Kaoruko Wada
| Kaoruko Wada | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 和田薫子 |
| Born | May 13, 2009 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Hometown | Nagoya |
| Height | 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Coach | Machiko Yamada Yuko Hongo Soshi Tanaka |
| Skating club | Grand-Prix Tokai FSC |
| Began skating | 2014 |
Kaoruko Wada (和田薫子, Wada Kaoruko, born May 13, 2009) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2024 JGP Czech Republic champion and the 2024 JGP Poland silver medalist.
Personal life
[edit]Wada was born on May 13, 2009, in Nagoya, Japan.[1] She is currently a student at Nagoya Municipal Maezu Junior High School.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Wada began figure skating in 2014 at the age of five after watching Mao Asada compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics and subsequently getting Asada's autograph. Soon after beginning to skate, she began training under Machiko Yamada, who had previously coached Asada during the early years of her career.[4][5][3]
On the basic novice level, Wada finished twenty-fourth at the 2018–19 Japan Novice B Championships and the following year, finished fourth at the 2019–20 Japan Novice B Championships.[6]
As an advanced novice skater, she placed sixth at the 2020–21 Japan Novice A Championships and won the silver at the 2021–22 Japan Novice A Championships. Following the latter event, Wada competed at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, where she finished eleventh.[6]
During the subsequent seasons, Wada would finish tenth at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships and thirteenth at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships.[6]
2024–25 season
[edit]Making her international debut on the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Wada unexpectedly took gold at 2024 JGP Czech Republic, defeating reigning World Junior bronze medalist Rena Uezono. Following the event, she said, "I didn't expect to win this title, and I enjoyed performing the short program and the free skating. It was amazing. I found some room to improve through this competition, so I will practice more and I want to enjoy performing more and show better performances to the audience."[7] Wada would go on to take silver behind reigning World Junior champion Mao Shimada at 2024 JGP Poland.[8][5] With these results, Wada qualified for the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final.[9]
Programs
[edit]| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [1] |
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| 2023–2024 [10] |
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| 2022–2023 [11] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]| International: Junior[12][6] | ||||
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| Event | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| JGP Final | TBD | |||
| JGP Czech Republic | 1st | |||
| JGP Poland | 2nd | |||
| National[12][6] | ||||
| Japan Junior | 11th | 10th | 13th | |
Detailed results
[edit]| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 198.22 | 2024 JGP Poland |
| Short program | TSS | 70.58 | 2024 JGP Poland |
| TES | 40.65 | 2024 JGP Poland | |
| PCS | 29.93 | 2024 JGP Poland | |
| Free skating | TSS | 127.64 | 2024 JGP Poland |
| TES | 68.40 | 2024 JGP Czech Republic | |
| PCS | 59.54 | 2024 JGP Poland |
Junior level
[edit]Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
| 2024–25 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| September 25–28, 2024 | 2024 JGP Poland | 2 70.58 |
2 127.64 |
2 198.22 | |
| September 4–9, 2024 | 2024 JGP Czech Republic | 1 67.21 |
1 126.93 |
1 194.14 | |
| 2023–24 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| November 17–19, 2023 | 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships | 7 60.26 |
15 97.61 |
13 157.87 | |
| 2022–23 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| November 25–27, 2022 | 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships | 9 57.37 |
10 101.21 |
10 158.58 | |
| 2021–22 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| November 19–21, 2021 | 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships | 12 52.89 |
9 103.88 |
11 156.77 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Karuko WADA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024.
- ^ "浅田真央さんに憧れ 全中5位の1年生・和田薫子 飛躍へ技術と表現力磨く【フィギュアスケート】". Chunichi. Chunichi. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b "愛知県のアスリート・フィギュアスケート 和田薫子 応援プロジェクト". A-Port. A-Port. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "【フィギュア】中３和田薫子が帰国 初海外でジュニアGP優勝「反対回りも…」スピン挑戦の理由". Nikkan Sports. Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b Gallagher, Jack (11 September 2024). "[ICE TIME] Kaoruko Wada Stuns Rena Uezono to Win in Junior Grand Prix Debut". Japan Forward. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kaoruko Wada". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Newcomers and Junior stars set highlights at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ostrava". International Skating Union. September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Records and surprises highlight ISU Junior Grand Prix in Gdansk". International Skating Union. September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Skaters grab six last tickets for the Junior Final at ISU Junior Grand Prix Wuxi (CHN)". International Skating Union. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Karuko WADA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024.
- ^ "フィギュア 2022-2023女子新プログラム一覧【坂本花織・樋口新葉・紀平梨花 等】". Figure Skating Japan. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Kaoruko WADA: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kaoruko WADA at the International Skating Union
- WADA Kaoruko at the Japan Skating Federation
- Kaoruko Wada at SkatingScores.com