Nobunari Oda
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| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  Japan |
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| Date of birth: | March 25, 1987 | |
| Residence: | Takatsuki, Japan | |
| Height: | 164 cm | |
| Coach: | Nikolai Morozov, Noriko Oda | |
| Former Coach: | Lee Barkell | |
| Choreographer: | David Wilson | |
| Skating Club: | Kansai University SC | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 244.56 | 2006 NHK Trophy |
| Short Program: | 83.55 | 2006 NHK Trophy |
| Free Skate: | 161.01 | 2006 NHK Trophy |
Nobunari Oda (Japanese: 織田 信成) (born on March 25, 1987 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2005 World Junior Champion.
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[edit] Personal life
Oda is the 17th direct descendant of Oda Nobunaga,[1] a daimyo during Japan's Sengoku period who conquered most of Japan.
Oda has also trained at the Mariposa School of Skating.
[edit] Career
[edit] Senior career
Oda won the World Junior Championships in his third season of international competition. He turned senior for the Olympic year, because he was guaranteed a senior Grand Prix assignment because he won Junior Worlds. Because it was an Olympic year, it was felt that giving him more international experience would aid him in his quest to make the Olympic team.
Oda made a splash immediately as a senior, winning the bronze medal at his first event and winning the NHK Trophy over favorites Daisuke Takahashi and reigning world bronze medalist Evan Lysacek. Oda qualified for the Grand Prix Final and placed fourth.
Oda was proclaimed the winner of the 2005-2006 Japanese Figure Skating Championships, but a glitch in the computer software was discovered and he fell to second place due to having done too many combinations. The Japanese federation split the international assignments between Oda and declared-winner Daisuke Takahashi, sending Oda to the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, and Takahashi to the Olympics, because Japan had only one spot for each competition due to the withdrawel of Takeshi Honda from the 2005 World Championships and Takahashi's 15th place finish at that competition. Oda placed fourth at his first Worlds, earning Japan two spots to the 2007 Worlds.
The following season, he placed 1st at Skate America over American Evan Lysacek and 2nd at the NHK Trophy to compatriot Daisuke Takahashi. He qualified for the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and placed third. At his national championships, Oda won the silver medal for the second straight year. He went on to compete at the 2007 Winter Universiade in Torino, Italy, where he won silver. At the 2007 Worlds, held in Tokyo, Oda once again performed too many combinations and placed 7th overall.
[edit] DUI
On July 26, 2007, Oda was arrested by the Osaka prefectural police for driving his moped[2] under the influence of alcohol.[3][4] Luckily, no one was hurt.[5] Oda has apologized for his crime.[6] Due to this incident, Oda was quickly removed from the cast of an upcoming ice show in Japan.[6] On August 2, 2007, the Japan Skating Federation announced that it had suspended Oda from national competition until the end of October and from international competition and exhibitions[7] until the end of December[8][9][10], effectively withdrawing him from his two Grand Prix of Figure Skating assignments (Skate Canada and Trophée Eric Bompard) while allowing him to compete at Nationals and try to earn a spot to the 2008 World Championships[11]. The federation has also sentenced Oda to perform community service.[12] He has accepted the punishment meted out by the federation.[13] Oda was fined ¥100,000, which he immediately paid.[14]
[edit] Continued career
After sitting out the 2007-2008 Grand Prix season, Oda announced his withdrawal from the 2007-2008 Japanese Figure Skating Championships on December 24, 2007, citing mental stress.[15][16]
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | Fly Me to the Moon by Howard Bart |
Symphony No.4 (Tchaikovsky)
Mission Impossible (soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer |
Fly Me To The Moon (Vocal Version) |
| 2005-2006 | Le Nozze Di Figaro | Zatoichi | Rooster |
| 2004-2005 | Super Mario Brothers | Zatoichi | Rooster |
| 2003-2004 | New Cinema Paradise | The Rock | Rhythm Delivery / New Cinema Paradise |
| 2002-2003 | El Cunbanchero | The Mask Of Zorro | Toast Of The Town / Rhythm Delivery |
| 2001-2002 | El Cunbanchero | The Mask Of Zorro |
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event/Season | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
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| World Championships | 4th | 7th | ||||
| Four Continents Championships | 1st | |||||
| World Junior Championships | 11th | 1st | ||||
| Japanese Championships | 16th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Japanese Junior Championships | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | ||
| Grand Prix Final | 4th | 3rd | ||||
| Skate America | 1st | |||||
| NHK Trophy | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Skate Canada | 3rd | |||||
| Winter Universiade | 2nd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 8th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, USA | 4th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 3rd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Japan | 3rd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy | 7th | |||||
| Mladost Trophy | 1st |
[edit] References
- ^ Skate Today : Oda Continues Ancestor's Fighting Spirit
- ^ ABC News: Popular Japanese Skater Banned for Drunken Driving
- ^ "Figure skater Oda suspected of drink driving", Yahoo! Asia, 2007-07-27. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ "Figure skater Nobunari Oda apprehended for drunk-driving", MSN News, 2007-07-27. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ ESPN - Japanese figure skater Nobunari Oda banned from competition for drunken driving - Figureskating
- ^ a b "織田信成選手、酒気帯び運転で謝罪", TBS News, 2007-07-27. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. (Japanese)
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/winter_sports/wires/08/02/2080.ap.fig.japan.oda.banned.0318/index.html
- ^ Himmer, Alastair. "Figure skater banned after being stopped on moped", Yahoo! News, 2007-08-02. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ KAGEYAMA, YURI. "Japanese Skater Banned for Drunk Driving", 2007-08-02. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ Himmer, Alastair. "Japan's Oda banned after being stopped on moped", Reuters, 2007-08-02. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Japanese figure skater Nobunari Oda banned from competition for drunken driving", Associated Press, 2007-08-02. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ ABC News: Popular Japanese Skater Banned for Drunken Driving
- ^ Japanese skater Oda suspended for remainder of year - USATODAY.com
- ^ http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20070809-00000108-san-soci
- ^ Japan Today - News - Oda to miss national championships
- ^ Figure skating: Oda to miss national championships
[edit] External links
- Nobunari Oda at the International Skating Union biography page
- Official Website
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