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My Take
Daisuke Murakami — born January 1991 in Kanagawa, figure skater — is exactly the kind of person who makes you stop and think about how most of us just sort of drift through our twenties while someone like this was out on the ice before sunrise, grinding away at something that demands every bit of athleticism, musicality, and emotional expression you've got all at once. Figure skating is brutally unforgiving that way: you can't hide a bad day behind a team or a timeout. It's just you, the music, and a rink full of people watching. He's active on Instagram and X under the handle diceskates, so he's clearly someone who wants to bring people into the skating world rather than keep it behind a velvet rope, which I genuinely respect.
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Overview
Daisuke Murakami is a retired Japanese figure skater born on January 15, 1991, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is active on social media under the handle @diceskates on Instagram and @DaisukeMurakami on X, where he shares content related to his skating career. He won the 2014 NHK Trophy, his first Grand Prix title, retired from competition in 2018 and then joined the coaching staff of the Sherwood Ice Arena in Oregon.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Daisuke Murakami
- Name (Japanese)
- 村上大介
- Reading
- むらかみ だいすけ
- Born
- January 15, 1991 (age 35)
- Origin
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 165 cm
- Occupation
- Figure Skater
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Daisuke Murakami born?
Daisuke Murakami was born on January 15, 1991 and is 35 years old.
Where is Daisuke Murakami from?
Daisuke Murakami is from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Daisuke Murakami do?
Daisuke Murakami works as Figure Skater.
How tall is Daisuke Murakami?
Daisuke Murakami is 165 cm tall.
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