Yuna Shiraiwa

Yuna Shiraiwa (白岩 優奈, Shiraiwa Yūna, born November 26, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2018 CS Asian Open silver medalist, the 2017 Asian Trophy silver medalist, and the 2018 Coupe du Printemps bronze medalist. Earlier in her career, she won gold medals at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events and finished within the top five at three World Junior Championships (2016, 2017, 2019).

Yuna Shiraiwa
Shiraiwa in 2016
Personal information
Native name白岩 優奈
Country represented Japan
Born (2001-11-26) November 26, 2001
Kyoto, Japan
Height1.51 m (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
CoachMie Hamada, Yamato Tamura, Haruko Okamoto , Cathy Reed
ChoreographerStéphane Lambiel, Benoît Richaud, Cathy Reed
Former choreographerTom Dickson, Jeffrey Buttle
Skating clubKansai University KFSC
Former skating clubKyoto Daigo FSC
Training locationsTakatsuki, Osaka
Began skating2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total191.46
2018 Grand Prix Finland
Short program63.77
2018 Grand Prix Finland
Free skate127.69
2018 Grand Prix Finland

Career

Early years

Shiraiwa began skating in 2006, after being inspired by Shizuka Arakawa's 2006 Olympic victory.[1][2] Mie Hamada became her coach when Shiraiwa was six years old.[3]

She competed at the 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships but did not qualify for the free skate, having ranked 27th in the short program.

2015–2016 season

Shiraiwa debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) circuit during the 2015–16 season. At her first JGP assignment, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she placed fifth in the short program and first in the free skate, winning the gold medal by a margin of 8.06 points ahead of silver medalist Marin Honda. Ranked third in the short and first in the free, she outscored Russia's Alisa Fedichkina by 0.42 for gold at the JGP in Logroño, Spain. Shiraiwa's results qualified her for the JGP Final in Barcelona.

In November, Shiraiwa won the silver medal at the 2015-16 Japanese Junior Championships behind Wakaba Higuchi. A month later, at the JGP Final, Shiraiwa finished 5th. Making her debut at the Japan Championships on the senior level, she placed 5th, and was named as a member of the Youth Olympic and the Junior World teams.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
[4][5][6]
2018–2019
[7][5][6]
2017–2018
[8][5][6]
2016–2017
[9][10]
2015–2016
[1]
2014–2015

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[11]
    Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
    GP Finland4th
    GP France6th9th
    GP NHK Trophy8th
    GP Rostelecom5th10th
    CS Finlandia7th
    CS Asian Open2nd
    CS U.S. Classic5thWD
    Asian Open2nd
    Coupe Printemps3rd
    International: Junior[11]
    Junior Worlds4th5th5th
    Youth Olympics4th
    JGP Final5th
    JGP Germany2nd
    JGP Russia4th
    JGP Spain1st
    JGP U.S.1st
    Bavarian Open1st
    International: Advanced novice
    Bavarian Open2nd
    National[12][13]
    Japan5th6th9th9thWD
    Japan Junior27th2nd2nd
    Japan Novice3rd B5th A4th A
    Team events
    Youth Olympics5th T
    1st P
    N = Advanced novice level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
    T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

    Detailed results
    2019–20 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    15–17 November 2019 2019 Rostelecom Cup 7
    60.57    		 10
    109.46    		 10
    170.03
    1–3 November 2019 2019 Internationaux de France 7
    63.12    		 10
    98.59    		 9
    161.71
    2018–19 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    20–24 December 2018 2018–19 Japan Championships 12
    59.99    		 9
    123.17    		 9
    183.16
    16–18 November 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup 5
    60.35    		 4
    120.58    		 5
    180.93
    2–4 November 2018 2018 Grand Prix Finland 2
    63.77    		 5
    127.69    		 4
    191.46
    12–16 September 2018 2018 CS U.S. International Classic 6
    55.35    		 4
    115.39    		 5
    170.74
    1–5 August 2018 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy 4
    54.47    		 1
    118.54    		 2
    173.01
    2017–18 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    16–18 March 2018 2018 Coupe du Printemps 3
    65.67    		 3
    116.12    		 3
    181.79
    21–24 December 2017 2017–18 Japan Championships 8
    63.33    		 7
    128.36    		 9
    191.69
    17–19 November 2017 2017 Internationaux de France 3
    66.05    		 6
    127.13    		 6
    193.18
    10–12 November 2017 2017 NHK Trophy 8
    57.34    		 8
    114.60    		 8
    171.94
    6–8 October 2017 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 8
    52.98    		 6
    119.27    		 7
    172.25
    2–5 August 2017 2017 Asian Open Trophy 2
    62.03    		 2
    102.33    		 2
    164.36

    Junior level
    Shiraiwa at the 2016 World Junior Championships
    2018–19 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    4–10 March 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 6
    62.08    		 4
    123.38    		 5
    185.46
    5–10 February 2019 2019 Bavarian Open Junior 1
    67.26    		 1
    121.19    		 1
    188.45
    2016–17 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    15–19 March 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 5
    62.96    		 5
    111.42    		 5
    174.38
    22–25 December 2016 2016–17 Japan Championships Senior 17
    54.30    		 3
    131.07    		 6
    185.37
    18–20 November 2016 2016–17 Japanese Junior Championships Junior 3
    59.16    		 1
    125.97    		 2
    185.13
    5–9 October 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 6
    54.60    		 2
    122.06    		 2
    176.66
    14–18 September 2016 2016 JGP Russia Junior 3
    59.02    		 4
    110.65    		 4
    169.67
    2015–16 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    14–20 March 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 8
    56.23    		 5
    115.36    		 4
    171.59
    12–21 February 2016 2016 Youth Olympic Games Junior 1
    60.87    		 5
    105.79    		 4
    166.66
    24–27 December 2015 2015–16 Japan Championships Senior 6
    61.92    		 5
    124.41    		 5
    186.33
    10–13 December 2015 2015−16 JGP Final Junior 5
    60.68    		 5
    113.14    		 5
    173.82
    21–23 November 2015 2015–16 Japanese Junior Championships Junior 2
    62.77    		 2
    121.39    		 2
    184.16
    30 September–4 October 2015 2015 JGP Spain Junior 3
    62.51    		 1
    124.29    		 1
    186.80
    2–5 September 2015 2015 JGP United States Junior 5
    56.26    		 1
    108.24    		 1
    164.50
    2014–15 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    11–15 February 2015 2014 Bavarian Open Novice 2
    39.03    		 2
    70.43    		 2
    109.46
    22–24 November 2014 2014–15 Japanese Junior Championships Junior 27
    40.07    		 - -
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