Phantom Kabocha

@phantomkabocha

Amateur photographer. Avid Figure Skating fan, thanks to my darling wife. I love so many skaters, but WAKABA most of all. Visit my web site for FS Photos!

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Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· 16d

Prince Ice World show featuring Wakaba was broadcast (again) on BS Asahi TV in Japan today... Wakaba's music was (mostly) The Bangles' version of "Hazy Shade of Winter" (an old favourtite of mine)... and choreography was by Shae-Lynn Bourne 🤩 She was great, of course! 🎉 #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 ⛸️

Wakaba Higuchi performing on ice, at a 2026 Prince Ice World show

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· 26d

Wakaba (and others) will be participating in an exhibition & Talk show at Tokyo Tatsumi Ice Arena, 30th August 2026. #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 #FigureSkating ⛸️ From tokyo_tatsumi_icearena Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/Dazpt-BiLht/

Photograph of Olympic medallist figure skater Wakaba Higuchi, in bright sunshine, smiling.

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Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Mar 26

Wakaba was the last of my All-Time Favourites still competing. She was the only reason I still went to competitions in person. I have avoided forming new favourites, so Wakaba's retirement not only marks the end of a golden era of skating, but also my release from this rotten sport...

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Mar 25

Wakaba's farewell to her long-time sponsors Seibu/Prince Ice World after officially announcing retirement 🥺 (from PrinceIceWorld instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DV7rHBkEnbQ/) #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Mar 21

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Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Feb 6

Which f***wit came up with the idea of putting a pointless, useless, distracting, huge-waste-of-space "jump map" onscreen during each singles figure skating performance at the Olympics?

"You are not the clown, you are the entire circus"

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Jan 2

Happy birthday to Her Majesty, The Queen Of Step Sequences, Wakaba Higuchi 👑 🎉🎈🎂🎊 #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Wakaba Higuchi performing at the exhibition gala of the Grand Prix de France figure skating competition, 2024

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Dec 27

Wakaba... with matching teeth and nails... 🤩 I'm guessing from the Minnie Mouse ears, she went to Tokyo Disneyland? From Wakaba's instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DStdzVVEvCK/ #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉

Figure skater Wakaba Higuchi sitting outdoors, wearing Minnie Mouse ears, smiling while eating and drinking, her teeth have silver glitter that matches her nails

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Dec 19

Wakaba's fist pump and standing ovation, after her short program at 2025 Japan Nationals... #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Nov 22

Amber's 3A ? Sorry, but Amber skates 1/2 the rink doing nothing... Then round the short side doing more nothing... Then back another 1/2 the rink doing nothing... All to set up her 3A. Her 3A _should_ be receiving a -3 GoE reduction for "long prepration" according to the ISU rules...

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Nov 18

I would never have noticed... I don't use Twitter any more, and I've never used ChatGPT anyway... But LOLOLOLOLOLOL... 😂

Screenshot from the BBC news website on 18th November 2025, showing the header of an article titled "Cloudflare outage takes down X and ChatGPT"

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Nov 6

I hope Wakaba is in good shape, and gives performances she can be happy with, at the NHK Trophy... Good luck! Ganbare! #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Wakaba Higuchi smiling for the camera, dressed casually, outside the Bergamo Icelab rink where the 2022 Lombardia Trophy was held.

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Aug 23

Wakaba's instagram story... Presumably this means she is withdrawing from the Tokyo Summer Figure Skating Championships, August 23-24... #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Jul 1

Wakaba & Kaori (and others) at 2025 Dreams on Ice... 🥹 From sysmex_figureskatingteam's instagram... www.instagram.com/p/DLjlZGwJRV... #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Kaori Sakamoto takes a selfy with Wakaba Higuchi on the ice at the 2025 Dreams on Ice show

Rino Matsuike, Mone Chiba, Wakaba Higuchi and Kaori Sakamoto all smiling backstage at the 2025 Dream on Ice show; Kaori is hugging Wakaba cheek-to-cheek.

