Japanese Nationals 2025 RECAP

All-Japan Championships 2025 gave us an Olympics-worthy collection of amazing performances — including final competitive skates from several of our favorite athletes. Kaori Sakamoto and Yuma Kagiyama clinched their Olympic spots, and Yuna Aoki gave two of the finest programs of any skater this season. We also talk about the results of the French and Italian nationals events, including their locks for Olympic teams.

December 24, 2025

All-Japan Championships 2025 Recap + French and Italian Nationals Results

Chapters

00:00 Intro
02:10 Women’s Event
05:50 Kaori Sakamoto
08:48 Mone Chiba
10:43 Mao Shimada
14:13 Yuna Aoki
18:31 Meiyuka Oka
19:21 Rinka Watanabe
22:27 Wakaba Higuchi
25:56 Saka Miyaki
26:18 Mai Mihara
29:00 Rino Matsuike
29:40 Rion Sumiyoshi
30:51 Hana Yoshida
33:07 Men’s Compeititon
33:19 Yuma Kagiyama
33:55 Shun Sato
35:40 Kao Muira
39:35 Rio Nakata
40:37 Sota Yamamoto
41:15 Kazuki Tomono
43:07 Tatsyua Tsuboi
44:32 Pairs Compeition
45:22 Nagaoka and Moriguchi
47:14 Ice Dance Competition
47:19 Yoshida and Morita
48:05 Kushida and Shimada
49:37 Kihira Nishiyama
52:09 French Nationals
58:44 Italian Nationals
01:08:21 Gold in our Hearts
01:09:38 Wrap-Up

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