is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitive singles skater. He is a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, and a three-time Japan national medalist. He finished in the top ten at three Four Continents Championships.
Personal life
Nakaniwa was born on October 15, 1981, in Fukuoka, Japan.
Competitive career In the 1999–2000 season, Nakaniwa won a bronze medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 13th at the 2000 World Junior Championships.
In the 2002–03 season, Nakaniwa made his Grand Prix debut and competed at his first senior ISU Championship, the 2003 Four Continents, where he finished 11th.
Nakaniwa retired from competitive figure skating in 2011.
Coaching career Following his competitive career, Nakaniwa became a figure skating coach. Initially, he coached at his hometown rink in Fukuoka before relocating to Chiba in 2021 when he became the head coach of the newly established MF Figure Skating Academy.
Nakaniwa's current and former students include:
Yuna Aoki Hana Bath Maria Egawa Sei Kawahara Karin Miyazaki Ryoto Mori Ami Nakai Rio Nakata Shin Ji-a Tsudoi Suto Yo Takagi Rinka Watanabe
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2008–09 Cinema Paradiso Braveheart You Are So Beautiful 2007–08 Sarabande 2006–07 Concierto de Aranjuez Slow Dancing in the Big City 2005–06 Sarabande The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Return of the King 2004–05 Summer 2003–04 Romeo and Juliet The Lord of the Rings 2002–03 The Four Seasons Cornish Rhapsody 2001–02 Romeo and Juliet Gettysburg
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event96–9797–9898–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 Four Continents 11th 8th 6th 8th 12th Bompard 7th Cup of China 5th 10th Cup of Russia 8th 10th NHK Trophy 11th 8th 8th Skate America 12th 10th Universiade 9th 3rd 4th Asian Games 3rd Golden Spin 7th Merano Cup 7th Nepela Memorial 1st 1st NRW Trophy 5th 6th International: Junior Junior Worlds 13th Bulgaria10th Canada 3rd China10th Germany13th Japan 8th Mexico10th Norway13thNationalJapan 9th 5th 4th 3rd 6th 2nd 3rd 5th 4th 6th 12th 9thJapan Junior6th5th2nd 2nd 3rd J. = Junior level
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