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Hana Yoshida

Hana Yoshida (吉田 陽菜, Yoshida Hana, born August 21, 2005) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2023–24 ISU Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2023 Cup of China champion, 2024 Finlandia Trophy champion, 2024 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy silver medalist, 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, 2023 Triglav Trophy champion, and the 2022 Egna Spring Trophy champion.

Hana Yoshida
Yoshida at the 2024 Skate Canada International
Native name吉田 陽菜
Other namesHanna
Born (2005-08-21) August 21, 2005 (age 19)
Aichi, Japan
HometownUji, Kyoto, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
DisciplineWomen's singles
CoachMie Hamada
Hiroaki Sato
Satsuki Muramoto
Noriyuki Kanzaki
Skating clubKinoshita Academy
Began skating2012
Medal record
Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2023–24 Beijing Singles

At the junior level, she is a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist, the 2022 Bavarian Open Junior champion, and a two-time Japanese Junior medalist. Yoshida is the nineteenth woman to successfully land a triple Axel in international competition.

Personal life

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Yoshida was born on August 21, 2005, in Aichi, Japan.[1]

As a child, she attended an international school where she learned how to speak English fluently.[2] In 2024, Yoshida graduated from Chukyo High School before enrolling into Doshisha University to study the Faculty of Global and Regional Studies. In addition, she also studies French at the university.[3][4]

Her figure skating idol is Mao Asada.[3]

Career

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Early years

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Yoshida began skating in 2012 after following her older sister into the sport. She placed ninth at the 2015 Japan Novice B National Championships but won the category the next year.[5][6][3]

2017–18 season

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Yoshida won the 2017 Japan Novice National Championships and was invited to compete at the 2017 Japan National Championships. She placed eighth overall.[7][8] She was also invited to skate in the gala at the 2017 NHK Trophy as the 2017 Japanese national novice champion.

Yoshida was sent to the 2018 Challenge Cup, winning the advanced novice ladies ahead of Alysa Liu of United States.[9]

2018–19 season

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In August 2018, Yoshida competed at the 2018 Asian Open Trophy. She attempted the triple Axel in the free program but fell, ranking third overall.[10]

2019–20 season

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Yoshida competed at the 2019 Japan Junior National Championships. She placed tenth in the short program. However, Yoshida landed a clean triple Axel in the free and won the bronze medal.[11] Due to the results, she was invited to compete at the senior division. Yoshida finished in nineteenth place.[12]

2020–21 season

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The 2020–21 Junior Grand Prix circuit was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] Yoshida was then invited to compete at the 2020 Japan Open as part of Team Blue.[14] She attempted the triple Axel unsuccessfully.[15] She won the silver medal at the 2020 Japan Junior Nationals behind Rino Matsuike,[16] then placing sixteenth at the senior event.[17]

2021–22 season

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Yoshida placed fourth at the 2021 Japan Junior National Championships.[18] She was invited to the senior event because the junior champion Mao Shimada was too young to compete. She placed ninth overall.[19]

Yoshida attended the 2022 Bavarian Open to compete in the Junior Women II category. She placed first in the short even though she popped the planned triple flip. Yoshida landed a clean triple Axel in the free skate, becoming the nineteenth woman to land the jump in an international competition successfully. She won over Japan's Rinka Watanabe.[20] Also eligible to compete at the senior level, she was sent to 2022 Egna Spring Trophy. Yoshida landed the triple Axel in the short and another one in the free, but the jump was landed on the quarter. She won by outscoring South Korea's Lee Hae-in by 28.45 points.[21]

2022–23 season: Junior Grand Prix debut

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In August 2022, Yoshida debuted on the Junior Grand Prix at the 2022 JGP France in Courchevel. In her short program, she underrotated both jumps in her combination but otherwise gave a clean skate which placed her second behind her teammate Ayumi Shibayama and earned her the highest program components score awarded in that segment of the competition.[22] During the free skate, Yoshida successfully landed a triple Axel but stepped out after the landing. Although her triple flip's edge was marked as unclear, and the first jump in her triple Lutz-triple toe combination was underrotated by a quarter, she had no falls, and the program was otherwise clean.[23] She won the event with a lead of 15.13 points over Shibayama, who finished in second place. Yoshida became the first Japanese woman to win a Junior Grand Prix competition since Rika Kihira in 2016.[24] Yoshida was initially scheduled to compete at the Armenian stop on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. However, when that was cancelled due to the September conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, she was reassigned elsewhere.[25][26] Yoshida won a second gold medal at the 2022 JGP Italy, in the process qualifying for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final.[27]

