Nobunari Oda

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Nobunari Oda
Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
Skating clubKansai University SC
Began skating1990
RetiredDecember 24, 2013 - November 1, 2022
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Figure skating: Men's singles
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colorado Springs Men's singles
Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2010–11 Beijing Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2009–10 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013–14 Fukuoka Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2006–07 Saint Petersburgh Men's singles
World Team Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tokyo Team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Kitchener Men's singles
Nobunari Oda
Japanese name
Kanji織田 信成
Kanaおだ のぶなり

Nobunari Oda (織田 信成, Oda Nobunari, born March 25, 1987) is a Japanese competitive

Japanese national champion.[1]

Personal life

Oda introduces himself as a direct descendant of

daimyō during Japan's Sengoku period
who conquered most of Japan.

In April 2010, Oda married his longtime girlfriend, Mayu,[4] and their son, Shintaro, was born on October 1, 2010.[5] Originally scheduled for April 23, 2011, the wedding was postponed due to the rescheduling of the World Championships.[6] Their second son was born on January 5, 2013.[7] A third son was born in early autumn of 2016, and a daughter on October 22, 2019.

Oda has expressed interest in becoming a school teacher following the end of his skating career.[8]

Career

Oda trained in Osaka, Japan with Noriko Oda and in Barrie, Ontario with Lee Barkell.[9] He trained in Canada three or four times a year for 1½ months at a time,[10] at the Mariposa School of Skating. He also formerly trained in Hackensack, New Jersey under coach Nikolai Morozov. Oda is known for his jumps and his smooth flow across the ice with deep knee bend.[11]

Early career

In the 2001–2002 season, Oda placed 4th at the

Japan Championships
, where he placed 16th.

Oda made his Junior Grand Prix debut on the

Japan Championships
, where he placed 4th.

In the 2003–2004 season, Oda won two medals on the

Japan Championships
.

In the 2004–2005 season, Oda again competed on the

Japan Championships. He went on to win the 2005 World Junior Championships
.

2005–2007: Senior international debut

Oda turned senior for the 2005-2006 Olympic year, when he was guaranteed a senior Grand Prix assignment after he won the World Junior Championships. Oda made a splash immediately as a senior, winning the bronze medal at his first event and winning the

2005–2006 Grand Prix Final
and placed fourth.

Oda was proclaimed the winner of the

Japan Championships ahead of Takahashi, until a glitch in the computer software was discovered and he fell to second place; he had done too many combinations.[12] The Japanese federation decided to split the international assignments between Oda and declared-winner Daisuke Takahashi, sending Oda to the 2006 World Championships, and Takahashi to the Olympics, in as much as Japan had only one spot for each competition after the withdrawal of Takeshi Honda from the 2005 World Championships and Takahashi's 15th-place finish at that competition. Oda placed fourth at his first World Championships, earning Japan two spots to the 2007 Worlds
.

The following season, Oda placed 1st at

Torino, Italy, where he won the silver. At the 2007 World Championships
, held in Tokyo, Oda once again performed too many combinations and placed 7th overall.

Arrest

On July 26, 2007, Oda was arrested by the Osaka prefectural police for driving his moped[13] under the influence of alcohol.[14][15] Oda apologized for this infraction.[16] Due to this incident, Oda was promptly removed from the cast of an upcoming ice show in Japan.[16]

On August 2, 2007, the

Trophée Eric Bompard), while allowing him to compete at Nationals and try to earn a spot to the 2008 World Championships.[19] The federation also sentenced Oda to perform community service.[19] Oda accepted the punishment meted out by the federation,[19] and paid the fine of ¥100,000.[20]

2008–2010: Vancouver Olympics

After sitting out the 2007–2008 Grand Prix season, Oda announced his withdrawal from the

Japan Championships on December 24, 2007, citing mental stress.[21]

Oda switched coaches to Nikolai Morozov in the spring of 2008.[12] He began the 2008–2009 season at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy, which he won. He went on to the 2008 Karl Schäfer Memorial, which he also won. Oda was assigned to the 2008 NHK Trophy, and won that as well. Oda was not eligible for a second Grand Prix assignment and therefore could not qualify for the Grand Prix Final.

Oda won at the

Japan Championships in December 2008. He, thus, qualified for the 2009 Four Continents and the 2009 World Championships, where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. He landed his only quad (toe) of the season at Worlds.[8]

2009 Grand Prix Final

Oda was assigned to the

2010 Japanese National Championships Oda won the silver medal behind Daisuke Takahashi. That placement earned him a spot to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2010 World Championships
.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Oda scored 84.85 in the short program. In the free skate, he experienced a fall resulting from a broken lace, and was given three minutes to fix his boot with a two-point penalty.[22] Upon resuming the long program, Oda landed a final double Axel and scored 153.69 in that segment of the event, ultimately placing 7th overall in men's singles.[23] Oda then moved on to the 2010 World Championships, where he was considered a medal contender. However, he had a short program in which he performed only single jumps and thus failed to qualify for the free skating portion of the event.[24]

