Kensuke Nakaniwa

Kensuke Nakaniwa (中庭 健介, Nakaniwa Kensuke, born October 15, 1981) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, and a three-time Japan national medalist. He finished in the top ten at three Four Continents Championships.

Personal life

Kensuke Nakaniwa was born on October 15, 1981 in Fukuoka, Japan.

Career

In the 1999–2000 season, Nakaniwa won a bronze medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 13th at the 2000 World Junior Championships.

In the 2002–03 season, Nakaniwa made his Grand Prix debut and competed at his first senior ISU Championship, the 2003 Four Continents, where he finished 11th.

Nakaniwa ended his competitive career in 2011. He has coached Sei Kawahara.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2008–09	Nuovo Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone, Andrea Morricone	Braveheart by James Horner	You Are So Beautiful
2007–08	Sarabande (modern arrangement) by George Frideric Handel	Braveheart by James Horner
2006–07	Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo	Slow Dancing in the Big City by Bill Conti
2005–06	Sarabande by George Frideric Handel	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Howard Shore The Return of the King by Howard Shore
2004–05	Summer (from The Four Seasons) by Antonio Vivaldi	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Howard Shore The Return of the King by Howard Shore
2003–04	Romeo and Juliet	The Lord of the Rings by Howard Shore
2002–03	The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi	Cornish Rhapsody by Hubert Bath
2001–02	Romeo and Juliet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Gettysburg by Randy Edelman

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11
Four Continents				11th		8th	6th	8th	12th
GP Bompard									7th
GP Cup of China								5th		10th
GP Cup of Russia				8th	10th
GP NHK Trophy					11th	8th			8th
GP Skate America				10th
Universiade					3rd		4th
Asian Games								3rd
Golden Spin							7th
Merano Cup											7th
Nepela Memorial										1st	1st
NRW Trophy										5th		6th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	13th
JGP Canada	3rd
JGP Japan	8th
National
Japan	9th	5th	4th	3rd	6th	2nd	3rd	5th	4th	6th	12th
Japan Junior	2nd	3rd
J. = Junior level

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Kensuke Nakaniwa at the Wayback Machine
• Kensuke Nakaniwa at the International Skating Union