Mao Asada
Kim wins women's world figure skating title
Mar 17, 2013 01:20 EDT
Reigning Olympic champion Kim Yu-na set herself up as a contender to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals with a runaway women's victory at the World Figure Skating Championships.
Kim off to promising start at Worlds
Mar 14, 2013 18:20 EDT
Reigning Olympic champ Kim Yu-na gave herself high marks for her performance at the World Figure Skating Championship Thursday which signals her return to ISU competition after a two-year hiatus.
Asada leads Japan sweep at Four Continents
Feb 10, 2013 14:44 EST
Former two-time world champion Mao Asada led Japan's medal sweep in the women's singles at the Four Continents championships, remaining unbeaten with five wins in the pre-Olympic season.
Japan's Asada skates to medal sweep at Four Continents
Feb 10, 2013 06:41 EST
Former world champion Mao Asada led Japan's medal sweep in the women's singles at the Four Continents championships, remaining unbeaten with five wins in the pre-Olympic season.
Canada's Reynolds shines at Four Continents
Feb 09, 2013 11:57 EST
Canada's Kevin Reynolds landed three quadruple jumps in the free skate to capture the men's title at the Four Continents championships on Saturday for his first international victory.
Japan figure skaters set to dominate Four Continents
Feb 07, 2013 21:33 EST
Former world champions Mao Asada and Daisuke Takahashi will lead Japan's medal hunt at the Four Continents figure skating championships on home ice this week in the absence of their arch-rivals.
Wagner leads at US figure skating championships
Jan 25, 2013 00:51 EST
Defending champion Ashley Wagner seized a comfortable lead in the ladies' short programme at the 2013 US figure skating championships.
Wagner in command at US figure skating championships
Jan 25, 2013 00:15 EST
Defending champion Ashley Wagner seized a comfortable lead in the ladies' short programme at the 2013 US figure skating championships.
Takahashi, Asada claim double gold for Japan
Dec 08, 2012 13:41 EST
Daisuke Takahashi made more history on Saturday when he became the first Japanese man to win the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Final after countrywoman Mao Asada earlier won a third women's gold.
Asada skates to third Grand Prix final gold
Dec 08, 2012 12:13 EST
Japan's Mao Asada blew away her rivals to claim a third ISU Grand Prix figure skating series final title on the ice which will stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games here on Saturday.
Takahashi, Asada put Japan top at figure skating GP finals
Dec 07, 2012 14:10 EST
Former world champions Daisuke Takahashi and Mao Asada put Japan top after the opening day of the ISU Grand Prix figure skating series finals being staged in 2014 Winter Olympics host city Sochi on Friday.
Figure skating GP berths up for grabs in Japan
Nov 22, 2012 22:13 EST
Figure skating's Grand Prix series winds up in Japan this weekend in an arena that doubled as a temporary mortuary after the 2011 tsunami that devastated the country's northeast.
Japanese turn on the style in Shanghai
Nov 03, 2012 12:49 EDT
Japan dominated the singles categories at the Cup of China on Saturday, clinching both men and women's titles in a tournament they had considered pulling out of due to safety concerns.
China figure skating duo return to form in Shanghai
Nov 02, 2012 14:18 EDT
Chinese figure skating duo Pang Qing and Tong Jian are poised to seize the pairs title at the Cup of China after a welcome return to form on Friday, while the Japanese team had mixed fortunes in the singles categories.
Kozuka triumphs at Skate America
Oct 21, 2012 02:29 EDT
Takahiko Kozuka turned the tables on teenaged compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu as he led a Japanese podium sweep at the Skate America Grand Prix at Kent, Washington.
Kozuka sweeps past Hanyu at Skate America
Oct 21, 2012 00:56 EDT
Takahiko Kozuka turned the tables on teenaged compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu as he led a Japanese podium sweep at the Skate America Grand Prix at Kent, Washington.
Wagner seizes Skate America ladies lead
Oct 20, 2012 19:28 EDT
Ashley Wagner, hoping to build on a breakthrough season, seized the lead in the ladies' short programme Saturday at Skate America in Kent, Washington, the first stop in the Grand Prix series.
Chan, Kostner headline figure skating's World Team Trophy
Apr 18, 2012 23:40 EDT
World champions Patrick Chan and Carolina Kostner will be looking to put the icing on the cake when they compete at the figure skating World Team Trophy in Tokyo this week.
Figure skater Akiko looks to future
Apr 02, 2012 07:39 EDT
Veteran Japanese figure skater Akiko Suzuki has high hopes for the future after making her international breakthrough on the world stage at the age of 27 years with a bronze.
Chan makes Canada top figure skating nation
Apr 01, 2012 11:25 EDT
Patrick Chan may have been jeered by the crowd after a less than perfect free skate but he nevertheless ensured that Canada are the top figure skating nation with less than two years to go until the 2014 Olympics.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
 Asada at the 2008 World Championships. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Country represented: |  Japan |
| Date of birth: | September 25, 1990 |
| Residence: | Nagoya |
| Height: | 1.64 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in) |
| Coach: | Tatiana Tarasova |
| Former coach: | Rafael Arutunian Machiko Yamada Mihoko Higuchi Yuko Monna |
| Choreographer: | Tatiana Tarasova Shanetta Folle |
| Former choreographer: | Lori Nichol Lea Ann Miller Mihoko Higuchi Machiko Yamada |
| Skating club: | Chukyo University |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total: | 201.87 2009 World Team Trophy Tokyo, Japan |
| Short program: | 75.84 2009 World Team Trophy Tokyo, Japan |
| Free skate: | 133.13 2007 WorldsTokyo, Japan |
