Kanagawa Figure Skating Festival 2015

Kanagawa Figure Skating
Festival 2015
かながわフィギュアスケート・フェスティバル2015

Jan. 23: 7 p.m.; Jan. 24: 1 and 6 p.m.; Jan. 25: 1 p.m.



CAST

Nobunari Oda
Takeshi Honda
Fumie Suguri
Evgeni Plushenko
Stephane Lambiel
Carolina Kostner
Brian Joubert
Tomas Verner
Dettagli

Official WEBSITE

The popularly of figure skating has risen steadily in Japan over the years and reached record heights after Yuzuru Hanyu won the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Sagamihara City and capitalizing on skating mania, the Kanagawa Skating Federation will hold a figure skating festival in January, inviting the world’s top skaters to showcase their skills.

Popular figure skaters from Japan and abroad will participate in this event, including 2014 Winter Olympic bronze medalist Carolina Kostner; four-time Olympic medalist and Russian national champion Evgeni Plushenko; and skater-turned-media personality Nobunari Oda.

Younger figure skaters from the Kanagawa Skating Federation will also give be performing during the festival. (Irene Wang)

Kanagawa Figure Skating Festival 2015 will be held at the Ginga Arena in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Jan. 23-25, 2015. Ticket prices range from ¥9,000 to ¥21,000. Visit the website for more information.