Mai Asada
Japanese figure skater (born 1988)
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Mai Asada (浅田 舞, Asada Mai; born 17 July 1988) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed fourth at the 2003 and 2004 World Junior Championships. She made her senior international debut at the 2006 Four Continents Championships, where she placed sixth.
Born17 July 1988
Meitō-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Country
Japan
JapanSkating clubGrand Prix Tokai FSC
Chukyo University Nagoya
Chukyo University Nagoya
Mai Asada in 2006 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 17 July 1988 Meitō-ku, Nagoya, Japan |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Japan |
| Skating club | Grand Prix Tokai FSC Chukyo University Nagoya |
| Began skating | 1996 |
Asada studied ballet before taking up skating at the age of eight or nine.[1] She is the elder sister of Mao Asada,[2] a three-time World champion and the 2010 Olympic silver medalist.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2007–2008 [2] |
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| 2003–2004 [1][5] |
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| 2002–2003 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
| International[7] | |||||||
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| Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 |
| Four Continents | 6th | ||||||
| GP Cup of China | 6th | ||||||
| GP Skate America | 6th | 8th | |||||
| International: Junior[7] | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 4th | 4th | |||||
| JGP Final | 4th | 5th | |||||
| JGP Andorra | 1st | ||||||
| JGP Japan | 2nd | 4th | |||||
| JGP Serbia | 5th | ||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | ||||||
| National[7] | |||||||
| Japan Champ. | 8th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 15th |
| Japan Junior | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | |||
