Sena Takahashi

Takahashi was born on 29 January 2010, in Kanagawa, Japan. As a hobby, he enjoys cooking.^[1]

His figure skating idol is Cha Jun-hwan, who he got to meet at the Japanese ice show, Dreams on Ice, in 2024.^[2][3]

Takahashi began figure skating in 2014. While in attendance at the 2017–18 Japan Championships, Takahashi met Mie Hamada and soon moved from Kanagawa to Takatsuki, Osaka to train under her at the Kansai University Skating Club.^[4][5]

Takahashi debuted at the 2019–20 Japan Basic Novice Championships, where he finished twenty-seventh.^[6] Following that season, Hamada moved to Uji, Kyoto to coach at the Kinoshita Academy Kyoto Ice Arena and Takahashi would relocate as well to continue being coached by Hamada.^[1][7]

Going on to compete at the 2020–21 Japan Basic Novice Championships, Takahashi finished fifth.^[6]

Debuting as an advanced novice skater, Takahashi won the bronze medal at the 2021–22 Japan Advanced Novice Championships and was given the opportunity to compete at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, where he placed ninth.^[6]

Starting his season at the 2022–23 Japan Advanced Novice Championships, Takahashi won the gold medal. He would go on to compete at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships, where he finished ninth.^[6]

As the advanced novice champion, Takahashi was invited to perform in the gala at the 2023 World Team Trophy.^[8]

Competing at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships, Takahashi finished eighth. With this placement, he was selected to compete at the senior level championships, where he finished twentieth.^[6]

Making his international debut on the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Takahashi won the gold medal at 2024 JGP Latvia. Following the event, Takahashi expressed his shock at the result. "I never ever would have expected to win. Everything is new for me and the first time and I just came here to have the most possible fun and I did. I was very nervous ahead of my skate. Last season I was injured a lot and also not yet good enough for the JGP so that’s why this is my first season on the JGP." He would go on to compete at 2024 JGP Poland, where he won the short program but faltered in the free skate, placing sixth in that segment of the competition, but managed to hang onto second place overall.^[9][6][10] With these placements, Takahashi qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.^[11][12]

In late November, Takahashi competed at the 2024–25 Japan Junior Championships, where he won the silver medal behind Rio Nakata.^[13] This result ensured his qualification to compete at the senior championships.^[14]

At the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France, Takahashi placed sixth of the six competitors in the short program after missing his opening triple axel and failing to perform his jump combination. However, he managed to deliver a strong free skate, landing all his jumps cleanly. He would place third in that competition segment and climb to fourth place overall.^[15][16][17] Following the event, Takahashi would admit to being "very anxious and nervous" during the short program but that he was pleased with his free skate performance, saying, "I'm happy because I didn't give up until the end... Time just flew by, and I was having so much fun that I was concentrating."^[18] Two weeks later, Takahashi finished fourteenth at the 2024–25 Japan Championships and was subsequently named to the World Junior team.^[6][19]

At the 2025 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Takahashi concluded the season by placing ninth at the event.^[6][20] “I was nervous so I was surprised but I could regain my control so I’m glad,” he said after the free skate. “Even though I made some mistakes, I got a good score. So I’m happy. I was nervous, but I was able to enjoy skating until the very end, and I could bring out a good performance.”^[20]

Takahashi began the season by competing on the 2025–26 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, winning silver at 2025 JGP Turkey and bronze at 2025 JGP United Arab Emirates.^[6] He was named as the first alternate for the 2025–26 Junior Grand Prix Final.^[21]

In late November, Takahashi competed at the 2025–26 Japan Junior Championships, where he finished in fifth place overall.^[6] With this placement, he was invited to compete at the senior national championships, where he finished fifteenth.^[22][6]