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| Date of birth: | 19.07.2002 | Rinka WATANABE |
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| Place of birth: | Chiba | ||||||||||
| Height: | 153 cm | JPN |
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| Home town: | Kurashiki | ||||||||||
| Profession: | university student | ||||||||||
| Hobbies: | watching anime, Collecting giant isopod merchandise | ||||||||||
| Start sk. / Club: | 2006 / SanwaKenso/Hosei University | ||||||||||
| Internet / Social Media contact: | Instagram: ＠rinkaaaa_0719 |
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| Coach: | Yusuke Hayashi, Utako Nagamitsu | ||||||||||
| Choreographer: | Kana Muramoto, Lori Nichol | ||||||||||
| Former Coach: | Kensuke Nakaniwa, Megumu Seki | ||||||||||
| Practice low season: | 12 h/week Kurashiki, Okayama | ||||||||||
| Practice high season: | 18 h/week Kurashiki, Okayama | ||||||||||
| Music Short Program as of season 2026/2027 | |||||||||||
| Seven Nation Army by Jack White | |||||||||||
| Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2026/2027 | |||||||||||
| Piano Concerto No.2 op.18 by Sergei Rachmaninov | |||||||||||
| Personal Best Total Score | 213.14 | 17.09.2022 | ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2022 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Short Program | 74.35 | 15.11.2025 | ISU GP 2025 Saatva Skate America | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Free Skating | 146.31 | 17.09.2022 | ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2022 | ||||||||
| 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 26/27 | ||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||
| World Championship | 10 | ||||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||
| Four Continents | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| World Juniors | 10 | ||||||||||
| National Championship | 27.S | 6.S | 12.S | 6.S | 7.S | 7.S | |||||
| S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice | |||||||||||
| International Competition | Year | Place | International Competition | Year | Place | ||||||
| Challenge Cup 2025, Tilburg | 2025 | 1. | ISU GP 2025 Saatva Skate America, Lake Placid, NY | 2025 | 2. | ||||||
| ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025, Osaka | 2025 | 4. | ISU Grand Prix Final 2025, Nagoya | 2025 | 6. | ||||||
| ISU CS Trialeti Trophy 2025, Tbilisi | 2025 | 7. | Coupe du Printemps 2026, Kockelscheuer | 2026 | 2. | ||||||
| ISU GP Cup of China 2025, Chongqing | 2025 | 3. | Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2026, Jakarta | 2026 | 1. | ||||||
| Watanabe has performed the triple Axel in competition. She was nominated for the ISU Skating Awards 2023 in the category "Best Newcomer". | |||||||||||
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