Rin Nitaya

Rin Nitaya
Native name	新田谷凜
Country	Japan
Birth date	August 8, 1997 (age 29)
Birth place	Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Hometown	Nagoya, Japan
Height	155 cm^[1]
Skating club	Chukyo University
Beganskating	2006
Show-medals	yes

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.

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
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	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	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
National^[7]^[8]
Japan			10th		13th	8th	11th	12th	28th	7th	10th	29th
Japan Junior	13th	13th	5th	9th	8th	4th

References

^ "Rin NITAYA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
^ "Rin NITAYA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017.
^ Gallagher, Jack (February 7, 2017). "Nitaya, Isobe shine for Japan at Winter Universiade". The Japan Times
^ "新田谷凜｜スケート∞リンク～フジスケ～" (in Japanese). フジテレビ. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
^ "Rin NITAYA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
^ "Competition Results: Rin NITAYA". International Skating Union
^ "新田谷凜/NITAYA Rin" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived March 17, 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "2011-12 National Junior Figure Skating Championships Results". Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2015-05-20.