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{{nihongo|'''Nobunari Oda'''|織田 信成|Oda Nobunari|extra=born March 25, 1987 in [[Takatsuki, Osaka]], [[Japan]]}} is the most ugly [[figure skater]] in the world. He is the 2006 [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Champion]], the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final silver medalist]], the [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2005 World Junior Champion]] and the 2008 [[Japanese Figure Skating Championships|Japanese National Champion]].<ref>http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure-japan2008/index.html</ref> |
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{{As of|2010|12|11}}, he has the season's 3rd highest total score.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm | title = ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 | publisher = [[International Skating Union]] | date = 11 December 2010 | accessdate = 5 January 2011}}</ref> {{As of|2010|12|14}}, the [[International Skating Union]] (ISU) ranks him 3rd in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm | title = ISU World Standings for Figure Skating and Ice Dance : Men | publisher = [[International Skating Union]] | date = 14 December 2010 | accessdate = 5 January 2011 }}</ref> |
{{As of|2010|12|11}}, he has the season's 3rd highest total score.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm | title = ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 | publisher = [[International Skating Union]] | date = 11 December 2010 | accessdate = 5 January 2011}}</ref> {{As of|2010|12|14}}, the [[International Skating Union]] (ISU) ranks him 3rd in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm | title = ISU World Standings for Figure Skating and Ice Dance : Men | publisher = [[International Skating Union]] | date = 14 December 2010 | accessdate = 5 January 2011 }}</ref> |
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| Nobunari Oda | |
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 Oda at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard | |
| Full name | Nobunari Oda |
| Height | 164 cm (5.38 ft) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Coach | Lee Barkell Noriko Oda |
| Skating club | Kansai University SC |
| Japanese name | |||||
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| Kanji | 織田 信成 | ||||
| Kana | おだ のぶなり | ||||
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Nobunari Oda (織田 信成, Oda Nobunari, born March 25, 1987 in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan) is the most ugly figure skater in the world. He is the 2006 Four Continents Champion, the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2005 World Junior Champion and the 2008 Japanese National Champion.[1]
As of 11 December 2010[update], he has the season's 3rd highest total score.[2] As of 14 December 2010[update], the International Skating Union (ISU) ranks him 3rd in the world.[3]
Personal life
Oda says he is the 17th direct descendant of Oda Nobunaga,[4] a daimyo during Japan's Sengoku period who conquered most of Japan.
Oda has also lived in Ontario, Canada, while training at the Mariposa School of Skating, and in Hackensack, New Jersey, while training under coach Nikolai Morozov.
Following the 2009-2010 season, Oda married his longtime girlfriend; their son, Shintaro, was born on October 1, 2010.[5]
Career
Early career
In the 2001–2002 season, Oda placed 4th at the Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships. He was invited to compete at the 2001-2002 Japan Figure Skating Championships, where he placed 16th.
Oda made his Junior Grand Prix debut on the 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. He won the silver medal in Slovakia behind Russian Alexander Shubin, who would go on to win the Junior Grand Prix Final that season. Oda finished 7th at the event in Italy. He won the bronze medal at Japan Junior Championships and was invited to the 2002-2003 Japan Figure Skating Championships, where he placed 4th.
In the 2003–2004 season, Oda won two medals on the 2003-2004 Junior Grand Prix and qualified for his first and only time to the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed 8th. He placed 2nd at Junior Championships and qualified for the team to the 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where he placed 11th. He placed 5th at the 2003-2004 Japan Figure Skating Championships.
In the 2004–2005 season, Oda again competed on the 2004-2005 Junior Grand Prix circuit and won the bronze medal in Ukraine behind compatriot Yasuharu Nanri and American Dennis Phan, both of whom would go on to medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final. Oda won the Japan Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at 2004-2005 Japan Figure Skating Championships. He went on to win the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
2005–2006 season
He turned senior for the 2005-2006 Olympic year, when he was guaranteed a senior Grand Prix assignment after he won the World Junior Championshpis. Oda made a splash immediately as a senior, winning the bronze medal at his first event and winning the 2005 NHK Trophy over favorites Daisuke Takahashi and reigning world bronze medalist Evan Lysacek. Oda qualified for the 2005–2006 Grand Prix Final and placed fourth.
Oda was proclaimed the winner of the 2005–2006 Japan Figure Skating Championships ahead of Takahashi, until a glitch in the computer software was discovered and he fell to second place; he had done too many combinations. The Japanese federation decided to split the international assignments between Oda and declared-winner Daisuke Takahashi, sending Oda to the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, and Takahashi to the Olympics, in as much as Japan had only one spot for each competition after the withdrawal of Takeshi Honda from the 2005 World Championships and Takahashi's 15th place finish at that competition. Oda placed fourth at his first World Championships, earning Japan two spots to the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships.
2006–2007 season
The following season, Oda placed 1st at 2006 Skate America over American Evan Lysacek, and he finished 2nd at the 2006 NHK Trophy to compatriot Daisuke Takahashi. He qualified for the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and placed third. At the 2006-2007 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Oda won the silver medal for the second consecutive year. He went on to compete at the 2007 Winter Universiade in Torino, Italy, where he won the silver. At the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, held in Tokyo, Oda once again performed too many combinations and placed 7th overall.
