Yuna Aoki

[surimi]

Yuna attended her graduation ceremony at Nihon U. Congratulations!!

And according to the interview posted here: https://x.com/online_on_ice/status/1772244842053251347?s=20
(Also Japanese news link: https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202403250001560.html)

She will continue skating next season!!!

I'm glad to hear that! She's definitely on my radar after this season. I like her visible joy of skating, she's like Miyabi Oba in that respect. Both are a joy to watch
And congratulation to Yuna on her degree!

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

A new interview with Japanese media!
It has to be translated, unfortunately I don't speak Japanese, but to give a synopsis from Google translate: Yuna talks about her early career, injuries, overcoming challenges, taking off the 2019-20 season, switching coaches, and her programs in the 2023-24 season!

 

[cohkaix]

According to the competition results (for the Lily Cup, Kanagawa) posted on Twitter, Yuna skated to the FS program 'She':

3Lz+2Lo 3S 2A+1Eu+3F 3T 2A 3Lz+3Lo(fall) 2F

with a total of 125.47.

She should be winning the Sr. women's competition. Nice attempt of 3-3Lo in the second half!!

I'll post the protocol here later when it's up.

Protocol of the competition (Women's FS)

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

Yuna has been assigned to Skate America this season! Congratulations Yuna!

 

[cohkaix]

2024 pre-season summer competitions (domestic)

Summer Cup, current on-going

Yuna placed 1st after the SP with a score of 68.57
Jumps layout: 3Lz-3L, 2A, 3F

A good start with the competitions of the season. Hopefully the FS will go well

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

Yuna has been listed as a substitute for the Asian Open! While she is not likely to compete I thought I should share, lol.

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

I am decently late but Yuna recieved a score of 117.79 for her FS at the Gensan Summer Cup 2024 and got a total score of 186.36 which kept her in first place. Congratulations Yuna!

 

[cohkaix]

I am decently late but Yuna recieved a score of 117.79 for her FS at the Gensan Summer Cup 2024 and got a total score of 186.36 which kept her in first place. Congratulations Yuna!

Here are the videos of Yuna's SP & FS from Gensan's:
SP - Adios Nonino
FS - Popsical

Bonus:
Awarding ceremony from IG
Yuna getting her winning prize (hamburger) [*there's no beef from the summer cup this year ]

And Yuna's next competition will be Tokyo Summer Trophy (Aug 31-Sept 1), which will be held at her home rink.

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

Yuna has been added to the NHK Trophy assignment list!


(second slide)

We wish her luck during her Grand Prix assignments!

 

[cohkaix]

Given 2 GP assignments, Yuna is now promoted to 'strengthened athlete - category A' under JSF.
Her original assignment of SA got her covered for East Section (Oct 24-27) from the required domestic competition. As for NHK, it's later in November.
So I wonder if she may still join the Tokyo Regional (Sept 20-24), which can be a warming-up competition for SA (besides, it's at her home rink Funabashi). But she doesn't have to worrying too much about advancing to Nationals this season

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

Yuna is currently still on the entry list for Tokyo Regionals which starts in Japan tomorrow (please check you timezone for the correct start time!). She has been placed in Warm-Up Group 2. We wish her luck during the competition!

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

Yuna received a total score of 184.46 at Tokyo Regionals which puts her in 3rd place. This means she will be able to advance to Eastern Japan Sectionals.

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

Yuna is competing at Skate America tonight!! She is third to go in group one. We wish her luck!

 

[cohkaix]

Yuna received a total score of 184.46 at Tokyo Regionals which puts her in 3rd place. This means she will be able to advance to Eastern Japan Sectionals.

Actually, Yuna will have exemption to Eastern Sectionals, due to her entry to NHK-GP. So as long as she stays healthy, she'll be able to enter Nationals this year without further domestic competition.

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

At Skate America, Yuna received 56.51 in the SP and 126.52 in the FS for a total of 183.03! She finished SKAM2024 in 7th place.

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

Hey y'all. Super last minute update but I've been so busy with life that I forgot.

Yuna is competing in maybe 15-20ish minutes at the NHK Trophy. Best of luck to her and the rest of the ladies tonight!

 

[Vemvane]

Yuna's fantastic Adiós Nonino SP (ISU YouTube channel, possibly geoblocked):



The 3Lo on the end of her lutz took me by surprise - such a good combination!

Misha Ge, as the choreographer, has posted the whole skate on his instagram as well:



Love how well the choreography matches the music, and how well Yuna executed it here, from crispness and clarity of movement, to holding poses, to sensitivity to the music.

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

Last night, Yuna competed in the women's short program and ended in third place with a score of 69.78. She will be in group two for the women's free skate tonight! We wish her the best of luck!

 

[triplelutzzzzz]

Yuna has placed third in the NHK Trophy with a free skate score of 125.29 and a total score of 195.07! Congratulations Yuna!

 

[deedee1]

Belated congrats (sorry) to Yuna for the podium finish at NHK Trophy! I was over the moon for her!
Her performances there did grab my heart, esp. Tango SP.

Good luck to Yuna at the upcoming Nats!
I truly wish her another podium finish in Osaka, get selected the Worlds' team, if not, then 4CC at least, the follow the same path as Akiko's