Type: National Championship Season: 2008–09 Venue: Big Hat | Date: December 25 – 27 Location: Nagano | |
The 2008–09 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the Japan Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–09 figure skating season. They were the 77th edition of the Japan Figure Skating Championships. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level for the title of national champion of Japan. In addition, the event will also be used to choose the Japanese teams to the 2009 World Championships and the 2009 Four Continents Championships. The Japanese team to the 2009 World Junior Championships was chosen at the Japanese Junior Championships.
Contents
- Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
- International team selections
- World Junior Championships
- References
The 2008–09 championships took place between December 25 and 27, 2008 at the Big Hat arena in Nagano.
Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2008–09 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships were the Japanese National Championships for the Junior level for the 2008–09 season. They took place in Nagoya from November 23 through 24, 2008. The results of this competition were used to choose the Japanese team to the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
The following skaters placed high enough at Novice Nationals and so were invited to compete at Junior Nationals: Sei Kawahara (first in novices, eleventh in juniors) and Hiroaki Sato (second in novices, twenty-seventh in juniors) for the men; and Miu Sato (first in novices, twenty-fifth in juniors), Mao Watanabe (second in novices, thirtieth in juniors), Karen Kemanai (third in novices, seventh in juniors), and Risa Shoji (fourth in novices, twenty-ninth in juniors) for the ladies.
International team selections
Following the Japanese Championships, the team to the 2009 World Championships, 2009 Four Continents Championships, 2009 Winter Universiade were announced as:
World Junior Championships
Following the Japanese Junior Championships, the team to the 2009 World Junior Championships was announced as: