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Mao Asada (浅田 真央 Asada Mao) is a Japanese figure skater. She was born on Sep 25, 1990 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Mao Asada pronounces her name here: thanks to cathlen for finding the video and to sabinfire for making the clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYLHQjqmLiY&feature=youtu.be
Nationals 2016 and GPF 2015 Info.added March 2016
Fall 2015 Update by tulosai- thank you very much to gotoschool for her time and help with this as well
Brief Career Summary
Mao is the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalist, three-time World Champion, four-time Grand Prix Final Champion, and three-time Four Continents Champion. She has won 5 World Championships medals over the course of her career. She is also the 2005 Junior Worlds Champion.
Biographical Information
ISU Biography
Ice Network Biography
Wikipedia Page
Tracings.net entry
Competitive History
Competitive Programs
2015-2016 Season
SP: Bei Mir Bistu Shein by Sholom Secunda, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2015-16 Japanese Nationals SP
2015-16 Japanese Nationals LP
2015-16 Grand Prix Final SP
2015-16 Grand Prix Final LP
2015 Cup of China SP
2015 Cup of China LP
2015 Japan Open LP
2013-2014 Season
SP: Nocturne No.2 Op. 9–2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
2014 World Championships SP
2014 World Championships LP
2014 Olympics LP
2014 Olympics LP Full Screen HD
2104 Olympics LP and Full Last Group of Skaters HD
2014 Olympics Fan Cam LP
2013 Grand Prix Final SP
2013 Grand Prix Final LP
2013 NHK Trophy SP
2013 NHK Trophy LP
2013 Skate America SP
2013 Skate America LP
2012-2013 Season
SP: I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
2013 World Championships SP
2013 World Championships LP
2013 4CCs SP
2013 4CCs LP
2012 Grand Prix Final SP
2012 Grand Prix Final LP
2012 NHK Trophy SP
2012 NHK Trophy LP
2012 Cup of China SP
2012 Cup of China LP
2011-2012 Season
SP: Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
LP: Liebesträume by Franz Liszt, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2012 World Championships SP
2012 World Championships LP
2012 4CCs SP
2012 4CCs LP
2011 NHK Trophy SP
2011 NHK Trophy LP
2011 Rostelecom SP
2011 Rostelecom LP
2010-2011 Season
SP: Tango (from Agony) by Alfred Schnittke, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
LP: Liebesträume by Franz Liszt, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2011 Worlds SP
2011 Worlds LP
2011 4CCs SP
2011 4CCs LP
2010 NKH Trophy SP
2010 NHK Trophy LP
2010 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2010 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2009-2010 Season
SP:Waltz from Masquerade Suite by Aram Khachaturian, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
LP: Bells of Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninov, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
2010 World Championships SP
2010 World Championships LP
2010 Olympics SP
2010 Olympics LP
2010 4CCs SP
2010 4CCs LP
2009 Rostelecom SP
2009 Rostelecom LP
2009 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2009 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2008-2009 Season
SP: Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Waltz from Masquerade Suite by Aram Khachaturian, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
2009 World Team Trophy SP
2009 World Championships SP
2009 World Championships LP
2009 4CCs SP
2009 4CCs LP
2008 Grand Prix Final SP
2008 Grand Prix Final LP
2008 NHK Trophy SP
2008 NHK Trophy LP
2008 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2008 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2007-2008 Season
SP: Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra (from Ladies in Lavender) by Jean-Claude Petit, performed by Joshua Bell, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
LP: Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2008 World Championships SP
2008 World Championships LP
2008 4CCs SP
2008 4CCs LP
2008 Nationals SP
2008 Nationals LP
2007 Grand Prix Final SP
2007 Grand Prix Final LP
