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Yoshie Onda

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Yoshie Onda
Born (1982-12-13) December 13, 1982 (age 42)
Nagoya, Japan
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryJapan
Skating clubTokai Gakuen University SC
Began skating1990
Retired2007
Medal record
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Gangneung Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Salt Lake City Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Jeonju Singles
Japanese Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002–03 Kyoto Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2000–01 Nagano Singles

Yoshie Onda (恩田 美栄, Onda Yoshie, born December 13, 1982 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. She is a three-time Four Continents medalist (bronze in 2001 and 2002, silver in 2005), eleven-time Grand Prix medalist, the 2005 Winter Universiade champion, and two-time Japanese national medalist. She represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Career

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Onda started taking skating lessons at the age of eight.[1]

Onda became the first Japanese female figure skater to win a Grand Prix series title when she won the Bofrost Cup on Ice in Gelsenkirchen, Germany in 2002. She also won the NHK Trophy that same season. Throughout her career, Onda attempted to land a triple axel in her programs, but never did so successfully.[citation needed]

Onda hoped to end her career by skating at the 2007 World Championships but failed to qualify for the event at the Japanese Nationals. During her competitive career, her coaches were Josée Chouinard, Audrey Weisiger and Machiko Yamada. Onda retired from competition in 2007.[2] She performed with Prince Ice World and then began coaching in Nagoya.[3][4]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2006–2007
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2005–2006
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2004–2005
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  • Freedom
  • White Landscapes Op. 47a
    "Disappearance of Snow"
    by Takashi Yoshimatsu
  • Piano Concerto "Memo Flora"
    by Takashi Yoshimatsu
2003–2004
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  • God Moving over the Face of the Waters
    by Moby
2002–2003
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  • Love in Slow Motion
  • Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
  • Serenade
  • Seaside Rendezvous
    by Queen
2001–2002
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  • Drumbone
    by Blue Men
  • Fanfare
2000–2001
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  • Red
    by Jesse Cook
  • Portrait for Orchestra

Results

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International[12]
Event 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07
Olympics 17th
Worlds 12th 5th 11th 11th
Four Continents 5th 3rd 3rd 8th 2nd 6th
GP Final 5th WD 5th 5th
GP Cup of China 2nd
GP Cup of Russia 7th 3rd 3rd
GP Lalique 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 8th 2nd 1st 3rd 4th
GP Skate America 3rd
GP Skate Canada 2nd 7th
GP Spark./Bofrost 2nd 1st
Universiade 1st
International: Junior[12]
Junior Worlds 31st 17th
JGP Bulgaria 6th
JGP China 1st
JGP Japan 5th
JGP Sweden 6th
National[12]
Japan Champ. 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 7th 4th 5th
Japan Junior 8th 2nd 2nd 2nd
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

References

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  1. ^ a b Mittan, Barry (2003-07-25). "Japan's Onda Loves to Jump". Golden Skate.
  2. ^ "Onda reveals retirement plans". The Japan Times. The Japan Times Online. 2007-04-01. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09.
  3. ^ フィギュアスケート選手だった恩田美栄さん [Yoshie Onda, former competitive figure skater] (in Japanese). gendai.net. 2013-03-15. Archived from the original on 2013-03-18.
  4. ^ "Yoshi Onda Teaches Skating". Mainchi Newspapers. Mainchi Newspapers Online. April 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-04-27.
  5. ^ "Yoshie ONDA: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20.
  6. ^ "Yoshie ONDA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26.
  7. ^ "Yoshie ONDA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2005-04-25.
  8. ^ "Yoshie ONDA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2004-08-15.
  9. ^ "Yoshie ONDA: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2003-06-05.
  10. ^ "Yoshie ONDA: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2002-06-02.
  11. ^ "Yoshie ONDA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2001-07-17.
  12. ^ a b c "Yoshie ONDA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017.
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