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Shoma Uno and Marin Honda set for ice dance debut
Shoma Uno and Marin Honda will make their ice dance debut at the East Japan Championships in Japan.
The event is a qualifying competition for the national championships, and seven senior pairs are entered.
Uno and Honda, who announced their relationship in 2022, both retired from singles skating before announcing their new partnership this year.
They have said they want to compete at the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps.
Ikura Kushida and Koshiro Shimada say they want to beat them, as they aim to win the national title and earn places at international competitions.
Their contest is part of a wider rise in attention for Japanese ice dance, with several accomplished singles skaters moving to the discipline.
The East Japan event will be an early test for the new team and its rivals.
Shoma Uno and Marin Honda are set to make their ice dance competition debut at the East Japan Championships.
The event’s entry list, announced on October 24, includes seven senior ice dance teams, including Uno and Honda.
Their ice dance events are scheduled to include a rhythm dance on October 31 and a free dance on November 1.
The pair announced their partnership in May and have said they aim to compete at the 2030 French Alps Olympics.
They will face established and newly formed teams, including Ikura Kushida and Koshiro Shimada, who say they do not want to lose to them.
- Who
- Shoma Uno and Marin Honda, competing as an ice dance team.
- What
- They are scheduled to make their competition debut at the East Japan Championships.
- When
- The championships are listed for October 30 to November 1, 2026; their rhythm dance is scheduled for October 31 and free dance for November 1.
- Where
- ALSOK Gunma Ice Arena, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
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The East Japan Championships entry list was announced, including seven senior ice dance teams and Uno and Honda.
The East Japan Championships are scheduled to take place at ALSOK Gunma Ice Arena.
Uno and Honda are scheduled to compete in the rhythm dance and free dance.
- Senior ice dance entries
- 7 teams
- Uno and Honda’s team
- Toyota Motor Corporation
- Rhythm dance
- October 31, 2026
- Free dance
- November 1, 2026
- Stated Olympic goal
- 2030 French Alps Olympics
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What people are saying
I’m glad, but I don’t want to lose.
I’m happy to get attention. I want to work hard because of it, and I have the ambition to be at the forefront of that attention.
I really want to compete in international competitions. To do that, we have to win, so I don’t want to lose.