Mana KAWABE

Japan

Figure Skating

Date of Birth: 31 Oct 2004

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Place of birth: NAGOYA

Birth Country:

Japan

Residence: UJI

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Figure Skating	Women Single Skating	23
	Team Event JPN Japan	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women Single Skating - Short Program	Finished
	Capital Indoor Stadium	Women Single Skating - Free Skating	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Youth Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women Single Skating	2020	Lausanne, SUI

World Junior Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Women Single Skating	2020	Tallinn, EST

Grand Prix
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women Single Skating	2021/22	Tokyo, JPN
6	Women Single Skating	2020/21	Osaka, JPN
9	Women Single Skating	2021/22	Vancouver, BC, CAN

Music:

Short Program: Shadow 5 by Max Richter; Winter 1 by Max Richter, Antonio Vivaldi
Free Skating: Miracle by Sarah Brightman, Yoshiki

Hobbies:

Reading (isuresults.com)

Occupation:

High school student

Education:

She studies in second grade of Kyoto Ryoyo High School. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Kinoshita Academy

Coach:

Mie Hamada (JPN)
Yamato Tamura (JPN)
Satsuki Muramoto (JPN)
Hiroaki Sato (JPN)

Debut:

2020 ISU GP NHK Trophy (Single skating - 6th)

Choreographer:

Lori Nichol (CAN)
Cathy Reed (JPN)

National team:

2019

Start:

2009 in Japan.

Reason:

Was inspired by watching Vancouver 2010 Olympic silver medallist Mao Asada (JPN). (ice-time-podcast, 22 Aug 2019)

Ambition:

To perform a quadruple jump successfully. To travel to different places and to try delicious local food. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Training:

She trains in Uji with other Japanese top skaters.

Memorable:

Participating in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games (4th). "Experiencing the Opening Ceremony and life in the Olympic Village made me want to participate in the Olympics." (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Qualifying for the Japanese Olympic team by claiming bronze at the 2022 Japanese Championships.(Instagram, 28 Dec 2021)

Hero:

Figure skater Mao Asada (JPN), 2010 Olympic silver medallist, three-time World champion. (ice-time-podcast, 22 Aug 2019)

Influence:

Figure skater Alexandra Trusova (ROC), 2021 World bronze medallist. "I was shocked by the amount of quadruple jumps in her program content, it is just as much as for the men skaters." (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Ritual:

She listens to music of the Japanese band Arashi before competition. She taps her cheeks in front of a mirror. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Philosophy:

"Daily practice is everything." (Athlete, Jan 2022)

General Interest

TRIPLE AXEL
Started learning the triple Axel in the beginning of 2019 and has successfully landed it in competition. (ice-time-podcast, 22 Aug 2019)

OLYMPIC QUALIFYING
Qualified her spot on the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games team by earning bronze at the 2022 National Championships.

Milestones

Finished fourth at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, missing the podium by 0.73 points, behind bronze medallist Anna Frolova (RUS).

Was 11th in her debut at the Junior World Championships in 2011.

Claimed the silver medal at 2021 NHK Trophy, her first Grand Prix medal.

2019 ISU Junior Grand Prix Lake Placid 2019 (International junior debut - Single skating - 5th)

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/mana.kawabe/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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