Aoki Yuna, (青木祐奈), or Yuna Aoki, is a Japanese figure skater.
She was born January 10th, 2002 in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
She is the 2015 Asian Open Trophy champion, the 2016 and 2019 Bavarian Open silver medalist, and the 2023 Triglav Trophy & Narcisa Cup silver medalist. She also has many medals in the Japan Novice Championships.
She made her international debut as a senior at the 2015 Asian Open which she won. She made her senior debut the same season at the 2015 Japanese National Championships where she placed 16th. She made her Grand Prix debut in 2023 at the NHK Trophy where she placed 5th.
Yuna Aoki did not compete in the 2019-20 season, and did not complete internationally from the years 2019 to 2023, she returned to international competition at the 2023 Triglax Trophy where she placed 2nd.
She is coached by Kensuke Nakaniwa and Makoto Nakata.
Her former coaches are: Shoichiro Tsuzuki
Social Media
Personal Best Scores (post 2018-19 season)
Programs + Videos
2023-24 Season -
SP: Young and Beautiful - from The Great Gatsby - by Lana Del Ray - (Choreography by Yuna Aoki)
FS: She - by Evgeny Khmara - (Choreography by Misha Ge)
Challenge Cup 2024 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SosrSFwpkc
Japanese National Winter Sports Festival -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olG8Uich8eU
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfw3QWsZkMA
NHK Trophy 2023 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPs6rGBgJu8 (min: 18:07)
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjr0f9i3b_A&t=11s
Japanese Nationals 2023 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTRigzl5jQ
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srO4O43Xw6c
2022-23 Season -
SP: Byakuya wo Iku - by Shin Kono - (Choreography by Akiko Suzuki)
FS: Violin Concerto No.4 in D minor + Io Ti Penso Amore - by Niccolo Paganini + David Garrett and Nicole Scherzinger - (Choreography by Misha Ge)
Triglav Trophy 2023 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6mmqP7PM8k
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64SlEE1c3GI
Japanese Nationals 2022 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Iqfhy0iKs
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YSMV4alke8
2021-22 Season -
SP: The Artist - by Ludovic Bource - (Choreography by Akiko Suzuki)
FS: Beethoven's 5 Secrets - by The Piano Guys - (Choreography by Misha Ge)
Japanese Nationals 2021 -
No current existing video
2020-21 Season -
SP: Live For The One I Love - by Celine Dion - (Choreography by Stephane Lambiel
FS: Beethoven's 5 Secrets - by The Piano Guys - (Choreography by Misha Ge)
Japanese Nationals 2020 -
No current existing video
2019-20 Season -
SP: N/A
FS: N/A
2018-19 Season -
SP: East of Eden - Charles Gerhadt and and Lee Holdridge - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
FS: Piano Concerto in A Minor - by Edvard Grieg - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
Bavarian Open 2019 -
TV Asahi has copyrighted these videos, but they existed!
Japanese Nationals 2018 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1_1sJBtsD4 (the audio is NOT East of Eden, the reason is unknown, but this is the program.)
FS: No current existing video
JGP Richmond 2018 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEEjYMpSSeI
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg1ZwHCSKdk
2017-18 Season -
SP: Unknown
FS: Unknown
(Yuna competed in three competition in the 2017-18 season, the Japan Junior Championships, Eastern Japanese Sectionals, and Tokyo Regionals. There seems to be no video nor information on what program she performed, however she did compete in the 2017-18 season. I apologize for the lack of information.)
2016-17 Season -
SP: Meditation - from Thais - by Jules Massenet - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
FS: On My Own - from Les Miserables - performed by Lea Salonga - (Choreography by Stephane Lambiel and Michel Shanonn)
JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2016 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi70uQ7WwkU
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0p3sIWr6Q4
JGP Czech Skate 2016 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J9paROVrCY
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C-WRdIiTgI
Japanese Junior Championships -
SP: No current existing video
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfirrHRv7c
2015-16 Season -
SP: Meditation - from Thais - by Jules Massenet - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
FS: Piano Concerto No. 2 - by Sergei Rachmaninoff - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
2014-15 Season -
SP: Fantaisie-Impromtu - by Frederic Chopin - (unknown choreographer)
FS: Scheherazade - by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (unknown choreographer)
*some past domestic competitions (pre-dating 2023/34) might be missing due to lack of information, I apologize and I'm working to find more!
