Mai Asada
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| Mai Asada | |
|---|---|
 Mai Asada in 2006 | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Japan |
| Born | July 17, 1988 |
| Residence | Nagoya, Japan |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Coach | Takeshi Honda[1] |
| Former coach | Rafael Arutunian, Machiko Yamada, Higuchi Mihoko |
| Choreographer | Lori Nichol, Tatiana Tarasova |
| Former choreographer | Nikolai Morozov |
| Skating club | Grand Prix Tokai FSC |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
141.65 2006 4CC |
| Short program |
55.80 2005 Andorra Cup |
| Free skate |
89.63 2006 Skate America |
Mai Asada (浅田 舞 Asada Mai, born July 17, 1988 in Meito-ku, Nagoya) is a Japanese figure skater. She was the 2004–2005 Japanese junior national silver medalist.
Mai Asada studied ballet before taking up skating at the age of eight or nine.[2]
She is the elder sister of Mao Asada,[3] 2008 and 2010 world champion, the silver medalist in the ladies' singles at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
She also works as a model[4] and TV presenter.[5]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Long program | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | Spanish Dance No. 1 by Manuel de Falla |
Romance by Ludwig van Beethoven |
What I Am To You |
Competitive highlights
| Results[6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | |||||||
| Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
| Four Continents | 6th | ||||||
| GP Cup of China | 6th | ||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | WD | ||||||
| GP Skate America | 6th | 8th | |||||
| International: Junior | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 4th | 4th | |||||
| JGP Final | 4th | 5th | |||||
| JGP Andorra | 1st | ||||||
| JGP Japan | 2nd | 4th | |||||
| JGP Serbia | 5th | ||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Japan Champ. | 8th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 15th |
| Japan Junior | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | |||
| GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew | |||||||
References
- ↑ Official profile Retrieved 8 May 2010 (Japanese)
- ↑ Mittan, Barry (June 1, 2004). "Mai Asada: Asada is a True Ballerina on Ice". GoldenSkate. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Biography; Mai Asada". International Skating Union. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ↑ http://www.jabank.aichishinren.or.jp/news/topics/blog.php?ID=200
- ↑ http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/sgt/
- ↑ "Competition Results: Mai ASADA". International Skating Union.
External links
- Official Site (Japanese)
- Mai Asada at the International Skating Union
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