Kaori Sakamoto takes a selfy with Wakaba Higuchi, Mone Chiba and Rino Matsuike, backstage at the 2025 Dreams on Ice show.

Kaori Sakamoto taking three different selfies on the ice at the 2025 Dreams on Ice show. One with Wakaba Higuchi and Kazuki Tomono. One with Yuma Kagiyama and Rino Matsuike. And one with Yuna Nagaoka.

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· May 17

From Wakaba's instagram story... Could this mean a new Jeffrey Buttle program?! Or maybe Wakaba is keeping his "Dune" choreography for the Olympic season, and they are worrking on upgrading it? (It was already supreme 🔥🔥🔥 though!) #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Wakaba Higuchi and Jeffrey Buttle standing next to each other and smiling, on an ice rink

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· May 14

The other new photo gallery on my website is Minkyu Seo at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final last December in Grenoble... 19 photos here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... Some examples below... #MinkyuSeo #서민규 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Minkyu Seo during his short program performance at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final

Minkyu Seo during his free skate performance at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· May 14

I've uploaded a couple of new photo galleries to my website... First, Zhang & Huang at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final last December in Grenoble... 17 photos here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... A few examples below... #JiaxuanZhang #张嘉轩 #YihangHuang #黄一航 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Zhang & Huang during their short program performance at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final

Zhang & Huang during their free skate performance at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final

Zhang & Huang during their gala exhibition performance at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix Final

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 29

Wakaba at Prince Ice World "Best of Broadway" show in Yokohama 🤩 Photos by Yutaka Nagakubo, for sponichitokyophotos's Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DJBS5ACJZ0W/ #WakabaHiguchi #樋口新葉 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 26

A few more examples from my photo gallery of Mikhail Shaidorov, taken at the 2024 Grand Prix Final last December in Grenoble, France. These are from his bonkers "Kung Fu Panda" gala exhibition performance... Lots more here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... #MikhailShaidorov #МихаилШайдоров ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 26

Here's some more examples from my gallery of Mikhail Shaidorov photos, taken at the 2024 Grand Prix Final last December in Grenoble, France. These are from his competition free skate performance... The full gallery is here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... #MikhailShaidorov #МихаилШайдоров ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 26

Last new photo gallery on my website for now... Mikhail Shaidorov, at the 2024 Grand Prix Final last December in Grenoble, France. 25 photos here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... A few examples below, from his competition short program performance... #MikhailShaidorov #МихаилШайдоров ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 26

A few more examples from my gallery of Kaori Sakamoto photos, taken at the 2024 GPF last December in Grenoble... These are from her gala exhibition performance... Lots more here, better quality, and many that are not shared anywhere else: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... #KaoriSakamoto #坂本花織 ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 26

Some more photos of Kaori Sakamoto, at the 2024 GPF last December in Grenoble... This time from her competition free skate performance... The full gallery is here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... #KaoriSakamoto #坂本花織 #FigureSkating ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 26

More samples from my gallery of Kaori Sakamoto photos, taken at the 2024 GPF last December in Grenoble... These are from the early morning Saturday practice session, during a run-through of her free skate... The full gallery is here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... #KaoriSakamoto #坂本花織 ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 26

Next, my photos of Kaori Sakamoto, taken at the 2024 GPF last December in Grenoble... 38 photos here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... Some examples below - the first is from the Thursday practice session, the rest are from her competition short program performance... #KaoriSakamoto #坂本花織 ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 26

Some more photoso from my gallery of Evgeniia Lopareva & Geoffrey Brissaud, at the Grand Prix Final last December in Grenoble 🇫🇷 This time from their gala exhibition performance... Lots more here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... #EvgeniiaLopareva #GeoffreyBrissaud ⛸️

Phantom Kabocha@phantomkabocha· Apr 26

Here's some more examples from my gallery of Evgeniia Lopareva & Geoffrey Brissaud, at the Grand Prix Final last December in Grenoble 🇫🇷 These are from their competition free dance performance... The full gallery is here: phantomkabocha.com/FigureSkatin... #EvgeniiaLopareva #GeoffreyBrissaud ⛸️