Women
JPN
Rinka WATANABE
JPN- Date of birth19 Jul 2002
- Height153 CM
- Professionuniversity student
- HometownKurashiki
- Place of birthChiba
- Start skating2006
- Club SanwaKenso/Hosei University
- Hobbieswatching anime, Collecting giant isopod merchandise
- CoachYusuke Hayashi, Utako Nagamitsu
- Former CoachKensuke Nakaniwa, Megumu Seki
- ChoreographerKana Muramoto, Lori Nichol
- Practice low seasonKurashiki, Okayama
- Practice high seasonKurashiki, Okayama
- 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 2026/2027
Seven Nation Army by Jack White
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2026/2027
Piano Concerto No.2 op.18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
skaters bests
| Personal Best Total Score | ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2022 | 17 Sep 2022 | 213.14 |
| Personal Best Score Short Program | ISU GP 2025 Saatva Skate America | 15 Nov 2025 | 74.35 |
| Personal Best Score Free Skating | ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2022 | 17 Sep 2022 | 146.31 |
