Nobunari Oda

Nobunari Oda Oda in 2006. Personal Info Country: JapanDate of birth: March 25, 1987(1987-03-25) (age 21) Residence: Takatsuki, JapanHeight: 164 cm Coach: Nikolai Morozov, Noriko OdaFormer Coach: Lee BarkellChoreographer: David WilsonSkating Club: Kansai University SC ISU Personal Best Scores Short + Free Total: 244.56 2006 NHK TrophyShort Program: 83.55 2006 NHK TrophyFree Skate: 161.01 2006 NHK Trophy

Nobunari Oda (Japanese: 織田信成) (born on March 25, 1987 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2005 World Junior Champion.

1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Programs
4 Competitive highlights
5 References
6 External links

Personal life

Oda is the 17th direct descendant of Oda Nobunaga,[1] a daimyo during Japan's Sengoku period who conquered most of Japan.

Oda has also trained at the Mariposa School of Skating.

Career

Senior career

Oda won the World Junior Championships in his third season of international competition. He turned senior for the Olympic year, because he was guaranteed a senior Grand Prix assignment because he won Junior Worlds. Because it was an Olympic year, it was felt that giving him more international experience would aid him in his quest to make the Olympic team.

Oda made a splash immediately as a senior, winning the bronze medal at his first event and winning the NHK Trophy over favorites Daisuke Takahashi and reigning world bronze medalist Evan Lysacek. Oda qualified for the Grand Prix Final and placed fourth.

Oda was proclaimed the winner of the 2005-2006 Japanese Figure Skating Championships, but a glitch in the computer software was discovered and he fell to second place due to having done too many combinations. The Japanese federation split the international assignments between Oda and declared-winner Daisuke Takahashi, sending Oda to the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, and Takahashi to the Olympics, because Japan had only one spot for each competition due to the withdrawel of Takeshi Honda from the 2005 World Championships and Takahashi's 15th place finish at that competition. Oda placed fourth at his first Worlds, earning Japan two spots to the 2007 Worlds.

The following season, he placed 1st at Skate America over American Evan Lysacek and 2nd at the NHK Trophy to compatriot Daisuke Takahashi. He qualified for the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and placed third. At his national championships, Oda won the silver medal for the second straight year. He went on to compete at the 2007 Winter Universiade in Torino, Italy, where he won silver. At the 2007 Worlds, held in Tokyo, Oda once again performed too many combinations and placed 7th overall.

DUI

On July 26, 2007, Oda was arrested by the Osaka prefectural police for driving his moped [2] under the influence of alcohol.[3][4] Luckily, no one was hurt.[5] Oda has apologized for his crime.[6] Due to this incident, Oda was quickly removed from the cast of an upcoming ice show in Japan.[6] On August 2, 2007, the Japan Skating Federation announced that it had suspended Oda from national competition until the end of October and from international competition and exhibitions[7] until the end of December[8][9][10], effectively withdrawing him from his two Grand Prix of Figure Skating assignments (Skate Canada and Trophée Eric Bompard) while allowing him to compete at Nationals and try to earn a spot to the 2008 World Championships [11]. The federation has also sentenced Oda to perform community service.[12] He has accepted the punishment meted out by the federation.[13] Oda was fined ¥100,000, which he immediately paid.[14]

Continued career

After sitting out the 2007-2008 Grand Prix season, Oda announced his withdrawal from the 2007-2008 Japanese Figure Skating Championships on December 24, 2007, citing mental stress.[15][16]

Programs

Season Short Program Free Skating Exhibition 2006-2007 Fly Me to the Moon
by Howard Bart Symphony No.4 (Tchaikovsky) Mission Impossible (soundtrack)
by Hans ZimmerFly Me To The Moon (Vocal Version) 2005-2006 Le Nozze Di Figaro Zatoichi Rooster 2004-2005 Super Mario Brothers Zatoichi Rooster 2003-2004 New Cinema Paradise The Rock Rhythm Delivery / New Cinema Paradise 2002-2003 El Cunbanchero The Mask Of Zorro Toast Of The Town / Rhythm Delivery 2001-2002 El Cunbanchero The Mask Of Zorro