Arrest
On July 26, 2007, Oda was arrested by the Osaka prefectural police for driving his moped[6] under the influence of alcohol.[7][8] No life had ever been at risk,[9] and Oda apologized for this infraction.[10] Due to this incident, Oda was quickly removed from the cast of an upcoming ice show in Japan.[10]
On August 2, 2007, the Japan Skating Federation, itself wracked by scandal,[11] announced that it had suspended Oda from national competition until the end of October and from international competition and exhibitions[12] until the end of December,[13][14][15] effectively withdrawing him from his two Grand Prix of Figure Skating assignments (Skate Canada and Trophée Eric Bompard), while allowing him to compete at Nationals and try to earn a spot to the 2008 World Championships.[16] The federation has also sentenced Oda to perform community service.[11] Oda accepted the punishment meted out by the federation,[17] and paid the fine of ¥100,000.[18]
2008–2009 season
After sitting out the 2007–2008 Grand Prix season, Oda announced his withdrawal from the 2007–2008 Japanese Figure Skating Championships on December 24, 2007, citing mental stress.[19][20]
Oda switched coaches to Nikolai Morozov in the summer of 2008. He began the 2008–2009 season at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy, which he won. He went on to the 2008 Karl Schäfer Memorial, which he also won. Oda was assigned to the 2008 NHK Trophy, and won that as well. Oda was not eligible for a second Grand Prix assignment and therefore could not qualify for the Grand Prix Final.
Oda won at the 2008-2009 Japanese Figure Skating Championships in December 2008. He, thus, qualified for the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and for the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, where he finished 4th and 7th respectively.
2009–2010 season
Oda was assigned to the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard and to the 2009 Cup of China in the 2009-2010 Grand Prix season. He won both of his Grand Prix events and was the top qualifier for the 2009-2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, where he claimed the silver medal behind Evan Lysacek. At the 2010 Japanese National Championships Oda won the silver medal behind Daisuke Takahashi. That placement earned him a spot to compete In the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Oda scored 84.85 in the short program. In the free skate, he experienced a fall resulting from a broken lace, and was given three minutes to fix his boot. Upon resuming the long program, Oda landed a final double Axel and scored 153.69 in that segment of the event, ultimately placing 7th overall in men's singles.[21] Oda then moved on to the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships, where he was considered a medal contender. However, he had a terrible short program in which he performed only single jumps and thus failed to qualify for the free skating portion of the event.[22]
Oda left his coach, Nikolai Morozov, at the end of the 2009-10 season, returning to former coach Lee Barkell.[23]
2010–2011 season
For the 2010-2011 ISU Grand Prix season, he was assigned to the 2010 Skate Canada International and to the 2010 Skate America. He won the silver medal at both events, finishing behind Patrick Chan at Skate Canada and Daisuke Takahashi at Skate America. He qualified for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final where he won the silver medal.
Programs
Competitive highlights
| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 7th | ||||||||
| World Championships | 4th | 7th | 7th | 28th | |||||
| Four Continents Championships | 1st | 4th | |||||||
| World Junior Championships | 11th | 1st | |||||||
| Japanese Championships | 16th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Japanese Junior Championships | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| Cup of China | 1st | ||||||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 1st | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
| Skate America | 1st | 2nd | |||||||
| Skate Canada International | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 1st | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||||
| Winter Universiade | 2nd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 8th | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, USA | 4th | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 3rd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Japan | 3rd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy | 7th | ||||||||
| Mladost Trophy | 1st |
- Oda did not compete in the 2007–2008 season.
References
- ^ http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/sports/skate/figure-japan2008/index.html
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011". International Skating Union. 11 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Figure Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Skate Today : Oda Continues Ancestor's Fighting Spirit
- ^ Motivated by new family, Oda wins short
- ^ "Popular Japanese Skater Banned for Drunken Driving". ABC News. Retrieved 26 July 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "Figure skater Oda suspected of drink driving". Yahoo! Asia. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2007-07-27. [dead link]
- ^ "Figure skater Nobunari Oda apprehended for drunk-driving". MSN News. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
- ^ ESPN - Japanese figure skater Nobunari Oda banned from competition for drunken driving - Figureskating
- ^ a b "織田信成選手、酒気帯び運転で謝罪" (in Japanese). TBS News. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2007-07-27. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Ex-chief of Japan's Skating Federation arrested for alleged embezzlement". People Daily. 2006-10-03. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ CNN http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/winter_sports/wires/08/02/2080.ap.fig.japan.oda.banned.0318/index.html.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) [dead link] - ^ Himmer, Alastair (2007-08-02). "Figure skater banned after being stopped on moped". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) [dead link] - ^ KAGEYAMA, YURI (2007-08-02). "Japanese Skater Banned for Drunk Driving". Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ Himmer, Alastair (2007-08-02). "Japan's Oda banned after being stopped on moped". Reuters. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Japanese figure skater Nobunari Oda banned from competition for drunken driving". Associated Press. 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Japanese skater Oda suspended for remainder of year". USA Today. 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20070809-00000108-san-soci
- ^ Japan Today - News - Oda to miss national championships
- ^ Figure skating: Oda to miss national championships
- ^ "2010 Winter Olympics Results - Figure Skating". ESPN. 18 January 2010.
- ^ Chan 2nd after short skate at worlds accessed April 4, 2010
- ^ "Mao's magnetism resonates on a global scale". The Japan Times. 28 April 2010.
- Kuryu, Atsuko (2009). "The many faces of Nobunari Oda". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
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