Yuna Aoki

Yuna Aoki
Personal information
Native name 青木 祐奈
Country represented Japan Japan
Born (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002
Yokohama, Japan
Residence Yokohama
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Coach Shoichiro Tsuzuki, Nakako Tsuzuki
Choreographer Nakako Tsuzuki
Former choreographer Stéphane Lambiel, Michel Shanonn
Skating club Kanagawa FSC Yokohama
Training locations Yokohama
Began skating 2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 169.60
2016 JGP Germany
Short program 56.67
2015 JGP Latvia
Free skate 113.13
2016 JGP Germany

Yuna Aoki (Japanese: 青木祐奈[2] born 10 January 2002) is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is a two-time (2014, 2015) Japanese novice champion.

Personal life

Aoki was born on January 10, 2002 in Yokohama, Japan.[3]

Career

Aoki started skating at the age of five, after being inspired by Shizuka Arakawa's 2006 Olympic victory.[4]:2 She has been coached by Shoichiro Tsuzuki since the age of six.[4]:1

In 2013–14, Aoki won the Japanese Novice Championships and placed 15th at the Japan Junior Championships that same year.

In 2014–15, Aoki won her second gold medal at the Japan Novice Championships, before finishing 5th at the Japan Junior Championships.

2015–16 season

During the 2015–16 season, Aoki debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit. She placed 7th at her JGP assignment in Riga, Latvia. In November, she finished 7th at the 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
        2017–2018
              2016–2017
              [5]
              2015–2016
              [3]
              • Méditation
                (from Thaïs)
                by Jules Massenet
                choreo. by Nakako Tsuzuki
                2014–2015
                [6]

                Competitive highlights

                JGP: Junior Grand Prix

                International Junior and novice[7]
                Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
                JGP Canada7th
                JGP Czech Rep.4th
                JGP Germany5th
                JGP Latvia7th
                Asian Trophy1st N1st J
                Bavarian Open2nd J
                Printemps1st N
                National[2]
                Japan16th
                Japan Junior15th5th7th9th17th
                Japan Novice2nd N1st N
                TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew
                Levels – N: Advanced novice; J: Junior

                Detailed results

                2018–19 season
                Date Event Level SP FS Total
                September 12–15, 2018 2018 JGP Canada Junior 7
                99.43                		 8
                54.81                		 7
                154.24
                2017–18 season
                Date Event Level SP FS Total
                November 24–16, 2017 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships Junior 17
                51.27                		 16
                94.93                		 17
                146.20
                2016–17 season
                Date Event Level SP FS Total
                November 18–20, 2016 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships Junior 8
                53.72                		 9
                104.55                		 9
                161.35
                September 28 – October 2, 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 5
                56.47                		 3
                113.13                		 5
                169.60
                September 1 – 4, 2016 2016 JGP Czech Republic Junior 4
                56.60                		 4
                99.19                		 4
                155.79
                2015–16 season
                Date Event Junior SP FS Total
                17–21 February 2016 2016 Bavarian Open Junior 2
                62.84                		 3
                85.38                		 2
                148.22
                24–27 December 2015 2015–16 Japan Championships Senior 9
                58.96                		 18
                96.88                		 16
                155.84
                21–23 November 2015 2015–16 Japan Junior Championships Junior 10
                52.96                		 8
                109.51                		 7
                162.47
                26–30 August 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 5
                56.67                		 10
                89.56                		 7
                146.23
                5–8 August 2015 2015 Asian Open Trophy Junior 2
                44.49                		 1
                89.99                		 1
                134.48
                2014–15 season
                Date Event Level SP FS Total
                22–24 November 2014 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships Junior 3
                60.37                		 6
                103.31                		 5
                163.68
                7–10 August 2014 2014 Asian Open Trophy Novice 1
                47.52                		 1
                95.11                		 1
                142.63
                2013–14 season
                Date Event Level SP FS Total
                14–16 March 2014 2014 Coupe du Printemps Novice 1
                40.11                		 2
                68.61                		 1
                108.72
                22–24 November 2013 2013–14 Japan Junior Championships Junior 5
                50.03                		 18
                84.13                		 15
                134.16

                References

                1. ↑ "Biography". International Skating Union. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
                2. 1 2 "Skaters' bio: 青木 祐奈/AOKI Yuna" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
                3. 1 2 "Yuna AOKI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
                4. 1 2 "青木祐奈「人を感動させるスケーターに」女子フィギュアのホープが見せた素顔" [Yuna Aoki article] (in Japanese). Yahoo Sports. 17 July 2015.
                5. ↑ "Yuna AOKI: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
                6. ↑ "Yuna Aoki". Jsports.co.jp. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
                7. ↑ "Competition Results: Yuna AOKI". International Skating Union.
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