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Dreams On Ice (show)
Dreams on Ice (ドリーム・オン・アイス) is an annual ice show produced by CIC Co., Ltd. It takes place at KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center at the end of June and early July at the conclusion of the figure skating season, featuring a cast of Japanese senior and junior skaters with international skaters from overseas. Dreams on Ice is different from other shows due to the Japanese Skating Federation's involvement in the selection of national skaters, and international skaters are only invited as guests. History Dreams on Ice was founded by Kikuo Makabe, representative director of CIC Co., Ltd. in 2004. Around this period, Akie Murakushi finished first at the 2003 Grand Prix Final, Yukina Ota won the 2004 Four Continents Championships, Miki Ando became the 2004 Junior World Champion, and Shizuka Awakawa stood atop the podium at the 2004 World Championships. The ultimate goal, however, was an Olympic gold medal for Japan, and Makabe wanted the name of his show to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama
is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin region, Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the Western world, West following the 1859 end of the Sakoku, policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji (era), Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Joubert
Brian Joubert (; born 20 September 1984) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. He is the 2007 World champion, a three-time (2004, 2007 & 2009) European champion, and the 2006–07 Grand Prix Final champion. On the domestic level, he is an eight-time (2003–2008, 2011, 2012) French National champion. In total, he is a six-time World medalist, a ten-time European medalist, and competed in four Winter Olympics for France. Joubert is one of the four male skaters who achieved a Grand Slam, winning all major international competitions throughout the same season, as well as the first man to land 100 quadruple jumps in international competitions. Personal life Brian Joubert was born in Poitiers, Vienne to Raymonde and Jean-Michel Joubert. He has two older sisters, Sarah and Alexandra. He suffered a life-threatening illness at the age of 11 months, which led to the removal of one kidney. Joubert has been considered a heartthrob in his native country, France. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ami Nakai
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2023 World Junior bronze medalist, the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a six-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (four gold, one silver, one bronze), and the 2022–23 Japanese junior bronze medalist. Personal life Nakai was born on April 27, 2008 in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. She is currently a student at Ichikawa Municipal Junior High School in Ichikawa, Chiba. Career Nakai began figure skating in 2013. She originally practiced rhythmic gymnastics but ultimately switched to figure skating after being inspired by watching Mao Asada perform on TV when she was five years old. Nakai originally trained at the Ibis SC in Niigata under coaches, Kousuke Watabe and Izumi Watabe. While there, Nakai got to meet Asada when she used Nakai's training rink to practice for an ice show in Niigata. Asada also gave Nakai a private skating lesson. Nakai would start practicing and landing triple axels in her fifth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kao Miura
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2023 World Junior Champion, 2023 Four Continents champion, the 2022 Four Continents bronze medalist, a four-time ISU Grand Prix medalist, and the 2021–22 Japan junior national champion. Personal life Miura was born on June 8, 2005, in Tokyo, Japan. As of 2018, he is a junior high school student in Yokohama. His hobbies are watching anime and baseball matches. After graduating from Meguro Nihon University High School, Miura enrolled into Meiji University School of Political Science and Economics in 2024. He has also expressed interest in learning English to better communicate with skaters from outside of Japan. Career Early years Miura began skating in 2009. As the 2017 Japanese national novice champion, he was invited to skate in the gala at the 2017 NHK Trophy. 2019–20 season Miura made his Junior Grand Prix debut at Latvia and finished in seventh place. At 14, he became the youngest Japanese skater to land a quadruple toe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Mihara
is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2022–23 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2022 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents champion (2017 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2017, 2022 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2022), the 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2018 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2019 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy champion, the 2022 Grand Prix of Espoo champion, a two-time Figure skating at the Winter World University Games, Winter World University Games champion (Figure skating at the 2019 Winter Universiade, 2019, Figure skating at the 2023 Winter World University Games, 2023), and a two-time Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japanese national medalist (silver in 2022–23 Japan Figure Skating Championships, 2022 and bronze in 2016–17 Japan Figure Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuki Machida
(born March 9, 1990) is a Japanese retired figure skater. He is the 2014 World silver medalist, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, and the 2013–14 Japanese national silver medalist. Machida is the winner of four Grand Prix events — the 2012 Cup of China, 2013 Skate America, 2013 Rostelecom Cup, and 2014 Skate America. Personal life Tatsuki Machida was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. He studied literature at Kansai University in Osaka. In 2015, he began a Master's program in sport management at Waseda University's Graduate School of Sciences. Career In 2011, Machida moved to the U.S. to train at Lake Arrowhead, California's Ice Castle, where he was coached mainly by Anthony Liu. Machida won his first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at the 2012 Skate America. He won his first senior GP title at the 2012 Cup of China, where he beat former World champion Daisuke Takahashi. These results qualified him for the Grand Prix Final, where he finished sixth ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rika Kihira
