Yuna Aoki
Native name青木 祐奈
Born (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002
Yokohama, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Figure skating career
CountryJapan Japan
CoachKensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Naguma, Aya Tanoue
Skating clubNihon University
Began skating2007

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.

Personal life

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

She is a student at Nihon University.[4]

Career

Early career

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

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

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

After not competing during the 2019–20 season, Aoki finished nineteenth at the 2020–21 Japan Championships.[7]

2021–22 season

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 where Kensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Naguma, and Aya Tanoue became her coaches.[8]

2022–23 season

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

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

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[12]
2022–2023
[7]
    2021–2022
    [7]
      2020–2021
      [7]
        2019–20 Did not compete this season
        2018–2019
        [13][14]
          2017–2018
                2016–2017
                [15]
                2015–2016
                [3]
                  2014–2015
                  [16]

                  Competitive highlights

                  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 Trophy5th
                  Bavarian Open2nd
                  Triglav Trophy2nd
                  International: Junior[6]
                  JGP Canada7th
                  JGP Czech Rep.4th
                  JGP Germany5th
                  JGP Latvia7th
                  Asian Open1st
                  Bavarian Open2nd
                  International: Advanced novice[2]
                  Asian Open1st
                  Challenge Cup1st
                  Coupe Printemps1st
                  National[2][17]
                  Japan16th14th19th30th7th9th
                  Japan Junior15th5th7th9th17th5th
                  Japan Novice12th B9th B2nd A1st A
                  Japan Eastern Sect2nd J2nd J4th J4th J8th2nd2nd1st
                  Kanto Reg.2nd B1st B1st A1st A1st J2nd J1st J
                  Tokyo Reg.8th5th4th3rd
                  TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled
                  Levels: A = Novice A; B = Novice B; J = Junior

                  Detailed results

                  ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system [17]
                  Segment Type Score Event
                  Total TSS184.462023 NHK Trophy
                  Short program TSS58.282023 NHK Trophy
                  TES29.682023 NHK Trophy
                  PCS28.602023 NHK Trophy
                  Free skating TSS126.182023 NHK Trophy
                  TES63.592023 NHK Trophy
                  PCS62.592023 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

                  2023–2024 season
                  Date Event SP FS Total
                  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

                  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

                  References

                  1. ↑ "Biography". International Skating Union. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
                  2. 1 2 3 "青木 祐奈 / AOKI Yuna" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019.
                  3. 1 2 "Yuna AOKI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
                  4. ↑ "【フィギュア】昨季全日本７位の青木祐奈「楽しんでできたら」フリーで"私のスケート人生"表現". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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                  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Competition Results: Yuna AOKI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019.
                  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "青木 祐奈 Yuna AOKI". Fuji TV. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
                  8. ↑ 本航, 松. "【フィギュア】青木祐奈３位発進、ともに練習の渡辺倫果から刺激「緊張を自分の実力を出す力に」". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
                  9. ↑ Slater, Paula (November 25, 2023). "Ava Marie Ziegler takes surprising win at NHK Trophy". Golden Skate. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
                  10. ↑ Gallagher, Jack (November 26, 2023). "Yuma Kagiyama Holds Off Shoma Uno to Win the NHK Trophy". Japan Forward. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
                  11. ↑ Slater, Paula (December 25, 2023). "Kaori Sakamoto flies to fourth national title". Golden Skate. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
                  12. ↑ "Yuna AOKI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023.
                  13. ↑ "Yuna AOKI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019.
                  14. ↑ "青木 祐奈 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
                  15. ↑ "Yuna AOKI: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
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