Yoshida entered the Final in Turin as a medal favourite after winning both of her qualifying events, but she finished sixth of sixth skaters in the short program after falling on her jump combination, which she called "very disappointing."[28] The free skate proved no better, opening with a fall on an underrotated triple Axel and going on to make several other jump errors, including a singled attempt at a triple Lutz. She was again last in the segment and last overall.[29]

Competing at the senior 2022–23 Japan Championships, Yoshida erred on two jumps in the short program, placing fourteenth in that segment. In the free skate she successfully landed a triple Axel and seven other triple jumps, placing third in that segment and rising to sixth overall. She was assigned to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships.[30] Yoshida went on to finish eighth at the Four Continents Championships.[31]

2023–24 season: Grand Prix debut and Grand Prix Final bronze medal

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Yoshida performing her short program at the 2024 World Championships

Yoshida made her Challenger debut at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy, taking the silver medal.[32] Invited to make her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Skate America, she finished ninth in the short program after singling a planned triple Axel.[33] She stepped out of her triple Axel in the free skate, but performed strongly otherwise and finished third in the segment, rising to fourth place overall. She finished less than four points behind bronze medalist Niina Petrõkina of Estonia.[34][33] At the 2023 Cup of China, she placed third in the short program after falling on an underrotated triple Axel, but rallied to win the free skate and take the gold medal by 0.75 points over Rinka Watanabe. Yoshida said she was "surprised" to have won, and said she was focused on improving on various jump issues.[35]

 
Yoshida performing her free skate at the 2024 World Championships

With Yoshida's results qualifying her for the 2023–24 Grand Prix Final in Beijing, she placed fourth in the short program after falling on both her triple Axel attempt and her jump combination. She rebounded in the free skate, landing a triple Axel and seven other triple jumps, though the triple Axel was deemed a quarter short of rotation. Yoshida was second in that segment with a new personal best score of 142.51 points, rising to the bronze medal. She finished only 0.20 points behind Belgian silver medalist Loena Hendrickx. Yoshida described it as "a dream for me to compete on this stage."[36][37]

Multiple jump errors in the short program at the 2023–24 Japan Championships saw Yoshida come ninth in that segment. She rose to seventh after the free skate, calling the result "very disappointing."[36]

 
Yoshida (right) on the podium with other medalists at 2024 Skate Canada International

In February, Yoshida received the Best Newcomer award at the 2024 ISU Skating Awards.[38] She concluded the season in March at the 2024 World Championships, held in Montreal. Yoshida came eighth in the short program after both parts of her jump combination was called a quarter underrotated.[39] She also had several quarter calls in the free skate, including on her triple Axel, finishing sixth in the segment but remaining eighth overall.[40]

2024–25 season

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Yoshida started the season by winning bronze at the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy behind American skaters, Elyce Lin-Gracey and Isabeau Levito.[41] Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Yoshida came fourth in the short program at the 2024 Skate Canada International after underrotating the second part of her jump combination. She was third in the free skate, despite a number of jump errors, and won the bronze medal behind Japanese peers Kaori Sakamoto and Rino Matsuike.[42] Following the event, Christopher Tin, the musician that composed Yoshida's short program music, praised her performance on his social media accounts.[43]

Three weeks later, Yoshida competed at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy. At the event, she won the short program and obtained a new personal best score. In the free skate, Yoshida fell on her opening triple axel but delivered her remaining jumps relatively cleanly. While she placed second in that segment of the competition behind Rino Matsuike, she managed to hold onto the gold medal position overall due to her short program result.[44][45] With her Grand Prix results, Yoshida accumulated enough points to qualify for the 2024–25 Grand Prix Final.[46]

In December, Yoshida competed at the Grand Prix Final. She placed third in the short program. In the free skate, she began her program with a triple Axel, which was deemed a quarter under-rotated, and finished without making any major mistakes; however, she fell to fifth place overall. Yoshida said that while she did not reach the podium, she was "able to concentrate through the end" despite being nervous about performing directly after three-time World champion Kaori Sakamoto.[47]

