Mana Kawabe

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Mana Kawabe (Japanese: 河 辺 愛 菜) is a Japanese figure skater. She was born in Nagoya, Japan, on October 31, 2004.

She is the 2019-20 national junior champion and made her international debut on the Junior Grand Prix circuit the same season at Lake Placid. She is the 2021 NHK silver medalist and the 2022 GP Espoo bronze medalist.

Biographical Info

ISU Bio:
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102352.htm

Rinkresults:
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=11897

Wikipedia

Mana Kawabe - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Social Media
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mana.arashi.1031/

ISU Personal Bests

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00102352.htm

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TYPE​	SCORE​	EVENT​
Personal Best Total Score	205.44	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021
Personal Best Score Short Program	73.88	ISU GP NHK Trophy 2021
Personal Best Score Free Skating	133.22	ISU GP Skate Canada International 2021

Programs and Videos
2023/2024​

SP: Haunted, Lick It
FS: Bolero by Maurice Ravel

2022/2023​

SP: "When the Party's Over" and "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish; choreo by
FS: "Drowning" by Chris Young; choreo by Mihoko Higuchi

2021/2022​

SP: "Shadow 5" by Max Richter; "Winter 1" by Max Richter, Antonio Vivaldi
FS: "Miracle" by Sarah Brightman, Yoshiki; "Miracle (Sarah's Version feat.Yoshiki)" by Sarah Brightman, Yoshiki: choreo by Lori Nichol, Cathy Reed

2021 Japanese Championships
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nTlgF4SyPaI
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mvNdOhNvnNc

2021 Skate Canada
FS: https://youtu.be/sYB7L0bAlfw

2021 Japan Open
FS: https://youtu.be/CMN8z3Ih7gc

2020/2021
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SP: "Fire Dance" by Jennifer Thomas, Isaac Albéniz & Ernest Lecuona
FS: "Miracle feat. Yoshiki" performed by Sarah Brightman

2021-22 Japanese Nationals
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nTlgF4SyPaI
FS:

2020 NHK Trophy
SP: https://youtu.be/lpvz7jdP9rw
FS: https://youtu.be/khDAL8auUyg

2020-21 Western Regionals
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw85bh7oadY
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA5tGgT0t5c

2019/2020​

SP: "You're a Mean One, Mr.Grinch" by Lindsey Stirling featuring Sabrina Carpenter; choreo by Cathy Reed
FS: "Black Swan" by Clint Mansell; choreo by Cathy Reed

2020 Junior World Championships
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oA3g2HrwQtE
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S539rJv8Zj4
EX: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8qxSGCiduBo

2020 Youth Olympic Games
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JACJMqbQeak
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zSRw7aaU1Q

2019-20 Japanese Nationals
SP: https://youtu.be/l92iHmMDNGs
FS: https://youtu.be/BmKV6eMrOtA

2019-20 Japanese Junior Nationals
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm_gK6wh36c

2019 JGP Croatia Cup
SP: https://youtu.be/76XCaTZ08W8
FS: https://youtu.be/iBhdswfVAsM

2019 JGP Lake Placid
SP: https://youtu.be/P2zFjcnsad8
FS: https://youtu.be/YZwpRLEclPk

2017/2018​

SP: "Maddest Kind of Love" by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
FS: "Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10 Moderato" by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky; performed by André Previn

2017 Asian Open
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w283Orh9Uc4
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjK8B-Ecd3I

2016-2017
SP: "Le Corsaire" by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
FS: "Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10 Moderato" by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky; performed by André Previn

2017 Coupe de Printemps
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJS5P2ORjbc
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWLvSEH34wQ

