Yuna Aoki
| Yuna Aoki | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 青木 祐奈 |
| Born | 10 January 2002 Yokohama, Japan |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Coach | Kensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Naguma, Aya Tanoue |
| Skating club | Nihon University |
| Began skating | 2007 |
Yuna Aoki (Japanese: 青木祐奈[2] born 10 January 2002) is a Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2019 Bavarian Open silver medalist, the 2023 Triglav Trophy silver medalist, and the 2024 Challenge Cup silver medalist.
Personal life[edit]
Aoki was born on January 10, 2002, in Yokohama, Japan.[3]
She is a student at Nihon University.[4]
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Aoki started skating at age five after being inspired by Shizuka Arakawa's 2006 Olympic victory.[5]: 2 She has been coached by Shoichiro Tsuzuki since the age of six.[5]: 1
In 2013–14, Aoki won the silver medal at the Japanese Novice Championships and placed 15th at the Japan Junior Championships that same year.[6]
In 2014–15, Aoki won the Japan Novice Championships and placed 5th at the Japan Junior Championships. She was invited to skate in the gala at the 2015 World Team Trophy.[6]
2015–16 season[edit]
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. The following month, she placed 16th in her senior national debut.[6]
2018–19 season[edit]
Aoki finished seventh at her JGP assignment in Canada. She placed 5th at the Japan Junior Championships and fourteenth at the senior event. Making her senior international debut, she won silver at the Bavarian Open in February 2019.[6]
2020–21 season[edit]
After not competing during the 2019–20 season, Aoki finished nineteenth at the 2020–21 Japan Championships.[7]
2021–22 season[edit]
Competing at the 2021–22 Japan Championships, Aoki placed thirtieth in the short program and did not advance to the free skate segment of the competition.[7]
In April 2022, Aoki left longtime coaches, Shoichiro Tsuzuki and Nakako Tsuzuki, moving from Yokohama to Chiba to train at the MF Skating Academy. Kensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Naguma, and Aya Tanoue became her new coaches.[8]
2022–23 season[edit]
At the Japan Championships, Aoki placed tenth in the short program and sixth in the free skate, finishing in seventh place overall. This was Aoki's first time finishing in the top 10 at the senior national championships.[6]
Aoki then competed at the 2023 Triglav Trophy, winning the silver medal behind Hana Yoshida.[7]
2023–24 season[edit]
Aoki was invited to make her Grand Prix debut at the 2023 NHK Trophy, where she placed eighth in the short program after receiving three underrotation calls on jumps, though she observed that despite this she landed them "comfortably." In the free skate she received only one quarter underrotation call, placing fifth in that segment and rising to fifth place overall.[9] Aoki said she was "very happy to have been able to show my personal skating skills without mistakes on such a big stage."[10]
At the 2023–24 Japan Championships, Aoki finished ninth.[11]
Programs[edit]
Competitive highlights[edit]
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[6] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| International: Junior[6] | |||||||||||||
| JGP Canada | 7th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Czech Rep. | 4th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Germany | 5th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Latvia | 7th | ||||||||||||
| Asian Open | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| International: Advanced novice[2] | |||||||||||||
| Asian Open | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Coupe Printemps | 1st | ||||||||||||
| National[2][17] | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 16th | 14th | 19th | 30th | 7th | 9th | |||||||
| Japan Junior | 15th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 17th | 5th | |||||||
| Japan Novice | 12th B | 9th B | 2nd A | 1st A | |||||||||
| Japan Eastern Sect | 2nd J | 2nd J | 4th J | 4th J | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| Kanto Reg. | 2nd B | 1st B | 1st A | 1st A | 1st J | 2nd J | 1st J | ||||||
| Tokyo Reg. | 8th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | |||||||||
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B; J = Junior | |||||||||||||
Detailed results[edit]
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 184.46 | 2023 NHK Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 58.28 | 2023 NHK Trophy |
| TES | 29.68 | 2023 NHK Trophy | |
| PCS | 28.60 | 2023 NHK Trophy | |
| Free skating | TSS | 126.18 | 2023 NHK Trophy |
| TES | 63.59 | 2023 NHK Trophy | |
| PCS | 62.59 | 2023 NHK Trophy |
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals are awarded for team results only. Bolded scores reflect an ISU personal best.
Senior Level[edit]
| 2023–2024 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 22-25, 2024 | 2024 Challenge Cup | 1 72.01 |
2 137.36 |
2 209.37 |
| December 20–24, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Championships | 11 61.44 |
8 130.57 |
9 192.01 |
| November 24–26, 2023 | 2023 NHK Trophy | 8 58.28 |
5 126.18 |
5 184.46 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 12–16, 2023 | 2023 Triglav Trophy | 2 57.22 |
2 128.70 |
2 185.92 |
| December 21–25, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Championships | 10 62.48 |
6 129.41 |
7 191.89 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 22-26, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Championships | 30 46.90 |
DNQ | 30 46.90 |
| 2020–21 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| December 24–27, 2020 | 2020–21 Japan Championships | 14 59.97 |
21 98.27 |
19 158.24 |
Junior Level[edit]
| 2018–19 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Bavarian Open | Senior | 1 68.43 |
2 114.47 |
2 182.90 |
| December 20–24, 2018 | 2018-19 Japanese Championships | Senior | 8 63.72 |
17 105.56 |
14 169.28 |
| September 12–15, 2018 | 2018 JGP Canada | Junior | 8 54.81 |
7 99.43 |
7 154.24 |
| 2017–18 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| November 24–26, 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 |
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