Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Home town Kobe Former partner Hiroichi Noguchi Former training locations Osaka Country represented Japan | Skating club Arctic Edge FSC Name Kana Muramoto Former skating club Kobe
PFSC Partner Chris Reed | |
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Born March 3, 1993 (age 31) ( 1993-03-03 ) Akashi, Hyogo Similar People Satsuki Muramoto, Chris Reed, Ryuichi Kihara, Cathy Reed, Yuki Nishino | ||
Training locations Canton, Michigan Former choreographer Kenji Miyamoto Former coach Mie Hamada, Yamato Tamura | ||
11 JPN Kana MURAMOTO & Chris REED - 2018 Four Continents - Dance SD
Kana Muramoto (村元 哉中, Muramoto Kana, born March 3, 1993) is a Japanese ice dancer. With Chris Reed, she is the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist and a two-time Japanese national champion (2016–2017). They have competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships.
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- 11 JPN Kana MURAMOTO Chris REED 2018 Four Continents Dance SD
- Personal life
- Early career
- Partnership with Reed
- Competitive highlights
- References
Personal life
Kana Muramoto was born on March 3, 1993 in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan. She is the younger sister of former figure skater Satsuki Muramoto.
Early career
Muramoto began skating in 1998. She appeared in ladies' singles through the 2013–14 season, coached by Mie Hamada and Yamato Tamura. She won the silver medal at the 2011 Triglav Trophy and bronze at the 2011 Crystal Skate of Romania.
In the 2014–15 season, Muramoto began competing in ice dancing with Hiroichi Noguchi. The two placed fourth at the 2014 Tallinn Trophy and took the bronze medal at the 2014–15 Japan Championships.
Partnership with Reed
On June 17, 2015, it was announced that Muramoto had teamed up with Chris Reed to continue in ice dance and both would train under Marina Zueva, Oleg Epstein, and Massimo Scali in Canton, Michigan. Together, the duo are the 2015–16 Japanese national champions.
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix