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Rin Nitaya (Japanese: 新田谷 凜, born August 8, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, 2015 Gardena Spring Trophy champion, and 2016 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist.

Rin Nitaya
Personal information
Native name	新田谷凜
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 24) Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Home town	Nagoya, Japan
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Coach	Machiko Yamada Mihoko Higuchi
Former coach	Hiroshi Nagakubo Yoriko Naruse Miho Kawaume Yuko Hongo Sonoko Nakano
Choreographer	Mihoko Higuchi
Former choreographer	Akiko Suzuki Miho Kawaume
Skating club	Chukyo University
Former skating club	Mizuho High School
Training locations	Nagoya, Japan
Began skating	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	133.86 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2018
Short program	45.57 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2018
Free skate	88.29 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2018
Medal record Representing  Japan Figure skating: Ladies' singles Winter Universiade 2017 Almaty Ladies' singles

Personal life

Rin Nitaya was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[2]

Career

Nitaya debuted in international competitions in 2013 at the Gardena Spring Trophy, winning silver in the junior ladies category.

2014–15 season

In the 2014–15 season, Nitaya debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, winning silver in Courchevel, France. She placed fourth at her second JGP assignment, in Tallinn, Estonia. Concluding her season, she won her first senior international medal – gold at the Gardena Spring Trophy.

2015–16 season

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Nitaya finished fourth in Bratislava, Slovakia and won the bronze medal in Toruń, Poland. In November, she placed 4th at the 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships.

Nitaya won the senior silver medal at the 2016 Coupe du Printemps.

2016–17 season

In February 2017, Nitaya received the silver medal at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[3] She ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, finishing second to Elena Radionova.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2020–2021	The Red Violin by John Corigliano choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	Black Swan by Clint Mansell choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
2019–2020 [4]	The Red Violin by John Corigliano choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption) by Muse choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
2018–2019 [4]	Devil's Trill Sonata by Giuseppe Tartini choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi	Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption) by Muse choreo. by Mihoko Higuchi
2017–2018
2016–2017 [2]	The Red Violin by John Corigliano choreo. by Akiko Suzuki	Legends of the Fall by James Horner choreo. by Akiko Suzuki
2015–2016 [5]	Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo choreo. by Akiko Suzuki	Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet by Henry Mancini choreo. by Miho Kawaume
2014–2015 [1]	Por Una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel choreo. by Miho Kawaume	Romeo and Juliet by Henry Mancini choreo. by Miho Kawaume	In the Mood by Glenn Miller Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) by Benny Goodman

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
CS Autumn Classic										6th
CS Ondrej Nepela											9th
Universiade									2nd
Gardena							1st
Printemps								2nd
International: Junior or novice[6]
JGP Estonia							4th		4th
JGP France							2nd		3rd
JGP Poland								3rd
JGP Slovakia								4th
Asian Trophy							3rd J
Gardena					2nd J
Rooster Cup			1st N
National[7][8]
Japan					10th		13th	8th	11th	12th	28th	7th	10th	29th
Japan Junior			13th	13th	5th	9th	8th	4th
Japan Novice	9th B	5th A	3rd A
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

References

External links

• Rin NITAYA at the International Skating Union

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