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Kaoruko Wada
Native name和田薫子
Born (2009-05-13) May 13, 2009 (age 15)
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
HometownNagoya
Height1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country Japan
CoachMachiko Yamada
Yuko Hongo
Soshi Tanaka
Skating clubGrand-Prix Tokai FSC
Began skating2014

Kaoruko Wada (和田薫子, Wada Kaoruko, born May 13, 2009) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2024 JGP Czech Republic champion and the 2024 JGP Poland silver medalist.

Personal life

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Wada was born on May 13, 2009, in Nagoya, Japan.[1] She is currently a student at Nagoya Municipal Maezu Junior High School.[2][3]

Career

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Early career

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Wada began figure skating in 2014 at the age of five after watching Mao Asada compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics and subsequently getting Asada's autograph. Soon after beginning to skate, she began training under Machiko Yamada, who had previously coached Asada during the early years of her career.[4][5][3]

On basic novice level, Wada finished twenty-fourth at the 2018–19 Japan Novice B Championships and the following year, finished fourth at the 2019–20 Japan Novice B Championships.[6]

As an advanced novice skater, she placed sixth at the 2020–21 Japan Novice A Championships and won the silver at the 2021–22 Japan Novice A Championships. Following the latter event, Wada competed at the 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships, where she finished eleventh.[6]

During the subsequent seasons, Wada would finish tenth at the 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships and thirteenth at the 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships.[6]

2024–25 season

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Making her international debut on the 2024–25 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, Wada unexpectedly took gold at 2024 JGP Czech Republic, defeating reigning World Junior bronze medalist, Rena Uezono. Following the event, she said, "I didn't expect to win this title, and I enjoyed performing the short program and the free skating. It was amazing. I found some room to improve through this competition, so I will practice more and I want to enjoy performing more and show better performances to the audience." Wada would go on to take silver behind reigning World Junior champion, Mao Shimada, at 2024 JGP Poland.[7][5] With these results, Wada qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final.[8]

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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Competitive highlights

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International: Junior[7][6]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25
JGP Final TBD
JGP Czech Republic 1st
JGP Poland 2nd
National[7][6]
Japan Junior 11th 10th 13th
Japan Novice 24th B 4th B 6th A 2nd A
Japan Western Sec. 4th J 3rd J
Chubu Reg. 8th B 3rd B 1st A 1st A 1st J 1st J
Levels: J = Junior; A = Novice A; B = Novice B;
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [6]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 198.22 2024 JGP Poland
Short program TSS 70.58 2024 JGP Poland
TES 40.65 2024 JGP Poland
PCS 29.93 2024 JGP Poland
Free skating TSS 127.64 2024 JGP Poland
TES 68.40 2024 JGP Czech Republic
PCS 59.54 2024 JGP Poland

Junior and novice level

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Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

2024–25 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
September 25–28, 2024 2024 JGP Poland Junior 2
70.58 		2
127.64 		2
198.22
September 4–9, 2024 2024 JGP Czech Republic Junior 1
67.21 		1
126.93 		1
194.14
2023–24 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 17–19, 2023 2023–24 Japan Junior Championships Junior 7
60.26 		15
97.61 		13
157.87
October 25–29, 2023 2023 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 4
63.41 		3
121.47 		3
184.88
September 22–24, 2023 2023 Chubu Regional Championships Junior 4
54.22 		1
120.96 		1
175.18
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 25–27, 2022 2022–23 Japan Junior Championships Junior 9
57.37 		10
101.21 		10
158.58
October 27–30, 2022 2022 Japan Western Sectional Championships Junior 5
55.21 		4
106.89 		4
162.10
September 23–25, 2022 2022 Chubu Regional Championships Novice 2
49.66 		1
105.49 		1
155.19
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
November 19–21, 2021 2021–22 Japan Junior Championships Junior 12
52.89 		9
103.88 		11
156.77
October 22–24, 2021 2021–22 Japan Novice Championships Novice – 2
98.16 		2
98.16
September 24–26, 2021 2021 Chubu Regional Championships Novice – 1
99.18 		1
99.18
2020–21 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
October 24–25, 2020 2020–21 Japan Novice Championships Novice – 6
96.77 		6
96.77
September 25–27, 2020 2020 Chubu Regional Championships Novice – 1
79.12 		1
79.12

References

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  1. ^ a b "Karuko WADA: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "浅田真央さんに憧れ 全中5位の1年生・和田薫子 飛躍へ技術と表現力磨く【フィギュアスケート】". Chunichi. Chunichi. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "愛知県のアスリート・フィギュアスケート 和田薫子　応援プロジェクト". A-Port. A-Port. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  4. ^ "【フィギュア】中３和田薫子が帰国　初海外でジュニアGP優勝「反対回りも…」スピン挑戦の理由". Nikkan Sports. Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Gallagher, Jack. "[ICE TIME] Kaoruko Wada Stuns Rena Uezono to Win in Junior Grand Prix Debut". JAPAN Forward. JAPAN Forward. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Kaoruko Wada". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Kaoruko WADA: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Update: Kaoruko WADA has qualified for the JGP Final with 28 points". X. Japan Skate News. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Karuko WADA: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "フィギュア 2022-2023女子新プログラム一覧【坂本花織・樋口新葉・紀平梨花 等】". Figure Skating Japan. Figure Skating Japan. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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