Haruka Imai
Haruka Imai (今井 遥, Imai Haruka, born August 31, 1993) is a *anese former figure skater. She has won nine senior international medals and competed at three Four Continents Championships, placing as high as fourth. She is the 2008 *anese Junior national champion.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Programs
- 3 Compe*ive highlights
- 3.1 Detailed results
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Career
Imai began skating at age 9. In the 2008–09 season, Imai began competing on the Junior Grand Prix series. She won her JGP event in Belarus and went on to win the *anese Junior *le. She was 16th at the 2009 World Junior Championships. In 2009, Imai won bronze at her sole JGP event, in Hungary. She placed 6th on the senior level at the *an Championships and was *igned to the 2010 Four Continents Championships, where she placed 5th. In 2010, Imai won gold at the Ondrej Nepela Memorial and debuted on the senior Grand Prix series, placing 5th at the 2010 Skate Canada International and 6th at the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard.
In summer 2011, Imai sustained a stress fracture in her foot, keeping her off the ice for about two months. In September 2011, she moved to Detroit to be coached by Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen. She won bronze at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy. Imai returned to *an in 2013, joining Rumiko Michigami. She won gold at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy. At the *an Championships, Imai finished 5th.
Programs
Compe*ive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Detailed results
Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at ISU Championships.
References
- Coupe de Nice Senior Ladies Results http://www.nice-figure-skating-cup.com/2009_results/CAT006RS.HTM
- Ice Challenge Senior Ladies Results https://web.archive.org/web/20091101104757/http://www.slovakskating.org/results/2009/10/28/graz/CAT002RS.HTM
- *an Junior Figure Skating Championships 2009
External links
Media related to Haruka Imai at Wikimedia Commons
- Haruka Imai at the International Skating Union