Sei Kawahara (Japanese: 川原星, born December 17, 1995) is a Japanese figure skater. He won one medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and made his Grand Prix debut at the 2015 Skate Canada International.

Sei Kawahara
Native name川原星
Born (1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 (age 28)
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
CoachMiwa Ishihara, Kensuke Nakaniwa
Skating clubFukuoka University
Began skating2006
Retired2018

Post–competitive career edit

Kawahara works as a coach and choreographer. He also coaches women's figure skaters Kaori Sakamoto and Mai Mihara.

Programs edit

Season Short program Free skating
2017–18
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[2]
  • Tango de los exilados
    by Vanessa-Mae, Walter Taieb
2014–15
[3]
2013–14
[4]
  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
    by Michel Legrand
2012–13
[5]
  • The Last Samurai
    by Hans Zimmer
2011–12
[6]
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
    by Louis Prima
2010–11
[7]

Competitive highlights edit

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
GP Skate Canada 10th
CS Nebelhorn 9th
Universiade 20th
Golden Spin 8th
International: Junior or novice[8]
JGP Austria 10th 5th
JGP Croatia 8th
JGP Czech Rep. 3rd
JGP Germany 5th
JGP Latvia 6th
JGP Mexico 7th
JGP Poland 9th
JGP Romania 10th
Challenge Cup 1st N 1st J
Mont Blanc 2nd J
Printemps 3rd J
Asian Trophy 2nd N
National[9][10]
Japan 28th 16th 17th 12th 11th 12th
Japan Junior 11th 21st 7th 4th 5th 7th 11th
Japan Novice 9th A 1st A
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

References edit

  1. ^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ a b "Competition Results: Sei KAWAHARA". International Skating Union.
  9. ^ 川原 星 [KAWAHARA Sei] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015.
  10. ^ "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.

External links edit