Oda left his coach, Nikolai Morozov, at the end of the 2009–10 season,[4] returning to former coach Lee Barkell.[25]

2010–2014

For the 2010–11 Grand Prix season, Oda was assigned to the 2010 Skate Canada International and to the 2010 Skate America. He won the silver medal at both events, finishing behind Patrick Chan at Skate Canada and Daisuke Takahashi at Skate America. He qualified for the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final where he won the silver medal. At the 2011 World Championships, he was second after the short program but dropped to sixth overall after the long program in which he did an extra triple toe, resulting in a loss of about 13 points.[26]

In May 2011, Oda was diagnosed with a partial tear of his left patella tendon in his left knee, requiring six weeks of complete rest.[27]

Oda began the next season at

national championships due to his left knee injury.[28] No surgery was required but he needed time to heal.[29] He was subsequently not named to the team for the 2012 World Championships
.

Oda began the 2012–2013 season by winning gold at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy.[29] He went on to win the bronze medal at 2012 Skate America and placed fifth at 2012 Rostelecom Cup. This did not qualify him for the Grand Prix Final. He went on to place fourth at Nationals, and thus was not named to the 2013 World Championships team. He went on to compete at the Bavarian Open, which he won.

In 2013–2014, Oda started off his season once again at the Nebelhorn Trophy, winning the title for the second straight year. During the Grand Prix series, he took bronze at the 2013 Skate Canada and silver at the 2013 NHK Trophy. He was named first alternate to the Grand Prix Final, and was called up when his fellow countryman and the defending champion, Daisuke Takahashi, pulled out due to a leg injury.[30] Oda won the bronze medal after placing third in both segments of the competition.

Oda finished fourth at the

2014 Japanese Nationals and was named to the 2014 Four Continents team, but not to the Olympic team. Shortly afterward, Oda announced his retirement from competitive skating.[31]

Post–competitive career

After his eligible figure skating career, Oda became a professional skater and a TV personality. He voiced himself for a cameo appearance in the 2016 figure skating anime series Yuri on Ice.[32]

In October 2017, Oda announced a desire to retire from official competitions, considering the 2017

toe loop-triple toe loop jump combination and a second quadruple toe loop jump with positive grades of execution.[34] Oda is also a recurring cast member at the annual touring ice show Fantasy on Ice. In the 2016 edition of the show he performed a live music version of his short program "Storm" from the 2010–11 season in collaboration with the Yoshida Brothers.[35]
: 63 

In the spring of 2023, Oda was cast to play Usopp in the summer show, One Piece on Ice.[36]

Programs

Oda performs an Ina bauer during his exhibition at the 2008 NHK Trophy.

Post–2014

Season Free skating
Pro-am events 		Exhibition
2018–2019
[37]

Y.M.C.A.:

2017–2018
[39]
2016–2017
[42]
2015–2016
[44]
2014–2015
[45]

Pre–2014

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[51]
  • David Wilson
2012–2013
[52]
  • The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms
    choreo. by Lori Nichol
2011–2012
[9]
  • Memphis Soul Stew
    by
    Sebastien Britten
2010–2011
[53]
2009–2010
[54]
2008–2009
[55]
2007–2008
2006–2007
[56][57]
  • Mission: Impossible
    by Danny Elfman
2005–2006
[58][59]
  • Keiichi Suzuki
2004–2005
[60]
  • Zatoichi
    by Keiichi Suzuki
2003–2004
[61]
2002–2003
  • El Cunbanchero
    by Felix Guerrero
2001–2002
  • El Cunbanchero
    by Felix Guerrero

Competitive highlights

2023-24 to present

National[62]
Event 23–24
Japan Western Sect. 1st
Kinki Reg. 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Earlier career

International[63]
Event 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Olympics 7th
Worlds 4th 7th 7th 28th 6th
Four Continents 1st 4th
Grand Prix Final 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd
GP
Bompard
 1st 7th
GP Cup of China 1st 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
GP Rostelecom 5th
GP Skate America 1st 2nd
GP Skate Canada 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd
Karl Schäfer 1st
Nebelhorn 1st 1st 1st
Universiade
 2nd 1st
Bavarian Open 1st
International: Junior[63]
Junior Worlds 11th 1st
JGP Final 8th
JGP Italy 7th
JGP Japan 3rd
JGP Slovakia 2nd 2nd
JGP Ukraine 3rd
JGP USA 4th
Mladost 1st J
National[63]
Japan Champ.
 16th 6th 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd WD 4th 4th
Japan Junior 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
Oda did not compete in the 2007–2008 season.
Oda (center) with the other medalists at the 2009 Cup of China
Team events[63][64][34]
Event 2008–09 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
World Team Trophy 3rd T
(3rd P)
Japan Open 1st T
(3rd P)		 2nd T
(4th P)		 1st T
(2nd P)
T = Team result; P = Personal result;
Medals awarded for team result only.
Pro-am events[65][66]
Event 2014–15 2015–16
Medal Winners Open 2nd 2nd

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