Rin Nitaya (, born August 8, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, 2015 Gardena Spring Trophy champion, and 2016 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist.
Rin Nitaya was born in Nishinomiya, Hyà Âgo Prefecture, Japan.
Nitaya debuted in international competitions in 2013 at the Gardena Spring Trophy, winning silver in the junior ladies category.
In the 2014âÂÂ15 season, Nitaya debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit, winning silver in Courchevel, France. She placed fourth at her second JGP assignment, in Tallinn, Estonia. Concluding her season, she won her first senior international medal â gold at the Gardena Spring Trophy.
Competing in the 2015âÂÂ16 JGP series, Nitaya finished fourth in Bratislava, Slovakia and won the bronze medal in Toruà Â, Poland. In November, she placed 4th at the 2015âÂÂ16 Japanese Junior Championships.
Nitaya won the senior silver medal at the 2016 Coupe du Printemps.
In February 2017, Nitaya received the silver medal at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, finishing second to Elena Radionova.
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix