Mako Yamashita

Mako Yamashita
Yamashita at the 2018 Junior Worlds
Personal information
Native name 山下 真瑚
Country represented Japan Japan
Born (2002-12-31) December 31, 2002
Nagoya, Japan
Home town Nagoya, Japan
Height 1.51 m (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Coach Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi
Choreographer Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi
Skating club Chukyo High School SC
Former skating club Grand Prix Tokai SC
Training locations Nagoya
Began skating 2009
Season's bests 24 (2017–18)[1]
33 (2016–17)[2]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 195.17
2018 Junior Worlds
Short program 66.79
2018 Junior Worlds
Free skate 128.38
2018 Junior Worlds
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
2018 SofiaLadies' singles

Mako Yamashita (Japanese: 山下 真瑚; born December 31, 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2018 World Junior bronze medalist, a four-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and the 2017–18 Japanese junior national silver medalist.[3]

Personal life

Yamashita was born on 31 December 2002 in Nagoya, Japan.

Career

2016–2017 season

Yamashita won two bronze medals at the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

2017–2018 season

In September 2017, Yamashita placed 3rd at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Salzburg, Austria behind Anastasia Tarakanova (Russia) and Lim Eun-soo (South Korea). And she placed 2nd at the next JGP event, held in Zagreb, Croatia behind Sofia Samodurova (Russia).

Yamashita at the 2018 World Junior Championships podium

In March 2018, Yamashita won bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
2017–2018
[4]
2016–2017
[5]
  • Bohemian Rhapsody
    performed by Maksim Mrvica

Competitive highlights

Yamashita (right) with Alexandra Trusova (center) and Alena Kostornaia (left) at the 2018 World Junior Championships podium

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
GP RostelecomTBD
GP Skate CanadaTBD
CS Lombardia3rd
CS Asian Open3rd
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds3rd
JGP Austria3rd
JGP Croatia2nd
JGP Estonia3rd
JGP Japan3rd
Asian Open4th
National[7]
Japan10th
Japan Junior9th16th2nd
Japan Novice3rd B14th A2nd A
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

Detailed results

Senior level

2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 16–18, 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup
TBD

October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International
TBD

September 12–16, 2018 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 5
55.33		 3
126.89		 3
182.22
August 1–5, 2018 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy 6
50.97		 3
112.48		 3
163.45

Junior level

Yamashita at the 2018 World Junior Championships

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 5–11, 2017 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 3
66.79		 3
128.38		 3
195.17
December 21–24, 2017 2017–18 Japan Championships Senior 15
57.80		 10
125.54		 10
183.34
November 24–26, 2017 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships Junior 1
65.13		 2
124.90		 2
190.03
September 27–30, 2017 2017 JGP Croatia Junior 2
65.22		 2
110.53		 2
175.75
August 31–September 2, 2017 2017 JGP Austria Junior 3
64.49		 3
116.55		 3
181.04
August 2–5, 2017 2017 Asian Open Trophy Junior 4
54.45		 4
114.35		 4
168.80
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 18–20, 2016 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships Junior 22
42.28		 12
97.53		 16
139.81
September 28 – October 2, 2016 2016 JGP Estonia Junior 2
62.65		 3
121.41		 3
184.06
September 7–11, 2016 2016 JGP Japan Junior 2
64.86		 4
117.57		 3
182.43
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 21–23, 2015 2015–16 Japan Junior Championships Junior 12
51.40		 9
107.81		 9
159.21
October 23–25, 2015 2015–16 Japan Novice Championships Novice – 2
99.91		 2
99.91
  • Personal best highlighted in bold.

References

  1. ↑ "Seasons Best Score 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
  2. ↑ "Seasons Best Score 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  3. ↑ "Mako Yamashita". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Mako YAMASHITA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mako YAMASHITA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Competition Results: Mako YAMASHITA". International Skating Union.
  7. ↑ "Mako Yamashita". statsonice.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
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