- teen ▁years . ▁Os ada ▁participated ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁international ▁competition ▁as ▁an ▁alternate ▁for ▁another ▁sk ater , ▁Meg umi ▁A ot ani , ▁at ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁En ia ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 . ▁There , ▁she ▁land ed ▁three ▁tri ples , ▁a ▁Sal ch ow , ▁a ▁toe ▁loop , ▁and ▁a ▁loop ▁in ▁her ▁free ▁sk ate , ▁which ▁equ aled ▁or ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁male ▁sk aters ▁back ▁then . ▁Although ▁her ▁poor ▁stand ings ▁in ▁comp uls ories ▁caused ▁her ▁to ▁place ▁ 6 th ▁overall , ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁special ▁Ro ok ie ▁Award ▁alongside ▁Poland ' s ▁ 1 4 - ear - old ▁Gr zeg or z ▁Filip owski . ▁Then , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Os ada ▁placed ▁a ▁close ▁ 2 nd ▁behind ▁Mid ori ▁I to ▁at ▁All ▁Japan ▁Free ▁Championships ▁in ▁K obe , ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁surprise ▁ 4 th - place ▁finish ▁at ▁the ▁N H K ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁where ▁she ▁placed ▁behind ▁Kat arina ▁W itt , ▁Ros al yn ▁S umn ers , ▁and ▁T iff any ▁Ch in ▁while ▁finishing ▁ahead ▁of ▁world ▁medal ists ▁such ▁as ▁Claud ia ▁Leist ner ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Man ley . ▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁All ▁Japan ▁Figure ▁Sk ating ▁Championships ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Os ada ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the