Kanako Murakami

Personal Information

Country Represented

Japan

Born

November 7, 1994

Age

29 years

Club

Chuyko University SC

Languages

Japanese

Career Info

Former Coaches

Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi

Former Choreographers

Mihoko Higuchi, Pasquale Camerlengo, Marina Zueva, Tatiana Tarasova, Machiko Yamada

Training Locations

Nagoya

Began Skating

1994 (Age 5)

(WS) World Standing

58

Retired

April 23, 2017

Physical Description

Height

162 cm (5' 4")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Ethnicity

Japanese

Personal International Bests

Kanako Murakami (born November 7, 1994) is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2014 Four Continents champion and the 2010-11 Grand Prix Final silver medalist.

Personal Life

Murakami's hobbies include music and dancing.

Programs

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2016-2017	Carmen by Georges Bizet	Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
2015-2016	El Tango de Roxanne (Moulin Rouge!) by Craig Armstrong	Memoirs of a Geisha by John Williams
2014-2015	Think of Me (The Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber	The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2013-2014	Partita for Violin No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach Chaconne in G Minor by Tomaso Vitali	Papa, Can You Hear Me? (Yentl) by Michel Legrand
2013-2014	Initial SP: Catgroove Libella Swing Swing Bop by Parov Stelar	Papa, Can You Hear Me? (Yentl) by Michel Legrand
2012-2013	Prayer for Taylor by Michael W. Smith	Oblivion by Ástor Piazzolla A Fuego Lento by Horacio Salgán Adiós Nonino by Ástor Piazzolla
2011-2012	Partita for Violin No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach Chaconne in G Minor by Tomaso Vitali	Violin Concerto by Felix Mendelssohn
2010-2011	Jumpin' Jack by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, & Scotty Morris The Boogie Bumper by Scotty Morris	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner
2009-2010	Néctar Flamenco by Eduardo Niebla Frente a Frente by Lucía Méndez	Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2008-2009	Limelight Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin	Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y Gabriela Selections by Jose Luis Encinas Mi Amor by Armik Vamos A Bailar by Gipsy Kings

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2016-2017	Seven Nation Army by Jack White
2015-2016	Con Te Partirò by Francesco Sartori
2014-2015	Néctar Flamenco by Eduardo Niebla Frente a Frente by Lucía Méndez
2013-2014	King of Anything by Sara Bareilles
2013-2014	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner
2012-2013	Someone Like You by Adele Adkins & Dan Wilson Rolling in the Deep by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
2011-2012	Amarti Si by Filippa Giordano
2010-2011	Be Italian (Nine) by Maury Yeston
2009-2010	The Legend of Miss Baltimore Crabs (Hairspray) by Marc Shaiman
2008-2009	Baby Face by Harry Akst

ISU Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold)

