Ikura Kushida

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Ikura Kushida
Native name櫛田 育良
Born (2007-10-29) October 29, 2007 (age 16)
Aichi, Japan
HometownUji, Kyoto
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
CoachMie Hamada, Satsuki Muramoto, Hiroaki Sato
Skating clubKinoshita Academy
Began skating2012

Ikura Kushida (櫛田 育良, Kushida Ikura, born October 29, 2007) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2022 JGP Czech Republic bronze medalist and the 2023–24 Japan Junior silver medalist.[1]

Personal life

Kushida was born on 29 October, 2007 in Aichi, Japan. Apart from figure skating, she also enjoys creative dancing.[2][1][3]

She is currently a student at Chukyo University Senior High School.[4]

Career

Kushida began skating in 2012 at the age of four.[2][5] She initially trained at the Howa Sports Land Skating Club in Aichi, where she was coached by Hiroshi Nagakubo, Yoriko Naruse, Miho Kawaume, and Yuko Hongo.[6][7] Kushida ultimately relocated to Uji, Kyoto in 2020 however to train at the Kinoshita Academy under coaches Mie Hamada, Satsuki Muramoto, and Hiroaki Sato.[8][9][3]

At the 2020 Japanese National Novice Championships, Kushida finished fourth in the novice A category. The following season, she would finish twelfth at the 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships.[1][10][9]

Throughout 2021, Kushida tried pairs skating with fellow Kinoshita Academy skater, Sumitada Moriguchi, but the pair split after less than a year together with Kushida electing to focus on singles skating.[11] She would go on to compete at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, finishing eighth.[1][10]

2022–23 season

Kushida made her international debut on the

Junior Grand Prix at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic, where she won the bronze medal.[12] She went on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, finishing fourth, and was selected to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Senior Championships due to this top eight finish. She would place eighth at those championships.[13][1]

Kushida finished her season by winning a silver medal at the

2023 International Challenge Cup on the junior level.[12]

2023–24 season

Competing on the

Junior Grand Prix, Kushida started the season by competing at the 2023 JGP Japan and the 2023 JGP Armenia, finishing fourth at both events.[12]

Kushida went on to compete at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships, unexpectedly winning the short program ahead of overwhelming favourite, Mao Shimada.[14] She would place third in the free skate and won the silver medal overall behind Shimada.[9][1] With this result, Kushida was selected to represent Japan at the 2024 World Junior Championships.[15] She was also selected to compete at the 2023–24 Japan Senior Championships due to her top eight finish at the junior championships.[16] At those championships, Kushida finished twenty-fifth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.[1] Following the event, Kushida said that while disappointed, she hoped to be able to use this experience to motivate her at future events.[17]

At the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Kushida finished third in the short program, winning a bronze small medal for the segment. She said that she had felt "more nervous than usual" beforehand, given that it was her ISU championship debut. Kushida struggled in the free skate, falling twice, coming eleventh there and dropping to eighth overall.[18]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[2] 		The Little Prince:
2022–2023
[19] 		Samson and Delilah:
2021–2022
[20][21]

Competitive highlights

International: Junior[12]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Junior Worlds 5th
JGP Poland 4th
JGP Czech Republic 3rd
JGP Japan 4th
Challenge Cup 2nd
National[12][10]
Japan 8th 25th
Japan Junior 12th 8th 4th 2nd
Japan Novice 13th B 10th B 4th A
Japan Western Sect. 2nd J 5th J 5th J
Kinki Reg. 4th A 1st J 1st J
Chubu Reg. 1st B 6th B 5th A
Levels: J = Junior; A = Novice A; B = Novice B;
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [10]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 180.97 2024 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS 66.61 2024 World Junior Championships
TES 37.79 2024 World Junior Championships
PCS 29.19 2023 JGP Japan
Free skating TSS 121.35 2022 JGP Czech Republic
TES 64.14 2022 JGP Czech Republic
PCS 59.41 2023 JGP Japan

Senior level

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 25
50.20 		– 25
50.20
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships 9
63.29 		10
127.29 		8
190.58

Junior and Novice level

2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
Feb. 26 – Mar. 3, 2024 2024 World Junior Championships Junior 3
66.61 		11
114.36 		5
180.97
November 17–19, 2023 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships Junior 1
65.30 		3
124.82 		2
190.12
October 25–29, 2023 2023 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 8
58.83 		2
121.68 		5
180.51
October 4–7, 2023 2023 JGP Armenia Junior 4
59.99 		3
113.72 		4
173.71
September 13–16, 2023 2023 JGP Japan Junior 3
62.79 		5
113.30 		4
176.09
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 23–26, 2023
2023 International Challenge Cup
 Junior 2
61.45 		2
119.38 		2
180.83
November 25–27, 2022 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships Junior 5
62.32 		4
121.97 		4
184.29
October 27–30, 2022 2022 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 3
57.70 		7
99.07 		5
156.77
August 31–September 3, 2022 2022 JGP Czech Republic Junior 8
55.67 		3
121.35 		3
177.02
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 19–21, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships Junior 9
57.35 		7
107.74 		8
165.09
November 4–7, 2021 2021 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 3
62.45 		2
113.32 		2
175.77
2020–21 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
October 24–25, 2020 2020–21 Japan Novice A Championships Novice – 4
101.56 		4
101.56

References

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  8. ^ 美惠, 野口. "フィギュア日本女子11～13歳、「黄金世代」の衝撃　3アクセルや4回転、天才少女が続々と". Bunshun. Bunshun. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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  11. ^ "フィギュア森口澄士、櫛田育良とのペア解消「今季はシングルだけに」". Nikkan Sports. Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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  13. ^ "激闘を勝ち抜き🙌男女8名とペア1組が全日本選手権推薦出場🎉". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  14. ^ "櫛田、中村がSP首位　フィギュア全日本ジュニア". Yahoo News!. Yahoo News!. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  15. ^ "JUNIOR WORLDS ASSIGNMENTS✨". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Nominee 2023" (PDF). Japan Figure Skating Federation. Japan Figure Skating Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  17. ^ Kushida, Ikura. "Japanese Nationals". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  18. ^ Slater, Paula (March 1, 2024). "Mao Shimada defends Junior World title". Golden Skate. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  19. ^ "Ikura KUSHIDA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022.
  20. ^ "Ikura Kushida SP 20/11/2021 All Japan Junior National Championships". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  21. ^ "櫛田育良 Ikura Kushida - 2021 Japanese Junior Nationals FS". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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