24 Facts About Narumi Takahashi

Narumi Takahashi is a Japanese retired pair skater and six-time Japanese national champion.

Narumi Takahashi has skated with Ryo Shibata, Ryuichi Kihara and Alexandr Zaboev.

Narumi Takahashi has a sister that is two years older than her.

Narumi Takahashi lived in China for five years and attended international school while there.

Narumi Takahashi then moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada with her mother so that she could train with then pair skating partner, Mervin Tran, and attended high school while there.

Narumi Takahashi is able to speak seven different languages, including Japanese, Mandarin, English, Spanish, Russian, French, and Korean.

In October 2021, Narumi Takahashi came out as queer during a talk event held by Pride House Tokyo.

Narumi Takahashi credited Canadian ice dancer, Kaitlyn Weaver, who had come out as queer the previous year, for empowering her to come out.

Narumi Takahashi opened up about her struggles with disordered eating that had started at the age of nine while she was living in China, saying that her pair skating coaches would constantly monitor her weight to ensure that she remained "light enough" to remain a pair skater.

Narumi Takahashi added that several coaches would continue this type of behavior throughout her competitive career to the point of Takahashi completely normalizing it.

At age five, Narumi Takahashi began learning to skate, following in the footsteps of her elder sister.

Narumi Takahashi won the Japanese bronze medal in novice B ladies' singles in 2002.

Narumi Takahashi was further inspired to continue skating after watching figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan on television.

Narumi Takahashi skated with Chinese partner Gao Yu for one season; they placed 6th at the 2004 Chinese Championships on the senior level.

Narumi Takahashi soon decided to leave China and skate for Japan after the Chinese Skating Association told her that they wanted her to obtain Chinese citizenship, which would have required her giving up her Japanese citizenship due to China's law of not recognizing dual citizenship.

Narumi Takahashi moved to Montreal, Quebec after two years of corresponding with Richard Gauthier, whom she met at a competition in China.

On January 30,2013, the JSF confirmed that Narumi Takahashi had teamed up with Ryuichi Kihara, until then a singles skater, and would be coached by Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen.

On July 6,2015, it was announced that Narumi Takahashi had teamed up with Russian pair skater Alexandr Zaboev and that Narumi Takahashi would continue to skate for Japan with him.

On May 18,2016, it was announced that Narumi Takahashi had teamed up with retired single skater Ryo Shibata and that they would train in Geneva, Illinois under Stefania Berton and Rockne Brubaker.

In March 2018, Narumi Takahashi announced her retirement from competitive figure skating due to the impact of several injuries she suffered throughout her career, including recurrent dislocation of her left shoulder joint and a right knee injury that required surgery.

Narumi Takahashi has done figure skating commentary for Japanese television.

In spring 2019, Narumi Takahashi joined Showa University's women's hockey team, the Blue Winds, and played for a season.

In June 2021, it was announced that Narumi Takahashi had been elected as an executive board member of the Japanese Olympic Committee, becoming the youngest electee of the committee in history at the age of twenty-nine.

Narumi Takahashi appeared in a supporting role in the 2022 Japanese film, Gekkako.