Career
Oda trains in Osaka, Japan with Noriko Oda and in Barrie, Ontario with Lee Barkell. He trains in Canada three or four times a year for 1½ months at a time, at the Mariposa School of Skating. He also formerly trained in Hackensack, New Jersey under coach Nikolai Morozov. Oda is known for his jumps and his smooth flow across the ice with deep knee bend.
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