Haru Kakiuchi

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haru Kakiuchi
Native name垣内　珀琉
Other namesKakiuchi Haru
Born (2006-04-18) April 18, 2006 (age 18)
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
HometownNishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
CoachSayaka Yodo, Keiji Tanaka, Utako Nagamitsu
Skating clubHyogo Nishinomiya F.S.C.
Began skating2010

Haru Kakiuchi (垣内 珀琉, Kakiuchi Haru, born 18 April 2006) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2023 JGP Hungary bronze medalist and 2023 Challenge Cup silver medalist on the Junior level.

Personal life[edit]

Kakiuchi was born on April 18, 2006, in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1] As hobbies, Kakiuchi enjoys listening to classical music as well as collecting rocks, old coins, and ukiyo-e.[2]

He is currently a student at N High School.[3]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Kakiuchi began figure skating in 2010 at the age of three after his mother, Kaori, encouraged him as a way to help overcome his shyness.[1][4] That same year, Kakiuchi began training at the Kansai University Skating Club in Takatsuki, Osaka after being invited by Mie Hamada to train there as her student.[4]

He won the silver medal on the novice b level at the 2016–17 Japan Championships. The following season, Kakiuchi won the silver medal at the 2017–18 Japan Novice A Championships and placed twenty-first at the 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships.[5]

After finishing fifth at the 2018–19 Japan Novice A Championships, Kakiuchi moved back to his hometown of Nishinomiya and began training at the Hyogo Nishinomiya Figure Skating Club with Sayaka Yodo and Keiji Tanaka becoming his new coaches.[4][5] He would place eighteenth at the 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships and thirteenth at both the 2020–21 and 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships.[5][6][7]

2022–2023 season[edit]

Making his junior international debut, Kakiuchi competed on the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix, finishing eighth at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic.[8] He went on to finish sixth in the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships. Due to his top eight finish, Kakiuchi was selected to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Senior Championships.[9]

He went on to compete at the Japan Eastern Sectional Championships, winning the gold medal. At the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, Kakiuchi finished fifth and was selected to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Senior Championships due to this top eight finish.[6][9] At those championships, Kakiuchi finished eighteenth.[7]

Kakiuchi closed his season by winning silver on the junior level at the 2023 International Challenge Cup.[10]

2023–2024 season[edit]

Competing on the 2023–24 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Kakiuchi began his season by finishing seventh at the 2023 JGP Austria and winning bronze at the 2023 JGP Hungary.[10]

He then finished fourth at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships. With this result, combined with his placements on the Junior Grand Prix series, Kakiuchi was selected to represent Japan at both the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and the 2024 World Junior Championships.[7][11][12] He was also selected to compete at the 2023–24 Japan Senior Championships due to his top eight finish at the junior championships.[13] He finished eighteenth at the latter event.[6][7][10]

Programs[edit]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[1][7]
2022–2023
[7][8]
2021–2022
[14][15]

Competitive highlights[edit]

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior[10]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Youth Olympics 7th
Junior Worlds 17th
JGP Austria 7th
JGP Czech Republic 8th
JGP Hungary 3rd
Challenge Cup 2nd
International: Advanced novice[5]
Challenge Cup 3rd
National[5]
Japan 18th 18th
Japan Junior 21st 20th 13th 14th 6th 4th
Japan Novice 9th B 2nd B 2nd A 5th A
Japan Western Sect. 12th J 11th J 7th J 2nd J 4th J
Kinki Reg. 1st B 2nd B 1st A 1st A 6th J 6th J 5th J 1st J
Levels: J = Junior; A = Novice A; B = Novice B;
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results[edit]

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [5]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 200.82 2023 JGP Hungary
Short program TSS 69.39 2023 JGP Austria
TES 35.45 2023 JGP Austria
PCS 33.94 2023 JGP Austria
Free skating TSS 133.87 2023 JGP Hungary
TES 67.87 2023 JGP Hungary
PCS 66.00 2023 JGP Hungary

Senior level[edit]

2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships Senior 21
64.58 		14
131.72 		18
196.30
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships Senior 21
61.42 		18
126.55 		18
187.97

Junior and Novice level[edit]