Competitive History
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Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
Season 2023/2024
2023 Grand Prix Espoo	Senior
2023 Skate America	Senior	6 (62.80)	8 (106.18)	8 (168.98)
2023 Chubu Regional	Senior	1 (68.27)	1 (123.50)	1 (191.77)
Season 2022/2023
2023 Challenge Cup	Senior	9 (57.10)	2 (135.36)	3 (192.46)
2022 Japanese Nationals	Senior	6 (64.51)	11 (125.93)	9 (190.44)
2022 Grand Prix Espoo​	Senior	3 (67.03)	2 (130.38)	3 (197.41)
2022 Grand Prix de France​	Senior	3 (68.83)	8 (113.67)	6 (182.50)
2022 US Classic​	Senior	2 (62.68)	3 (117.43)	3 (180.11)
Season 2021/2022
2022 World Championships	Senior	12 (63.68)	15 (118.76)	15 (182.44)
2022 Winter Olympics (Individual Event)	Senior	15 (62.69)	23 (104.04)	23 (166.73)
2021-22 Japanese Nationals	Senior	3 (74.27)	3 (135.38)	3 (209.65)
2021 NHK Trophy	Senior	2 (73.88)	4 (131.56)	2 (205.44)
2021 Skate Canada	Senior	12 (53.30)	6 (133.22)	9 (186.52)
2021 Kinki Regionals	Senior	2 (65.16)	2 (118.98)	2 (184.14)
2021 Japan Open	Senior	N/A	3 (134.91)	N/A
Season 2020-2021
2021 Japanese Nationals	Senior	8 (64.70)	5 (136.88)	6 (201.58)
2020 NHK Trophy	Senior	6 (63.62)	6 (120.08)	6 (185.70)
Western Sectional Championships 2021	Senior	4 (63.10)	4 (123.63)	4 (186.74)
Kinki Regional Championships 2021	Senior	4 (57.92)	2 (130.56)	2 (188.48)
Season 2019-2020
World Junior Championships 2020	Junior	8 (64.47)	13 (105.15)	11 (169.62)
Japanese Championships 2019	Senior	14 (56.52)	10 (112.76)	13 (169.28)
Japanese Junior Championships 2019	Junior	1 (64.95)	1 (128.62)	1 (193.57)
Western Section Championships 2019	Junior	1 (64.18)	1 (114.91)	1 (179.09)
Kinki Regional Championships 2019	Junior	1 (63.03)	1 (113.79)	1 (176.82)
JGP Zagreb 2019	Junior	7 (53.12)	4 (110.61)	4 (163.73)
JGP Lake Placid 2019	Junior	6 (53.78)	5 (109.26)	5 (163.04)
Season 2018-2019
Western Section Championships 2018	Junior	28 (40.38)	FNR​
Kinki Regional Championships 2018	Junior	3 (54.50)	1 (111.63)	2 (166.13)
Season 2017-2018
Japanese Novice Championships 2017	Novice A		5 (89.02)	5 (89.02)
Chubu Regional Championships 2017	Novice A		4 (79.03)	4 (79.03)
Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2017	Adv. Novice	6 (34.50)	1 (78.49)	1 (112.99)
Season 2016-2017
Coupe du Printemps 2017	Adv. Novice	1 (41.89)	1 (70.57)	1 (112.46)
Japanese Junior Championships 2016	Junior	24 (41.41)	20 (82.53)	21 (123.94)
Japanese Novice Championships 2016	Advanced novice		4 (91.77)	4 (91.77)
Chubu Regional Championships 2016	Advanced novice		1 (80.90)	1 (80.90)
Season 2015-2016
Japanese Novice Championships 2015	Novice B		2 (70.11)	2 (70.11)
Chubu Regional Championships 2015	Novice B		1 (68.23)	1 (68.23)
Season 2014-2015
Japanese Novice Championships 2014	Novice B		19 (55.07)	19 (55.07)
Chubu Regional Championships 2014	Novice B		6 (50.90)	6 (50.90)

Exhibitions

2020 Dream On Ice
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A83xrx1ZOrA

Interviews and Other Media ​

 

[Giu]

Finally Mana has a fanfest!!!

I can't wait to see her competing at JWorlds!!!

 

[dorispulaski]

Here's a vid of her triple Axel:

2019-Mana's Triple Axel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMzalvqnrY0

She is a great admirer of Rika Kihara:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB6YwlTgzPE

 

[Giu]

Mana will skate today at 6.21 pm,Tallinn time.
Good luck girl!!! You can do it!

 

[readernick]

I love Mana's programs this year. I hope she has a great LP!

 

[readernick]

Mana is looking strong!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCysIsGK6Nc

 

[sailormoon]

Mana is looking strong!

She landed a triple axel in the short program for the ice show and she attempted another one in the free program. As a reigning junior national champion, Kawabe is the most promising skater in her age group.

 

[dorispulaski]

Mana finished 4th.

2020-21 Western Regionals
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw85bh7oadY
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA5tGgT0t5c

 

[gotoschool]

I must say I was super impressed and surprised with Mana's freeskate at the Japan Open. Not only holding the edge on her beautiful triple axel was engaging, but she skates with even more power, expression, maturity and confident commitment than before, her long flowing hair style was also a nice touch. She also had better flow and height in her jumps while maintaining fine flexibility in her spins as demonstrated in her Biellmann. However, the superlowballing of her PCS almost below 60 was upsetting and stood out like a sore thumb, especially since she had the highest tech score for the women. Her unfavored status makes me want to be a fan of hers even more.

 

[Vemvane]

Mana landed her 3A in the SP at the NHK Trophy!




Video from the ISU YouTube channel, so it may be geoblocked.

 

[waterfall braid]

Well done, a fabulous SP from her today!

 

[Vemvane]

Well done to Mana! Her reaction to her score after the FP was heartwarming. What a wonderful experience, to earn a silver medal in front of a home crowd!

 

[Vemvane]

The face of someone who has just earned a Nationals bronze medal.



Medal ceremony photo.



Well done to Mana!

 

[Vemvane]

Mana is very positive about being an Olympian.

 

[Vemvane]

Mana's own post on her Olympic experience.



Google translation:

though being late,,,

Thank you for your support for the Olympics! ︎‼ ︎
The result was very disappointing, but I was very happy that so many people sent cheering messages before and after the match! ︎‼ ︎‼ ︎☺︎☺︎❤︎

I will do my best for the next time

Bing Dwen Dwen was cute ☺︎❤︎

 

[Vemvane]

At Worlds practice.

 

[Vemvane]

Worlds SP photos of Mana.

 

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[Vemvane]

Mana looking very happy at the end of her SP at the IdF, video from the ISU YouTube channel, so geoblocking may apply.

 

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