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Tori Koana
Born (1995-05-25) May 25, 1995 (age 29)
Mixed doubles
partner
Go Aoki[2]
Curling career
Member Association Japan
World Championship
appearances
1 (2018)
Medal record
Japanese Women's Curling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hokkaido
Silver medal – second place 2016 Aomori
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Karuizawa
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Karuizawa

Tori Koana (小穴 桃里, Koana Tōri) is a Japanese curler. She was the skip of Team Fujikyu.[3]

Career

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In 2017–2018 season, Koana played as skip, she would win a gold medal at the 2018 Japan Women's Curling Championships,.[4] Koana skipped the Japanese team at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship[1] finishing in 10th. She represented Japan at the third leg of the 2018–19 Curling World Cup, finishing with a 2–4 record.

To begin the 2019-20 curling season, Koana won the Morioka City Women's Memorial Cup and finished runner-up at the 2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker.[5][6]

Personal life

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Koana worked as an amusement park employee for Fujikyu Highland Co., Ltd.[1] until 2022.[3]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2013–14 Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) Tori Koana (Skip) Misato Yanagisawa Riko Toyoda
2014–15 Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) Misato Yanagisawa Tori Koana (Skip) Riko Toyoda Yuna Kotani
2015–16 Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) Misato Yanagisawa Tori Koana (Skip) Yuna Kotani Riko Toyoda
2016–17 Junko Nishimuro (Fourth) Tori Koana (Skip) Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki Kyoka Kuramitsu
2017–18 Tori Koana Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki Arisa Kotani Junko Nishimuro / Kaho Onodera WWCC 2018 (10th)
2018–19 Tori Koana Junko Nishimuro Mao Ishigaki Arisa Kotani Yuna Kotani CWC (6th)
2019–20 Tori Koana Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki Arisa Kotani [7]
2020–21 Tori Koana Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki Arisa Kotani
2021–22 Tori Koana Yuna Kotani Mao Ishigaki Arisa Kotani
2022–23 Yumi Suzuki Kyoka Kuramitsu Aki Goto Miho Fujimori Tori Koana [8]

Grand Slam record

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Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2021–22
Masters Q

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Media Guide – 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship" (PDF). Curling Canada. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. ^ Japan Curling Association [@japan_curling] (26 February 2023). 第16回 全農 日本ミックスダブルスカーリング選手権大会 [The 16th Zen-Noh Japan Mixed-Doubles Curling Championship] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 February 2023 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b Tori Koana [@tori_koana] (2 September 2022). チーム@fujiq_curlingと、別の道を歩むことになりました。 [We have decided to go our separate ways with team @fujiq_curling.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 February 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "35th Japan Curling Championships". Japan Curling Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  5. ^ "2019 Morioka City Women's Memorial Cup". Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker". CurlingZone. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Morioka City Womens Memorial Cup
  8. ^ 東京都協会の選手紹介 | カーリング日本選手権2023 [Tokyo Association players | Japan Curling Championships 2023]. NHK (in Japanese). 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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