Mao Asada

Personal Information

Country Represented

Japan

Born

September 25, 1990

Meitō-ku, Nagoya

Home Town

Nagoya

Alma Mater

Chukyo University

Age

35 years

Club

Chukyo University SC

Languages

English, Japanese

Career Info

Former Coaches

Hiroshi Nagakubo, Kumiko Satō, Machiko Yamada,
Mihoko Higuchi, Nobuo Satō, Rafael Arutyunyan, Reiko Kobayashi, Shanetta Folle, Tatiana Tarasova, Yuko Monna

Former Choreographers

Lea Ann Miller, Lori Nichol, Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi, Shanetta Folle,
Tatiana Tarasova

Former Training Locations

Toyota
Shin-Yokohama
Nagoya
Lake Arrowhead, USA

Moscow, Russia

Began Skating

1995

Retired

April 10, 2017

Physical Description

Height

163 cm (5' 4")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Ethnicity

Japanese

Personal International Bests

Mao Asada (born September 25, 1990) is a Japanese figure skater; retired in 2017. First Asian to win 3 World Championships (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2010, 2013), a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2005-06, 2008-09, 2012-13, 2013-14), and a six-time Japanese National champion (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013). Additionally, she is also the first female athlete to successfully complete three triple axels at the 2010 Winter Olympics silver medalist.

Personal Life[]

Asada's elder sister, Mai, After retirement, she worked as a TV reporter and choreographer. Her dog, Aero (a poodle), is named after Nestlé's chocolate candy “Aero” and was chosen as the image character for the product.

Mao's hobbies include tap dance, kickboxing, cooking, and farming.

Skaters she admires are Midori Ito and Evgeni Plushenko. She also admires singer Ayumi Hamasaki.

Programs[]

Season	Short Program	Freeskate
2016-2017	Ritual Fire Dance (from El Amor Brujo) _{by Manuel de Falla performed by Athur Rubinstein choreo. by Lori Nichol}	El Amor Brujo _{by Manuel de Falla performed by Arthur Rubinstein choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2015-2016	Bei Mir Bitsu Shein _{by Sholom Secunda choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Madame Butterfly _{by Giacomo Puccini choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2013-2014	Nocturne No. 2 (from Nocturnes, Op. 9) _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Piano Concerto No. 2 _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2012-2013	I Got Rhythm _{by George Gershwin choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Swan Lake _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2011-2012	Scheherazade _{by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}	Liebesträume _{by Franz Liszt choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2010-2011	Tango (from Agony) _{by Alfred Schnittke choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}	Liebesträume _{by Franz Liszt choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2009-2010	Waltz (from Masquerade) _{by Aram Khachaturian choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}	Prelude in C-Sharp Minor _{by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2008-2009	Clair de Lune _{by Claude Debussy choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Waltz (from Masquerade) _{by Aram Khachaturian choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2007-2008	Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra (from Ladies in Lavender) _{by Nigel Hess performed by Joshua Bell choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}	Fantaisie-Impromptu _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2006-2007	Nocturne No. 2 (from Nocturnes, Op. 9) _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Lori Nichol}	Czárdás _{by Vittorio Monti choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2005-2006	Carmen _{by Georges Bizet choreo. by Machiko Yamada & Mihoko Higuchi}	The Nutcracker _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2004-2005	Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) _{by Harold Arlen choreo. by Lea Ann Miller}	La Boutique Fantasque _{by Gioachino Rossini & Ottorino Respighi choreo. by Lea Ann Miller}
2003-2004	Orchestral Suite (from My Girl 2) _{by Cliff Eidelman choreo. by Machiko Yamada & Mihoko Higuchi}	Valse Scherzo _{by Pyotr Tchaikovsky choreo. by Machiko Yamada & Mihoko Higuchi}
2002-2003	Say Hey Kids _{choreo. by Machiko Yamada & Mihoko Higuchi}	Inca Dance Andes _{by Kristian Schultze performed by Cusco choreo. by Machiko Yamada & Mihoko Higuchi}
2001-2002	unknown	Inca Dance Andes _{by Kristian Schultze performed by Cusco choreo. by Machiko Yamada & Mihoko Higuchi}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2016-2017	Cello Suite No. 3 _{by Johann Sebastian Bach choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2015-2016	Puttin' On the Ritz _{by Irving Berlin covered by Fred Astaire choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2014-2015	This Little Light of Mine _{by Harry Dixon Loes performed by Yo-Yo Ma & Lady Rizo choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2013-2014	Smile (from Modern Times) _{by Charlie Chaplin} What a Wonderful World _{by Bob Thiele & George David Weiss covered by Ima choreo by Lori Nichol}
2012-2013	Mary Poppins _{by Irwin Kostal, Richard Sherman, & Robert Sherman choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2011-2012	I Vow to Thee, My Country _{by Gustav Holst covered by Libera choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2011-2012	Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2010-2011	Ballade No. 1 in G Minor _{by Frédéric Chopin choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2009-2010	Caprice No. 24 _{by Niccolò Paganini choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2008-2009	Por Una Cabeza _{by Carlos Gardel} Payadora _{by Julián Plaza choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova}
2008-2009	Sing, Sing, Sing _{by Louis Prima choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2007-2008	Étude Op. 10, No. 3 _{by Frédéric Chopin performed by Lesley Garrett choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2006-2007	Habanera (from Carmen) _{by Georges Bizet performed by Filippa Giordano choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2005-2006	Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) _{by Harold Arlen covered by Eva Cassidy choreo. by Lori Nichol}
2004-2005	Pick Yourself Up (from Swing Time) _{by Jerome Kern covered by Natalie Cole choreo. by Machiko Yamada & Mihoko Higuchi}
2003-2004	Habanera (from Carmen) _{by Georges Bizet choreo. by Machiko Yamada & Mihoko Higuchi}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, world records underlined)

