Japanese Off-Season News

Nobunari Oda was diagnosed with a partial tear of his left patella tendon.  He will need about six weeks of complete rest but is expected to recover in time for the 2011-12 season.

Mao Asada and Takahiko Kozuka are both remaining with their coach Nobuo Sato.

Mao Asada will keep her free skate to Liebestraum.  While she has not revealed her short program music yet, she has stated that it is classic music and tells the story of a queen. 

Daisuke Takahashi has had surgery to remove the bolt from his knee and is expected to be in the hospital for a week.  He left the hospital on May 29th and if all goes well, could be back on the ice by the end of June.  His new short program will be choreographed by David Wilson.

Miki Ando has announced that she intends to sit out the Grand Prix and may take the entire season off.

The Japanese Skating Federation has also announced their national team:
Men:
Takahiko Kozuka (Toyota Motor)
Nobunari Oda (Kansai University)
Daisuke Takahashi (Kansai University)
Yuzuru Hanyu (Tohoku High School)

Takahito Mura (Chukyo University)
Tatsuki Machida (Kansai University)
Daisuke Murakami (Aomori Junior Collage)
Kento Nakamura (Rikyo University)
Ryuichi Kihara (Chukyo University Chukyo High School)
Ryuju Hino (Chukyo University Chukyo High School)
Keiji Tanaka (Okayama University of Science High School)

Shoma Uno (Grand Prix Tokai Club)
Yoji Tsuboi (Okayama FSC)
Fumiya Itai (Musashino Gakuin)
Sei Kawahara (Nishi Nihon FSC)
Jyun Suzuki (Tsukisappu FSC)
Akio Sasaki (Meiji University)


Ladies:
Miki Ando (Toyota Motor)
Mao Asada (Chukyo University)
Kanako Murakami (Chukyo University Chukyo High School)

Akiko Suzuki (Howa Sports Land)
Risa Shoji (Seibu Higashi Fushimi FS)
Yuki Nishino (Musashino Gakuin)
Fumie Suguri (Yoshindo)
Kako Tomotaki (Kurashiki FSC)
Miyabi Oba (Meitou FSC)
Haruka Imai (Nihonbashi Jyogakkan)

Shoko Ishikawa (Meiji University)
Kana Muramoto (Kobe Port Island FSC
Ayumi Goto (Mizuho University Mizuho High School)
Satoko Miyahara (Kansai University Junior High School)
Saya Ueno (Kobe Port Island FSC)
Roanna Sari Oshikawa (Musashino Gakuin)
Haruna Suzuki (Shin Yokohama Prince FSC)
Riona Kato (Kansai SC)
Rin Nitaya (Kyoto FSC)
Hinano Isobe (Ritsumeikan Uji Junior High School)
Saki Kawakami (Meito FSC)
Karen Kemanai (Nihonbashi Jyogakkan)
Kono Yuka (Kurashiki Suisho High School)
Mari Suzuki (Tohoku Fukushi University)
Shion Kokubu (Kansai University)
Murtsumi Takayama (Meiji University)
Yukiko Fujisawa (Iizuka FS)
Miu Sato (Grand Prix Tokai Club)
Ayana Yasuhara (Shiga FSC)
Nana Takeda (Waseda University)
Mayako Matsuno (Seibu Higashi Fushimi FSC)

Pair:Narumi Takahashi & Marvin Tran

Ice DanceCathy Reed & Chris Reed
Emi Hirai (Kansai University) & Taiyo Mizutani (Hosei University)