Rika Kihira (; born 21 July 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. She is a two-time Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Four Continents champion (2019, 2020), the 2018 2018–19 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix Final champion, a four-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix series medalist (2018 NHK Trophy gold, 2018 Internationaux de France gold, 2019 Skate Canada International, 2019 Skate Canada silver, 2019 NHK Trophy silver), a two-time International Challenge Cup champion, and a two-time Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japanese national champion (2019-20 Japan Figure Skating Championships, 2019, 2020–21 Japan Figure Skating Championships, 2020). As of 25 March 2022, Kihira is the twelfth highest ranked single skating, women's singles skater in the world by the International Skating Union. On the junior level, she is the 2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovenia, JGP Slovenia champion, the 2016 ISU Junior Grand Prix in the Czech Republic, JGP C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeru Amine Kataise
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2022 Egna Trophy Junior champion, the 2022 Junior Grand Prix Poland II champion, the 2022 Junior Grand Prix Italy bronze medalist, and the 2022 Japanese Junior national silver medalist. Personal life Kataise was born on February 8, 2004, in Shimane, Japan. He enjoys travelling and watching movies. He graduated from Kansai University Senior High School, and he attends Kansai University as of 2022, studying law. He was inspired to begin skating after watching Mao Asada on the television during his first year of elementary school. He also idolises Jason Brown. Prior to the 2022–23 figure skating season he competed as Takeru Kataise. Henceforth, he has included his middle name in competition, saying he felt he has "finally been able to express himself" and that it was a "fresh start". His middle name is Arabic, meaning "honest, sincere" and comes from his father's background. Career Early years Kataise began skating in 2011. He made hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuma Kagiyama
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2022 Winter Olympics, 2022 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World silver medalist (2021 World Figure Skating Championships, 2021, 2022 World Figure Skating Championships, 2022, 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, 2024), the 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2024 Four Continents Champion, the 2024–25 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2024–25 ISU Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2023–24 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2023–24 ISU Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2020 Four Continents bronze medalist, a seven-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix medalist (six gold, one bronze), a three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (two gold, one silver), the Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event, 2022 Olympic silver medalist in the team event and the 2024–25 Japan Figure Skating Championships, 2024–25 Japanese National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rika Hongo
Rika Hongo (; born September 6, 1996) is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater who is a two-time (2015–16) Four Continents bronze medalist, 2014 Rostelecom Cup champion, 2015 Finlandia Trophy champion and 2014–15 Japanese national silver medalist. Personal life Rika Hongo was born on September 6, 1996, in Sendai, Japan. Her mother, Yuko, is a former figure skater. Her father is from the United Kingdom. In 2015, Hongo attended Chukyo University. Career Early years Hongo began skating in 2001. She moved to Nagoya at age nine to train under coach Hiroshi Nagakubo. Shizuka Arakawa was named as an influence in a 2006 report. 2012–2013 season Hongo debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2012–13 season. She won a silver medal in Courchevel, France and placed fifth in Croatia. Along with Satoko Miyahara, she was selected to represent Japan at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy. Hongo placed seventh in the short program, tenth in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marin Honda
is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2016 World Junior champion, the 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2017 World Junior silver medalist, the 2015–16 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and the 2016–17 Japan Figure Skating Championships, 2016–17 Japanese Junior National bronze medalist. She is the former List of highest historical junior scores in figure skating#Progression of historical junior record scores, junior world record holder for the free program. Personal life Marin Honda was born on August 21, 2001, in Kyoto, Japan, the third born of five children. She has an elder brother, Taichi, an elder sister, Maho, and two younger sisters, Miyu Honda, Miyu and Sara. With the exception of Maho, all of her siblings are figure skaters, and Miyu is also a popular child actress in Japan. Honda previously studied and trained at Kansai University Middle Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakaba Higuchi
is a Japanese figure skater. She is a Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event, 2022 Olympic team event silver medalist, the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships, 2018 World silver medalist, the 2024 Skate America champion, a three-time ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Grand Prix silver medalist (2017 Cup of China; 2020 NHK Trophy; 2024 Grand Prix de France), a three-time Grand Prix bronze medalist (2016 Trophée de France, 2016 and 2021 Internationaux de France, 2021 Grand Prix de France; 2017 Rostelecom Cup), a three-time ISU Challenger Series, Challenger Series medalist, and a six-time Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japanese national medalist (bronze in 2015 and 2025, silver in 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2022). On the junior level, she is a two-time World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior bronze medalist (2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2015, 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2016), the 2014–15 Grand Prix of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