2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
November 11 - 13	2016 Trophée de France	8 61.29	10 100.10	9 161.39
October 21 - 23	2016 Skate America	5 64.47	6 112.31	6 176.78
October 6 - 10	2016 Finlandia Trophy	2 64.87	2 121.29	2 186.16
2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 28 - April 3	2016 World Championships	9 65.87	7 134.43	7 200.30
December 10 - 13	2015-16 Grand Prix Final	3 69.13	6 125.19	6 194.32
November 27 - 29	2015 NHK Trophy	4 62.50	2 120.49	3 182.99
November 6 - 8	2015 Cup of China	1 71.73	3 125.75	1 197.48
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 24 - 30	2014 World Championships	1 78.66	1 138.03	1 216.69
February 19 - 20	2014 Winter Olympics	16 55.51	3 142.71	6 198.22
February 6 - 9	2014 Winter Olympics - Team Event	3 64.07	N/A
December 5 - 8	2013-14 Grand Prix Final	1 72.36	1 131.66	1 204.02
November 8 - 10	2013 NHK Trophy	1 71.26	1 136.33	1 207.59
October 18 - 20	2013 Skate America	1 73.18	1 131.37	1 204.55
2012-2013 season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 11–14, 2013	2013 World Team Trophy	5 59.39	5 117.97	5 177.36
March 10 - 17	2013 World Championships	6 62.10	2 134.37	3 196.47
February 6 - 11	2013 Four Continents Championships	1 74.49	1 130.96	1 205.45
December 6 - 9	2012-13 Grand Prix Final	1 66.96	1 129.84	1 196.80
November 23 - 25	2012 NHK Trophy	1 67.95	2 117.32	1 185.27
November 2 - 4	2012 Cup of China	2 62.89	1 118.87	1 181.76
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 26 - 31	2012 World Championships	4 59.49	6 105.03	6 164.52
February 7 - 12	2012 Four Continents Championships	1 64.25	2 124.37	2 188.62
December 7 - 11	2011-12 Grand Prix Final	WD
November 24 - 27	2011 Rostelecom Cup	1 64.29	1 118.96	1 183.25
November 11 - 13	2011 NHK Trophy	3 58.42	1 125.77	2 184.19
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 24 - May 1	2011 World Championships	7 58.66	6 114.13	6 172.79
February 15 - 20	2011 Four Continents Championships	2 63.41	2 132.89	2 196.30
November 26 - 28	2010 Trophée Éric Bompard	7 50.10	5 97.92	5 148.02
October 22 - 24	2010 NHK Trophy	8 47.95	8 85.45	8 133.40
2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2010 World Championships	2 68.08	2 129.50	1 197.58
February 14 - 27	2010 Winter Olympics	2 73.78	2 131.72	2 205.50
January 25 - 31	2010 Four Continents Championships	3 57.22	1 126.74	1 183.96
October 22 - 25	2009 Rostelecom Cup	6 51.94	5 98.34	5 150.28
October 15 - 18	2009 Trophée Éric Bompard	3 58.96	2 115.03	2 173.99
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 15 - 19	2009 World Team Trophy	1 75.84	1 126.03	1 201.87
March 23 - 29	2009 World Championships	3 66.06	4 122.03	4 188.09
February 4 - 8	2009 Four Continents Championships	6 57.86	1 118.66	3 176.52
December 11 - 14	2008-09 Grand Prix Final	2 65.38	1 123.17	1 188.55
November 27 - 30	2008 NHK Trophy	1 64.64	1 126.49	1 191.13
November 13 - 16	2008 Trophée Éric Bompard	2 58.12	2 109.47	2 167.59
2007-2008 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 23	2008 World Championships	2 64.10	2 121.46	1 185.56
February 13 - 17	2008 Four Continents Championships	1 60.94	1 132.31	1 193.25
December 13 - 16	2007-08 Grand Prix Final	6 59.04	1 132.55	2 191.59
November 15 - 18	2007 Trophée Éric Bompard	1 56.90	1 122.90	1 179.80
November 1 - 4	2007 Skate Canada	3 58.08	1 119.58	1 177.66
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 25	2007 World Championships	5 61.32	1 133.13	2 194.45
December 14 - 17	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	1 69.34	4 103.18	2 172.52
November 30 - December 3	2006 NHK Trophy	1 69.50	1 130.02	1 199.52
October 26 - 29	2006 Skate America	1 68.84	4 102.39	3 171.23

