Ikura Kushida
| Ikura Kushida | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 櫛田 育良 |
| Born | October 29, 2007 Aichi, Japan |
| Hometown | Uji, Kyoto |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Coach | Mie Hamada, Satsuki Muramoto, Hiroaki Sato |
| Skating club | Kinoshita Academy |
| Began skating | 2012 |
Ikura Kushida (櫛田 育良, Kushida Ikura, born October 29, 2007) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2022 JGP Czech Republic bronze medalist, the 2023–24 Japan Junior silver medalist, and the 2024–25 Japan Junior bronze medalist.[1]
Personal life
Kushida was born on 29 October, 2007 in Aichi, Japan. Apart from figure skating, she also enjoys creative dancing.[2][1][3]
She is currently a student at Chukyo University Senior High School.[4]
Career
Kushida began skating in 2012 at the age of four.[2][5] She initially trained at the Howa Sports Land Skating Club in Aichi, where she was coached by Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse, Miho Kawaume, and Yuko Hongo.[6][7] Kushida ultimately relocated to Uji, Kyoto in 2020 however to train at the Kinoshita Academy under coaches Mie Hamada, Satsuki Muramoto, and Hiroaki Sato.[8][9][3]
At the 2020 Japanese National Novice Championships, Kushida finished fourth in the novice A category. The following season, she would finish twelfth at the 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships.[1][10][9]
Throughout 2021, Kushida tried pairs skating with fellow Kinoshita Academy skater, Sumitada Moriguchi, but the pair split after less than a year together with Kushida electing to focus on singles skating.[11] She would go on to compete at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, finishing eighth.[1][10]
2022–23 season
Kushida made her international debut on the Junior Grand Prix at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic, where she won the bronze medal.[12] She went on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, finishing fourth, and was selected to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Senior Championships due to this top eight finish. She would place eighth at those championships.[13][1]
Kushida finished her season by winning a silver medal at the 2023 International Challenge Cup on the junior level.[12]
2023–24 season
Competing on the Junior Grand Prix, Kushida started the season by competing at the 2023 JGP Japan and the 2023 JGP Armenia, finishing fourth at both events.[12]
Kushida went on to compete at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships, unexpectedly winning the short program ahead of overwhelming favourite, Mao Shimada.[14] She would place third in the free skate and won the silver medal overall behind Shimada.[9][1] With this result, Kushida was selected to represent Japan at the 2024 World Junior Championships.[15] She was also selected to compete at the 2023–24 Japan Senior Championships due to her top eight finish at the junior championships.[16] At those championships, Kushida finished twenty-fifth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.[1] Following the event, Kushida said that while disappointed, she hoped to be able to use this experience to motivate her at future events.[17]
At the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Kushida finished third in the short program, winning a bronze small medal for the segment. She said that she had felt "more nervous than usual" beforehand, given that it was her ISU championship debut. Kushida struggled in the free skate, falling twice, coming eleventh there and dropping to fifth overall.[18]
2024–25 season
Kushida started the season in late August, finishing fifth at 2024 JGP Latvia. Almost three months later, she would win the bronze medal at the 2024–25 Japan Junior Championships.[10] This result ensured her qualification to compete at the senior championships.[19]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [20] |
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| 2023–2024 [2] |
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| 2022–2023 [21] |
Samson and Delilah:
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| 2021–2022 [22][23] |
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Competitive highlights
| International: Junior[12] | |||||
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| Event | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Junior Worlds | 5th | ||||
| JGP Poland | 4th | ||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 3rd | ||||
| JGP Japan | 4th | ||||
| JGP Latvia | 5th | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 2nd | ||||
| National[12][10] | |||||
| Japan | 8th | 25th | TBD | ||
| Japan Junior | 12th | 8th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd |
Detailed results
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 180.97 | 2024 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 66.61 | 2024 World Junior Championships |
| TES | 37.79 | 2024 World Junior Championships | |
| PCS | 29.19 | 2023 JGP Japan | |
| Free skating | TSS | 121.35 | 2022 JGP Czech Republic |
| TES | 64.14 | 2022 JGP Czech Republic | |
| PCS | 59.41 | 2023 JGP Japan |
Senior level
| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 20–24, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Championships | 25 50.20 |
– | 25 50.20 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 21–25, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Championships | 9 63.29 |
10 127.29 |
8 190.58 |
Junior level
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 15–17, 2024 | 2024–25 Japan Junior Championships | 3 64.54 |
2 124.98 |
3 189.52 |
| August 28–31, 2024 | 2024 JGP Latvia | 2 66.36 |
8 99.65 |
5 166.01 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 26–March 3, 2024 | 2024 World Junior Championships | 3 66.61 |
11 114.36 |
5 180.97 |
| November 17–19, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships | 1 65.30 |
3 124.82 |
2 190.12 |
| October 4–7, 2023 | 2023 JGP Armenia | 4 59.99 |
3 113.72 |
4 173.71 |
| September 13–16, 2023 | 2023 JGP Japan | 3 62.79 |
5 113.30 |
4 176.09 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 2 61.45 |
2 119.38 |
2 180.83 |
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships | 5 62.32 |
4 121.97 |
4 184.29 |
| August 31–September 3, 2022 | 2022 JGP Czech Republic | 8 55.67 |
3 121.35 |
3 177.02 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 19–21, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships | 9 57.35 |
7 107.74 |
8 165.09 |
| 2020–21 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 21–23, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships | 12 53.21 |
13 89.66 |
12 142.87 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "櫛田 育良". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Ikura KUSHIDA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "櫛󠄁田 育良". Kinoshita Academy. Kinsoshita Academy. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "中京大中京１年・櫛田育良がＳＰ暫定首位、切なさ表現…大きな瞳で女王の座見据える". Yahoo News. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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- ^ "Ice Skate School". Howa Sports Land Skating Club. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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- ^ 美惠, 野口. "フィギュア日本女子11～13歳、「黄金世代」の衝撃 3アクセルや4回転、天才少女が続々と". Bunshun. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "櫛田 育良 Ikura KUSHIDA". Fuji TV. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Ikura Kushida". Skating Scores. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "フィギュア森口澄士、櫛田育良とのペア解消「今季はシングルだけに」". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Competition Results: Ikura KUSHIDA". International Skating Union. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "激闘を勝ち抜き🙌男女8名とペア1組が全日本選手権推薦出場🎉". Twitter. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "櫛田、中村がSP首位 フィギュア全日本ジュニア". Yahoo News!. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "JUNIOR WORLDS ASSIGNMENTS✨". Twitter. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Nominee 2023" (PDF). Japan Figure Skating Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Kushida, Ikura. "Japanese Nationals". Instagram. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Slater, Paula (March 1, 2024). "Mao Shimada defends Junior World title". Golden Skate. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "The follow junior skaters have qualified for Senior Nationals:". X. Skate Japan News. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Ikura KUSHIDA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024.
- ^ "Ikura KUSHIDA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022.
- ^ "Ikura Kushida SP 20/11/2021 All Japan Junior National Championships". YouTube. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "櫛田育良 Ikura Kushida - 2021 Japanese Junior Nationals FS". YouTube. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links
- Ikura KUSHIDA at the International Skating Union
- KUSHIDA Ikura at the Japan Skating Federation
- Ikura Kushida at SkatingScores.com
- Ikura Kushida on Instagram