
[1]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
CS Autumn Classic 6th
CS Ondrej Nepela 9th
Universiade 2nd
Gardena 1st
Printemps 2nd
International: Junior or novice[6]
JGP Estonia 4th 4th
JGP France 2nd 3rd
JGP Poland 3rd
JGP Slovakia 4th
Asian Trophy 3rd J
Gardena 2nd J
Rooster Cup 1st N
National[7][8]
Japan 10th 13th 8th 11th 12th 28th 7th 10th 29th
Japan Junior 13th 13th 5th 9th 8th 4th
Japan Novice 9th B 5th A 3rd A
Western Sect. 12th J 8th J 8th J 1st J 6th J 2nd 2nd 7th 2nd 3rd 9th
Chubu Reg. 2nd J 7th J 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd
Kinki Reg. 2nd J
Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B; N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

References

  1. ^ a b "Rin NITAYA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Rin NITAYA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Gallagher, Jack (February 7, 2017). "Nitaya, Isobe shine for Japan at Winter Universiade". The Japan Times.
  4. ^ a b "新田谷 凜 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. ^ "Rin NITAYA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b "Competition Results: Rin NITAYA". International Skating Union.
  7. ^ "新田谷 凜/NITAYA Rin" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "2011-12 National Junior Figure Skating Championships Results". Japan Skating Federation.