That is Yuka [ ゆか ] skating freestyle in Japan in 1990, and I’m decided to be taught extra about her! Utilizing Google translate and google.jp I stumbled upon this photograph from a Japanese skater’s weblog from 2006-2011. The caption underneath Yuka’s photograph interprets to: “Yuka is a genius feminine freestyler… She additionally received prime prizes in competitions with an astonishing success charge. I ponder what she’s doing now.” Yuka may carry out pogos and caspers, and 50-50s.
I do know that Japan was frequented by professional American skate boarders within the Seventies, and I’ve one superior photograph of a crew of Japanese ladies within the Eighties, however nonetheless little element.
In the meantime, Japanese feminine skaters are dominating the competition scene at the moment! Their Olympic group {qualifications} was ruthless with solely three spots accessible, which meant that former Olympic gold medalist (and one among my favorite avenue skaters) Momiji Nishiya was squeezed out. I’m nonetheless not fully positive if silver medalist, Funa Nakayama is out and Yumeka Oda is in, contemplating how extraordinary Yumeka carried out, nevertheless it appears to be like like relative newcomers Liz Akama and teen, Coco Yoshizawa had better consistency at contests, which places them within the prime Japanese group positions.
Picture: Momiji Nishiya on the quilt of Mess Magazine Difficulty 4, 2024 (Alan Carvalho)
Even in park it was contact and go whether or not former gold medalist, Sakura Yosozumi would make the group since she missed the qualification last in Hungary. I completely love that Japanese ladies are pushing the requirements, however how difficult it should be when a mass of your fellow skaters is constantly taking greater than half of the highest ten locations.
No matter whether or not they made Staff Japan, I feel all of those skaters are deserving of respect and I hope their sense of worth isn’t certain by these rankings or contests. And, if anybody has a lead on Yuka, I’d be pleased about extra info and images.