Women
JPN
Rinka WATANABE
JPN- Date of birth19 Jul 2002
- Height153 CM
- Professionuniversity student
- HometownChiba
- Place of birthChiba
- Start skating / Club 2006 / SanwaKenso/Hosei University
- Hobbiescollecting goods of Bathynomus giganteus, watching anime, collecting figures of anime
- CoachKensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Nagumo, Aya Tanoue
- ChoreographerLori Nichol, Shae-Lynn Bourne
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonChiba
- Practice high seasonChiba
- bio
Watanabe has performed the triple Axel in competition. She was nominated for the ISU Skating Awards 2023 in the category "Best Newcomer".
Music Short Program as of season 2024/2025
Moonlight by Nobuyuki Tsujii, Ludwig van Beethoven
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2024/2025
Maria de Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla, Kremerata Musica, Gidon Kremer, Julia Zenko, Astor Piazzolla
skaters bests
| Personal Best Total Score | ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2022 | 17 Sep 2022 | 213.14 |
| Personal Best Score Short Program | ISU Grand Prix Final 2022/23 | 09 Dec 2022 | 72.58 |
| Personal Best Score Free Skating | ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2022 | 17 Sep 2022 | 146.31 |
| Season Best Total Score | ISU GP Cup of China 2024 | 23 Nov 2024 | 196.95 |
| Season Best Score Short Program | ISU GP Cup of China 2024 | 22 Nov 2024 | 69.08 |
| Season Best Score Free Skating | ISU GP Skate America 2024 | 20 Oct 2024 | 128.68 |
