Haruka Imai

Haruka Imai
Haruka Imai
	Imai at the 2010 Skate Canada International
Born	August 31, 1993 (age 31); Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Rumiko Michigami
Skating club	Niigata Skating Federation
Began skating	2003
Retired	March 2, 2018
Medal record
Representing Japan
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Asian Winter Games

Haruka Imai (今井遥, Imai Haruka, born August 31, 1993) is a Japanese 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 Japanese Junior national champion.^[2]

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 Japanese Junior title. 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 Japan Championships and was assigned 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.^[3] In September 2011, she moved to Detroit to be coached by Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen.^[3] She won bronze at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy. Imai returned to Japan in 2013, joining Rumiko Michigami.^[4] She won gold at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy. At the Japan Championships, Imai finished 5th.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2015–16 ^[5]	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo	Piano Concerto in A-flat major by Saint-Preux choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo
2014–15 ^[6]	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo	Giselle by Adolphe Adam choreo. by Phillip Mills
2013–14 ^[4]	Song without words in D major, Op.109 by Felix Mendelssohn choreo. by Natalia Bestemianova, Igor Bobrin	Piano Concerto in A-flat major by Saint-Preux choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo
2012–13 ^[7]	Charade (1963 film)	Divertimento in B flat major, K. 137 (Salzburg Symphony No. 2): II. Allegro di molto Violin Sonata in F major, K. 376 (374d): II. Andante Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525: IV Rondo: Allegro	Pure Imagination
2011–12 ^[3]^[8]	Song without words in D major, Op.109 by Felix Mendelssohn choreo. by Yuka Sato	My Fair Lady (modern arrangement) choreo. by Yuka Sato	I'm into Something Good by The Bird and the Bee choreo. by Yuka Sato
2010–11 ^[9]	Gypsy Dance (from Don Quixote) by Ludwig Minkus	Polovtsian Dances by Alexander Borodin	Cartoon Heroes by Aqua
2009–10 ^[10]	Fiesta Flamenca by Monty Kelly	Raymonda by Alexander Glazunov
2008–09 ^[11]	The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini	Finding Neverland by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek	Somewhere by Sweetbox

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[12]
Event	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17
Four Continents			5th		9th		4th
GP Bompard				6th				8th	9th
GP Cup of China							6th
GP NHK Trophy						8th
GP Rostelecom					6th		9th
GP Skate America					4th	5th		8th	10th
GP Skate Canada				5th
CS Nepela Trophy								5th
Asian Games				2nd
Autumn Classic									2nd
Challenge Cup							2nd
Cup of Nice			3rd
Gardena				3rd		2nd
Ice Challenge			5th
Nebelhorn Trophy						3rd
Nepela Trophy				1st			1st
International: Junior^[12]
Junior Worlds		16th
JGP Belarus		1st
JGP Hungary			3rd
National^[12]
Japan Champ.		14th	6th	12th	4th	14th	5th	11th	15th	19th
Japan Junior	7th	1st	2nd
WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Small medals for short program and free skating awarded only at ISU Championships.

2013–14 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 20–26, 2014	2014 Four Continents Championships	Senior	3 62.72	6 112.68	4 175.40
December 20–23, 2013	2013–14 Japan Championships	Senior	6 60.63	4 125.53	5 186.16
November 22–24, 2013	2013 Cup of Russia	Senior	8 49.55	9 95.75	9 145.30
November 1–3, 2013	2013 Cup of China	Senior	5 54.79	6 95.51	6 150.30
October 3–5, 2013	2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	Senior	2 52.71	1 110.93	1 163.64
2012–13 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 1–3, 2013	2013 Gardena Spring Trophy	Senior	7 46.67	2 107.52	2 154.19
December 20–24, 2012	2012–13 Japan Championships	Senior	18 47.30	13 90.62	14 137.92
November 23–25, 2012	2012 NHK Trophy	Senior	9 48.10	8 97.32	8 145.42
October 19–21, 2012	2012 Skate America	Senior	7 49.90	4 107.82	5 157.72
September 27–29, 2012	2012 Nebelhorn Trophy	Senior	9 47.70	3 105.94	3 153.64
2011–12 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 7–12, 2012	2012 Four Continents Championships	Senior	11 45.19	9 89.30	9 134.49
December 22–26, 2011	2011–12 Japan Championships	Senior	5 57.82	5 108.85	4 166.67
November 25–27, 2011	2011 Cup of Russia	Senior	6 55.20	6 99.56	6 154.76
October 21–23, 2011	2011 Skate America	Senior	4 54.67	9 88.27	4 142.94
2010–11 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 31 – April 1, 2011	2011 Gardena Spring Trophy	Senior	2 47.89	3 88.43	3 136.32
January 3–5, 2011	2011 Asian Winter Games	Senior	2 54.02	2 112.98	2 167.00
December 24–27, 2010	2010–11 Japan Championships	Senior	17 45.96	11 93.59	12 139.55
November 26–28, 2010	2010 Trophée Eric Bompard	Senior	3 58.38	9 87.09	6 145.47
October 28–31, 2010	2010 Skate Canada	Senior	6 52.52	3 102.02	5 154.54
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2010	2010 Ondrej Nepela Memorial	Senior	1 54.61	2 87.01	1 141.62
2009–10 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 25–31, 2010	2010 Four Continents Championships	Senior	5 55.06	6 100.23	5 155.29
December 25–27, 2009	2009–10 Japanese Championships	Senior	7 55.98	6 110.18	6 166.16
November 21–23, 2009	2009–10 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	3 49.82	2 94.15	2 143.97
November 4–8, 2009	2009 Coupe de Nice	Senior	3 51.46	3 90.00	3 141.46
Oct. 28 – Nov. 1, 2009	2009 Ice Challenge	Senior	5 52.48	5 83.14	5 135.62
August 26–29, 2009	2009 Junior Grand Prix, Hungary	Junior	4 47.95	3 83.18	3 131.13
2008–09 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
Feb. 23 – March 1, 2009	2009 World Junior Championships	Junior	17 43.58	16 69.66	16 113.24
December 10–14	2008–09 Japan Championships	Senior	16 43.86	14 77.53	14 121.39
November 23–24, 2008	2008–09 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	2 53.05	4 91.10	1 144.15
October 1–4, 2008	2008 Junior Grand Prix, Belarus	Junior	3 47.60	1 97.40	1 145.00
2007–2008 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 24–25, 2007	2007–08 Japan Junior Championships	Junior	7 43.42	9 76.57	7 119.99

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