2007 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2007 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2007 Skate Canada SP
2007 Skate Canada LP
2006-2007 Season
SP: Nocturne No.2 Op. 9–2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Csárdás by Vittorio Monti, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2007 World Championships SP
2007 World Championships LP
2006 Grand Prix Final SP
2006 Grand Prix Final LP
2006 NHK Trophy SP
2006 NHK Trophy LP
2006 Skate America SP
2006 Skate America LP
2005- 2006 Season
SP: Carmen by Georges Bizet, choreo. by Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi
LP: The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2005 Grand Prix Final SP
2005 Grand Prix Final LP
2005 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2005 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2005 Cup of China SP
2005 Cup of China LP
2004-2005 Season
SP: Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen, choreo. by Lea Ann Miller
LP: La Boutique Fantastique by Gioachino Rossini, Ottorino Respighi, choreo. by Lea Ann Miller
2005 Junior Worlds SP
2005 Junior Worlds LP
2004 JGP Final SP
2004 JGP Final LP
Pre-2004-2005 Season (Early Career)
2003 Nationals SP
2002 Nationals LP
Exhibition Programs
Waltz Masquerade
Waltz Masquerade 2
Por Una Cabeza
Por Una Cabeza 2
So Deep Is The Night
So Deep Is the Night 2
Caprice
Smile
Ballade Astana
Articles and Interviews
General Collection of Interviews
November 8 2015 Interview and translation at post #403 here
2014 Post-Sochi Interview
December 2012 Happy New Year from Mao
November 2012 Mao and Hanyu Interview and English Translation
February 2010- Mao Asada Fights Back
March 2009 Interview
June 2008 Interview
Post-Competition Interviews
2015 Post-Cup of China FS Interview
2014 Post-Worlds LP interview
2013 Post-Skate America FS interview
2012 Post-Worlds SP Interview
2011 Post-Rostelecom Cup Interview
2008 Post-Grand Prix Final Interview
2008 Post-Worlds FS Interview
2008 Post-Worlds SP Interview
2007 Post-Grand Prix Final Interview
2006 Post-Skate America Interview
2005 Post-Grand Prix Final Interview
Mao Asada pronounces her name here: thanks to cathlen for finding the video and to sabinfire for making the clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYLHQjqmLiY&feature=youtu.be
Nationals 2016 and GPF 2015 Info.added March 2016
Fall 2015 Update by tulosai- thank you very much to gotoschool for her time and help with this as well
Brief Career Summary
Mao is the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalist, three-time World Champion, four-time Grand Prix Final Champion, and three-time Four Continents Champion. She has won 5 World Championships medals over the course of her career. She is also the 2005 Junior Worlds Champion.
Biographical Information
ISU Biography
Ice Network Biography
Wikipedia Page
Tracings.net entry
Personal Best Total Score | 216.69 | ISU World Championships 2014 | |
Personal Best Score Short Program | 78.66 | ISU World Championships 2014 | |
Personal Best Score Free Skating | 142.71 | XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 |
Competitive History
Competitive Programs
2015-2016 Season
SP: Bei Mir Bistu Shein by Sholom Secunda, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2015-16 Japanese Nationals SP
2015-16 Japanese Nationals LP
2015-16 Grand Prix Final SP
2015-16 Grand Prix Final LP
2015 Cup of China SP
2015 Cup of China LP
2015 Japan Open LP
2013-2014 Season
SP: Nocturne No.2 Op. 9–2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
2014 World Championships SP
2014 World Championships LP
2014 Olympics LP
2014 Olympics LP Full Screen HD
2104 Olympics LP and Full Last Group of Skaters HD
2014 Olympics Fan Cam LP
2013 Grand Prix Final SP
2013 Grand Prix Final LP
2013 NHK Trophy SP
2013 NHK Trophy LP
2013 Skate America SP
2013 Skate America LP
2012-2013 Season
SP: I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
2013 World Championships SP
2013 World Championships LP
2013 4CCs SP
2013 4CCs LP
2012 Grand Prix Final SP
2012 Grand Prix Final LP
2012 NHK Trophy SP
2012 NHK Trophy LP
2012 Cup of China SP
2012 Cup of China LP
2011-2012 Season
SP: Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