2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 6 - 12	2006 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 56.10	2 97.25	2 153.35
December 16 - 18	2005-06 Grand Prix Final	Senior	1 64.38	1 125.24	1 189.62
November 17 - 20	2005 Trophée Éric Bompard	Senior	1 63.96	1 118.46	1 182.42
November 2 - 6	2005 Cup of China	Senior	2 62.92	3 113.68	2 176.60
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 26 - March 3	2005 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 60.11	1 119.13	1 179.24
December 2 - 5	2004-05 JGP Final	Junior	1 57.91	1 114.92	1 172.83
September 29 - October 3	2004 JGP Ukraine	Junior	1 56.24	1 86.75	1 142.99
September 9 - 12	2004 JGP USA	Junior	1 50.14	1 87.88	1 138.02

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2016 Finlandia Trophy	2016-17	Senior
Bronze	2016 Japan Championships	2015-16	Senior
Bronze	2015 NHK Trophy	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Cup of China	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2015 Japan Open	2015-16	Senior
Gold	2014 World Championships	2013-14	Senior
Bronze	2014 Japan Championships	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013-14 Grand Prix Final	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 NHK Trophy	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Skate America	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Japan Open	2013-14	Senior
Bronze	2013 World Team Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Bronze	2013 World Championships	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2013 Four Continents Championships	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2013 Japan Championships	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012-13 Grand Prix Final	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 NHK Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 Cup of China	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 Japan Open	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2012 Four Continents Championships	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2012 Japan Championships	2011-12	Senior
Gold	2011 Rostelecom Cup	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 NHK Trophy	2011-12	Senior
Silver	2011 Four Continents Championships	2010-11	Senior
Silver	2011 Japan Championships	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 Japan Open	2010-11	Senior
Gold	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2010 Winter Olympics	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2010 Four Continents Championships	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2010 Japan Championships	2009-10	Senior
Silver	2009 Trophée Éric Bompard	2009-10	Senior
Bronze	2009 Japan Open	2009-10	Senior
Bronze	2009 World Team Trophy	2008-09	Senior
Bronze	2009 Four Continents Championships	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2009 Japan Championships	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008-09 Grand Prix Final	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 NHK Trophy	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2008 Trophée Éric Bompard	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 Japan Open	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2008 World Championships	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2008 Four Continents Championships	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2008 Japan Championships	2007-08	Senior
Silver	2007-08 Grand Prix Final	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007 Trophée Éric Bompard	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007 Skate Canada	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007 Japan Open	2006-07	Senior
Silver	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2007 Japan Championships	2006-07	Senior
Silver	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 NHK Trophy	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2006 Skate America	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 Japan Open	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2006 World Junior Championships	2005-06	Junior
Silver	2006 Japan Championships	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2005-06 Grand Prix Final	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2005 Trophée Éric Bompard	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2005 Cup of China	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2005 World Junior Championships	2004-05	Junior
Silver	2005 Japan Championships	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004-05 JGP Final	2004-05	Junior
Gold	2005 Japan Junior Championships	2004-05	Junior
Gold	2004 JGP Ukraine	2004-05	Junior
Gold	2004 JGP USA	2004-05	Junior
Gold	2004 Japan Novice Championships	2003-04	Novice
Gold	2003 Helena Pajovic Cup	2003-04	Novice
Gold	2003 Mladost Trophy	2003-04	Novice
Gold	2003 Japan Novice Championships	2002-03	Novice

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Gold	2014 World Championships	2014-15	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2014 World Championships	2014-15	Short Program	Senior
Silver	2013 World Championships	2012-13	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2013 Four Continents Championships	2012-13	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2013 Four Continents Championships	2012-13	Short Program	Senior
Silver	2012 Four Continents Championships	2011-12	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2012 Four Continents Championships	2011-12	Short Program	Senior
Silver	2011 Four Continents Championships	2010-11	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2011 Four Continents Championships	2010-11	Short Program	Senior
Silver	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2010 Four Continents Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Senior
Bronze	2010 Four Continents Championships	2009-10	Short Program	Senior
Bronze	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2009 Four Continents Championships	2008-09	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2008 World Championships	2007-08	Freeskate	Senior
Silver	2008 World Championships	2007-08	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2008 Four Continents Championships	2007-08	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2008 Four Continents Championships	2007-08	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Freeskate	Senior

Sources[]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Asada

https://www.statsonice.com/skater/Mao/Asada/

http://www.heightcelebs.com/2014/12/mao-asada/

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006588.htm