She was born January 10th, 2002 in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
She is the 2015 Asian Open Trophy champion, the 2016 and 2019 Bavarian Open silver medalist, and the 2023 Triglav Trophy & Narcisa Cup silver medalist. She also has many medals in the Japan Novice Championships.
She made her international debut as a senior at the 2015 Asian Open which she won. She made her senior debut the same season at the 2015 Japanese National Championships where she placed 16th. She made her Grand Prix debut in 2023 at the NHK Trophy where she placed 5th.
Yuna Aoki did not compete in the 2019-20 season, and did not complete internationally from the years 2019 to 2023, she returned to international competition at the 2023 Triglax Trophy where she placed 2nd.
She is coached by Kensuke Nakaniwa and Makoto Nakata.
Her former coaches are: Shoichiro Tsuzuki
Biographical Information
Social Media
Personal Best Scores (pre 2018-19 season)
(Specifically September 26th, 2018, as this is when the press release came out.)
(Specifically September 26th, 2018, as this is when the press release came out.)
Type | Score | Date | Competition |
Best Total Score | 169.60 | Oct 8th, 2016 | ISU JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2016 |
Best SP Score | 62.84 | Feb, 17th, 2016 | Bavarian Open 2016 |
Best FS Score | 113.13 | Oct 8th, 2016 | ISU JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2016 |
Personal Best Scores (post 2018-19 season)
Type | Score | Date | Competition |
Best Total Score | 209.37 | Feb 25th, 2024 | Challenge Cup 2024 |
Best SP Score | 72.01 | Feb 23rd, 2024 | Challenge Cup 2024 |
Best FS Score | 137.36 | Feb 25th, 2024 | Challenge Cup 2024 |
Programs + Videos
SP: Young and Beautiful - from The Great Gatsby - by Lana Del Ray - (Choreography by Yuna Aoki)
FS: She - by Evgeny Khmara - (Choreography by Misha Ge)
Challenge Cup 2024 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SosrSFwpkc
Japanese National Winter Sports Festival -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olG8Uich8eU
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfw3QWsZkMA
NHK Trophy 2023 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPs6rGBgJu8 (min: 18:07)
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjr0f9i3b_A&t=11s
Japanese Nationals 2023 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTRigzl5jQ
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srO4O43Xw6c
2022-23 Season -
SP: Byakuya wo Iku - by Shin Kono - (Choreography by Akiko Suzuki)
FS: Violin Concerto No.4 in D minor + Io Ti Penso Amore - by Niccolo Paganini + David Garrett and Nicole Scherzinger - (Choreography by Misha Ge)
Triglav Trophy 2023 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6mmqP7PM8k
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64SlEE1c3GI
Japanese Nationals 2022 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Iqfhy0iKs
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YSMV4alke8
2021-22 Season -
SP: The Artist - by Ludovic Bource - (Choreography by Akiko Suzuki)
FS: Beethoven's 5 Secrets - by The Piano Guys - (Choreography by Misha Ge)
Japanese Nationals 2021 -
No current existing video
2020-21 Season -
SP: Live For The One I Love - by Celine Dion - (Choreography by Stephane Lambiel
FS: Beethoven's 5 Secrets - by The Piano Guys - (Choreography by Misha Ge)
Japanese Nationals 2020 -
No current existing video
2019-20 Season -
SP: N/A
FS: N/A
2018-19 Season -
SP: East of Eden - Charles Gerhadt and and Lee Holdridge - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
FS: Piano Concerto in A Minor - by Edvard Grieg - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
Bavarian Open 2019 -
TV Asahi has copyrighted these videos, but they existed!
Japanese Nationals 2018 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1_1sJBtsD4 (the audio is NOT East of Eden, the reason is unknown, but this is the program.)
