Kensuke Nakaniwa

Kensuke Nakaniwa (中庭 健介) is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitive singles skater. He is a two-time Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, and a three-time Japan national medalist. He finished in the top ten at three Four Continents Championships.

Personal life
Nakaniwa was born on October 15, 1981, in Fukuoka, Japan.

Competitive career
In the 1999–2000 season, Nakaniwa won a bronze medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 13th at the 2000 World Junior Championships.

In the 2002–03 season, Nakaniwa made his Grand Prix debut and competed at his first senior ISU Championship, the 2003 Four Continents, where he finished 11th.

Nakaniwa retired from competitive figure skating in 2011.

Coaching career
Following his competitive career, Nakaniwa became a figure skating coach. Initially, he coached at his hometown rink in Fukuoka before relocating to Chiba in 2021 where he became the head coach of the newly established MF Figure Skating Academy.

Nakaniwa's current and former students include:
 * Sei Kawahara
 * Rinka Watanabe
 * Yuna Aoki
 * Tsudoi Suto
 * Rio Nakata
 * Ami Nakai
 * Yo Takagi
 * Shin Ji-a
 * Maria Egawa

Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix