Sei Kawahara

Sei Kawahara
Sei Kawahara
Native name	川原星
Born	December 17, 1995 (age 28); Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Miwa Ishihara, Kensuke Nakaniwa
Skating club	Fukuoka University
Began skating	2006
Retired	2018

Sei Kawahara (Japanese: 川原星, born December 17, 1995) is a Japanese figure skater. He won one medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and made his Grand Prix debut at the 2015 Skate Canada International.

Post–competitive career

Kawahara works as a coach and choreographer. He also coaches women's figure skaters Kaori Sakamoto and Mai Mihara.

Season	Short program	Free skating
2017–18	Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard	The Mission by Ennio Morricone Nella Fantasia
2016–17 ^[1]	Tango de los exilados by Vanessa-Mae, Walter Taieb	The Mission by Ennio Morricone Nella Fantasia
2015–16 ^[2]	Tango de los exilados by Vanessa-Mae, Walter Taieb	Piano Concerto (Shukumei) by Akira Senju
2014–15 ^[3]	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand	Asturias (Leyenda) by Isaac Albeniz
2013–14 ^[4]	The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand	The Last Samurai by Hans Zimmer
2012–13 ^[5]	Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima	The Last Samurai by Hans Zimmer
2011–12 ^[6]	Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima	Lorelei by Raúl di Blasio
2010–11 ^[7]	Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus arr. by John Lanchbery Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus	The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith

International^[8]
Event	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18
GP Skate Canada									10th
CS Nebelhorn										9th
Universiade										20th
Golden Spin				8th
International: Junior or novice^[8]
JGP Austria					10th	5th
JGP Croatia						8th
JGP Czech Rep.								3rd
JGP Germany								5th
JGP Latvia					6th
JGP Mexico							7th
JGP Poland							9th
JGP Romania				10th
Challenge Cup		1st N					1st J
Mont Blanc			2nd J
Printemps						3rd J
Asian Trophy		2nd N
National^[9]^[10]
Japan				28th	16th	17th			12th	11th	12th
Japan Junior		11th	21st	7th	4th	5th	7th	11th
Japan Novice	9th A	1st A
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Sei KAWAHARA: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Competition Results: Sei KAWAHARA". International Skating Union.
^ 川原星 [KAWAHARA Sei] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015.
^ "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.