Emi Hirai

Emi Hirai
Personal information
Native name 平井絵己
Country represented Japan
Born (1986-10-14) 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.

Personal life

Hirai was born on October 14, 1986, in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.[1] She is a graduate of Kansai University.

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
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[2]
  • Waltz: Il Terzo Fuochista
    by Tiziana Tosca Donati
  • Polka: Everything Is Illuminated
    (from "Odessa" soundtrack)
  • Waltz: Il Terzo Fuochista
    by Tiziana Tosca Donati
2014–15
[3]
2013–14
[4]
  • Quickstep: Love Bug
    by Rick Guard
  • Slow fox: Creep
  • Quickstep: Love Bug
    by Rick Guard
James Bond music
2012–13
[5]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With de la Asuncion

International[6]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Four Continents11th11th8th12th12th
GP NHK Trophy8th8th9th
CS Finlandia9th
CS Golden Spin4th
Cup of Nice6th
Golden Spin9th
Ice Challenge10th
MNNT Cup5th
Nebelhorn Trophy14th
Trophy of Lyon7th
National[7]
Japan Champ.2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd2nd
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 Universiade16th
Mont Blanc Trophy11th
National[8][9]
Japan Championships3rd2nd2nd

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Competition Results: Emi HIRAI / Marien DE LA ASUNCION". International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Emi HIRAI / Ayato YUZAWA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Competition Results: Emi HIRAI / Taiyo MIZUTANI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016.
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