FS: No current existing video
JGP Richmond 2018 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEEjYMpSSeI
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg1ZwHCSKdk
2017-18 Season -
SP: Unknown
FS: Unknown
(Yuna competed in three competition in the 2017-18 season, the Japan Junior Championships, Eastern Japanese Sectionals, and Tokyo Regionals. There seems to be no video nor information on what program she performed, however she did compete in the 2017-18 season. I apologize for the lack of information.)
2016-17 Season -
SP: Meditation - from Thais - by Jules Massenet - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
FS: On My Own - from Les Miserables - performed by Lea Salonga - (Choreography by Stephane Lambiel and Michel Shanonn)
JGP Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2016 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi70uQ7WwkU
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0p3sIWr6Q4
JGP Czech Skate 2016 -
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J9paROVrCY
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C-WRdIiTgI
Japanese Junior Championships -
SP: No current existing video
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfirrHRv7c
2015-16 Season -
SP: Meditation - from Thais - by Jules Massenet - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
FS: Piano Concerto No. 2 - by Sergei Rachmaninoff - (Choreography by Nakako Tsuzuki)
2014-15 Season -
SP: Fantaisie-Impromtu - by Frederic Chopin - (unknown choreographer)
FS: Scheherazade - by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (unknown choreographer)
Competitive History
Date (day/month/year) | Event | Category | SP Score | FS Score | Total Score |
2023-24 | |||||
25/02/2024 | Challenge Cup 2024 | Senior | 72.01 (1) | 137.36 (2) | 209.37 (2) |
30/01/2024 | Japanese National Winter Sport Festival 2024 | Senior | 58.41 (7) | 108.96 (8) | 167.37 (8) |
07/1/2024 | Japan Intercollegiate Skating Championships | Senior | 69.53 (1) | 124.08 (2) | 193.61 (1) |
22/12/2023 | Japanese Nationals 2023 | Senior | 61.44 (11) | 130.57 (8) | 192.01 (9) |
25/11/2023 | NHK Trophy 2023 | Senior | 58.28 (8) | 126.18 (5) | 184.46 (5) |
02/11/2023 | Eastern Sectionals 2023 | Senior | 62.67 (1) | 116.73 (1) | 179.40 (1) |
21/9/2023 | Tokyo Regionals 2023 | Senior | 68.05 (3) | 110.61 (3) | 178.66 (3) |
2022-23 | |||||
13/04/2023 | 30th Triglav Trophy | Senior | 57.22 (2) | 128.70 (2) | 185.92 (2) |
22/12/2022 | Japanese Nationals 2022 | Senior | 62.48 (10) | 129.41 (6) | 191.89 (7) |
03/11/2022 | Eastern Sectionals 2022 | Senior | 54.51 (3) | 118.11 (1) | 172.62 (2) |
30/09/2022 | Tokyo Regionals 2022 | Senior | 60.60 (2) | 104.77 (5) | 165.37 (4) |
2021-22 | |||||
22/12/2021 | Japanese Nationals 2021 | Senior | 46.90 (30) | N/A | 46.90 (30) |
28/10/2021 | Eastern Sectionals 2021 | Senior | 61.59 (1) | 108.48 (3) | 170.07 (2) |
07/10/2021 | Tokyo Regionals 2021 | Senior | 64.14 (4) | 104.01 (5) | 168.15 (5) |
2020-21 | |||||
24/12/2020 | Japanese Nationals 2020 | Senior | 59.97 (14) | 98.27 (21) | 158.24 (19) |
06/11/2020 | Eastern Sectionals 2020 | Senior | 49.92 (15) | 106.53 (4) | 152.45 (8) |
