th ▁in ▁free ▁sk ate , ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁pla cement ▁in ▁" Group ▁B ." ▁ ▁By ▁contrast , ▁many ▁strong ▁comp uls ory ▁figure ▁sk aters ▁who ▁were ▁poor ▁free ▁sk aters ▁ended ▁up ▁placing ▁high ▁in ▁the ▁end , ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁guaranteed ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁ 1 5 th - place ▁finish ▁in ▁free ▁sk ating , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 5 ▁after ▁short ▁program . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁Given ▁the ▁way ▁Os ada ▁sk ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 3 ▁season , ▁many ▁expected ▁her ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁progress ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁ranks . ▁However , ▁she ▁placed ▁poor ly ▁in ▁comp uls ories ▁at ▁ 1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 4 ▁All ▁Japan ▁Championships , ▁where ▁she ▁finished ▁ 4 th , ▁cost ing ▁her ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁Sar aje vo ▁Olympics ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁Os ada ▁experienced ▁a ▁growth ▁sp urt , ▁which ▁made ▁her ▁triple ▁j umps ▁less ▁consistent ▁and ▁less ▁dynamic . ▁Although ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁bronze ▁med als ▁at ▁N H K ▁Tro phy , ▁she ▁was ▁never ▁able ▁to ▁reg ain ▁her ▁national ▁title , ▁nor ▁was ▁she ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Japanese ▁world ▁or ▁Olympics ▁team . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁training ▁seriously , ▁as ▁she ▁shift ed ▁her ▁focus ▁to ▁her