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Yo Takagi
Native name髙木 謠
Born (2007-12-15) December 15, 2007 (age 16)
Tokyo, Japan
HometownFunabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan Japan
CoachKensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Nagumo, Aya Tanoue, Akane Seo
Skating clubTokyo Joshi Gakuin
Began skating2012
Medal record
Figure skating: Women's singles
Representing  Japan
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Gangwon Women's singles

Yo Takagi (髙木 謠, Takagi Yo, born December 15, 2007) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2024 Youth Olympic bronze medalist and the 2023 JGP Japan silver medalist.

Personal life[edit]

Takagi was born on December 15, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

She is currently a student at Tokyo Joshi Gakuin Senior High School.[2]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Takagi began skating in 2012.[1] She originally trained at the Meiji Jingu Gaien Figure Skating Club in Tokyo before relocating to Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture to train at the MF Figure Skating Academy following its opening in 2021. There, her coaches became Kensuke Nakaniwa, Makoto Nakata, Momoe Nagumo, Aya Tanoue, and Akane Seo.[3][4][5]

She made her debut at the 2021–22 Japan Junior National Championships, finishing tenth.[6]

The following season, Takagi finished seventh at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships. Due to this top eight finish, she was selected to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Senior Championships. She would ultimately place twenty-first at those championships. Takagi also went on to win the silver medal at the 2022 Coupe du Printemps on the junior level.[3][7][6][1]

2023–24 season[edit]

Takagi began the season by debuting on the Junior Grand Prix at the 2023 JGP Thailand, finishing fourth.[1] She went on to compete at the 2023 JGP Japan in Osaka, winning the silver medal behind Mao Shimada. Following the event, Takagi said, "I'm happy because I didn't think I would get a personal best. I learned that I was able to persevere and not give up even when I failed."[8] With these results, Takagi was named as the first alternate to the Junior Grand Prix Final.[9]

Competing at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships, Takagi finished fourth.[10][1] With this result, combined with her placements on the Junior Grand Prix series, Takagi was selected to represent Japan at both the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics as well as the first alternate to the 2024 World Junior Championships.[11][12] She was also selected to compete at the 2023–24 Japan Senior Championships due to her top eight finish at the junior championships.[13] At the senior championships, Takagi finished twenty-third.[1]

During the 2024 Youth Olympics, Takagi scored a personal best in the short program, finishing second in that segment of the competition behind Shimada, and narrowly ahead of South Korean Shin Ji-a.[14] In the free skate, she landed four clean triple jumps, having singled a planned triple lutz, and finished fifth in the segment. However, she maintained a podium placement, winning the bronze medal behind Shimada and Shin.[15][16]

Programs[edit]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[17] 		The Mission:
2022–2023
[18]
2021–2022
[19]

Competitive highlights[edit]

International: Junior[1]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Youth Olympics 3rd
JGP Japan 2nd
JGP Thailand 4th
Coupe Printemps 2nd
National [20]
Japan 21st 23rd
Japan Junior 10th 7th 4th
Japan Novice 12th B 4th B 6th A 11th A
Japan Eastern Sect. 5th J 3rd J 1st J
Tokyo Reg. 3rd B 2nd B 2nd A 1st A 3rd J 2nd J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled
Levels: A = Novice A; J = Junior

Detailed results[edit]

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [20]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 188.15 2023 JGP Japan
Short program TSS 67.23 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
TES 37.67 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
PCS 29.56 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Free skating TSS 124.73 2023 JGP Japan
TES 63.79 2023 JGP Japan
PCS 60.94 2023 JGP Japan

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior level[edit]

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 20
55.09 		23
93.30 		23
148.39
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships 16
58.87 		22
99.99 		21
158.86

Junior level[edit]

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 28–30, 2024 2024 Winter Youth Olympics 2
67.23 		5
115.97 		3
183.20
November 17–19, 2023 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships 3
63.62 		4
120.34 		4
183.96
November 2–5, 2023 2023 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships 1
64.81 		1
110.80 		1
175.61
September 13–16, 2023 2023 JGP Japan 2
63.42 		2
124.73 		2
188.15
August 23–26, 2023 2023 JGP Thailand 4
58.30 		4
113.31 		4
171.61
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 17–19, 2023 2023 Coupe du Printemps 4
56.03 		2
123.75 		2
179.78
November 25–27, 2022 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships 6
61.44 		8
104.63 		7
166.07
November 3–6, 2022 2022 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships 4
60.29 		4
108.42 		3
168.71
September 29–October 2, 2022 2022 Tokyo Regional Championships 2
54.22 		3
97.98 		2
152.20
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 19–21, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships 11
55.84 		10
102.74 		10
158.58
October 28–31, 2021 2021 Japan Eastern Sectional Championships 5
52.25 		4
100.04 		5
152.29

Novice level[edit]

2020–21 season
Date Event FS Total
October 24–25, 2020 2020–21 Japan Novice A Championships 11
82.85 		11
82.85
2019–20 season
Date Event FS Total
October 18–20, 2019 2019–20 Japan Novice A Championships 6
78.67 		6
78.67

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Yo TAKAGI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ "フィギュアスケート部 髙木 謠さん(高校1年)が、第40回東日本フィギュアスケートジュニア選手権大会に出場し優勝しました。". TJG. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "髙木 謠 Yo TAKAGI". Fuji TV. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ "【フジテレビ公式】誕生！ＭＦフィギュアスケートアカデミー". YouTube. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "2018 東京選手権大会". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "髙木　謠". Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ Fuji TV Skating [@online_on_ice] (November 27, 2022). "激闘を勝ち抜き🙌男女8名とペア1組が全日本選手権推薦出場🎉" (Tweet). Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Gallagher, Jack (September 16, 2023). "Mao Shimada and Yo Takagi Finish 1-2 at the Osaka JGP". Japan Forward. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2023/2024 - Junior Women". International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ Gallagher, Jack (November 20, 2023). "Mao Shimada Catches Up to Arakawa and Ando with 3rd Japan Junior Crown". Japan Forward. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  11. ^ Skate Japan News [@skatejapanews] (December 24, 2023). "JUNIOR WORLDS ASSIGNMENTS✨" (Tweet). Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "YOG 2024" (PDF). Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Nominee 2023" (PDF). Japan Skating Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. ^ Gallagher, Jack (January 28, 2024). "Mao Shimada and Yo Takagi Finish 1-2 in Women's Short Program at Winter Youth Olympics". Japan Forward. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  15. ^ Gallagher, Jack (January 30, 2024). "Mao Shimada Wins Gold and Yo Takagi Gets Bronze at the Winter Youth Olympics". Japan Forward. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  16. ^ Kano, Shintaro (January 30, 2024). "Gangwon 2024: Japan's Shimada Mao strikes women's figure skating gold". Olympic Channel. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  17. ^ "Yo TAKAGI: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024.
  18. ^ "Yo TAKAGI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "【フジテレビ公式】第１４回アクアカップフィギュアスケート競技会". YouTube. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Yo TAKAGI". Skating Scores. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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