Kento Nakamura

Kento Nakamura (中村健人, Nakamura Kento, born October 16, 1991) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2011 NRW Trophy bronze medalist, the 2013 Bavarian Open silver medalist, a two-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and the 2011 Japan junior national champion.

Kento Nakamura
Nakamura at the 2009 JGP Lake Placid
Personal information
Country representedJapan
Born (1991-10-16) October 16, 1991
Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
CoachYutaka Higuchi
Former coachNaoki Shigematsu
ChoreographerDavid Wilson
Kenji Miyamoto
Former choreographerNanami Abe
Skating clubRikkyo University (St. Paul's University)
Training locationsTokyo
Began skating1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total176.18
2009 JGP Bosphorus Cup
Short program62.48
2009 JGP Bosphorus Cup
Free skate116.53
2009 JGP Bosphorus Cup

Career

Nakamura began skating at age 7. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2007. In 2009, he won medals at both of his JGP assignments — silver in the United States and bronze in Turkey.[1] His results qualified him for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where he finished eighth. After ranking seventh on the senior level at the Japan Championships, he was assigned to the 2010 Four Continents Championships and placed 15th.

In the 2010–11 season, Nakamura finished off the podium at his JGP events but won the Japan Junior Championships.[2] He was sent to the 2011 World Junior Championships and finished 14th.

Nakamura won bronze at the 2011 NRW Trophy and silver at the 2013 Bavarian Open.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2013–14
  • Vizir
    (from "Gypsy Fashion")
2012–13
[3]
  • Vizir
    (from "Gypsy Fashion")
2011–12
2010–11
[4]
2009–10
2007–08
[5]
  • Symphony No. 3 "Organ"
    by Camille Saint-Saëns

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Four Continents 15th
Finlandia 7th8th
NRW Trophy 3rd
Ondrej Nepela 6th
Bavarian Open 2nd
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds 14th
JGP Final 8th
JGP Czech Rep. 8th
JGP Japan 9th
JGP Romania 10th
JGP Turkey 3rd
JGP USA 2nd
Mladost Trophy 1st N.
National[7]
Japan Champ. 11th7th8th8th6th11th
Japan Junior 27th19th8th14th4th2nd1st
Japan Novice 3rd B 1st B 2nd A 2nd A
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References
  1. Kuryu, Atsuko (2009). "Kento Nakamura". Absolute Skating. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009.
  2. "Dai 79-kai Zen Nihon Figyua Sukēto Junia Senshuken Taikai". Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. "Kento NAKAMURA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012.
  4. "Kento NAKAMURA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  5. "Kento NAKAMURA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008.
  6. "Competition Results: Kento NAKAMURA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014.
  7. "中村 健人 NAKAMURA Kento" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014.

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