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, Nina Takeno
- ChoreographerKenji Miyamoto
- 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 2025/2026
El Tango De Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge soundtrack) by Ewan McGregor, José Feliciano, Jacek Koman, Sting, Mariano Mores
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2025/2026
JIN by Yu Takami, Seika Nagaoka
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 CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 | 06 Sep 2025 | 189.55 |
| Season Best Score Short Program | ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 | 05 Sep 2025 | 57.73 |
| Season Best Score Free Skating | ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025 | 06 Sep 2025 | 131.82 |
