2006 JAPAN OPEN

The JSF today announced plans for a planned Pro-Am figure skating competition - 2006 Japan Open sponsored by Kinoshita Group

This event is scheduled for Sunday, May 14th at the Saitama Super Arena.  It will feature skaters from Japan, North America and Europe.

Scheduled to appear are:

Japan:  Mao Asada, Miki Ando, Daisuke Takahashi and Takeshi Honda; North America: Joannie Rochette, Jeffrey Buttle and Emanuel Sandhu (CAN); and Kimmie Meissner (USA); Europe: Sarah Meier (SUI); Kiira Korpi (FIN); Alexi Yagudin (RUS); and Brian Joubert (FRA)

Scheduled to perform in exhibition:  Olympic Champion Shizuka Arakawa