Honors and awards

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Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
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2023–2024
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2022–2023
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2021–2022
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2020–2021
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2019–2020
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2018–2019
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2017–2018
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  • The Pink Panther Theme
    by Henry Mancini
    performed by Bobby McFerrin
  • It Had Better Be Tonight
    by Henry Mancini
  • James Bond Theme
    by Moby

Competitive highlights

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Yoshida during the gala at the 2024 World Championships
Competition placements at senior level [44]
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 8th
Four Continents Championships 8th
Grand Prix Final 3rd 5th
Japan Championships 19th 16th 9th 6th 7th
GP Cup of China 1st
GP Finland 1st
GP Skate America 4th
GP Skate Canada 3rd
CS Lombardia Trophy 2nd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd
Asian Winter Games TBD
Egna Spring Trophy 1st
Japan Open 1st
(5th)
Tallink Hotels Cup 2nd
Triglav Trophy 1st
World University Games TBD
Competition placements at junior level [44]
Season 2017–18 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Junior Grand Prix Final 6th
Japan Championships 8th 3rd 2nd 4th
JGP France 1st
JGP Italy 1st
Bavarian Open 1st

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [44]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 208.31 2022 JGP Italy
Short program TSS 67.87 2024 Finlandia Trophy
TES 36.95 2022 JGP Italy
PCS 31.77 2024 Finlandia Trophy
Free skating TSS 142.51 2023–24 Grand Prix Final
TES 78.14 2023–24 Grand Prix Final
PCS 64.37 2023–24 Grand Prix Final

Senior level

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Results in the 2024–25 season [44]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 19–21, 2024   2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7 59.65 3 136.82 3 196.47
Oct 25–27, 2024   2024 Skate Canada International 4 65.32 3 126.05 3 191.37
Nov 15–17, 2024   2024 Finlandia Trophy 1 67.87 2 131.59 1 199.46
Dec 5–8, 2024   2024–25 Grand Prix Final 3 64.23 5 129.79 5 194.02
2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 18–24, 2024 2024 World Championships 8
64.56 		6
130.37 		8
194.93
February 15–18, 2024 2024 Tallink Hotels Cup 4
59.02 		1
128.23 		2
187.25
December 20–24, 2023 2023–24 Japan Championships 9
62.73 		6
131.49 		7
194.22
December 7–10, 2023 2023–24 Grand Prix Final 4
60.65 		2
142.51 		3
203.16
November 10–12, 2023 2023 Cup of China 3
64.65 		1
139.32 		1
203.97
October 20–22, 2023 2023 Skate America 9
59.40 		3
131.58 		4
190.98
September 8–10, 2023 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy 3
62.54 		1
122.91 		2
185.45
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 12–16, 2023 2023 Triglav Trophy 1
69.79 		1
141.67 		1
211.46
February 7–12, 2023 2023 Four Continents Championships 10
59.82 		7
129.78 		8
189.60
December 21–25, 2022 2022–23 Japan Championships 14
59.49 		3
137.72 		6
197.21
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 7–10, 2022 2022 Egna Springs Trophy 1
73.04 		1
137.73 		1
210.77
December 22–26, 2021 2021–22 Japan Championships 13
61.35 		8
126.09 		9
187.44
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 24–27, 2020 2020–21 Japan Championships 19
58.79 		17
104.99 		16
163.78
October 3, 2020 2020 Japan Open – 5
107.56 		5P/1T
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 18–22, 2019 2019–20 Japan Championships 21
50.96 		18
98.76 		19
149.72

Junior level

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2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 8–11, 2022 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final 6
55.51 		6
102.79 		6
158.30
October 12–15, 2022 2022 JGP Italy 2
66.89 		1
141.42 		1
208.31
August 24–27, 2022 2022 JGP France 2
66.56 		1
136.96 		1
203.52
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 18–23, 2022 2022 Bavarian Open 1
60.73 		1
133.50 		1
194.23
November 19–21, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships 3
62.48 		4
110.07 		4
172.55
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 21–23, 2020 2020–21 Japan Junior Championships 2
62.05 		2
127.44 		2
189.49
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 15–17, 2019 2019–20 Japan Junior Championships 10
52.75 		3
115.11 		3
167.86
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 24–26, 2017 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships 12
54.89 		10
103.15 		8
158.04

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