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Kana Muramoto

Kana Muramoto
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1993-03-03) March 3, 1993 (age 24)
Akashi, Hyōgo
Home town Kobe
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner Chris Reed
Former partner Hiroichi Noguchi
Coach Marina Zueva, Oleg Eipstein, Massimo Scali, Johnny Johns
Former coach Mie Hamada, Yamato Tamura
Choreographer Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali
Former choreographer Jamie Isley, Kenji Miyamoto
Skating club Arctic Edge FSC
Kinoshita Club Tokyo
Former skating club Kobe
PFSC
Training locations Canton, Michigan
Former training locations Osaka
Began skating 1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 156.45
2017 World Team Trophy
Short dance 63.77
2017 World Team Trophy
Free dance 92.68
2017 World Team Trophy

Kana Muramoto (村元 哉中 Muramoto Kana?, born March 3, 1993) is a Japanese ice dancer. With Chris Reed, she is the 2017 Asian Winter Games silver medalist and a two-time Japanese national champion (2016–2017). They have competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships.

Kana Muramoto was born on March 3, 1993 in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan. She is the younger sister of former figure skater Satsuki Muramoto.

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.

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.


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