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Rinka WATANABE

flagJPN
  • 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
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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 ScoreISU CS Lombardia Trophy 202217 Sep 2022213.14
Personal Best Score Short ProgramISU Grand Prix Final 2022/2309 Dec 202272.58
Personal Best Score Free SkatingISU CS Lombardia Trophy 202217 Sep 2022146.31