09/10/2020 | Tokyo Regionals 2020 | Senior | 48.73 (8) | 88.88 (8) | 137.61 (8) |
2018-19 | |||||
05/02/2019 | Bavarian Open 2019 | Senior | 68.43 (1) | 114.47 (2) | 182.90 (2) |
20/12/2018 | Japanese Nationals 2018 | Senior | 63.72 (8) | 105.56 (17) | 169.28 (14) |
23/11/2018 | Japan Junior Nationals 2018 | Junior | 55.23 (4) | 102.11 (6) | 157.34 (5) |
25/10/2018 | Eastern Sectionals 2018 | Junior | 55.89 (3) | 96.61 (6) | 152.50 (4) |
27/09/2018 | Kanto Regionals 2018 | Junior | 50.65 (1) | 101.63 (1) | 152.28 (1) |
12/09/2018 | JGP Richmond 2018 | Junior | 54.81 (8) | 99.43 (7) | 154.24 (7) |
2017-18 | |||||
24/11/2017 | Japanese Junior Nationals 2017 | Junior | 51.27 (17) | 94.93 (16) | 146.20 (17) |
26/10/2017 | Eastern Sectionals 2017 | Junior | 53.43 (4) | 110.77 (3) | 164.20 (4) |
28/09/2017 | Kanto Regionals 2017 | Junior | 41.04 (6) | 97.66 (2) | 138.70 (2) |
2016-17 | |||||
18/11/2016 | Japanese Junior Nationals 2016 | Junior | 56.80 (8) | 104.55 (9) | 161.35 (9) |
04/11/2016 | Eastern Sectionals 2016 | Junior | 47.88 (2) | 103.11 (1) | 159.99 (2) |
05/10/2016 | 47th Pokal der Blauen Schwerter 2016 | Junior | 56.47 (5) | 113.13 (13) | 169.60 (5) |
31/08/2016 | JGP Czach Skate 2016 | Junior | 56.60 (4) | 99.19 (4) | 155.79 (4) |
2015-16 | |||||
17/02/2016 | Bavarian Open 2016 | Junior | 62.84 (2) | 85.38 (3) | 148.22 (2) |
24/12/2015 | Japanese Nationals 2015 | Senior | 58.96 (9) | 96.88 (18) | 155.84 (16) |
21/11/2015 | Japanese Junior Nationals 2015 | Junior | 52.96 (10) | 109.51 (8) | 162.47 (7) |
29/10/2015 | Eastern Sectionals 2015 | Junior | 62.70 (1) | 101.25 (3) | 163.95 (2) |
08/10/2015 | Kanto Regionals 2015 | Junior | 53.26 (1) | 105.49 (1) | 158.75 (1) |
26/08/2015 | JGP Riga Cup 2015 | Junior | 56.67 (5) | 89.56 (10) | 146.23 (7) |
05/08/2015 | Asian Open Trophy 2015 | Junior | 44.49 (2) | 89.99 (1) | 134.48 (1) |
2014-15 | |||||
19/02/2015 | Challenge Cup 2015 | Adv. Novice | 44.50 (1) | 81.80 (1) | 126.30 (1) |
22/11/2014 | Japanese Junior Nationals 2014 | Junior | 60.37 (3) | 103.31 (6) | 163.68 (5) |
24/10/2014 | Japanese Novice Nationals 2014 | Adv. Novice | N/A | 106.86 (1) | 106.86 (1) |
25/09/2014 | Kanto Regionals 2014 | Adv. Novice | N/A | 79.71 (1) | 79.71 (1) |
07/08/2014 | Asian Open Trophy 2014 | Adv. Novice | 47.52 (1) | 95.11 (1) | 142.63 (1) |
2013-14 | |||||
14/03/2014 | Coupe Du Printemps | Adv. Novice | 40.11 (1) | 68.61 (2) | 108.72 (1) |
22/11/2013 | Japanese Junior Nationals 2013 | Junior | 50.03 (5) | 84.13 (18) | 134.16 (15) |
25/10/2013 | Japanese Novice Nationals 2013 | Adv. Novice | N/A | 92.17 (2) | 92.17 (2) |
11/10/2013 | Kanto Regionals 2013 | Adv. Novice | N/A | 77.79 (1) | 77.79 (1) |
2012-13 | |||||
26/10/2012 | Japanese Novice Nationals 2012 | Basic Novice B | N/A | N/A | 62.69 (9) |
27/09/2012 | Kanto Regionals 2012 | Basic Novice B | N/A | N/A | 66.90 (1) |
2011-12 | |||||
28/10/2011 | Japanese Novice Nationals | Basic Novice B | N/A | N/A | 52.15 (12) |
14/10/2011 | Kanto Regionals 2011 | Basic Novice B | N/A | N/A | 47.73 (2) |
Galas/Exhibitions/Ice Shows
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