Introduction
Kensuke Nakaniwa (中庭 健介, Nakaniwa Kensuke, born October 15, 1981) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, and a three-time Japan national medalist. He finished in the top ten at three Four Continents Championships.
Personal life
Kensuke Nakaniwa was born on October 15, 1981 in Fukuoka, Japan.
Career
In the 1999–2000 season, Nakaniwa won a bronze medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 13th at the 2000 World Junior Championships.
In the 2002–03 season, Nakaniwa made his Grand Prix debut and competed at his first senior ISU Championship, the 2003 Four Continents, where he finished 11th.
Nakaniwa ended his competitive career in 2011. He has coached Sei Kawahara.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2008–09 |
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| 2007–08 |
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| 2006–07 |
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| 2005–06 |
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| 2004–05 |
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| 2003–04 |
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| 2001–02 |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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| Event | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 |
| Four Continents | 11th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 12th | |||||||
| GP Bompard | 7th | |||||||||||
| GP Cup of China | 5th | 10th | ||||||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 8th | 10th | ||||||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 11th | 8th | 8th | |||||||||
| GP Skate America | 10th | |||||||||||
| Universiade | 3rd | 4th | ||||||||||
| Asian Games | 3rd | |||||||||||
| Golden Spin | 7th | |||||||||||
| Merano Cup | 7th | |||||||||||
| Nepela Memorial | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 5th | 6th | ||||||||||
| International: Junior | ||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 13th | |||||||||||
| JGP Canada | 3rd | |||||||||||
| JGP Japan | 8th | |||||||||||
| National | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 9th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 12th | |
| Japan Junior | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||
| J. = Junior level | ||||||||||||