LP: Liebesträume by Franz Liszt, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2012 World Championships SP
2012 World Championships LP
2012 4CCs SP
2012 4CCs LP
2011 NHK Trophy SP
2011 NHK Trophy LP
2011 Rostelecom SP
2011 Rostelecom LP
2010-2011 Season
SP: Tango (from Agony) by Alfred Schnittke, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
LP: Liebesträume by Franz Liszt, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2011 Worlds SP
2011 Worlds LP
2011 4CCs SP
2011 4CCs LP
2010 NKH Trophy SP
2010 NHK Trophy LP
2010 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2010 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2009-2010 Season
SP:Waltz from Masquerade Suite by Aram Khachaturian, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
LP: Bells of Moscow by Sergei Rachmaninov, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
2010 World Championships SP
2010 World Championships LP
2010 Olympics SP
2010 Olympics LP
2010 4CCs SP
2010 4CCs LP
2009 Rostelecom SP
2009 Rostelecom LP
2009 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2009 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2008-2009 Season
SP: Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Waltz from Masquerade Suite by Aram Khachaturian, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
2009 World Team Trophy SP
2009 World Championships SP
2009 World Championships LP
2009 4CCs SP
2009 4CCs LP
2008 Grand Prix Final SP
2008 Grand Prix Final LP
2008 NHK Trophy SP
2008 NHK Trophy LP
2008 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2008 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2007-2008 Season
SP: Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra (from Ladies in Lavender) by Jean-Claude Petit, performed by Joshua Bell, choreo. by Tatiana Tarasova
LP: Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2008 World Championships SP
2008 World Championships LP
2008 4CCs SP
2008 4CCs LP
2008 Nationals SP
2008 Nationals LP
2007 Grand Prix Final SP
2007 Grand Prix Final LP
2007 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2007 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2007 Skate Canada SP
2007 Skate Canada LP
2006-2007 Season
SP: Nocturne No.2 Op. 9–2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin, choreo. by Lori Nichol
LP: Csárdás by Vittorio Monti, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2007 World Championships SP
2007 World Championships LP
2006 Grand Prix Final SP
2006 Grand Prix Final LP
2006 NHK Trophy SP
2006 NHK Trophy LP
2006 Skate America SP
2006 Skate America LP
2005- 2006 Season
SP: Carmen by Georges Bizet, choreo. by Machiko Yamada, Mihoko Higuchi
LP: The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, choreo. by Lori Nichol
2005 Grand Prix Final SP
2005 Grand Prix Final LP
2005 Trophee Eric Bompard SP
2005 Trophee Eric Bompard LP
2005 Cup of China SP
2005 Cup of China LP
2004-2005 Season
SP: Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen, choreo. by Lea Ann Miller
LP: La Boutique Fantastique by Gioachino Rossini, Ottorino Respighi, choreo. by Lea Ann Miller
2005 Junior Worlds SP
2005 Junior Worlds LP
2004 JGP Final SP
2004 JGP Final LP
Pre-2004-2005 Season (Early Career)
2003 Nationals SP
2002 Nationals LP
Exhibition Programs
Waltz Masquerade
Waltz Masquerade 2
Por Una Cabeza
Por Una Cabeza 2
So Deep Is The Night
So Deep Is the Night 2
Caprice
Smile
Ballade Astana
Articles and Interviews
General Collection of Interviews
November 8 2015 Interview and translation at post #403 here
2014 Post-Sochi Interview
December 2012 Happy New Year from Mao
November 2012 Mao and Hanyu Interview and English Translation
February 2010- Mao Asada Fights Back
March 2009 Interview
June 2008 Interview
Post-Competition Interviews
2015 Post-Cup of China FS Interview
2014 Post-Worlds LP interview
2013 Post-Skate America FS interview
2012 Post-Worlds SP Interview
2011 Post-Rostelecom Cup Interview
2008 Post-Grand Prix Final Interview
2008 Post-Worlds FS Interview
2008 Post-Worlds SP Interview
2007 Post-Grand Prix Final Interview
2006 Post-Skate America Interview
2005 Post-Grand Prix Final Interview
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