2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 26–March 3, 2024 2024 World Junior Championships Junior 16
65.49 		13
127.33 		17
192.82
January 27–29, 2024 2024 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 8
61.11 		5
124.77 		7
185.88
November 17–19, 2023 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships Junior 3
68.64 		5
129.33 		4
197.97
October 25–29, 2023 2023 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 2
65.56 		5
121.57 		4
187.13
September 20–23, 2023 2023 JGP Hungary Junior 4
66.95 		3
133.87 		3
200.82
August 30 – September 2, 2023 2023 JGP Austria Junior 4
69.39 		11
111.12 		7
180.51
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 23–26, 2023 2023 International Challenge Cup Junior 2
59.15 		1
115.00 		2
174.15
November 25–27, 2022 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships Junior 6
63.39 		10
117.34 		6
180.73
October 27–30, 2022 2022 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 5
58.46 		1
132.58 		2
191.04
October 7–10, 2022 2022 Kinki Regional Championships Junior 1
62.87 		1
125.53 		1
188.40
August 31 – September 3, 2022 2022 JGP Czech Republic Junior 8
64.58 		9
113.43 		8
178.01
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 19–21, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships Junior 13
56.00 		16
93.46 		14
149.46
November 4–7, 2021 2021 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 6
60.84 		6
103.80 		7
164.64
October 7–10, 2021 2021 Kinki Regional Championships Junior 6
53.10 		3
106.54 		5
159.64
2020–21 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 21–23, 2020 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships Junior 13
57.32 		13
102.52 		13
159.84
October 30 – November 1, 2020 2020 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 16
49.13 		11
94.77 		11
143.90
October 2–4, 2020 2020 Tokyo Regional Championships Junior 7
56.04 		4
108.92 		6
164.96
2019–20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 15–17, 2019 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships Junior 18
47.88 		20
84.97 		20
132.85
November 1–4, 2019 2019 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 14
50.66 		12
101.99 		12
152.65
October 3–6, 2019 2019 Kinki Regional Championships Junior 6
54.53 		6
98.62 		6
153.15
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
October 18–20, 2018 2018–19 Japan Novice A Championships Novice – 5
79.58 		5
79.58
October 5–8, 2018 2018 Kinki Regional Novice A Championships Novice – 1
95.17 		1
95.17
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 22–25, 2018 2018 International Challenge Cup Novice 5
33.35 		3
67.57 		3
100.92
November 24–26, 2017 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships Junior 22
41.86 		20
88.38 		21
130.24
October 20–22, 2017 2017–18 Japan Novice A Championships Novice – 15
96.14 		17
144.08
October 6–9, 2017 2017 Kinki Regional Novice A Championships Novice – 1
68.41 		1
68.41
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
October 21–23, 2016 2016–17 Japan Novice B Championships Novice – 2
59.20 		2
59.20
October 8–10, 2016 2016 Kinki Regional Novice B Championships Novice – 2
56.96 		2
56.96
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
October 23–25, 2015 2015–16 Japan Novice B Championships Novice – 9
46.28 		9
46.28
October 9–12, 2015 2015 Kinki Regional Novice B Championships Novice – 1
48.31 		1
48.31

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Haru KAKIUCHI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Haru KAKIUCHI". Olympics. Olympics. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b 毎日, 新聞. "「恥ずかしくない演技を」　フィギュア・垣内選手、西宮市長訪問　／兵庫". Mainichi. Mainichi. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "＜スポットライト＞フィギュア垣内選手　17歳、世界の銀盤へ「４回転」武器に表彰台狙う　ジュニアGP". Kobe NP. Kobe NP. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Haru KAKIUCHI". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "垣内　珀琉". Japan Skating Federation. Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "垣内 珀琉 Haru KAKIUCHI". Fuji TV. Fuji TV. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Haru KAKIUCHI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "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. Twitter. Retrieved 26 January 2024.[self-published]
  10. ^ a b c d e "Competition Results – Haru KAKIUCHI (JPN)". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  11. ^ a b "YOG 2024" (PDF). Japanese Skating Union. Japanese Skating Union. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  12. ^ a b "JUNIOR WORLDS ASSIGNMENTS✨". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 26 January 2024.[self-published]
  13. ^ a b "Nominee 2023" (PDF). Japan Figure Skating Federation. Japan Figure Skating Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  14. ^ a b "垣 内 珀 琉 SP 2021 西日本ジュニア". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  15. ^ a b "垣 内 珀 琉 FS 2021 西日本ジュニア". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haru_Kakiuchi&oldid=1219729369"