Yuna Aoki

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.

Yuna Aoki
Personal information
Native name	青木 祐奈
Country represented	Japan
Born	10 January 2002 Yokohama, Japan
Residence	Yokohama
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Coach	Shoichiro Tsuzuki, Nakako Tsuzuki
Choreographer	Nakako Tsuzuki
Former choreographer	Stéphane Lambiel, Michel Shanonn
Skating club	Kanagawa FSC Yokohama
Training locations	Yokohama
Began skating	2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	169.60 2016 JGP Germany
Short program	56.67 2015 JGP Latvia
Free skate	113.13 2016 JGP Germany

Personal life

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

Career

Early career

Aoki started skating at the age of five, after being inspired by Shizuka Arakawa's 2006 Olympic victory.[4]^:2 She has been coached by Shoichiro Tsuzuki since the age of six.[4]^: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.

In 2014–15, Aoki won at 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.

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.

2018–19 season

Aoki finished 7th at her JGP assignment, in Canada. She placed 5th at the Japan Junior Championships and 14th at the senior event. Making her senior international debut, she won silver at the Bavarian Open in February 2019.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2020–2021	Live For The One I Love by Céline Dion choreo. by Stephane Lambiel	Beethoven's 5 Secrets choreo. by Misha Ge
2018–2019 [5][6]	East of Eden by Charles Gerhadt, Lee Holdridge choreo. by Nakako Tsuzuki	Piano Concerto in A minor by Edvard Grieg choreo. by Nakako Tsuzuki
2017–2018
2016–2017 [7]	Méditation (from Thaïs) by Jules Massenet choreo. by Nakako Tsuzuki	On My Own (from Les Misérables) performed by Lea Salonga choreo. by Stéphane Lambiel, Michel Shanonn
2015–2016 [3]	Méditation (from Thaïs) by Jules Massenet choreo. by Nakako Tsuzuki	Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Nakako Tsuzuki
2014–2015 [8]	Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin	Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	For the First Time in Forever (from Frozen) by Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21
Bavarian Open								2nd
International: Junior[9]
JGP Canada								7th
JGP Czech Rep.						4th
JGP Germany						5th
JGP Latvia					7th
Asian Open					1st
Bavarian Open					2nd
International: Advanced novice[2]
Asian Open				1st
Coupe Printemps			1st
National[2]
Japan					16th			14th		19th
Japan Junior			15th	5th	7th	9th	17th	5th
Japan Novice	12th B	9th B	2nd A	1st A
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Senior Level

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. "青木 祐奈 / AOKI Yuna" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019.
3. "Yuna AOKI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
4. "青木祐奈「人を感動させるスケーターに」女子フィギュアのホープが見せた素顔" [Yuna Aoki article] (in Japanese). Yahoo Sports. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
5. "Yuna AOKI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019.
6. "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.
7. "Yuna AOKI: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
8. "Yuna Aoki". Jsports.co.jp. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015.
9. "Competition Results: Yuna AOKI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019.

External links

• Yuna Aoki at the International Skating Union