Japanese figure skater
| Utako Wakamatsu |
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| Born | (1981-09-01) September 1, 1981 (age 43)
Aomori, Japan |
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| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
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| Country | Canada (pairs)
Japan (singles) |
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| Began skating | 1989 |
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| Retired | April 24, 2007 |
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Utako Wakamatsu (若松 詩子, Wakamatsu Utako, born September 1, 1981) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. From 2002 to 2007, she skated with Jean-Sébastien Fecteau as a pair skater for Canada, winning the silver medal at the 2006 Four Continents Championships. Earlier in her career, she competed in single skating for Japan.
Career
Until 2002, Wakamatsu competed in single skating for Japan. She competed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, winning a bronze medal in 1999 in the Czech Republic, and at one senior Grand Prix event, the 2001 Skate America. She placed as high as fifth on the senior level at the Japan Championships.
In April 2002, Wakamatsu teamed up with Jean-Sébastien Fecteau to compete in pair skating for Canada.[1] In 2003, they won gold medals at the Finlandia Trophy and Nebelhorn Trophy and made their Grand Prix debut.
In the 2004–05 season, Wakamatsu/Fecteau won silver at the 2005 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2005 World Championships where they placed eighth.
In the 2005–06 season, the pair won bronze at a Grand Prix event, the 2005 NHK Trophy. They also took bronze at the 2006 Canadian Championships and were sent to the 2006 Four Continents Championships where they won the silver medal.
Wakamatsu announced her retirement from competitive skating on April 24, 2007.[1]
Personal life
Wakamatsu studied social welfare at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai.[1]
Programs
With Fecteau
| Season
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Short program
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Free skating
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2006–2007
[2][3]
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- Batwannis Beek
- White Darbouka
by K. Hovannes
- Indian Touch
by Pierre Cosso
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2005–2006
[4][5]
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2004–2005
[6][7]
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- The Swan
(from The Carnival of the Animals)
by Camille Saint-Saëns
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- Picking Up Brides
(from The Last Emperor)
by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Rain (I Want a Divorce)
(from The Last Emperor)
- Farewell My Concubine
by Zhao Jiping
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2003–2004
[8][9]
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- Kirwani
(from the album Chill out in Paris)
by David Visan
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Single skating
Competitive highlights
Pairs career with Fecteau for Canada
Singles career for Japan
References
- ^ a b c "Wakamatsu and Fecteau retire from eligible figure skating competition". Skate Canada. April 24, 2007. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007.
- ^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
- ^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2006/2007". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
- ^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006.
- ^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2005/2006". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on November 10, 2005.
- ^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
- ^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2004/2005". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 16, 2005.
- ^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU / Jean-Sebastien FECTEAU: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2004.
- ^ "Utako Wakamatsu / Jean-Sébastien Fecteau: 2003/2004". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on June 8, 2004.
- ^ a b "Utako WAKAMATSU: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 18, 2002.
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