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Rin Nitaya
Native name	新田谷凜
Born	(1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 27) Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Hometown	Nagoya, Japan
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Machiko Yamada Mihoko Higuchi
Skating club	Chukyo University
Began skating	2006
Medal record Representing  Japan Figure skating: Ladies' singles Winter Universiade 2017 Almaty Ladies' singles

Rin Nitaya (Japanese: 新田谷 凜, born August 8, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, 2015 Gardena Spring Trophy champion, and 2016 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist.

Personal life

Rin Nitaya was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Career

Nitaya debuted in international competitions in 2013 at the Gardena Spring Trophy, winning silver in the junior ladies category.

2014–15 season

In the 2014–15 season, Nitaya debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, winning silver in Courchevel, France. She placed fourth at her second JGP assignment, in Tallinn, Estonia. Concluding her season, she won her first senior international medal – gold at the Gardena Spring Trophy.

2015–16 season

Competing in the 2015–16 JGP series, Nitaya finished fourth in Bratislava, Slovakia and won the bronze medal in Toruń, Poland. In November, she placed 4th at the 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships.

Nitaya won the senior silver medal at the 2016 Coupe du Printemps.

2016–17 season

In February 2017, Nitaya received the silver medal at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, finishing second to Elena Radionova.

Programs

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

References

1. ^ "Rin NITAYA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
2. ^ "Rin NITAYA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017.
3. Gallagher, Jack (February 7, 2017). "Nitaya, Isobe shine for Japan at Winter Universiade". The Japan Times.
4. ^ "新田谷 凜 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
5. "Rin NITAYA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
6. ^ "Competition Results: Rin NITAYA". International Skating Union.
7. "新田谷 凜/NITAYA Rin" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015.
8. "2011-12 National Junior Figure Skating Championships Results". Japan Skating Federation.

External links

• Rin NITAYA at the International Skating Union

• 1997 births
• Japanese female single skaters
• Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
• Living people
• FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan
• Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade
• Figure skaters from Nishinomiya
• 21st-century Japanese sportswomen