Introduction
Kana Muramoto (村元 哉中, Muramoto Kana, born March 3, 1993) is a Japanese ice dancer. With Chris Reed, she is the 2016 CS U.S. Classic silver medalist and the 2016 Japanese national champion.
Personal life
Kana Muramoto was born on March 3, 1993 in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan. She is the younger sister of former figure skater Satsuki Muramoto.
Early career
Muramoto began skating in 1998. She appeared in ladies' singles through the 2013–14 season, coached by Mie Hamada and Yamato Tamura. She won the silver medal at the 2011 Triglav Trophy and bronze at the 2011 Crystal Skate of Romania.
In the 2014–15 season, Muramoto began competing in ice dancing with Hiroichi Noguchi. The two placed fourth at the 2014 Tallinn Trophy and took the bronze medal at the 2014–15 Japan Championships.
Partnership with Reed
On June 17, 2015, it was announced that Muramoto had teamed up with Chris Reed to continue in ice dance and both would train under Marina Zueva, Oleg Epstein, and Massimo Scali in Canton, Michigan. Together, the duo are the 2015–16 Japanese national champions.
Programs
With Reed
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2016-2017 |
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| 2015–16 |
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With Noguchi
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2014–15 |
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Ladies' singles
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2011–12 |
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| 2010–11 |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Ice dance with Reed
| International | ||
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| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| Worlds | 15th | |
| Four Continents | 7th | |
| GP NHK Trophy | 7th | TBD |
| GP Skate America | 8th | |
| CS U.S. Classic | 2nd | |
| MNNT Cup | 2nd | 3rd |
| National | ||
| Japan Champ. | 1st | |
Ice dance with Noguchi
| International | |
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| Event | 2014–15 |
| Tallinn Trophy | 4th |
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| Japan Championships | 3rd |
Ladies' singles
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| Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Challenge Cup | 7th | |||||||||||
| Crystal Skate | 3rd | |||||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 4th | |||||||||||
| Merano Cup | 7th | |||||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||||
| International: Junior | ||||||||||||
| JGP Belarus | 3rd | |||||||||||
| JGP France | 17th | |||||||||||
| National | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 17th | 10th | 10th | 17th | ||||||||
| Japan Junior | 8th | 12th | ||||||||||
| Japan Novice | 4th | 2nd | 4th | |||||||||
| East Japan | 4th J | 5th J | 4th J | 8th | 4th | |||||||
| Kinki | 2nd B | 1st B | 2nd A | 2nd A | 1st J | 1st J | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| Levels – A: Novice-A; B: Novice-B; N: Novice; J: Junior | ||||||||||||