LADIES
Date of birth:
29.12.1981
Shizuka ARAKAWA
JPN
Sendai
Place of birth:
Height:
166
cm
Sendai
Home town:
Full Time Athlete
Profession:
Hobbies:
gourmet
1986
Prince Hotel
Start sk. / Club:
/
at Simsbury CT, USA
h / week
Practice high season:
at Simsbury CT, USA
h / week
Practice low season:
R. Callaghan, M. Sano, K. Sato, T. Tarasova
Former coach:
Nikolai Morozov
Choreographer:
Nikolai Morozov
Coach:
Music Short Program / Original Dance as of 2005/2006 season
Fantasie Impromptu by F. Chopin
Violin Fantasy on the opera Turandot by G. Puccini
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of 2005/2006 season
191.34
XX Olympic Winter Games 2006
23.02.2006
66.02
125.32
XX Olympic Winter Games 2006
XX Olympic Winter Games 2006
21.02.2006
23.02.2006
Personal Best Score Free Skating
Personal Best Score Short Program
Personal Best Total Score
3.S
1.
9.
3.S
1.
3.S
8.
2.S
2.S
5.S
1.S
National Champ.
World Juniors
European Champ.
World Champ.
Olympic Games
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
| Arakawa is so far the only skater in Japan who has won three consecutive junior national titles. She landed her |
| first triple jumps when she was still in elementary school. Arakawa switched coaches in November 2005. She is |
| the third Lady from Japan to become World Champion after Midori Ito won in 1989 and Yuka Sato in 1994. She also |
| competed in the 1998 Olympic Games, finishing 13th. |
NHK Trophy, Nagoya
Cup of Russia, Moscow
Campbells Skating Challenge,
ISU Grand Prix Final, Beijing
2004
2004
2004
2005
1.
2.
2.
2.
Cup of China, Beijing
Trophee Eric Bompard, Paris
Japan Int. Challenge, Tokyo
Campbell's FS Classics,
2005
2005
2005
2005
3.
3.
2.
3.
S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice
International Competition
Year
Place
International Competition
Year
Place
Four Continents
2.
2.
6.
6.
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last update:
25.06.2006
18:07:04