Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I tana wa whakataetae whakamutunga, i wikitoria a Watanabe i te koura i te NHK Trophy 1979 ka wikitoria i tana taitara tuawaru a motu. I noho ia ki te tuaono i te 1980 Winter Olympics. I mutu tana mahi whakataetae i te
1980 World Championships, i te wahi i noho ai ia ki te tuawha.