Tori Koana
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| Born | May 25, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Go Aoki[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Curling career  | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tori Koana (小穴 桃里, Koana Tōri) is a Japanese curler. She was the skip of Team Fujikyu.[3]
Career[edit]
In 2017–2018 season, Koana played as skip, she would win a gold medal at the 2018 Japan Women's Curling Championships,.[4] Koana skipped the Japanese team at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship[1] finishing in 10th. She represented Japan at the third leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup, finishing with a 2–4 record.
To begin the 2019-20 curling season, Koana won the Morioka City Women's Memorial Cup and finished runner-up at the 2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker.[5][6]
Personal life[edit]
Koana worked as an amusement park employee for Fujikyu Highland Co., Ltd.[1] until 2022.[3]
Teams[edit]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) | Tori Koana (Skip) | Misato Yanagisawa | Riko Toyoda | ||
| 2014–15 | Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) | Misato Yanagisawa | Tori Koana (Skip) | Riko Toyoda | Yuna Kotani | |
| 2015–16 | Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) | Misato Yanagisawa | Tori Koana (Skip) | Yuna Kotani | Riko Toyoda | |
| 2016–17 | Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) | Tori Koana (Skip) | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Kyoka Kuramitsu | |
| 2017–18 | Tori Koana | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | Junko Nishimuro / Kaho Onodera | WWCC 2018 (10th) |
| 2018–19 | Tori Koana | Junko Nishimuro | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | Yuna Kotani | CWC (6th) |
| 2019–20 | Tori Koana | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | [7] | |
| 2020–21 | Tori Koana | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | ||
| 2021–22 | Tori Koana | Yuna Kotani | Mao Ishigaki | Arisa Kotani | ||
| 2022–23 | Yumi Suzuki | Kyoka Kuramitsu | Aki Goto | Miho Fujimori | Tori Koana | [8] |
Grand Slam record[edit]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| C | Champion |
| F | Lost in Final |
| SF | Lost in Semifinal |
| QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
| Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
| T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
| DNP | Did not participate in event |
| N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
| Event | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Masters | Q |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Media Guide – 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship" (PDF). Curling Canada. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ Japan Curling Association [@japan_curling] (26 February 2023). 第16回 全農 日本ミックスダブルスカーリング選手権大会 [The 16th Zen-Noh Japan Mixed-Doubles Curling Championship] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Tori Koana [@tori_koana] (2 September 2022). チーム@fujiq_curlingと、別の道を歩むことになりました。 [We have decided to go our separate ways with team @fujiq_curling.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "35th Japan Curling Championships". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "2019 Morioka City Women's Memorial Cup". Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Morioka City Womens Memorial Cup
- ^ 東京都協会の選手紹介 | カーリング日本選手権2023 [Tokyo Association players | Japan Curling Championships 2023]. NHK (in Japanese). 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