2016–17 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 4 - 6	2016 Rostelecom Cup	Senior	10 55.25	11 95.78	11 151.03
October 21 - 23	2016 Skate America	Senior	10 47.87	9 97.16	10 145.03
September 8 - 11	2016 Lombardia Trophy	Senior	8 54.61	6 96.66	6 151.27
2015–16 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 16 - 21	2016 Four Continents Championships	Senior	2 68.51	13 106.61	7 175.12
November 13 - 15	2015 Trophée Éric Bompard	Senior	4 58.30	Cancelled
October 30 - November 1	2015 Skate Canada	Senior	3 59.79	6 111.80	4 171.59
September 16 - 20	2015 US Classic	Senior	5 55.58	7 92.02	7 144.62
2014–15 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 16 - 19	2015 World Team Trophy	Senior	5 62.39	6 113.32	6 175.71
March 23–29, 2015	2015 World Championships	Senior	4 65.48	8 114.18	7 179.66
February 19 - 22	2015 International Challenge Cup	Senior	1 61.64	1 111.27	1 172.91
November 28 - 30	2014 NHK Trophy	Senior	3 64.38	7 108.71	4 173.09
November 7 - 9	2014 Cup of China	Senior	3 60.44	3 108.95	3 169.39
2013–14 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 24–30, 2014	2014 World Championships	Senior	10 60.86	10 111.58	10 172.44
February 19 - 20	2014 Winter Olympics	Senior	15 55.60	12 115.38	12 170.98
January 21 - 25	2014 Four Continents Championships	Senior	1 64.73	1 132.18	1 196.91
November 22 - 24	2013 Rostelecom Cup	Senior	9 49.24	4 113.22	7 162.46
November 1 - 3	2013 Cup of China	Senior	4 57.33	4 108.62	4 165.95
2012–13 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 13 - 17	2013 World Championships	Senior	3 66.64	7 123.09	4 189.73
February 8 - 11	2013 Four Continents Championships	Senior	3 64.04	3 116.99	3 181.03
November 9 - 11	2012 Rostelecom Cup	Senior	6 56.78	3 109.56	4 166.34
October 26 - 28	2012 Skate Canada	Senior	4 56.21	4 111.83	3 168.04
2011–12 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 18 - 22	2012 World Team Trophy	Senior	3 63.78	8 95.84	6 159.62
March 26 - 31	2012 World Championships	Senior	2 62.67	5 112.74	5 175.41
February 7 - 12	2012 Four Continents Championships	Senior	3 63.45	5 105.87	4 169.32
November 18 - 20	2011 Trophée Éric Bompard	Senior	4 55.77	4 105.54	4 161.31
November 4 - 6	2011 Cup of China	Senior	4 53.09	7 97.11	6 150.20
2010–11 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 24 - May 1	2011 World Championships	Senior	10 54.86	7 112.24	8 167.10
February 3 - 5	2011 Asian Winter Games	Senior	1 54.48	1 122.56	1 177.04
December 9 - 12	2010-11 Grand Prix Final	Senior	3 61.47	2 117.12	3 178.59
November 11 - 14	2010 Skate America	Senior	2 54.75	2 110.18	1 164.93
October 22 - 24	2010 NHK Trophy	Senior	2 56.10	5 94.06	3 150.16
2009–10 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 8 - 14	2010 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 59.00	1 106.47	1 165.47
December 3 - 6	2009-10 JGP Final	Junior	2 59.52	1 101.01	1 160.53
October 28 - November 1	2009 Ice Challenge	Senior	1 59.40	1 111.01	1 170.41
October 7 - 11	2009 JGP Croatia	Junior	1 59.74	1 95.18	1 154.92
September 9 - 12	2009 JGP Poland	Junior	1 56.16	1 104.69	1 160.85
2008–09 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 4 - 8	2009 International Challenge Cup	Junior	1 48.16	1 87.98	1 136.14
December 11 - 14	2008-09 JGP Final	Junior	2 51.04	3 90.59	4 141.63
October 15 - 18	2008 JGP United Kingdom	Junior	1 55.52	2 98.32	1 153.84
September 24 - 29	2008 JGP Spain	Junior	2 46.58	3 80.29	3 126.87
2005–06 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 29 - 31	2006 Gardena Spring Trophy	Novice	1 39.55	1 66.51	1 106.06

Medal Record (In Chronological Order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Bronze	2015 World Team Trophy	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2015 International Challenge Cup	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2014 Cup of China	2014-15	Senior
Bronze	2014 Japan Open	2014-15	Senior
Gold	2014 Four Continents Championships	2013-14	Senior
Silver	2014 Japan Championships	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Japan Open	2013-14	Senior
Bronze	2013 Four Continents Championships	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2013 Japan Championships	2012-13	Senior
Bronze	2012 Skate Canada	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 Chubu Regional	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 World Team Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Bronze	2012 Japan Championships	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 Chubu Regional	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 Asian Winter Games	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2011 Japan Championships	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010-11 Grand Prix Final	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 Skate America	2010-11	Senior
Bronze	2010 NHK Trophy	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 World Junior Championships	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009-10 JGP Final	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2010 Japan Junior Championships	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009 Ice Challenge	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2009 JGP Croatia	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009 JGP Poland	2009-10	Junior
Gold	2009 International Challenge Cup	2008-09	Junior
Bronze	2009 Japan Junior Championships	2008-09	Junior
Gold	2008 JGP United Kingdom	2008-09	Junior
Bronze	2008 JGP Spain	2008-09	Junior
Gold	2006 Gardena Spring Trophy	2005-06	Novice
Silver	2004 Mladost Trophy	2004-05	Spring Girls

Small Medal Record (Awarded at ISU Championships Only)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Silver	2016 Four Continents Championships	2015-16	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2014 Four Continents Championships	2013-14	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2014 Four Continents Championships	2013-14	Short Program	Senior
Bronze	2013 World Championships	2012-13	Short Program	Senior
Bronze	2013 Four Continents Championships	2012-13	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2013 Four Continents Championships	2012-13	Short Program	Senior
Silver	2012 World Championships	2011-12	Short Program	Senior
Bronze	2012 Four Continents Championships	2011-12	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2010 World Junior Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Junior
Silver	2010 World Junior Championships	2009-10	Short Program	Junior