Yuka Nagai

Yuka Nagai (永井 優香, Nagai Yūka, born November 30, 1998) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2015 Skate Canada International bronze medalist and 2016 Bavarian Open champion. She has finished in the top ten at two ISU Championships.

Yuka Nagai
Nagai in 2015
Personal information
Native name永井 優香
Country representedJapan
Born (1998-11-30) November 30, 1998
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
CoachMegumu Seki
ChoreographerMegumi Seki, Rie Takeuchi, Shae-Lynn Bourne
Former choreographerKenji Miyamoto
Skating clubKomabagakuen SC
Training locationsTokyo
Began skating2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total172.92
2015 Skate Canada International
Short program63.35
2015 Skate Canada International
Free skate111.15
2015 Four Continents

Career

Early career

Nagai finished 18th at the 2012 Japanese Junior Championships. Her international debut came at the start of the 2012–13 season, at the 2012 Asian Trophy. She placed 7th at her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Austria, and 18th at the Japanese Junior Championships.

In 2013–14, Nagai finished 8th at her JGP event in Latvia and 19th at the Japanese Junior Championships.

2014–15 season

During the 2014–15 JGP series, Nagai won silver medals in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Nagoya, Japan.[1] Her results qualified her for the Junior Grand Prix Final,[2] held in December 2014 in Barcelona, Spain, where she placed 5th.

Nagai placed 4th at the 2015 Japanese Championships and won the bronze medal at the junior event, finishing behind Wakaba Higuchi and Kaori Sakamoto. She was selected to compete at the 2015 Four Continents where she placed 6th in her senior international debut. She closed her season by finishing 7th at the 2015 World Junior Championships.

2015–16 season

Nagai started her season on the ISU Challenger Series (CS), placing 6th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

Making her debut on the senior level of the ISU Grand Prix, Nagai won bronze at 2015 Skate Canada International.

Programs
Nagai in 2015
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020

[3]
2018–2019

[3]
2017–2018
2016–2017
[4]
    2015–2016
    [5][6][7][8]
    2014–2015
    [9]
    • Skinny Love
      performed by Birdy
    2013–2014
    [10]
    2012–2013
    [11]

    Competitive highlights

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

    International[1]
    Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
    Four Continents 6th
    GP France 10th
    GP Rostelecom 8th
    GP Skate Canada 3rd11th
    CS Ondrej Nepela 6th
    Bavarian Open 1st
    International: Junior[1]
    Junior Worlds 7th
    JGP Final 5th
    JGP Austria 8th
    JGP Japan 2nd
    JGP Latvia 8th
    JGP Slovenia 2nd
    Asian Trophy 3rd
    National[12]
    Japan 4th7th24th22nd24th9th
    Japan Junior 18th18th19th3rd
    Japan Novice 17th B 18th B 17th A3rd A
    A = Novice A level
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    Detailed results
    2016-17 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    November 11-13, 2016 2016 Trophée de France Senior 12
    52.41    		 9
    107.08    		 10
    159.49
    2015–16 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    December 24–27, 2015 2015–16 Japan Championships Senior 7
    60.42    		 6
    118.44    		 7
    178.86
    November 20–22, 2015 2015 Rostelecom Cup Senior 9
    53.19    		 6
    106.43    		 8
    159.62
    Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2015 2015 Skate Canada International Senior 2
    63.35    		 7
    109.57    		 3
    172.92
    October 1–3, 2015 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy Senior 6
    56.74    		 5
    108.43    		 6
    165.17
    2014–15 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    March 2–8, 2015 2015 World Junior Championships Junior 6
    56.93    		 7
    107.00    		 7
    163.93
    February 9–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships Senior 7
    56.94    		 8
    111.15    		 6
    168.09
    December 26–28, 2014 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships Senior 6
    58.00    		 5
    110.55    		 4
    168.55
    December 11–14, 2014 2014–15 JGP Final Junior 3
    62.99    		 5
    109.35    		 5
    172.34
    November 22–24, 2014 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships Junior 2
    61.49    		 4
    107.25    		 3
    168.74
    September 11–14, 2014 2014 JGP Japan Junior 5
    52.95    		 2
    108.70    		 2
    161.65
    August 27–30, 2014 2014 JGP Slovenia Junior 2
    58.92    		 2
    105.50    		 2
    164.42
    2013–14 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    November 22–24, 2013 2013–14 Japan Junior Championships Junior 24
    40.54    		 17
    85.43    		 19
    125.97
    August 28–31, 2013 2013 JGP Latvia Junior 9
    46.87    		 10
    84.81    		 8
    131.68
    2012–13 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    November 17–18, 2012 2012–13 Japan Junior Championships Junior 12
    46.72    		 18
    78.35    		 18
    125.07
    September 12–15, 2012 2012 JGP Austria Junior 8
    47.66    		 7
    88.14    		 8
    135.80
    August 7–12, 2012 2012 Asian Open Trophy Junior 3
    47.84    		 3
    85.06    		 3
    132.90
    2011–12 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    November 25–27, 2011 2011–12 Japan Junior Championships Junior 13
    43.86    		 18
    74.22    		 18
    118.08

    References
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    2. "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2014 / 2015: Junior Ladies". International Skating Union. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
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    6. Fantasy on Ice 2015 in Shizuoka (Television production) (in Japanese). Japan: BS Asahi. June 6, 2015.
    7. フィギュアスケート [Figure Skate TV!] (in Japanese). Japan. July 12, 2015. BS Fuji.
    8. Prince Ice World Tokyo 2015 (Television production) (in Japanese). Japan: BS Japan. July 19, 2015.
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