 Daisuke Murakami at 2015 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1991-01-15)January 15, 1991 (age 34) |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Japan |
| Coach | Frank Carroll Kumiko Sato |
| Skating club | Aomori FSC |
| Began skating | 2000 |
| Retired | June 14, 2018[1] |
| Daisuke Murakami | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 村上 大介 | ||||
| Kana | むらかみ だいすけ | ||||
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Daisuke "Dice" Murakami (村上 大介,Murakami Daisuke; born January 15, 1991, inKanagawa) is a Japanesefigure skater.
He is the2014 NHK Trophy champion,2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, and2009 Japan Junior bronze medalist.
Earlier in his career, he represented the United States, winning a bronze medal on theISU Junior Grand Prix series and the2006 U.S. junior national pewter medal.
In 2011, Murakami became the first to land the quad salchow jump in the men's category at the Japan Championships.[citation needed]
Murakami has appeared in variety of TV show's in Japan collaborating withYoshiki Hayashi fromX Japan andKenta Maeda fromLos Angeles Dodgers
Daisuke "Dice"[2] Murakami was born on January 15, 1991, in Kanagawa, Japan.[3]
His family moved to the United States in 2000 after winning a green-card lottery to become US residents.[4]
Murakami began skating at age ten, soon after moving to the U.S.[5][6] He began competing on the juvenile level in 2001.[citation needed]
Representing the U.S., Murakami made his international debut in April 2004 at theTriglav Trophy, where he won the novice men's title. He received his firstISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignments in autumn 2004. In the 2006–07 season, he won the bronze medal at his JGP event in Mexico.
Murakami made no international appearances during the 2007–08 season due to his switch to Japan. He was released at the start of the following season but could not compete at his first JGP assignment, in Mexico, due to a paperwork problem.[7] He placed fourth at his next JGP event, in South Africa.
Making his senior international debut, Murakami placed 7th at the2009 Finlandia Trophy and 9th at his firstGrand Prix event, the2009 NHK Trophy. In 2010, he parted ways with his coach,Nikolai Morozov, and relocated toLos Angeles, California to work withFrank Carroll.[8] He won the bronze medal at the2011 Winter Universiade inTurkey.
The following season, Murakami won gold at the2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial and 2011Merano Cup. He finished sixth at the2011 Skate America and2011–12 Japanese Nationals.
Murakami began the 2012–13 season by winning the silver medal at2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. He dislocated his right shoulder during competition at the2012 NHK Trophy, forcing him to withdraw from the event.[9] He also withdrew from the2012–13 Japanese Nationals due to his recovery,[10] but came back to finish the season with a bronze medal at the2012 Triglav Trophy.
In the 2013–14 season, Murakami won both the Tokyo Regionals and the Eastern Sectionals.[11][12] He then won the silver medal at 2013 Merano Cup. He came in tenth at the2013–14 Japanese Nationals and finished the season with a gold medal at theCoupe du Printemps inLuxembourg.
On August 12, 2014, it was announced that Murakami had been selected as a host pick at the2014 NHK Trophy.[13] In September, he placed third in the 2014 U.S. International Classic at Salt Lake City, Utah.[14] In November, he won the men's single event at the NHK Trophy, beating three skaters who qualified for theGrand Prix Final.[9] At the2015 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, Korea, he set personal best scores in all segments; he placed third in the free skate and fourth overall.[15][16]
In the 2014–15 season, Murakami won the bronze medal at Grand Prix Skate Canada. He then was awarded the bronze medal at the2015 Trophee Eric Bompard after placing third in the short program. The second day of competition was cancelled due to the November 2015 Paris attacks. Murakami qualified for the Grand Prix Final where he finished 6th. He was named as an alternate for theJapanese Olympic team
GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix
| International[35] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Four Continents | 4th | ||||||||||
| GPFinal | 6th | ||||||||||
| GPFrance | 3rd | WD | |||||||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 9th | WD | 1st | ||||||||
| GPSkate America | 5th | 6th | WD | ||||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 3rd | ||||||||||
| CSAutumn Classic | 8th | ||||||||||
| CSOndrej Nepela | 4th | ||||||||||
| CSU.S. Classic | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 7th | 5th | |||||||||
| Merano Cup | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||
| Printemps | 1st | 1st | |||||||||
| Nepela Memorial | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||||
| Universiade | 3rd | ||||||||||
| International: Junior[35] | |||||||||||
| JGPSouth Africa | 4th | ||||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 1st J | ||||||||||
| National[36][37] | |||||||||||
| Japan Champ. | 5th | 19th | 7th | 6th | 10th | 7th | 7th | 5th | |||
| Japan Junior | 5th | 3rd | |||||||||
| Team events | |||||||||||
| Japan Open | 1st T 5th P | ||||||||||
| International: Junior or novice[35] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
| World Junior Champ. | 11th | ||
| JGPChina | 11th | ||
| JGPChinese Taipei | 4th | ||
| JGPMexico | 3rd | ||
| National[35][38] | |||
| U.S. Championships | 4th J | 15th | |
