Kohei Kamogawa (Japanese: 鴨川 洸平 Kamogawa Kouhei) is a retired ice dancer who used to be clubmates with Tsukasa Akeuraji. He was previously the head coach of Tonanmachi Lake FSC until its home rink shut down, after which he joined Lux Higashiyama FSC as an assistant coach.
Profile[]
After a scary fall when he was very young, he developed a distaste for jumping. It inspired him to go straight into ice dance, never participating in singles skating. However, since Tonanmachi FSC had no members for that sport, he took advantage of the fact that Juna had no friends besides him to make her [sic] learn ice dance so she [sic] could be his partner.
He spent his Junior years as a top designated skater, but hit a wall against the older, more experienced skaters in the Senior level, never managing to reach the podium.
In the year Tsukasa made his first All-Japans, he earned a silver medal at the meet, despite already deciding it would be his final season.
He deliberated over whether to keep going or not, but after discovering that Miku Ahiru's Tonanmachi FSC was in danger of closing, he retired in order to take over head coaching duties there.
Since coming to Lux Higashiyama FSC, he's mostly been giving personal lessons to adult skating beginners.
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Story[]
Photo of Kohei, Juna and Tsukasa at their home rink
In his skating days, Kohei was clubmates with Juna Shiratori, Tsukasa Akeuraji, and Hitomi Takamine.
Meeting Miku
One day, while a young Miku Ahiru waits alone near NSU Plant Ice Arena for her father, Kohei and Juna are introduced by a former coach to take care of her. Kohei invites Miku to try skating, remarking that she "looks cool when she's all alone out there." Through this, Miku discovers her love for figure skating and begins training under Kohei, with Juna as her choreographer.[1]
However, NSU Plant Ice Arena falls into decline over time, drawing fewer and fewer visitors. While this means Miku often has the rink to herself — allowing her to grow immensely as a skater — the decline eventually leads to the rink scheduling its closure. Later, Miku shares her decision to quit figure skating with Kohei and Juna, but Kohei encourages her to keep going until the All-Japan Junior, with all three of them working together as a team to leave their mark.[2][1]
Kohei decides against the quad
The following year, Miku wins gold at the Hokkaido/Tohoku Block Tournament with a score of 91.10, qualifying for the All-Japan Novice. Later, she receives specialized jump training from a guest coach, Kakeru Uobuchi. With his help, Miku masters her Triple Lutz. When Kakeru suggests they attempt a Quadruple Toe Loop, Miku, insisting that the upcoming competition involves all three of them, she defers the decision to Kohei, who decides against it.[3]
During this time, Kohei is unexpectedly reunited with Tsukasa, who is now coaching a student named Inori Yuitsuka and has traveled to Niigata to seek help from Coach Uobuchi.[4] With Kakeru's help, she is able to learn a Quadruple Salchow, but Tsukasa is uncertain whether it's program-ready. Kohei shares his method for determining whether a jump is ready: having a skater complete a lap and land the jump three times in a row. Juna disagrees, arguing only hte third jump matters, but Kohei dismisses the idea.[5]
On the day of the All-Japan Novice, Miku aims for a top finish, which will qualify her for the same year's All-Japan Junior. The skating order draw places her right after Hikaru, who delivers a wildly impressive performance, scoring 129.98.[6] The pressure of Hikaru's overwhelming dominance causes Miku to make a series of mistakes, starting with a choked 3Lz3Lz + 3T3T combo, followed by multiple falls.[1]
Despite a valiant effort to recover, Miku's errors have impacted her score too much for her to qualify for the All-Japan Junior. While sitting on the kiss and cry with Miku, Kohei reflects that although Miku had extraordinary talents, talents alone aren't enough to make one's dreams come true — something he thought he understood after witnessing Tsukasa's journey, but was brutally reminded of again today.[1]
After the disbandment of Tonanmachi Lake FSC, Kohei joins Lux Higashiyama FSC to reunite with Tsukasa and Hitomi, taking on the role as Inori's secondary coach. He temporarily assumes primary coaching duties as Tsukasa travels around Japan to study for Inori's Junior career. Unused to the new setup, they both stumble at first, with Kohei accidentally calling Inori "Miku" and Inori accidentally calling Kohei "Tsukasa."[7] When her next competition, the Junior Grand Prix, approaches, Inori and Tsukasa immediately aim for a win at the finals. Kohei finds this unrealistic, but after witnessing Inori make rapid progress firsthand, he changes his mind and pledges his support.[8]
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Etymology[]
- The surname "Kamogawa" consists of the kanji 鴨 ("wild duck," an animal reference) and 川 ("river").
- The given name "Kohei" consists of the kanji 洸 ("glittering water") and 平 ("flat"/"peace").
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 33: The Ahiru Child
- ↑ Chapter 28: The Vanishing Surface
- ↑ Chapter 27: The Golden Egg
- ↑ Chapter 26: The Frozen Lake
- ↑ Chapter 28: The Vanishing Surface
- ↑ Chapter 32: Kamisaki the Wolf
- ↑ Chapter 37: The Junior Grand Prix
- ↑ Chapter 41: Knight and Judoka
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