Yuhana Yokoi

Yuhana Yokoi (Japanese: 横井 ゆは菜; born May 19, 2000) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist and the 2020 International Challenge Cup silver medalist. She finished within the top ten at two World Junior Championships (2018, 2019).

Yuhana Yokoi
Personal information
Native name横井 ゆは菜
Country representedJapan
Born (2000-05-19) May 19, 2000
Nagoya, Japan
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
CoachYoriko Naruse, Miho Kawaume, Yuko Hongo
Former coachHiroshi Nagakubo
ChoreographerMiho Kawaume, Akiko Suzuki
Skating clubChukyo High School SC
Training locationsNagoya
Began skating2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total191.90
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program65.09
2019 CS Finlandia Trophy
Free skate126.87
2019 NHK Trophy

She is currently the 22nd highest ranked ladies' singles skater in world by the International Skating Union following the 2019-20 figure skating season.

Career

Early years

Yokoi began learning to skate in 2008.[1] She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in September 2014, placing sixth in Nagoya, Japan. At the 2015–16 Japan Championships, she won bronze in the junior event and finished 11th in the senior event.

2017–18 season

At the 2017–18 Japan Championships, Yokoi finished fourth in the junior event and eighth in the senior event. In March, she competed at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ranked eighth in the short and fourth in the free, she finished sixth overall.

2018–19 season

In October, Yokoi won bronze at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Armenia. In November, she became Japan's junior national champion.[2][3] She finished 7th competing in the senior ranks at the 2018–19 Japan Championships in December.

In March, she placed 18th in the short, 8th in the free, and 9th overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

In April, she was invited to skate in the gala at the 2019 World Team Trophy as the Japan junior national champion.

2019–20 season

In October, making her senior international debut, Yokoi won the bronze medal at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy. In November, she competed at two Grand Prix events, placing sixth at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup and fourth at the 2019 NHK Trophy. The following month, she finished fifth at the 2019–20 Japan Championships.

In February 2020, Yokoi won silver at the International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
[1][4]

The Phantom of the Opera
2018–2019
[5]

The Phantom of the Opera
2017–2018
[6]

Burlesque
2016–2017

The Sound of Music

Burlesque
2015–2016

The Sound of Music
2014–2015
[7]
  • Gypsy music
    choreo. by Yuko Hongo

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
GP NHK Trophy4th
GP Rostelecom6th
CS Finlandia3rd
Challenge Cup2nd
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds6th9th
JGP Armenia3rd
JGP Japan6th
JGP Latvia5th
JGP Slovakia6th
Challenge Cup2nd1st
International: Advanced novice[9]
Gardena Trophy2nd
National[9][10]
Japan11th8th7th5th
Japan Junior12th26th3rd8th4th1st
Japan Novice6th A
A = Advanced Novice; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results
  • ISU personal best highlighted in bold.
2019-20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 20-23, 2020 2020 Challenge Cup Senior 2
73.29		 2
141.27		 2
214.56
December 18-22, 2019 2019–20 Japan Championships Senior 9
62.90		 4
128.02		 5
190.92
November 22-24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy Senior 8
62.67		 4
126.87		 4
189.54
November 15-17, 2019 2019 Rostelecom Cup Senior 10
56.51		 5
126.17		 6
182.68
October 11-13, 2019 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy Senior 3
65.09		 3
126.81		 3
191.90
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 18
51.61		 8
118.56		 9
170.17
February 21–24, 2019 2019 Challenge Cup Junior 1
53.63		 1
126.27		 1
179.90
December 20–24, 2018 2018–19 Japan Championships Senior 6
66.27		 6
130.10		 7
196.37
November 23–25, 2018 2018–19 Japan Junior Championships Junior 1
61.86		 1
119.98		 1
181.84
October 10–13, 2018 2018 JGP Armenia Junior 6
57.62		 2
126.47		 3
184.09
August 22–25, 2018 2018 JGP Slovakia Junior 9
51.65		 2
121.50		 6
173.15
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 8
59.81		 4
124.97		 6
184.78
February 22–25, 2018 2018 Challenge Cup Junior 4
54.09		 2
115.62		 2
169.71
December 20–24, 2017 2017–18 Japan Championships Senior 9
62.68		 6
130.31		 8
192.99
November 24–26, 2017 2017–18 Japan Junior Championships Junior 7
56.89		 3
116.08		 4
172.97
September 6–9, 2017 2017 JGP Latvia Junior 5
55.19		 3
114.40		 5
169.59
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 18–20, 2016 2016–17 Japan Junior Championships Junior 10
52.28		 7
110.56		 8
162.84
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
December 24, 2015 2015–16 Japan Junior Championships Junior 4
60.16		 3
117.24		 3
177.40
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 22, 2014 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships Junior 26
41.27
26
41.27
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 22, 2013 2013–14 Japan Junior Championships Junior 23
40.84		 9
95.89		 12
136.73

References
  1. "Yuhana YOKOI: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019.
  2. Gallagher, Jack (November 25, 2018). "Yuhana Yokoi, Tatsuya Tsuboi take golds at Japan Junior Championships". The Japan Times.
  3. Gallagher, Jack (November 24, 2018). "Koshiro Shimada, Yuhana Yokoi lead after short programs at Japan Junior Championships". The Japan Times.
  4. "横井 ゆは菜 ｜ スケート∞リンク ～フジスケ～". フジテレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  5. "Yuhana YOKOI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018.
  6. "Yuhana YOKOI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  7. "Yuhana YOKOI: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
  8. "Competition Results: Yuhana YOKOI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018.
  9. "Yuhana YOKOI". rinkresults.com.
  10. "横井 ゆは菜 / YOKOI Yuhana" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2018.

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