Emi Hirai
| Emi Hirai | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Native name | 平井絵己 |
| Country represented | Japan |
| Born |
October 14, 1986 Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Partner | Marien de la Asuncion |
| Former partner | Taiyo Mizutani, Ayato Yuzawa |
| Coach | Muriel Zazoui, Olivier Schoenfelder, Rie Arikawa, Diana Ribas |
| Former coach | Romain Haguenauer |
| Choreographer | Diana Ribas |
| Former choreographer | Romain Haguenauer |
| Skating club | Osaka SC |
| Training locations | Lyon, France |
| Began skating | 1995 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
127.92 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Short dance |
51.04 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
| Free dance |
76.88 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Emi Hirai (Japanese: 平井絵己; born October 14, 1986) is a Japanese ice dancer. With skating partner Marien de la Asuncion, she is a four-time Japanese national silver medalist and has competed at four Four Continents Championships.
Career
Hirai began skating in 1995.[1] Following a partnership with Ayato Yuzawa in the 2008–09 season, she competed with Taiyo Mizutani in 2009–10 and 2010–11.
Hirai teamed up with French ice dancer Marien de la Asuncion in 2011. They took the silver medal at the 2011–12 Japan Championships. Making their international debut, they placed 14th at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy and 11th at the 2013 Four Continents Championships.
Hirai and de la Asuncion have appeared at two Grand Prix events, placing 8th at the 2014 NHK Trophy and 2015 NHK Trophy.
Programs
With de la Asuncion
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2016–17 [1] |
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| 2015–16 [2] |
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| 2014–15 [3] |
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| 2013–14 [4] |
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| 2012–13 [5] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With de la Asuncion
| International[6] | ||||||
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| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| Four Continents | 11th | 11th | 8th | 12th | ||
| GP NHK Trophy | 8th | 8th | TBD | |||
| CS Finlandia | 9th | |||||
| CS Golden Spin | 4th | |||||
| Cup of Nice | 6th | |||||
| Golden Spin | 9th | |||||
| Ice Challenge | 10th | |||||
| MNNT Cup | 5th | |||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 14th | |||||
| Trophy of Lyon | 7th | |||||
| National[7] | ||||||
| Japan Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | ||||||
With Yuzawa and Mizutani
| International[8][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2008–09 (with Yuzawa) |
2009–10 (with Mizutani) |
2010–11 (with Mizutani) |
| Winter Universiade | 16th | ||
| Mont Blanc Trophy | 11th | ||
| National[8][9] | |||
| Japan Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
References
- 1 2 "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "平井 絵己 / マリオン デ・ラ・アソンション" [HIRAI Emi / Marien DE LA ASUNCION] (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Emi HIRAI / Ayato YUZAWA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
- 1 2 "Competition Results: Emi HIRAI / Taiyo MIZUTANI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
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