Moa Iwano
| Moa Iwano | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Native name | 岩野桃亜 |
| Country represented |
 |
| Born |
March 20, 2004 Seoul, South Korea |
| Home town | Kobe, Japan |
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
| Coach | Utako Nagamitsu |
| Choreographer | Akiko Suzuki |
| Skating club | Ashiyagakuen Ashiya |
| Began skating | 2007 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
147.99 2017 JGP Austria |
| Short program |
53.94 2017 JGP Austria |
| Free skate |
94.05 2017 JGP Austria |
Moa Iwano (岩野桃亜 Iwano Moa, born March 20, 2004) is a Japanese figure skater. She is a 2-time medalist at Japanese Novice Championships and won 2 bronze medals in the Novice category of the Asian Figure Skating Trophy.
Career
Early years
Iwano was born in Seoul and lived there until she and her family moved to Kobe when she was 7.[1] She can speak fluent Korean.
Iwano began skating when she was 3. Her skating idols are Yuna Kim, Mao Asada, Daisuke Takahashi and Javier Fernández.[1]
She trains daily with coach Mie Hamada's pupils, including World silver medalist and Japan's 3-time national champion Satoko Miyahara and former world junior champion Marin Honda.
2015-2016 season
Iwano captured the bronze medal in the Novice category at the Asian Open Trophy in Bangkok, Thailand, in August.
2016-2017 season
Iwano earned the bronze medal in the Novice category at the Asian Open Trophy in Manila, Philippines in August.
Iwano won the Novice title at the Bavarian Open in Oberstdorf, Germany in February.
2017-2018 season
Iwano debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit in the 2017-2018 season. She finished 6th overall at the JGP event in Salzburg, Austria.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 [1] |
|
|
|
| 2016–17 |