Riona Kato

Riona Kato (加藤 利緒菜, Katō Riona), born February 7, 1998) is a Japanese figure skater. She has won four senior international medals.

Riona Kato
Personal information
Native name加藤利緒菜
Country representedJapan
Born (1998-02-07) February 7, 1998
Osaka, Japan
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
CoachYukari Kato, Anthony Liu
Former coachMie Hamada
ChoreographerPhillip Mills
Former choreographerMiki Sakagami, Larisa Ge
Skating clubNagaodani High School
Former skating clubKansai SC
Training locationsCathedral City, California
Former training locationsLake Arrowhead, California
Osaka
Began skating2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total168.38
2014 NHK Trophy
Short program61.84
2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Free skate117.51
2014 NHK Trophy

Personal life

Riona Kato was born in Osaka, Japan.[1] She trained in gymnastics as a child.[2]

Career

On the ice from the age of two years and eight months, Riona Kato was encouraged by her aunt, Yukari Kato, a skating coach.[2] She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011.

In 2013, Kato began training in California, coached by Anthony Liu as well as her aunt.[2] She won a bronze medal at the 2013 JGP in Slovakia. Her first senior international was the Triglav Trophy at the end of the 2013–14 season, where she placed 4th.

2014–15 season

Kato began the 2014–15 season by winning two senior medals, silver at the Asian Trophy and bronze at a Challenger Series event, the U.S. Classic.[3] Making her Grand Prix debut, she finished 5th at the 2014 NHK Trophy and earning a personal best of 117.51 in the freeskate. She then went on to finish 7th at the 2015 Japanese Championships.

2015–16 season

For the 2015-16 Grand Prix series, Kato was assigned to compete at 2015 Rostelecom Cup.[4]

She started her season by finishing 5th at the 2015 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019

[5]
2017–2018
2016–2017
2015–2016
[6]
  • Cherry on the Ice Wall
    (from Bahrein)
    by Princesses of Violin
    choreo. by Miki Sagakami, Phillip Mills
2014–2015
[1]
2013–2014
[7]
2011–2012
[8]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[3]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
GP NHK Trophy 5th
GP Rostelecom 10th
CS Nepela Trophy 5th
CS U.S. Classic 3rd
CS Warsaw Cup 10th
Asian Trophy 2nd2nd
Coupe Printemps 2nd
Triglav Trophy 4th
International: Junior[3]
JGP Czech Rep. 4th
JGP Latvia 11th
JGP Slovakia 3rd
Printemps 1st
National[9]
Japan Champ. 6th13th7th20th23rd29th
Japan Jr. Champ. 7th 26th25th2nd7th
Japan Nv. Champ. 5th B 3rd A 1st A
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Riona KATO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Gallagher, Jack (December 2, 2014). "Kato made impact in first outing at senior Grand Prix". The Japan Times.
  3. "Competition Results: Riona KATO". International Skating Union.
  4. "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2015/16- Ladies" (PDF). ISU Prod. ISU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. "加藤 利緒菜 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. "Riona KATO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Riona KATO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Riona KATO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "加藤 利緒菜/KATO Riona" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
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